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WORCESTER 
IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR 


BEINC;    THE    STORIES   OF 


Companies  A,  C,  and  H,  2d   Regiment 

AND  Company  G,  9th  Regiment 

M.  V.  M. 


DURING  THE  WAR   FOR  THE   LIBERATION   OF  CUBA 

May — November,    1898 


WITH   A   ROSTER  OF  E.    R.   SHUMWAY   CAMP,   No.    3c 
SPANISH  WAR  VETERANS 


FOLLOWED    BV    A    BRIEF  ACCOUNT    Of  THE    WORK    OK 

WORCESTER  CITIZENS 

IN  AIDING  THE   SOLDIERS  AND  THEIR 

FAMILIES 


^r   ALFRED    STROE 

A  I'atrar.  cflhr  Ciiil  ff^ar,  'til-^'j 


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WORCESTER,   MASS. 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  AUTHOR 

1905 


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THt   LIBRARY   Of 

CONGRESS 

Two  Cooies  Keceived 

JUL  11  1905 

COPY    A. 


PREFACE. 


Readers  of  this  volume  will  ol)scr\"e 
that  in  no  sense  is  it  a  history  of  the 
strife  rendered  necessar_\'  1)y  the 
stru,sj,i;;le  of  Cuba  for  independence,  it 
being-  a  plain  statement  of  the  i)art 
borne  by  Worcester  men  and  Ix.iys  in 
the    citv"s    se\-eral    militia    ciim])anies. 

The  story  itself  is  the  outoniwth  of 
a  beginning;  ma<le  in  the  W  orcester 
Magazine,  Xnvember.  U)02.  when  a 
resume  of  the  i)art  Ixirne  in  theS])anish 
War  by  A  Comiiany.  or  the  City 
Ciuards,  was  nn<lertaken.  Later  the 
same  was  followed  liy  a  similar  nar- 
rative of  the  Light  Infantry.  The 
work  of  collecting  and  arranging  ma- 
terial for  one-half  of  the  companies 
concerned  in  tlu-  war  having  been 
done,  the  engravings  used  l)eing  ac- 
cessiliK-  .and  the  type  itself  being,  for 
the  mosl  part,  still  set  up,  what  more 
natural  than  that  the  other  two  com- 
panies should  receive  similar  treat- 
ment ? 

The  double-colinnn  r)age  and  the 
somewhat  |iecidiar  shape  of  the 
volume  are  llie  results  of  facts  already 
stated,  with  the  additional  truth  that 
illustrations,  whether  groui)s  of  indi- 
viduals, scenery  or  events,  can  be 
more  conveniently  employed  on  a  mag- 
azine     l)age     than   in   a  smaller   book. 

Xo  story  of  this  nature  can  be  told 
without  many  ciinferences  ami  coni- 
l)arisons  with  those  who  had  a  part  in 
the  events  described.  F.very  word  in 
the  volume  was  read  to  one  or  more 
members  of  the  companies,  that  con- 
firmation or  denial  might  be  had.    The 


newsjiapers  of  i8()8,  with  home  letters, 
diaries,  journals,  and  word-of-mouth 
recitals,  have  lieen  em])lo_ved  to  give  to 
the  storv  an  air  <if  direct  contact  not 
otherwise    attainable. 

In  telling  the  deeds  of  those  who 
served,  one  cannot  supju'ess  a  feeling 
of  regret  for  the  others  who  had  no 
chance.  \\  hen  the  war  rumors  were 
rife,  no  one  thought  it  ])ossible  that 
I'.alterv  !'.  would  remain  at  home  and 
have  no  jiart  in  those  stirring  times, 
yet  such  was  the  case.  There  had 
been  very  few  left  in  the  Battery 
ranks  had  not  the  men  supposed  that 
Massachusetts  Artillerv  would  be  as 
necessarv  as  La}'  State  Infantry.  Fate, 
however,  was  unkind,  for,  save  a  short 
tour  of  ilutv  on  I'lum  Island,  the  sum- 
mer of  i8i)8  was  quite  uneventful  for 
the  artillerymen,  while  their  l)rothers 
in  the  infantrv  ranks  were  winning 
fame  and  hiinors  in  active  service; 
hence  this  historv  cannot  include  a 
record  of  llatterv  1'.,  much  as  the 
writer  an<l  the  citv  woidd  be  pleased 
to    have    it    possible. 

Then.  too.  there  is  the  long  list  of 
Worcester  i)atriots  who,  failing  in 
their  efi'orts  to  enter  the  several  com- 
panies, sought  opportunities  for  mil- 
itarv  e.\])erience  in  the  regular  army. 
The  numl)er  was  as  large  or  larger 
th;in  that  of  the  men  in  the  home  com- 
|)anies,  and  nothing  would  jslease  the 
writer  more  than  to  give  their  names 
and  services  could  the  same  be  ob- 
tained. Captain  D.  F.  Anglum,  who 
had  the  recruiting  station   in  \Vorces- 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


ter,  and  who  sent  on  such  a  fine  array 
of  the  city's  youth,  did  not  retain  his 
rolls,  and  access  to  them,  now   in   the 
^  custody  of  the  government,  is  denied. 

While  reference  to  the  daily  papers  of 
the  period  and  the  careful  scrutiny  of 
war  histories   might   reveal   scmie   ])or- 
k  tion  of  the  names  desired,  still  the  roll 

»•  would      be      so      imperfect    that    it    is 

.  deemed   best  to   confine   the   narrative 

f  to  the  work  of  Worcester  militiamen. 

1  This  conclusion  rules  out  the  inter- 

^.  esting  stories  of  West  Pointers:  Geo. 

^  H.   G.   Gale,  Roger  B.   Bryan,   Marcus 

D.  Cronin,  Roger  F.  Gardner,  Edmund 
X.    Benchley;     with     Annapolis   men. 
^  Charles      Ward      Bartlett,    Austin    M. 

\  Knight,     Timothy     S.     O'Leary     and 

5  Ralph  Earle,  all  of  them  being  repre- 

sentatives of  Worcester  in  the  army 
or  navy  during  the  war,  and  each  one 
giving  a  good  account  of  himself. 

.■\t  one  time  it  looked  as  though 
volunteer  organizations  wmuUI  be 
called  for  instead  of  militia,  and  the 
quota  of  Massachusetts  in  such  an 
event  was  four  regiments,  and  among 
the  colonels  thus  designated  by  Gov- 
ernor Wolcott  was  Major  E.  T.  Ray- 
mond, who  had  won  distinction  during 
the  Civil  War.  Had  there  been  an 
opportunity,  there  can  lie  no  doulit 
that  to  his  standard  had  rallied 
as  valiant  a  body  of  men  as  responded 
to  the  call  of  duty  in  the  trying  days  of 
a  generation  before.  Among  the  com- 
panies of  this  central  regiment  might 
have  been  mustered  the  fine  body  of 
young  men  who  gave  in  their  names 
to  Sergeant  Harry  S.  Putnam  in  the 
hopes  that  a  place  might  be  found  for 
them,  but  this  plan,  too,  proved 
abortive. 

Had  the  scope  of  the  volume  per- 
mitted, it  had  been  a  pleasure  to 
enlarge  on  the  concerted  efforts  of  re- 
ligious and  secular  bodies  to  further 
the  great  object  of  making  hai)[jy,  as 


far  as  pussible,  the  honies  which  were 
lonesiuiie  nn  account  of  soldiers  gone. 
Perhaps  there  was  not  a  pulpit  in 
Worcester  froni  which  was  not  heard 
repeatedlv  the  rec|uesl  for  funds  to 
help  on  the  good  cause,  and  it  should 
he  stated  that,  invariably,  the  re- 
sponses were  (|uick  and  generous. 
E\erv  charitable  organization  set  at 
work  all  its  activities  to  help.  There 
were  societies  formetl  for  the  express 
l)urpose  of  aiding  the  soldier  and  hi^ 
family,  but  the  records  are  lost  in  the 
haste  with  which  the  past  is  obliter- 
ated. The  Red  Cross,  world-wide  in 
its  usefulness,  had  its  branches  in 
Worcester  churches,  and  in  the  last  of 
.\ugust,  a  central  organization  was 
effected  and  considerable  money  was 
forwarded  to  Miss  Clara  Barton  for 
distribution.  Of  this  latter  body 
scarcelv  more  can  be  found  to-day 
than  that  its  President  was  Alfred  S. 
Roc  and  its  Treasurer  E.  J.  McMahon, 
and  that  its  contributions  amounted 
to  nearly  three  hundred  dollars. 

The  book  itself  is  the  result  of  many 
favors  rendered  by  those  interested, 
and  to  them,  one  and  all,  thanks  are 
returned.  While  the  names  of  those 
who  ha\e  aiiled  in  \arious  ways  are 
legion  and  thus  hardl\-  to  l)e  enumer- 
ated, it  does  appear  desirable  to 
mention  specially  certain  ones  whose 
assistance  particularly  furthered  the 
enterprise:  among  these  should  be 
named  Captain  E.  G.  Barrett,  S.  E. 
Clapp  and  Joseph  T.  I.atlamme  of  A 
Company.  whose  daily  records  ac- 
counted for  their  period  of  service;  in 
C  Compan\'  much  help  was  had  from 
Ca])tain  F.  L.  Allen,  from  the  letters 
and  diaries  of  Lieutenant  A.  C.  King, 
Sergeant  William  E.  Barton,  Corporal 
C.  T.  Eldridge  and  Henry  J.  Greene; 
the  active  assistance  of  Captain  C.  S. 
Holden  in  H  Company,  with  that  of 
Sersjcants      H.     C.     Young  and  C.   E. 


WORCESTER    IX    THE    SFAXISH    WAR. 


Smith,  along  with  the  diaries  and  let- 
ters of  Sergeants  C.  E.  Alonroe,  V.  L!. 
Jordan.  Corporal  A.  B.  Seott,  Willis 
Gleason  and  Allie  Kimball,  rendered 
the  "Wellington"  story  possible:  the 
faithful  attendance  of  Cajjtain  Moy- 
nihan  and  Lieutenants  Hurley  and 
McCann  of  the  "Emmets,"  at  repeated 
readings,  is  rememberetl  gratefully, 
while  the  Cuban  letters  of  Musicians 
N.  T.  Skerrett  and  Peter  1".  Sullivan, 
along  with  the  co-operation  of  Ser- 
geant J.  J.  Corliss,  in  many  ways 
helped  along  the  project. 

The  profuse  illustrations  in  the 
volume  must  excite  remark.  The  same 
had  not  been  possible  without  the  as- 
sistance of  many  people,  among  whom 
should  be  mentioned  H.  C.  Grover, 
whose  war  sketches  arc  admirable ; 
the  cameras  of  Sergeant  Young  and 
Fred  P.  Dean  contributed  no  little  to 
the  appearance  of  tliese  pages,  while 
the  generosity  of  Colonel  F.  E.  Pierce 
of  tlie  .SfC(jnd  Regiment  adds  interest 
to  the  volume.  Captain  P.  L.  Rider, 
by  the  loan  of  cuts  and  data  furnished, 
enlivened  many  pages.  Thanks  also 
are  (hu-  til  the  Worcester  Pxiard  of 
Trade  for  the  use  of  half-tones,  pre- 
pared when  the  fir^l  part  nf  the  work 
was  running  in  the  .Magazine;  to  the 
Worcester  Evening  (lazette  for  plates 
made  during  the  war  period,  and  to 
Editor  I).  !'.  Toomey  of  Donahoe's 
Magazine,  for  the  loan  of  engravings 
in  his  i)ossession.  Lieutenant  Mc- 
Cann's  collection  of  i)liotos.  with  those 
of  J.  J.  Corliss  and  E.  R.  P.arker, 
aided  not  a  little. 

In  i)rei)aring  the  sketch  of  the  home 
work  of  Worcester,  the  writer  is 
under  great  obligations  to  Mr.  ]Lil- 
Icck  i',artletl.  Mr.  Carl  I'.onnrv  and 
:\Irs.  William  L.  i-tobinson  for  the  use 
of  records  in  their  keeping,  the  same 
chronicling    in    a    f.iilhful    manner    the 


untiring  efforts  of  citizens,  'while  the 
written  and  printed  records  of  the 
"Emmets."  as  preserved  by  Air.  M.  li. 
Lamb,  in  the  writing  of  the  late  Wil- 
liam J.  Tansey,  along  with  the  price- 
less compilations  of  Mr.  Richard 
(_)'l'"lynn.  made  the  home  efforts  mem- 
orable. In  arranging  the  matter  pre- 
liminary to  the  story  of  the  "Em- 
mets." the  writer  acknowledges  his 
obligations  to  Dr.  George  McAleer  for 
\'aluable  suggestions. 

The  roster  of  Colonel  E.  R.  Shum- 
way  Camp  is  taken  from  the  books  in 
the  keeping  of  Secretary  A.  F. 
\\'heeler.  and  he,  too,  is  entitled  to  the 
gratitude  of  all   interested. 

Xo  one  can  regret  more  than  the 
writer  the  fact  that  every  member  of 
the  four  cc:)m])anies  is  not  represented 
in  the  lollowing  pages,  that  readers 
might  know  how  their  soldiers  looked. 
Earnest  eft'orts  were  made  to  secure 
the  portrait  of  each  man.  Letters  were 
written,  many  miles  -were  tra\-eled  and 
all  honoralde  means  Avere  taken  to  get 
tile  ].iictures.  but  in  main-  cases  with- 
out success.  There  is  little  doubt  that 
some  veterans  will  be  disappointed  at 
the  non-appearance  of  their  sem- 
blances here,  but  such  will  ha\-e  only 
tliemsel\-es  to  blame.  The  ])reparing 
of  the  story  was  play  compared  with 
the  work  necessary  to  obtain  the  illus- 
trations. 

Such  as  it  is.  the  story  with  its  em- 
bellishments goes  forth  to  the  friends 
and  relatives  of  the  men  who  faltered 
not  in  the  ])ath  of  duty, and  in  so  acting 
reflected  credit  u)ion  the  city  which 
nurtured  them,  and  to  these  men, 
whether  here  delving  in  the  callings  of 
])eace  or  having  crossed  the  great  di- 
\ide  are  waiting  in  the  realms  of  bliss, 
this  account  of  their  devotion,  action 
and  triumph  is  dedicated. 

ALFRED  S.  ROE. 

March,  1905. 


Worcester  in  the 
Spanish  War 

CITY    GliARDS,    COMPANY    A,  2ND     REGIMENT,    M.  V.   M. 


[Though  the  origin  of  the  company  was  owing  to  pohtics,  all  iiuestions  of  politics  in  the  com- 
position and  management  of  the  City  Guards  long  since  disappeared.  In  1840  when  tlie 
campaign  for  the  rresidencv  was  run,  on  one  side,  along  the  lines  of  ■'Tippecanoe  and  Tyler  too 
and  hard  cider  attained  a  prominence  never  before  held,  the  rival  Whigs  and  Democrats  of  the 
Light  Infantry  became  almost  belligerent  towards  each  other,  and.  in  the  e.xcess  of  their  rancor, 
the  Whigs  withdrew,  all  save  the  Captain,  D.  Waldo  Lincoln,  and  proceeded  to  organize  a  mili- 
tary company  whose  appreciation  for  W.  H.  Harrison  and  accompanying  beverages  knew  no 
qualification.  From  the  start  the  companv  won  a  popular  position  and  has  ever  held  it,  though 
to-day  not  one  member  in  fifty  among  the  active,  veteran  and  honorary  members  could  tell  the 
real  reason  for  its  beginning.  u   .  u 

I  The  first  Captain  was  George  Bowen,  and  his  successors  to  date  have  been  George  Hobbs, 
Leonard  Pool,  George  B.  Conklin,  L.  Lincoln  Newton.  Edwin  Eaton,  Charles  W.  Longley.  John 
M.  Goodhue,  George  H.  Ward.  -A..  B.  R.  Sprague,  R.  H.  Chamberlain,  Joseph  H.  Iitus, 
W  H  King,  E.  R.  Shumway,  George  H  .  Cleveland,  Wm.  D.  Preston,  Wm.  A.  Condy  and  Edwin 
G.  Barrett.  When  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  came,  the  company,  under  the  command  ot  A.  B. 
R.  Sprague,  went  out  in  the  three  months'  service  as  a  part  of  the  Third  Battalion  ot  Ritles. 
Later,  nearly  everv  member  saw  service  in  some  capacity  throughout  the  struggle.  Few,  it  any. 
organizations  furnished  more  commissioned  officers  for  loyal  troops,  and  the  record  from  the 
beginning  of  the  war  is  a  proud  one.  r    1    ^  .1 

The  organization  of  the  company  was  m  September.  1840.  and  on  the  19th  day  of  that  month 
the  first  parade  was  made.  Its  first  encampment  was  in  the  fall  of  the  year  1840,  in  Worcester, 
and  its  second  the  vear  following,  in  West  Boylston.  Its  reputation  for  proficiency  '"  drill  was 
earlv  gained  and  has  been  ever  retained.  It  was  present  at  the  dedication  ol  Bunker  Hill  Monu- 
ment, June  17th.  1843,  did  guard  duty  on  that  auspicious  occasion,  and  heard  the  words  of  \\  eb- 
ster  as  he  gave  his  immortal  address.  ,    ,,      r^     •,   i   r>  i  t 

Of  the  original  roll,  only  the  Hon.  Julius  L.  Clarke  of  Newton  and  Mr.  David  J.Baker  of 
Worcester  survive.] 


ROM  the  earl}-  days  when 
the  frontier  town  id"  Wor- 
cester was  expected  to  re- 
turn her  quota  to  repel  In- 
dian attacks,  down  through 
I'rench  and  IncHan  wars, 
that  of  the  Revolution  and 
later  encounters,  the  town 
and  city  has  ever  heen 
ready  to  render  a  good  account  of  it- 
self. The  War  of  the  Rebellion  was  not 
so  far  away  but  that  memories  of 
it  were  fresh  in  the  pulilic  mind, 
and  the  militia  of  the  Bay  State 
was   largely  composed    of   men    whose 


fathers  hail  seen  serxdce  in  the  days  of 
i86t  and  'O3.  l.ong  before  tlic  final 
order  was  issued,  the  question  of  active 
service  had  lieen  discussed  in  all  the 
armories  of  Massachusetts,  and  there 
appeared  to  he  onl_\-  one  scnrnnent,  viz., 
that  of  a  desire  to  take  a  hand  in  end- 
ing Spanish  rule  in  .\merica.  Xot 
a  man  in  the  militia  could  remember 
the  dav  when  there  was  not  some 
trouble  in  Cuba,  and  the  conviction 
was  dee])  and  widespread  that  the 
United  States  would  eventually  have 
to  go  to  the  rescue  of  the  struggling 
patriots  in  the  Pearl  of  the  Antilles. 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


Seo.nm,  I.ieut.  \Vm.   II.  1') 
COMMISSIONED    OFFICERS.     CO.MI'.XNV     .\. 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMTAXY     A. 


9 


It  is  just  possible  that  the  surcharijed 
condition  of  the  atmosphere  added  zest 
to  otherwise  monotonous  drill,  for  the 
boys  were  beginning  to  think  that 
something  might  come  of  the  everlast- 
ing handling  of  firearms,  the  unlimited 
facings,  marchings,  and  devotion  to 
tactics  generally.  At  the  same  time,  it 
must  ever  redound  to  the  cn'dit  of 
American  soldiery  that  very  few  men 
were  anxious  to  go  simply  for  the  sake 
of  carrying  guns  with  the  intent  cif 
shooting  some  one.  It  was  a  distin- 
guished Frenchman  who  said,  more 
than  one  hundred  years  ago,  "In  Amer- 
ica no  men  are  soldiers  by  trade,  but 
men  of  all  trades  are  soldiers. ""  These 
militiamen  were  ready  to  bear  their 
part  in  helping  rid  an  oppressed  por- 
tion of  humanity  of  its  burden,  even  to 
the  extent  of  risking  their  own  lives  in 
doing  it. 

However,  while  to  the  praise  of   our 
men   the   foregoing   is   true,  there  was 
needed  some  overt    act,  scnne    blood- 
curdling deed,  to  kindle  the  fire  which 
had  been  laid  so  long.     The  spark  was 
afforded  when,  during  the  night  of  Feb- 
ruary 15,  in  the  harbor  of  Havana,  the 
United  States  ironclad,  the  ^faine,  was 
blown  up.     It  was  the  crowning  igno- 
miny of  the  century,  an  act  fitly  supple- 
menting the  barbarous  rule  of  Spain  in 
the  Western  Continent,  and  one  which 
immediately   welded     into    a    compact 
mass  North  and  Snuth,  making  every 
American  desirous  of  wiping  out  a  des- 
potism which  would  countenance  such 
a  diabolical  deed.     Every  man  capable 
of  bearing  arms  seemed    like    a    grey- 
hound straining   at   his   leash,  needing 
only  its  severing  to    spring    upon    the 
foe.     While  some  people  might  flatter 
themselves  that  the  outcry  was  wholly 
owing  to  the  desire  to  fight  for  Cuba, 
in  their  heart  of  hearts  they  knew  full 
well  that  from    the    murky  waters    of 


that  island  harbor  there  was  a  never- 
ceasing  moan,  "Wvenge  me,"  and  the 
cry,  "Remember  the  Maine,"  after  six 
years  filled  with  their  own  history,  has 
not  ceased  to  re-eclm. 

"When  the  splendid  Maine  went  down, 
.\nd  we  saw  our  brothers  drown. 
Then  a  flood  of  sudden  tears 
Changed  the  smould'rinK  wrath  of  years: 
.•\nd.  above  their  Cuban  grave. 
We  vowed  to  see  our  banner  wave." 
April  ic),  a  momentous  day  in  Massa- 
chusetts history,  saw  Congress  pass  an 
act  warranting  the  declaration  of  war 
by   the   President,   and   the   same    was 
signed  the  following  day.     Then    fol- 
lowed, on  the  23d,  the  call  for  125,000 
troops,  of  wdiich  number  the  quota  for 
Massachusetts  was  four    regiments    of 
infantry    and    one   of    heavy    artillery. 
April     28     Governor    Roger    Wolcott 
called  out  the  militia  of  the  State,  and 
preparations    to    comply    were   imme- 
diately   afoot.      Worcester     was      the 
proud  possessor  of    four  companies    of 
infantry    and    one     of     artillery.     The 
Emmet  Guards    constituted    Company 
G  of  the  9th  Regiment,  while  the  other 
three  companies  belonged    to    the    2d. 
Those  were  stirring  times,  and  to  many 
a   home    the   call    came   with    all    the 
emphasis    that    Byron    depicts    in    the 
immortal  night    before     the    Battle    of 
Waterloo.     Flaying  war  was  done,  and 
our  boys  were  soon  to  know  what  the 
actual  was  like. 

In  oliedience  to  a  regular  summons, 
the  members  of  Company  A  assembled 
in  their  .\rmory  rooms  Friday  evening, 
April  29,  to  ascertain  what  the  attitude 
of  the  men  would  be  in  regard  to  the 
call.  It  was  a  well-attended  meeting, 
and;  long  before  the  nominated  hour 
had  arrived,  the  rooms  were  crowded 
bv  the  soldiers  and  their  friends,  and 
one  spirit  seemed  to  actuate  the  crowd. 
At  precisely  8.15  p.m.  Captain  Edwin 
G.  Barrett  called  the  gathering  to  order, 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


and  requested  the  withdrawal  of  all 
those  not  belonginsj  in  the  company. 
After  a  brief  settincj  forth  of  the  pur- 
pose for  which  the  ineetins^  was  called, 
remarks  from  others  were  asked  for. 
and  the  first  to  resp(.'>nd  was  Sergeant 
W.  H.  I'liininier.  who.  in  a  ringing 
speech,  urged  the  men  to  \-()Iunteer  as 
a  company  and  to  follow  the  Hag 
wherever  it  might  lead.  Tie  touched 
the  right  clKjrd.  for  his  W(.)rds  were  re- 
ceived with  cheers,  and  the  men  were 
ready  to  volunteer  at  once.  However, 
words  from  others  in  a  similar  vein  fol- 
lowed, after  which  the  Captain  called 
for  a  rising  \-ote  upon  the  great  ques- 
tion, and.  he  it  said  ti:)  the  e\erlasting 
credit  of  the  mvnibers.  every  man  rose 
in  the  affirmatixe. 

So  mucli  f(.ir  the  altogether,  the  viite 
when  men  are  inspirited  bv  each  other: 
then  followed  the  mcwc  trying  ordeal, 
as  each  man  was  called  into  the  ])ri\ate 
room  of  the  non-commissioned  officers, 
where,  in  the  presence  of  the  Ca])tain. 
and  Company  Clerk.  Cor])oral  Iv.  L. 
Allison,  he  was  asked  to  make  his  per- 
sonal decision,  and  again  there  was  no 
flinching,  for  e\'erv  man  was  readv  to 
jnit  down  his  name.  The  moments, 
as  the  inter\iews  progressed,  were 
anxious  ones  to  the  men.  and  it  was  a 
long  breath  of  exultation  that  followed 
the  final  announcement,  b'or  reasons 
which  seemed  sufficient  to  himself 
Captain  I'.arrett  refused  to  accept  four 
men.  reasons  in  no  way  reflecting  upon 
them,  but  which  were  (ibvionsl}- 
worthy  of  consideration.  Not  till  11.35 
p.m.  did  the  meeting  end.  and  then  the 
time  was  none  too  long,  for  it  was  the 
most  important  .•issembling  of  the 
Guards  since  1S61 . 

Sunday.  May  I.  the  members  assem- 
bled again  to  transact  further  business. 
looking  to  the  near  departure  for  scenes 
of  hostility.      A  committee  of  \-eterans 


was  appointed  to  look  after  the  com- 
I)any  property  during  its  absence,  and 
the  further  order  was  read  directing 
every  man  to  report  at  7.30  a.m.  Tues- 
day, May  3,  in  heavy  marching  order. 
Following  adjournment,  each  man  pro- 
ceeded to  look  after  his  own  belong- 
ings, and  to  discuss  the  jirobalile  dispo- 
sition of  the  regiment  on  its  departure. 
I\bOTdav  followed  with  aliout  the  same 
situation,  for  the  victory  of  Dewey,  the 
day  before  in  Manila  Harbor,  had  not 
then  been  heralded,  but  the  next  day 
was  all  aflame  wath  the  wondrous  story 
of  Dewey  and  the  results  oi  the  first 
naval  battle  fought  witli  modern  ap- 
])liances. 

There  was  no  one  in  Worcester  wdio 
did  not  wish  a  l)right,  lieautiful  day  in 
which  to  see  the  boys  depart,  but  with 
characteristic  weather  fickleness,  Tues- 
day dawned  rainy  and  dismal.  (_)nl_\- 
the  glorious  news  from  Manila  saved 
the  day  from  downright  gloom.  Many 
a  time  has  the  city  risen  above  tempo- 
varv  trouldes.  and  this  case  proved  to 
be  no  excepticin.  Red.  wdiite  and  blue 
bedecked  the  buildings,  and  Main 
Street  loe>ked  as  it  must  have  appeared 
so  many  years  before  wdien  the  sons  of 
\\'orcester  were  departing  for  the 
Southland.  Every  available  inch  of 
standing  room  was  occupied  by  those 
who  were  Ijound  to  see  their  boys 
march  bv.  Moisture,  not  even  rain. 
Could  danqien  such  ardor,  and  the  pro- 
grannne  of  departure  was  carried  out 
just  as  if  the  sun  had  shone  his  bright- 
est. The  Armory  at  the  appointed 
hour  was  filled  with  the  members  of 
the  three  companies  \ylio  were  that 
morning  to  say  "good-by"  to  it  for  they 
knew  not  how  long,  it  might  be  for- 
e\"er.  It  was  qiuu'ter  past  nine  when 
into  the  drill-shed  walked  His  Honor 
Ma\dr  Dodge  and  the  Rev.  Alnion 
Gunnison.      D.IJ.       An      earnest      and 


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touchiiii,'  prayer  was  offered  by  the 
latter,  and  remarks  i>f  an  appropriate 
character  were  made  liy  Mayor  Rufus 
B.  Dodge,  Jr.  Interested  onlookers  of 
the  incident  were  ( lenerals  A.  I!.  R. 
Sprague  and  Robert  C'hamberlain,  both 
of  them  \-eteran  meml)ers  of  the  com- 
pany. 

The  line  moved  away,  led  by  a  s(|uad 
of  policemen,  each  one  of  whom  had 
been  a  soldier  in  the  Rebellion.  Then 
came  Battery  I!  Band,  and  the  grizzled 
ranks  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic followed,  for  Post  to  had  been 
assigned  the  honor  of  the  right  of  the 
line.  Sons  of  \'eterans,  and  survivors 
of  the  (  )ld  ftth  Regiment  of  iS6i, 
marched  next.  'I'here  were  carriages 
containing  infirm  \eterans  of  the  Ci.  .\. 
R.  and  of  the  several  companies;  then 
came  the  I'olytechnic  boys,  and  hnall\- 
the  chief  part  of  the  event,  viz.,  the 
departing  comiianies.  A,  H,  and  C.  in 
order,  with  Lieut. -Col.  Edwin  R. 
Shumway  and  Alajor  Harry  ?>.  Fair- 
banks riding  at  their  head.  They  had 
been  seen  in  march  and  drill  many  and 
manv  a  time,  but  how  numerous  were 
the  belli  dders  who  were  willing  to 
at^rm  that  they  had  never  really  seen 
them  before.  Such  is  the  dilTerence 
between  the  actual  and  the  seeming. 

So  adown  Main  Street,  with  scarcely 
moving  space,  the  gallant  companies 
marched,  the  band  playing  Auld  Lang 
Syne  till,  for  very  pity's  sake,  the  strain 
was  changed  to  the  more  lively  one  of 
Yankee  Doodle.  The  southern  limit 
of  the  i)arade  was  Myrtle  Street,  just 
beyond  the  Post  Office,  and  thence 
through  it  and  by  Southbridge  the  loop 
was  made  back  to  Main  Street  and  by 
the  City  Hall,  where  the  grand  review 
was  had  by  the  Mayor  and  many  con- 
spicuous citizens.  In  honor  of  the  day 
the  no-school  signals  had  been  rung, 
and  Young  America  of  both  sexes  was 


WORCESTER    I.\    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


e\ery\vhcre  in  evidence,  determined 
that  notliing  that  could  lie  done  should 
be  lacking'  to  make  separation  memo- 
rable. 

The  criiwds  thronged  to  the  station 
aufl  up  ti)  the  A'ery  car  d(ic_>rs.  where  the 
good-b_\s  were  spoken,  and  the  train 
moved  <_iff  for  the  familiar  camjMng 
grounds  of  Sciutii  Framingham.  The 
trip  was  a  short  and  uneventful  one, 
and  the  transferral  fmm  the  cars  to  the 
ground  was  soon  eliected.  Owing  to 
the  deeds  on  the  first  of  May  the  new 
camp  very  fittingly  assumed  the  name 
of  Camp  Dewey.  Xo  time  was  lost, 
and  after  a  dinner  provided  by  Caterer 
Yeaw,  the  (iuards  were  the  first  to 
appear  before  the  surgeon  for  his 
examination.  The  tests  to  which  the 
men  were  subjected  ]iro\ed  to  be 
unusually  severe,  hence  many  failed  to 
reach  the  standard,  and  many  a  would- 
be  patriot  was  obliged  to  fuld  his 
blanket  and  depart  for  home.  In  Com- 
pany .A  no  less  than  eleven  men  were 
rejected,  though  on  a  re-examinatinn 
three  of  these  men  were  taken  luick. 
The  inability  of  2d  Lieut.  F.  II.  Lucke 
to  pass  the  ordeal,  on  account  of  his 
eyes,  was  particularh-  regretted. 

Then  came  the  fir^t  night  in  camp. 
The  weather  was  cnld,  and  rain  a  sorry 
comforter.  Not  all  the  dreams  of  that 
long  night  are  recorded,  Imt  it  is  safe 
to  .say  that  m;uiy  of  them  ])ictured 
scenes  cjf  pleasure  and  happiness  cm 
which  waking  eyes  were  nut  t(i  rest  for 
many  ;i  lung  daw 

The  roster  of  the  company  as  it  left 
Worcester  was  as  follows: 

Capt.-iin,  Edwin  G.  Barrett. 
First  I.R-iit.,  .Muses  H.  Tisdell. 
Second  I.ifut.,  Frederick  H.  Liicke. 
Scrgc-atu.  Herl)ert  W.  Woods, 

VVm.  II.  Plinnnier, 

Walter  H.  ,Mlison, 

Edward  R.  Kiedl. 

Charles  A.  Poland. 


Corporal.  Elbridge  B.  Sawyer. 

James  T.  Cruikshank, 

Horace  L.  Ware, 

Archie  F.  Murray, 

John  G.  Hagberg, 
Musician.  Frederick  C.  Gagnon. 

Privates. 
George  E.  .\lIison,         George  Jones, 
Hubert  E.  .Austin,  Robert  A.  Lohnes, 

Herbert  A.  Ballon,         Julius  H.  Lowell, 
Chas.  A.  Barton,  Jos.  T.  Latlamme, 

Jos.  A.  Bergeron,  Chas.  A.  Lamberton, 

Jacob  Bieberbach.  David  D.  McTaggart, 

Jos.  H.  Boardman,         Arthur  C.  McGee, 
Walter  Burkhardt,  Wm.  E.  Moody. 

Wni.  E.  Cardin,  Wm.  H.  Morse. 

Samuel  E.  Clapp,  Edward  J.  Power, 

Jas.  A.  Cole,  William  W.  Rice, 

Beni.  Cooper,  Wm.  E.  Sherman, 

Wm.  G.  Cornwell,         W.  E.  Schofield, 
Thos.  R.  Dand,  Wm.  G.  Standish, 

Frank  L.  Fairbanks,      Quincy  F.  Thomas, 
Chas.  A.  Fischer.  Alex.  G.  Thomson, 

Geo.  L.  Forest.  Geo.  M.  Thomson, 

Ernest  B.  Hall,  Ingwald   E.  Torkelson. 

Fred  R.  Hayes.  Reinhard  A.  Torkelson, 

.Arthur  L.  Heyward,      Wm.  .A..  Traver. 
Wm.  A.  Hinchley.         Samuel  A.  Wallace, 
Lcroy  C.  Hinckley,        Peter  N.  White. 
Horace  K.  Hobbs. 

Reveille  sotuideil  prom|itlv  at  6 
o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the  first  ilav 
in  camp,  and  little  else  than  the  results 
of  the  physical  e.xaminations  occupied 
tlie  minds  of  the  \dluntecrs.  The  tests 
were  finished  this  day  and  resulted 
in  the  rejection  of  three  more  men. 
To  serve  on  guard  detail.  Compativ  .\ 
furnished  sixteen  men.  The  rain  of 
the  preceding  day  had  cleared  awav, 
but  the  air  was  coUl  and  raw.  There 
w.'is  no  drill,  and  Captain  Larrett  left 
f<ir  \\'(:ircester  to  secure  recruits  fiir  the 
\-acant  ]daces,  since  tlie  fidl  com[ile- 
nient  of  sevent\'-se\'en  men  must  be 
had. 

Fhe  Captain  returned  on  the  5th  with 
recruits  who.  with  a  single  exception, 
[lassed  the  examination,  and  in  the 
afternoon  a  \'ote  was  taken  bv  the  com- 
pany to  fill  the  \-acancy  made  by  the 
rejection    ui    Lieutenant    Lucke.     Ser- 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY 


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lie  protid  <if  his  stamlint;  anmnLT  his 
fcllnws  wlu'ii  the  rU'i'liiin  resuUcd  in 
his  iinaninii  Ills  chciicc.  The  first  (h'ill- 
iiiL;'  in  call!])  was  dcmc  on  this  day. 
'Idle  weather  was  nol  iiK'al  for  camp 
hfe,  since  rains  were  fre(|uent  and  the 
winds  were  deciiledly  Arctic  in  their 
teni|ieratiire.  All  were  pleased  at  the 
new  Lieutenant's  successful  passing  of 
the  tests  leading  to  his  commission, 
while  the  realities  of  life  a])peared  in  a 
sudden  attack  of  illness  on  the  ])art  of 
tine  (_>f  the  privates,  and  he  was  sent 
home  to  Worcester:  thcmgh  Pri\-ate 
Austin  recovered  ho  did  not  go  with 
the  company.  A\"ith  warmer  air  and  a 
dress  ])arade  on  Saturday,  the  Jth,  a 
degree  of  cheer  hegan  to  pervade  all 
hearts. 

Camp  Dewey's  first  and  only  Sun- 
dav,  so  far  as  the  Second  Regiment 
was  concerned,  was  ohscrved  as  an 
actual  dayof  rest.  Chaplain  J.  C.^^'ell- 
wood  held  a  service  in  the  mess  hall, 
hut  the  greater  part  of  the  passing 
hiiurs  was  given  to  consideration  of 
the  probable  disposition  of  the  regi- 
]  ment  Massachusetts  being  on  tlie 
ocean,  and  a  large  part  of  her  coast- 
dwellers  suffering  from  the  severest 
form  of  Spaniardphobia,  it  was  deemed 
probable  that  all  the  forces  of  the  Com- 
monwealth would  be  retained  for  her 
nwn  defense,  in  which  case  the  Second 
would  doulitless  be  hajjpily  located  in 
some  one  of  the  exposed  cities :  and 
what  fancies  the  boys  had  of  the  possi- 
bilities of  a  summer  by  the  seaside ! 
Little  did  they  know  of  what  was 
already  written  on  the  near-by  pages 
of  the  volume  reserved  by  Fate. 

