The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-06
The Recruiting Off
ces Receive Many
Applicants.
THE WAR FEVER is REVIVED.
Captain Gresham is Proud
Of the Record of the
Local Office.

A tidal wave of patriotism is sweep
ing over the city, and the war fever is
strongly felt. The competition in the
recruiting service of this city seems to
prove the truth OF the old adage. that
competition is the life of trade. Yes
terday, the local regular recruiting sta
ton at the Walker building broke all
of its previous records in that line. and
| accepted every recruit that offered
himself for examination, something
that hassnever occurred in the history
OF the office before.
Seven men applied and went by the
physical examiner with colors fiying
Dr. NJ. j. U Meara not having to reject
single applicant. With three others
VINO passed last week. Cant. 7 g.
Gresham, who was up from Providence
was very well pleased and mustered in
the ten men. He complimented Seret
raul Gerber, who has charge of the of
nee, on the excellent work he is ar
comprising, and said that the local Of
nee leads the other Offices of which he
mas charge during August in the num-
per OF men mustered in. The office
leaas the other offices in the month of
july also, and the captain regards the
local recruiting station as the only one
under his charge.
In regard to the opening of the other
olIloes in his district, he was very ont
spoken, and said that those who had
encroached upon his territory by mt
ting offices In this locality, were laying
themselves open to a censure from the
powers at Washington. He has had
some dlfficulty in his other cities by ma
rlne offices being opened, but he has
overcome that NV
the held. In regard to the opening of
the local office by Lieut. NJ. e. Morris,
IN the Common block, on Front street
capt. Gresham said that he did NOT he.
lleVe that the office would last very
long. '0iS
The telegram which Sergt. PauI
GERBER sent him notifying him of the
opening OF the new office, the captain
mas forwarded to Washington. He has
aiso written letter to the war depart
Inent, explaining the situation in fuII
ana awaits its reply with interest re
expects that the office on Front street
VIII pc Withdrawn in a few DAYS and
that his field in the future viii NOT he
encroached upon. '' NC
Captain Gresham said that he
opened a recruiting station at AttIeboro
yesterday which he has placed in
GnaIge OF Lieut.. j. T. Sweeney of the
Eorly-tnlfd Y. 5. volunteers, who will
t iase power TO recruit for the volun
New London and Woonsockat Tb;a -,
are 10 recruit for the volunteer service
Inc New London office is to he IN
charge of Lieut.. Frank p Honkins -
ehe Forty sixth, and the Wonsocket IF
nee VIII be looked after by Cant Io,,ie
Fatstone of the Forty-second reeir,oe,,t
WIN all his offices and stations. Cant
| G eIl looks upon the local office q :
me pest OF the lot, and says that he
~. 9ulo rather lose any one of them thar
tr.s one' capt. Gresham states that
5osiness was never as good as it is to-
day in the recruiting line. All hts oeso ~
| ne. MIN 20 to 40 recruits daily.
| Az the local office he recruits for +bs
rorty-nrst volunteer infantry at Camr
Meaoe, Pa; Forty-second volunteers in.
tantry, Fort Niagara. N. v. Fort
third infantry, Fort Ethan Allen W
Forty-sixth, South Framingbs,,,
Forty seventh, Camp Meade pa
eleventh cavalry volunteers. Colurhue
barracks, o.; Second artillery statfoned
at havana, Cuba; Fifth artillery Fort
hamilton, N. Y; unassigned cavalry
for service in Cuba. Porto Rico on5
onlted states at Fort Slocumb; infan-
| Try unassigned to Fort Presidio. San
Francisco, Cal
The other regular army recruitin.
oI1lces which are under his charge are
the ones at New Bedford Fall River
and Providence.
The successful applicants at the local
offlce yesterday are Carl w. Johnstone
543 Millbury street, who leaves todsx,
Tor Columbus barracks, Ohio. where he
VIII be assigned to the Eleventh cav
airy volunteers; Christopher Colvin of
% Harrison street, formerly of Co. K
Iwei1th regiment, who goes to the
hel.rty-elgnth volunteer regiment at
JEFFERSON barracks, st. Louis. Mo To-
morrow afternoon at 3.45; William Bun-
zey OF this city, formerly Of the Fifth
massachusetts,, goes to the Thirty
eighth regiment volunteers with Colyin .
william Bjorkman of Rodney street
Will leave tomorrow for the Forty-sixth
regiment, which is recruiting at South
birmingham; Michael Byrnes of 2o6
Main street Clinton, formerly of Co
X, of the Ninth Massachusetts, volun-
teers, goes to the Forty-sixth at South
birmingham tomorrow; Alfred Gasnon
of Spencer also goes to the Forty-sixth.
Arthur LeDoux of Putnam, Conn. goes
TO the Forty sixth, as does Henry Soss-
vielle of Clinton.
A rather peculiar situation presented
itself at the office yesterday when two
brothers from Putnam, Conn, were
sworn into the service. One is guardian
of the younger and signed his papers.
which the rules and regulations require.
Both will go to South Framingham
where they will enter the Forty-sixth
regiment. The guardian is Philip s.
German and the ward is William Ger
main, his brother. The older of the two
brothers has seen previous service with
Co. F OF the Third Connecticut volun-
teers
The local recruiting office for the
marines has not yet opened for BUSH
ness. Capt. F. ]. Moses, Jr., who is to
have charge of the office, is expected to
arrive in this city today and will open
for business.
Lieut. M e. Morris had twenty APP
plicants at his recruiting station in the
Conner block yesterday, out of which
four We're passed. Three were held over
until today for examination. while one
was mustered into the service. He is
George w. Henry of Bristol, N. H.
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