The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-06

The Thirteenth rcGiment arrived
home at 12.l5 this morning from Wash
ingtun, when" they participated m the
| Inauguration of President McKnlcv
| The regiment was I'm charge of Lieu
tenant Colonel Stilwell. Colonel Watrcs
having gone from Washing ton to Flor
| ida iOr n two weeks vacation. IpUn
! arriving here the soldier boys were
| marched to the armOry and dismissed.
The trip was made from Washington
| In fifteen minutes less than twelve
! hours. The regiment marched from In"
| state, War and Navy building i'm
| Washington about 10 o'clock ycster-
! day morning and at 1880 o'clock were
! sureding humrward on the Baltimore
| and ohio railroad.
| At Baltimore the uain stopped ten
minutes to allow = detail from each az
| the companies to Try and round up
| sufficient food To partially. at least, APP
! pease the hunger of the soldier boys.
| Th" regiment. however, which had
preceded the Thirteenth un tn" sam"
! road had fordged 50 thoroughly as to
almost exhaust the resources of the
! depot lunch room, ana in consequence
! the number of "ratirnHd Sandwiches
! that were finally secured were woe
| fully insufficient to apucasc the inward
| gnaWing of the 80 hungry men that
| constituted tn" strength of the tegi-
| mcnt AS it was, four of the forage
| detail not only failed To get food. but
! were delayed SO long as To- miss the
! train and were left behind in Bat-
more
HAD IT'S DRAW n \tI<S
The inaugural trip was rar from
| being All beer and skittlcs for the sol
| dicr boys ana the fact that not % COM
! plaint was heard proves their martial
! spirit ana disposition To look ou the
! sunny sid" of things.
In the first place the trip down to
| Washington was made in iutolcrablN
cold cars, comprising an intolerahly
! SLOW train. Companies G and X were
| compelled to sleep without mattress, ~
! on the stone floors of the state, war ana
navy building. Will" the members of
d" entire regiment usually dincd
! p,"ched upon tha high stools of hot
| sausage" restaurants.
! Monday, the red letter day. was
| ON" of strenuous toll and cndeavOr
for tn Thirteenth. Th" men were on
the streets at l0.3o Il. m. They stood
| three hours i'm the rain. marched
| twplv" miles to and along the route
| of III" procession. and at 5lj in the
| evening found tn ,mselvcs back in their
| quarters, hungry, wet and blister
| hccIcd Yet Withal the boys found suf-
licient time to see many of the sights
and mediate upon tn" 'thod OF in
augurating Il president.
The trip cost one of the corpurals
of Company X his chevruns as IN" re-
suit of an ndiscretion committed by
him during the pradc. While the reg
im'u was stationed near the capitol
waiting to take their plac" in the line
the corporal put u Cartridg" in his
rifle and fired into the air. He was
Immediately summoned before Colonel
Watres, who rabuked him and later
issued an order reducing him to tho
ranks.
PIE WAGON WRECKED.
few minutes after the above in
cident a pie wagon stopped between
tn" Thirteenth and Fifth regiments ia
disposed of its wares. The latter reg
iment took upon itself to do the dis
posing. and not only stole all the pies
but wrecked the wagon.
| The affair was reported to brigade
headquarters. and through some mis-
, take the blame was laid upOn tn,
Thirteenth. Colonel WatreS set Wig
Uruusly at work to remove the stigma
ana not only accomplished his purpose
/ but succeeded in driving the blame
home to the perpetrators Of the deed
Not n case Of sickness was rryorted
! 10 the surgeons during the trim TN,
men cvidencinG no i'll effects from theil
exposure to Mondays storm,
ON The "Trip home Captain Biglow, ui
| Company T.. was officer of the day.
and Lieutenant Mills. of Company q
commander Of the guard
John McIuurt.