The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-17
OFF FOR INAUGURATION.
First Battalion of the New Eleventh
Regiment Left Last Night for
Harrisburg --- Weather
Was Unpleasant.

For the first time since last year
body of uniformed and armed soldiery
appeared last night on Scranton's
streets. Through a drizzling rain the
First battalion of the new Eleventh
regiment. led by Bauer's and,marched
from the armory on Adams avenue to
the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern depot and boarded a special train
for Harrisburg, where the regiment
will today take part in the ceremonies
attending the inauguration~of Governor
W. A. Stone. Wet and disagreeabla
weather probably accounted for the
absence of any large crowds on Lacka-
wanna avenue or Of more than two
hundred persons at the depot to give
the boys a send-off.
Companies D. G. and X, of this city,
and L. of Honesdale. reported at the
armory between $50 and 0 o'clock
When they left the building at 10
o'clock the men were in heavy march
ing order, barring knapsacks and
blankets. They wore overcoatS and
leggins, carried the new type of Spring
field rifle and looked like anything but
raw soldiers. The battalion was in i'm
mediate command of Captain James o.
Dimmick, of Company X, the senior
captain who will serve in that capac-
ity until the regiment comes home. He
serves in place of Lieutenant Colonel
Milton A. Gherst, of Lebanon, who is
absent on leave.
The companies were officercd as fol-
lows: Company ID, Captain Fremont
Stokes, First Lieutenant -. f. Pross
Second Lieutenant +. A. Brdnda: Com
pany G, Captain w. A. Jtaub, First
Lieutenant ID. w. Davis, Second Lieu
tenant Robert w. Cooper; Company X,
First Lieutenant f.. NJ. Gee. Second
Lieutenant George Wirth; Company
l. CHonesdale) Captain d. G.. Osborne
First Lieutenant Frank McMullen, Sec
ond Lieutenant Grant w. Lane.
Following are the names of Colonel
Watres' staff of officers, all those who
reside in Scranton leaving here with
the battalion last night the others re-
porting in Harrisburg this morning
Major Is. Rush Field Easton, COM
mander Third battalion; Major A. II.
Raber, York, commander Second bat
talon: Adjutant D. B. Atherton.
Scranton; Quartermaster +. NJ. Wand
ling, Scranton: Lieutenant Rees Wat
kins, Scranton, inspector of rifle prac-
geon; Lieutenant F. +. Arndt, Scran-
ton, assistant surgeon; Lieutenant
George II. Boone, Pottsvllle, assistant
surgeon; Captain Charles Schall, Eas-
ton, chaplain. Accompanying the staff
We're Major w. s. Millar of Scranton,
Third brigade inspector, and Major
George Whitney, of Honesdale, recent
ly appointed to the staff of General
Magee, commander Of the brigade.
Following are the names of the nom
commissioned staff: Sergeant Major j..
II. Rdgeway, Harrisburg; Quarter
master Sergeant f. w. Huston, Har-
risburg; Color Sergeant G. A. Sckler,
Scranton: Charles II. Blouch. Leban-
on, hospital steward; f. d. Richards,
Scranton, principle musician.
Six passenger coaches and a baggage
car composed the train which went via
Northumberland where 1t was to be
run over the Pennsylvania tracks to
the capitol.
In Harrisburg the Scranton battalion
will he Joined this morning by the 9TH
er two battalions at the quarters Sc
cured by Quartermaster Vandling, a
rink on Chestnut street near the Penn
sylvania depot. There coffee and sand
wiches, through Colonel Watres' fore q.
sight and generosity will be on tap
during most of today, although each
man had been directed to take with
him one days subsistence.
The nature Of the return orders were
not known when the battalion left
Scranton, but all the soldiers in Har-
risburg will probably be started home
before o'clock tonight