Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-20
VOLUNTEER RECRUITS.
Twenty Have been Enlisted Here By
Lieut.. Miller U.S.A.

TO BE SENT 10 CAMP MEADE,
WHERE THE 9TH REGIMENT
is BEING FORMED, PREPARA-
TORY TO LEAVING FOR MA
Mia TO ENGAGE IN THE WAR
AGAINST THE FILIPINOS -
NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE
ENLISTED AT THE LOCAL RE-
CRUITING OFFICE.
Army life is not very attractive to
the average citizen, but there are oc-
casional instances where the desire
to get into the service is so great that
men will risk confinement in a mill
tary prison. A case of this kind was
furnished at the local United States
army recruiting Office on Market street
a few days ago. A Wheeling man, who
had served in one of the companies
in the First w. Va. regiment of vol
unteers, presented himself for examin-
alton, and represented himself TO be
an unmarried man after the officer
in charge had given him the custom
airy warning about the punishment in
fiicted for fraudulent representation.
On the following day the wife of the
new recruit appeared at the Office with
a marriage certificate, and two-year-
old baby in her arms. She stated that
her husband had sent her but eight
dollars while in the volunteer service,
and that she was compelled to neglect
her child and work for her own sup
port. She said she would have no al
tentative but to go to the poor house
If he were permitted to join the army.
The officer in charge wired the facts
to the war department, and received
an answer directing him to give the
man a dishonorable discharge. He
escaped very fortunately, as he could
have been court-martialed and impris-
oned for the offense, as has frequent
ly been done.
Most of the recruits now being Sc
cured at the local station are for the
volunteer service, under the last call
by the President. Lieut.. Miller has
very recently received authority to re-
cruit men for the hospital service.
This is a very attractive branch, as
man who proves himself competent
may be chosen hospital steward, at
salary of $54 month, the pay rang
ing from that figure down to S2l a
month during time of war. There is
no actual fighting, and the work is
not hard.
All the men who are now being en-
listed for the volunteer service are for
the Twenty-seventh regiment U. S.
volunteer infantry, which is now be-
ing formed at Camp Meade, where the
men will be equipped and drilled prep
aratory to being transported to Manila
for active duty. The term of enlist
ment expires June 80, 1901, unless
previously discharged. The first re-
cruit was secured July 10th, and there
were 10 others up to last evening, in
addition to two recruits for the regu-
lar army. Following are the volun-
teer recruits, namely:
Warren Gallaher, formerly of Co. d. Sec
one W. Va. Vols, Darlington, o.
F. E. Boomquest, of Warrington, W.
Va.
John Gray, OF GAINESVILLE. o.
Ernest Stemple, formerly of Co, NJ, Sec
ond w Va Vols, Morgantown, w. Va.
Thos. B. Boor, of Benwood.
Charles w Nelson, of Amos. w. Va.
VIM e. Porter, of Blaine, Ohio.
Earl Egg, of Belmont, Ohio.
Harry W. Perkins. of Belmont, o.
David w. Mcdonald Of Fetterman, w.
Va.
Christopher Thornton, OF Brookside, O.
Henry c. 'Coyne, formerly of Co |, Sec
ond w. Va. of Clarksburg.
Harry A. Sedgwick, of Martins Ferry,
formerly of Battery f, First artillery.
Robert Curtis, of Wheeling.
Ezra Bissett, of Benwood.
Reece Karr, Of Wheeling, formerly Of
Battery f, First artillery.
Harry j. j. McCabe, Of Benwood, former
~ Of Co. c, First W. Va.
Andrew Hayne of Benwood.
Albert Schrump, of Benwood.
Edward NJ. Wilkinson, of Smithfield o..
formerly of Co. G, First w. Va.
Twelve of the recruits have been sent to
Camp Meade. Privates Wilkinson.
Sscrump, Sedgwick Curtis, Bissett, Karr
McCabe and Hayne will be sent when their