The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
Rider and Dean Get
Interview.
TRANSPORT BERLIN
Will Sail Feb. / With Off.
cial Party.

Capt. Rider and Mr.. Dean went to
arrived in Worcester last evening from
their trip to Washington They came
from Springfield, arriving in this city
at s.57 O'clock.
Copt. Rider and Mr.. Dean went ID
Washington to ascertain just what the
government was going to do regarding
the bringing back to America of tho
Massachusetts soldiers who are buried
in Cuban soil. They left Worcester
Tuesday on the owl" train and at once
upon their arrival in the national capt.
tai visited Congressman Gillette and
explained the object of their visit and
asked the congressman to ascertain
from Secretary Alger If the Second and
Ninth Massachusetts regiments were to
have representatives so with the gov
eminent expedition.
Secretary Alger referred them to Gen.
Luddington, but that gentleman was
out of the city.
Col. Moore, chief quartermaster of
the United States army, received the
Springfield congressman with all cour-
tesy and told Capt, Rider and Mr. Dean
that transportation would be furnished
to reasonable number of Massachu-
setts men, and that the government
had planned to take up all bodies in
Cuba at once.
The transport Berlin will leave New
York, Feb. /, and will sail direct to
Cuba. Thirty-two specially appointed
government agents, of which number
A. f. Dunkerton of this city is one,
and representatives from all states
who sent volunteer soldiers into the
cuban war will be passengers on the
Berlin.
Col Moore referred the congressman
and the Worcester man u Major Bird,
master Of transportation, and that Of
icer said that he had more applica-
tions than the boat would carry, but
the Massachusetts delegation would
be taken care Of
Fifteen men will he taken from the
Bay State and the committee from
Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke and
other cities will meet tuesday at 10
o'clock in Mayor Gilmore's office in
Springfield.
Capt. Rider was interviewed last eve
ming by a Spy representative. He
said:
Mr.. Dean and myself were intro
duced to Secretary Alger by Congress-
man Gillett.
THE secretary was very affable, and
apparently anxious to do all he could
for Massachusetts,
He told us that no permits had been
granted any one since he had been in
terviewed by Senator Hoar. The sec
rotary said that If bodies had been re-
moved. they were taken from the ISL
70 haFo he a
said that he could not give our COM
mittee the steamer Solace.
Col. Moore was very courteous, and so
was Mai. Bird
did you come direct from Washing
ton, captain?" asked The Spy man.
Yes, we LETT Washington at 2oclock
Thursday morning"
II do not know how many will 70
from this state said the captain.
Il do not know who will go. Mr..
Dean and l went to Washington at the
suggestion of Mayor Dodge to see what
the government would do We wanted
to find out where the committee
stood"
Mr.. Dean said that he was not anx-
ious to go to Cuba That he had been
there twice, and that was enough.
The following dispatch from Spring.
field is self-explanatory
Springfield, Jan. 2O.-Capt. p. L.
Rider and f. L. Dean came to this
city at o'clock this afternoon and
met the Springfield committee In the
office Of Mayor Gilmore.
Mr.. Rider told the committee Of
his trip to Washington and that Is
men would be given transportation
from Massachusetts. and that the
steamer Berlin would leave New
York Feb. 2.
The men who will accompany the ex-
petition will probably not include rep
resentatives from all towns where q
Second regiment company Is located.
A. F. Dunkerton's connection with
the trip was up before the committee
for consideration. Capt Rider Is UNI
derstood as having said that he would
see Mr.. Dunkerton as soon as he ar
rived in Worcester.
1t was thought at first that the meet
ing would be q stormy one, but the
hatchet was apparently buried at the
close, and there will be another meeting
held Tuesday at II o'clock.