Monday,  the  9th,  ushered  in  a  regu- 
lar round  'A  drill  parade  and  camp 
dutv.  (  )n  this  day  the  complete 
descripti\e  list  of  every  man  was  made 
out,  and  the  whole  company  signed  the 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


\V.   .A 

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CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


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United  States  A'olunteer  mustcr-rc  ill. 
The  soldiers  didn't  know  it.  Init  mat- 
ters were  coming-  to  a  head  rapidlv. 

Tuesday  prin-ed  to  be  the  !;reate>t 
(lav  vet  in  this  new  chajiter  of  (hiards' 
history.  At  9.50  a.m..  the  company 
ceased  to  be  a  jxirt  of  the  State  Alilitia 
and  was  mustered  into  the  volunteer 
service  of  the  United  States  by  Lieu- 
tenant E.  M.  ^\'eaver,  detailed  by  the 
War  Department  for  this  duty.  An 
earlier  order  had  assembled  the  com- 
pany in  its  street,  whence  it  had 
marched  across  the  parade-ground  to 
the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  flag-st_af¥, 
from  whose  tip  was  flying  the  Star- 
spangled  Banner.  Under  its  folds. 
with  uncovered  heads  and  with  up- 
raised right  hands,  each  man  repeated 
the  oath  which  bound  him  to  two 
years  of  faithful  service  to  the  national 
government,  unless  sooner  discharged. 
If  there  had  been  any  lacking  of  appre- 
ciation of  the  importance  of  the  step 
which  the  men  were  taking,  this  act 
revealed  the  full  magnitude  of  the  part 
they  were  al)out  to  play.  It  was  no 
round  of  camp  frolic  upon  which  they 
were  to  enter.  In  the  afternoon.  Cap- 
tain Barrett  read  the  Articles  of  War 
to  the  company,  and  upon  Quartermas- 
ter-Sergeant C.  A.  Poland  were  laid 
also  the  duties  of  commissary.  The 
day  closed  in  a  memorable  manner,  for 
at  the  head  of  each  company  street  had 
been  placed  piles  of  wood,  which  the 
boys  proceeded  to  use  for  camp  tires, 
around  which  they  gathered,  and  with 
songs  of  home,  love  and  war,  passed 
the  hours  away. 

With  entrance  ujion  the  U.  S.  service 
came  a  change  from  rations  prepared 
by  a  caterer  to  the  more  soldier-like 
manner  of  having  a  company  cook. 
Accordingly  three  days"  rations  were 
given  out,  and  it  was  understood  that 
the  next  day  would  put  them  on  their 


own  resources.  Alreadw  under  instruc- 
tions, the  catert-r  had  been  narrowing 
the  rani^e  of  tal)le  display.  Table- 
cloths and  napkins  disapiieart'd  and  the 
menu  was  shortening  u])  gradually, 
that,  when  the  change  came,  the  shock 
might  not  l)e  toi.j  rude. 

(  )n  the  1  ith,  re\eille  mo\  i-d  up  a  half 
hour,  disturl)ing  soldierly  dreams  at 
5.30.  Caterer  C.  S.  Yeaw  served  his 
last  breakfast,  and  then  came  the 
weightv  res])onsil)ility  of  selecting 
men  for  the  kitchen  squad,  and  the  lots 
fell  upon  Privates  Mills,  Lamberton, 
Havs,  Green,  Standish  and  Schofield. 
The  new  cooks  prepared  their  first 
meal  at  no<in  and  vv^ere  ready  to  offer 
their  liungrv  comrades  beefsteak,  fried 
bacon,  liaked  ])otatoes,  fried  onions, 
bread  and  coffee.  Tlie  afternoon 
brought  from  \\'orcester  .Mayor  R.  B. 
Dodge,  Jr.,  and  the  military  committee 
of  the  city  government.  Supper's  bill 
of  fare  dwindled  to  liash,  with  bread 
and  coffee,  for  the  diunt-r  lax'ishness 
could  not  he  expected  at  e\  ery  meal. 
It  is  full}-  time  for  taps  when  an  order 
is  received  directing  the  regiment  to  be 
ready  to  leave  camp  on  the  following 
dav.  This  news  banished  all  thoughts 
of  sleep  from  tlu-  camp,  and  letter- 
writing  to  friends  at  home  is  the  order 
of  the  night.  .\  summer  by  the  sea- 
side gi\-es  place  to  the  knowledge  that 

•■.•\u-ay  down  Soutli  in  Dixie" 
is  the    regiment's    immediate    destina- 
tion,   and    no    one    knew     how     much 
further  he  might  go. 

Though  reveille  came  an  hour  and  a 
half  earlier  than  the  day  liefore,  it 
awakened  very  few.  "Tired  nature's 
sweet  restorer,  balmy  sleep,"  had  not 
shut  many  eyelids  during  the  preced- 
ing hours,  and,  for  once  in  their  soldier 
lives,  the  resounding  bugle  disturbed 
them  very  little.  There  was  much  to 
do  in  packing  up,  eating  breakfast  and 


WOIUF.STER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


Capt.  Edwin  C. 

!akrett 

l-T.    F.    H.    I-l'CKi:^ 

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RST    LlEL-T. 

M.  H 

roM  MISSION  EI)     iil-FICEKS. 

nrv 

-.L'ARDS. 

iSg6. 

making  final  arrangements  fur  depart- 
ure. .\t  X  d'clMck  the  tents  were 
struck,  and  then  followed  till  noon  an 
opportunity  to  visit  willi  friends,  who 
were  present  in  large  nnnihers.  The 
teleplione  wire  to  Worcester  was  kei)t 
hot  by  officers  and  men  in  their  anxiety 
to  sav  ",troo(l-l)y"  to  listeners  more 
than  twenty  miles  away.  Strange  that 
science     and     war     sluiuld     so     kindlv 


lilend!  At  2  p.m.,  in  obedience  to  the 
assembly  call,  the  re,t;iment  fell  in  and 
was  reyiewed  by  His  Excellency  the 
Governiir.  Roger  W'olcott,  always  an 
impressive  figure,  never  looked  better 
than  when  he  appeared  on  this  occa- 
sion. Following  the  review,  a  hollow 
square  was  formed,  and  in  a  most 
efifective  manner  the  (iovernor  gave 
each     officer     his     commission.      That 


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little  march  frum  his  station  to  the 
Cnjxernor's  haiiil  was  the  most  im]ior- 
tant  that  many  of  these  officers  had 
ever  taken.  Certainly  the  most  that 
was  possihie  was  made  of  the  oppor- 
tunit}-. 

Time  flew  swiftly,  Imt  it  was  not  till 
5.40  p.m.  that  tile  line  was  formed  for 
the  march  to  the  station,  and  the  last 
sii^'ht  of  the  "old  camp-gT<nui(r"  was 
coupled  with  the  fi!.;ure  of  Caterer 
Yeaw.  who  was  actuall}"  in  tears  o\-er 
the  £r"i'i.>  away  of  his  boys.  Aijain 
the  Grand  Arm\-  of  the  Republic  acts 
as  escort  for  the  later  generation  of 
soldiers,  since  it  is  Middlesex  Post,  No. 
163,  that  takes  the  right  and  leads  the 
way.  The  whole  township  of  Fra- 
mingham  could  not  furnish  the  many 
thousands  of  people  who  crowd  and 
jostle  that  they  may  catch  just  a 
glimpse  of  the  departing  \-oluntecrs. 
These  masses  of  beholders  have  come 
from  distant  i)oints.  that  the}-  may 
once  more  see  their  loved  ones  ami 
take  the  parting,  possibly  the  final, 
farewell.  Leave-taking  of  soldier 
boys  on  their  way  to  actual  warfare 
has  ever  been  the  saddest  of  partings, 
and  it  is  no  mark  of  weakness  if  tears 
dim  the  eyes  of  the  man  in  uniform  as 
well  as  of  those  of  the  friends  wdio 
remain.  The  good  ])eople  of  South 
Framingham  had  erected,  near  the 
station,  so  that  the  line  would  pass 
under  it,  a  beautiful  arch  on  which 
were  the  appro])riate  words,  "God  be 
with  }"OU  till  we  meet  again,"  a  sen- 
timent to  which  even  the  most 
thoughtless  could  not  resist  respond- 
ing "Amen." 

The  station  itself  beholds  a  \'ast 
array  of  humanity,  military  and  civil, 
but  all  intent  on  the  departure  of  this 
regiment  of  ]\Iassachusetts  men  and 
boys.  The  soldiers  themselves  are 
especially  jubilant    over    the    thought 


that  theirs  is  the  very  first  regiment  of 
\olunteers  to  be  thus  ordered  avvav, 
and  many  are  noting  the  happy  coinci- 
dence with  the  great  event  of  April, 
ii'^'ii,  when  the  Massachusetts  ."-^ixlh 
was  the  first  equipped  organization  to 
place  itself  between  the  government 
and  its  foes.  (  )nce  more  the  bared 
arm  and  firnily-gras])C(l  sword,  ever 
\isible  upon  the  escutcheon  of  the  I'.av 
State,  were  significant.  Xaturally  the 
boys  had  hojjed  that  their  way  south- 
ward would  be  \-ia  Worcester  and 
Springfield,  so  that  the  folks  at  home 
might  see  them  in  their  regimentals 
and  that  more  of  the  loved  ones  might 
say  "good-by  ;"  l)Ut  it  had  been  ruled 
otherwise,  and  the  route  selected  was 
that  by  the  way  of  Newport  and  the 
Sound. 

The  last  farewell  is  spoken,  ami  at 
7.45  p.m.,  amicl  cheers  and  waving 
handkerchiet's,  the  long  train  nio\-es 
out  and  takes  its  way  towards  Rhode 
Island.  Those  parting  words  and  ten- 
der embraces  had  produced  a  (piieting 
effect,  and  many  a  loyal  heart,  beneath 
his  coat  of  blue,  realized,  as  the  man 
had  never  tlone  before,  just  how  father 
and  mother  felt  wdien  they  separated 
so  long  ago.  Thus  do  we  all  get  by 
actual  experience  what  otherwise  we 
should  never  know.  Then,  tmi.  the 
night  hour  had  its  effect,  and  the  leave- 
taking  was  sadder  than  it  would  have 
been  at  noon  or  in  the  early  morning. 
-Supper,  consisting  of  hardtack  and 
canned  roast  beef,  was  served  en  route. 
All  along  the  way  every  village  was 
astir  to  see  the  soldiers,  and  with  wel- 
coming shouts  and  red  fire  galore,  the 
peo])lc  attested  their  admiration  and 
regard.  Not  till  10.30  p.m.  is  Newport 
reached,  but  even  at  this  late  hour  the 
people  are  out  to  see  the  first  regiment 
arrayed  to  combat  the  Spaniard.  It  is 
the  magnificent  steamer   Plymouth  of 


WORCESTER      IX     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


the  Fall  River  Line  that  is  to  l)ear  the 
1)1  lys  tci  New  ^Mrk,  ami  if  these  same 
soldiers  ciiuhl  Inne  ha<l  their  choice 
tlie_\'  WDulil  nut  ha\e  chosen  otherwise, 
tor  there  was  a  significance  in  the 
name  that  appealeil  to  e\ery  loval 
Massachusetts  heart. 

.\t  11.30.  or  just  a  half  hour  before 
niiilni^iit.  the  staunch  \'essel  moves 
away  from  the  dock,  and  the  men. 
wear\'  from  the  excitement  and  events 
of  the  day.  early  seek  eon\  enienl  places 
in  which  to  hestow  their  etiects  and 
their  tired  bodies.  Alanv  of  these 
same  soldiers  as  ci\ilians  had  often 
g'one  o\er  this  route  in  former  (la\'S. 
findin"'  repose  in  the  finch'  furnished 
staterooms;  now  they  were  s"la<l  to 
take  their  rest  upon  the  soft  side  of  the 
lloor  with  scant  coxerinj;.  though  some 
lucky  fellows  had  the  prixileQes  of 
excellent  staterooms  after  the  officers 
had  all  been  placed.  Evidently  the 
l)oat  was  the  re!.;iment's  for  the  nitjht. 
Fair  weather,  though  somewhat 
windy,  allowed  the  trip  to  be  made  in 
Hood  time  and  with  no  luitoward  inci- 
dent. The  mornint;  of  the  13th  came 
early,  for  the  steamer  is  moving'  along 
one  of  the  most  fascinating'  r<Hites  in 
America,  and  to  a  large  pniportion  of 
the  men  the  scenes  are  entireh'  new. 
Evidently,  the  mission  of  the  Plymouth 
was  well  understood,  fcir  e\-er\'  passing 
tugf  and  steamer  g'a\'e  three  greeting 
whistles,  an<l  the  shores  apjieared  black 
with  peo])le  wdiose  \'oices  and  hamlker- 
chiefs  proclaimed  their  interest.  W  hile 
under  the  fanious  Bro(.)kl_\'n  bridge,  so 
intense  was  the  sound,  it  \-erily  seemed 
as  though  every  whistle  valve  in  the 
harbor  were  held  wide  open. 

The  J 'ly  mouth  reached  her  slip,  or 
Pier  Xo.  18,  on  the  Hudson  River  side 
of  New  York  at  8.15  a.m.  Two  hours 
are  given  to  the  unloading  of  baggage 
upon      the    wdiarf    and    then    the    next 


m<i\e  in  the  pla}-  is  awaited.  On  the 
arri\al  of  the  transport  Saratoga  the 
men  go  aboard,  and  again  jiass  arouncl 
the  foot  of  New  York  Island  and  touch 
at  Pier  17.  East  Ri\'er.  where  si.x  coni- 
jianies.  under  C'olonel  Clark,  lanil.  leav- 
ing the  remaining  six  under  the  com- 
mand of  Lieutenant-colonel  ."shum- 
way,  and  the  lialance  of  the  dav  is 
gi\'en  to  taking  on  board  supplies,  as 
directed  by  Captain  Barrett.  At  6 
o'clock  the  Saratoga  moves  cjut  and 
dro|)s  anchor  near  r>edloe's  Island,  on 
which  stands  the  statue  of  Liberty 
Enlightening  the  World.  The  Seventy- 
first  Xew  York  was  near  1)}'  on  board 
the  City  of  \\'ashington  and  the  Sene- 
ca. The  long  wait  here  of  forty-eight 
hours  is  remembered  with  anything 
but  pleasure.  Punks  arranged  between 
decks  were  not  exacth'  luxurious  ami 
the  air  was  something  to  breathe  light 
if  possible.  I'Xidently,  no  mtire  ])repa- 
rations  had  lieen  made  for  the  recep- 
tion of  the  men  than  would  have  been 
taken  for  a  load  of  cattle.  Those  who 
coulil  crowd  out  on  the  deck  slept  there 
in  the  open  air.  Xo  particular  fault 
was  found  with  the  food.  It  was  while 
lying  here  that  the  men  learned  what  a 
boat  steward  could  do  for  the  comfcirt 
of  men  if  well  paid.  Men  paid  as  high 
as  13  cents  for  a  glass  of  ice  water,  and 
]iie — well,  it  ranged  from  50  cents 
upward.  P'amiliar  faces  were  not  mi- 
known  e\en  (ju  the  transport,  and 
while  at  Pier  17.  Harr_\-  Merritt.  a  for- 
mer member  of  the  (iuards,  came 
aboard  to  see  how  his  old  comrades 
kioked  when  on  their  way  to  real  war. 
All  were  glad  tci  see  him. 

(  )n  Saturday,  the  14th.  a  change 
came  o\  er  the  si^irit  of  the  soldiers' 
dreams,  f(.ir  then  the  plan  of  going 
south  by  water  was  abandoned,  and,  on 
steaming  to  Jerse\-  City,  the  men  were 
soon  transferred  to  the  trains  in  wait- 


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Captain  Barrett  and  Caterer  Y) 
-Camp  Dewey. 
Fall  in  for  Rations-Lakelan 
Hospital  Tent-Lakeland. 


Drawing  Rations  — Lakel 
Lake  Morton-Lakela 


20  WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

iiii;-.  ami  the  jdurney  south  was  he,c.-iin.  transmittfrl  from  Rebellion  sires  to 
Anchor  hail  he.n  wei.i;heil  at  2  \).m.:  Spanish  War  sons.  The  rations  on 
the  landins^-  was  eft'ecteil  at  4.30.  ami  which  the  iourne\'  was  proa^ressing 
the  lioys  who  had  kejit  (piick  and  were  not  np  to  the  stamlard  for  hnn- 
oliser\-in,tj  eyes  ont  for  the  Seventy-  g-ry,  vio-orfnis  young  men.  Thev  were 
first  New  York  rejoiced  that  Massachu-  fair  in  (|ualit}-.  but  the  quantity,  ah! 
setts  still  had  the  jireference  and  the  there  was  the  rub.  The  authorities  had 
right  of  the  line,  for  the  Second  landed  forgotten  i,\hat  hungry  business  rail- 
ami  rolled  out  of  the  station  first.  roading  is.  What  might  have  done  for 
There  was  the  usual  crowd  of  enthu-  a  seasick,  ocean  triji  was  not  sufficient 
siastic  people  shouting  their  approval  for  the  land  excursion.  However,  the 
of  the  proceedings,  and  at  <).^o  p.m.,  in  stop  at  the  ca]iital  soon  ended,  and  at 
three  sections,  the  regiment  was  off.  7.50  a.m.  the  trains  pusluMl  along 
Colonel  Clark,  with  Com|)anies  1\,  C,  southward,  over  the  same  way  taken 
r,  and  1),  had  the  first  section:  Major  by  the  soldiers  of  1861,  viz.,  the  Long 
W  hippie,  having  L,  E,  M  and  T,  was  liridge,  and  the  first  stop  was  in  Alex- 
with  the  second,  while  Alajor  Fair-  anilria.  Here,  too.  Southern  people 
banks  took  charge  of  .\,  C.  F  and  H  in  are  ready  to  give  real  live  Yankees  the 
the  third.  The\-  were  not  sleeping-  heartiest  kind  of  a  greeting.  At 
cars  to  which  the  men  were  assigned,  L'herry  Hill  there  was  a  wait  of  suffi- 
and  close,  crampeil  seats,  though  each  cient  length  for  those  who  wish  to  take 
man  had  one  to  himself,  were  not  a  bath  in  the  nearby  creek.  The  stop 
exactly  the  thing  for  comfort,  but  all  is  to  enable  the  second  sectiiju  of  the 
managed  to  get  scmie  sleeji,  enough  so  regiment  to  come  up.  At  Portico 
that  thev  had  little  idea  of  Philadelphia  bmuiuets  are  received  in  exchange  for 
ami  Paltiniore,  through  which  they  hardtack,  each  one  giving  that  of  which 
])assed  during  the  night.  Massachu-  he  had  the  most.  If  only  some  vet- 
setts  was  in  better  favor  with  the  eran  (if  the  Rebellion  coidd  have  been 
dwellers  in  that  latter  city  than  she  along  to  describe  the  country  through 
was  in  1861.  which  the  train  was  passing!  For 
Washington  dawns  o]i  the  sight  of  every  stopping-|)lace  is  fraught  with 
the  tra\elers  at  5.JO  a.m.,  ami  it  (Ii<I  not  memories  of  the  fierce  struggle  of 
take  long  to  disembark,  for  near  at  nearly  forty  years  ago.  I'redericks- 
haml  was  a  bakery,  which,  with  ])ass-  burg.  .Summit,  -Milford,  Clayti.m  and 
ing  milk  wagons,  makes  an  exceeding-  .Stony  Creek  in  X'irginia,  with  Wel- 
I\-  hap|i\-  combination.  Fresh  bread,  don  in  .\orth  I'arolina,  are  historic 
])ie,  cake  and  milk  afforded  a  breakfast  names.  In  the  latter  city,  supper  was 
good  enough  for  anv  one.  It  is  on  rec-  had.  but  the  most  enthusiastic  recep- 
ord  that  one  milkman,  unwilling  to  sell  tion  was  received  in  Selma  in  the  old 
an\-  of  his  >tock,  not  onlv  tried  to  dri\e  Xorth  .^tate,  where  refreshments  were 
off,  but,  in  lashing  his  horse  to  get  serx-ed  and  bou(|uets  were  given,  many 
awav,  actuallv  whi]i|>eil  some  of  the  of  which  had  scrajis  of  ]:)aper  attached, 
hmigry  blue-coated  bo\s.  just  how  it  Ijearing  the  words,  "Remember  the 
hai)pened  no  one  has  told,  but.  strange  Maine."  I-~ayette\ille,  X.  C.  is  noted 
to  sav,  that  milkman's  cans  appeared  in  passing,  and  I-'Iorence,  S.  C,  where 
on  the  train  after  its  departin-e.  Pos-  in  the  earlier  da_\s  L'nion  men  suft'ered 
siblv  the  science  of  foraging  had  been  so    horribly    in    the    detestable    prison 


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located  there.  ()lil  issues  were  forgot- 
ten in  the  supreme  thought  of  the  sub- 
ject on  which  both  North  and  South 
were  agreed.  Xu  thoughts  of  former 
sufferings  prevented  the  heartiest  of 
greetings  at  every  stop.  The  Potomac 
had  marked  the  dividing  line  between 
home  and  Southern  weather,  ami  from 
that  point  downward  the  cars  were  hot 
and  filled  with  dust.  Init  even  the  latter 
could  not  hide  from  vigilant  eyes  the 
beauties  of  the  passing  scenery. 
Amid  so  much  that  was  new  few 
remembered  that  the  day  was  Sunilay. 
The  morning  of  the  15th  finds  our 
Worcester  boys  in  Sa^"annah,  Ga.. 
where  hot  coffee  is  served.  Watches 
had  to  be  set  back  one  hour,  <-iwing  to 
the  difference  in  standard  time.  Still 
progressing  steadily  southward,  the 
train  passes  through  Alarion,  Dupont, 
Forest  and  Alexanderville.  in  Georgia, 
and  Baker's  Mills.  Jasper,  Livoar. 
High  Spring,  etc..  in  Florida,  till  Lake- 
land, the  destination,  is  reached,  at  11 
p.m..  and  the  remainder  of  the  night  is 
passed  upon  the  cars.  The  following 
day  revealed  scenes  peculiar  to  the 
Land  of  Flowers.  The  soil  looks  like 
white  sand.  Long,  gray  moss  hangs 
in  great  masses  from  the  trees,  while 
the  forests  seem  to  be  composed  of 
scrubby  pines.  To  many  of  the  sol- 
diers the  prospect  was  as  strange  and 
weird  as  it  was.  hundreds  of  years 
before,  to  Ponce  de  Leon,  when  he 
here  sought  the  fountain  of  }outh. 
Lakeland,  located  in  Polk  County,  in 
the  western  side  of  Florida  and  at  the 
junction  of  two  railr<jads.  well  deserves 
its  name,  for  a  large  part  of  the  coun- 
try, apparently,  is  under  water. 

Though  the  earliest  v(3lunteers  to 
arrive,  the  regulars  were  ahead  of  the 
Second,  and  the  men  of  the  Tenth  Cav- 
alry, with  their  horses,  were  much  in 
evidence.     -Men   of  all  shades  oi  com- 


plexion cro\vde<l  the  streets  of  the 
small  though  bustling  village.  Soldier 
and  citizen  jostled  each  other  in  their 
respective  occupations.  It  was  not  till 
9  a.m.  that  the  men  left  their  trains 
and  marched  a  short  distance  from  the 
town,  and  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Mor- 
ton pitched  their  tents.  The  trees, 
moss-laden,  were  tall,  and  thick 
enough  to  keep  out  the  sun  by  day  and 
the  dew  at  night.  Recognition  of  the 
changed  climate  was  had  in  the  substi- 
tution of  brown  canvas  uniforms  for 
the  regulation  blue.  Scarcely  had 
camp  been  arranged  than  the  boys 
sampled  the  clear  waters  of  the  lake  in 
the  wav  nf  much  appreciated  baths. 
They  had  not  as  }'et  thdught  of  alli- 
gators, but  \\hen,  one  day,  a  big  ten- 
footer  showed  his  uglv  jaws,  swim- 
ming across  the  lake,  till  then  a  favor- 
ite pastime,  became  decidedly  unpop- 
ular. Colonel  Embur}'  Clark  recalls 
the  h(_ime  State  in  giving  to  the  newly- 
tented  field  the  name.  "Camp  Massa- 
chusetts." 

Till  Ma\-  30th  this  was  the  regimen- 
tal 111  line.  Hard  work  was  not  ])ut 
upon  the  boys  too  quickly.  There  was 
a  bit  of  delay,  that  the  new-comers 
might  become  acclimated  and  used  to 
their  surroundings;  but  regular  camp 
hours  and  regulations  were  estab- 
lished. At  first  man_\-  letters  were 
written  hi.ime  and  much  talking  was 
done  as  to  the  future  of  the  regiment. 
There  was  some  drilling  on  the  first 
dav  in  camp,  and  Captain  liarrett  was 
the  xnry  first  officer  of  the  day.  May 
igth  brought  the  latest  news  from 
home  in  the  shape  of  the  "\\'orcester 
Telegram."  and  the  boys  cheered 
tuniultuously  at  the  sight  of  the 
"Gram."  "Worcester's  (  )nly."  whose 
[jages  had  never  looked  half  so  attrac- 
tive before.  Later,  resolutions  of 
thanks  were  adopted  for  the  daily  gift 


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WORCESTER      T\     THE     Sl'AXlSH     WAR. 


•:.    I.CllRTSTENS 

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of  fifty  copies.  Camp  is  a  favorite 
place  for  tlie  townspeople  to  visit, 
and  the\-  never  tire  of  makinof  compar- 
isons between  the  Seventy-first  Xew 
York  and  the  Second,  and  snmeliow 
the  Empire  State  appears  to  suft'er  by 
the  contrast.  Gradually,  the  men  set- 
tle down  to  a  routine  of  drill  and 
study  and  such  variations  as  fatisjue 
and  other  duty  ma\-  alTord.  The  cook- 
ing department  is  in  the  hands  of  Pri- 
\-ates  Mills  and  Lamberton.  The  for- 
mer had  been  a  prc^spector  in  Montana 
and  is  no  novice  in  his  responsible 
position.  All  are  loud  in  their  praises 
of  the  bread,  biscuits,  roast  beef, 
mashed  potatoes  and  coft'ee  which  they 
receive  at  stated  intervals.  Luxuries, 
however,  come  high,  and  lo  cents  is 
the  regular  price  for  a  cube  of  ice  four 
inches  square,  though  eggs  may  l>e  had 
at  from  9  to  40  cents  a  dozen,  the  cost 
evidently  ranging  along  the  line  of  age 
in  inverse  ratio. 

The  scarcitv  of  fruit  is  a  matter  of 
considerable  remark,  and  it  was  ]iopu- 
larly  thought  that  all  that  could  be 
sold  North  had  been  sent  there.  15ut 
if  there  was  no  fruit,  the  same  could 
not  be  said  of  bugs  and  insects.  They 
abounded  in  all  shapes  and  sizes. 
Laundry  operations  were  had  in  the 
river  hard  by.  That  the  I'.ay  State 
might  maintain  its  long-deserved  rep- 
utation for  well-informed  soldiers, 
there  was  early  established  a  school  of 
the  company  and  also  one  of  the  sol- 
dier. 

The  first  death  in  the  regiment  was 
that  of  Private  Wesley  S.  Brass  of 
Company  L  on  the  21st.  Naturally, 
the  sad  event  made  a  deep  impression 
on  the  men.  who  recognized  thus  how 
near  they  were  to  the  grim  destroyer. 
On  the  next  day,  funeral  services  were 
held  by  Chaplain  \\'eIlwood  at  9.30, 
and,  with  a  detail  from  each  company, 


the  remains  were  escorted  to  the  sta- 
tion, where  the\'  were  ]daced  in  care 
of  the  express  company  for  ship- 
ment to  Westfield,  the  late  home  of  the 
deceased.  After  ta]is  sounded  1)V 
Chief  Musician  Richardsim.  the  men 
marched  sadly  l)ack  to  their  camp. 
^^'ith  willing  hearts  the  boys  chipped 
in  tn  help  pav  the  expenses  home  of 
the  bn(I\-  (if  their  comrade. 

The  fciUdwing  is    the    first    promul- 
gated (iriler  for  the  day's  observance: 

A.  M.  I'.  M. 

RevL-illc.  -  -  4.25  Dinner,  -  -  1^.00 
March,  -     -     4.55       Guard  mount. 

Assembly,    -     -     5.00  ist  call,      -     -     5.40 

Breakfast.  -  -  5.15  .-\ssembly,  -  -  5.45 
Surgeon's  call,  6.00  Retreat,  ist  call,  6.00 
1st  Sergeant's  Assembly 

call,  -     -     6.45  roll  call,    -     -     6.05 

Drill.  1st  call  (Sat-  Supper,         -     -     6.15 

urday     and    Sun-  Tattoo,  -     -     8.30 

day  excepted  1 ,    7.00      Taps,  -     -    9.00 

Assembly,     -     -     7.05 

Recall,  -     -     9.30 

The  first  dress-parade  caiue  May 
2(>th.  and  won  deserved  praise.  It 
was  had  in  the  street  adjacent  to  the 
camp  and  was  followed  by  a  short 
street  jiarade.  In  the  evening  the 
band  of  the  Tenth  V .  S.  Cavalry  (col- 
ored) gave  a  very  enjoyable  concert. 
On  the  2<;th  came  remembrances  from 
home  in  the  shajie  of  a  box  of  food  for 
.\.  (i.  Thomson  and  C.  A.  Fischer,  also 
the  anninmcement  that  camp  would  be 
bmken  the  next  day.  Thus  it  was  at 
5.30  in  the  morning  of  the  Northern 
Memorial  day  that  tents  were  struck 
and  jireparations  for  departure  claimed 
everv  hand.  The  next  camping  place 
for  the  Second  is  in  Ybor  City,  a  sub- 
urb of  Tampa,  and  the  train  is  left  at 
4  p.m.  Then  comes  a  march  of  about 
one  mile  through  the  sand,  a  fatiguing 
and  disagreeable  trip.  The  sand  was 
reallv  ankle  deep,  and  the  water, 
brought  through  pipes  laid  on  the  top 
of  the  ground,  though  not  at  the  boil- 


24  WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPAN'ISII      WAR. 

ino-  pitch,  soiiietiines  seemed  to  be  not  full  of  moisture.  However,  it  takes  a 
far  from  it.  Xo  dinner  was  served,  deal  to  completely  phase  a  Yankee  sol- 
and  su])per  did  not  come  till  7.15.  The  dier.  and  these  boys  of  Company  A 
new  camp  is  pitched  on  the  edge  of  a  were  not  without  resources,  for  they 
wood,  and  on  either  si<le  are  re!.;-iments  proceedeil  ti>  use  certain  wood  which 
of  regulars,  lune  ist  ga\e  the  boys  the_\'  found,  in  l)uilding  a  roaring  fire. 
a  taste  of  a  Florida  rainstorm,  wdiich  around  which  they  disported  them- 
flooded  the  streets  and  tents.  No  selves,  keeping,  at  least  that  side  near- 
retreat  was  sounded.  It  was  not  nee-  est  the  fire,  tolerably  warm,  and 
essary.  Tune  4th  was  noteworthy,  as  through  it  all  the  men  kept  their  tem- 
on  that  day  Uncle  Sam  paid  a  month's  per.  They  were  growing  ])hilosophi- 
wages    to    his     Massachusetts    boys —  cal. 

$15.60  per  man — and  they  were  happy.  The  sun  of  the  7th  of  June  was 
Orlo  \\'.  Davis  is  detailed  for  service  shining  upon  the  limken  camp.  There 
in  the  I'.  S.  Ambulance  Corps.  The  was  no  reveille,  for  the  men  were 
next  (lav  ^'bor  Citv  was  placed  under  already  up.  lireakfast's  bill  of  fare 
martial  law  on  account  of  a  riot  the  was  short,  only  hardtack  and  cottee. 
night  before.  .Manv  of  the  company  and  nothing  was  so  much  desired  as 
obtained  i)as^es  and  went  to  Tam])a  the  command.  "I-'orward."  Every- 
t(j  make  purchases,  or  to  send  their  thing  has  an  end.  and  there  came  at 
money  home.  Though  the  ilay  was  last  an  en<l  to  tedious  waiting,  and  at 
Sundav,  evervthing  was  running  wide  4.30  p.m.  the  long-expected  came.  At 
open.  5  o'clock  ranks  are  formed  and  the 
After  a  dav  of  drill  and  regular  regiment  marches  away  from  Ybor 
round  of  duty,  at  6  p.m.  came  the  City  to  the  train,  which  transports  our 
orders  to  break  camp  and  be  ready  to  boys  to  Tampa,  reaching  the  latter 
leave  at  <>  o'clock.  The  order  was  place  at  10  p.m.  The  boat  for  the 
(piicklv  obeyed,  and  in  an  hour  all  recei)tion  of  the  soldiers  was  not  in 
were  ])re|)ared  to  march.  Knapsacks  readiness,  hence  another  uncomforta- 
were  discanled  ami  the  necessary  ble  night  followed,  happily  the  last  on 
under-clothing,  with  blankets,  rubber  IHorida  soil.  Sleep  was  had  as  best  it 
blankets  and  shelter  tents,  a  so-called  could  be  found,  on  docks  and  in  ware- 
horse  collar  was  formed  which  \\'as  houses,  in  some  cases  the  men  accom- 
readilv  slung  over  the  shoulder.  niodating  themselves  not  only  to  liales 
Ammunition    lioxes    were    opened    and  of  merchandise,  but  to  the  liresence  of 

solid  f 1  for  the  enemy  in  the  shape  army    mules   as    well.     ^\  hile   military 

of     fortv-fi\e     roumls     per     man     was  life  lays  stress  on  many  fine  class  dis- 

issued.        r.ut     there    is    many    a    slip  tinctions.  it   effectually    erases    others, 

'twixt  cup  and  Ii]i,  for  (j  o'clock  came.  Still  as  these  young  men   had  not  left 

and  there    w:is    no    sign  of  departure.  comfortable  homes  with    the    exiiecta- 

Hour  after  h.iur  passed,  till  finally  the  tious    of     luxuries,     they     were     by   no 

night     haltingly     v\ent   b\    and   _\et    the  means  cast  down. 

men  waited.     They  had  jiacke-l  u]i  all  There  was  no  necessity  of  telling  the 

their     a])pliances     for     comfort.      They  boys    when   the   morning  of  the  8th  of 

dared    not      nn]>ack  lest   forward  com-  June   arrived,    for    their   slumbers    had 

mands    shcjuld    fiml    them    unprejiared.  not     been     of   that    luxurious   character 

The  night   was   \erv   cold   and   the  air  that    they    were    disposed    to   repose    in 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


25 


COND  LlEUTEN 


YBOK     CITY.     FLORIDA. 


tlie  arms  of  Morpheus  one  minute 
longer  than  darkness  lasted,  hence 
they  were  iij)  with  the  sun.  and  in  man}' 
cases  some  time  before.  Tampa  Bay. 
always  beautiful,  never  loeiked  more 
lovely  than  under  the  ra}-s  of  this 
morning's  sun.  Added  ti_i  the  beauties 
of  nature,  were  the  wurks  of  man  in 
the  shape  of  many  transpc.irts  and  war- 
ships at  rest  or  in  moti(>n.  but  all  there 
for  the  ])urpose  nf  furthering  the  cause 
which  has  brought  these  Massachu- 
setts boys  ancl  thousands  of  others 
from  their  far-away  homes.  There  is 
the  accustomed  round  of  earl}'  duties, 
and  the  full  complement  of  "falling  in" 
and  "right  dressing."  marching  hither 
and  thither,  till  there  finally  comes  the 
welcome  order  for  the  3d  I'.attalion 
to  go  on  board  the  Concho,  Xo.  14.  at 
2  o'clock  p.m.  The  boat  must  have 
been  rated  as  an  omnibus,  always  ca- 
pable of  receiving  more,  for  alreail}'  on 
board  were  the  4th  U.  S.  Infantry  and 
the  25th  (colored)  Infantr\.  "I'irst 
come,  first  serx'ed,"  was  the  rule  here 


as  elsewhere,  and  for  the  latest  comers 
there  remained  only  the  hold,  which 
was  below  the  water-line,  and  it  was 
oh !  so  hot !  ]"or  once  in  their  li\'es, 
the  soldiers  realized  what  the  lUack 
Hole  of  Calcutta  meant.  I'resh  air  was 
scarce,  and  what  little  there  was  soon 
fouled.  The  old  law  of  self-preserva- 
tion prevailed  here,  and  it  was  a  C(im- 
mon  thing  to  find  some  gasping  private 
with  his  body  thrust  into  the  opening 
of  the  great  canxas  tube  down  which 
the  wind  sails  were  supposed  to  fur- 
nish needed  air.  The  impression  one 
had  at  the  sight  was  that  of  a  human 
being  entering  the  jaws  of  some  giant 
constrictor.  Of  course,  he  couldn't 
stay  there  long,  for  some  other  equal- 
ly suffering  man  would  yank  him  back, 
that  he  might  get  his  place.  Till  that 
day.  many  had  had  no  adequate  no- 
tions of  Dante's  Inferno. nor  of  the  heat 
of  Sheol.  as  rendered  in  the  modern 
version.  The  bunks,  extending  from 
the  floor  to  the  ceiling,  were  three  and 
fi\'e   deep,   according   to   location,   and 


26 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SI'ANISII     WAR. 


the  allexs,  lictween  tiers,  were  so  nar- 
niw  that  two  men  could  pass  each 
other  (inly  by  cri  iwdins;'.  ('"icneral 
Shatter  with  his  inmiense  tii^iire  would 
have  still  1(1  nn  chance  there. 

