The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-18

The advance detail of the boys in
ecru left last night for the encamp-
ment at Mt. Gretna. 1t was the first
time for a body of soldiers to go forth
from the new armory on a tour of
duty and the first time for the local
soldiery to appear on the streets in
Kahki uniforms.
The detaR was In command of Cap
tain John N. Kambeck. senior line Of
flccr. and consisted of about eighty
men. Colonel Watres viewed them as
they were lined up, preparatory to
leaving the armory and was heard TO
express himself in warm terms of ad-
miration for their soldierly appear
ance.
The officers accompanying the detail
were Captain Frank M. Vanding. regi-
mental quartermaster: First Lieuten-
ant f II. Ripple. Surgeon L. F. Gun
ster, and Second Lieutenant Breig and
Inspector of Rifle Practice Lewis p.
Carter. The company details were as
follows:
COMPANY DETAILS.
Company A-Quartermsster Sergeant William
Gritfths, Corporal Clarence Pease, Priyates Floyd
| and Oscar Ace, Private r. Santce
Company B--Sergcant n. Kclow, Corporal J.
Allen, Privates g. Cleveland, G. Decker, Edward
Geary, James VI, Boyer, William Clark, IT,, vii.
| liam Clark, Gideon Eliss, Burt schenk
Company t-Quartprmaster Sergeant Charles
| Sprandle, Corporal Carl Gunstcr. Privatcs Will
| liam Creter William Maus, stephen Thomas,
James Dryden. August Geger, Harry Wilson.
| George Marshall, James McGouldrck and John
| Reap.
Company D-Scrgcant r. Gregory, Corporsls
| j. Conncl Edward rnnigan. W Homhecker. =.
| Il. Coffin, PrvatcS +. X. Snydam, Robert Vail,
Edward Simpson, Fred Rieing
| Company F-Quartcrmaster Sergeant Milton O.
Hines. Corporal Robert Keirle. Privates David
Knickerbockers, Frank Hepburn, Norman viii.
| liams, F. X. Callahan, Roy Snow, Corporal Bon.
| NY F X. Gress and Sam Newton
Company H-Quartermaster Sergeant James
| Shopland. GprporalS Howard Benjamin. l.. H..
| Evans, Nathaniel n. Holly and Charles T.. Cut.
! Ter, Privates James Filler and Thomas W. Reese.
| Company K--Quartermaster Sergeant Charles
| Bahr. Corporal George G.. Jay, Privates W. Gar.
rem, Arthur Whitney. John Terry, James Grffs,
Robert Bold, Philip Sloane. Floyd Weirbaeh, Pat
| rick Whaien and Charles Munroe.
Company 1~-Quartermastcr Sergeant George
| Prunmcr Corporals Earl Peat, Harry Swartz,
| priyates John Evans, Henry Williams VIII Lar
mer, William Coburn, c. A. Faglcy and Ellsworth
| Thomas.
MARCH TO STATION.
The assembly was sounded at S3l
o'clock and shortly after 3 o'clock the
detail left the armory by the Myrtle
street door and, headed by Bauer!
hand, proceeded down Myrtle 70 Adams
to olive to Washington, to Spruce, I,
Wyoming, to LaCkawanna and thence
TO the Delaware and Hudson station
the band playing THE Double Eagles
and RAW Recruits" alternately. "Th
Raw Recruits" it ought to be men
toned. is a medley with THE Girl
Left Behind Me-" as one of its com
ponent parts. A large crowd was II
the galleries at the armory to watcI
the departure of the soldiers and man
were at the station to bid them good
bye.
y special train was in waiting to bea
the boys to their mountain camp.
, was made up of four Lehigh Nalle
freight cars, carrying the heavy bag
! gage; one Philadelphia and Readin
= baggage car one Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western baggage car an
Z two Delaware and Hudson bagga 6
cars for light baggage: two Lehg
Valley coaches for the men, and a lie
high Valley fiat car for the ambuanC,
purchased for the regiment by popula
subscription, at The Tribune's sugges
| tlon, during the Spansh-American wa
The train left at $50 o'clock, goin
, over the Delaware 'and Hudson
Wilkes Barre and thence by the Lehig
Valley to Lebanon, where the Cornwa
l and Lebanon was taken for Mt. Gretn
-, 1t was expected that the camp groun
would be reached by daybreak The ac
vance detail of Company l. of Easto
;, was to take the train at Allentown.
: WORK FOR THE DETAIL.
x The advance detail will erect II
n headquarters and cooks tents and di
@ tribute the canvass for the mems tent
e The latter will be allowed to erect the
e own tents as a matter of practice.
o The main body of the regiment wi
{ leave tomorrow night.
n The men who will represent the Thi
e teenth during the state shooting col