The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-12
Volunteers Who Suf-
fered in Hospitals
Get Extra Pay.
CLAIMS ARE FILED.
Members Of Emmets May
Get Prize Money From
Cervera's Fleet.

The local volunteers of the late war
have reasons to hope for the payment OF
the two months extra pay which their
foreign war service allows them. The
law which was passed as an amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
was intended to benefit those who
served in the Spanish American war
and saw foreign service.
The law plainly stated that those who
enlisted as volunteers for the war only
and saw foreign service, were entitled
to two months extra pay, and those
who enlisted prior to the war for the
war only, but who did not see foreign
service. were entitled to one months
extra pay.
Comptroller Tracewe1 of the treas
ury department, who has created such
a storm by his decision regarding the
civil service law, and was compelled
to change it, took it upon himsef 10
decide that the volunteers VINO were
on a two months furlough prior to their
muster out of the service of the United
States were not entitled to the extra
nav. because as he put it, they al
ready received it when they got their
pay for the two months furlough, they
not having done duty in the time they
were on furlough.
Many of the local volunteers VINO
spent the best or the whole of the time
thew were supposed to be on furlough
in the hospital. thought that decision
to be an injustice to them. 1t now
transpires that the volunteer who saw
foreign service is entitled to the extra
two months pay, provided that at the
time his regiment was furloughed, ne
was in the hospital or was on detached
service This let's many OF the local
volunteers in on the two months pay,
f. B. Wilson, Jr., representing Charles
and William Is. King, attorneys OF
Washington, D. c., was at the armory
last evening and explained to the mem
bers of the City Guards what they were
entitled to and wrote many claims
which his firm will present to the gov
eminent.
Claims will be filed for Capt. E. G.
Barrett for transportation from Tampa
Fla. to Baiquiri, Cuba. Two months
extra pay for detached duty claim is
to be filed for Lieut.. w. H. Plummer,
who was detailed to remain in Cuba
with the sick of the Second regiment.
The following filed claims for the extra
two months pay for being in hospital
at the time the Second regiment was
furloughed. A. L. SqulerS, i. N. w nlle,
G. A. Fisher w. A. Traver. @. 7.
Traver. N. G. Cornwell. Lieut.. Tisdell
will file claims for transportation from
Tampa, Fla. to Baiquiri.
Mr.. Wilson will also look up the men
OF the Ninth regiment in this city who
were aboard the Harvard at the time
of the destruction Of Cervera's feet
outside Santiago harbor, and are emit.
tied to prize money. The only two men
of the Emmett Guards who made up the
detail that are living are Sergt. p. j.
Moynihan who was in charge Of the
detail, and P. J. Prendiville. The 9th
er members of the detail have all since
died from disease.
Their relatives if they communicate
with Mr.. Wilson will be able to file
claims for the prize money.
The other members of the volunteers
who are entitled to the extra two
months pay will see Mr.. Wilson, who
is to make a lengthy stay in this city
looking after the claims of the local
men.
At the meeting Of the City Guards
it was voted to accept the invitation
to attend the memorial services at the
Y. NJ. C. A. the Sunday before Deco
ration day.