I'.ut  liefore  the  tidl  fi.rce  nf  this  heat- 
ed hole  was  realized,  there  was  much 
to  do  in  the  way  of  Inadint;'  the  trans- 
|)ort  with  ]ir(i\isiiins  fur  the  trip.  .\lso 
there  had  to  he  put  (in  bnard  all  the 
outfit  fur  Cuban  cam|)s.  It  was  a  loiiij 
and  tiresome  task,  for  some  of  the  cars 
were  quite  a  (piarter  of  a  mile  away. 
.\s  usual,  wdien  there  was  work  of  this 
kind  t(i  be  ddiie,  Captain  Harrett  was 
in  charg"e.  and  before  the  same  was 
o\er  his  Yankee  ingenuit\-  and  nerve 
stood  him  an(l  his  men  well  in  hand, 
for.  mountins;'  a  locomotix'e  that  ap- 
peared til  be  leadinc;^  an  aimless  exist- 
ence, he  directed  the  enijineer  ti  i  move 
up  and  draw  the  cars  down  to  the 
wharf.  The  ilri\er  at  first  demurred, 
sayini;'  he  wnuld  just  like  to  know  who 
was  running'  thiui^'s  there  an\\va\-.  fi  ir 
first  he  was  ordered  to  do  one  thin;:;' 
and  then  another,  till  he  was  .all  mixed 
u]i,  but  our  Captain,  in  his  conxincing- 
way.  made  him  believe  that  the  change 
of  position  was  the  iimper  thing, 
and  the  cars  were  brought  where  the 
trips  became  much  shorter,  and  Xew 
England's  labor-saxing  abilit\  was  ex- 
emplified. W  here  all  work  with  a  will, 
much  can  be  done,  and  the  matter  was 
.all  finally  loaded  and  ]iers]iiration  and 
backaches   were  speedily   forgotten. 

With  men  .and  rations  on  board,  the 
Concho  steams  oiU  into  the  harbor,  and 
as  she  mii\es  ;i\va\"  there  are  long  and 
hearty  numds  of  a|)iilause  from  the 
shore  and  from  the  other  transports, 
loaded  or  waiting.  The  brass  bands 
on  the  vessels  play  popular  airs,  and 
war  does  not  seem  to  be  such  a 
terrible  affair  after  all.  Well  out  in 
the  l.)ay  at  anchor,  the  transport  waits 


while  darkness  settles  down  on  the 
(iuard's  first  night  upon  the  waters. 
I'.ad  as  the  quarters  were,  they  were 
enjoxed  at  first,  so  wearied  were  the 
men  fmm  their  marchings,  lack  of 
sleep,  and  the  labors  incident  to  the 
loading  of  the  craft.  Slee]i  closed  every 
e\eli(l  till  i  o'cloek  in  the  morning  of 
the  (jth.  when  there  came  a  report  that 
a  Sjianish  fleet  was  at  the  entrance  of 
the  haw  The  .Vrmada  of  old  could  not 
have  thrown  the  dwellers  of  southern 
F.ngland  into  greater  consternation 
than  did  this  baseless  rumor  the  sleep- 


the 


!""■ 


ma 
lire 


in  the  (lingy  depths  of  the  Concho. 

the  dispatch  boat  h'earless  came 
order  directing  the  \essel   back  to 

doek.  Uack  she  went,  and  that 
might  enter  the  slip  without 
.■ucliing  oft'  the  coverings  to  the 
t-holes,  they  were  all  carefully 
sed.  The  eft'ect  upon  the  interior 
v  l)e  imagined.  W  hat  had  been 
adful.     now     became     unendurable. 


CITY     GUARDS,     COIIPANV     A. 


27 


■ilTI  \i.    TEXT.    laki;lami 


AH  effiirts  to  reach  the  ileck  were  pre- 
vented by  a  stalwart  culored  sentinel, 
who,  with  his  bayonet,  hail  orders  to 
keep  all  below.  So  intense  and  stiflins;" 
was  the  heat  that  men  lost  their 
senses  and  were  ilriven  into  delirinni 
or  nnconsciousness.  Again.  Yankee 
wit  helps  out,  for  by  connivance  be- 
tween snrgeon  and  cifficers.  it  takes  ten 
or  twelve  men  to  help  each  man.  over- 
come by  the  heat,  to  the  deck  for  re- 
coverv.  By  jndicious  management, 
the  sufferers  are  all  allnwed  again  to 
breathe  the  free  air  of  heaven.  (  )n 
further  inspection,  the  surgeon  de- 
clared the  lower  quarters  unfit  for  oc- 
cupancy, and  the  men  were  permitted 
to  bestow  themselves  on  the  upper 
deck,  above  the  space  allotted  to  the 
officers.  The  loss  of  bunks  was  not 
thought  of  in  the  luxury  of  air — just 
air,  that  is  usually  considered  the  most 
common  and  the  cheapest  of  all  neces- 
sities. All  day  the  boat  lay  at  the 
dock,  and  at  nightfall  came  a  liatch  of 
U.  S.  mail,  ever  welcome.  The  day's 
routine  as  ordered  was  as  follows: 


A.M. 

P.M. 

Reveille,  ist  call,  5.45 

Guard  ni 

>unt 

IS 

t 

Roll  call,                 6.00 

call. 

,^45 

Breakfast,               6.15 

.Assemhl 

4.00 

Surgeon's  call,       7.00 

Retreat. 

1st  c 

all 

6.00 

First  Serg't's  call. 8. 00 

Roll  call 

6.05 

Co.  inspection.     II. 00 

Supper. 

6.15 

Dinner,              12.00  m 

Tattoo. 
Taps. 

8.00 
9.00 

One  of  the  features  of  the  inspection 
was  the  novel  one  of  considering  the 
feet  of  the  men.  Some  of  the  old  "sore- 
toes"  of  the  Civil  War  would  have 
looked  upon  this  as  the  rankest  tyr- 
annv,  but  lie  that  as  it  may  the  Massa- 
cluisetts  2(1  started  awa}-  with  the  John 
Wesley  maxim,  that  cleanliness  is  next 
to  Godliness,  firmly  fixed  in  mind  and 
practice.  Ilarefonted,  the  lueti  wore 
ranged  in  line,  and  literally,  from  head 
to  foot,  they  were  inspected.  \\'hat 
would  lia\e  happened  to  the  unfortu- 
nate whose  patterers  could  not  pass 
muster  is  unknown,  for  no  underpin- 
ning were  found  so  untidy  as  to  neces- 
sitate an  order  to  "go  soak  your  feet," 
though  a  frecpient  quiz  among  the  boys 
was,  "Are  vour  feet  clean?" 


28 


WORCKSTICR      IN      TH  I-:     SI'.WISII      WAR. 


I.|;A\  IM,     I.AKi;i, AMI 


The  rations  ci  insist  of  hanltack. 
canned  baked  heans,  "]>rinie  roast 
beef,"  and  cntTee.  The  beans  were 
good,  and  tiieir  nnly  faibntj  was  their 
scantiness;  the  ruast  l)eef  was  "prime" 
only  by  name,  like  the  "hot  niinee  pie" 
of  the  western  restanrant.  which  was 
neither  hot  nor  mince.  It  will  be  re- 
membered that,  to  the  indignant  L;'uest 
\\  hi  1,  with  ap|ietizino'  memories  of  his 
e.'irly  days,  had  ordered  it,  and  tindinj; 
himself  Confronted  with  a  nondescript 
bit  of  tilled  |iie  crust  had  protested,  the 
burly  waiter  said,  ■■\'ou  needn't  i^'et  sci 
Cocky,  that's  just  its  name."  Water 
for  drinking;-  .-ind  culinary  |)nrposes  is 
distilled  sea-w.ater,  and  a  little  of  it 
g(.)es  a  lon.i;-  way.  L'ldd.  it  couM  be 
used,  but  warm,  it  \vas  positi\cl\-  nau- 
seating.  In  the  "canteen,"  on  ship- 
board, there  are  two  or  three  iiundred 
bottles  of  la.!;er,  ke]it  up.  pu  ice,  and 
though  they  -.ivr  held  at  J3  cents  each, 
it  iloes  not  t;d<e  ;i  boat-load  of  several 
hundred  men  ;l  i^re.-it  wJuK'  to  unload 
the  entire  supply,  ami  when  the  alter- 
native of  n;uiseatiu_Lr  hot  sea-water  is 
considered,  the   most   pronounced  total 


abstainer  couhl  hardly  blame  these 
younu;"  men  if  the}'  imbibed  anythin;;'  of 
a  eoolius-  nature.  The  recorded  trilni- 
lations  of  I)i\es  dittered  only  in  degree 
from  those  of  these  heat-famished 
boys,  and  they  bought  not  only  lager, 
but  were  willing  to  [)a_\'  the  demanded 
price  of  from  ten  cents  to  twenty-fix'e 
cents  for  a  drink  of  ice-water.  Though 
long  an.xious  to  reach  the  ship's  deck, 
the  bo\s  were  not  finding  life  on  "the 
brin\"  au\'  ti  )•  1  halc\'i  m. 

Inne  to  was  noteworthy  in  that  at 
3.43  ]i.m.  came  an  order  to  mo\'e  away 
from  the  wharf,  all  danger  from  S])an- 
ish  fleets  having  \anished.  Also  it  is  on 
reconl  that  the  coi>k  undertook  the  dif- 
ficult feat  of  making  cofi'ee  with  salt 
w.'iter.  The  strength  of  the  berry  was 
not  sufficient  to  oxercome  the  saltness 
of  the  sea,  an<l  hence  the  men  went 
eofteeless.  a  hardship  difficult  for  the 
axerage  la\inan  to  a]ipreciate.  The  llth 
brings  a  bright  morning,  and  the  glori- 
ous appearance  of  thirty  transports, 
cruisers,  gunboats,  and  other  craft  at 
rest  or  mo\ing  about  the  ba_\'.  It  gives 
the    men    a    buo\  ant    feeling    to    realize 


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29 


that  they  arc  a  jiart  ui  such  a  \-ast 
array  which  will  soon  launch  itself 
against  the  nation's  foe.  In  the  fore- 
noon comes  the  brigade  commander. 
and  a  thorough  inspection  of  the  (|uar- 
ters  assigned  to  the  3d  I'.attalion.  and 
said  aggregation  is  not  very  imhappy 
at  the  announcement  that  the  ipiarters 
are  not  fit  for  their  use,  and  that  they 
are  to  go  on  board  another  vessel.  At 
10.25  the  Concho  moves  further  up  the 
bay  and  drops  anchors. 

June  I2th,  in  the  morning,  comes  the 
welcome  order  to  pack  up,  and  the  men 
had  long  been  ready  when  the  Knicker- 
liocker,  at  12  m.,  ranged  alongside  the 
Concho.  The  new  boat  could  not  offer 
anv  worse  accommodations,  for  any 
kind  of  a  change  was  an  improvement, 
and  the  name  was  decidedly  reminding 
of  Washington  Irving  and  his  immor- 
tal story  of  early  New  York.  At  3  p.m. 
the  work  of  transferral  of  baggage  from 
the  old  to  the  new  quarters  begins,  and 
takes  the  entire  afternoon.  Being  first 
on  board,  the  boys  of  the  3d  Battalion 
had  their  pick  of  location,  and  they 
chose  the  l:)ow  of  the  boat,  a  choice 
that  they  maintained,  though,  later,  ef- 
forts were  made  to  dispossess  them. 
The  old  adage  of  possession  and  the 
nine  points  of  law  fully  applied.  Even- 
ing brought  a  characteristic  Florida 
shower,  in  which  the  rain  came  in  tor- 
rents. The  drinking-water  proxidcd  is 
direct  from  the  Mississippi  river,  and 
though  somewhat  muddy  it  is  a  great 
improvement  on  the  Concho's  distilled 
sea-water.  Changed  and  improved 
quarters  pro<Iuce  a  marked  elevation  in 
the  spirits  <if  the  men.  The  next  day, 
or  the  13th,  the  Knickerbocker  dropped 
down  the  bay  and  cast  anchor  near  the 
C)rizaba  for  the  purpose  of  taking  on 
board  the  ist  Battalion  of  the  Second. 
Following  the  transferral  of  our  C(_im- 
patriots,  the  vessel  steamed  up  to  the 


wdiarf,  and  proceeded  to  take  on  board 
necessary  supplies  for  the  projected 
trip.  The  task  took  the  entire  night, 
ancl,  on  account  of  the  noise,  no  one  got 
a  wink  of  sleep.  The  supplies  consisted 
of  hardtack,  ])(Ttatoes,  coffee,  bacon, 
l)eans,  tobacco,  etc.,  and  it  was  a  note- 
worthy fact  that  the  most  perishable  of 
all  these  articles  were  placed  furthest 
away  or  in  the  most  inaccessible  places. 
Apparently  the  stevedore-in-chief  had 
little  Comprehension  of  the  needs  of  the 
larder.  While  the  lading  was  in  prog- 
ress, a  steam-pipe  leading  from  the 
boiler  to  the  derrick  burst,  and  a  great 
excitement  followed.  Added  to  the 
noise  of  the  explosion  was  the  blinding 
steam,  and  a  stampede  was  only  nar- 
rowdy  averted.  As  it  was,  one  of  the 
gangways  was  l^roken,  and  several  men 
were  tumbled  into  the  water.  The 
worst  result  of  the  entire  affair  was  the 
loss  by  Lieutenant  Fish,  Company  H, 
of  his  eyeglasses. 

Eight  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the 
14th  came  the  orders  to  move  at  once, 
but  the  moving  out  into  the  bay  at  8.30 
and  the  dropping  of  the  anchor  at  12  m. 
is  as  near  as  we  came  to  compliance. 
A  military  "at  once"  is  a  queer  thing. 
Four  o'clock  comes,  and  with  it  an 
order.  Iiorne  by  the  dispatch  boat  Hor- 
net, to  take  our  place  in  the  line  of 
vessels.  Over  waveless  waters  the 
Knickerbocker  steams  to  her  position, 
and  the  long  line  of  black-hulled  crafts 
moves  slowly  out  through  the  winding 
channel,  bearing  what  was  to  do  their 
part  towards  ending  four  centuries  of 
Spanish  misrule  in  America.  There 
are  thousands  of  people  upon  the 
wdiarves,  and  every  one  is  cheering. 
From  the  decks  come  responsive  shouts, 
wdiile  each  one  of  the  twenty  boats  is 
doing  its  best  to  keep  up  the  glorious 
harmony.  The  rigging  is  black  with 
soldiers,  who  have  clambered  there  for 


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A.  T.  SguiEES. 

R.  C.Green. 

11.  E.  Wheei 

1-.  C.  Gagnon. 

Corp.  J.  C.  Hagberg. 

S.  A.  Walla 

Wm.  W.  Rice. 

F.  L.  Fairbanks. 

W.  T.  Bru 

ENLISTED    MEN'.     ed.MlWNV    A. 


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a  farewell  look  at  nati\'e  land.  Soon 
the  outer  waters  of  the  Gulf  are 
reached,  and  the  ships  are  formed  in 
three  columns,  400  feet  apart,  with  the 
flagship.  Annapolis, at  the  head,  flanked 
bv  the  Castine  and  the  Helena.  .\  fleet 
of  torpedo  boats  patrols  the  outer 
waters  and  acts  as  dispatch  boats  l)e- 
tween  the  transports  and  the  navy 
proper.  Reaching  the  waters  of  the 
gulf  was  the  signal  for  many  cases  of 
seasickness,  for  the  surface  was  rciugh, 
and  few  of  these  lads  were  possessed 
of  sea-legs.  Though  the  sight  of  the 
long  lines  of  steadily-moving  steamers 
was  one  to  be  remembered, the  arrange- 
ment was  not  unfraught  with  danger, 
as  was  evident  when  the  one  ahead  of 
the  Knickerbocker  suddenly  stopped, 
tlierebv  narrowly  escaping  a  collision 
with  the  Irving  named.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  those  who  were  paying  in- 
voluntary tribute  to  Old  Neptune,  the 
men  are  happy  and  serene,  many  of 
them  sending  final  letters  home  b}'  the 
])ilot  on  his  departure.  \\'hile  the  day 
has  been  fair,  it  is  followed  by  rain  at 
night.  Early  in  the  nmrning  of  the 
15th,  a  craft  crossed  the  l)ciw  of  the 
Knickerbocker,  just  escaping  a  crash. 
and  the  boys  begin  to  think  her  num- 
ber, 13,  a  hoodoo.  Naturally,  excite- 
ment followed,  and  many  a  dream  of 
home  and  mother  was  ruined  by  that 
"close  shave."  .\t  6  a.m.  a  distant 
light  is  pointed  out  as  that  of  the  Dry 
Tortugas,  and  any  old  soldier  of  the 
Rebellion  could  have  enlightened  the 
lads  about  him  with  stories  of  how  the 
desolate  islands  were  used  during  the 
strife  of  i86i-'65.  The  day  is  clear 
and  warm,  and  more  men  are  con- 
vinced, through  troubles  of  their  own, 
of  their  possessions  in  the  way  of 
stomachs.  The  i6th  brings  rougher 
weather,  and  consequently  a  larger 
throng  by  the  rail   gazing  down   into 


the  sea.  This  da\-  came  the  orders  that 
each  man  of  Company  .A  must  sleej) 
in  his  liunk,  seemingly  a  harsh  and  un- 
necessary command,  for  the  deck  was 
so  niucli  cooler  and  more  ])leasant. 
Perhaps  in  later  months,  the  relief 
from  severe  malaria  that  these  men 
enjoyed,  as  compared  with  others, 
may  have  reconciled  them  to  the  seem- 
ing hardship.  To  unacclimated  peo- 
ple, southern  night  air  is  unhealthful. 
whether  on  land  or  sea.  Food,  such 
as  it  was,  came  at  regular  intervals, 
but  the  men  as  a  rule  were  not  craving 
their  rations.  The  so-called  "roast 
beef"  was  a  study  in  itself.  On  the 
top  of  the  newly-opened  can  was  a 
layer  of  something  like  jelly  :  when  this 
was  cleared  away  there  was  displaved 
a  watery  mass  in  which  apparently 
floated  liits  of  beef,  stringv  and 
flabby.  The  sight  was  not  alluring 
then,  and  the  memory  is  nauseat- 
ing now.  K\en  beans,  without  vine- 
gar (ir  other  relish,  liad  lost  their 
charms. 

June  17th,  in  Massachusetts  recog- 
nized as  Bunker  Hill's  day,  was  not 
celebrated  as  such  on  the  Knicker- 
l.iocker.  At  9.30  laml  is  sighted,  and  at 
12.30  is  seen  what  is  said  to  be  Point 
Mulas  light  on  Cuban  soil.  Very  like- 
ly the  event  had  no  connection  with  the 
da}-,  but  in  this  forenoon,  at  9.30,  the 
bugle  blew  an  alarm,  and  everv  man 
came  tumiiling  up  from  his  middeck  re- 
gions armed  with  his  fidl  equipment, 
and  it  was  to  the  credit  of  the  regiment 
that  the  line  was  completely  formed  in 
five  minutes  and  twenty  seconds.  How 
surprised  each  man  looked  as  he  pro- 
jected himself  through  the  hatchway 
and  sought  his  place  in  line.  Every 
face  seemed  to  be  asking.  "\\'ell,  what's 
up  now?  Have  we  at  last  sighted 
Cervera,  and  is  it  a  boarding  squad  that 
we  are  to  form?"     To  add  seriousness 


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to  the  scene,  a  canni:)n  slmt  is  heard  in 
the  front,  ami  even  those  who  had 
ordered  the  formation  had  reason  to 
think,  for  a  few  moments,  that  possibly 
they  had  builded  better  than  they  knew. 
The  shot,  however,  proved  to  be  one 
fired  at  a  strange  craft,  which,  on  being 
overhauled,  was  allowed  to  go  on  its 
way  unharmed. 

It  was  on  this  day  that  the  officers' 
mess  lost  their  dinner,  or  at  least  a  part 
of  it,  through  the  theft  of  certain  hun- 
gry enlisted  men.  Though  the  roasts  of 
beef  afforded  by  the  cook  were  not  of 
strictly  first-class  order,  having  been 
kept  entirely  too  long,  still  it  was  eat 
this  or  nothing.  So  while  at  noon  day 
they  were  awaiting  the  entry  of  the 
roast,  the  cook  came  in,  exclaiming  in 
a  desperate  way,  "My  G— ,  the  men 
have  stolen  the  meat."  It  appears  that 
the  surroundings  had  been  carefully 
examined,  and  the  plans  were  well  laid, 
for  at  the  auspicious  moment,  they  had 
with  a  boat-hook  deftly  lifted  the  roast 
to  their  deck,  and  had  speedily  made  it 
play  the  grand  disappearance  act. 
Certain  pleased  and  satisfied  counte- 
nances in  the  later  hours  indicated 
where  the  meat  had  gone,  but  suspi- 
cions would  not  convict.  Hence  the 
marauders  went  scathless. 

At  I  o'clock  p.m.,  land  is  again 
seen,  and  in  the  early  evening  a  range 
of  mountains  appears  to  arise  from  the 
sea.  However  anxious  the  men  were 
to  get  away  from  Florida,  now  they 
were  ecpially  desirous  of  stepping  on 
dry  land  again.  The  rear  of  the  three 
columns  is  brought  u])  by  several  trans- 
])(_)rts  towing  lighters,  and,  sometimes, 
the  latter  become  unruly  and  are  man- 
aged with  difficulty.  .\t  such  times 
the  whole  fleet  has  to  pause  long 
intervals,  frecpiently  hours,  while  the 
trouble  is  righted.  The  i8th  is  Satur- 
dav,  and  so  far  as  outside  matters  are 


Concerned  is  ipiite  uneventful.  1  he  of- 
ficers do  not  find  their  i|uarters  so  good 
as  those  aflforcled  them  on  the  Concho, 
being  close  and  stuffy.  The  Knicker- 
bocker is  an  old,  condemned  Mississip- 
pi steamer,  impressed  into  her  present 
vocation,  but  the  knowledge  that  the 
men  are  so  much  !)etter  ofif  is  some 
compensation  for  their  own  inconven- 
ience. To  the  end  that  cleanliness  might 
be  maintained,  the  officers  had  arranged 
a  kind  of  bath,  where  with  a  line  of 
hose  and  something  like  an  old-fash- 
ioned garden  engine, the  men  gave  each 
other  shower  baths  each  da}-.  The  of- 
ficers had  the  same  from  7  to  8  a.m., 
while  the  men  had  washed  each  other 
down  from  5  to  7  in  the  morning.  Some, 
unknowing  to  the  difference  between 
ordinarv  soap  and  that  adapted  to  sea- 
water,  at  first  resumed  their  uniforms 
with  their  bodies  thoroughly  larded 
with  soap,  and  with  no  great  opinion 
of  salt-water  bathing  any  way.  It  was 
on  this  day  that  all  were  afforded  the 
rare  sight  of  a  water-sjiout  in  motion. 
Luckilv  the  experience  was  confined  to 
sight  only.  Sunday  brings  continued 
visi(.ins  of  land  in  the  distance,  but  no 
])rospect  of  setting  foot  upon  it.  There 
is  no  religious  service,  and  the  entire 
dav  is  given  to  speculation  and  conjec- 
tures concerning  the  passing  landscape. 
Each  vessel  carries  a  signal  officer, 
hence  communicatii.:)n  between  the  dif- 
ferent members  of  the  fleet  is  possible, 
if  not  too  far  apart.  In  these  later 
(lavs  of  wireless  telegraphy,  the  signal 
service  liids  fair  to  become  a  lost  art. 

Monda\-,  the  20th,  brought  the  fleet 
to  the  entrance  to  Santiago  harbor, 
se\en  or  eight  miles  away.  It  is  early 
in  the  morning  that  the  goal  is  reached, 
and  to  energetic  young  America  there 
seems  to  be  no  reason  why  they  should 
not  go  ashore.  Alas  for  their  expecta- 
tions, there  were  long  hiiurs  vet  to  be 


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33 


spent  aboard  their  floating  prisons.  It 
was  a  long  and  hot  day  that  the  ves- 
sels passed  under  that  tropical  sr.n.  At 
5.45  p.m.  orders  were  received  by  tlie 
government  tug  Osceola  to  steam  out 
into  the  Atlantic  a  distance  of  ten 
miles  or  so,  that  the  diflferent  shi])s 
might  thus  avoid  collision,  liy  steam- 
ing a  certain  number  of  Imurs  in  a 
given  direction  and  then  tacking  at 
right  angles,  and  repeating  this  course 
twice, each  tack  taking  the  same  length 
of  time,  the  crafts  were  brought  back 
in  the  morning  to  pretty  near  their 
starting-point.  (  )n  the  21st  the  course 
of  the  20th  was  inirsued,  only  Captain 
Betts  of  the  "(  )ld  Knick."  sailed  so 
far  out  into  the  ocean  that  in  the  morn- 
ing his  vessel  was  alone,  and  it  took 
him  hours  to  find  his  associates.  Dai- 
quiri, Siboney  and  Santiago  appear  to 
be  undergoing  simultaneous  shelling, 
the  shores  are  blazing  with  flames,  and 
the  air  throbs  with  vibrations. 

At  last  there  comes  a  change  ovc.- 
the  spirit  of  the  dreams  of  the  Second, 
and  it  comes  none  too  soon,  for  rations 
are  getting  low ;  even  the  officers  are 
living  on  two  meals  a  da}-.  \\  bile  ly- 
ing oflf  near  Daicjuiri,  at  i  p.m.  on  the 
22d,  headquarters  boat  Xo.  12  steams 
alongside,  and  an  officer  tells  Colonel 
Clark  that  they  had  been  looking  for 
him  all  the  morning,  and  that  he  was 
to  steam  within  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
from  the  shore, a  command  that  was  re- 
ceived with  cheers.  That  afternoon  all 
the  men  of  the  Second  got  oft",  except 
those  of  the  3d  Battalion,  who,  it  will 
be  remembered,  were  the  first  to  board 
the  steamer  in  Tampa  Bay.  The  tow- 
ering and  apparently  rough  and  rocky 
mountains  developed,  as  they  were 
neared,into  heights  richly  covered  with 
the  rankest  tropical  growths,  and  it  is 
to  the  credit  of  the  old  Bay  State  that 
the  first  volunteer  regiment  to  set  foot 


Lni,.  Embirv  p.  Clakk, 

on  hostile  soil  was  her  glorious  Second. 
There  were  regulars  before  us,  Init  no 
volunteers.  .\t  5.30  on  this  day  a  trans- 
formation scene  was  beheld,  rivaling 
anything  ever  seen  in  I '.lack  Crook 
wonders,  l-'rom  the  top  of  a  block- 
house. siUMUounting  a  stee|)  height  at 
the  right  (.)f  the  landing  at  Daiquiri,  was 
floating  a  Spanish  flag.  Some  soldiers 
with  a  connnendable  sense  of  the  eter- 
nal fitness  of  things  had  climbed  to  the 
sp(_)t.  and, the  garrison  having  abscond- 
ed, thev  had  no  trouble  in  liauling 
down  the  foreign  eml)lem  and  in  sub- 
stituting the  Star-spangled  Banner. 
Xot  since  Hooker's  men  threw  out  the 
flag  of  the  8th  Kentucky  from  the  nose 
of  Lookout  on  the  25th  of  November, 
1863,  had  the  glorious  ensign  Ijcen  re- 
ceived with  such  acclaim.  The  valiant 
deed  is  ascribed  to  Major  Lamothe  and 
two  of  his  men  from  the  Rough  Riders. 
The  landing  itself  was  effected  with 
difficulty  on  account  of  the  roughness 
of  the  sea.  A  steam  launch  from  the 
cruiser  Xew  York,  with  a  line  of  small 
boats  in  tow.  comes  to  the  side  of  the 
transport,  and   the   men   had   to  climlj 


WORCESTER      IN     THE     STANISII     WAR. 


^^^^ 


SKETCHED    BY    HENRY    C.  GROVER,    CO.   A.  L  AN  DI  N  G-P  LA  C  E 

down  a  r(i]ic  ladilcr  and  tlnis  tumble 
in  as  best  the}-  could.  There  was  no 
standiui;  <  m  the  order  of  their  going. 
InU  tlie\-  had  ti)  gii  at  otice  or  nut  at 
all.  When  the  Imats  were  filled  they 
were  drawn  ntf  towards  the  landing, 
where  new  dangers  awaited  them.  Con- 
stant care  was  necessary  to  prex'ent  the 
da.shing  of  the  Ixiats  against  the  iron 
]iier.  Just  the  nunnent  that  the  boat 
and  tile  landing  were  on  a  le\el,  must 
be  seize!  to  jump  for  it.  .Ml  military 
precision  of  movement  was  lost  sight  of 
in  the  efTort  to  get  out  of  the  boat  and 
to  the  wharf  with  whole  skins,  .^ixty 
or  seventy  lioats  might  lie  seen  at  once 
thus  engaged  in  circling  aro\nid  and 
trying  to  land  their  men.  Notwith- 
standing the  utmiist  care  sexeral  boats 
were  shattered.  ;[nd  two  eoloreil  troop- 
ers were  drowne<l.'  From  Co.  .\  on 
this  day  landed  ('aptain  llarrett,  I.ieuts. 
Tisdell    and    I'lnmnur,    .^ertrts.    .\llison 


*Corporal  Edward  Cobb,  of  Richmond.  Va.. 
and  Private  John  English,  of  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.  Brave  Captain  O'Neill  of  the  Rough 
Riders,  who.  a  tew  days  later,  was  to  fall  at 
San  Juan,  did  his  best  to  rescue  them,  but 
without  avail.     Their  bodies  were  recovered. 


AT  Daiquiri. 

and  I\iedl,  and  Pri^-ates  Clapp,  Brtiso 
and  Tra\er.  The  remainder  of  the 
company  were  doomed  to  one  night 
more  with  "Old  Knick.,"  which  steamed 
out  aliout  two  miles  from  the  shore. 

The  last  da\'  on  shipboard  is  not 
without  incident,  for  in  the  excitement 
of  the  mrirning  of  the  23d.  the  captain 
of  the  shi]i  just  misses  running  into  an- 
other vessel,  also  steaming  for  the 
shore.  The  prospect  cif  such  violent 
landing  is  not  relished  liy  the  men  or 
their  officers,  and  when  the  excitement 
has  subsided.  Captain  .Allen  of  the  Light 
Infantry  speaks  his  mind  to  the  chief 
officer  of  the  ship  in  uneijuivocal  lan- 
guage, \ery  much  to  the  delight  of 
those  listening.  However,  the  getting 
off  was  effected  finally,  and  a  happy  lot 
of  men  they  were  as  they  again  trod 
terra  firiiia,  e\-en  though  it  was  foreign 
soil  ;  and  hnw  good  it  seemed  to  be  able 
to  stretch  one's  legs  again.  \'ery  little 
delay  is  had.  howe\'er.  and  under  the 
C(imman<l  of  Lieut. -Col.  Shumway  the 
3d  liattalion  starts  to  effect  a  union 
with  the  other  two.     Daiquiri  is  more 


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in  name  than  in  fact,  only  a  few  scat- 
tering shacks  of  houses,  and  even  these 
have  been  sadly  shattered  by  the  fire 
from  the  sjunhtiats.  (.)n  the  march,  at 
the  top  of  a  hill,  near  a  roundliousc, 
are  seen  two  wounded  Spaniards,  the 
first  bloody  e\'idence  of  warfare  ever 
seen  by  the  great  majority  of  the  men, 
and  it  were  not  strange  if  the  sight  had 
a  somewhat  sobering  efifect.  Here,  too, 
was  seen  the  first  starving  Cuban  fam- 
ily. Having  halted  for  a  few  moments, 
from  a  near-by  rambling  structure  ap- 
peared to  come  a  cry  of  human  distress. 
Investigation  revealed  a  mother  lying 
helpless  upon  the  floor,  and  near  her 
was  a  wailing  infant.  Also  there  were 
three  little  girls  and  a  boy,  all  more 
resembling  skeletons  than  humanity. 
Openings  through  the  roof  and  side  of 
the  house  had  been  made  by  shells  from 
the  ships.  Generous  hands  speedily 
offered  the  contents  of  haversacks  to 
the  starving  sufferers. 

The  roads  are  only  trails  or  paths, 
and  through  the  crookedest  of  such  the 
march  is  made.  The  Second  is  ahead, 
till  it  drops  in  behind  the  22d  Regulars. 
Just  before  reaching  Siboney  there  is  a 
slight  brush  between  the  enemy  and 
the  troopers  in  advance,  but  it  lasts 
scarcely  more  than  ten  minutes,  the 
Spaniards  giving  \va\'  and  retreating 
beyond  the  tnwn,  wliich  is  as  tlod-for- 
saken  a  place  as  e}'e  e\'er  looked  upon. 
The  bombardment  had  ruined  every- 
thing, an  iron  bridge  had  been  cut  and 
slashed  bv  shot  and  shell,  and  filth  ap- 
parently here  reigned  supreme.  A  fit- 
ting place  for  a  camp  was  hard  to  find, 
but  one  was  found  in  which  tents  were 
pitched,  and  from  the  abundance  of  a 
certain  kind  of  shell-covered  life  it  was 
called    "Crab  Hollow."' 

Company  A"s  first  night  camp  on 
Culjan  soil  will  not  be  forgotten  soon. 
New    experiences     were     found    everv 


hour.  Hardly  were  the  tents  ])itched 
before  rain  began  t<i  f.ill  in  turrents. 
During  the  sleepless  hcnirs  which  fol- 
lowed it  was  easy  to  review  the  march 
and  scenes  of  the  day.  It  was  not  far 
from  l)ai((uiri  that  a  small  brook  was 
encountered,  and  the  boys  learned  that 
neither  bridge  nor  jKinloon  was  in 
stock  and  that  they  must  wade,  and 
wade  they  did,  with  resultant  water- 
filled  shoes.  .Some  of  these  endjryonic 
sokliers,  wholly  unused  to  wet  feet, 
and  remembering  early  maternal  in- 
junctions, halted  long  enough  t(.i  ex- 
change their  wet  socks  for  dry.  Of 
course  they  were  comfortable  till  they 
came,  a  fpiarter  of  a  mile  further  along, 
to  another  runlet,  and  thereby,  to 
another  change.  I'.ut  the  third  stream 
put  an  end  to  all  prudential  pedal  pro- 
visions, and,  wet  or  dry,  they  trudged 
along.  It  was  a  new  world  that  was 
opening  to  these  Massachusetts  men, 
and  their  eyes  widened  at  the  sight 
of  cactus  and  chaparral,  both  distin- 
guished for  their  thorny,  bayonet-like 
])rojections,  warranted  to  pierce  and 
cut  like  a  knife.  Cocoanut  ])ahns  were 
evervwhere  conspicuous,  and,  ere  long, 
the  soldiers  learned  that  the  liquid 
contained  in  the  green  fruit  was  both 
cooling  and  palatable.  Likewise  they 
early  discovered  how  to  climb  these 
same  palms. 

It  was  at  the  noontime  halt  for  din- 
ner that  Private  Wills,  for  obvious 
reasons  ycleped  ""The  Bug  Chaser,"dis- 
covered  in  the  leafy  heights  of  a  tree 
a  gorgeously  colored  serpent.  True  to 
his  proclivities,  he  proclaimed  his  in- 
tentions of  capturing  that  snake,  and 
actually  climbed  the  tree  and  brought 
the  reptile  down  with  him,  a  crawling 
ophidian  fully  four  feet  in  length,  and 
of  the  brightest  hues — rather  a  ven- 
turesome proceeding  in  a  strange  land, 
and  whollv  ignorant  as  to  the  charac- 


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teristics  of  the  ohject  ;  but  as  all  is  well 
that  ends  well,  the  prixate  was  mil  hit- 
ten,  and  the  tragic  part  was  confined 
to  his  snakeship. 

All  sorts  (if  reasons  ci:ins])ired  to 
miu'der  slee])  in  this  first  ni.qht,  prcinii- 
nent  anion.s;  them  Ijein.;;'  the  nnloading 
of  vessels  in  the  (iftin.i;-  (if  Siboney. 
Strip]ied  t<  >  their  skins,  volunteers 
worked  thmui^h  the  entire  night  get- 
ting imt  the  ratiims  and  munitions  nec- 
essarv  f(ir  the  expedition  ;  all  this  un- 
der the  rays  (if  search-lights  from  the 
gunhiiats.  Perhaps  nn  one  circum- 
stance ciintriliuted  more  l(i  the  men's 
disc(imf(_irt  than  the  abundance  i>\  land 
crabs,  whose  presence,  indeed,  had 
gained  f(ir  the  camp  its  uneuph<  ini(  lus 
nanre.  If  the  Spaniards  ran  away  and 
left  the  C(jast  clear  f(.ir  the  Americans, 
the  cralis  did  nut :  rather  did  they  come 
in  large  liattalidus  to  see  and  taste  just 
wdiat  these  new  comers  were.  Nor 
were  they  the  tiny  (ilijects  familiar  to 
the  m  irthern  scIk  lolbi  >y  wild  on  free(l( mi 
bent  plays  h(i(ik_\-  alenig  SdUie  purling 
stream,  but  great  big  fellows  with  long 
pincers  and  staring  eyes.  How  were 
these  boys  to  know  liut  that  they  were 
as  piiisdnous  as  their  cousins,  the  tar- 
antulas? Td  crdwn  all,  Lieut.  Tisdell 
had  a  severe  attack  df  insomnia,  and, 
\\hdll\-  unalile  td  Wdd  the  drdwsy  god 
himself,  he  e\idently  deterniined  that 
Udue  (ither  shduld.  It  was  a  uigluldng 
race  lictween  the  Lieutenant  and  the 
crabs,  but  it  will  ne\er  be  kudwn  to 
which  ]iarty  the  hdUdrs  belong.  The 
antipathy  and  disgust  of  a  \\'(ircester 
boy  at  the  contact  of  his  flesh  with  the 
claws  of  a  crustacean  were  intense,  and 
aroused  the  keenest  merriment  in 
everybody  exce|)t  the  one  touched. 

