The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
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nnent W anted.
TIRED OF WAITING.
Independent Movement to
Bring Back Bodies.

| fields will be brought home within two
weeks if move which was started
yesterday is carried to a successful
finish.
The bodies will be brought home to
America without the aid of the govern
ment, as all that will be asked for will
be transportation on one of the trans
ports which are three times week ply
ing between American ports and Santi-
ago.
The parents of several Worcester
heroes have become tired of waiting for
the expedition that was to sail on the
steamer Solace, and they think that it
will be many months before the war
! department condescends to give the
necessary permission
! 1t was said yesterday that the parents
and friends of five or six Worcester sol
| diers had banded together and would
send two men to Santiago who kenw
the country and the location of the
graves, and that they have been as
sufed that the war department will
grant the necessary permission to re-
move the bodies as soon as the Wor-
cester parties arrive upon Cuban soil
! 1t was understood that Frank SEES
slons, A. F. Dunkerton, Lieut.. Plum
mer, Armorer George Hubbard and
| others had been approached by the anx-
lous parents and requested to give their
terms and lay out plans for starting
before many days.
Inc relatives and friends it is assert
ed have even gone so far as to negoti-
ate Tor metallic collins and it is also de-
! clared that request to be allowed to
remove what bodies they want is now
IN the hands of the secretary of war.
For several weeks the failure which
| me expedition committee met with at
| Washington has been an interesting
! topic of conversation in all directions
! The failure has agitated the relatives
ana friends of the soldiers particularly,
and they have openly declared that
| they We're convinced that in order to
get the bodies of their beloved ones
from the southern country they would
i De Obliged to go or send themselves.
7 FRANK Sessions was interviewed last
evening by Spy representative. Mr..
Sessions would not confirm the story
i Armorer George Hubbard was also
/ non-communicative and would not saw
anything regarding A. f. Dunkerton's
plans.
The success that Undertakes, Gala
curiosity of people interested and also
made them questions why an individ-
ual could go to Cuba and representa-
| i've men from many Bay state towns
were patted upon the back By Mr. Al
ger and told to wait Gen. Woods nleas-
ure, and they have have not been afraid
10 express themselves in no measured
| terms. -
one of the most prominent men in
worcester said yesterday that Secreta-
~ Alger turned down the committee
because they asked for too much. and
that If the committee had not stuck un
thelr noses at one of the transports
mat they could have had, they would
nave been in Cuba many weeks ago
lie also declared that he knew that
many relatives of dead soldiers who
reside in different portions of Massa-
/ chusetts had declared that they could
not wait any longer, and that a move
ment was well under way in Worces
Ter 10 start an independent expedition,
lie would not give the details, as ne
knew them.
1t was declared last night that the
! two men wanted would be selected to-
| uay, ana that start would be made
! not later than Monday.
Inc TACT That the men who were to go
from worcester as members of the eS5-
peGltlon committee We're not men who
/ knew the ground has caused no end Of
i ADVERSE comment, and the members Of
| thdt committee are thoroughly disenst
ed with the turn matters have taken
captain P. l.. Rider who was Sc
lected to practically act as manager of
| the expedition, said to Spy renre-
sentative that the criticisms of tbe
| press and public We're uncalled for He
! salq the committee were willing to ac-
cept anything, and did their utmost and
thought surely that Congressman Gil
| let would succeed in his attempts and
| that when Secretary Alger sal down
| bodily upon the congressman and toId
| nm and also told Senator Hoar that
| Gen. woods request would be respect-
ed, he and all the other members Of tba
committee We're more than disannoiT1t~
| d. N''' PPoiiC-
Inc captain also said that it had aver
peen 1nsinGated in newspapers tbot
tEere must be hitch somewhere in
tiie coItilulItee, ana that the insinuation
was raise or the committee were barl
monious "Slc mar
captain Rider has worked hard and
consclentiously. He has neplected ~
| own business to get everything into
! shape, and he keenly feels the cTi+ioiI,lo
| that The committee wanted too n1i,ntI
ana that they would not accent wbot
| ivy NOulu nave got.
capt; Rider said that he tbon,bt
! bodies should be removed tbat ' ellat no
could remove them until Feb IL i'''ii
! The rumored attitude ass,,1,a5 r.
reiatlves may be the means of ohi tiIe
ing the expedition from the difsaroSs.
| towns TO give up their contemnia ~
Trip as 1t is thought that If fra 81.
troi,1,, oo .i We're secured without
~ ttou e,a tnat relatives and friends Of
~ +t7 e ot regiment heroes in all parts
% 'iie st9te would lnaugurate individ-
ual expeditions and paddle their 80
canoes to and from Santiago snd UmH ll
all their own expenses. anu pay
Lieut. Royden has received tbo ,,oo
essafE permission to recr,,it a.
IWetth United States infantry I'M 't te
ltS necessary complement and viii ~ ~
NV eHuedNpr 10 secure at least hole
t tne NUMBER SI, OF men needed in Worces-
YER me balance will be recruited =,
Providence and near by towns ~
lhought that about 30 Worcesta, vs. 10
VIII enlist in the Twelfth, Several boS,r
informed Sergt. Ward that thev az ~,
slrous OF gong into that regiment oYd
nave been waiting for the Tina 10 or,,,ll'
when the military authorities at Wasb-
lllgt9n would give Lieut.. Royden ner-
tomorrow 1t is expected that lareo
number of men will pass the EXAMINE
non ana be sworn into the service
Many OF them will be sent 10 Madison
barracks to join the Ninth regulars
corp. Coughlin. who for several
weeks mad charge OF the recruiting
& ON, IN the Walker building, viii be
or to his regimental headquarters in
New York. III
=, ~ special meeting of Court civ of
worcester toresters of America, held IN
j. &. Ii. Hall last night the ofIice,s ", Va