The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-21
IN BOARD WHEELING SPECIAL
IN WAY To FORT SCRIVEN. Ca
GREAT CROWDS GREET WHEELING
AND PANHANDLE BOYS EN-
ROUTE TO THE SOUTH.
Supper Berved on Beard Pullman IL An-
joyed Immensely By tho
New Army.

The car!tol OK tho greatest nation OF.
the faco 90 IT," earth Is being Flc"'''
with arnez~:ne:st th:s mNva;Es ~ XIV
members O. the rev army tr"tn NHcct-
ing and tho West Virginia Hanha""ie
who are bound for Fort Sc-;vA;i. Cor
gia. where they VIII take up ;h"ir Yrs,
duties a. soldiers under tho guidance OK
Uncle Sai... 80.
When tho Fort Scr,ven Special
pulled out Of tho local Baltimore o"d
Ohio Depot Mt $50 yesterday eS'eSHoc1l'
the West Virginia. h:its echoed WIKI
cheers fron, tho throats o. tho ;hroass
that had gathered TO h!S Gods spec" 90
tho boys who wore about 10 depart 70
assist In upaolding the democracy OF
tho United States. Tears were pis''t'-
full but cheers predc:u!aatsL. Never N
the history o. :he city has such iare'
we'll been rendered us that given 70 inc
drattees yesterday.
AS the special crossed Market ana
Main strcets AMI CoG"dAd .tA" vsaoUcs
curve into the distance. The waving OF
American Flags and Haudkerch:ets
greeted rho Departing soldiers.
The writer $;Nod upon :ro rear 7ta'-
form Of tho las: coach and Witnessed
many sights ear@ut". Road I"7rnlNt'
Of the Baltimore &uI' Ohio railroad. ".
J. Walsh. WAS aboard the tre!n. While
Engineer Henry Malone ard Fireman Z.
E Williams lad charge OF ""E'na NO.
2soS tina. pulled the n:no coaches.
Lots OF Patriotic Noise
Locomotives standing In the yards
along Thu route gave tirsc signal that
the special was approaching. and their
whistles indicated the location OF tho
train The whistles OF the Wheeling
Stamping company. the Warwick Pot
tory company. Morgan Carriage Works,
Wheeling Ice and Storage took up tho
cry and. the employees gathered n groups
upon tho buildings and along the roud-
way and cheered the lads a. they
passed. The greeting was returned BY
the soldiers with the waving OF flags
ana handkerch.efs. The Belmont Mill
took up the signal and the mighty wh!s-
tie warned tho mills further south.
When the train crossed the city al
Thirey-Second street It was greeted by
hundreds OF citizens who had gathered
there and the factories shut down &c
allow their employees to bid farewell &c
tho boys.
Every nationality was represented and
Foreigners OF all nations mingled with
the American born IN cheering tho new
soldiers. Women with babes IN their
arms stood on n. r"ar iooSN'N"s md
waved goodbye. At Bcnwcod 4 caboose
was dlItEtf'i "t-ti u I'"'''S'' - 'eAtA- SAS
officials. Great crowds ttrURSHG TIC
tracks through this ;u"n ard tho wh!s'
ties OF the great National Tube com
paay, the Wheeling Siss. AID Iron com.
.papy and other Gilis bid the lads a royal
welcome ard then Il rssoundias OF fare
wells.
Tho Marshall county lads Joined the
Wheeling a.,d Panhandle boys at
Moundsvtlle and. We're given three
cheers. Bands played and flags flew
to the breeze and the Mound City" Go
itself proud n giving KS sons fond
farewell. It was a SceQe that VIII never
be forgotten
~ Get Down to Business.
After leaving Mouadsvtlle tho train
started to enter the hills OF the state
and left the coag"steG cities. The lads
who had been kept busy watching the