While  Lieut.  T.'s  orgies  were  at 
their  height,  and  he  was  happy  as  a 
crab-chasing  othcer  could  be,  there 
came   from   a   nearliv   tent   the   liorrur- 


burdened  cry.  ".V  light,  a  light!"  What 
Cduld  it  be!  X(itliing  like  it  in  agony 
had  ever  smote  the  ears  of  those  lads 
before,  and  tliev  hastened  with  the 
liglit-gi\ing  tajier  to  investigate.  Fol- 
lowing the  ever-resounding  call,  they 
found  the  same  pri:>ceeding  from  the 
tent  of  their  popular  Captain,  who.  a.\)- 
parenth',  had  struck  either  a  nightmare 
or  a  se\ere  attack  of  the  colic.  They 
found  their  bebived  Captain  lying  on 
his  back,  and,  with  distressed  e}-es, 
looking  at  (ine  of  his  shoulders,  on 
which  had  recently  been  perching 
something,  what  he  knew  not,  but 
afraid  of  t;irantulas  he  preferred  to 
lia\e  a  light  before  he  brushe(l  him 
awa\'.  The  \armint.  unfa\(  iralile  to 
light.  (|uicklv  scuttled  ott.  disappearing 
under  the  edge  of  the  tent.  Whatever 
disposition  to  slee|i  there  may  have 
been  u])  to  this  moment,  the  foregoing 
episode  eftectually  destroyed,  so  crawl- 
ing out  the  boys  stood  around  the 
camp-fires,  sang  songs,  smoked,  and 
talked  of  far-oi¥  Massachusetts  and  the 
folks  at  home  till  morning. 

June  24  is  the  date  of  the  fight  at 
Las  ("luasanias.  where  Colonel  Wood 
and  his  Rough  Riders  had  their  first 
encounter  with  the  enemy.  It  has  been 
stated  that  this  engagement  was  not 
conteni]ilate(l  by  Ceneral  Shafter.  but 
was  the  result  of  the  Wood-Rddsevelt 
over-eagerness  to  win  renown,  in  a 
measure  cuntrilnited  to  b}-  the  acquies- 
cence of  Ceneral  Wheeler.  Be  this  as 
it  nia\ .  it  is  certain  that  the  fight  was 
on  within  hearing  of  the  volunteers, 
and  naturally  they  woiulered  when  and 
where  they  were  to  go  in.  but  there 
were  duties  near  at  hand  before  they 
could  inarch  to  the  sound  of  the  guns. 
Rations  were  to  be  drawn  and  dis- 
tributeil.  and  it  w^as  while  cooking  his 
breakfast  that  rri\ate  Crover  con- 
tributed   no    little    1(1    the    mirth    of   his 


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37 


fellows.  Always  fund  of  well-cooked 
food,  on  this  occasion  he  had  planned 
for  an  unnsual  dish,  in  fact,  it  was  a 
lieef  stew  that  he  was  contemplating, 
of  which  the  first  essential  was  some 
of  the  "prime  roast  beef"  already  re- 
ferred to.  The  soldier  had  chosen  the 
site  for  his  fire  with  great  care,  and 
everything  was  progressing  finely,  and 
his  mouth  was  beginning  to  water  for 
the  toothsome  combination  when, 
presto !  up  went  fire,  cup,  stew  and  all. 
It  appears  he  had  made  his  fire  just 
over  the  hole  of  a  crab,  which,  under 


the  provocation  of  excessive  heat, 
leaped  up  and  away,  scattering  brands 
and  breakfast  in  his  flight.  The  min- 
gled looks  of  astonishment,  disgust 
and  disappointment  which  overspread 
the  private's  face  had  made  the  fortune 
of  anv  one  catching  them  in  a  snap 
shot.  Alas!  as  usual,  the  kodak  fiend 
was  not  looking. 

The  surf-bathing  was  fine,  and  ofli- 
cers  and  men  were  not  slow  to  improve 
it.  One  party  included  A"s  commis- 
sioned officers  and    Major   Fairbanks. 


They  found  the  shore  shelving  rapidly, 
hence  a  very  abrupt  descent,  but  the 
temperature  was  genial,  and  no  fear  of 
sharks  marred  the  pleasures  of  the  dip. 
Everv  one  who  indulged  was  better 
and  cleaner  for  the  rinse.  The  hasty 
departure  of  the  enemy  had  prevented 
the  complete  destruction  of  their 
st(.)res,  and  aiuong  them  were  several 
casks  of  wine,  which  inquisitive  Yan- 
kees were  not  slow  in  finding  and  no 
fear  of  poison  prevented  sampling. 
Luckily,  officers  who  knew  the  harm- 
fid  efifect  of  indulgence  in  such  stuflf  in 
this  climate,  quickly  ordered  the  same 
turned  out  upon  the  ground,  nuich  to 
the  displeasure  of  some  who  hated  to 
see  so  much  good  liquor  wasted,  A 
very  small  portion  was  saved  for  sub- 
sequent hospital  use.  At  least  one 
canteen  in  the  ranks  of  A  was  found 
whose  contents  tasted  of  the  casks,  but 
the  fluid  had  been  so  thoroughly  di- 
luted that  no  evil  results  were  felt  nor 
apprehended. 

No  feature  of  the  unloading  of  the 
transports  gave  more  pleasiu-e  or 
awakenc<l  mure  interest  than  the  man- 
ner m  which  the  horses  were  brought 
ashore.  As  at  Daiquiri,  ranging  along- 
side the  piers  was  impossible,  and  the 
letting  of  a  horse  down  into  a  small 
boat  was  impracticable,  hence  the  only 
wa\-  was  t.i  force  him  upon  a  platform 
and  then  run  the  same  out  till  the 
weight  of  the  animal  overbalanced  it 
and  the  steed  dropped  down  into  the 
water,  when  he  must  swim  for  it.  some- 
thing wdiich  he  lost  no  time  in  doing. 
There  was  as  much  difference,  however, 
in  horses  as  in  men,  and  some  of  the 
poor  beasts,  in  their  confusion,  swam 
for  a  long  time  in  circles,  and  a  few 
went  directly  out  to  sea  and  were 
drowned,  among  the  latter  one  of 
Lieut.-Col.  Roosevelt's  saddle-horses, 
Rain-in-the-Face.    For  the  encourage- 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH      WAR 


ment  and  guidance  of  tlic  horses,  as 
they  were  ,L;i\en  their  inxohmtary 
phin.fje.  buglers  were  statimied  upmi  the 
shore  to  souinl  the  sta1>le-call  as  the  an- 
imals reached  the  water, and  in  most  in- 
stances the  measure  was  effectual.  The 
si.o'ht  of  horses  with  erect  ears  chang-ing 
their  course  in  response  to  the  familiar 
call  was  provocative  of  reflections  upon 
the  \alue  of  discipline  among  all  crea- 
tures. Ijipeds  as  well  as  quadrupeds. 

W'hile  the  rumble  of  the  guns  was 
heard, there  came  o\'er  the  hills  whence 
the  sound  seemed  to  pri.iceed.  a  rider 
on  foaming  steed,  with  arms  and  biidy 
torn  and  bleeding  from  contact  with 
nature's  weapons.  gallo]Mng  to  the 
commander  of  the  brigade,  then  Col. 
E.  P.  Clark  of  the  2d.  and  in  breathless 
tones  cries,  "I  ha\'e  Ijeen  sent  fiir  aid. 
Send  reinforcements.  For  (iod's  sake 
send  'em  <piick!"  Though  the  Colonel 
queried  for  a  moment  he  soon  ordered 
the  8th  and  22t\  U.  S.  to  advance,  while 
the  2d  Massachusetts  was  retained  to 
guard  the  landing.  The  tents  of  those 
who  were  to  march  went  down  like 
magic,  and  in  a  trifle  more  than  two 
minutes  the  troops  were  ready  to  move. 
\Vas  there  ever  a  time  when  troops 
in  the  field  did  not  have  trouble  with 
their  rations?  Ilefore  the  same  could 
be  .listribnted  at  .'^ilione)-.  the  boys 
were  on  short  commons,  and  had  it 
not  been  for  some  foresight  on  leav- 
ing the  Knickerbocker,  certain  of  the 
A  bovs  had  suft'ered.  As  it  was  they 
had  none  loo  much,  but  the_\-  were 
enough  belter  oft'  than  their  Major 
Fairbanks,  who  was  drixen  to  sharing 
the  rations  devoted  to  his  horse. 

Rebellion  recollections  of  Annap<_ilis 
and  the  deeds  oi  the  Massachusetts  8th 
were  roused  in  the  ingenuit}-  of  our 
Worcester  men.  who.  finding  a  dis- 
mantled locomotive,  set  to  work  to  se- 
cure   .-uid    put    together    its    component 


parts,  in  which  eft'ort  they  were  so  suc- 
cessful that  they  siK.m  had  it  running 
u])  and  down  the  tracks.  Again,  the 
ircin  bridge,  which  had  been  destroyed 
during  the  bombardment,  was  effectu- 
alU-  repaired,  under  the  direction  of 
Cajit.  Frank  L.  Allen  of  the  Fight  In- 
fantry. The  AA'orcester  liattalion  could 
not  onl_\-  repair  locomotive  and  bridge, 
but  thev  could  ha\e  constructed  the 
same  dc  inn'o.  and  could  have  under- 
taken any  other  little  job  of  skilled 
workmcmship  which  public  exigency 
miglU  have  necessitated.  Their  soldier- 
ing was  only  an  avocation  :  their  tru.e 
calling  was  using  their  wits  for  up- 
fniilding  rather  than  destro}'ing. 

As  rations  galore  were  on  the  shore 
an  eipiipment  for  four  days  was  given 
out,  and  the  boys  soon  realized  what 
too  nuieh  of  a  good  thing  meant.  Each 
man  was  to  carrv  130  rounds  of  ammu- 
nition :  under  his  left  arm  he  had  a  four- 
quart  can  of  tomatoes:  u])on  his  right 
shoulder  was  his  gun  ;  hardtack  and 
bacon  disten.led  his  haxersack.  while 
his  roll  of  clothing  crowned  all.  WhiO 
a  sight  for  the  folks  at  h(.>me.  and  how 
small  a  figure  his  real  implements  of 
war  cut  in  all  this  outfit.  The  quantity 
of  hardtack  was  so  great  that  each  man 
could  not  carry  all  of  his  share,  and 
not  wishing  to  lose  any  cjf  the  i)recious 
staff  of  life,  for  no  one  knew  when  he 
would  get  more,  all  sorts  of  artifices 
w-ere  devised  to  retain  it.  To  com- 
]>ass  this  end.  long  poles  were  secured 
and  b\-  means  of  nails,  taken  from  the 
loosened  covers  of  the  tack  boxes,  with 
stones  the  poles  were  attached  to  the 
sides  of  the  boxes,  and  the  boys  es- 
sayed the  grand  porter  act,  taking 
turns  in  the  attempt  to  keep  the  thing 
going.  Notwithstanding  their  etiforts. 
only  a  few  of  the  boxes  were  thus  car- 
ried safely  through  :  the  draft  upon 
ner\-e  and  strength  was  ti.io  great. 


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39 


It  was  at  4  p.m.  that  the  line  of 
march  was  taken  l)y  our  \'ohint^"ers, 
and  thev  liail  not  i^roceeded  far  before 
indications  of  the  tight  ahead  began  to 
appear  in  the  shape  of  wounded  men. 
Therewas  one  man  wdio  had  se\en  Ind- 
ict holes  in  or  through  him,  1nn  the 
courage  and  good  spirits  of  the  men 
who  had  been  hit  were  marvelous.  The 
march  is  around  rather  than  over  the 
hill,  and  in  column  of  twos,  at  times 
reduced  to  single  file  on  account  of  the 
narrowness  of  the  way,  thereby  in  part 
to  escape  the  lacerating  edges  of  the 
omnipresent  cactus.  Our  impressions 
of  the  Cuban  patriot  are  not  heightened 
by  this  trip,  for  while  Americans  are 
straining  and  toiling  in  his  behalf  he 
is  feeding  and  resting.  As  ^lassachu- 
setts  passes  by,  he  is  eating  our  "prime 
roast  l)eef,"  and  is  wearing  our  cloth- 
ing, which  the  forced  character  of  our 
marching  has  compelled  us  to  throw 
away.  In  a  word,  the  being  whose  mis- 
fortunes have  brought  us  from  com- 
fortable northern  homes,  before  our 
very  eyes  has  become  a  scavenger,  and 
is  disputing  with  turkey  buzzards  the 
refuse  we  have  rejected.  Truly  the 
Cuban  is  not  a  noble  creature  !  !  ! 
Fighting  seems  to  be  furthest  from  his 
thoughts.  They  are  the  individuals 
against  wdiom  precautions  must  be 
taken  when  we  are  compelled  to  throv,' 
off  haversack  and  rolls,  for  they  woidd 
quickly  possess  themselves  of  every 
item.  Such  grateful  beings  are  the}' 
for  the  service  the  United  States  is 
rendering  them !  ! 

The  march  is  a  hard  one  and  tells 
upon  the  men,  but  they  plod  manfully 
forward,  up  steep  mountains  with 
boulder-strewn  trails,  with  ever-in- 
creasing traces  of  the  fight.  \"olun- 
teers  are  enduring  the  forced  march 
quite  as  well  as  the  regulars,  and  fhis 
gives  a  deal  of  satisfaction,  for  every- 


thing in  army  lines  is  rated  (in  or  by 
the  regular  army  standard.  There  was 
evervthing  to  make  the  marching  hard 
and  tiresome:  mud,  rocks,  pitfalls 
and  crowding  cactus,  but  through  it 
all  the  Second  forged  ahead.  The 
shades  of  evening  are  gathering  when 
the  men  reach  the  "sun-dial  house." 
where  the  Rough  Riders  are  jierform- 
ing  the  last  rites  o\er  the  liodies  of 
their  slain.  'Tis  a  gruesome  sight  :  tin- 
blanketed  forms,  lying  so  stark  and 
still,  are  somebody's  darlings,  and 
northern  eves  are  to  griiw  dim  for  this 
dav's  work.  Did  any  one  wonder  if 
the  game  were  worth  the  candle?  \\  ho 
knows?  The  (|uavering  notes  of  the 
chaplain  as  he  intoned  the  service  for 
the  dead  fitteil  well  into  the  descend- 
ing darkness,  and  "tajis."  ever  the  sad- 
dest of  army  calls,  sent  many  a  chill 
through  bodies  that  were  not  wont  to 
ear.  Here  is  the  real  in  war  :  the  en- 
listment, the  parade,  the  departure  are 
only  the  glamour. 

But   this   is   not   our  camping  place. 


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WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


since  the  Americans  hail  (h'iveii  the 
eneinv  some  distance  farther,  and  with 
added  weariness  the  line  is  taken  up 
a.cjain.  For  fully  three  miles,  through 
difficulties  like  those  of  the  earlier 
afternodu,  the  advance  is  made.  If 
possiI:)le  the  later  way  is  even  harder 
than  the  earlier,  and  baggag-e,  cheer- 
fully liorne  till  now,  is  thrown  off  and 
left  behind.  During  the  last  half  mile 
iif  the  march,  smiie  can  endure  the  pace 
no  longer,  ami  fall  (nit.  to  come  halt- 
ing in  at  a  later  hcjur.  (  )ut  of  a  slimy, 
dismal  gidly  the  line  of  men  at  last 
emerges,  and  on  a  grassy  plateau  en- 
camps. Willingly  would  the  men  have 
thrown  themselves  upon  the  ground 
without  tent  (ir  focid,  but  Company  A 
is  under  stringent  rule,  and  the  tents 
have  to  go  up,  and  the  men  are  taught 
the  value  of  personal  care.  They  had 
])assed  through  their  first  forced  march 
and  thev  had  covered  themselves  with 
credit,  but  they  were  not  |)luming 
themselves  just  then — thev  were  too 
tired. 

The  mcjrning  of  the  25th  lirings  in- 
creased sense  of  weariness  and  the 
sight  of  Some  of  yesterday's  work,  for 
here  are  the  liodies  of  some  of  the  slain, 
among  them  those  of  Captain  Capron 
and  Sergeant  Hamilton  iMsh.  both  of 
the  Rough  Riders.  As  breakfast  is  in 
preparation  there  come  to  men  of  the 
Second  nianv  of  the  figliters  in  yester- 
day's fray,  craving  some  of  the  iood 
brought  with  so  much  labor  from  Sib- 
oney.  The  Rough  Riders  had  been 
ordered  to  throw  oil  their  extra  bag- 
gage, and  as  a  consequence  had  been 
hungry  since.  (  )ur  liovs  would  have 
Iieen  inuiatur;il  comrades  if  they  had 
not  (piickly  ;ind  willingly  contributed 
of  their  own  stores.  The  Cubans  might 
have  exhibiteil  their  ])atnotism  by 
guarding  rather  than  stealing  the  food 
of  their  <lefenders. 


At  noon  a  fresh  start  is  made  and 
the  .Second  ad\'ances  about  three  miles 
nearer  the  enemy.  The  march  is  made 
cautiouslv  and  with  flankers  and 
scouts,  of  which  work,  as  the  Second 
is  on  extreme  left,  the  Massachusetts 
men  have  their  full  share.  The  26th 
sees  a  further  advance  towards  the 
enemy,  and  in  the  same  careful  man- 
ner. During  the  day's  march  Captain 
|ohn  r.igelow,  Jr.,  of  the  loth  Cavalry, 
a  \\'est  Pc^inter,  remarks  as  follows  of 
our  boys : 

I  remember  seeing  the  Second  Mas- 
sachusetts go  Ijy,  and  being  impressed 
bv  the  improvement  of  the  men  in  ap- 
pearance since  I  saw  them  at  Lake- 
land. They  were  about  as  brown  and 
looked  almost  as  hardy  as  the  regulars. 
Thev  went  through  mud  and  water, 
well  closed  up,  at  a  good  swinging  gait. 
r)ur  volunteers  in  Cuba,  as  a  class,  did 
themselves  credit.  They  had  not  the 
res]iect  for  shoulder-straps  that  is  de- 
sirable— nor  had  the  regulars — but 
they  were  much  better  soldiers  than 
volunteers  of  our  Civil  \\'ar  with  the 
■  same  length  of  service.  I  am  bound 
to  say  that  they  did  better  on  the 
march  and  in  action  than  I  had  ex- 
pected them  to  do. 

Even  half  jiraise  from  a  West 
Pointer,  to  whom  a  soldier  is  little  bet- 
ter than  a  thing,  is  something,  and  fig- 
urativel}-  the  Second  takes  off  its  hat 
to  Caiitain  II.  and  remarks.  "Thanks. 
awfuUv.  Captain!    You  do  us  proud!" 

Monday.  June  27th.  there  is  a  march 
of  a  few  miles  towards  Santiago,  and 
the  camping  place  is  near  the  top  of 
a  sightly  hill,  woo.l  surrounded.  The 
outlook  is  fine,  and  the  day  is  made 
memorable  by  the  coming  of  a  letter 
from  the  States  directed  to  Private 
lla\es  of  -\  Company,  liearing  a  North 
drafton  postmark,  "June  10."  Some 
of  the  men  thought  that  combination 
of  letters  never  could  look  so  good. 
The  28th  is  given  to  camp  duties,  and 


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41 


a  realizatiiin  tliat  time  ami  the  Roush 
Riders  ha\e  sadly  depleted  eiur  rations. 
Each  day  hrinsrs  its  thunder-storm, 
and  the  men  are  l.iecomint::  almost  am- 
phibious. 

On  the  2()th  there  was  a  eonference 
of  the  commissioned  (jfficers  of  the  Sec- 
ond     to      cimsider     the      shortness   of 
rations,  which  were  reducetl  to  one  tack 
and  a  piece  <jf  [lork.  the  size  of  a  small 
walnut,   per   man.      Three   officers,   in- 
cluding  Cajitain    llarrett,    were    desig- 
nated to  visit  Colonel  Clark,  conimand- 
ing  the   brigade,  and   to  set    forth   the 
situation.       As  a   result  all   the  horses 
belonging  to  the  officers,  some  eight  or 
ten  in  number,  were  sent  down  to  Sib- 
onev.  under  the  directiou  of  lieutenant 
Vesper  of  Company  B,  to  pack  back  to 
camp  as   man)-  provisions  as   possil)le. 
The  outcome  of  the  expedition  was  a 
ration   of  six   hardtack  for  each   man. 
Also  on  this  day  arrived  Sergeant  G.  .\. 
Poland,  wdio  had  been  left  at  Daiquiri 
in    charge    of    the    C(immissary    stores. 
His  coming  was  most  opportune,  for  in 
addition  to  the  want  of  food,  the  men 
had  run   short  of  tobacco,  a  condition 
particularl}-  disagreeable  to  the  soldier, 
and  his  stock  of  Navy  plug  and  other 
delicacies   was   soon    exhausted.      The 
<lav   before   $5    had   been    given    for   a 
paper     of      Mayo's    smoking   tobacco. 
Some    of    iiur    acipiired    appetites    are 
stronger  than   the   natural   ones.     Just 
now  there  is  nothing  wasted,  and  each 
bit  of  food  is  most  jealously  guarded. 
Xo  crundjs  are  thrown  away,  ami  each 
dish  and  platter  is  licked  clean.    Hard- 
tack can  not  l)e  bought  at  any  price.    If 
only  some  of  the  superabundance  that 
is  moulding  in  the  storehouses  in  Sib- 
oney  could  be  brought  up.  and  it  is  not 
so  verv  far  ofi\     Some  erne  has  blun- 
dered, leaving  men  hungry,  when  great 
cpiantities  of  pre  i\isi(  )ns  have  lieen  pro- 
vided.   "So  near  and  vet  so  far !"    Rain 


ag;iin,  and  se\'ent\-five  roimds  of  am- 
numition.  of  which  there  seems  to  l)e 
nil  lack.  For  the  Captain's  cumfdrt  and 
C(impan\-  headquarters,  the  men  ]nit  up 
a  shack,  consisting  of  four  ujiright 
pcists  with  cross-[)ieces  and  long  grass 
laid  o\'er  them,  after  the  manner  of  a 
thatch. 

The  last  day  of  Jime  came  and  with 
it  orders  to  cook  one  day's  rations  and 
to  be  ready  to  move  at  a  moment's 
notice.  Before  lea\dng  camp  rations  for 
seventv-seven  men  were  (listril)uted.as 
follows,  viz.:  one  box  of  soa]),  one-half 
l)oimd  of  tobacco,  fifty  jiounds  hard- 
tack, two  cu])s  of  beans,  and  one  strip 
of  bacon.  There  was  little  danger  of  a 
surfeit  from  that  layout.  Small  and 
ridiculous  as  the  ration  nf  beans  was. 
it  was  amusing  to  note  the  eagerness 
of  the  men  for  an  equable  di\-ision  of 
the  same,  .\ctually.  the\-  had  te>  be 
counted  out.  Some  of  the  best  accom- 
modations S(T  far  as  the  camj)  was  con- 
cerned were  had  here.   The  water  came 

down  the  hillside,  and  was  fairly  g 1. 

Bathing  was  the  most  longed-for  pri\i- 
lege.  but  of  course  it  could  not  be  tol- 
erated in  the  stream  whence  also  came 
the  drinking  water.  However,  Yankee 
wit  soon  supplied  the  necessary  facili- 
ties, and  they  were  had  in  this  waw 
Just  a  little  ways  from  the  stream  a 
h(de  would  be  dug  in  the  soft  earth, an<l 
in  this  was  fitted  the  rubber  blanket 
of  the  bather,  ddien,  with  cuj)  or  can- 
teen, he  would  i-iass  water  from  the 
stream  to  the  receptacle,  and  when  the 
necessarv  amount  was  secured,  he 
woidil  take  his  im]irovised  sitting  bath. 
W  hen  the  water  had  served  its  pur- 
pose, two  men,  seizing  the  corners  of 
the  blanket,  l>y  a  cpiick  and  dextrous 
mo\ement  would  throw  the  contents 
back  fromthestream.  In  this  way  there 
was  not  the  least  danger  of  pollution. 
The  men  relate  with  some  gusto  that 


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Sergt.  E.  i;.  Sawver, 
Fred'k  G.  Newell. 
Corp.  A.  F.  Murray. 


Jas.  W.  Smith. 
Samuel  E.  Clapp, 
Peter  .\.  White. 


Howard  K.  Hobb 
John  T.  Brusky 
Chas.  -\.  Fischer 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


43 


Captain  llarrL-tt  ha.l  just  hail  his  l)ath 
and  was  deep  in  the  mysteries  of  a 
washday  struggle  when  the  orders  to 
move  came.  The  article  that  he  would 
like  to  don  at  once  was  in  the  suds,  as 
were  several  other  items  of  ajiparel. 
There  was  no  time  to  dry  them,  and 
the  verv  best  he  could  do  was  U>  wring 
them  out  and  to  hang-  them  over  his 
shoulder  instead  of  a  line,  ami  in  this 
decidedly  en  deshabille  manner  he  di- 
rected the  advance  of  his  comjiany.  It 
was  on  this  da}-  that  the  war  halloun 
was  noted.  It  appeared  to  hang  mo- 
tionless in  midair.  Though  used  in  the 
Rebellion  and  in  the  Franco-Prussian 
War,  it  would  seem  that  liallooning 
has  not  yet  become  a  successful  ad- 
junct of  military  operations. 

At  3  o'clock  p.m.  the  advance  was 
begun,  and  was  continued  for  possibly 
six  miles,  and  as  rain  had  been  falling 
the  roads  were  simply  horrible.  It  was 
nearly  night  when  the  regiment  passed 
through  El  Poso ;  seemingly  all  the 
troops  were  in  motion,  and  sometimes 
at  right  angles  to  the  route  taken  by 
the  Second,  Then  there  was  halting 
bv  first  one  and  then  the  other  of  the 
clashing  bodies,  a  poor  way  to  get  any- 
where. Finally,  the  San  Juan  River  is 
reached,  and  along  its  side  the  soldiers 
march  for  a  time,  and  thence  turn  to 
the  right  and  proceed  to  climb  a  hill. 
Six-pace  intervals  are  taken,  wads  are 
removed  from  the  guns, and  the  utmost 
pains  are  taken  to  prevent  any  kind  of 
noise  as  the  march  proceeds.  Through 
rain  and  wading  streams  the  men  are 
completely  wet  through.  No  talking 
is  permitted,  and  every  now  and  then 
a  man  finds  himself  tangled  up  in 
barbed  wire,  whereupon  the  words, 
"barbed  wire" would  go  along  the  line. 
At  a  late  hour  orders  to  bivouac  are 
given,  and  the  men  eat  uncooked  ra- 
tions Ijecause  fires  are  forbidden.     No 


tents  are  pitched,  and  each  man  rolls 
himself  in  his  blanket  and  consigns 
himself  to  his  couch  ni  mud  and  water. 
Guards  and  pickets  are  demanded,  and 
from  A  Company  the  detail  consists  of 
Corporal  Fay,  with  Pri\-ates  Lamber- 
ton.  Mills,  Laflamme  and  llciardnian, 

I'hosewho  cast  their  eyes  about  them 
are  rewarded  with  seeing  at  their  left 
the  lights  of  Santiago,  while  from  the 
cit\-  ccime  the  regular  chimes  of  cathe- 
dral bells  as  they  note  the  advancing 
hcjurs.  T(i  sleep  on  their  arms  has  a 
business  flavor,  but  the  announcement 
bv  a  courier  that  the  coming  day  would 
doubtless  bring  on  an  engagement, 
with  the  suggestion  that  each  man 
should  direct  what  he  would  like  to 
have  done  with  his  eti'ects  in  case  he 
failed  to  respond  at  the  following  roll- 
call,  sets  many  a  man  to  thinking. 

The  first  day  of  July  found  our 
\\'orcester  boys  getting  such  comfort 
as  they  could  from  their  dam])  sur- 
roundings, sleeping  or  listening  to  the 
barking  of  El  Caney  dogs,  or  to 
the  more  distant  tolling  of  the  great 
bell  in  the  Cathedral  of  Santiago.  It 
would  appear  that  some  soul  were 
passingconstantly,or  that  pious  friends 
were  paying  fabulous  sums  for  the 
repose  of  the  dead,  since  that  was  the 
interpretation  of  the  solemn  sounds, 
which  through  the  entire  night  recalled 
the  full  significance  of  the  funeral  bells 
of  Poe : 

"Iron  bells! 
What  a  world  of  solemn  thought  their  niom.xjy 
compels! 
In  the  silence  of  the  night, 
Hou  we  shiver  with  atifright 
.•\t  the  melancholy  menace  of  their  tone!" 

There  were  no  ringing  notes  of 
bugle-call  to  rouse  the  men  on  this 
fateful  morn,  but  at  3.30  a.m.  the  word 
was  passed  which  drove  awaj-  all 
thoughts  of  sleep.     A  frugal  breakfast 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


of  hardtack. bacon  and  water  was  taken 
Cdld.and  long  before  our  nearest  neigli- 
In.rs,  the  22d  U.  S..  fell  in.  the  2d  Mas- 
sachusetts was  ready  to  advance. 
C'a|ir(in's  I'.attery,  whicli  accompanies 
the  (H\'isiiin.  is  getting  into  position, 
and  is  screening  itself  with  brush.  El 
Caney  lies  (|uietly  in  the  distance,  and 
soldiers  can  be  seen  plainl_v  as  they 
march  about.  Each  man  evidently 
knew  that  at  last  he  was  to  face  the  fire 
cif  the  enemy,  and  that  was  all  that  he 
or  his  officers  knew.  The  plan  of  bat- 
tle, if  ]ilan  there  was.  no  one  has  ever 
seen.  Later,  it  has  appeared  that  the 
intent  was  to  carry  El  Canev  early  in 
the  day.  and  then  with  a  swing  to  the 
left  mcive  on  San  Juan,  and  so  carrv  all 
the  defences  of  .Santiago,  l.nit  "there's 
many  a  slip."  etc. 

"Forward"  was  at  last  heard,  and 
after  the  2jd  our  boys  followed,  strug- 
gling along  the  devious  and  cactus- 
guarded  trails,  wdiich  came  as  near 
l><,'ing  ri)ads  as  anything  in  this  mis- 
ruled Country  could  he.  Tortunus  and 
narruw,  they  were  muddy  besides.  It 
was  at  6.43  that  the  first  gun  was  fired 
from  Capron's  Battery,  and  the  Cap- 
tain of  A  was  hard  by  when  this  awak- 
ener  was  sent  over  towards  the  Spanish 
town,  and  its  reception  jiroduced  a  de- 
cided sensation  among  the  inlialiitants. 
Other  shots  followed,  but  uwing  to 
the  distance.  2500  yards,  the  results 
were  not  all  that  could  lie  desired. 
This  location  of  the  battery  had  neces- 
sitated a  division  (A  the  regiment,  and 
Com])anies  A.  C.  E,  H  and  I  found 
themselves  severed  from  their  own  fel- 
lows. Major  Fairbanks  being  in  coni- 
man<l.  Eor  some  time  the  whereabouts 
of  the  other  ciimpanies  was  unknown, 
they  having  gone  on. 

At  7.45  a.m.,  owing  to  a  cessation 
of  the  artillery  firing,  the  companies 
were   allowed     to    proceed,   advancing 


down  hill  through  a  tangle  of  under- 
bru.sh  and  l)arbed  wire,  arranged  to 
imiiecle  |)rogress.  .Striking  a  more  level 
stretch  of  surface  the  pace  increased, 
though  there  are  still  vexatious  delays 
awaiting  orders  or  to  investigate  mys- 
terious climi])s  of  bushes,  etc.  Little 
eft"ort  is  made  to  avoid  mud,  bayonet- 
pointed  cactus  and  other  obstacles,  for 
the  firing-line  is  nearing,and  the  leaden 
danger  becomes  more  imminent.  Soon 
the  march  brings  the  line  to  a  small 
and  sluggish  stream,  across  which  the 
men  go  without  delay,  and  many  will 
rememlier  that  it  was  here  they  saw 
their  chai)lain  filling  his  canteen,  and 
it  was  a  common  remark  that  the  job 
appeared  to  be  an  micommonl}'  long 
one.  A  short  distance  beyond  the 
stream,  the  main  r(_>ad  from  El  Caney 
to  Santiago  is  reached  and  a  sharp 
turn  is  made  to  the  right. 

The  roar  of  artillery  and  the  rattle 
of  ritles  ha\e  become  so  uniform  that 
the  men  are  losing  their  nervousness 
ami  await  orders  for  their  own  partici- 
pation with  eagerness,  for  the  heat  of 
the  battle  Ijegins  to  glow  in  each  man's 
breast,  .\gain  there  is  a  deflection  to 
the  right,  and.  advancing,  the  battalion 
finds  itself  under  fire.  The  enemy's 
range,  howe\er.  is  too  high  and 
branches  of  the  trees  suffer  more  than 
the  advancing  lines.  Wounded  men 
are  seen  by  the  roadside,  in  varying 
degrees  of  sutifering.  Owing  to  the  in- 
creasing danger,  cover  is  sought  in  the 
edge  of  a  wood.  It  was  at  this  point 
that  Private  Peter  N.White  was  struck 
1)}-  a  spent  l>all.  the  same  striking  him 
upon  the  shoulder,  and  he  went  down 
at  once,  only  quickly  to  rise  again,  as 
he  found  that  the  stroke  was  in  no 
wa\'  serious,  the  bullet  ha\ing  hit  the 
canteen  strap. 

It  was  during  this  separation  that 
Major  Fairbanks  added  to  his  reputa- 


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45 


Capron's  Light  Battery 
®  r"«  i« ■ 

@  Socoiid  roilLoii 

Bates's  Brigade: 

"3  '■-'■».»  ii^t. 


tion  for  coolness  and  the  biiys  ever 
sing  his  praises  as  the}'  disci.iurse  on 
the  way  the  "Dandy  IMajor"  kept 
things  in  order.  That  he  might  know 
just  where  they  were,  he  called  for  a 
couple  of  men  to  accompany  him  as 
orderlies  on  a  reconnoissance  which  he 
undertook.  He  advanced  far  enough 
to  find  the  regimental  adjutant,  and 
also  to  be  so  much  exposed  that  on 
their  return,  Private  Fischer  vowed  he 
didn't  wish  to  be  orderly  any  longer, 
being  quite  willing  to  forbear  any  and 
all  honor  connected  with  the  position, 
but  he  continued  to  serve,  just  the 
same. 

The  impatient  waiting  was  to  have 
an  end,  and  it  came  when  an  orderly 
rushed  up  with  orders  for  ^lajor  Fair- 
banks. Immediately  follows  the  com- 
mand, "Form  for  attack!"  Company 
I,  under  Captain  Williams,  is  the  firing 
line.  Companv  A,  Captain  Barrett, 
supports,  and  the  other  companies  are 
in    reserve.     Soon     the    order,   "Form 


line  of  scjuad  I  '  ancl  "As  skirmishers!" 
was  given,  in  which  formation  the  ad- 
vance on  El  Caney  was  made.  That 
the  attack  may  be  the  more  oft'ectual. 
the  rolls  liorne  by  the  men  are  laid  oft' 
under  a  tree,  and  Corpijral  Hobbs,  with 
Privates  Hall  and  Smith,  are  detailed 
to  guard  them.  The  first  man  wound- 
ed is  a  pri\-ate  in  F.  whuse  arm  is  tra\-- 
ersed  lengthways  by  a  bullet,  inflict- 
ing so  painful  a  wound  that  he  set 
up  a  howl  which  was  calculated  to 
dispirit  the  stoutest  heart.  The  ex- 
citement and  nervousness  incident  to 
the  event  were  quickly  allayed  by  the 
tact  of  Major  Fairbanks,  who,  as  usual, 
was  where  he  could  do  the  most  good. 
The  ad\ance  started  in  the  hope  and 
expectation  of  finding  the  regiment, 
though  the  same  was  not  found  till 
later.  The  pioneer  corps,  under  Ser- 
geant Jordan  of  Company  H,  was  en- 
countered, and  from  him  the  location 
of  the  other  companies  was  learned. 
From  an  elevated  position  the  town  of 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


El  Caney  is  seen  some  800  yards  away. 
Large  and  small  block-houses  are  dis- 
covered at  intervals  where  they  can 
best  protect  the  aggregation  of  houses 
and  shacks  which  constitute  the  vil- 
lage. Hero  the  companies  were  or- 
dered to  the  right  flank,  to  a  position 
near  the  stone  fort,  with  directions  to 
hr)ld  the  ])Osition  and  await  further 
orders.  Company  formation  is  had  as 
regularly  and  as  efifectuallv  as  if  on 
parade,  showing  the  result  of  drill  and 
discipline.  Nothing  in  the  storv  of  the 
Cuban  campaign  gives  the  Worcester 
l)(iys  more  regret  than  the  fact  that 
their  ammunition  was  of  that  old-fash- 
ioned character  that  everv  shot  re- 
vealed the  presence  of  the  one  firing. 
This  was  all  right  in  olden  times,  when 
every  combatant  was  thus  armed,  but 
the  Spaniard  was  using  smokeless 
powder,  and  was  practically  invisible. 
The  general  commanding  early  discov- 
ered the  danger  incident  to  this  black 
smoke  and  ordered  a  cessation  of  fir- 
ing, and  to  not  fire  again  unless  to  pre- 
vent the  escape  of  the  garrisons  in  the 
block-houses.  This  was  a  bitter  dose 
for  oin-  boys.  They  had  conie  all  the 
\va}-  from  their  Alassachusetts  homes 
to  fight  the  enemy,  and  now  thev  were 
lield  in  reserve,  all  on  account  of  an- 
cient munitions  which  shoull  have 
been  discarded  years  before.  However, 
tlu-ir  disposition  was  good.  They  had 
not  fiinchecl  an  inch,  and  e\'cn"  then 
were  ipiite  willing  to  take  all  risks  if 
only  they  could  use  their  archaic  wea- 
pons. 

