The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-28
CROWD OF 1900 BIDS
FAREWELL TO COMPANY |

iliOI Lii-s1 A''AlA tiiS CdlllIJ SIOuiid " Is
sex Junction. They reported that it
rained constantly in their trip down
the state until the trains got south of
White River Junction.
The new railroad station was lighted
from top to bottom and all available
lights on the platforms were burning
and shone on the large flags flying
from every roof support.
The first section with the freight
and baggage equipment was made upI
of first class rolling stock of the Cen
trail Vermont. Boys from the St
Johnsbury company were in charge
of the horses and guarding the train.
While the train stood at the station
one of them remarked that they had
smoked their last cigarettes and in a
minute packages of cigarettes began to
shower into the ear. They had enough
| to "hold them' q few minutes when
the train pulled out
The second section containing Com
panies NJ, I, L and X, which led the
men to call it the ''miIk' train, ar
rived at 1920 o'clock amid scenes al
ready described, \ surprisingly large
number of people waited or returned
to see the arrival of the third section
at 1l.30 clock This consisted of
Companies L Of Bellows Falls. of
NorthfelG C of Winooski and II of
Montpelier This section was in com
mand of Mai Tinker. Many of those
at the station knew boys in the Bel
lows Falls company and found oppor-
tunity to talk with them. In this com
pany is Louis Gorborino, Brattleboro
boy.
1t was not until 1.2O this morning
that the fourth and last section under
command Of Maj. Walter 0. Cooley of
tBrattleboro. pulled up at the station.
On this train was Lieut.. Taylor, assist
ant surgeon of the regiment, a phys
lician at the Bratt,eboro Retreat. and
several local boys. Stanley Wilson, n
, student in the medical department of
the University of Vermont, was a
member Of the hospital squad on the
train ami had been appointed orderly,
t and Ralph Thayer, q West Brattleboro
bov. was member of Company c, the
/ University of Vermont company, and
r. both held receptions. Their parents
, and relatives were there to see them
5 ot and many high school students had
/ waited to bid them farewell.
$ Mai. Cooley was in the officers ear
s at the rear and did not leave it, but
hanging out of the open window OF
. his section, he held a reception as long
Y as the train remained at the station.
When the last red light on the
: ''buggy,'' the caboose attached to the
rear of all the troop trains for the us'
Eof the railroad men, had disappeared
down the track BrattIeboro had bid
den farewell to the last Of the first de
! tachment of Vermont troops to leav'
:, for the Mexican border. There wer
= many who realized that this probabl,
- was only a start, for in a week or tw
.. another detachment, now in training
at the state camp ground and waiting
= for equipment, probably will g
=, through Brattleboro and this will cor
, tain many of the younger boys and er
60 listed men.
r. Lieut.. Walter R. Spaulding, com
g manding Company I, at the request o
60 The Rcformer is reporting progress o
!, the tourney for the benefit of friend
., in the home town. He telegraphed TIN
y morning from Oneonta, N. Y, as TO
81 lows. EsArrived at Oneonta at
- lo,clock. Had double time drill in tn
streets for exercise. Estey organ we
. come gift. Food enough for entil
: battalion for five days put on train
Brattleboro. Typhoid serum to
taken on train at once. Brattlebol
~ gave us the best send off we have see
!, anywhere
The complete roster of the men wi
- made up Company I as it went throus
. Brattleboro under command of Ller
Walter R. Spaulding, as furnished II
Reformer by the lieutenant at t
-" railroad station, shows one or two ado
po- +ions to the roster as published Mo
'' dav, and, of course, the eliminati
ieo of the names of those who refused
.eo take the oath and who were dropped
ing the state camp because of failure
eY pass the physical examinations. Sol
promotions are shown in the list a
'ec transfers indicated.
oys Artificer Ericsson is made a eorpo
al and Private O. A. Pellett is now
axe artifeer. Private Levi Heap is {
vho of the three cooks and Edward G.
yes vsr and W. II. Lee the others.
nth with these changes the roster
the published down to the list of priva