The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
BRASS BANDS GREET THEM
ST. PAUL NAVAL RECRUITS
HAVE "A BIG TIME
OvatiOns rendered Them All Along
the Line of Their Way to the Re-
ceiving Ship-The Men Delighted
Sixty More VIII Leave for the
East Tomorrow

East Tomorrow,
At least sixty naval recruits will
leave st. Paul tomorrow for the receiv-
ing ship Vermont, at the New York
navy yard. They will start at O'clock
in the evening over the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road and will be
transferred at Chicago to the Pennsyl-
Van1a railroad, over which they Will go
direct to Jersey City. There they will
be met by tug boat and taken to the
navy yard.
Boatswain Pierce, who went to New
York with the first detachment Of men,
returned to st. Paul yesterday. He re-
ported that the men had a pleasant
trip and were accorded ovations all
along the line. At every station be-
tween Chicago and New York on the
Pennsylvania road, crowds gathered to
see the men, and at some Of the places
brass bands were waiting and played
patriotic airs.
1.-THE crowds went wild over the
men," said Mr.. Pierce. '"They cheered
and shook hands with them and made
them think they were heroes already.
The men were delighted with the at
tention they received and all enjoyed
themselves.
1.-The men had an excellent breakfast
Sunday in Chicago at the expense of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, and on the Pennsylvania line
they lived well. The railroad company
treated them spfendidly. All the pas
sengers were interested in the recruits
and it was generally remarked that
the men were all of fine physique.
There was no demonstration at Jer-
sey City, for there was no opportunity
for anything of the kind. The men
were marched to the tug and carried
over to the navy yard without delay.
We arrived at the yard at 4:30 Monday
afternoon.
Few of the men had ever seen New
York or salt water before, and they
were astonished at the tall buildings
and the Brooklyn bridge. But the
steamer Maryland, loaded with rail-
road cars, seemed to strike them most
forcibly. They thought that was big
boat Then the salt water which dash
ed over the tug and wet them surprised
them, too. They smacked their lips
tasting it.
LAS soon as the tug reached the navy
yard I mustered the men and turned
them over to the receiving officer, VINO
mustered them again. Then he gave
me a receipt for the. men and they
were marched to the Vermont. They
will be distributed among the different
ships as they are needed.
The total Of enlistments up to date
is 90. 1t will easily be swelled to
hundred The following recruits were
enlisted yesterday:
Joseph William Austin. 461 Selby avenue,
machinist first class.
Charles Roman Jansen, 137 Sherman street,
fireman second class.
Albert William Turner, 667 East Twenty
third street Minneapolis prem Street
fireman second class.
Charles Bernard Ludwig. sos Second street,
Minneapolis, fireman second class;
Charles Carroll Collins, rs North Twelfth
street, Minneapolis, fireman second class
Daniel Carney, 1915 Chicago avenue, Min
neapolis. fireman second class. $500. y,
Roeder Nortsrom, GOT East Fifteenth street,
Minneapolis, apprentice.
James William Condor, address not given,
fireman second class.
William Paul Wilson,, address not given,
fireman first class.
John Sanberg, address not given, hTeman
second class. --'
A boy with fiery red hair and fea-
lures applied to Capt. Cook for place
on board ship as apprentice, Wednes-
day afternoon. He said his name was
Frank Dittmar, and that he came from
a town In Illinois. He was not ac-
cepted Word was received yesterday
from the boys parents that he had
run away from home, and the police
were asked to find him. A detective
called at the recruiting station and
asked how he might catch the boy.
Chief Engineer Denig suggested a
white horse.
An elderly man applied for exam
nation as a fireman. He said he was
only thirty-nine years old, but that he
was discharged from the revenue serv-
ice in 1875. Capt. Cook tried very hard
to reconcile the mans statements re-
garding his age, but could not, and
rejected him.
A negro said he wanted to be cook
for a mess.
"Have you ever been to sea?" asked
Capt. Cook.
mo, SIR" H.!
Can you make fricassee?"
ooh, yes sir"
Can you cook beans?"
Eyes, SIR
you might do, but you will have to
apply at a navy yard. Each mess Sc
lects it's own cook
Another man who had papers show
Ing that he was discharged from the
service twenty years ago wanted to
join the army. He was referred to
Fort Smelling.
Capt. Cook received a letter from a
woman who said her fifteen-year-old
son was very anxious to join the navy
and inquired about the rules She wrote
that she would not want his educa-
ton neglected on board ship, as he was
about to enter high school.
A boy who said he came from
place in North Dakota and was an
orphan applied for a position as ap-
prentice. He was sturdy fellow, and
made a favorable impression but
Capt. Cook told him to call again and
bring his nearest relative. He said
he had an uncle in the city.
II was on the training ship three
years." said Chief Engineer Denig,
land 1t was my experience that or
phans were the best apprentices, be-
cause they did not cause much trou-
BILE. A boy who has parents is con-
tinually making a disturbance. The
parents always want to see them at
inopportune times, and the boys be-
come homesick and write all kinds Of
stories alleging ill-treatment, and work
on their friends sympathies to try to
secure a release from the service. An
orphan is not bothered with relatives,