In  some  unaccountable  manner,  the 
battalion  is  so  ranged  that  it  is  prac- 
tically at  right  angles  to  the  main  line. 
The  heat  is  terrilde.  An\-  kind  of 
shaile  is  like  the  rock  in  a  weary  land. 
Private  Rice  thinks  a  small  tree  near 
by  is  just  the  place  for  him, and  accord- 


ingly seeks  it.  Hardly  had  he  gained 
the  place  when  a  bullet  strikes  so  near 
that  it  would  seem  that  it  had  started 
for  him.  He  loses  no  time  in  getting 
back  under  cover,  declaring  that  shine 
was  preferable  to  shade.  Pickets  un- 
der Corporal  Allison  look  out  for  l)oth 
flanks.  The  situation  is  peculiar.  In 
front  is  an  artillery-swept  zone.  From 
the  right  and  front  the  fire  of  the  ene- 
my is  coining,  and,  to  cr(jwn  all.  l)ack 
of  the  companies  the  4th  United  States 
is  forming  for  an  advance,  and  they 
fire  as  they  move  forward.  They  are 
to  do  just  what  the  Second  would  like 
to  do,  and  what  they  would  be  doing 
were  it  not  for  their  ancient  outfit. 
Fortunately,  the  range  of  the  Fourth  is 
so  high  that  no  action  arises,  but 
great  credit  attaches  to  Private  lioard- 
man  of  A,  who,  standing  upon  a  knoll, 
swings  his  hat  and  shouts  till  he  at- 
tracts the  attention  of  the  advancing 
line,  and  so  lets  them  kn<iw  that  there 
are  friends  between  them  and  the  foe. 
This  act  had  been  rewarded  by  special 
mention  had  not  the  early  death  of  the 
bra\e  boy  ]>revented. 

The  soldiers  of  the  Second  are  loud 
in  their  [iraises  of  the  colored  soldiers, 
to  wh<_im  shoidd  go  many  of  the  hon- 
ors of  the  campaign.  They  knew  no 
such  word  as  fear,  but  swept  up  the 
hill  like  a  legion  of  demons,  clearing 
the  way  of  every  obstacle.  They  rushed 
o\er  trenches,  up  to  the  block-houses 
through  lea:len  hail,  and  thrusting 
their  guns  through  the  iron-barred 
windows,  shot  the  cowering  occupants. 
\\  hen.on  their  return,  they  were  asked 
wh\'  the\'  didn't  take  some  prisoners, 
one  big  trooper  replied,  '"What  vou 
talkin'  'bout,  boss;  we  didn't  come  here 
to  ])lay  basketball!"  And  so  the  fight 
went  on.  The  taking  of  1^1  Caney, 
which  was  to  be  accomplished  liy  one 
brigade  in  an  hour,  reallv  took  a  whole 


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diYision     eight     long    hours  of  steady 
fighting,  but  it  was  done  at  last. 

Owing  to  the  extreme  heat  of  this 
July  day.  under  a  Cuban  sun.  the  can- 
teens were  soon  emptied,  and  a  detail 
was  made  from  A  to  go  back  for  a  sup- 
ply. The  squad,  consisting  of  PriYates 
Lamberton.  Mills.  Allison,  Laflamme 
and  ]\Iagec,  under  Sergeant  dowans, 
taking  all  the  canteens  they  could  car- 
ry, went  back  oYcr  a  distance  of  fully 
a  mile,  and  in  the  midst  of  bullets  fly- 
ing in  CYcry  direction.  Though  the}' 
accomplished  their  nfission  and  had 
started  on  their  return,  they  were  jK-r- 
mitted  to  go  no  farther  than  the  field 
hospital,  as  it  \Yas  stated  that  a  gen- 
eral advance  on  the  town  was  in  prog- 
ress;  thus  it  was  not  till  4.30  p.m.  that 
thcY  rejoined  their  thirsty  comrades. 
It  was  at  this  time  that  Alajor  Fair- 
banks ordered  A  Company  to  deploy 
as  skirmishers,  to  see  that  the  field 
OYer  which  the  firing  had  been  done 
was  free.  Reporting  the  same  clear  of 
Americans,  Captain  Capron  trained  his 
guns  on  the  remaining  block-houses, 
and  in  three  well-directed  shots  de- 
molished them. 

The  last  shot  was  fired  at  5  o'clock, 
and  the  prJYilege  of  returning  to  wdiere 
the  extra  baggage  had  been  left  was 
appreciated,  but  there  was  not  to  lie 
the  opportunity  for  supper  that  the 
men  desired,  though  they  had  eaten 
little  from  their  early  cold  repast  of  the 
morning.  Corporal  Hobbs  and  his 
aids  had  kept  away  the  buzzards  and 
Cuban  patriots,  for  our  boys  had  grown 
to  put  them  both  in  the  same  class. 
Scarcely  had  the  longed-for  haversacks 
been  found,  and  before  their  contents 
could  be  sampled,  came  the  command, 
"Fall  in!"  and  the  march  towards  San 
Juan  hill  had  begun.  The  Second  had 
al-Kiut-faced,  and  was  now  marching, 
with  El  CancY  in  the  rear.     The  night 


is  dark  and  the  way  muddy  and  as 
prickly  as  ever.  It  would  appear  that 
the  Dons  had  prepared  an  ambuscade, 
but  their  plans  were  revealed  by  the 
newness  of  the  wire  which  glistened  in 
the  dim  light.  The  bows  must  have  had 
some  queer  reflections  on  the  part 
which  one  of  the  chief  industries  of 
their  citv  was  playing  in  this  campaign, 
for  go  where  they  might  they  could  not 
get  out  of  sight  or  touch  of  barbed 
wire.  Now  Worcester's  busy  and  noisy 
mills  made  lots  of  trouble  for  Massa- 
chusetts men  in  Cuba.  Many  reflec- 
tions were  due  upon  the  government 
for  the  inadequate  utensils  which  were 
furnished  for  cutting  this  obstructing 
wire.  The  pincers  were  more  archaic 
than  the  guns,  and  that  was  quite 
needless. 

Blood-stained  and  mud-stained,  the 
night's  march  was  made,  generally  in 
double  line  along  roads  cut  deep  with 
artillery  and  commissary  wagons. 
Some  of  the  discomforts  of  "Our  Ar- 
mies in  Flanders"  are  apparent,  and 
possibly  some  of  the  language  which 
rendered  those  armies  famous  was  not 
lacking,  but  at  last  the  welcome  com- 
mand to  iiivouac  is  heard,  and,  supper- 
less  as  well  as  dinnerless,  our  boys 
sink  to  rest  and  to  sleep,  e(|ually  indif- 
ferent to  the  past  and  future. 

The  halting  place  was  near  an  old 
stone  bridge  spanning  the  San  Juan 
River,  where  those  who  sought  found 
a  drinking  fluid,  good  for  this  coun- 
tr\-,  hut  tile  large  majority  were  too 
tired  to  seek  anything  but  rest,  and 
sank  at  once  into  a  condition  akin  to 
stupor.  There  had  been  no  orders  to 
bivouac,  but  the  ever  vigilant  Captain 
was  determined  that  every  man 
should  go  under  his  blanket,  as  a  pro- 
tection from  the  deathly  night  air  of 
Cuba,  a  task,  however,  in  many  in- 
stances    exceedinglv    difficult    to    per- 


48  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

form.  Diirino-  this  "in  ]ilace  rest"  pe-  within  the  zone  of  S])anish  fire  and 
riod.  a  train  of  mules  hearing  supplies  hl<  .ck-houses  are  ahundant. 
came  up,  and  Company  A's  apprecia-  'Idiis  retrograde  is,  in  reverse,  along 
tion  of  this  much  ahused  animal's  in-  the  mute  of  yesterday's  advance  till 
telligence  grew  amazingly,  for  he  had  the  San  Juan  road  is  reached  near  the 
to  pick  his  way  over  the  prostrate  ■i'.kiody  llend."  (ireat  numl)ers  of 
hodies  of  the  men,  a  feat  that  he  skill-  wounded  men  arc  cnmin.n^  in  io  the 
fully  accomplished,  though  in  some  field  hospital.  At  (1.30  |).ni.  "Halt"  is 
cases  he  trod  so  closely  to  the  heads  ordered  and  the  Cdmniand  goes  down 
of  the  sleepers  that  long  hair  kept  the  the  line  to  lay  aside  the  rnlls  and  to  be 
mule's  feet  out  of  the  mud.  reads'  for  action  at  any  moment.  Span- 
It  was  at  the  extremely  early  hour  of  ish  sharpshooters,  from  positions  in 
2.30  a.m.  that  the  Company  was  mango  trees  and  elsewhere,  are  mak- 
roused,  so  early,  in<lec(l,  that  many  ing  themselves  dangerous  to  theAmer- 
were  willing  to  affirm  that  they  had  icans.  Using  smokeless  powder  and 
not  been  asleep,  l)Ut  as  the  buys  were  being  eft"ectually  hidden  in  the  leafy 
not  taking  this  excursion  fur  their  tops  of  trees,  they  ]dieil  their  death- 
health,  they  res|)onded  with  the  least  dealingvocation  with  imijunity,  though 
comi)laint  possible.  Rations,  some-  <  iccasii mally  they  were  detected  and 
what  meagre  in  (|uantitv,  were  dealt  brought  down  without  ceremony.  The 
out,  comprising  a  bag  "i  sugar  an<l  enemy  had  little  respect  for  the  laws  of 
roasted  cofi'ee  per  man,  and  nue  l)ox  civilized  warfare,  and  even  fired  on  the 
of  hard-tack  for  the  cnnipany,  and  Red  Cross  representatives,  who  were 
there  were  just  two  minutes  in  which  about  their  mission  of  mercy.  Several 
to  open  the  latter.  The  ci  intents  of  lost  their  lives  in  this  way.  The  com- 
the  l)ox  were  soon  appropriated,  but  pany's  position  is  on  the  extreme  r|ght 
much  of  the  sugar  had  to  be  left  be-  and  the  advance  is  very  slow.  Con- 
hind  As  the  n'lovement  was  a  retro-  gratulations  are  exchanged  over  the 
c^rade  one,  the  reversing  brought  apparent  passing  of  danger,  when  or- 
Companv  A  in  the  lead,  whereas,  the  ''^''-s  are  tw.ce  received  to  halt  and  he 
dav  before  it  had  brought  up  the  rear.  ^at  upon  the  earth  to  e.cape  the  Indlets 


Evidently  the  advance  had  met  some 
sort  of  an  obstruction,  and  this  about- 
face  was  to  offset  it.  The  march  be- 
gan in  darkness  so  dense  that  each 
man  hail  to  place  a  hand  on  the  one  in 


through  low  cuts  in  the  hills.  Noth- 
ing. howe\'er.  dampens  the  spirits  of 
the  men.  the  same  having  risen  with 
the  advancing  sun.  for  with  faces 
l)uried  in  the  grass  and  with  bodies 
hupping  the  sod.  varus   were  spun  as 


front    in    order   to    keep    m    line.     The      jf  .;t' ;^  .i.^np.fire.  and  jokes  were  passed 


dew,  alwavs  thick  and  hea\-_\',  made  the 


as    though    this    were   every-day 


ground    as   slippery    as    ice.    udiile    the  work, 
men    themselves    were    too    sleepy  to  .\t  a   lull   in   the  firing,  the  advance 

sense  where  they  were  going  or  what  .^^..j,^    resumed    an<l    was    continued    for 

they  were  trying  to  do.  Had  they  Ijeen  about  two  miles  beyond  the  captured 

wakeful    and    the   light   sufficient   they  Idock-house.  getting  there  late   in   the 

would  have  seen  the  rank  undergrowth  afternoon,  whereupon  a  squad  was  sent 

of  a  Cuban  forest,  but  all  this  is  lost  in  liack  for  the  rolls    left  behind  earlier  in 

the  uiHit  ni.ivenient.     The  regiment  is  the    day.      Supper   was    prepared   over 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


49 


small  fires,  made  under  llie  range  of 
hills.  There  was  no  command  neces- 
sary to  drive  the  men  to  sleep,  and  the 
veriest  roisterer  in  the  Cnmpany  was 
soon  seeking  "tired  nature's  sweet  re- 
storer." lUit  blissful  ilreams  were 
rudel\-  broken  at  10.30  p.m.  by  crash- 
ing \olleys  of  musketry  and  the  loudly 
shouted  orders  nf  the  officers,  who 
dashed  up  and  down  the  lines  pressing 
their  men  into  ]5i)sition.  The  music  of 
the  bullet  was  evident  as  it  sang 
through  bush  and  grass,  or  "spat"' 
against  the  trees  along  the  river's  side. 
The  intense  darkness  added  to  the  hor- 
rors of  the  night,  and  made  the  occa- 
sion seem  even  worse  than  the  battle 
of  El  Caney.  The  attack  lasted  fully 
an  hour,  when  the  Spaniards  retreated 
again,  through  their  lack  of  system, 
drill  or  knowledge,  having  eiiected 
very  little. 

The  saving  is  an  honored  one  that 
lightning  never  strikes  twice  in  the 
same  ].)lace,  l)nt  Company  .\  men  are 
still  wondering  that  the  only  man  in 
their  ranks  t(j  be  hit  at  all  was  struck 
twice.  Peter  N.  White  got  his  firs': 
stroke  at  El  Caney,  and  in  this  night 
attack  he  was  apparently  reserved  by 
fate  for  the  only  blow  that  A  received. 
Lieut.  Plumnier  was  the  officer  of  the 
guard  when  the  firing  began,  and  the 
men  were  athancing  under  orders 
when  \\'hite  went  down.  Corp.  Hag- 
berg  was  the  first  to  discover  him,  and 
bent  o^•er  the  wounded  man  to  ascer- 
tain the  trouble.  This  time,  the  ]iri- 
\'ate,  ha\ing  learned  wisdom  from  his 
late  e.xjjerience,  was  not  so  certain 
about  his  condition,  but  the  running  of 
Capt.  Barrett's  hand  around  his  neck 
revealed  blood;  then  the  cutting  away 
of  his  clothing  indicated  the  entrance 
<if  the  bullet.  Complaints  on  \\'hite's 
part  as  to  some  trouble  near  his  hip 
1)rought  out   the   fact   that   the   missile 


had  come  i>ut  there,  thus  accounting 
for  what  the  Captain  had  thought  a 
breach  of  discipline.  Strict  orders  had 
been  given  not  to  fire  except  as  direct- 
ed. Init  Cai)tain  Barrett  was  much  dis- 
turljed  at  hearing  what  seemed  the  dis- 
charge of  a  gun  in  his  ranks,  and  he 
had  been  using  some  of  the  language 
which  the  occasion  called  for,  when  it 
appeare<l  that  the  sound  was  owing  to 
the  explosion  of  three  cartridges,  pro- 
duced by  the  Spanish  bullet  as  it  left 
the  wounded  man's  body.  The  wound 
might  have  been  a  mortal  one,  since  it 
entered  the  left  shoulder  and.  after 
tra\ersing  the  trunk,  left,  as  stated, 
from  the  left  hip.  How  it  managed 
to  escape  the  vital  organs,  only  the 
chances  that  accompany  gunshot 
wounds  can  tell.  A  gun  stretcher, 
made  from  two  guns  antl  a  partly 
rolled  blanket,  was  used  to  carry  the 
private  down  the  exceedingly  steep 
hillside  to  the  temporary  hospital. 
TenderK-  as  a  baby  his  comrades  bore 
him  along  with  the  utmost  care,  driv- 
ing their  heels  into  the  grounil  lest  a 
slip  might  throw  him  off  his  blanket. 

|id\-  3d  was  ushered  in  by  a  false 
alarm  at  3  a.m.,  and  again  at  6  o'clock 
the  men  were  ri_)used,  but  those  ap- 
])roaching  were  found  to  be  Cubans 
rather  than  the  foe.  During  this  day. 
Private  White  is  liorne  back  to  the  di- 
vision hosi)ital,  si.x  of  his  comrades, 
Cornwell.  Hammond,  Schofield,  Tor- 
kelson,  Abbott  and  Hey  wood,  having 
been  detailed  for  this  purjiose.  As  the 
entire  journey  of  three  miles  was  under 
the  enemy's  fire,  no  little  credit  is  due 
the  men  for  the  manner  in  which  they 
discharged  their  duty.  They  were 
more  fortunate  than  some  in  their 
labor,  for  in  several  instances  fatalities 
arose,  bearers  as  well  as  those  carried 
going  down  in  a  common  calamity.  It 
is  the  consensus  of  i:)pinion  that  Private 


50  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SI'AXISII     WAR. 

W'liitc,    in    case    of    aiK^tliL-r    war,    had  wlien  pk-nty  is  so  nuar.     One-third  of 

l)Ctt(.-r    not    take     anv     more     chances,  re,<i"nlar  rations  is  not  a  good  support 

luninq-  entirely  too  striking  an  affinit}-  f(]r  trench-making. 

for      1)ullets.       He    was    shortly    taken  The  next  daw  or  the  5th,  br(_)Ught  its 

aboard  one  of  the  trans])orts  and  car-  own  suri)ri.se,  for  long  lines  of  people 

rieil    to    (leorgia,    where,    in    Fort    Mc-  were  seen  moving  out  of  Santiago,  and 

I'herson    hos|3ital,    he    con\alesced,    till  at   first  the\-   might  easily  he  taken   for 

he  was  able  to  be  sent  home.  colunms    of    fours    on    the    march,    but 

(  )n  this  da_\- Ix-gan  the  long  continued  the\-  were  quickly  res(d\-ed  into  nn- 
labors  of  the  regiment  in  digging  en-  armed  citizens  of  all  ages,  conditions, 
Irenchmenls.  using  kni\'es  and  ])lates  and  of  l)oth  sexes,  moving  out  to  El 
in  lieu  of  picks  and  sho\els.  just  as  the  Cane_\-  that  the}'  might  escape  the 
fathers  had  done  in  the  da_\s  of  '6l-'(^^.  threateneil  b<  jmbardmcnt.  The  Com- 
The  firing  was  light  during  the  fore-  pan\-  had  practiced  consideraldy  in  si- 
noon,  and  at  u.i  o'clock  a  l1ag  of  truce  lent  passing  of  commands,  from  com- 
was  run  u|).  the  same  flying  more  than  missioned  officers  to  non-commis- 
twenty-four  hours.  The  day  is  also  sIdiumI,  and  the\-  to  their  men,  so  that 
menioralile  in  .\  annals,  since  it  was  Avhen  the  non-combatants  ai)peared 
on  the  3d  that  I'rivate  Fischer,  in  his  the  word  of  alarm  was  gi\en  through 
randdes,  fomid  and  api)ropriated  a  na-  Lieut.  Tisdell,  who  hapiiened  to  be  the 
ti\-e  burro  or  demkey,  which  became  officer  of  the  guard  ;  and  th.e  result  was 
exceedingh  heli>fid  in  the  toting  of  all  that  could  lie  asked  for,  since  in  less 
water,  and  on  the  march  he  was  a  than  four  minutes  ever_\'  man  was  in 
burden-bearer  of  no  mean   capacity.  place.      In    these    crowded    da}'S    each 

America's  great  day,  July  4th,  be-  battalion  had  its  eiwn  officer  of  the 
holds  oiu-  l)<i\s  in  the  trenches,  sid)-  guard  and  officer  of  the  day,  hence  each 
mitting  to  alternate  sim  and  rain,  both  officer  had  to  be  on  duty  every  alter- 
in    the   se\-erest    form.      Parboiling   is  a  nate  day. 

word    not    inai)pro])riate    to    represent  As  hitherto,  digging  trenches  is  the 

llieir   condition.     The   Hag  of   truce   is  chief    calling    of     the     First     lirigade, 

still  up,  and  a  further  adxance  of  ])os-  and    the    Second    Massachusetts  is  by 

sil)l\-   two   miles  is   made   towards   San-  m,  means  slighted.  The  chain  of  earth- 

tiago,    which    now    lies    in    plain    sight,  works    is    a    long   one.    extending   from 

not    more    than    2(100   yards    away,    so  ( ieneral   Shafter's   headquarters  in   the 

near    th;it    people    can    be    plainly    s,-en  centre   of   the   line,   a    long  distance   to 

as  they  go  to  and  fro.  while  .Vmerica's  the  right,  terminating  in  a  swamp  made 

nalii>nal    ci>lors,    reil,    white    and    l)lue.  1)\    the  shallowing  of  Santiago  Harbor, 

are   conspieuons   in    the   stucco-co\ered  |f  the  nun  had  been  ])ermilted  to  hoUl 

sides  of  the  houses.    The  ])icttn-e  is  an  and  eccupx-  tlie  trenches  they  had  dug, 

inqiressive  one,  .and  not  e\en  the  jiossi-  they  hail  felt  better  about  it,  but  when 

bilities  of  dangi'r  from  the  nearby  city  they  had,  after  great  labor,  fixed  their 

can  dim  the  lustre  of  the  scene,    .\gain  defenses  with  all  that  the  occasion  cle- 

ralions  arc'  growing  sliMpt.    The  abun-  mamleil,    including     giumybags,     filled 

dance  al    Siboney   is   m  it    helping  these  with    sand,    placed    for    embrasures,    to 

hard-working,  suffering  men,  and  with  ],e  obliged  !(■  gi\e  them  up  as  they  did 

one    voice    they    cr_\-    "Ul    against    tlmse  in    ,,iie   case   lo   the    Sexenty-first    Xew 

who    needlessly    leave    men    in    Inmger  \nrk.  there   was  a   draft   upon  the  raw 


CITY      (UWKDS,      COMI'A^•^■      A. 


51 


RuFus  J.  Martin. 
Philemon  Brule. 


Chas.  .\.  Barto 
.\RTHl'R  C.  Mage 


Albert  Johnson. 
Herbert  A.  Ballol'. 


52 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


matt-rial  that  they  were  hardly  alile  to 
suiiplv.  The  inadequacy  of  entrench- 
ing- tools  may  be  seen  when  it  appears 
that  the  entire  regiment  of  above  900 
men  had  four  shovels  and  only  one  or 
two  picks,  while  the  near-by  regulars 
were  well  supplied.  The  query  will 
ever  cimtinue.  "Who  did  sin?"  that 
these  honest  soldiers  were  compelled 
to  work  at  such  great  disadvantage? 

Lucky  the  man  who  had  one  of  the 
coveted  regulation  tools,  for  the  others 
must  improvise  their  working  material 
from  haversacks  and  pockets.  Case 
and  pocket  knife,  plate,  spoon,  and 
even,  as  the  last  resort,  fingers,  na- 
ture's first  weapons,  were  called  into 
use. 

Under  the  fiery  sun  men  must  be  re- 
lieved every  ten  minutes.  Perspira- 
tion fairly  pours  from  the  bodies,  which 
have  been  divested  of  shirts,  the  men 
working  naked  to  the  waists.  T'.lis- 
tered  hands  are  the  rule,  till  callouses 
a])pear:  bldody  fingers,  under  their 
l)rimitive  nrdeal,  are  not  unc(imm<m, 
and  many  ;i  b(..y  wonders  what  the 
home  folks  would  say  if  they  could 
take  a  look  at  the  scene.  Something 
of  a  contrast  from  a  drill-shed  parade 
or  an  ins|iection  on  the  Framingham 
camp-ground!  Xight-work,  too,  is 
necessarv,  and  this  is  done  without 
lights  and  with  only  whisitered  words. 
When  the  welcome  rests  occur,  thv 
men  throw  themselves  ujion  the  ground 
with  bared  breasts,  grateful  to  the 
heavv,  cooling  dew,  utterly  careless  as 
to  what  the  results  may  l>e.  d  he 
nights  are  dark,  mists  appearing  to 
hide  the  very  stars.  .At  such  times,  as 
the  men  with  naked,  glistening  skins 
labored  in  the  trenches,  fancy  not  un- 
reasonably pictured  them  as  ghosts 
rising  from  their  graves  for  a  midnight 
revel,  and  whatever  Scutch  blood  there 
was  in  the  coni])any  recalled  Alloway 


Kirk  and  its  ilisplay  of  "cutty  sarks." 
The  dawn  of  day  would  send  the 
men,  dripping  and  muddy,  through  the 
parallels  to  their  camps,  where,  with  a 
hastily  eaten  morsel  of  food,  they 
dropped  into  sleep  and  forgetfulness. 

The  6th  of  July  brought  with  it  en- 
trenching for  Company  A  until  noon, 
when  the  men  are  ordered  to  prepare 
for  an  attack,  but  none  came.  At  3.30 
p.m.  the  colors  of  the  Second  are 
planted  on  the  breastworks.  Later  at 
their  call,  the  officers  assembled  at 
headquarters  and  were  there  informed 
of  the  destruction  of  the  Spanish  f^eet 
off  Santiago  Harbor.  Nothing  but  ex- 
treme weariness  prevents  the  enthus- 
ing which  such  an  announcement  mer- 
ited, but  these  men,  like  all  makers  of 
history,  little  realized  the  magnitude  of 
the  victorv  on  that  memorable  Sunday. 
To  crown  all  their  misfortunes,  the 
men  had  run  against  a  wood  ]3oison, 
similar  to  the  poison  ivy  of  our  north- 
ern states,  and  what  was  equally  bad, 
they  could  find  no  antidote  till  some- 
one found  that  common  salt  relieved 
the  <liscomfort,  but  salt  was  as  scarce 
as  tobacco.  The  source  of  the  evil  was 
found  to  be  a  |)oison  oak,  the  under 
side  of  whose  leaf  was  co\-ered  with 
prickers  which  easily  punctured  the 
skin,  and  were  the  ]irime  cause  of  the 
misery. 

The  record  for  the  7th  is  a  short  one, 
\'iz. :  onW  trench-making  and  the  re- 
ceipt of  mail  from  home,  the  latter  con- 
tri1)Uting  its  part  towards  th.-  sec<ind 
half  of  the  proverb,  "Short  and  sweet," 
(  )n  the  8th  it  would  appear  that  there 
were  no  more  trenches  to  be  dug,  and 
accordingly  at  an  early  hour  Lieut. 
Tisdell  with  enlisted  men,  Thomson, 
Clapp, Hall, Wills  and  Laflamme,  leave 
camp  for  a  tri])  to  El  Caney  and  the 
battlefield  of  July  ist.  The  village,  so 
often    named    in    these    columns,    is    a 


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small  ])Iace  of  possibly  300  inhabitants, 
and  it  is  difficult  to  imagine  20,000 
people  crowded  into  its  streets  and 
houses,  yet  that  is  its  condition  under 
the  influx  from  the  threatened  city  of 
Santiago.  Here  is  no  distinction  of 
person  :  proud  Castilian  is  pressed  by 
the  lowest  type  of  Cuban  negro;  here 
are  all  shades  of  complexion  and  every 
rank  of  society.  Costume  shades  down 
from  the  richest  fabric  to  rags,  and 
from  them  to  naked  nature,  but  all  are 
alike  starving.  Before  reaching  the 
hamlet  our  observers  had  seen  the  ref- 
ugees trying  to  secure  food  from  man- 
go trees  and  such  other  sources  as  the 
forests  and  fields  afforded.  The  ap- 
peals of  these  famished  people  were 
heart-rending,  and  no  American 
haversack  was  proof  against  the  cry. 

The  plaza  in  front  of  the  church  is 
densely  crowded,  as  are  all  the  rooms 
in  the  town,  and  the  incoming  masses 
even  dot  the  hillsides  with  their  impro- 
vised camps.  That  there  are  still  gov- 
ernments on  earth  is  apparent  in  the 
banners  of  different  notionalities  which 
are  flung  out  from  several  places,  in- 
dicating the  presence  of  foreign  con- 
suls. There  are  no  sanitary  provisions 
and  filth  reigns  indescribably.  The 
stench  is  horrible,  while  the  water  for 
all  purposes  is  taken  from  a  stream  in 
which  children  are  bathing  and  women 
washing  clothes.  Such  sights  make 
our  boys  part  with  their  rations  all  the 
more  readily,  for  they  were  rapidly  los- 
ing their  appetites.  Added  to  the  fore- 
going sources  of  discomfort  must  be 
named  the  partially  buried  bodies  of 
the  Spanish  soldiers  slain  in  the  fight 
of  July  1st,  whose  reeking  corpses 
were  producing  a  condition  that  seem- 
ingly would  speedily  breed  a  plague. 
The  stay  in  the  filth-reeking  village 
was  none  too  long,  and  thence  the  boys 
sought  the   old  stone   fort   east   of   El 


Canev.  thence  across  the  brook  and  so 
over  the  ground  held  by  the  Second  in 
the  fight.  They  visit  the  graves  of  the 
men  of  their  regiment  killed  in  the  en- 
counter, and,  at  a  late  hour,  make  their 
way  back  to  camp. 

The  9th  of  July  is  remembered  on 
account  of  the  visit  received  by  Com- 
pany A  from  Captain  Moynihan,  Lieu- 
tenant  McCann    and    several    enlisted 


54  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

men  (if  tlic  ^^^^rcestel■  Emmet  ("mards.  vastly  mure  efficient  than  a  dead  one, 
then  servin.s;-  in  another  jiart  of  the  however  l)rave  he  mioht  l>e.  While 
field  as  Comjianv  G  ,,f  the  oth  Mas-  the  excitement  is  at  its  hei.cjht  cjroans 
sachnsetts.  V.  S.  \'.  The  handshakes,  are  heard  from  the  Imshes  in  the  rear 
sn  far  awav  from  home,  were  hearty  "f  the  line,  and  the  canse  is  anxiously 
and  sincere,  and  the  interview  was  a  sou-ht  with  a  fear  that  some  one  has 
o-rcen  oasis  in  the  desert  of  every-day  heen  severely  wounded.  Somethiuij 
cami)  life.  The  first  man  to  ^o  to  the  akin  to  diss'ust  su|]plants  solicitude 
hospital  from  .V  Companv  on  account  when  it  is  found  that  the  sounds  pro- 
of illness  was  W.  (i.  Corn  well,  who  ceeil  from  one  of  the  boys  who  is  suf- 
went  this  dav  suffering-  from  rheu-  ferint;'  from  an  exaggerated  case  of 
niatism.  stomachache,  which  his  comrades  aver 
Sunday,  the  loth,  lirought  very  lit-  he  mio-ht  have  had  at  home  or  any- 
tle  of  the  (piiet   home   famili;ir   to  the  where. 

most  of  these  hovs,  but  .at  4  a.m.  the  The  firing,  which  had  died  down  last 

reveille  sounded,  and  an  hour  later  the  night  at  7  o'clock,  was  resumed  on  the 

march    began    again    to    the    right.    a|i-  iith.   but   the   enemy   did   not   respond, 

parentlv  n(itliing  less  than  the  circum-  There   is   a   slight   shaking  up  of   com- 

ambulation   of  the  city   being  in   store  mands   to-day,   on    account    of    Major 

for  the  regiment.      The  orders  for  this  .Southmayd's    being     invalided      home, 

start    had    been    given    at    midnight    in  an<l  Cajitain   I'.arrett  becomes  the  tem- 

the  most  ipiiet  manner  to  the  Company  porary  counnander  of  the  3d  Battalion, 

officers  by  the  .Kdjutant,  and  the  mys-  ami   Lieut.  Tisdell  goes  to  the  head  of 

terious    wav   of   im|)arting   them    gave  .\  Company.  This  is  only  for  two  days, 

tjie  im|)res,sion  of  something  out  .if  the  when   the   Cajitain   returns  to  his  own. 

ordinarv     im|iending.       Tlowever,     the  but  the  ol.l  battalion  is  now  numliered 

march     was     continued  till  a   railroad  two.    (  )nce  more  the  regiment  is  mov- 

track    was   passed,   when    there    was   a  ing  to  the  right,  and  on  the  way  passes 

slight   swing  to   the   left,   near   an   old  the  conduit  which   furnished  water  to 

sugar-mill, and    there  intrenching  began  the    beleaguered    city.      The    Spaniards 

once  more.  The  Culians  had  been  there  had  been  guarding  the  same  with  con- 

liefore   the   Second's   arrival,   but   their  siderable  care,    for    they    realized    the 

work  was  scarcely  better  than  the  stir-  value   of  the   water-supply   to  the   peo- 

ring   ti])   of   the   earth    with   sticks,   liut  ide  ;  however,  fleeing  on   the  approach 

even  that  start  did  not  fall  to  the  lot  of  'if    the    .\mericans,    the     Cubans     had 

A  and   I-".  which  companies  had  to  start  rushe.l  in  and  very  quickly  broken  the 

anew.        l-'iring     began     at     4.45  p.m.,  cement  pipe  through  which  the  water 

liefore    the    trenches    were    completed,  ran.    The  result  was  a  small  water-fall, 

but  the  men  stuck  to  their  work  with-  at  which  the  soldiers  were  not  slow  to 

out    faltering;   indeed    so   careless   had  fill  their  canteens  and  to  enjoy  the  un- 

the  men  become  that  it  was  necessary  usual  opportunity.     The  route  is  over 

to  order  some  of  them  down  from  the  hill  and  through  dale,  with  the  city  of 

top  of  the  earthworks,  where,  in  their  .Santiago  plainly  in   view  a  large  part 

desire    to    see    how    the    shells    struck,  of  the  time.     The  red  cross,  conspicu- 

they    were   needlessly   exposing   them-  ously  displayed   from   so   many  of  the 

selves.     Captain   Barrett   h;id  the  very  houses,   woubl    lead     the    observer    to 

sensible    notion    that    a    live    soldier    is  think  that  the  ]ilace  was  one  vast  hos- 


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pital:  that  the  display  was  one  big 
piece  of  duplicity  were  the  safer  con- 
clusion. At  one  time,  rolls  and  haver- 
sacks were  laid  off  and  the  impression 
was  that  business  was  impendino-,  luit 
UDthing"  came  of  it. 

A  halt  is  at  last  called  and  camp  is 
pitched  in  a  hollow,  whence  the  city  is 
visible,  but   hardly   were  the   tents   up 
before   the   severest    thunder-storm    as 
yet  experienced  set  in.    The  depressed 
condition  of  the  camping-ground  ren- 
dered the  situation  all  the  wiirse,  since 
the   space   became   little  better  than   a 
catch-basin,   wherein    the    falling  rain 
was   detained.      Aleantime   rations  had 
been  brought  up  to  a  place  some  two 
miles  away  and  there   dropjied.     Five 
men   were  sent  off  for  the  Ci>mpany's 
share,   but   they   returned   too   late   for- 
distributiiin   that   night.     In   the   Onn- 
panv   annals    no    more    uncomfortable 
night  is  recorded.      The  thunder  came 
like   reports   of  artillery  just   at   hand, 
and  the  bolts  of  lightning  fell  so  near 
and  so  constantly  that  it  seemed  that 
no   one   could   escape.      Lieut.   Tisdell, 
with  lower  limbs  swollen  by  rheuma- 
tism,  found    it    impossible    to    remain 
under  his  tent, and  so  sat  the  longnight 
through    on    a    cracker-box    with  back 
against  a  tree.    Captain  I'.arrett  had  to 
spend  a  part  of  his  time  trying  to  hold 
up  the  ridge  of  his  covering,  and  the 
earth    became    so    thoroughly     soaked 
that  it  would  not  hold  a  tent-peg.  With 
no  rations,  soaked  to  the  skin,  it  is  not 
strange  that  even  the  stoutest  hearts 
among  officers  and  men  were  for  a  time 
considerably  discouraged.    In  this  dis- 
consolate condition,  orders  to  pack  up 
came,  and  the  rolls  of  tent  and  blanket, 
made    all    the    heavier   by   rain,   were 
taken  up  and  the  march  proceeded.    It 
led    through    roads,  always  bad.  now 
ankle  deep  with  mud.  and  so  slippery 
that    regimental    orderlies    sometimes 


measured  their    respective    lengths   in 
the  slime  as  they  hurried  to  their  des- 
tinations.    Notwithstanding    the     dis- 
comforts of  the  situation,  the  boys  had 
no  difficulty  in  cracking  smiles  at  such 
discomfiture.     While  the  road  seemed 
to   be   the   very    worst    possible,   even 
nniddier  fate  awaited  the  lioys  in   the 
swamp  through  which  they  waded,  a 
sort  of  terminalof  Santiago  Harbor,  for 
this  dav's  doings  ended  the  circuit  of 
the  citv.     ncneral   Ludlow  and  an  en- 
gineer came  up  and  designated  where 
earthworks  were  to  be  thrown  up,  and 
again  the  soldiers  were  doing  the  dig- 
ging act.    The  Spaniards  were  in  plain 
sight,  and   it   did   not   seem   as   though 
they   would    permit    trench-making   so 
near  at  hand  without,  at  least,  a  pro- 
test, and  the  work  was  started  with  no 
little  apprehension:  but  for  some  rea- 
son thev  were  silent,  and  the  excavat- 
ing went  (in,  day  aud  night.    Rain   fell 
so  constantly  that  in  some  places  the 
bovs  dug  in   water  nearly  waist  deep. 
P,v     some     means     candles    had    been 
found,  and  under  their  flickering  light 
the      <lirectiou      for      night-work      was 
gained.    Just  one  Spaui^h  gunboat  h.-id 
been  left  in  the  harbor,  and  il  was  tin- 
constant  wonder  of  thr  men  that  it  clid 
not  open  on   them,  for  it  had  been  the 
easiest  thing  in  the  world  to  blow  them 
out  of  their  trenches.     Possibly  there 
was  fear  of  retaliation  on  the  part  of 
the  batteries  which  General  Miles  had 
brought,  and  which  were  now  admira- 
bly planted  in  positions  to  effectually 
shell    Santiago   on   the    least    provoca- 
tion;  or  possibly  the  enemy  had  done 
enough   fighting  to   satisfy   his   honor, 
and  he  was  only  waiting  for  the  con- 
venient  moment   to   give    up.     At    the 
right   of   the   Second   are   the   8th   and 
22d.  and  at  the  left,  on  a  high  hill,  the 
4th  Regulars. 

