The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-13
RUSH OF MEN TO RECRUIT.
MANY VINO WANT TO 90 TO FIGHT ~
THE PHILIPPINES.

Inc Ten new volunteer heRimPhlH'
7, ~. ro,rri.i,r or,o.. u,o oror an
uo,,os IL, ait, 49,, o.. - -, ,ta ION rou
r.ri,,ont. hiot ,., =, ~, A., ,ho phiIi,,jn.s
90 D, 100 a,. ,ic,,,,. -, iii I. IN no, LA
due m n IocL ~ mar, re,dv md willing IN 90 SO
much M 10 n iorv -, mon rbv.icoIIv able TO
"l"o" 40 " a l"vN " NV" pup eir"". r,s
pass the rlG'd examinations prescribed Inc
number Of men who have rushed to the re-
cruitng otIl.es all over the country is larger
=. y, ,"'''"H o''''o' ~, ''e' VIC '0"',, a., 80
than ever came forward in similar emer-
.,,''no ~ ,h,o," -, ~" .,.,,o, Frat in ,
single day. at ono recruiting office In this city,
nearly 200 able bodied young men applied Tor
.srvica In rho ph,Iirri,os
'' RI, Nv ~ w. "'i ,,; .
1here are three recruiting offices mere one
on 10Th street. one on Forty second street
and ona on Third .vepu. For three DAYS
.,'., In,,o ha ,h,'..I ,,'I,,. ,,,o,, ,,,l,, md
old anxious to don Uncle Sans blue and go
nvny RI tho war Rur fev ~ them are men
a '., ...r ~ wa" h.oau"o t,ars -. no,hin,,
VINO seek tho army because there IN ho'',i"s
mention.1 are repu,ar United States.recruitng
1850, , ~ N'". III 49, ,a. rs,,nJ I,
stations ana arc Omen all tho year rouhu. IL
wasn't until the announcement that men were
wanted for service in the Philippines. though.
M"n'o" 'oi sot ''oo III ''1 M W.. 49,
that INC rush oeEah' ana hiho OUT ol eNel, &c"
applicants, when asked "ha, branch Of the
So s 49, Wv, ,,,.,, ~, 30 ,ha phiiir.
much care 30 long as they go TO the ihilip-
Tbere ia a popular idea that men who enlist
so'% ,. la '' -, ,,iaf,r,,ns
In inc army no 80 oechuSe vi oie III I9''i'"'
or another and never solely because they want
to ssrve THAR country Th, motives of the or
dinary recruit for the regular army arc too
Tany to be even guessed al. but the enthusl-
assn disrlayed by the men who are now seek-
ing To enlist would indicate that they are men
seeking u fight rather than refuge. The de:
li1h: exhibited by those who are accepted and
the chagriu Of the rejected ones show IA
healthy desire ON the part of applicants to do
service
The principal recruiting station in this CITY
Here Major i. A. Whitney Of tho Sixth In
ianlry. who has charge OF al the recruiting in
this district, holds forth. and with The assist
ancs of IA stalvart Sergeant. who looks IKE
man WHO has,seen service in several campaiEns;
passes. them on TO The surgeons. Recruiting
was slow unti laN week WHEN a new SIN
the public that able bodied men were wanted
for immediate active service IN the volunteer
army. The words rimmcdiate' and aetiye'
cant. logan at once. and it has never let NJ
since. Major Whitney Hnds crowd in front
inc -" to open open up shop. and they are still coming
when he closes IN in thu evening.
serylce in the volunteer army. because OF the
waving Of so many of the qualifications that
s 1hses s Tor @un even nave
br a citizen to Join the volunteer army. 1t
he can speak the English Ian tkuaGTi he meedn I
stnlWart and sound as a dollar. though. or he
never get by the surgeons. More men are r.
Tor any other causes and the surprising thing
about it is that nearly all those rejected for
there is anything tho matter with their vision
or their teeth Uncle sam figures that sol
DIR capt be healthy .n in ne ian ae5cate
do TINS properly. and that there shall lie one of
these noiars in the upper Jaw and one in the
wnH cam ;I" come IN TO these requirements is
certoniy in hard luck. hut there are many
S NtI, SLOW 20 D'"''' '"'''''' ''' "
Yesterdays recruiting at the Third avenue
ofs was fair c. now 81 Tn Was ou
The applicant first encountered IL GROUP OF
about dozen men hanging around the h ha vs
Se n,nh the fate " OF others. The newcomer is
on and present. himself to the Sergeant. Here
il where he strikes the first snag The aver:
age recruiting Sergeant knows the material!
that win make soldsT tn. moment he eops
| ,ation as though he hadn't the. faintest idea
in the world what the man was after When
become a soldier the Sergeant looks him over
| Tor a moment and then proceeds t" ask him
| married, and when the applicant has str"uu-
| ou,ly denied this tries to trick him ilto an adj
mission bv asking him how many children he
l
question. II the applicant gels thruGh this all
! right his redigree is taken, he ID passed on TO
| the surgeons who strip him and then give
i'm A sound thumping IL their search for weak
! snots in hi- makeup. If there's a physical
! defect the surgeons will find it and out res
! the auulicant in short order If he comes
! hTourh Nil right though he gets meal ticket
| and n cot in a room back Of the recruiting
! Office, which he makes his Headquarters until
/ learn tho tricks OF his new trade with n lot Of
, other raw ones
| There were about 200 applicants at tn n
THRU avenue office Yesterday but out OF them
| nj lass Than thirty were accepted. There
/ we're men ranging from u to 40 years old and
n lot Of boys who were apparently still in their
| ,eens Three Of the latter came IN tOgether
md declared that they were over u.
"Don't tel stories little boys said the Scr
| peant reproyingly when they stated their. ages.
! aud then he led them to tie door and advised
! Them to run home
| "IJow long do | have to serve II ] go in o the
| volunteer army now" asked we'll dressed
| y0uur man
| "june % 1901" replied the Sergeant.
| And can / he sure of going to tho Philip
| mines and seeing active service9"
You'll get to san Francisco. anyway" de-
| clnrrI the Sergeant III YOU re needed, you'll
70 on Int we don't guarantees that. / guess
| Won Ice needed though; these new regl-