The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-12
VI. CROWD SEES LOCAL
81 NEDSNEH ON LAST NIGHT

crowd OF approximately 800
.t" th" local contingent Of national
Tuurds on 1ud later welcomed tho
d'in'hmout from th, north aud saw
ih'W un too. 1T the Santa Fe station
last nirhi. cheers following the ~
ear train o. n pulled down the yards.
lurr" was applause. cheers. some
farewell k.ssos. a few done rather too
hastily 10 please the movie directors
had such b"eu on tho scene. and
i"H t'ais In tho main. Il was
good naturad crowd. only saddened
h'r" aud there by someone who saw
thc serious sid" of the anair moro
clearly.
Tho first batch - soldiers 20 ar
riv" waa i0rty-uur recruits from Las
Vegas. gathered su hastily that som.
of them were without uniforms or
equipment under command Of Major
l. w llfold and First Lieutenant J.
l. Powers who also ls battalion ad.
luiHn' The L1s Vegas company was
mustered uut some time ago. the re-
crul.s were enlisted as such after tn.
can for sortlr. at the border cam.
ard viii b" assigned to other com
pauirs Tor duty This detachment
came down on train No. /.
Ten minutes llter the special train
from Santa =" pulled In. bringing
two companies T. and r. the band
and headquarters There were 40
men IN this detachment. with m.
two contingonjs there We're seventeen
oiicors
shortly after this the local cOmpan-
ieS swung down the platform and
took up a wait that lasted half an
hour or so. until the cars ia which
they were 10 travel had been placed
ana proyjsioued a li,tle befor. .
o'clock ali were aboard the last box
of supplies aud ammunition had been
loaded and tn" train started. Tho
men were Kept IN the cars here. not
being allowed 90 mingle with IA"
crowd On tho platform b.caus" OF
fear that they would not b. on hand
Whcn the time came to go
The companies averaged approx
Imat"ly siNty men. II was said. TAX
INK tho state as "a whole Everything
about the mobilization went smooth
!, except tho matter OF railway equip.
ncut. u being necessary To move the
men IN chair cars and coaches. as no
out further dolty which Adlutart
General Harry 7 Herring wished 10
avert Everything possible was done
Co cNpodit" tho mOyem.n, here aud
AZ other points along the line.
Tho train was not consolidated
Win IN" Pecos valley train AZ Bel.n
a. had been expected. because II War
heavy enough alone 20 make a sub
sflntial train aud because tn. Pecos
valley section was not 10 arrive at the
junction uutil early this morning
NestcrlaE was the eighteenth anni-
HytS1ry OF the departure OF Sew
Mnucus contingent for the spanish
American war
Ih" officers arrislns from the north
last night included lcnoral Herring
'uioue, r. g Abbott. Capt. Norman
l.. hiug roStm'niul adJutant; capt
Carlos \i,trt Inspector OF small arms
practice. Capt E ID hoylp. mess ON.
rvr. capt D. l.. Stafford. commanding
rpWplr. 3 Cap James Blcl. com
Wuuuiug Company b.. First Laeutcu-
ant James ~. N.Hughns. Duwu4ssary
uN.,r Second Lieutenant 4. " Bed
u,I. ,uWuus-trs officer capt James
~UutWIu. r'Hwrut -llN capt L.
1, tuIu,f. commanding company l.
SECOND lH,uf,u1.' n Hormtu, OF
Company o. captain D. " Thomp-
son HUlrfrrm'-t,r Major VI L.
stern uuirtUrmts'er tr-t Licutcn-
uaf j o.. ruNtrs battalion 1dlutnnt,
Major l.. " uteid commanding sec-
ond BATTALION.
lirst Lieutenant John G0rmsn was
loiI At santa Fe as recruiting officer.