Rain  falls  every  day,  so  that  special 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


CiHANS  IN  Yankee  Garb.  Camping  in  the  Field. 

meiitidii  i.s  uiuu-ccssary,  anil  when  llu-  I4tli,  thcri.-  was  the  usual  service  in  the 
.sun  shines  between  whiles  the  earth  water-filled  trenches,  waiting  fe)r  at- 
fairly  reeks.  The  n|>turning  I  if  the  earth  tacks  which  never  came.  On  the  con- 
ai)])ears  to  release  malarial  germs,  trary,  at  3.50  p.m.,  it  was  evident  that 
and  the  dreaded  fex'cr  begins,  but  ex-  something  unusual  was  approaching 
tra  precautions  are  taken  against  sur-  from  the  left,  and  soon  an  orderly  ap- 
prise. Parallels  are  run  out  to  the  main  peared  stating  that  the  city  and  its  sur- 
works,  so  that  the  same  can  be  reached  roundings  had  surrendered.  To  shout 
without  too  much   exposure.      <  )n   the  and   yell   was  the  first   thought  of  the 


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hearers,  Init  with  the  aimmmcement 
came  the  re<|uest  to  make  no  demon- 
stration lest  the  enemv  shouhl  recon- 
sider his  giving  up.  However,  there 
must  be  some  kind  of  a  vent,  and  seem- 
ingly the  covers  blew  off,  for  each  and 
every  hat  went  into  the  air,  and  swing- 
ing arms  had  to  express  what  the 
\oices  lacked:  l)ut  so  api-irehensive 
were  all  concerned  of  treachery  that 
all  the  outposts  were  considerably 
strengthened  that  night.  However, 
the  most  of  the  men  felt  that  their 
work  was  just  about  done. 

With  the  cessation  of  enforced  toil 
and  the  lessening  of  the  strain  came  a 
physical  letting-down  which  soon  told 
on  the  men.  and  responses  to  the  sur- 
geon's call  l)ecame  more  numerous. 
The  non-coming  of  mail  also  had  a  dis- 
piriting eft'ect.  The  17th  was  note- 
worthy in  that  the  men  were  ordered 
to  mount  the  earthworks  and  thus  con- 
structively participate  in  the  formal 
surrender  of  the  city.  At  12  m.  the 
flag  was  supposed  to  go  up  on  the  Gov- 
ernor's palace,  and  a  salute  of  twenty- 
one  guns  announced  the  auspicious 
fact.  Immediately  thereafter  the  com- 
pany marched  to  regimental  headquar- 
ters, where  a  letter  from  President  Mc- 
Kinle}-  was  read  by  Colonel  Clark. 
Early  in  the  evening  seven  transports 
came  steaming  into  the  harbor,  and 
'"wdiat  next?"  was  in  everybody's  mind. 
Many  thought  a  trip  to  Porto  Rico  was 
on  the  tapis,  and,  as  the  sequel  showed, 
it  had  been  money  in  our  boys'  pockets 
if  they  had  gone,  for  then  they  would 
have  escaped  that  long  period  of  fever 
and  partial  starvation. 

On  the  i8th  came  the  \\'(ircesterTel- 
egram.  latest  date  July  3d,  and  its  ad- 
vent was  hailed  with  cheers.  Three 
men.  Bruso,  Torkelson  and  Hay  ward. 
were  detailed  to  go  over  to  El  Poso 
and  get  the  delaved  mails.    Xine  men 


are  on  the  sick-list.  The  next  dav.  the 
diversion  of  digging  being  over,  drill 
was  resumed,  and  there  were  few  days 
in  which  .\  Company  didn't  get  some 
])art  (if  this  essential  feature  of  a  sol- 
dier's life.  So  near  is  the  camp  to  the 
city,  the  stroke  of  the  public  clocks  can 
be  distinctly  heard.  Captain  Barrett 
has  the  distinction  of  being  detailed  as 
a  road  commissioner  with  the  power 
to  select  his  workmen  at  will.  He 
enters  upon  his  task  with  so  much  zeal, 
repairs  and  builds  so  effectually  that 
in  three  days  he  reports  his  work  ac- 
complished. General  Ludlow  can  hard- 
ly believe  the  statement  and  sallies 
forth  to  inspect.  After  he  had  passed 
over  one  bridge  so  well  made  and  so 
effectually  concealed  that  he  did  not 
recognize  it  in  passing,  his  incredulity 
was  ended,  and  he  at  once  compli- 
mented the  Captain  on  the  thorough- 
ness of  his  work.  Some  of  those 
bridgesareyetin  service  in  the  swampy 
land.  Notwithstanding  unfavorable 
criticisms  from  some  officers  and  many 
men,  the  setting-up  drill  continues, 
and  possibly  the  remarkable  condition 
of  this  company  in  the  matter  of 
health  as  compared  with  other  com- 
panies of  the  same  regiment  may  be 
ascribed  to  this  same  en  forced  exercise. 
On  the  20th.  Eieut.  Tisdell  is  de- 
tailed to  sit  in  a  court-martial  at  bri- 
gade headquarters.  The  21st  brought 
rations  of  fresh  beef,  which  were  high- 
Iv  appreciated.  Also  sugar  was  issued 
as  the  result  of  economy  in  the  com- 
panv  fund,  the  second  expression  of 
this  sort,  the  first  being  small  quanti- 
ties of  rice  and  salt.  .Sickness  is  on 
the  increase,  and  many  of  the  poor  fel- 
lows are  seemingly  losing  their  minds. 
It  is  difficult  to  rouse  some  of  them 
from  their  stupor.  \\'hen  summoned 
for  particular  duty,  they  ma}-  rise,  sa- 
lute with  a  vacant  stare  or  .grin,  and 


58  WORCESTER      IN     THE     SI'AXISII      \\'.\R. 

then  iminediatclv  lie  down  in  their  pany's  immnnit}'  fnmi  actnal  ileath? 
tents.  The  homesick  feeUng  is  tjetting'  Xdt  hick,  surely!  To  begin  with,  it 
in  its  work  also.  Less  than  half  the  hail  the  advantage  of  a  full  list  of  com- 
Ciimpaiiv  res])onds  U>  drill-call  >  in  the  inissi(ine<l  officers.  These  men  had 
22(1,  and  those  whu  \isit  the  surgeon  been  in  command  or  service  a  long 
begin  to  think  that  his  pill-box  con-  time  and  were  excellent  disciplina- 
tains  quinine  ouK-;  thus  does  history  rians.  At  the  time  many  exactions 
repeat  itself,  fi>r  such  was  the  ex])eri-  seemed  harsh,  and  pi issibly  worse  :  nor 
ence  of  these  Ixivs'  fathers  in  dark  Re-  did  thev  escape  se\-erest  criticism,  but 
bellion  davs.  when  the  results  nf  abstinence,  drill 
For  the  first  time  since  lea\-ing  Ylior  and  self-denial  Ijccame  evident,  those 
Citv,  fresh  bread  made  its  appearance  who  decried  loudest  were  eiiually 
im  the  23d,  1)ut  the  wa>-  it  came  was  decided  in  their  api)robation.  Much, 
nut  iiarticularh-  apjietizing.  since  the  ti  m.  must  l)e  allowed  fi  ir  the  brotherly 
se\ent\-se\  en  liia\es  were  uncerenmni-  spirit  uhich  per\ailed  the  cumpan}'. 
oush-  ilum]ied  upon  the  ground.  The  Anything  that  any  mie  ciuild  dij  fur 
under  loaves  in  this  case  were  nut  un-  his  fellnw  was  none  too  good.  Xe\-er 
der  lone.  'Idle  freshdieef  rations  hav-  will  the  buys  cease  to  remark  on  the 
ing  sii  far  lost  their  freshness  that  sus-  devotion  of  their  comrade  Israel,  who, 
piciiins  r)f  age  were  all  too  rife,  they  when  he  l)egan  to  convalesce  f ri  nn  his 
were  not  taken  with  favor,  but  were  own  serious  illness,  kindly  volunteered 
forthwith  Iniried.  A  hnsjiital  is  im-  toremain  and  to  try  to  soften  the  rigors 
pni\ised  fnim  an  old  railroad  deimt  a  nf  the  situation.  The  dishes  that  he 
quarter  of  a  mile  away.  It  has  neither  prepared  fmm  potatoes  and  condensed 
windows  niir  doors,  and  the  tlmir  is  milk  quickened  many  a  failing  appe- 
mother  earth,  but  it  dues  have  a  ci  iv-  tite  and  perhaps  saved  lives,  for  the 
ering.  Death,  which  had  si  1  mercifully  Imspital  was  utterly  destitute  1  if  every 
spared  amidst  the  battle-shuck,  nnw  luxury.  There  was  no  lack  of  sincerity 
became  a  constant  visitor,  though  he  when  the  sufferers  voted  him  an  Israel- 
took  none  of  Com])any  -\.  Tajis  over  ite  indeed,  one  in  whom  there  was  no 
a  soldier's  grave  with  following  \'iille}-s  guile. 

of  musketry  became  so  common  that  It  was  at  this  time  that  the  Captain 
the  men  grew  horribly  de|)ressed  at  learned  that  Clara  T.arton,  the  Red 
the  sound,  and  it  seemed  that  honors  Cross  angel,  was  in  Santiago,  and 
to  the  dead  were  likely  to  destroy  the  knowing  her  [ilace  of  nativity,  he  con- 
living,  till  orders  were  given  to  bury  ceived  the  brilliant  notion  of  writing 
the  departed  comrades  without  sound  her  a  letter,  which  he  sent  in  the  hands 
of  gun  or  bugle.  It  was  no  unconilmon  of  Private  Higginbotham.  .\s  the  lat- 
sight,  in  near-bv  conqianies,  to  see  a  ter  tells  the  story,  the  scene  was  one 
non-commissioned  officer  peering  into  for  an  artist  when  he  communicated 
a  tent  and  then  with  hurried  step  to  his  mission.  Tears  were  in  her  eyes 
seek  his  cai)tain  or  lieutenant,  wd:o  as  she  said,  "Do  you  mean  to  tell  me 
would  quickly  \isit  the  same  tent,  and  that  Massachusetts  boys  are  sufifering 
then  after  a  hasty  glance,  with  sad  thus  in  our  very  vicinity?"  For  Clara 
face,  tie  down  the  ffa]),  indicating  that  I'.arton  to  realize  a  need  was  to  set 
another  spirit  had  been  released.  about  filling  it,  and  it  was  not  long  be- 
To  what  must  be  ascribed  this  Com-  fore  the  messenger  drew  up  in  front  of 


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^'"<'i'''i^:,^r 


Camp  of   Company   A    Before    Santiago. 


the  conipaii}-  with  a  two-wheeled  Cu- 
ban vehicle,  carrying  all  it  would  bear, 
viz.,  a  barrel  of  Quaker  oats,  a  230- 
pound  bag  of  corn  meal,  twn  buxes  of 
malted  and  one  of  condensed  milk. 
After  leaving  a  fair  portion  for  those 
on  duty,  the  remainder  was  sent  to  the 
hospital.  Cots  were  sent  later.  There 
is  an  impression  that  the  philanthropist 
drove  bv  quite  near  their  cam]),  but 
the  Worcester  soldiers  hatl  nn  oppor- 
tunitv  to  express  to  their  fellow  cnun- 
ty-born  the  gratitude  they  felt  for  her 
kindness. 

Also  the  company  was  fortunate  in 
having  in  its  ranks  two  druggist 
clerks.  Private  ]\Iorse  was  the  very 
next  thing  to  a  doctor  and  he  was  al- 
ways to  be  found.  Very  soon  after  the 
surrender,  he  made  a  prescription,  or 
several  of  them,  for  the  Captain,  that 
the  latter  might  have  on  hand  a  list  of 
most  needed  specifics.  Captain  Barrett 
went  into  the  city  and  had  his  lists 
made  out  and  then  demanded  the  cost. 
Having  been  told  that  the  whole  out- 
lav  ought  not  to  be  more  than  ninety 


cents,  he  was  nearly  paralyzed  at  the 
replv  "Five  dollars."  Evidently  this 
was  not  a  case  of  the  invader  spoiling 
the  land,  but  quite  the  reverse.  Says 
the  Captain,  "What  do  you  mean  by 
charging  me  such  a  price  when  you 
know  it  should  not  cost  one-fifth  that 
sum?  Xow  Aou  can  take  one  dollar 
or  I  Avill  order  in  my  men  who  are  close 
bv  and  they  will  clean  you  out." 
Though  there  was  many  a  shrug  of 
displeasure,  the  Don  preferred  his  dol- 
lar to  dispossession. 

There  are  those  who  remember  how 
funnv  that  khaki  blouse  of  Captain 
Barrett  looked.  It  was  pocketed  all 
the  wa}-  round.  Xo  one  knows  just 
how  many  it  contained,  but  there 
seemed  to  be  nothing  in  the  way  of 
supplies  that  it  was  incapable  of  fur- 
nishing. One  man  who  had  accused 
the  officer  of  marching  in  light  array 
had  occasion  to  lift  the  garment  once, 
whereupon  he  remarked,  "I'll  never 
accuse  you  of  carrying  light  weight 
again."  On  occasion  he  could  produce 
from   tlie   mysterious   depths    of    that 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


same  coat  rhubarb  and  quinine  pills; 
doses  of  castor-oil:  arnica,  ammonia, 
cholera  medicine ;  and  there  was  a 
precious  pint  flask  of  brandy  whose 
contents  could  1)e  sampled'onlyasa  final 
resort,  and  then  only  under  the  strict- 
est surveillance.  So  carefull_\'  and  judi- 
ciously were  the  brandy  drnps  dis- 
pensed that  when  the  boys  reached 
home  there  were  just  three  swallows 
of  the  liquid  left.  The  company  also 
possessed  a  stretcher  which  it  had  no 
occasion  to  use  for  itself,  but  it  was 
frequently  loaned.  Moreover, there  had 
been  prepared  a  number  of  small  bottles 
with  close-fittin.s:  stoppers,  and  within 
were  bits  of  |)aper  upon  which  the 
names  of  any  member  dying  could  be 
written,  and  the  same,  placed  with  the 
remains,  wnuld  afford  indubitable  iden- 
tification wdien  eft'orts  should  be  made 
to  return  the  body  to  Massachusetts. 

Monday  the  25th  brought  the  Wor- 
cester Telegram  ami  measurements  for 
new  suits  of  khaki,  and  the  valuable 
fact  that  Company  A  had  the  lowest 
percentage  of  illness  in  the  regiment. 
The  next  day.  Captain  Rarrett  and 
Lieut.  Tisdell  went  into  town  and  also 
[laid  a  visit  to  the  transport  Knick- 
erbocker, tlie  one  en  which  the  tri|)  to 
Cuba  was  made.  While  on  bnard,  the 
Ca])tain  was  attacked  with  violent  ill- 
ness, and  fur  a  time  it  seemed  as 
though  lie  could  ni:it  leave  the  boat. 
Knowing  full  well  Imw  his  absence 
might  be  mi>interprete(l.he  determined 
to  get  back  t(i  his  company  some  way. 
The  Lieutenant  had  gone  on, and  when 
the  shore  wa>  reached  Capt.  P.arrett 
was  so  ill  that  he  was  wlinlly  incajiable 
of  walking.  In  this  strait  he  luckily 
descried  the  Colnnel's  culnred  cuok. 
who  had  ridden  a  mule  into  the  city. 
Wishing  to  remain  for  a  time  he  was 
I)articularly  an.xious  to  get  the  animal 
backtocami).  [■"ortune  favors  the  brave, 


and  by  an  exchange  of  services,  the 
Captain  rode  back  to  his  own  and  the 
cook  had  his  animal  safely  restored. 
Twentv  men  are  reported  ill. 

The  27th.  Privates  Allison.  Hall  and 
Laflamme  were  sent  over  to  the  com- 
missary headquarters  to  buy  tobacco 
and  canned  goods  for  the  Comiiany. and 
late  in  the  same  day,  Allison  with  Pri- 
vate Young  was  detailed  for  five  days" 
duty  in  the  city.  The  month  of  Jul}' 
dragged  its  weary  length  along  with 
few  variations  saA'e  as  new  men  went 
to  the  hospital  and  a  less  numljer  of 
convalescents  returned,  and  wherever 
such  a  case  was  noted,  due  credit  was 
gi\  en  to  Comrade  Morse  and  his  in- 
valua1)le  medicine-chest.  The  non- 
commissioned officers  of  the  Company 
were  efficient  men,  and  all  agree  that 
1st  Sergeant  Allison,  though  small  in 
stature,  was  large  in  deeds, and,  though 
his  own  lirother  was  in  the  Company, 
so  absolutely  impartial  that  the  latter 
thiiught,  in  the  matter  of  detail  for 
extra  work,  he  would  have  fared  bet- 
ter were  some  other  man  cirderly. 
Then  there  was  Corporal  Ralph  .\lli- 
Min.  who  was  also  company  clerk,  ami 
he  was  as  steady  as  a  clock  in  the  pur- 
suit of  duty  ;  but  he  was  badly  sold  one 
da\',  when  demands  were  made  for  the 
crack  shots  of  the  Company  and  the  im- 
pression was  had  that  the  nicest  kind 
of  work  was  needed.  When  the  Cor- 
])oral  returned  from  his  labors  he  re- 
marked that  the  next  time  shooters 
were  wanted  diggers  had  better  be 
sent,  since  it  was  a  shovel  he  had  to 
use  instead  of  a  gun.  Conuuissary 
Sergeant  Poland,  in  the  Cuban  days, 
was  sometimes  regarded  rather  unfa- 
vorably by  the  boys,  particularly  if 
s])ecial  favors  were  wanted  in  the  way 
of  rations,  but  a  retrospect  shows  how 
absolutely  just  and  impartial  he  was 
in  all  of  his  distributions.  He  saw  his 


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61 


duty,  ami  ho  did  it.  Tlie  very  last  day 
of  the  month  brought  small  bits,  of  ice 
for  the  hospital  inmates,  secured  by 
the  Captain,  and  a  degree  of  comfort- 
able weather  quite  unusual  for  Cuba. 

Had  the  boys  of  Company  A  been 
aware  that  August,  whose  first  day 
came  in  fair  and  warm,  would  end 
their  service  in  Cuba,  there  had  been 
more    smilin"-    faces    than    there    were 


when  the  ruuKir  was  circulated  that 
peace  had  been  declared.  So  many 
times  had  they  been  deceived  by 
Dame  Rumor,  they  declared  this,  too, 
was  onlv  a  "Jojo"  story,  devised  to 
keep  up  the  spirits  of  the  homesick 
soldiers.     Apparently  there  were  some 


who  could  find  no  l)etter  amusement 
than  in  devising  yarns  which  might 
catch  the  ears  of  the  unwary.  As  this 
story  was  preceded  by  a  deal  of  cheer- 
ing, even  the  most  incredulous  began 
to  fancy  there  might  be  something  in 
it.  lk)\vever  wrong  in  jirinciple,  there 
can  be  little  doubt  that  these  fake  rumors 
had  a  beneficial  efifect,  for  hope,  which 
is  said  to  spring  eternal  in  the  breast  of 
man,  had  well  nigh  died  out  of  the  hearts 
of  many  of  these  Massachusetts  lads. 
The  fever  which  reigned  in  their  veins 
had  seemingly  burned  out  the  better  part 
of  their  minds, and  they  would  lie  help- 
^  upi>n  the  ground, or, if  ableto  stand, 
would  reel  like  drunken  men.  Their 
e\es  were  sunken,  their  cheeks  hollow, 
and  one  might  doubt  if  his  best  friend, 
thus  suffering,  knew  him  on  meeting. 
What  a  blessing  it  was  that  not  every 
one  was  thus  sick  at  the  sametime.else 
there  had  been  no  one  left  to  tell  the 
tale.  Going  down  to  the  very  brink  of 
the  ilark  ri\-er  with  almost  a  touch  of 
its  lethean  flow,  the}'  w'ould  slowly 
come  back  to  take  up  the  duties  of  a 
soldier's  life,  and  to  bear  a  part  in  the 
care  of  those  on  the  downward  slope. 

Rain  or  shine, sick  or  well, there  were 
few  days'when  the  Company  did  not  have 
a  taste  of  drill,  which  the  old  German 
Colonel  thought  was  the  real  end  of  a 
soldier's  existence.  This  necessity  of 
doing  somethinghad  its  part  in  the  Com- 
panv's  escape  from  the  actual  presence 
of  Death.  Idle  hands  are  provocative 
not  only  of  mischief,  but  of  other  ills 
as  well.  For  several  days  no  rain  is  had. 
and  its  absence  is  agreeable, but  the  sun 
shines  with  increasing  fervor.  Postal 
facilities  improve. and  almost  every  day 
somethingin  the  mail  line  gladdens  the 
eyes  of  the  men,  Xor  are  rumors  want- 
ingthatthe  departure  is  at  hand.  While 
the  Guards  do  not  succumb  to  the  grim 
destroyer,  almost  every  day  sees  some 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


])(ior  l)oy"s  remains  laid  away  in  the 
£::i"ave.  Some  donlitless  tlnm.i^'lit  of  the 
rhymes,  famiUar  in  1m  ivhcn  id's  da\s. 
frnm  '"riie  lUirial  nf  Sir  John  Aloore"; 

"No  useless  coltin  enclosed  his  breast. 
Nor  in  sheet  nor   in    shrouil    we    bound 
him, 

But  he  lay  like  a  warrior  taking  his  rest. 
With  his  martial  cloak  around  liim." 
At  the  best,  only  a  blanket  or  half  of  a 
slu'lter-tent    is   de\'iited   to   en wrappinL;' 
the   cla_\-   now  to   ni(_ilder  baek   U>   kin- 
dred earth. 

August  moves  slowly  alont;-  with  few- 
variations.  Men  are  .^oin.L;-  to  the  h(]s- 
pital  and  returniuL;-  thence.  an<l  all  are 
A\(indering  what  the\-  are  sta\'in!i'  for. 
"J1ie  eitjhth  da_\-  br<iught  the  paymaster, 
andcMmpensation  fi  ir  two  months.  Then 
the  chief  lacking-  was  a  place  where  the 
]iaymij;ht  l:)e  profitabl}-  spent.  The  sur- 
roundings afforded  nothing,  and  there 


M 


"Ve  Brave  O 


was  not  e\en  the  old-time  solace  of  a 
sutler  with  his  high-priced  commodities. 
(  >ne  might  wonder  where  the  chaplain 
iif  the  .Second  was  during  all  these  try- 
ingh(iurs,but  the  records  appear  singu- 
larly silent  as  t(i  the  offices  of  this  gen- 
tleman. Tfhe  were  the  ministering  angel 
that  arni_\'  clergymen  are  supposed  to 
be.  niithing  of  his  deeds  reached  the 
ears  of  Compan\-  A.  hut  over  in  the 
Twenty-secrind  Regulars  was  a  chap- 
lain who  had  the  ears  and  hearts  of  his 
men.  irres])ecti\-e  of  creed.  The  jiriest, 
Ivither  Fitzgerald,  though  his  faith  was 
fdreign  ti  i  that  c  if  nuist  of  the  men  in 
the  Seciiud.  his  ccmiing  was  hailed  with 
a|)planse  ami  gratitude,  for  they  knew 
hmv  faithfull}-  he  had  ministered  to 
the  Ixiys  in  their  suffering. 

It  was  during  these  days  that  Col. 
Jdhn  V .  Marsh  of  Springfield,  and  later 
llalleck  Bartlett  of  Worcester,  visited 
the  camp  un  Good  Samaritan  errands, 
but  siimehiiw  theformer"s  ministrations 
did  nut  appear  to  reach  man\-  of  those 
supposed  to  be  interested.  Indeed. one 
s'lldier  of  .\  Com])any  says:  ".-\11  the 
lemons  ami  other  \-iands  we  got.  we 
stole."  There  is  nothing  so  direct  nor 
Commendable  as  militar\-  frankness, 
though  thise-\tenuation  ma\- be  oft'ered. 
that  the  soldier  usually  discriminated  in 
his  reaching  after  things.  (  )n  the  loth 
day  there  came  to  C"<ilonel  Clark  an 
order  that  was  lietter  for  sick  men  than 
any  medicine  possilile.  It  was  to  the  el- 
feetthaton  the  next  da_\  or  that  follow- 
ing the  Second  would  start  for  home.  The 
bugle-call  summoning  the  cifficers  to 
headcpiarters  ,ga\e  added  weight  to  the 
news.  This  da}-  came  the  khaki  tmi- 
forms,  for\\-hich  measurements  had  been 
made  in  July.  That  they  might  be  well 
off  with  the  .lid  bef.ire  they  were  on 
with  the  new. orders  were  gixen  that  all 
the  cast-off'  clothing  slK.iuld  be  luu-ued. 
If  this  order  had  been  literallv  obeved, 


CITY     GUARDS.     COMPANY     A. 


t)3 


frmn  9  a.m.  U>  5  o'cldck  in  the  after- 
noon, the  men  had  been  all  but  naked, 
for  the  clothing  did  not  appear  as  early 
as  expected.  One  of  the  absurdities,  in 
this  enforced  burning,  was  that  all 
under-clothing  was  retained  so  that 
fever  germs  were  still  on  hand.  How- 
ever, consistency  was  ever  a  jewel  that 
very  few  possess.  When  the  new  khakis 
did  come,  there  was  a  general  stripping, 
and  bonfires  were  started,  into  which 
war-worn  garments  were  thrown.  This 
destruction  of  ap])arel  was  not  on  ac- 
count of  the  ])resence  of  the  peculiar 
curse  of  arnn-life.  viz.,  \erniin.  for  the 
rule  of  cleanliness  had  been  quite  too 
generally  enforced  for  this  calamity.  Inil 
that  there  might  be  carried  to  the  States 
no  trace  oi  yellow  fever,  the  dread  of 
all  hot  climates.  Though  the  Second 
wasencanii)ed  for  some  time  in  its  final 
location,  the  camp  was  so  thoroughly 


p< diced  and  the  tents  so  constantly 
aired  and  stirred  uji  that  the  pcdiculits 
iiirl^oris  found  no  lodgment — a  fact 
which  the  fathers  of  these  voimg  sol- 
diers claim  renders  their  armv  expe- 
rience much  less  varied  than  that  of 
i86i-'65. 

The  departure  from  this  land  of  liie 
palm  should  not  be  made  without  further 
reference  to  the  stifferings  of  the  men 
from  causes  which  seemingly  might 
ha\e  been  avoided.  For  instance,  was 
•dierenot  some  way  to  give  the  sick  men 
i)etter  accommodation  than  the  old 
railroad  station  afforded?  A\'indowless, 
with  leaky  roof,  it  kept  out  very  little 
of  the  wind  and  rain.  As  for  doctors, 
there  were  scores,  hundreds  of  men  in 
the  States  anxious  to  help  here, but  they 
had  no  chance.  Both  Surgeon  Bowen 
and  Assistant  Surgeon  Hitchcock  were 
themselves  in  hospital,  where  Bowen 
died,  and  Second  Assistant  Gates  had 
been|detailed  for  dut\-  in  one  of  the  reg- 
ular regiments. so  that  for  two  days  the 
.'^eci  md  was  without  any  medical  attend- 
ance. W  hen  Surgeon  Gates  did  return, 
he  clid  all  that  mortal  man  could  do, and 
for  his  work  the  luen  can  never  be  grate- 
ful enough,  nor  will  they  forget  the 
contract  surgeon,  who  also  seemingly 
thoroughly  sensed  the  situation.  Offi- 
cers and  men  did  all  they  could  to  have 
the  luxury  of  a  liath.  but  places  had  to 
lie  sought  with  diligence.  Guards  were 
stationed  to  prevent  the  defiling  of 
those  streams  whence  drinking  water 
was  secured,  so  men  woidd  go  oft'  in 
pairs  to  find  some  trickling  rill,  and. 
collecting  the  drojis  in  canteens,  would 
take  turns  in  pouring  the  contents  over 
their  respective  persons.  All  the  time, 
from  any  elevation  the  sea  or  harbor 
was  in  sight,  and  why  were  they  not 
permitted  to  take  reviving  dips  therein? 
As  with  Lord  Dundreary,  this  is  one 
of  the  things  no  "fellah"  can  find  out. 


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WORCESTER      IN     THE     SrANISH     WAR. 


Tlie  famous  Round  Robin  episode  is 
recalled  wherein  the  heads  of  regiments 
protested  against  certain  action,  and 
the  difference  between  regular  and  vol- 
unteer officers  became  a])iiarent  when 
the  former  would  say.  "I  hope  }'ou  will 
do  all  ^•ou  can  to  [irevent  the  sending 
of  the  men  back  into  the  hills.  With 
you  it  will  make  no  dit^erence.  but 
with  us  it  means  the  loss  of  position  in 
our  way  upward.  If  the  men  go  to  the 
hills,  few  if  any  will  ever  return." 
Fortunately  the  men  did  n(.)t  make  the 
tri])  to  the  interior,  and  the  epidemic 
of  yellow  jack  was  avoided. 


V:^ 


If  Comjianv  A  at  an\-  time  had  a 
mascot.it  was  wlun  the  boys  came  into 
possession  of  a  burro  which,  lik^'  all 
beasts  of  her  order  and  sex.  was  known 
as  Jennie.  -She  was  the  nmst  useful  and 
patient  of  animals,  and.  under  the  care 
of  Private  Mills,  became  a  marvel  of 
helpfulness.  Water  had  to  be  brought 
some  distance,  so  with  characteristic 
ingenuity  the  manager  of  ihe  caraxan 
had  fitte.l  up  a  saddle,  upon  which  the 
bovs    coubl    hang    their    canteens,    and 


thus  caparisoned  the  procession  of 
donkey  and  driver  would  set  forth  to  the 
watering-place,  ^^'hile  the  soldier  was 
fillingthe  canteens. Jennie  was  allowed 
to  roll,  crop  the  herbage,  and  disport 
herself  as  she  chose.  \\'hen  again  load- 
ed with  her  water_\-  burden,  she  would 
return  to  camp  in  the  steadiest  of  jogs, 
with  the  loss  of  never  a  drop.  In  camp 
she  was  a  general  pet,  and  would  eat 
hardtack  like  an  old  campaigner.  As  the 
curr\ing  of  her  hairy  coat  was  a  gener- 
al diversion,  she  became  exceedingly 
sleek  and  fat.  Had  there  not  been  an 
orderforbidding  the  taking  on  board  of 
all  animals,  save  officers' horses,  the  boys 
would  have  devised  some  means  to 
bring  their  Cuban  friend  home  with 
them.  As  it  was, she  Ijecame  an  in\'alua- 
ble  adjunct  to  Lieut.  I'lummer  in  his 
subsecjuent  stay,  and,  finally,  she  was 
given  to  a  Cuban  boy  who  had  been 
helpful  anil  useful  aliout  the  camp  and 
hospital.  The  l)oys  tell,  with  great 
gusto,  the  storv  of  Jennie's  failure  to 
show  up  one  morning  and  the  conse- 
quent consternation.   The  disappearance 

•-of  Santiago  itself  could  scarcely  have 
ilisturljcd  them  more.  Had  some  envi- 
ous cc:)mpany  or  regiment  stolen  the 
beast?    Search-parties    were    organized 

,  at  <ince,  and  most  diligently  was  the 
ueigh1)oriug  region  scrutinized.  It  was 
the  Captain's  good  fortune  to  tind  the 
lost  animal  closeK-  wound  u])  in  her 
hitch-rope,  and  so  interlaced  with 
bu^lu■s  and  undergrowth  that  she  had 
inexitably  starved  had  not  the  disco\'ery 
been  made.  The  hurrah  which  anncjunced 
Jennie's  return  was  similar  to  that 
which  accomiianies  the  home-coming 
of  a  search  party  \vith  the  joyful  shout, 
"The  child  which  was  lost  is  found." 
.Xugu^t  iith  saw  the  camp  in  all  the 
bustle  of  ]ireparation  to  leave.  How 
ha|)py  the  boys  were  over  the  thought 
of    ^eeinti"    home    again.      Everv    heart 


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pulsates  more  rapklly  and  appetite 
quickens  with  visions  of  Worcester  and 
her  well-spread  tables.  As  the  Captain 
and  his  lieutenants  see  the  sun  i;o  down, 
thev  remark,  "It  is  the  last  time  we 
shall  see  the  sun  disappear  over  that 
cursed  hill."  Hut  at  that  very  moment 
there  was  in  theCaptain's  possessionan 
order  commanding  one  of  his  associates 
to  forego  his  home-returning,  and  to 
remain  in  Culia  to  look  after  the  wants 
of  the  sick  who  could  not  then  lie 
moved.  Thinking  the  Lieutenant  w(juld 
rest  better  with  the  thought  of  going 
home  in  his  mind,  the  special  order  was 
withheld  till   the  morning  of  the   I2th 


prevent  the  introduction  of  yellow 
fever  into  tlie  I'nited  States.  .\s  the 
days  went  (5n,  his  horses  died,  and  lie 
could  get  no  more;  then  jeiniie,  the 
ddukey,  worked  in  and  she  was  very, 
\ery  useful.  The  LieuUnant  had  a 
small  ])(icket  I'lilile,  which  iKcamevery 
much  like  a  prayer-bi  n  ik  in  his  minis- 
trations over  the  dead.  ( ira\es  were  dug 
by  the  Cubans,  who  would  accompany 
the  officer  in  his  placing  the  departed 
in  the  ground,  but  being  very  supersti- 
tious the  least  rustle  of  a  leaf  became 
to  them  the  presence  of  disembodied 
spirits,  and  the_\-  were  off  at  once,  leav- 
ing  the   lone   soldier   to   his   gruesome 


.  G.  Standish. 


Jos.  T.  I. 


after  breakfast.  Then  Lieutenant 
I'lummer  had  his  late  announced.  Like 
a  true  soldier  he  took  his  orders  with- 
out a  grimace,  an<l  onl}'  said,  "If  rir- 
dered  to  remain,  I  shall  sta_\'  an<l  do  my 
duty."  That  he  did  his  duty  most  ef- 
fectually, every  one  at  all  con\ersant 
with  the  facts  agree.  Before  the  regi- 
ment had  departed,  he  had  appropriated 
all  the  regimental  and  hospital  tents. 
and  had  the  poor  fellows  from  the  rail- 
road-station apology  for  a  hospital  car- 
ried into  them.  The  design  was  to  have 
those  too  weak  to  go  on  the  trans- 
port detained,  that  they  might  follow 
on  the  hospital  boat ;  also  to  carefully 


task:  but  he,  stout  of  heart,  wcjuld  read 
o\'er  the  grave  words  from  his  holy 
l)oi)k,  and  then  return  to  his  quarters, 
which  each  da_\'  grew  mure  lonely.  Cer- 
tain men  were  detailed  frcun  other 
companies  to  remain  with  Lieutenant 
Plummer,  The  torture  to  which  these 
soldiers  were  thus  subjected  was  akin 
to  that  which  Tantalus  and  Sisyphus 
underwent.  From  all  sides,  both  in  his 
own  company  and  from  others,  come 
continuous  praises  of  the  way  otir  Lieu- 
tenant did  his  duty.  Like  Jim  Bludsoe 
in  the  rhyme — 

"He  see  his  duty  a  dead  sure  thing, 
.\nd  he  went  for  it  there  and  tlien." 


