The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26
BIV0UAC
At the Ar1nOry
Last Night.
MANY TIRED HEROES
Take Advantages Of the
Cots Provided.

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men of the three Worcester volunteer
companies again answered to roll call
at a. M; ate dinner at 70. 80 and sup
per at Z o'clock, and spent the inter-
vening hours much the same as they
did Monday.
The newness of camp life in state
armory wore off to considerable of an
extent The men got down to business
soon after roll call. c Company was
examined by Maj. Magurn and Col.
Shea The examination was finished
early in the afternoon The officers of
| = Company were examined and passed
through the ordeal in a very creditable
manner. The commissioned officers of
A Company were examined early in the
| morning. The sick men Of this COM
mand who are in the hospitals and at
their homes will be examined as soon
as the surgeons go through the ranks
of H Company.
Nearly all the men who were not
on guard duty or waiting to be exam
ined, asked for leave of absence and
were away from the camp a greater
heroes gathered together in ut-of the
way places and talked over the Cuban
campaign and discussed the muster-out
day at Springfield. Many men were ill
and many were obliged to go to their
homes. Those who have the dread
malarial fever found that the least ex-
ertion brought on an attack and YES
terday plainly showed that it will be
many weary months before the strick-
en- heroes will be able to say that they
are perfectly well men and in as good
physical condition as they were before
they mustered into the United States
service.
H company, wellington Rifles, was
on guard duty yesterday. Capt. c. S.
Holden was officer of the day. The cap
tain found time to complete his muster
rolls and prepare for todays examina-
ton. The rules forbidding people from
entering the arrnory who were not on
business bent were strictly adhered TO
and civilians were kept from crossing
| the doorsill
The guard detail was: sergt Jordan,
| Corp. w. H. Laing, Corp. Love and
| Privates Bond, Adams, Demarco,
Coates, Fagestrom, G. c. Gilmore, JEFF
ferson, Ditson, Keevan, Lawrence,
Lindsey, Mckay and Mclaughlin.
AS usual the soldiers were kicking,
but yesterday it was healthful exer-
else as they were delivering their kicks
at the pdgskin and the drill shed floor
was crowded with the boys. Their
| laughter and shouts of glee made "
their awful experiences on Cuban soil.
Occasionally boy who was pale, thin
and emaciated came into the drill shed
| leaning on heavy cane for support
Men wrapped up in great coats chatter
ing like magpies from the chills also
made their appearance and showed the
other side of the situation-the horrors
| OF the southern campaign.
| Corp. George Rix of C company. who
was present Monday, was taken with a
Chill early Tuesday morning and sent
a physicians certificate which said that
he was unable to report at roll call.
One man forgot that he was still a
| United States soldier and he was placed
In the guard house. He had several
hours refreshing sleep. This is the only
man arrested by the guard which
speaks well for the men in the three
companies.
Collectively the men of c Company
We're able to make a fairly good show
ing in the physical examinations yes
terday. Their condition, according to
Mag. Magurn, was not quite as good as
A Company's. The major told a Spy
| representative that he was of the opin-
ion that the trip to Springfield to be
mustered out would not do any partic-
ular HARM in his opinion, to the men if
they did not overreach themselves. He
advises that they use all necessary
precautions. The major is agreeably
surprised to find the men as well as
they are, considering what they endur-
ed for so many weeks in a foreign
cline.
At roll call yesterday morning the
captains of the different companies
read letter from Rev John E. Tut
tie, D. D.. of Union church, inviting the
officers and men to worship at that
sanctuary Sunday morning. The let
ter was as follows:
TO the officers and men of the Wor-
cester companies of the I'd NAssachu-
sets regiment:
1T will give the people of Union
church very great pleasure to welcome
you all at their morning service, Sun
day, Oct. 80, at their edifice, Chestnut
street, opposite Pearl
While sorrowing for your brave
comrades, who have freely given their
lives for our country, two of whom have
been beloved members of our own par
ish, your gallantry in battle, your fidel-
ity and courage in the terrible cam
paign through which you have passed
have been conspicuous in a war marked
for it's suffering and heroism. We will
feel honored to have you worship with
us before you lay aside the uniform
you have worn so well.
Trusting you all may soon be re-
stored to perfect health, and assuring
you of a warm welcome to our church
home, l am. in behalf of the people of
Union church, faithfully yours,
(Signed), John r. futile"
A and c Companies voted to accept
the invitation. II Company had pre-
| yiously received an invitation to attend
/ Plymouth church from Rev. DR. Archi-
bald McCullagh. Capt Holden attends
! Plymouth church, and he had, for his
company, previously accepted the in
vitation.
At roll call Capt. Holden read both
| invitations to his men, and explained
the situation, and they voted without
! hesitation to accept Rev. DIR. Archibald
! McCullaghs invitation.
The pastors of both Sanctuaries will
! prepare special sermons for the occa-
sion, and the companies will march
from the armory at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning.
At supper last evening 1873 men re-
sponded to the call, and, after the meal
was over, they marched to their re-
spectiye company rooms and were dis
missed by their captains until 8 o'clock
this morning.
Capt E. G. Barrett of A Company
will be officer of the day. The follow
ing is the guard detail today
Sergt Sawyer. Corps. Murray, Fay
Thompson, Privs. Barton, Brusky, Car
din, Greene, Hammond, Johnson, Low
ell, Lahamme, Magee, Mills, Newell
Reimbold Smith, Rice and Severy
The war department at Washington
D. G., has either lost or mislaid the
muster rolls of A Company. Capt
Barrett received orders last evening to
make out at once a complete set OF
new rolls. Capt. Barrett and First
Sergt. Walter Allison, @. M Sergt.
4 Charles Poland, Company Clerk Corp.
Ralph L. Allison, Privs Lowell and
Brigham went to work on the rolls inn
mediately upon receipt of the orders,
and at midnight were hard at work
doing what they had spent hours at