The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-04
THE SECOND REGIMENT.
viii Not be Ordered Here for Several
Days Yet.

Will Not be Ordered Here for Several
Days Yet.
Only one company of the Second Vol
unteer regiment arrived here yesterday.
That was the Greensboro company I'M
der Capt. Percy Gray, 100 men strong.
This company is the Guilford Grays re-
vived.
Another company, that raised at
Washington by Mr.. w. G. ROdman,
started but will not arrive here until
this afternoon. They got as far as Far
mele, and there found that, by some mis-
hap, the Quartermaster General had
failed to make arrangements for their
transportation, and so they had to re-
main over there all night.
The other companies ordered here this
week have been directed to remain at
home until further orders are given
them.
This change in plan was made neces-
sary by the failure of government sup
plies to reach here, as was expected.
The soldiers now here are practically
without uniforms an are using State
camp property. Should the Second regi-
mpnt come now there would not be
either enough tents or sufficient cooking
utensils to accommodate them.
Then, besides, there is no necessity for
the men here in camp now. The work
Of mastering in the First regiment will
consume several days and nothing can
be done until that is completed.
One important change was yesterday
made in the constitution of the Second
regiment. The new Raleigh company
was dropped from the list and the
Greenvillc company was substituted in
its place.
Capt. ]. +. Smith, of the Greenville
company, was here yesterday to see the
Adjutnnt General in regard to the mat
ter 1t seems that a mistake has been
made in regard to his cOmpany's volun
tcering Instead of volunteering his
company Capt. Smith wrote the follow
ing letter:
Adjutant GenraI A. D. Cowles, Raleigh
n G.
Dear Sir: Upon receipt of your tele
gram Of this date | orderd my company
to meet at the armOry at 2;3O o'clock p
| m. Out OF forty-three men / had forty
present. | then gave my men the op
portunity as United States soldiers ano
the ballot was as follows, yeas 3, noes 40
My company stood ready TO do service
anywhere i'll the United State.
Respectfully.
j. T. SMITH.
Commander Co. III. LIST Reg. y. G..
In some way this letter was misplaced
| and the Greenyille company put dOwr
on the list Of companies volunteering
and the following order sent:
| Capt. j. r. Smith, Greenvlle, y. c.:
Move your command to camp at Raj
cgh on Monday. May 2nd. Railroad vii
give you schedule of departure.
A. ID. COWLES,
Adjutant General.
| 1t was in reply to this that Capt. Smith
| telegraphed that his men would not vol
unteer to go to Cuba.
Now he says he can recruit up to the
| FIN number in few days and be ready
| to come in with the Second regiment.
The Adiutant General has granted the
company this privilege and given them
| The place that would have been assigned
| to Ralcighs new company.
| Another company that has not yet vol
tntecred but probably viii and recruit III
| is the Granville Grays at Oxford. Col
| W. A. Bobbitt is very anxious for this
| to be done. as is also Col. Il. s. Register
| who was here yesterday, but who has
now gone home to try to induce his me1
to enlist in time to get into the Second
regiment.