The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-13
THE NORTH CARO-
llN!4fIS EMBARK
eNrHjlslasTC OVATl0N GlVN NE
k02TH STATE REG MINT.
Crowds Of Citizens Cheered the troops as
they Passed through Savannah on
their way 10 he "hafves.

Tho Savannah Morning News gives a
49, account of the embarkatlon OF the
Nth Caroline troops for Cuba. AmohG
other things. it says:
Tho transport Roumanlan VIII san ~
day Thursday with the flrst Nolul
carolina regiment fer MarlaIlao' heai
Havana. It is expected to nav ~
Roumanian in readiness TO san peloie
dayhreak this morning.
The First North Carolina regimen,
broke camp on the 1hunderboll roau
Yesterday wednesday, AFTERNOON
There was considerable work 10 ot uone
in loading the camp ~equlppaSe anu p's
cage and dispatching 1t 10 the Will
At : o'clock the regiment ltll -
headed by the rcgimental bahd, aEll>!h7
- +bn civ about 6 o'clock. The line
Of narcn to the wharf was down Llp-
ortv street to Bull. through Bun .
P~rnnohton to West Broad. down Nesl
Rroad TO Indian. and thence 10 'Hc
vbsrf Col. Armfeld and stan accom-
named the regiment on norsepach' ~
N~ithstanding each company hau ~
oba,d ;, detail with its baggage the fegi
mont made a strong shoWln@ va
given y Great ovation from the tlllle ),
Lrran its march on Liberty street uhtl
Il reached the wharf. On Dun ="
Prouchton streets the crowds hlaS,eu -
Tho sidewalks on each side and eAeere4
,ano,tadlv The regiment band, winch
: ono of the best of the Seventh CORDS
and has frequently been heard here. en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion ana
nlav4d the national music. The '!'ri
Inft Behind Me" and similar ans.
Both officers and men were eVldelltlH
11caSed with the cordial spirit dlspiaHeu
hv the people Of Savannah TOWARDS
them. OF the several popular reglmelt
Of the Second DIVISION o.
The Seventh Corps. all OF Wi!'n
are shortly to leave here. II Wonld ne IN
vidious to say that the North lafolhlahs
arc thc most popular. but for the time be
IN, thnv we're uppermost in the minds of
HE poople. and were made 10 feel NAT
they would be held III warm rmemhrallce
Nv rho people Of Savannah. vino nave
taken kindly to the CarollnlanS ever
since their arrival here. Many 81 them
have been received into the homes OF
citizens and not d few received Z 1afe-
we'll wave of a handkerchief and some
times even Il kiss. thrown by hind from
the fair ones who watched their depart
urr.
At the wharf the regiment met the
usual soldiers luck. Moving day Is as
IRVING 10 Il regiment as it is to 4 house
WE. i mere tIt 'A
DELAYS. an immense amount Of work ana
always Iono and tireSome waits. Instead
Of being marched promptly aboard on
arriving at the wharf the men were COM
rclled TO wait for several hours and at
midnight they We're still waiting ms
was because of the immense amount OF
sniff Of every description sent down by
the regiment during the day to he load
ed aboard ship. They not onlv tonk all
their tent floors but al the lumber OF
which kitchens, sinks and mess halls
had been built. Judging from the ms
ccIlancous baggage with which the
wharf was piled every man in the rPgl-
mpnt has enuinred himself 10 spend the
winter in Cuba comfortably.
The First REGIMENT is thorGu"hly rep
rpSpntatiye Of tie Old North State. 1t is
drawn from al parts Of it. havin~ one
company each from WayneSville. AShe
! Vile. Shelby. StattSvIlle. Concord. Vim
: ton. Rei1svillc. GoldShorO. Durham. Raj
eigh and two from Charlotte. 1t was The
|. FIRST to reSnond to the Governors call
: and was the second regiment to join Gen
: ee's corrs at Jacksonville. ARRIVING
! there on MAY 81. one day later than the
t Second Illinois. which Will follow it t
: Cuba on the MICHIGAN. The rccim"n
is in a splendid state physically, havin,
n very few sick and almost none seriousl.
i i'll.
e The field and staff officers who will &c
: company the REGIMENT to Cuba are:
i Colonel-Joseph +. Armfield.
Lieutenant Colonel-Calvin ID. CowleS
Maior-W Milford c.. Smith.
+ Naior-CeOree +. Rrt7ler.
e Maior-George u. Butler.
y Captain and Adjutant-Lucius /
is Alexander.
y Cartain and Observation-Disclosures
/ G.. Harrell.
II First Iieutenant and Battalion Adjr
e. tant-Thomas w. Patton.
lie First Lieutenant and Battalion Adj
tart-Iohn NJ. Allison.
le First Lieutenant and Battalion .Adjl
n tant-Danicl X. Johnson.
re Major and Sureeon-Hillory NJ. Wi
at der.
II Assistant Snr"eon-CharloS s Jordan
k Assistant Sur"eon-I4 NJ. Archav.
Chapllin-Aifred \. Pruden.
" A love NOTE.