Gti  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

It  was  early  in  the  mrirnini^'  of  the  uth  flat-1ioat  is  trying  ^o  get  rid  of  its  load, 

that  the  eoninianil  was  L;i\en  fur  all  tn  thuugh  with  indifferent  success.  There 

fallin  whii  th(iiiL;ht  they  could  stand  the  was    Lieut.    \'esper,    too    sick    to    help 

trip  home,  and  it  must  redoimd  to  the  himself,  and  his  men.  too  feeble  to  help 

credit  of  Company  Athat  not  a  man  was  him.    I'rom  Compau}-  .\  the  cry  came, 

missing  fmni  the  ranis'^  exce])t  Private  "It's  u]i  tn  us  to  do  this  jol)"  ;  and  thus 

Fairl;)anks.wh:>  was  absent  on  duty, and  intrusting  their  guns  to  near-1)}-  com- 

certain  ones  who  ha<l  been  sent  honie.  rades, men  enough  jumped  on  board  the 

Thoughman\'  had  been  on  the  sick  list,  craft, tied  the  I^ieutenant  into  his  chair, 

and  even  then  were  \er\-  shak\-  ou  their  and  with  two  men  ahead  and  two  bc- 

legs,  not  a  man  had  xielded  to  the  arch  hind  he  was  elevated  up  the  ship's  side, 

enemv,  but   each  and  ever\-  one  could  andthe  way  was  soon  made  clear  for  the 

still  answer,  "Here."   They  march  o\-er  contents  of  the  "Laura  and  Bessie." 

to    headquarters,    where    thev    are    in-  (  )n  board  the  M<Tl_iile,  the  story  of  the 

spected   hv    the  surgeon,  who  finall\- cle-  Knickerbocker    was    in    a    measure    re- 

cides  that  I'ischershould  remain  for  the  ])eated.  There  was  lack  of  ])reparation. 

betterappointmentsiif  the  lios])ital  boat.  The  two  regular  regiments  had  had  the 

Still  there  are  men  who  can  not  endure  pick  of  places,  and  there  was  left  for  the 

the  march  to  the  docks,  so  the_\- are  car-  Second    only    second    or    third    choice, 

ried    in    arm\-    wagons,   and   e\-en    then  Still  Yankee  ingenuit\'  did  not  entirely 

some  of  them  faint  in  transit.    It  was  a  fail  them,  and  the}-  fin.ally,  by  purchase 

sorrv  looking  lot  of  men  who  marched  or  otherwise,  secured  quarters  not  the 

away  from  the  camji  of  so  many  <lays.  worst   possible.     The  sick-ba}"  was  on 

Mollo\v-e}-ed, yellow-skinned, and   limp-  the  first  or  ujiper  deck  in  the  after  part, 

ing  along,  they  must  ha\e  excited  the  and  its  co\ering  afforded  scant  protec- 

astcinishment  of  the  inhaliitants  as  they  tion  from  rain,  which  fretpiently  fell  in 

went  through  ;  and  thrrc  would  be  little  torrents,   while   the   sun   at   times   beat 

Wonder  if  some   .Spaniards,  among  the  down   up(in    the    men    most    pitilessly, 

onlookers,  did  not  reproach  themselves  Hammocks    were    gi\'eii    out    as    far   as 

o\er  the  thought  that  tliey  had  sin-ren-  they  would  go.  and  then  men  who  had 

dered  to  such  a  sickl_\ -looking  crew  as  nionew  and  all  h;id  been  recentl}'  paid, 

these  departing  .\mericans  were.  Their  made    dickers    with    the    crew,    so    that 

way  into  town  was  o\-er  the  road   that  some  had  as  gond  as  the  best.      In  the 

their  own   ingenuity   and   industry   had  same   way    many   impro\e<l   their   foo(l- 

built.    an<I    o\er      the      roughly    ])aved  rations.    The  fare  for  the  sick  was  not 

streets   of    the    city,    they    come    to    the  adai)ted    to  their  wants, and   they  had  to 

wharf,  only  to  find  that  the  lighters  are  take  the  regular  rounds  of  hardtack  and 

not   on    hand,   having   had    already    the  canned  stutt.  or  nothing.  The  men  fre- 

c;irr\'ing  of  the  other  regiments  of  the  (piently   had   not   strength   to  lirush  off 

brigade  to  the  transport  .Mobile,  which  the  tlies  which  settled  over  their  faces, 

drew  too  many  feet  of  water  to  admit  Those  who  cared  for  the  sick  were  only 

of    her    approach    to    the    dock.         I'.ut  a   bit   better  off  than  their  i>atients. 

t-\erything   comes    to    him    who    waits.  The  grand  start  for  home  is  made  on 

and   at   last,   by    means   of  the   "Laura  the  13th, and  dinner  call  is  unheede<l  in 

and  Bessie," r<impany  A  nears  the  ves-  theanxiety  of  the  men  to  take  a  parting 

s-1,  but  as  usual  there  \vas  something  look  at  Santiago — "St.  James"the  word 

between    the    luen    and    fruition,    for    a  is   in    Lnglish    \ernacular — but  there  is 


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67 


nothing  saint-like  in  the  reflections  of 
the  men  of  the  Second  as  they  steam 
a\va\-.  Through  the  neck  of  the  bottled- 
up  harbor  the  Mobile  passes,  close  to 
the  sunken  Merrimack,  e^"idcnce  of 
Lieutenant  Hol)son's  bravery,  near  the 
wrecked  Reina  Mercedes,  trophy  of  the 
deeds  of  Jidy  ^d.  and  on  yonder  frown- 
ing height  is  F.l  Morro,  grim  reminder 
of  davs  when  such  battlements  were  de- 
fenses. Xow.  armed  with  her  guns  of 
centurv  make,  the  fort  is  scarcel_\-  bet- 
terthan  a  curiosity  sho]).  The  next  day, 
as  thev  steamed  along  towards  h(jme, 
there  is  seen  in  the  distance  a  trace  of 
smoke,  which  soon  develops  into  a  ves- 
sel, and,  from  the  blackened  clouds 
which  come  from  the  stacks,  it  is  evi- 
dent that  she  ismakingsteam.  The  con- 
dition of  peace  negotiatons  was  not 
known  on  board,  and  the  English  cap- 
tain hadnorelishfor  a  S|>anish  capture, 
so  he  calls  for  help  to  crowd  in  the  c<ial 
in  his  own  fm-naces.  The  same  is  readily 
given  by  the  men.  but  the  stranger  has 
greater  spee<l  and  rapidly  overhauls, 
though  he  is  in  such  a  direction  that  his 
colors  can   not   be   made  out.      .\t   last 


there  comes  from  his  bow  a  puff  of 
-moke,  lint  the  Mol)ili'  .lues  not  slack- 
en; then  follows  a  solid  .shot.  and.  in 
tiring  it,  the  direction  of  the  boat  is  so 
clian.^ed  that  the  Star-spangled  Banner 
is  shown.  The  Mobile  slows  down  as 
\  isions  of  a  Spanish  prison  disappear, 
andasthegunboat "  Yankee"comes  near 
is  heard  the  call,  "'Who  is  it?"  W  hen 
due  answer  is  made  the  .Mobile's  com- 
]ian\-  learns  that  their  pursuer  has  on 
lizard  a  contingent  of  the  Massachusetts 
\a\al  .Militia, S(j  with  a  hearty  exchange 
Mf  Hay  Statecheersthe  vessels  separate, 
t  onipauN  .V  ha<I  no  intention  of  going 
lnmgr\'.  ami  Captain  Barrett  gave  him- 
self entirel\-  to  the  help  and  comfort  of 
his  men.  .\  little  judicious  use  of  l.'ncle 
Sam'.^  currency  madehim  solid  with  the 
cook,  hence  when  the  boilers  were  not 
otherwise  employed, they  were  making 
soup  for  Com])any  A.  To  get  tlie  same 
to  the  boys  without  exciting  the  sus- 
picions of  other  companies,  was  the 
chief  trouble.  \\  hen  tlie  proper  time 
came,  a  couide  of  men  would  approach, 
and,  co\-ering  their  wash-boiler  of  soup 
with  a  rubber  blanket,  they  would  cjui- 
etlv  get  back  to  their  own,  bearing  also 
a  fresh  biscuit  for  each  man,  all  this 
l)eing  so  much  extra  in  their  regular  ra- 
tions ;thusmuch  for  care  and  foresight. 
In  this  home-coming  there  was  no 
sound  so  dreaded  as  that  (if  three  bells, 
when  the  \essel  stopped,  and  all  knew 
that  some  poor  body  was  to  be  con- 
signed to  the  deep.  It  was  not  a  long 
pause,  but  chills  ran  thr<nigh  forms  not 
accustomed  to  fear  at  the  thought, "The 
next  lot  ma\-  be  mine."  In  this  way  the 
Worcester  boys  saw  the  body  of  their 
staunch  friend  and  comrade  of  Companj' 
C.  Harry  B.  Went  worth,  disappear. 
Could  it  be  possible  that  his  stalwart 
frame  had  wasted  away  till  scarcely 
more  than  a  skeleton  was  committed  to 
the  sea?  (  )n  the  fourth  da\-  out  all  that 


68 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


was  mortal  of  Lieut.  \'csper.  wlnim 
Company  A  1iii\s  had  helped  aljoard, 
was.sfivenan  iicean  burial.  \\'ith  rations 
good  and  had  behind  them,  with  their 
campaign  on  foreign  shores  ended,  late 
in  the  afternoon  of  the  i8th  of  August 
land  is  sighted,  and  our  bo_\-s  see  again 
their  native  shore.  Xever  did  it  look 
dearer,  and  it  were  not  strange  if  there 
were  some  stern  resolves  to  never 
leave  it  more.  Peace  settles  down  on 
troubled  souls,  and  to  Captain  ISarrett 
the  sight  is  ]iarticidarly  consoling,  for 
now  he  can  lay  aside  his  cares  and  take 
the  first  sound  sleep  that  had  fallen 
upon  his  e\elids  since  the  departure 
from  Santiago  Harbor.  "Uneasy  lies 
the  head  that  wears  a  crown." 

The  morning  of  the  19th  of  August 
re\ealed  the  eastern  extremity  of  Long 
Island,  X.  v..  known  in  geographx'  as 
Montauk  I'oint;  and  an  imobstructed 
sight  of  any  part  of  (iod's  country 
gave  satisfaction  to  the  fever-stricken 
soldiers,  but  an  immediate  lam.ling 
was  out  of  the  (piestion,  since  a  hunt 
for  \ello\v-fe\er  symptoms  must  be 
had  before  fcn-a  firiihi  can  be  touche(l. 
As  a  ])reliminar\  all  the  men  are  drawn 
up  in  line  near  their  respectix'e  quar- 
ters, and  (piarantine  ])h\sicians  care- 
fully inspect  each  jaundiced  voyager. 
]-"orlunately.  Company  .\  reveals  no 
sus])ect.  so  all  may  go  ashore  as  far  as 
the  yellow  danger  is  concerned.  While 
the  inspection  is  in  ])rogress.  Captain 
JJarrett,  realizing  how  anxious  the 
folks  at  home  \v(juld  lie  to  know  how 
the  boys  had  endured  the  return  trip, 
wrote  certain  words  ui)on  a  stri|)  of 
pa|ier  ami,  \\i'ap|iing  the  same  around 
a  siher  doll;ir,  threw  the  missile  to  ;in 
app.arently  IkjucsI  party,  \\ilh  the 
statement  that  he  might  retain  the 
change  after  forwarding  the  message 
by  telegraph.  This  telegram  was  to 
Mrs.  Barrett  in  \\'oi-ccster.  and  was  as 


follows:  "Every  one  in  Company  A 
alix'e.  Please  notify  papers."  This 
message,  received  and  gi\-en  to  the 
local  press,  was  the  very  first  intima- 
tion that  ^^'orcester  had  of  the  condi- 
tion of  the  returning  Company,  ( )n 
this  day.  only  the  sick  left  the  boat,  but 
papers  and  letters  from  home  and  the 
outside  world  were  received. 

The20th  brings  the  real  deljarkation, 
and  as  usual  when  anything  of  the  kind 
was  to  be  done,  the  Captain  of  .\  Com- 
panv  had  the  task  of  superintending 
the  unloading.  Selecting  men  from 
each  company,  and  with  forty  steve- 
dores, the  work  was  begitn,  and  pro- 
gressed steadily  till,  at  4  p,m.,  every 
man  was  off  the  Iioat.  Those  unable 
to  walk  had  1)een  sent  forward  in  wag- 
ons, and  the  transport  itself  was  swept 
and  garnished  in  an  unusual  manner. 
Recognizing  the  merit  of  the  work,  the 
ski])per  of  the  craft  made  a  present  to 
the  Captain  of  a  nice  cane-seated  deck- 
ch;iir.  a  utensil  highh'  appreciated  in 
the  following  days  of  Alontauk  sta_\-, 
though  Ca])tain  P.arrett  had  little  time 
to  occupy  it  hiniself.  .\t  4  o'clock,  the 
last  load  was  starte<l  for  camp,  and 
"good-by"  was  said  to  the  :\Iol)ile.  de- 
tention camp  ma\-  have  been  a  mile 
from  the  landing  place,  but  in  the 
men's  condition  the  distance  seemed 
much  greater.  Confusion  ruled  su- 
preme, and  few  ai)pliances  necessary 
to  camp  life  were  at  haml.  The  tents 
were  small  and  insufficient,  while  the 
elevatetl  site  of  the  camp  gave  the  wind 
fidl  sweep,  a  libert}'  it  was  not  slow  to 
take,  and,  coming  as  it  did  at  a  temper- 
ature frequently  as  low  at  ()5  degrees 
I'ahr..  it  played  ha\'oc  with  boys  ac- 
climated to  the  torrid  too  degrees  and 
o\er  of  Cid)a.  Had  the  go\-ernment 
sent  the  transport  to  some  southern 
])<irt  and  thus  accnsti.iuied  the  return- 
imj'  in\aliils  "raduall\-,  verv  likelv  men 


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69 


might  be  alive  to-day  who  then  suc- 
cumbed to  the  straiu.  As  it  was.  uiany 
of  those  who  lived  are.  after  these 
nearly  four  years,  still  hacking  and 
coughing  from  the  bronchial  troubles 
engendered  by  the  easterly  winds  of 
Long  Island. 

Remembering  nature's  first  law  in 
the  matter  of  self-preservation,  certain 
thoughtful  members  of  "A"  became  the 
possessors  of  a  complete  lluzzacott 
outfit  which  had  been  dumped  from  the 
wagons.    It    was   true   that   it    did    not 


lielong  to  them,  but  what  Ijooted  that 
so  long  as  it  was  in  use,  and  used  it 
was  constantly,  ."^oon  after  arriving  in 
camp,  there  was  a  distrilmlion  of  beef, 
and  the  Captain,  with  l'ri\ate  \\  eixler, 
set  about  preparing  a  meal  of  tooth- 
some quality  for  the  men.  so  that  be- 
fore 7  o'clock  every  man  in  the  com- 
pany had  had  a  piece  of  steak, a  boiled 
potato,  and  a  cup  of  cofifee.  They  then 
set  about  the  preparation  of  a  soup  for 
breakfast.  In  the  midst  of  their  work 
thev  were  inspected  by  certain  soldiers 


70  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

not  of  "A."  who.  in  \vhisi)crc(l  words.  sidcred  contag-ious.    On  the  last  day  in 

dL-chind   their  ])chi'f  that    tlu-   cookin.s;  this   ]>hiCL'   CaiJtain   Allen   of  the   Li.ght 

outfit  was  theirs,  and  also  their  deter-  Infantry,  who  for  some  time  had  been 

mination    to    caiiture    it    when    a    g-ood  in    \\'orcester    on     account    of    illness, 

chance  oft'ere(l.     To  ])re\ent  an}-  such  came   to   the   regiment,   hringing   with 

calamitv.  the  plant,  when  the  souii  was  him  a  goodly  array  of  both  solid  and 

cooked,  was  mo\e<l  into  a  tent,  and  a  li(|uid    refreshments,    which    he    shared 

half  dozen  of  the  men  stood  guard  over  not    only    with  C  Company,  but  with  all 

it,  ready   to   "fight   till   the   last   armed  the    Worcester   boys.     Also    this     day 

foe    exi)ired,"'   rather   than    surrender   a  there    was    another    examination    made 

droj)  of  soup  or  an  ounce  of  the  appa-  by  the  physicians,  and  some  men  were 

ratus.     The     name     of    that    jolly    old  sent  to  the  hospitals  and  thus  iirema- 

rebel,  ( ieneral    loe  Wheeler,  was  given  turely  home,  but  at  this  date  it  is  fair 

to  the  camp,  and  the  men  jjroceeded  to  to  conclude   that    they   acted  in   accord 

make  the  best  of  their  quarantine.  with   their  liest   judgment. 

I'"or  four  (lavs  thev  were  detained  in  (  )n    the   24th  came  the  orders  to  leave 

this  place  till,  through  their  failure  to  (|uarantine.  and  the  men  were  nothing 

develop    the    vellow    scourge,    it    was  loath   to  obey.      Tacking  up  was  soon 

deemed   safe     to     let     them     ])ass     out.  d(jne.    and    then    they    marched    away. 

During    this    time    the    Captain    of   the  The   sudden    change   from    the    heat    of 

Citv    Cuards    was    appointed    brigade  Culia   to   the   cool  air  of   Montauk  did 

])olice  inspector,  i.  e..  to  look  after  the  not    produce   the   effect    desired  ;  on  the 

cleanliness  of  the  camps,  ami  it  Avas  no  contrary    many    men    sickened   (|uickly. 

small  honor  for  a  cai)tain  of  \dlunteers  and     dysentery,    malarial    and    ty])hoid 

to  lie   thus   designated  when  there  were  fevers    were    very    common.        Captain 

tw^o  regiments  of   regulars   in   the   bri-  I'.arrett  had  to  look  after  his  own  men 

gade.   \'erv  likelv  (ieneral    Ludlow  re-  in   the  removal,  and  also  see  that  the 

nuMubered  some  of  the  Captain's  work  camp   was   left    in   a   proper   condition, 

in    Culia.   and      knew      thai    this    duty  To    this    he     sujiposed     he    had    given 

would   be  ilone  with  the  same  faithful-  ])roper  attention,  when   he  was  accost- 

ness.   llo\ve\i-r.  his  directions  were  re-  ed   by  a  _M_)ung  man.  possibly  a  recent 

cei\ed    and    executed    with    the    utmost  \\  est-l'ointer.  riding  a  horse  and  pro- 

;dacrit\-.  recpiiring  in  only  one  instance  claiming  himself  an  assistant  inspector, 

a    (piolation    of    regulations    to    let    the  I  le  wanted  to  know  who  had  the  polic- 

regnlar    M.ajor  understand   that   the   in-  ing   in   charge,   and    was   informed   that 

spector  knew   what  he  w.as  .about.  (  )ne  he  was  addressing  that  officer  himself, 

of  the  tantalizing  featiu'es  of  the  deten-  Whereupon   there   was  an   exchange  of 

tion  was  the  nearness  of  \isiling  friends  cixilities.  in   which  our  Worcester  Cap- 

and   \et    tlu'ir   iin|)assal)le   distance.    As  tain  lost  none  of  his  dignit}-  nor  stand- 

with  the  soulhrrn  |)risi]ns  of  the  Kebel-  ing. but   the  young  Lieutenant  did  learn 

lion  days,  tlu-rc-   was  ;i  so-called  dead-  that    even    a   graduate   of   the   military 

line,  across  which  only  Ceneral  Ludlow  academy    may    be    at    times    just    a    bit 

andtheiioliceins|)ector  could  go.    Long-  fresh.     The  upshot  of  the  matter  was 

distance  talking  was  indulged  in.  liow-  that  the  assistant    informed   theCaptain 

ever,   and    kod.ak    possessors    shot   over  that   he  shouhl   report   him   for  derelic- 

llu-      line,      tlu'      im|iression      received  tion    and    inci\ility.         \\'hen     C.eneral 

through    i)liotograi)hy    not    being    con-  Ludlow    in(|uired    of    Cajstain    L.arrett 


CITV     GLARDS,     COMl'ANV     A. 


concerning-  the  interview,  he  was 
speedily  satisfied  that  his  young  officer 
had  displayed  zeal  without  knowledge. 
There  are  only  twn  dax's  of  stay  in 
the  general  infantr^•  cam]),  but  on  the 
25th  come  Lieutenant  Liicke.  D.  D. 
McTaggart.  George  W.  Hubbard  and 
Luke  Davis,  all  from  ^\'orcester.  the 
last  named  being  the  father  of  one  of 
the  company,  and  Mr.  Hubliard  was 
known  to  all  as  the  long-time  care- 
taker of  the  Armory.  There  are  so 
many  rumors  of  departure  for  home 
that  few  can  enjoy  the  really  comforta- 
ble appointments  of  the  camp,  nor  the 
food    which    b\-    contrast    seems    to   be 


actuall}-  luxurious,  Mr,  McTaggart, 
formerly  one  of  the  Guards,  took  pic- 
tures of  the  company,  some  of  whose 
members  had  changed  so  mtich  that  he 
did  not  recognize  them.  Also  the  reg- 
iment marched  before  a  biograph,  and 
for  aught  the  men  know,  in  some  far- 
awav  museum,  they  are  marching  still. 
All  the  arms  and  ammunition  of  the 
soldiers  were  turned  over  to  the  bri- 
gade ordnance  officer,  and  those  thus 
giving  up  their  guns  were  not  a  little 
delighted  at  hearing  the  officer  say  that 
theirs  were  the  only  ones  in  the  regi- 
ment returned  in  a  fair  condition. 


72  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

[f  the  ik'])arture  of  the  \\'orcester  seemed  to  lie  the  nicest  of  chicken 
ccintin.^ent  liad  heen  thus  far  the  most  sandwiches,  Init  not  one  did  she  offer 
momentous  e\ent  in  its  history,  then  to  him.  Finall}-  he  mustered  up  cour- 
the  stor\-  of  the  27th  of  Aug-ust  was  to  a^e  to  asls:  her  what  she  purposed  do- 
croAvd  it  liard.  since  this  was  the  day  ins;'  with  the  contents  of  the  Isasket. 
of  tile  home  returning.  "I.et  not  him  "Whw"  sairl  she.  "I  am  .c^ivins' them  to 
that  !:,dr(k-th  on  his  harness  Ijoast  him-  tlie  poor  sohher  boys,  just  back  from 
self  as  he  that  ])Utteth  it  off."  .\s  early  Cn1)a."  "Well,"  says  our  doughty  offi- 
as  4._^o  a.m.  some  in  the  camp  were  cer  in  his  most  melancholy  tone,  "What 
astir,  and  for  his  breakfast  each  man  is  the  matter  with  giving-  me  one.  for 
had  two  l)i>iled  eggs,  bread  and  butter  I  was  in  Cuba?"  Imagine  his  feel- 
with  a  cu]i  of  coft'ee.  Then  standing  ings  when  the  good  woman  responded, 
in  front  of  the  fire  the  Captain  gave  to  "(  )h,  no,  you  couldn't  have  been  there, 
each  man  a  drink  of  porter  or  whiskey.  for  }ou  are  too  fat."  How  little  sym- 
Thus  su|iplied  it  was  with  almost  a  patliy  rotund  peo]de  receive  on  their 
spring\"  step  these  malarial  poisemed  waA'  through  the  world!  'Tis  said, 
lads  set  out  for  the  steamer  I'.lock  li(n\ever,  that  the  Captain  convinced 
Island,  alioard  which  they  went  at  7  the  (iood  Samaritan  that  he  had  suf- 
a.m.,  an  earl\-  start,  but  necessary,  if  fered  with  the  bo}-s,  and  so  ca|)tured 
the  close  of  the  dav  were  to  see  the  his  sandwich.  Hoarding  the  north- 
men  at  home.  Lieutenant-C(;ilonel  ward-l)ound  train,  the  Second  Regi- 
Shumwa\-  and  Captain  i'.arrett  attend-  nient  was  en  route  for  home  via 
ed  to  the  loading  of  the  boat,  and  at  I 'aimer.  At  the  several  stops  through 
7.45  she  steamed  awav  from  the  wharf  the  Land  of  Steady  Habits,  the  hospi- 
with  her  |)row  directed  towards  Xew  tality  of  many  coming  on  the  train, 
London.  liowe\'er  well  meant,  was  in  some  in- 

The  Connecticut  city  was  fully  alive  stances    of   that    excitable    nature   that 

to   the    situati.m,    for   a     sea     of    faces  the  dispensing  of  liquids  had  to  be  for- 

greeted  the  arrival  of  the  steamer,  and  biilden.  though   coffee   ami    milk    were 

among   the    dwellers    in    the    city    were  not    considered    contraband.      Ceneros- 

many  who  had  come  down  from  Wor-  ity  even   reached   the   pitch  of  passing 

cester  to  accompany    the    boys    home,  around  cigars.     .\t   Palmer    there  came 

among    them    C.eneral   Fred   W.   W\-\-  a    separation      of      the    regiment,    part 

lington,  whose     stalwart      proportions  going  to  the  westward,  wdiile  the  Wor- 

drew    from    an    onlooking    citizen    the  cester  comi)anies  turned    towards    the 

words,    "ll\-    ( leorge !    there    is    a    man  east. 

who     stood     the     camiiaign    well.     He  At   state   line,   where   the   imaginary 

doesn't   look   as   if  he'd  l)een   in   Cuba,  boundary   separates     Comiecticut     and 

docs  he?"     Xor  were  the  attentions  of  .Massachusetts,   Covernor  Roger  Wol- 

the    goo(l    people    confined   t.i   ex|)res-  cott    came    aboard,  and  it  was  a   par- 

sions  of  symi)athy.  for  the\    knew  that  ticularly  pleasant  thing  for  him  to  thus 

hearts    are   often    reached    through    the  welcome   home   the   survivors   of   those 

stomach,  hence  the  l)askets  well   filled  whom,   a    few    months   before,   he   had 

with   the   finest   of  food.     (  )ne  lady  in  reviewed     upon      their      Framingham 

particular     had    repeatedly    flitted  past  campground.     Passing    through     each 

the  first  officer  of  .\  Company,  and  he  car  he  gave  the  boys  a  chance  to  know 

had     noticed     the     i)resence     of     what  that    he   had   not   f.irgotten    them.     At 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


Palmer  there  was  a  large  delegation  of 
^^'orcester  friends  with  more  refresh- 
ments. It  really  began  to  look  as 
though  the  people  of  the  sister  states 
had  begun  to  think  the  boys  hollow  to 
their  heels,  and  some  of  them  were  re- 
duced to  the  condition  nt  that  news- 
boy at  the  charity  dinner  who  could 
chew,  but  couldn't  swallnw.  Among 
the  visitors  were  Dr.  A.  C.  X.  Petersen, 
Dr.  E.  H.  Trowljridge,  Lieutenant 
Liicke,  Harry  Merritt.  and  others. 
Not  only  did  they  bring  food,  but  they 
brought  w-aiters  as  well,  whose  duty  it 
was  to  anticipate  every  want  of  the 
returning  soldiers,  while  the  physi- 
cians looked  after  the  sick. 

It  was  at  3.45  p.m.  that  the  train 
rolled  into  Union  Station.  Ever}l)od_\- 
in  Worcester  who  could  get  there  was 


present  to  see  the  boys  come  home. 
How  pleased  they  were !  Even  the 
long-enduring  lions,  that  for  more  than 
a  quarter  of  a  century  have  borne  the 
burden  of  the  w^ondrous  arch,  were  ob- 
served to  change  countenance  as  the 
Worcester  boys  debarked.  The  multi- 
tude was  in  a  ra]nurous  mood,  and 
was  readv  to  cheer  and  take  each  boy 
to  its  heart,  but  when  the  yellow- 
skinned,  emaciated  forms  appeared, 
the  shouts  died  upon  the  lips  of  the 
crowd,  and  sound  gave  place  to  tears. 
Carriages  had  been  secured  for  such 
as  could  not  march,  but  Company  A 
had  decided  to  walk,  cost  what  it 
might.  ( )n  the  way  down  from  Palmer 
the  Captain  had  mounted  a  seat,  and, 
stating  the  situation,  closed  by  saying, 
"Xow,  boys,  I  propose  to  walk;  how 


74  WORCESTER     IX     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 

is  it  with  VdU?"     With  a  mighty  cheer  Yet    every  hein.c:    in    that    welcoming 

thev    voted   to   a   man    to   follow   their  crowd  of  citizens   was   rejoiced  to  his 

Ca|)tain.     Thus  when  the  train  was  de-  heart's  core  that  the  boys  had  reached 

serted,  the  line  of  march  was  taken  u])  home   once    more,   and   only    regretted 

through  the  familiar  ways,  never  look-  his  inal)ility  to  take  each  fever-racked 

ing   dearer    than    now    as    they    are   re-  liody   and   breathe   into   it   the   fire   and 

turning   from    the    field    of   danger   and  energy   with   which   it   was  filleil  when, 

honor.  Again  thev  are  ])receded  Ity  the  four   months   before,   the    men    had    de- 

dulcet  strains  fn.m  the  T.attery  1'.  Band,  parted.     Though  pressed  upon  by  the 

wdiile,  as  of  yore,  the  ( '..  .\.  R.  and  the  multitu<le  to  the  point  of  obstruction. 

Sons    of    A'eterans    act    as    escort.     At  though  in  many  cases  every  step  was 

Salem  Scpiare.   I'.atterv   1!  salutes  them  fraught  with  pain,  not  a  man  fell  out, 

with    twentv-one    guns,    and    now,    if  l)Ut  each  one  stuck  to  his  place  till  the 

never  before,   they  are  sure   that   they  .Armory  was  reached, 

are    of   age.     (  >f    the    si.xty-seven    men  \\  hen   the    familiar     structure     was 

who  on    Mav   .v'   marched  away,  there  gained,   each    coin])any    was   dismissed 

are  fiftv-four  now  in  line,  all   who  are  to  its  respective  room,  and  soon  Com- 

not   in  hospital  or  for  some  reason  left  l>any  A  is  in   its  ,iwn:  then  follow  the 

behind.        Lieutenant     I'lummer,    with  greetings  and  the  congratulations  and 

.  Privates    l-'ischer  and   Ivairbanks,   were  the  leave-takings,  for  Americans  sepa- 

left    in    Cuba:    Artificer    Cla])]),    with  rate  easily.     The  Cai)tain,  who  had  not 

Privates    l'"orest  and  Torkelson,  are  at  been  away  from  his  men  a  day  in  their 

Montauk  in  the  general  h.ispital,  while  whole   service,   speaks   a   few   words   of 

Sergeant  Sawyer,  with  Privates  Chris-  good-by,  till   with   broken  voice,  over- 

tenson  and  Israel,  are  in  the  detention  come  by  his  emotion,  he  had  to  cease, 

camp  hospital  at   Montank.  though    he    diil    manage  to  advise  his 

It  is  a  svm])athetic  mass  of  humanity  loyal    followers    to    avoid    inunediately 

that  strives  for  just  a  glance,  of  the  re-  over-eating   and    drinking,   and    always 

turning    brave.        ■'Jobnuy"    was    truly  a    drsire    to    \\w    on    their    rei)Utation>. 

marching  home  again,  but  he  was  not  Then    the    boys    ga\e    their    cherished 

coming   in    ihe   manner  outlined   in   the  leader  three  royal  cheers,  and  the  day 

S(jng.     The   ])o\s   were   ready   to  shout.  was  ended.     P,efore  departing  for  their 

the  men  to  cheer,  and  the  ladies  had  all  homes,  a  brief  meeting  was  held  to  ar- 

turned    out.    but    these    parboiled,    hoi-  r.ange  for  the  a|)proacliing  annixersary, 

low-eyed,  limping  objects  were  not  the  biU    as   the   men    were    without     ecpiip- 

beings   the\    e.\|iected   to  see,  and   how  ments,   the      annual      observance      was 

could    the    throng    "feel   gay"    though  given  up,  and  with  propriety,  for  they 

really   and  trul\    ■'johnny"   was   march-  had    already   a    memoral)le   celebration, 

ing    home.      Slowly    and    with    h.alting  1  lacks  had  been  provided  to  carry  the 

.step  the  march  was  made.  ;ind,  though  wearied    seibliers     to     their   homes,   but 

the  flag  was  then-  and  ihe  nuisic  beat  oxrr  the  rece])lion  accorded  each  valor- 

upon    the   air  and  the  cannon  llumdere<l  ous  s.  ju  within  the  privacy  of  the  domes- 

their  greeting,  someh(.iw  the   rc-turn   did  tic  circle,  the  public  has  nothing  to  do. 

not  measm-e  uj)  to  what  had  been  writ-  A  si.xty  days'  furlough  was  the  boon 

ten   and   spoken.   o\  er  and   o\  er   again.  given   to   the   men.  and   they   made   the 

''when  the  troo|)s  come  marching  home  most  (jf  it. though  there  were  some  who 

atrain     with    triad    and    i.;allant   tread."  could  not   wait  the  end  thereof  before 


CITV     GUARDS,     (.(iMI'AW     A. 


embarking  upon  some  enterjjrisc.  so 
inapt  is  the  average  American  tn  a  life 
of  idleness.  Thonoh  every  man  had 
returned  alive  to  America,  SejitemVier 
3d,  one  of  those  who  had  come  back  t(_> 
Worcester  passed  over  to  the  majority  ; 
too  feeble  for  the  Armory  march,  he 
was  driven  iionie  at  once.  Henry  ileau- 
doin,  known  in  the  company  as  Hnard- 
man.  the  soldier  who  had  won  distinc- 
tion at  El  Caney,  much  to  the  .i^rief  and 
surprise  of  his  comrades  had  sickened 
after  reaching  Montauk,  and  so  sur- 
vived his  home-coming  only  a  week. 
A  deputation  of  the  Company  at  the  fu- 
neral was  the  least  that  the  sorrowing 
friends  could  send  in  memory  of  one 
whom  they  loved.  September  30  came 
news  that  George  Leon  Forest  had  died 
in  St.  Peter's  Hospital,  llrooklyn.  of 
tviihoid  fe\-er.  ()\-er  his  remains,  which 
were  sent  tn  Worcester,  his  comrades 
paid  their  cmnidiment  of  presence  and 
recollection.  He  had  l:)een  a  g<iod  and 
faithful  soldier,  and  all  lamented  his 
earlv  death. 

A  variation  in  the  general  trend  of 
affairs  is  had  when,  furloughs  having 
expired,  on  the  24th  of  October  all 
hands  are  ordered  to  report  at  the 
.Krniorv  for  a  term  of  dut)-  there.  For 
ten  da\s  llie\-  are  to  resume  the  rou- 
tine of  a  soldier's  life,  with  the  conces- 
sion of  a  choice  between  sleeping  there 
or  at  home,  but  all  must  he  on  hand  for 
roll-call.  Landlord  Roliert  Kes>ell  .if 
the  City  Hotel  has  Ijeen  employed  t.i 
supplv  meals,  and  it  does  not  look  like 
a  \-erv  severe  round  of  duty  to  which 
they  are  introduced.  For  sevent_\--five 
cents  per  da_\-  for  each  man  he  sets  an 
excellent  table,  and  for  the  nonce  the 
boys  almost  forget  Cuba  and  its  "prime 
canned  roast  beef."  The  duties  im- 
posed were  not  arduous,  consisting 
principally  in  ndl-call,  standing  guard 
within  the  Armor^•,  and  an  occasional 


drill,  the  latter  exercise  counting  as 
one  of  thf  cardinal  \irtues  in  the  mind 
of  the  Captain.  During  the  interval 
lietween  the  return  .-md  the  muster-out, 
the  otTicers  a(le(|nalel\  bestowed  the 
linic  in  making  out  the  rolls,  account- 
ing fi  ir  property,  etc. 

.Xovember  2d  there  was  a  meeting 
of  the  Company  to  consider  varying 
])hases  of  the  pro]io>ed  mnster-otU.  as 
to  i)av,  etc..  but  from  the  gathering 
nothing  came,  since  the  government 
took  the  entire  matter  into  its  own 
hands,  and  di<l  with  the  men  as  it  liked. 
(  )u  the  next  day  came  tlu'  momentous 
trip  to  S|)riugtiel(l.  The  train  was 
taken  in  L'nion  Station  ;a  '1.33  a.m.  .\t 
()  o'cliick  came  a  para<le  of  the  regi- 
ment, which  was  re\iewed  b_\-  the  (jov- 
eruor  and  staff,  the  Mayor  of  Spring- 
field, and  the  city  government,  thus 
graihiall\-  reaching  the  auspicious  mo- 
ment of  final  and  eft'ectual  release. 
which  came  to  Com])an\-  .\  at  11.20 
a.m.  in  the  Howard  Street  .\rniory.  our 
Citv  (  iiiards  being  the  \ery  tirst  ti>  re- 
ceive their  muster-out  at  the  hands  of 
Lieutenant  Edmunds  of  the  United 
States  .\rmy. 

Thus  ended  the  nearly  six  months  of 
service  for  the  nation.  The  men  went 
to  Springfield  as  soldiers,  each  and 
e\er\-  oik-  imder  authority:  they  re- 
turned as  citizens,  owing  obedience  to 
no  one  or  thing  save  the  general  laws 
of  the  land,  but  very  likely  to  be  better 
men  for  the  discipline  of  service.  They 
took  a  stipulated  morning  train  under 
orders;  the_\- retm-ne<l  when  they  chose. 
The  Citv  (niards  had  done  their  duty, 
had  resjionded  in  the  day  of  national 
])eril,  and  while  there  was  no  long  roll 
of  casualties  upon  the  battlefield,  each 
man  felt  that  he  had  done  his  duty, 
and  that  the  campaign  of  1898  in  the 
Spanish  War  had  ad<led  to  the  laurels 
of  Worcester  in  war. 


76 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


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CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


THE  DEAD  IN  COM  PAX  Y  A. 


Though  not  a  man  in  the  Company 
succumbed  during  the  Cuban  cam- 
paign, tribute  had  to  be  paid,  and  he 
upon  the  white  horse  appeared  among 
the  Guards  at  last,  though  his  \vork 
was  not  so  severe  as  in  the  other  com- 
panies. At  this  time,  October,  1904,  four 
men  have  answered  the  final  roll-call : 

Joseph  Henry  Boardman,  son  of 
Aimable  and  ]\Iary  Beaudoin,  was  in 
normal  condition  when  the  regiment 
came  home,  but  he  immediately  sick- 
ened and  died  September  3d.  He  was 
born  in  Worcester,  May  12,  1875,  and 
at  the  time  of  his  enlistment  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  Matthews  Manufac- 
turing Company.  His  real  name,  as  in- 
dicated, was  of  French  origin  and  was 
Englished  on  his  enlistment  for  greater 
convenience,  though  the  Gallic  word 
recalls  an  early  governor  of  the  Com- 
monwealth whose  ancestors  changed 
the  same  word  from  Ileaudnin  to  Bow- 
(loin.  The  funeral  of  the  bra\'e  young 
man  was  had  from  Notre  Dame 
Church,  and  was  attended  by  a  detach- 
ment of  ten  comrades  under  the  com- 
mand (if  Captain  Barrett  and  by  a  fir- 
ing sijuad  from  the  Fifth  Regiment, 
then  in  camp  at  Framingham.  The 
Ijurial  was  in  St.  John's  Cenu'ter_\'. 

