The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-22
THR0NG SHOWS
ITS PATRIOTISM
Tears and Applause of 5000 MngIe as Company
Leaves in Response to Country'S Call Crowd
Realizes Seriousness of Situation BrattIeboro
Woman Sends Three Sons

of '6l-'65, but they knew the feelings
of the members of Company for they
had marched from Brattleboro under
similar circumstances.
The veterans of the two wars left
the Armory ahead of the company and
formed at the corner of Green and
Hugh streets in column of twos. Ahead
was part Of the First Regiment band.
SIX OF the band men in field service
uniforms as they had been ordered To
report at the mobilization camp. having
signitied their willingness to 20 to the.
front.
The company followed the veterans
almost Immediately and once the men
had all reached the foot of the long
flight Of outside stairs Capt Gibson
gave the signal to start. The band
struck up medley Of National airs
that stirred the blood of every person
within hearing.
Main street was lined on both sides.
many persons deep. and Bridge street
was similarly lined. Applause in the
form OF vigorous rand clapping was
continuous; first for the veterans Of
the two wars and growing stronger as
the boys Of the present dav, swinging
along at their vigorous pace, followed
1 Women, with tears streaming dow,
their faces and gloves ON their hands.
applauded vigorously and it seemed.
more generally than did the men. who
showed their respect and admiration
| by the raising of hats.
Among the boys in the ranks there
was no jollIty on that march. They
were not seeking faces IN the long
lines of people, but were attending
strictly to the business they are now
engaged III for a greater or lesser
length of time. Considering the num-
/ Der Of recruits in the ranks the march
ing and alignment were remarkable.
! The crush at the station was some
thing that could not have been han
died had numerous police force been
on hand. The company swung down
the east platform, passing the veterans,
who saluted as the bows swung bv
them, and then came to halt "a.
await the train that was to bear them
away. 1t was then that many affect
ing scenes were witnessed. Men were
permitted to drop out of the ranks
and women and girls clung to them and
wept unrestrainedly.
The tension wore off a little in the
20-minutes wait for the arrival of the
regular train, but tears flowed again
as the special pulled in to the station
and the company was ordered to board
the ears. The men promptly climbed on
board and scattered through two cars
and waited the few minutes before the
order to proceed was given the engi-
neer. The men remained in the ears
and as the train slowly pulled out
men S hats came off rs if by word Of
command, some being held aloft and
r others waved in token of farewell
, Then the crowd began slowly to dis
: lntegrate and in long streams to scat
, ter TO places of business and to homes.
! There was no lcvitv 1t appeared
, written on every face that this is a Sc
/ rious time and that they had Just Wit
I messed one of the hardest things it
falls to lot of man and woman to do
3 TO leave home and loved ones to en-
1 gage possibly in mortal combat.
' As was to be expected on such an
occasion, traffic on the railroad this
j. morning was more congested than
e usual. When the head Of the line
5 reached the station a freight was
o standing on the main line with the en-
3 gine and one car on the side track.
n With tracks and platforms overrun
e with men, women and children, the en-
n gine and car were run on to the main
1 track, connected TO the rest of the
G train and pulled out northward.
= A1ihOSt 1uHedltlt&i9 S0NthhoNuu
r train went through the station and
r this Mas followed b. tn regular pas.
g senger train from the West River di-
t vision. The railroad men did every.
( thing possible 10 insure safety for all
9 but there were some narrow escapes
This morning Just before the com.
lpany was called IA to ranks Joseph 1
Marshall of West Chesterfald, n IT,
a brother of two men who enlisted
s yesterday in Hinsdale, y H., appeared
: at the Armory and applied for enlist
/" ment. He was examined, passed and
laecepted and outfitted in time to take
! his place in the ranks.
His enlistment brought the tota
strength of the company up to So meI
and officers. Only SO went, however
!, George J.. Marshall and John GarritN
:, being left behind to continue recruit
. ing. Marshall is a former sergeant il
the United States army and has haJ
= experience in the recruiting service.
i Capt. Gibson went this morning onl,
= as far as Windsor and returned thi
,s afternoon to take full charge of tn,
% recruiting in the entire county, whicl
n win be pushed vigorously c. Arnol,
a Pellet will return to assist in tha
,e work
y There are S3 men in the BELOW
s. Falls company and III in the Spring
re field company, taken aboard the train
The revised roster of Company I is a.
T. follows:
k. CAPTAIN, Ernest w. Gibson