The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-28
AS Vermont's Federalized
Troops Left the State
for Mexican Border
ARE TRAVELLING
IN DAY COACHES
The Regiment Numbers 934
Officers and Enlist
ed Men


get there" was the way one of the Barr
boys in the lst Vermont regiment sizet
up sentiment among his comrade
when the troops train from Colcheste
passed through Montpelier Junction OF
it's way to Eagle Pass, Texas, yesterday
afternoon. Entraining at Colcheste'
around o'clock the first section, made
up wholly of freight, horses, wagons, etc.
with sprinkling of troopers, reached the
Junction shortly after 8 o'clock. Then
three sections occupied by the troops
came through at intervals, each section
stopping while patriotic gathering OF
Washington county folk gave vent to
their patriotism, an emotion which, il
may be added, was very often shaded
with regret.
Barre was largely represented in the
crowd that thronged the platform, and
Barre boys in the contingent got many
warm handshake as the trains pulled
up Adjutant G.. Newell Barber was as
signed to the officers coach, along with
Col Reeves and Chaplain John M. Thorn
as. There were about score of Barre
men in the Company H contingent, and
Private Forrest Wiley OF St Johnsbury,
a son of the late L. +. Wiley Of Barre,
was assigned to transit service in the
commissary section. The young soldiers
were in fine fettle and possessed just that
fine spirit of expectancy that will serve
them in good stead during the five days
trip to Texas.
"Tell them we won't be happy till we
get there!" 1t was an epitome of the
Vermont spirit, and perhaps the shades
Of Green Mountain boys who fought at
Remington, Plattsburg, Chapultepec and
Gettysburg heard and smiled.
The men travelled in day coaches, but
supply OF short boards were provided,
which were to be laid over two adjoining
car seats and covered with blankets for
a fairly comfortable bunk. Four commits
sary cars with an adequate supply of
food and fresh drinking water went
along Each soldier was issued five days
rations, The men are to be given a
chance to get out Of the train now and
then to exercise.
At Binghamton, N. Y, they will re-
ceive supplies of shoes and socks, which |
have been forwarded by the war depart |
ment, and also supply of anti.typhoid
serum The guardsmen will not be inoe-
llated with the serum, however. until |
they have reached their new station. |
From Binghamton, the route will be /
westward to Chicago, Kansas City, Mo,
through Oklahoma to San Antonio, Tex,
md then to Eagle Pass. In passing
through oklahoma, the train will stop at
.wo towns which are now connected by
In electric railway built number Of
rears ago by Colonel Reeves, where
arge, although necessarily brief, welcome
q being planned for them. There is some
Ioubt as to whether or not Eagle Pass
vill be the final destination of the regi- {
nent, it being reported that it is merely
junction point and that the Vermonters Z
fill be joined there by other regiments 9
nd transferred to another station.
The Vermont regiment is composed Of y
I officers and $50 enlisted men, while
he sanitary troops, numbering four off i
ers and "a men. accompanied the regi 4
rent. The first squadron of cavalry, I
Isl men, and about $50 re- !
ruits, were left at the state grounds, /
here they will drill and equip. All the J
len who failed to pass the physical ex-
mination or failed to take the oath are \
, be discharged at once. IN
Sergeant Carl Nelson and five other
embers of Company II, who failed to y
ass the final medical examination at the a
ate camp prior to the departure of the y
giment for the border, arrived in Mont. y
,lier last evening and this morning. 9th il
companies lost a much larger proper. b
on Of men. and all of the Company H :,
en- who were rejected had only minor a
'fects that barred them from going II
ith their comrades. The other fiye were ?.
-ivates Shewell Jones, Smith, Lothrop
Id O'Brien. re