The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-11

THE RANKS
Thirty More Recruits Left Town For
Georgia To-day.
DEPOT THRONGED WITH PEOPLE |
There Are Many More Men and YOUTH
willing to Go and the Towns Quota
at Camp Lithia springs Will
be Large.

for Camp Lithia Springs, Georgia. and tn
supply is not near exhausted Lieutenau
SiViter, the recruiting officer says he is a
present beating all records in the number O
men he is sending to the front and the in
dications are that the recruiting station viii
be kept open for at least a week.
Among the recruits sworn in to-day wer,
James Bradley, well known and highly
respected man Of town, who at once made ,
favorable Impression and Lieut.. Siviter con
cluded to keep him on the clerical force a
the recruiting station
The following is the official list of the re
cruits who were sworn in to-day and left TO
Camp Lithia Springs, Georgia together will
their birthpaces as given when they applied
Terence McClain, Shenandoah.
Dennis McGee, Heckschersville
Edgar c, Covert, Wiliamsport.
John Muskofski, Russia
Ellis +. Rush, Northumberland county.
William A. Rush, Springfield.
August c. Hess, Shenandoah.
Fred. Mandler, Ashland.
FRANK B. Burmeister, Ashland
franklin ID. Bittinger Freeburg.
William p. Seward, Lancaster.
Robert Madara, Shenandoah,
Joseph Plankenhorn, Wlliamsport.
William n. Doyle, Hazeton.
Dennis p. Cooney Shenandoah.
Arthur Tregembo, Michigan
Matthias Schmidt, Shenandoah.
Samuel Neiswender, Mt Carmel.
VIM. f. Thomas, Brownsville.
Jacob Shuey, Shenandoah.
Adam p. Smith, Russia.
Harry l.. Kehl, Shenandoah
John A. Brennan, Philadelphia.
Robert Linton, Shenandoah.
VIM. Coleman, Eckley.
VIM IL. Lndenmuth. Ringtown.
Peter J. Bohr, Shamokin.
irwin Reigel, Shenandoah.
Arthur ;. Smith, Gilberton.
Marion Zatsnewski Russia.
The men who went away numbered thirty
in all, making a total of eighty-six men who
have been sent 10 the South from this town
during the last two days. The crowd that as
sembled at the Pennsylvania Railroad station
this afternoon to witness the departure of the
recruits on the 2:02 train was not as large "a
Yesterday, but it was a big gathering. The
platform at the station was crowded and the
at the rear looked like grand
stand at a championship league base ball
game. Weeping men, women and children
were on hand by the score to bid farewell to
sons and brothers. The squad was in
command of Arthur Tregembo, the Young
man who organized and drilled Volunteer
Company in town recently. There were
some rather pathetic scenes at the depot
before the train bearing the recruits made
a start Samuel Thomas, veteran of the
civil war, was among those who pushed
through the great crowd toward the train un-
til he reached his son, William. The father
carried an American flag. His eyes were
filed with tears as he caught his son bv the
arm and said, Here, boy, take this flag.
went to the front and fought for it. You do
the same" The young man was as much
affected as the parent. He took the flag
saying, Il will, you can bet on it."
There has been considerable speculation as
to the kind of place to which the recruits are
being sent, The following letter written by
a recruit at the camp to the Williamsport
Times Is interesting and opportune II is as
follows;
AN, Lithia Springs, Georgia, Aug. 5. 1895.
We arrived safe and sound, though ner.
haps little bit tired from the long ride IN.
boys all feel well and are delighted with the
southern states. We are / 200 feet above the
sea leyel and tbs an ideal camping place, II
goes to prove that regular army officers know
how to take care Of their men. We h8v.
good lltha water to drink and plenty to eat
The camp is visited every day by men selling
sweetmeats and the boys generally are good
customers. One of our men was bitten by a
snake ana he Is now in the hospital He is
getting along nicely and will be out in "A dav
or Two We have one Of the finest serReants
IN the command. His name is Hanson.
We get up every morning at 5 O'Clock. eat
breakfast at o, diuner at ~, and supper a1 q
o'clock. Drill is held at o'clock in the
morning and from to in the evening
twice every day. -
Or down to Lithia Springs. There ara abon9
.'Oou soldiers here, so you see We don't want
or company 1t isn't any warmer down
lere Just now than in Williamsport. The
Freezes are somewhat cooler and the evenings
ire real chilly
CHARLES BEST.