Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-24


Command for Charleston Satur-
day - determinations Of the
Men ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Re-
cruits for the First Regiment Left
Efor Chickamauga Yesterday, and
Six More on Hand-Lieut. Conner
Will Probably Conclude His Work
Here Tonight.
Captain r. H. D. Willis and the Off
GERS and men under him were elated yes
terday at the receipt of orders from
Charleston have the Wheeling company
sent there at the earliest possible mo-
ment. It's the hope of the Captain that
he can get his men away tomorrow,
and all energies will be bent in that
direction
Another bit of information not quite
so satisfactory in its nature, was the
revelation that through technicality
all the men previously examined for
this command, sixty-two in number,
must be re-examined. The trouble is,
that the examination was not conduct
ed in the presence of the Captain. The
work of re-eXamining the men was
commenced last evening at the Hub
building, by Drs. Dickey Baird and
Mccoy, and will be continued right
along until all have been passed upon.
In addition to the sixty-two men who
have heretofore been examined, forty
await examination, or one hundred and
two in all.
Yesterday twenty-six recruits were
forwarded to Chickamauga Park. by
Lieutenant Conner, to recruit the First
regiment, making eighty-two sent from
this city so far In addition six more
men had been accepted up to four
o'clock yesterday afternoon, grand
total Of lightweight But sixteen more
men are needed to complete the quota
of one hundred and four assigned to
this station. and 1t is hoped these will
be secured by tonight, or by noon Sat-
urday, at the fsrthest. The names and
addresses of those who went yesterday
sre as follows:-.
Company c.
John Minnihan. WelIsburg: William
r. McCaukic, Wellsburg: Lantie Nc
Cornell, IT., Wellsburg; Hugh T.
Roberts Wellsburg.
Company M
Howard H. Hastings. Wheeling; Har-
ry w. Pritchard, Wheeling; B. F. Dun
can, Moundsville: Elmer e. Booth,
Pomona, California.
Company c.
Elmer F. Pack. GAINESVILLE: John B.
Eichelberger, Wheeling; Robert Nc
Clusky, Wheeling; Edward NJ. Wilkin-
son, Smithf1eld, O.; George w. NARROW,
GAINESVILLE, O.; Charles E. Vansieckel,
Barnesville, 0.
Company B.
Edward P Ferguson, Schultz, W.
Va; William H. Long, Bellaire; Chas.
0. Waddle, Cadiz. O.; George A. Blaine,
Willow Grove, w. Va; Edward Par
ker, Wheeling; Clifford Anderson. New
Martinsv;lle Ellie Hogan, Bellaire;
George W. Fair, New Martinsville; Red
mund E. Ney, Bellaire; ZINES s. An
gus, Bridgeport; Patrick J. Norton,
Bellaire; Lewis Taylor, Cambridge, o.
The recruits not yet forwarded are
as follows
Harry Riggs, Moundsville; Charles
Daily. Wheeling; Harry Cook. Wheel
ing: M. J. Gibbons, New Martinsville;
J. R. Cheek, Bethany, John w. Groves,
Bethesda o.
Counting Captain Willis Company as
good as enlisted three hundred and
twenty-four men have so far left
Wheeling and the surrounding towns
for the war, joining organizations here.
In addition quite number of Wheel
ing and neighborhood men have enlist
ed at other places, bringing the total
up to perhaps four hundred men.
Frank Lewellyn yesterday received
letter from G. W. McElroy of Capt.
United States Volunteers, dated at
writer says:
1--WE arrived here safe, and are going
to leave in fifteen days. There are
nine companies of the regiment here
now, and we are looking for the other
three this week We are having good
time. We expect to go to Tampa.
Mail Pouch tobacco cannot be bought
in this country. and we can't get any
thing but Niger If you
could send some Mail Pouch. We
would enjoy it very much"
At last evenings examination of
Captain Willis company thirty seven
men were examined and sworn into
service The examinations will be re-
sumed this morning at half-past nine.
continued until twelve, from two
o'clock until FIVE, and from half-past
seven on as late as men present them
selves Among those sworn in last
evening was Attorney Joseph L. Rhees,
who goes as First Sergeant 1t is ear
nestly desired that the company be
filled by Saturday.
There'll be plenty of room, boys. A
third call for 100000 men is coming
and West Virginia will have to supply
another full regiment.
The Mrs. Brittingham's Sunday School
Class. of st. Luke's Church will give Lawn
Eefe in he Iof hack of no church IN Ohip