The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18

Philippines. Now all recruits that come
up to the nigh standard set by the ex-
aiming physician, Dr.. Michael j.
OfMeara, are being sent to the Phil
ippines to give battle to Aguinaldo and
his savage cohorts.
In fact, there is hardly a regiment in
the Philippines, which has had any re-
cruits since the opening Of hosrlities,
that has not a Worcester representa-
tive in its ranks Of course the western
volunteer regiments have been recruit
ed from that part Of the country, but
even those regiments have their quota
of Worcester men. All the other reg
ular troops have Worcester boys in the
ranks, and some of the later regiments
to go to the Philippines have great
humber of the patriotic young men Of
this section.
The last regiment to reach the is
lands in the Pacific was the Ninth reg
ulars, and their numbers We're very
peTceptbly sWelled by the acquisition
of Worcester volunteers. The Twelfth
regiment during the recent fighting in
Cuba, was known as the Worcester
regiment, and it is doubtful If there
We're not more than half of the regi-
ment local men
The Twenty third, among the first to
be recruited for the war in the Philip
pines, has a large number Of Worees-
ter men who are coming home upon the
receipt of their discharges.
Then the Eighteenth which has been
in the thickest of the fighting is re-
nowned because there is one Worcester
man in its ranks. One Worcester boy
would express it better, for the lad in
the Eighteenth is but i years old, and
insisted upon going to the aid Of his
country. in spite of the tears and the
entreaties of his widowed mother He
1G no - in "a ga
there today, having been wounded
by the treacherOus natives twice and
participating in several hand-tO- hand
encounters with the insurgents in
which he has come out with flying col
orS The lone Worcester representa-
tive in the fighting Eighteenth is
Clarence Taylor, but few months ago
attending the Providence street school,
and the Coral Street NJ. e. church.
60 into the recruiting station in the
Walker building any day, and you Will
find applicants in the Office trying the
examinations. The station is cunsid-
cred one of the hardest to pass in the
country, and recruit who is success
full in passing here can be satisfied that
he is perfect in every respect. This
station being under a contract doctor,
the recruits sent from here have to un-
dergo another examination when he ar
Iives 10 his destination, and is as
signed his regiment Then, if he is
found to have some defect, he is shipped
back to the station from where he is
recruited. and the expense Of travel and
rations both ways will have to be set
tied for by the doctor who passed him.
The regular army eXcels any secret
society regarding the way the officers
stand W for one another, and if a
regular army surgeon was in charge
Of the local office his batch Of rockies"
would not be subjected to very severe
examination by the surgeons at the
posts to which they are assigned. If,
perchanee, a soldier has some defect,
he is kept for while and given a dis
charge for some reason or other, so the
regular army surgeon does not have to
stand responsible for the expenses.
The officer in charge Of the local re-
cruiting station is here but two
dqys of the week, every Tuesday and
Friday. He is Cept. John c. Gresham
OF the Seventh cavalry. and is one Of
the most genial Of men. He is also
occupied with recruiting stations in
Providence, Pawtucket. Fall River and
Taunton He says he can secure all
the recruits he desires out Of this city.
In conversation with a Spy reporter
he said: THE supply is so generous
that we are taking only the finest
phvsical specimens. The American sol
der can not be eXcelled today by the
fighting men Of any other nation in
the world. Every applicant, TO begin
with. must bring with him letter
from his last employer certifying TO
his character. We have on an average
about 20 applicants at this Office daily.