The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-20
ANOTHER
SQUAD OFF
TwenY-Seven Artillery Recruits Started
For the South.
LEFT TOWN AT NOON TO-DAY
VIII Reach Fortress Monroe at Noon To
morrow--A Great Crowd of People
Assembled at the Railway
Station to witness the
Departure.

tully hitccn hundred people assembled at
the railway station this afternoon 10 witness
the departure Of the first squad of heavy
artillery recruits sent from the town The
men were assembled at 1890 o'clock at the
recruiting station, and there received their
rations and coffee money. These prelimin.
aries having been disposed of George
h. Hoover was placed in command
of the squad and the march to the railway
station with the Patriotic drum corps and a
delegation from the c. A. K. Post was taken
up. Hundreds of people followed and fanked
the squad on the march and several hundred
more helped to swell the crowd about the
special car which had been side tracked for
the recruits. The car will 20 through to
Washington, and there another special car
Will be provided for the final journey south =
The following is the official list Of the re-
cruits who were sworn in to-day and left for
Fortress Monroe, Virginia, together with
their birth places as given when they ap-
plied
Harry A. Troutmau, Mahanoy Plane
Martin Mcclure Minersville.
Thomas F. MCAllister Schuylkill county.
George Shuey, Shenandoah.
Nicholas Whalen, Schuylkill county
Andrius Steiiion, Russia.
Philip L. Reed Franklin county.
Edward Ryan, Lost Creek.
William G.. Grifiiths, Wales.
William W. MOltz MontOursville
George f. Hoover POttsv:lle.
John DOnahoe, Schuylkill county.
Patrick Joyce Lost Creek
Terrence O'Boyle, Hazleton.
William Il. Payton, Luzerne county
Hiram Neiswenter, Northumberland county
Thomas Hutton. Mahanoy City.
Anthony Machunas Russia.
John Seibert, Gilberton
Enoch Shmiliski, Russia.
George A, Hill, Kepner.
Alex. Broski, Russia
Joseph Witcoskey, VIM. Penn
Harry Roberts, VIM. Penn.
Anthony SCanlan Ireland,
William Preston, Shenandoah.
John w. Edwards, Philadelphia.
The recruits will arrive at Fortress Monroe,
Virginia at about noon tomorrow. How
long they will remain there is uncertain. II
is probable that after training they may be
distributed among other heavy artillery
stations
Contrary to the belief that prevails in the
minds Of most people, the recruiting station
did not close to-day, but it will not keep
open much longer, as the daily enlistnents
of the past few days do not warrant Lieu.
tenant Siyiter in remaining here. He be-
lieves, however, that many men were wait
ing until after the three week pay at the
Z. q Il. G. * l. eOllieries, and for that reason
has decided to remain few days longer The
office will be open tomorrow from / toe D.
m. and on Monday. The squad to be formed
will probably be the last one. and that will
leave on Tuesday. Should the enrollments
be greater than anticipated the closing will
be delayed, otherwise the office will close
| Tuesday night and headquarters will be
opened at HazletOn on Wednesday. Poster.
were sent to Hazleton yesterday announcing
the opening of station there on OF about
the 22nd inst.
| With the twenty-seven recruits that lut
to-day Shenandoah has furnished total o
1876. With Tuesdays squad the aggregation
will be considerably over 200. When Lieut.
Siviter first started here he fixed the number
of recruits that he would get at about tw,
hundred, so that the town has come up to til,
expectations. The figures are interesting
when it is considered that three efforts to ge
| up company of volunteers failed. The en-
listments made by Lieut. Siyiter in town d,
not represent all the Shenandoah men VIII
have gone into the regular army He on
listed 40 at ShamOkin and some at Pottsvill
and Reading, so that the town really ha
now close to $50 men in Uncle Sans regula
service. Shamokin has a credit of 26O