The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-07

ESSARN - WILL BE TAKEN To
GUARD AGAINST REFLECTIONS.
A commissioned officer from each OF
the eight companies of the Thirteenth
regiment reached here yesterday after
noon from the camp at Mt. Gretna and
Immediately began the task Of picking
out recruits for their respective COM
mands The officers are: Comapny A,
Captain James .. Dimmick; Company
b, Captain John w. Hanback, Com
pany c, Second Lieutenant David
Davis: Company -, Second Lieutenant
Arthur II. Foote; Company T., Captain
Smith Company +. Captain r. ID. Fell
lows; Company G, Captain Il. j. Nc
Causland: Company IL, Captain 5.
Wells Corwin. Captains Smith and
McCausland left at once for Honesdale
and Montrose, respectively, the towns
where those companies were originally
located.
instructions were given the recruit
ing officers to leave with their recruits
on Tuesday morning for camp Each
will secure enough men to number
seven more than the prescribed regu-
lar army company quota of 10 eXclu-
sive of officers. The excess number
will allow for reflections. The exact
number to be taken will be determined
today when reports will be received
here of the number who passed the Of
fetal physical examinations at Mt.
Gretna yesterday
The armory was n lively place as
soon as it was known Yesterday that
the officers were here. During the late
afternoon and in the evening there was
in the building at all hours a crowd of
from fifty to one hundred young men
who wished to enlist or had already
been unofticlaly approved by DR.. w. q.
Fulton.
MAKING SELECTIONS.
officers and men were active in maxi
| ing selections. the latter of the COM
| pany they wished to join and the for
mer of desirable recruits.
Although no recruit who has failed
! to qualify physically will be taken to
camp. it is probable that some of
those hurriedly approved here will not
! be accepted in the regular examination
at Mt. Gretna. This probably accounts
for the instructions to the recruiting
officers to take with them a surplus
of seven men for each company.
The recruiting officers will be at the
armory today after o'clock this morn
ing. Or. Fulton will make eXamina-
tion from to 6 o'clock this Afternoon
and to 10 o'clock this evening. The
! physical examination is unofficial but
the officers will insist upon it in order
to lessen the chances of rejection at
camp.
Each recruit selected is directed tc
take with him extra socks, a change OF
Undertaking, a pair Of coarse and
serviceable shoes and lunch. II
! under is years of age the recruit must
furnish the written consent of parent
or guardian according TO the following
form:
PERMIT FOR MINORS ENLISTMENT
l. ..........., do hereby certify that an
theT ...,...,....,.' OF ..,...,.,,.....,thaI the
said NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. is ....... years al
age; and | do hereby freely give my con
sent to his cnlisting as soldier in the
Pennsylvania volunteers for the pcrloC
of two years. ..........................
| Witness: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
*Father, only surviving parent, o,
guardian, as the case may be.
When DR., Fulton finished his worl
last night 81 had been examined am
only 20 approved, showing that nearl
30 per cent. had been rejected. Mos
of the rejeCtioEs were on height an
weight not up to the standard. A tota
of 164 have been approved out Of %
examined, showing 3S per cent. rejected
Through Major c. r. Parke, surgeO
of the Thirteenth, DR.. Fulton yesteT
day received copy of the instruction
issued to the camp surgeons by MajO
j. ID. Hall, surgeon of the regula
| United States army. The height of
recruit must not be less than GA inches
the weight at least double the height
the chest measurement at least ha
the height, except those over II inches
when the weight may be slightly les
Particular attention is given to vision
hearing, lungs, heart and varicocele.
RECRUITING WILL CONTINUE.
Colonel COursen last night said I'll
recruiting would not cease until nearl
300 men had been approved. Neitht
he nor the other of the officers hel
expect the Pennsylvania division
leave camp before the latter part
next week.
They have no detailed information O
, which to base this opinion, but the
cling to it from impressions receive
before leaving Mt. Gretna yesterday
AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT.