Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

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In THE STAR
The local draft started on the morning
OF Monday. August 8. 1868. as scheduled
and the columns OF The Stal
Inc Draft during that week are filled
Started. with the names OF tn hos
drawn to represent the DIS
tr1ct in the conscriptiop. In The Star o.
Monday. August 3, il the following de.
scription OF the scene:
The draft for the District Of Columbis
was commenced this morning in the coun'
Gil chamber. city hall. by the drawing OF
the names Of those liable to military duty
In the subdistrict Of the hrst ward. Capt
Sheetz. provost marshal was present and
superintendent the drawing. Thomas c.
Burns. q we'll known blind man. drew
the names from the box. which wal
placed upon a table in full view OF III
interested. A number Of citizens were
present Francis w. Blackford. the com.
missioner. was present and called out
the names as they were drawn. One
company Of the 1891 Regiment, New York
Volunteers. under command Of Capt. C.
F. Putnam, was in attendance to pre-
serve order. and sentinels were stationed
at the doors Of the room and at thu
building where the drawing took place
Messrs. A. o. Ball. w. b. Aber. 8. v
Bacorn, J. B. Winters and e w. Haines
OF Capt. Sheetz's Office acted as record
ing clerks. The drawing commenced a.
9 o'clock and was preceded by the count
ing Of the packages OF names which had
been returned by the various enrolling
officers. The names were all written OF
cards and were dropped promiscuousl,
in the box after they had been counted
From this count it was found that 3S9
names had been enrolled, from which
number 1880 were to be drawn. which
is added to by 30 per cent. The boz
was well shaken up not only by the BLIND
man who drew the names. but by gov
eminent detectives"
Following the list of names printed IN
the o'clock or second edition of The
Star is the following text
Some of the descriptive Of the incidents
of the drawing Of the FIRST
Dra1ted. day:
"Among the elected are Capt w. II
Hutton of the engineers, now In charge
Of the Washington water works; w. A
Force, an enrolling officer: Robert La
mon. deputy marshal; George T. James
policeman, and William and Ed Worm
ley. the well known colored caterers
The name Napoleon Bonaparte' was
drawn from the box and the announce
ment created much laughter. In the
main. however, the proceedings were
conducted with even quietude. the only
sounds heard being the announcement
in distinct tones by Capt. Sheetz Of each
name as drawn, followed by tap or
the table to notify the blind man te
draw again. Every few minutes the boz
square. with an oval hole for the hand
was submitted to a vigorous shaking. IN
order to duly mix things inside. Among
others also drafted were William Fargo
enrolling officer: Ed v. House, CORE
spondent New York Times; Fielder r
Riggs, brother of George w. Riggs. the
banker. The drawing for the first sub.
district was concluded at o'clock. Oh
the elected BOG are colored and 874
white. At 3 o'clock today the drawing
for the second ward was entered upon
and will be finished this afternoon"
The draft proceeded from day to day
without any interruption or disorder. and
The Star continued te
ExemntiOu print the names of those
drawn for military service
O1uus. as rapidly as possible. In
The Star of Wednesday, August 5. 1868
are the following notes of incidents OF
the draft:
"The draft has hit the typos hard. The
government office catches 1t to the ex'
tent of forty-two names. Out OF a clur
of thirty made up at that office to raise
an exemption fund fifteen were drawn
and the fund is, OF course. drop m
the bucket to meet the requirement. In
another club of forty. raised elsewhere
thirty-nine were drawn, while IN the
case of another club OF twenty all Du'
one escaped. We mentioned yesterday
Of Mr. Michael Larner. had drawn
prizes and later In the day another
brother came in for a share. making
four-Noble, Gideon, George and Jacob.
1.-The following were drawn from Gen
Fuckers office: George Chester, CHIEF
clerk to Gen. Rucker; James c. Douglas
invoice clerk; Capt. Hartz. T. B. Baker
burial clerk While the drafting was go.
ing on for the fourth ward yesterday an
individual hearing that all but hundred
names had been drawn offered to BET
IS that he would escape. The bet was
taken and the twin v's handed over to q
stakeholder, but before the latter had
time to deposit them in his pocket the
name of the too-sanguine bettor was an
nounced by Capt Sheetz.
"A stepladder standing in the council
chamber, where the drawing takes place
has been a favorite place for spectators
as overlooking the whole proceedings, but
from the fact that every person who
mounted 1t yesterday got blistered with a
prize it has been let alone severely today
by the superstitious and any green one
who mounts 1t unwittingly is considered
as done for.
The following rules announced by the
provost marshal general with regard t
the draft appear in The Star
Draft of August Z, 1853. and give in.
formation relative to the work.
huleS. ing of this method of recruit
ing the federal armies:
"CD When drafted men fail to report
the District is not responsible for their
desertion any more than for the deser.
tion of members of it's quota in the field
for them.
"C2) The paying of $500 for 'procura.
ton of substitutes under the law throws
upon the government the responsibility OF
providing such substitutes and relieves
the District therefrom. It is paid fol
"(3) The District must present men
liable to military service, suitable and
acceptable, not exempts. 1t cannot pre-.
sent for military service to the govern.
ment men who are exempt therefrom by
law. 1t must make up for them"