New Britain herald., 1916-06-24
FEW BRITAIN BOYS
 | OFF FOR THE WAR
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Mggards among the youths who were 8cking knapsacks and rolling blank #F on the armory floor this morning.
 e @ presence of light hearts and light sa spirits was attested time and again @ groups broke into song. Its a Eng, Long Way to Tipperary," The |s|rl Left Behind Me- and other @Blodies both sentimental and martial Exceeded one another as the hour of aparture nearer.
 s Crowds Cheer Troops.
 aCheer upon cheer arose from the sbwded sidewalks as the line swung sBm Arch into Main street with the
 toon of police under Chief Rawl-
 s leading. The Philharmonic band MsDke into the Stars and Stripes and as
 soldiers headed north towards szSrnmercial street the crowd broke ld followed. Ahead of Company I 8sne the Metropolitan band which &ptinuously played patriotic airs. At |8 arcade hundreds left the line of M rch and rushed across the railroad K oahs to gain a place of vantage on H8 long lines of freight cars stand s# in the Commercial street yards.
 e marching troops swung down |snmercial to Elm and rounding
 ne of box cars headed for the wait N passenger coaches. The throng anbertng thousands followed and in
 noment the narrow space between W cars was damned with prespiring @ fnanity. Old Sol came out at this Cture good and strong and let the
 ops feel the first real sign of sum- I yet experienced The band con- sN1ed to play inspiring music while Z troops boarded the cars. x Farewell Scenes. a areweu scenes of a heart gripping z racter were enacted on the plat 1ss ms and aboard the cars. Mothers
 ted tearfully from their sons, and l @es from their husbands while l |A1y a sweet faced maid hid her sobs | N wee small handkerchief and faint l Ia balled good bye to her lover. The | gNrds at the oar doors could not with | & d the demand to say farewell to | R soldier lads within. It was a cal | |s soul indeed who did not feel a |
 cking sensation and a grip at the | K rt asathe final good byes were said
 
 he fair sex by any means.
 # Depart at 1:3O.
 @ soon as the men of Company F
 r. had boarded the cars, allowing w moments for farewells, a big M cher hooked on and drew the @n eastward to a point below the | sS street crossing and a few mom- 8 later it was backed into the pas Z ger station just as the 1:10 train
 s the west drew in with the Com 6az Ia zV D boys from Bristol. There was AA i'd era ble backing and shunting and zsN opportunity for a final farewell | @M given. The arcade was packed |
 a h en dto end, reminding many of 1 @ scene at the passenger station the | SAs the boys of '98 left. 2 hile this was going on the factory 1 st1es gave a siren salute, the bands @ inued to play, joined by the T. A.
 rum corps which was late in ar z 1g and the soldier lads aboard |
 cars sang their company songs and |
 n nded arms from the open windows | &Hive 8 last handshake to some fond |
 nd. Finally the warning word 1 x aboard was given by the cOnduc- | A the police pressed the crowd back SAn the cars and the train slowly
 I'd eastward to the accompaniment heering and handclapping. Six Benger coaches and three box cars
 aiming the baggage were used to Eey the New Britain and Bristol +r f I,o Those Who Left
 cluding the commissioned officers %N oth companies IT men left the city S y for Mantle. The majority were
 ormed, all but few of the late re- N ts being outfitted before leaving
 armory The roll comprised the bwing: Company E, Captain E. R.
 First Lieutenant James F. Hat
 Is, Second Lieutenant Arthur L. nson, First Sergeant Austin, Quar- Master Sergeant Wn1. W. Webster,
 St Duty Sergeant Smith. Sergeants
 n, Kelley and Veley; Corporals
 eutze, Simons, Queenin, Bober bm, Becker, Orsie; Cooks, Squire sz Dolan; Artificer, Statchen; Must
 s, Duplin and Phelps.
 2rivates, Allen, Anderson, Adams,
 kas, Cocoran, Carroll, Collins, Coe,
 man, Forcell, Ge1dels, Hall, Hook
 h, Jenek, Kaine, Locelle, Logan, 2 kay, Maksimczyk, Naples, Over m, Olsen, Okenquist, Rund. Roden,
 n, Roulard, Soma, Sullman, E nidt, Saniski, Sattler, Smith, Tobin,
 an, H. D. Ventres, O. s. Ventres,
 iski, Whaples, Welch, Rose, Scar
 Ray, Schmidt, Carroll, Delaney,
 ica, Rainsford, Martin, Bosko, Sea-
 HouIlihan, Andrus, Grabeok, kson, Yaps, Grabeck, O'Brien, c.
 Smith. Burda, Coffey, Suess, Swan @ Mahoney