Lewis  M.  Fay  was  the  son  of  Wil- 
liam W.  and  Mattie  A.  Fay.  a  native  of 
Brookfield.  Mo.,  according  to  his  en- 
rollment. Pioth  he  and  his  1)r(ither  were 
residents  of  \\'orcester  when  they  en- 
listed, their  home  Ijeing  on  Chandler 
Street,  .\fter  the  war  the  family  re- 
moved toCalifornia,  hoping  to  stay  the 
indications  of  jnilnK.inary  disease  which 
had  already  made  their  appearance  in 
the  younger  brother.  But  e\en  the 
mild  climate  of  the  far-famed  land  of 
sunshine  could  not   restore   the  health 


of  Lewis,  and  on  the  very  last  day  of 
the  year  1901,  he  passed  away  in  the 
cit}"  of  Monrovia,  and  there  his  body 
is  buried. 

George  Leon  Forest.  He  was  another 
young  man  of  French  extraction,  the 
son  of  Hormisdas  Forest,  and  his  early 
days  were  spent  in  the  town  of  Oxford, 
where  he  had  the  advantages  of  the 
public  schools,  including  the  high. 
Thence  he  came  to  W'orcester,  and 
after  a  course  in  Hinman's  Business 
College,  he  worked  for  Johnson  &  Bas- 
sett ;  Barnard,  Sumner  &  Putnam  Co. ; 
for  the  N.  E.  Telephone  Co..  and  last 
for  the  Cereal  Food  Co.  on  Jackson 
Street.  He  had  been  in  the  Comjiany 
two  years  when  the  war  began,  .-uid 
naturally  he  was  among  the  early  ones 
to  volunteer  for  the  fray.  W'lien  the 
(  lUards  returned  he  did  not  conic  with 
tlicni,  having  been  sent  to  .St.  Peter's 
Hospital  in  lirooklyn,  X.  Y.,  where  he 
died  October  i.  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
two  vears.  When  in  the  city  he  was 
conspicuous  in  several  organizations, 
particularly  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  in  whose 
basketball  team  he  was  the  star  actor, 
being  its  captain  and.  in  the  language 
of  the  [physical  director,  the  best  pla}-er 
in  the  city.  His  funeral,  at  St.  Joseph's 
Church,  was  numerously  attended,  and 
among  those  there  were  twenty-five  of 
his  own  comrades  under  the  command 
of  Lieutenant  Plummer;  also  Lieuten- 
ant-colonel Shumway;  Secretary  C.  A. 
I-'enner  of  the  Y.  '\\.  C  A.  and  Director 
\Wlder. 

Sergeant  Edward  Robert  Riedl  was 
of  German  extraction,  though  he  was 
born  in  Worcester  August  12,  1870,  the 
son  of  Matthew  and  Louisa  (Weidner) 
Riedl.  both  of  whom  had  come  from 
Germanv:the  father  from  Bohemia,  the 


78  WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAK. 

mother    frnin    W'urtcniberg'.      The    son  and  nn  his  return  lie  (hd  nut  rallv,  l)nt 

was    reared    in    this    city  and  had  the  g;re\v      steathly      weaker,    until      death 

most   of  his   school    life     on      Thomas  ended  his  sufferings  Octoljer  21.   1900. 

Street,  under  the  excellent  care  of  Mrs.  .\t  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  stav- 

\\ait.   the   li  lULC-tinie   ])rinci|ial   nf   that  iui^-  in   W'esthoro  with   Edward  Fuller, 

school,      lie  had   lunq-  been   in   the  em-  in    the    delusi\e    li(i]ie.    as    it    appeared, 

plov  of  Loijan.  Swift  &  I'.righani  as  a  that  he  mitjht  regain  upon  the  farm  the 

shipper :  also  he  was  an  old-time  mem-  streni^th    he    had    lost.     A    memher   of 

her  of  the  (iuards.  and.  as  his  position  St.    John's    Episcopal    Church,    his    fu- 

vvould  indicate,  was  a  favorite  among-  neral    was      held      there,    attended    l>v 

his  comrades.       Seeds  of  consumption  many    of    his    late    comrades,    and    the 

were  sown  during  the  Cuban  sojourn.  burial  was  in  Hope  Cemetery. 

AT     PRESENT. 

The   folliiwing  is   a   list  nf  members  Musician    Walter   A.   Traver.   valen- 

connected    with    the    comjianv    during      tme   tactory. 

the   war,   and,   as    far   as    possible,   the  Artificer  Samuel  E.  Claj,],.  machinist. 

W  agoner  W  alter  1  .  Urusd.  tra\'eling 


present  residence     and     occupation  of 
each    man.      L^nless    otherwise    stated. 


salesman,  Fitchburt 

Private   Herbert  "P..   Ablxitt,  U.  S.  A. 


the  state  is   Mas.sachusetts  ;  the  place.  Private   George  E.  Allisc  ni.  machinist. 

Worcester:  Pri\-ate     Herbert    -\.     Palloii,  iiaints 


and  oils. 

l'ri\ate    Charles    .\.    I'.arton.    electri- 
cian. 

Pri\-ate  Ralph  H.  l'>rigliaiii,  art  store. 
Second       Lieutenant      William      H.      Southbridge ;     Captain.     Company    K, 


Captain  Edwin  G.  Barrett,  boot  and 
shoe  merchant. 

Eirst    Lieutenant    Moses    II.    Tisdell, 


salesman. 


Plummer,  Mrst  Lieutenant.  Sixth  C  S. 
Infantry. 


r.th  .M.  v.  M. 

l'ri\ate    Philemon    llrule.   moulder. 


First'  Sergeant    Walter    II.    Allison.  Private     John       1.     I'.rusky.    steani- 

Torrey  Razor  Shop.  'itter.  Proyidence.  R.   I. 

Sergeant  Charles  A.  Poland.  laM  fac-  Private  \\  illiani    L.  Cardm.  photog- 

torv,  Church  Street.  raplier. 

.Sergeant     |ohn    I  i.    (iowans,    pai>er-  Private   Elmer  I.  Christenson,  b.  S. 

hanger.           "  Arm>-. 

Sergeant  i-dbridge  I!.  Sawver,  elec-  Private  James  .\.  Lole,  blacksmith, 
trician. 


lAerett  '  Pri\'ate   Henr\-   (  i.  Coley.  clerk,  boot 


Sergeant    lames  T.   Cruik^hank,  me- 


slioes 


chanic  Pri\-ate      I'.enjaniin     Cooper,     carpet 

Corporal   Ualph   L.  Allison,  traveling      tact.iry. 

Pri\-ate     William    (1.   (."orinvell.    ma- 


dalesman. 


CorporaLXrchie  1-'.  .\l  iirra\'. machinist.  chinist.  .\ew  London,  L'omi. 

Corporal  John   G.   Ib-igberg.  Legisla-  l'ri\ati'  (  )rIo   W.    l)a\is,  trucking. 

tor,immigrationins|)ector.St.John..\M;.  Private     Frank     L.    Fairbanks,    col- 
Corporal    Howard    K.    Hobbs.   regis-  lector 

try  of  deeds  office.  Private   Charles  A.  Fischer,  clerk. 

Corporal    Herbert    K.    ra\-.  laundr\-,  ,,  .           ,_    .                         .         ,           . 

c         ,V            ,•   ,                         ■                  "  I  rivate  (  )iiincv   I'..   1-ortier.  druggist. 

San    Uiego.   Lai. 

Corporal     Alexander     G.     Thomson,  Lharlestown 

clerk,   New]3ort.   R 


Prix-ate  I-'raiik   1^.  I  iale.  foreman. 


.Musician       Frederick      C.      Gagnon.  Private      Ralph      C.      Green,      clerl 

clerk,   drug   store.  market. 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMTANV     A. 


79 


Private    Henrv     C.     Grover,    artist, 


Private 
I'rivate 


Private  Ernest  B.  Hall,  electrician. 
Private  Thomas  H.  Hammond,  U.  S 
Arniv. 


Frederick   1\.   Ha\s.  clerk. 
.Vrtliiir    L.    Heyward,    U.    S. 
Army:  was  in  China. 

Private  Charles  S. 
Hig-gfinbot ham,  foreman, 
Ansonia,  Conn. 

Private  Simon  Israel, 
dry  g-oods,  W'estboro. 

Private  Albert  John- 
son, machinist. 

Private  Walter  R. 
Johnson,  niotorman. 

Private  Joseph  T.  La- 
flamme,  printer. 

Private  Charles  F. 
Lamberton,  tinsmith. 

Private  J  ulius  H.  Lovv- 
(II,  baggage  master,  Cot- 
tag-e  City. 

Private  Arthur  C.  Ma- 
u:ee.  Worcester  Fire  De- 
partment. 

Private  Rufus  J.  Mar- 
tin, driver. 

Private  Arthur  G. 
Mills,  machinist. 

Private  William  E. 
Moody,  American  Steel 
&  Wire  Company. 

Private  William  H. 
;\Iorse,  tlruggist. 

Private  Frederick  G. 
Xewell,  electrician. 

PrivateAlbert  J.  Rein- 
bold,  salesman. 

Private  Wm.  W.  Rice, 
motorman,  Charlton. 

Private  Walter  F. 
Schoheld,  C.  S.  .\rmy. 

l'ri\ate  William  M. 
-Severy,  pool-room. 

Private  \\'illiam  E. 
!-^herman.  machinist. 

Private  James  W. 
Smith,  teacher,  Porto 
Rico. 

Private  Arthur  T. 
Squires,  conductor. 

Private  Louis  C).  Stan- 
ilish,  U.  S.  Army:    one 
of  those  w  ho  scaled  the 
walls  of  Pekin;  machinist. 
Private    William     G. 
Standish.  machinist,  Pioston. 

Private     Ouincy     F.     Thomas,     ma- 
chinist. 


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WORCESTER     IX     TITE     SPANISH     WAR. 


Private      Rcinhard      A.      Torkelson,  I'rivate    \\'illiani    S.    Young,   stereo- 

U.  S.  Army.  typer. 

Private  \\'illiani    T.    Turner,   carpet 
factory,  Denxer,  Colorado. 

Private  Samuel  A.  \\'allace,  shipper. 

Private    Carl    W.    \\ei.\ler.    machin-  Could  the  Frenchman.  De  Rocham- 

ist.  Ouincv.  beau,    who    hcl])ed    our    people    in    the 

Private  "Bert   E.   A\'heeler,   driver.  days  of  the  American  Revolution,  read 

Private  Peter  X.  White.  Worcester  the  foregoing  list,  all  the  more  might 

Fire  Department.  he  exclaim.  "In  America,  no  men  are 

Private  Alfred  M.  Wills,  machinist.  soldiers  by  trade,  but  men  of  all  trades 

Navy  Yard,  Charlestown.  are  soldiers."' 


Muster-in  Roll  of  Company  A,  20  Regiment  of  Infantry,  ]M.\ssa- 
ciiusETTS  Volunteers,  in  the  Service  of  the  United  St.\tes,  for  Two 
Years,    from    May    10,    i8y8,    unless    Sooner    Discharced. 

[Tlie  data,  in  ordc-r.  cover  rank,  name,  age.  birthiilace  and  dccupation.] 
CAPTAIN. 


Edwin   Grant    Barrett,  29,   Springfield, 
shoe  dealer. 

FIRST   LIEUT EN-VNT. 

ISIoses    Henry    Tisdell.    40,    St.    I'aul, 
Canada,  foreman. 

SECOND    LIEUTENANT. 


.\lexander  Cray  Thompson.  24,  Fall 
Ki\-er.  clerk. 

MUSICLXNS. 

l'"rederick  Charles  Cagnon.  24.  Wor- 
cester, druggist. 

^\'alter  Allen  Traver,  21.  Xew  York, 
X.  Y.,  painter. 

ARTIFICER. 


\\'illiam     Henry     T'lummer,   32,    Lnns-       Samuel      lulwanl     Clajip,     24,     Athdl, 
dale,  ]v.  I.,  clerk.  mechanic. 


Walter  Henry  Allison,  2'!>.   Worcester,  \\aller  Tainter    I'.ru.so,  30,  Worcester, 

razorsmith.  shipper. 

Charles    Addison     I'olaml,    26.    Xorth-  i-riy.vtes. 

boro,  last-maker.  ,,     ,          1,            ..    t,               ai 

1-1          1    o    1      .*    o;     11      ,-     W    ,-,-,. ct,.r  .\)l)oU,  Herbert   l.tirr,  I S,  1  ,angor,  .Me., 

P-dward    l\ol)ert    Kieill,   2/,    Woicestei,  '^ 

,  . .,  teamster. 

John''    Ceorge     (iowans,    30,     Dundee,  Allison,  George  !•  dwin,  30,  Worcester, 

Scotlaml,  woo.lworker.  ,.   „ '"'^^   u"'^    .     s        ,,             w 

Elbridge  B<,vden   .^awver,  24.  Orange,  ''all"".    Herbert   Arnold,    22,    W  orces- 

,■-.•■•                     ■  ler,  clerk. 

electrician.  , ,               ,  -,      1        ^  ,1                 i\- 

lames    Titus    Cruikshank,    28,  Somer-  l-art-".   Charles  Allen.   19.   Worcester, 

■  I,       ,  ■  eleclncian. 

\ille,  <lriver.  ,,         ,              ,           ,    , ,                     , , , 

lioarilman,  Joseph  Henry,  2t,.  W  orces- 

toRPORALS.  ter,  pressman. 

Rali)h    Livingstone    Allison,    2^^.    Wei-  Urigham,    Ralph    Hubbartl,    30,    Wor- 

lington.  Conn.,  shipper,      "  cester,  salesman, 

Aidrie  'Frank    Murrav,   23,    Worce>ter.  I'.rule.        Philemon.        22.      Worcester. 

barber.                    '  moulder. 

John    Gustaf    Hagberg.    24.    Davfush.  I'.rusky.     John      Thomas,     20,      Xorth 

Sweden,  tailor.       '                     '  I'.rookfield,   steamfitter, 

Howard   Knowles  Hobbs,  24.  Auburn,  Cardin,    William    Ellsworth,   21,    W  or- 

clerk.  center,  photogra])her. 

Herbert    Ruggles    Fay,  23.    I'.rookfield.  Christenson,  Elmer  Ingomar,  ly.  Cam- 

:\Io..  laundrvman'.       "  l)ridge.  machinist. 


CITY     GUARDS,     COMPANY     A. 


81 


Cole.  James  AUiii.m,  Ji.  Worcester, 
blacksmith. 

Coley,  Henry  Green.  23,  llirmingham, 
England,  clerk. 

Cooper.  Benjamin.  20.  Kidderminster, 
England,  weaver. 

Cornwell.  William  Cenroe.  22.  Holden. 
mechanic. 

Davis,  Orlo  William.  24.  Worcester, 
mechanic. 

Fairbanks.  Frank  Lamson,  18,  Wor- 
cester, machinist. 

Fay.  Lewis  Montague,  20.  Brookfield. 
lanndryman. 

Fischer,  Charles  Augustus.  P(_>rt 
Henry.  N.  Y.,  clerk. 

Forest,  George  Leon.  2Ti.  Oxford,  book- 
keeper. 

Fortier.  Quincy  Edgar.  23,  \N'ater- 
bury,  \'ermont,  shipper. 

Gale,  Frank  Eugene,  22,  Lowell, 
clerk. 

Green,  Ralph  Clayton.  26.  Xew  Au- 
burn. Minn.,  clerk. 

Grover.  Henr_\'  Grossman.  28,  Brook- 
field,  student. 

Hall.  Ernest  Boynton,  28,  Worcester, 
mechanic. 

Hammond,  Thomas  Harry.  20.  Tonga- 
no.xie.  Kan.,  steamfitter. 

Hays.  Frederick  Robert.  20,  \\'orces- 
ter.  clerk. 

Hayward,  Arthur  Leon.  19,  Concord, 
X.  H.,  woodworker. 

Higginbotham,  Charles  Samuel,  25. 
Waltham,  diemaker. 

Israel,  Simon,  24,  Svewelk,  Russia, 
clothier. 

Johnson,  Albert.  24.  Stockholm,  Swe- 
den, steamfitter. 

Johnson.  Walter  Reynolds.  19.  Wor- 
cester, electrician. 

Laflamme.  Joseph  Toussaint,  31,  St. 
Hyacinthe,  Canada,  printer. 

Lamberton.  Charles  Franklin,  24, 
Worcester,  tinsmith. 

Lowell,  lulius  Henrv.  27.  .Springfield, 
clerk. 


Magee.  Arthur  Charles.  2^^.  .Montcalm, 
Canada,  machinist. 

Martin.  Rtitus  Joseph.  22.  Worcester, 
pi:)lisher. 

•Mills,  .\rthur  (ioodell.  35.  Worcester, 
carpenter. 

-Moody,  William  Elvardo.  22.  Red- 
wing, Minn.,  clerk. 

Morse.  \\"illiam  Hoyt.  22,  Hopkinton, 
druggist. 

Xewell.  I'Vederick  George,  22,  Flor- 
ence, electrician. 

Reinbold,  Albert  Joseph.  29.  Boston, 
chemist. 

Rice,  William  Walter,  25,  East  Bos- 
ton,  conductor. 

Schofield,  Walter  Edmund.  21.  Wor- 
cester, woodworker. 

Severy.  William  Mansfield,  31,  Bran- 
don.  N'ermont,   tobacconist. 

Sherman.  William  Edward,  21,  Pas- 
coag.  R.  I.,  mechanic. 

Smith.  Janu's  Whittemore,  18.  Lei- 
cester, student. 

Squires.  Arthur  Thomas.  24.  Worces- 
ter, conductor. 

Standish,  Louis  Odell,  25,  Athol, 
motorman. 

Standish.  William  (ieorge.  27,  .Athol, 
mechanic. 

Thomas,  Quincy  Frederick,  21,  Brat- 
tleboro,  \'ermont,  mechanic. 

Torkelson,  Reinhard  .Vugustus,  21, 
Christiania.    Xorway,    lioatbuilder. 

Turner,  William  Thomas,  ^7.  Kidder- 
minster.    England,  weaver. 

\\'allace.  -Samuel  -Alfred.  22,  Worces- 
ter, inspector. 

Weixler.  Carl  Wallace.  26.  Worcester, 
jeweler. 

W  heeler,  Bert  Elmer,  19,  ^lagog, 
Canada,  machinist. 

White.  Peter  Xelson.  22.  Millbury. 
carpet-laver. 

Wills.  .Albert  Morrow,  22,  Fall  River, 
machinist. 

Voung.  William  Stewart.  24.  Worces- 
ter, finisher. 


L.  M.  Fay. — The  following  data  were  received  too  late  for  insertion  in  the 
proper  place;  Private  Fay's  full  Christian  name  was  Lewis  Montague,  those  of 
his  parents  were  William  Wirt  and  Mattie  -A.  (Wilson)  Fay.  The  father  was  a 
veteran  of  K  Company,  13th  -Mass.  Infantry,  and  of  F  Company.  4th  Heavy  -Artil- 
lery.    The  body  is  buried  in  Monrovia,  Cal. 


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WOKCESTEK      IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


.  H.  II.  Wakkkn, 
F,  L.  Allen.  Imrst  Lieut.  .\.  L.  Ki 

COMMISSIONED    OFFICERS    COMPANY    C. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


83 


Worcester  in   the   Spanish   War. 

LIGHT  INFANTRY,    COMPANY  C,    iD   REGIMI.NT,   M.V.M. 


SIDE  from  the  First  and 
Second  Parishes,  or  the  Old 
South  and  the  First  Unita- 
rian Societies,  the  ^Vorces- 
ter  Light  Infantry  is  the 
oldest  active  organization  in 
the  city.  There  are  two  or 
three  nominal  bodies  which 
occasionally  awake  suffi- 
ciently to  partake  of  a  din- 
ner and  then  lapse  into 
their  accustomed  comatose  condition, 
but  the  Light  Infantry  has  been  up 
and  doing  for  very  nearly  a  century. 
It  was  away  back  in  1803  that  Gov- 
ernor Caleb  Strong  appended  his  name 
to  a  charter  warranting  the  organiz- 
ing and  maintaining  of  a  militarv  com- 
pany in  the  then  remote  and  not  o\-er- 
populous  township  of  Worcester.  The 
application  was  written  by  the  late 
CJovernor  Levi  Lincoln  while  confined 
to  his  bed  by  a  broken  leg.  As  the 
first  public  parade  of  the  Company 
was  on  the  6th  day  of  the  ensuing 
June,  it  does  not  require  anv  great 
stretch  of  fancy  to  tell  just  when  the 
Light  Infantry  of  to-day  purposes  to 
celebrate  tlie  end  of  its  first  hundred 
years. 

Organized  for  the  purpose  of  helping 
defend  and  advance  American  inter- 
ests, the  Company  has  ever  been  upon 
the  alert  to  volunteer  wdienever  there 
has  been  an  opportunity  to  act.  Ac- 
cordingly when,  in  1807,  there  were 
mutterings  of  complaint  against  Brit- 
ish arrogance  and  oppression,  forerun- 
ners of  the  War  of  1812,  there  was  sent 
to  the  Governor  an  expression  of  the 
Light  Infantry's  readiness  to  help  in 
an}-  way  possible  to  repel  foreign  ag- 
gression.    This  action  must  have  been 


received  by  His  Excellency  James  Sul- 
livan with  a  deal  of  pleasure,  for  he  had 
military  promptings  himself.  A  brother 
of  tlie  famous  (jcneral  John  Sullivan 
of  Xew  Hampshire,  only  lameness  re- 
sulting from  a  boyish  accident  pre- 
vented the  subsequent  Governor  of 
Massachusetts  acquiring  equal  fame 
with  the  man  whose  name  is  linked 
with  some  of  the  most  thrilling  inci- 
dents of  the  Revolution.  .\s  it  was. 
though  excluded  from  active  participa- 
tion in  deeds  of  war,  James  Sullivan,  in 
1775,  had  executed  an  important  mili- 
tary mission  to  Ticonderoga,  and 
throughout  that  sanguinary  period  his 
was  ever  a  potent  voice  in  matters  mili- 
tary. Hence  the  satisfaction  he  must 
have  had  over  the  thought  that  the 
Heart  of  the  Commonwealth  was  beat- 
ing loyally. 

This  ])remonition  of  war  ripened  into 
actuality  only  five  years  later,  when 
the  true  war  of  inde])endence  began, 
and  before  it  was  ox'er,  our  Light  In- 
fantry, under  the  command  of  Captain 
John  A\  .  Lincoln.  subse<|uentlv  sheriff 
of  the  countv  and  one  of  the  best 
equipped  officers  the  city  ever  knew, 
marched  to  Boston  to  help  repel  at- 
tack. The  Company  went  down,  or 
started,  Sejitember  nth,  and  was  on 
duty  there  till  October  31st,  when  it 
returned  frcim,  it  is  true,  a  bloodless 
campaign,  lint  this  was  not  the  fault  of 
the  Light  Infantry.  It  seems  not  a 
little  interesting  that  the  late  Albert 
Curtis,  who  died  in  1898.  had  a  distinct 
recollection  of  the  marching  away  of 
the  bra\e  and  loyal  men  of  that  re- 
mote   da}". 

Again  during  the  Mexican  War  the 
^^'orcester  boys  of  this  crack  Company 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


LIGHT     INF.WTRV,     COMPANY     C. 


85 


were  ready,  and  so  expressed  them- 
selves, hut  their  proffer  of  services  was 
not  accepted,  because  the  quota  of  the 
State  was  already  filled,  and  Governor 
George  N.  Briggs  did  not  think  well 
enough  of  the  war  to  exceed  the  de- 
mands to  any  great  extent.  Those  were 
days  when,  in  1846.  '"Hosea  Biglow" 
was  expressing  himself  in  most  une- 
quivocal terms,  and  Governor  "B."  was 
known  to  be  in  perfect  accord  with  the 
sentiments  of  James  Russell  Lowell. 
But  this  did  not  prevent  members  of 
the  Company  going  into  the  service, 
and  Captain  George  Lincoln  fell  at 
Buena  Vista  while  serving  on  the  staff 
of  "Old  Rough  and  Ready."  or  General 
Zachary  Taylor,  while  endeavoring  to 
rally  and  advance  a  western  regiment 
which  was  retreating  in  disorder. 

The  \\'ar  of  the  Rebellion  is  yet  so 
near  the  affairs  of  to-day  that  it  is 
hardly  necessary  to  more  than  allude 
to  the  promptness  with  which  the 
"1)oys'"  sprang  to  arms  in  i86i,andthe 
cit\-  will  e\-er  cherish  with  increasing 
])ride  the  fact  that  her  Light  Infantrx" 
was  among  the  companies  of  the  Sixth 
Regiment  which,  on  April  19th.  fought 
its  way  through  the  streets  of  Balti- 
more and  was  among  the  immortals 
who  stacked  arms  in  the  nation's  Sen- 
ate chamber  on  the  evening  of  that 
fatal  day,  the  verv  first  armed  force  to 
interpose  itself  between  the  country 
and  its  assailants.  Many  of  those  men 
are  living  to-day,  and  if  not  active 
members  of  the  organization  they 
love,  their  spirit  is  present  and  per- 
meates every  fibre  of  their  successors. 

The  rank  and  file  of  the  Light  Infan- 
try of  i8g8  were  near  of  kin  to  the  men 
who  had  done  their  duty  in  years 
agone.  hence  there  need  be  no  wonder 
that  the  active  members  were  alert  to 
all  the  indications  of  approachingstorm. 
It  was  not  so  much  a  feeling  of  appre- 
hension as  it  was  one  of  extreme  anxi- 
ety lest  the  trouble  should  lilow  over 
and  there  should  be  no  chance  to  show 
their  metal.  As  the  news  from  the 
Pearl  of  the  Antilles  grew  more  and 
more  intense,  and  it  became  daily  more 
clear  that  the  nation  would  have  to 
undertake  not  alone  the  avenging  of 
the  Elaine,  but  the  complete  expulsion 


nf  Spain  from  this  western  world,  the 
citizen  soldier  longed  for  the  oppor- 
tunity to  do  his  ])art. 

As  early  as  April  11  Colonel  Clark  of 
the  Second  Regiment  sent  out  a  precau- 
tionary order  with  reference  to  extra 
IJreparation  in  the  matter  of  culinary 
outfit.  .As  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War 
the  Colonel  remembered  General  Sher- 
man's remark  that  an  army  moves  on 
its  belly,  and  it  was  a  wise  precaution 
of  his  that  the  men  whom  he  was  to  lead 
should  not  grow  hungry.  The  average 
stomach  can  endure  a  great  deal  of  va- 
riety and  many  privations,  but  it  must 
have  something,  else  the  stoutest  heart 
will  fail.  April  22  came  another  order 
from  the  same  source,  directing  ever\- 
care  that  all  data  and  memoranda 
should  be  carefully  preserved,  another 
direction  inspired  by  recollection  of  the 
war.  i86i-'65.  Three  days  later,  or  .\pril 
25th.  came  the  order  to  hold  the  Com- 
pany ready  to  respond  within  twenty- 
four  hours' notice.  Matters  were  grow- 
ing warm,  and  each  member  was  ar- 
ranging his  affairs  so  that  he  could  go. 

The  next  demonstration  came  in  the 
shape  of  a  telephonic  conununication 
from  regimental  headquarters  in 
Springfield  to  Captain  Rider,  of  which 
the  following  is  a  verbatim  transcript : 

■■.\pril  30,   1898. 
•"Order  receivedljy  telephone.  12.20  p.m. 

■'1  am  to  make  arrangements  with  the 
R.  R.  Co.  to  have  my  Company  in  Fra- 
mingham.  Tuesday.  May  3,  at  12  m. 
Transportation  order  will  be  sent  to 
me  by  the  Quartermaster  (jcneral. 

"Arrange  to  feed  my  command  for 
one  week,  same  as  at  camp.  Take  all 
State  pro])erty  in  my  possession  or 
freight  it  down  there.  Leave  at  home 
all  men  who  are  not  going  to  volunteer. 
Take  enough  other  men  to  make  a 
total  enlistment  of  79  men.  We  are 
going  down  there  as  a  volunteer  organ- 
ization, but  not  as  the  Second  Regi- 
ment. Copied  liy  George  H.  Hill, 
sergeant." 

The  same  daA'  came  a  telegram  from 
Springfield,  worded  thus : 

"Xew  orders  from  Adjutant  General. 
(U.  S. )  Total  for  company,  JJ,  includ- 


86 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


1'.  I..  Kinnu,  FiRsi  I. 


IJC.IIT     INFANIKV     ((IMMISSIIIXKI)     IlI-KICERS.     1895. 


ing   officers.     Take   oiil\     tlii^    minil)er 
Tuesday.  Paul  R.  Hawkins, 

"ist  Lieut,  and  Adjutant.'" 

As  this  tele.qram  came  at  10.17  I'-m- 
it  superseded  tlie  noon  telephone  com- 
munication. Then,  to  still  further 
modify  the  matter  of  numbers,  a  letter 
came  later  stating  that  the  maximum 
was  seventv-five  men  in  all. 

So  much  fur  the  (jrders  umKr  which 


nutiticati(-ns  were  sent  to  the  members 
iif  the  fdmnanv.  'Idiev  found  the  men 
or  b<)\s.  since  many  of  the  members 
had  n.it  i)assed  their  majority, in  shops, 
behind  counters,  and  some  even  in 
school.  Says  one  of  the  latter  class,  "I 
was  to  take  the  part  of  "Jenkins"  in  a 
|)la\-  to  be  given  the  evening  of  April  29 
in  the  Classical  High  School,  and  on 
theafternoonofthat  day  was  taking  my 
K-ssons   in   a   dress  rehearsal,  when   my 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COM  TAX  Y     C. 


87 


father  appeared  to  tell  nie  that  I  \vas 
wanted  at  the  Armory  in  the  evening  at 
eight  o'clock.  What  could  I  do?  At 
last  one  of  the  teachers  volunteered  to 
see  the  Cajitain  and  to  try  to  beg  of¥ 
for  me  till  after  the  play.  His  plea  was 
effectual,  and  I  took  mv  part  till  near 
the  end  of  the  second  act,  when  a 
friend  stepped  into  my  place  and  I 
went  down  to  the  Armory,  where  I 
found  everything  at  fever  heat.  Those 
who  were  fierce  for  the  war  were  mak- 
ing speeches,  while  others  were  elo- 
quentlv  silent.  That  first  evening  thirty 
two  of  the  members  expressed  them- 
selves as  ready  to  go."  Thence  on- 
ward there  was  an  almost  continuous 
meeting  in  the  company  rooms  right 
up  to  the  day  of  departure,  which  was 
the  3d  of  May,  Tuesday.  The  compa- 
nies were  to  report  in  Framingham 
before  noon  and  they  were  to  proceed 
by  special  train,  which  was  to  start 
from  Springfield.  Unhappily  the  day 
itself  proved  to  be  anything  but  the 
beautiful  one  we  might  expect  early  in 
the  vernal  month,  but  the  people  were 
not  to  be  cheated  of  their  show,  what- 
ever the  weather.  They  were  out  by 
the  thousand,  of  both  sexes  and  of  all 
ages.  Schools  were  closed,  that  younger 
lads  and  lassies  might  see  their  brothers 
march  away,  and  right  royally  were  they 
rewarded.  All  the  semi-military  bodies 
in  the  city  were  in  line,  the  right  of  the 
same  being  takenbytheGrand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  many  of  whom  had  sons 
among  the  departing  volunteers.  The 
Mayor  of  the  city  gave  a  parting  word 
as  the  companies  were  drawn  up  in  a 
hollow  square  in  the  drrll-shed,  and  a 
fervent  prayer  was  oftered  by  the  Rev. 
Almon  Gunnison  of  the  First  Universal- 
ist  Church.  Then  the  march  began,  ex- 
tending down  Main  Street  as  far  as  the 
Post  Office  and  around  the  same  back 
by  the  City  Hall,  where  the  Mayor  and 
the  city  government  reviewed  the  em- 
bryonic soldiers.  Thence  along  Front 
Street  the  line  moved  to  the  Union 
Station,  everywhere  through  thou- 
sands of  people,  to  whom  the  scene  was 
of  vastly  more  interest  than  it  was  to 
the  men  themselves.  Indeed,  one  par- 
ticipant modestly  remarks  in  his  diarv, 
"Someh(5w    I    didn't    see    as    we    were 


doing  anything  to  make  such  a  stir, 
but  the  older  ones  knew  much  better 
than  we  did  what  we  were  to  soon  pass 
through."  The  boy  was  right ;  many  in 
that  vast  array  of  humanity  had  seen 
men  go  to  war  before,  and  in  so  many 
cases  had  awaited  in  vain  the  home- 
coming of  those  who  had  so  bravely 
marched  away ;  the  gray  and  wrinkled 
veterans  of  the  G.  A.  R.  knew  just 
what  it  all  meant,  for  they  had  been 
through  it  all.  Xone  the  less,  all  made 
the  air  ring  with  their  applause,  all 
being  determined  that  their  boys 
should  have  the  very  best  send-ofif 
that  W'orcester  could  give. 

Soon  the  vast  station  received  the 
"boys  in  blue,"  where  the  train  from 
Springfield  absorbed  them,  also  Com- 
panies A  and  H  and  the  two  companies 
which  had  come  down  from  the  north, 
and  then  amid  shouts  and  cheers,  ac- 
companied in  many  cases  by  tears,  the 
cars  moved  slowly  out  with  their  pre- 
cious burdens  of  men  devoted  to  what 
they  deemed  duty  and  the  right.  Those 
who  left  the  city  as  members  of  Com- 
panv  C  on  that  rainy  Tuesday  were 
the  following: 


Captain,  P.  L.  Rider. 
First  Lieutenant,  F.  L.  Allen. 
Second  Lieutenant.  F.  ^L  Clark.  Jr. 
First  Sergeant.  A.  C.  King. 
Sergeant,  H.  \V.  Warren. 
Sergeant,  W.  E.  C.  Fairbanks. 
Sergeant,  George  H.  Hill. 
Corporal,  A.  S.  Longley. 
Corporal,  George  W.  Stebbins. 
Musician,  F.  J.  Zaeder. 


PRIVATES. 

John  H.  Allen. 

R.  W.  Kincaid. 

E.  j\L  Barnard, 

C.  H.  Knibbs. 

Wm.  E.  Barton, 

P.  W.  Lincoln, 

C.  E.  Butler, 

S.  L  Mavo. 

J.  T.  Coburn, 

W.  A.  ^ierrifield, 

C."H.  Colburn, 

0.  J.  Newton, 

W.  G.  Dennis, 

R.  C.  Randall, 

R.  H.  Dowse, 

A.  F.  Rebboli. 

C.  T.  Eldridge, 

G.  E.  Rix, 

G.  S.  Farrow, 

J.  C.  Stevenson, 

C.  T.  Fletcher, 

Robert  Taft, 

H.  J.  Greene, 

C.  A.  \'aughan,  Jr. 

H.  H.  Ham, 

F.  W.  Washburn, 

H.  L.  Hastings, 

H.  B.  Wentworth, 

J.  W.  Holbrook, 

J.  L.  Wilmot, 

Roland  Johnson, 

.\.  T.  Wintersgill, 

Geo.  T.  Jones, 

Emil  Zaeder. 

RECRUITS. 

H.  H.  Adams, 

J.  F.  Bradley, 

G.  H.  Bejune, 

E.  A.  Briggs, 

88 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


C.  A.  Browne, 
I.  A.  Brigliam, 
W.  H.  Butler, 
F.  E.  Crosman, 
F.  P.  Dean, 
W.  W.  Eddy, 
A.  C.  Gage, 
W.  L.  Gage, 
O.  J.  W.  Gleason, 
J.  C.  King, 

E.  J.  Martin. 

F.  B.  Mavnard. 
E.  G.  OliVer. 


F.  S.  Owen, 

A.  ].  Pembleton, 
F.  W.  Pettet. 

R.  H.  Pitts. 
J.  E.  Pope, 

B.  A.  Prince, 
W.  D.  Rheutan, 
W.  D.  Roberts, 

E.  A.  Stearns, 
.'\.  D.  Stewart, 

F.  B.  Taft, 
F.  W.  Ward, 

E.  D.  Wooldridge. 


gooil-1ivs  were  said,  and  then  the 
tried  to  start   its  hmis  train  of 


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Our  li\-es  are  made  up  largely  of 
"coming  and  going,"  and  of  the  two 
the  latter  is  the  one  dreaded.  The 
friends  of  the  Infantry  were  out  in 
force.  For  them  rain  had  no  deterrent 
power,  an<l  though  they  knew  the  de- 
parture was  onl}-  fi:ir  the  camp  in  Fra- 
mingham,}-et  it  was  a  lieginning  of  the 
separation  which  was  sure  to  come  a 
few  davs  later,  and  many  an  eye  grew 
dim  at  the  thought  of  seeing  no  more 
the  form  now  awaiting  the  muster-in. 
Filled  with  the  exhilaration  incident  to 
the  march  and  the  enthusiasm,  along 
the  entire  line,  possi])ly  the  hoys  them- 
selves felt  least  of  all  the  pangs  of  part- 
ing, vet  there  were  hearts  in  the  ranks 
which  were  l)eating  rajiidly  as  the 
hands  of  wife  and  children  were 
gras]jed,  for  there  were  those  who  had 
not  iieeded  Captain  Riiler's  injunction 
that  onl_\-  those  should  \olunteer  upon 
whom  no  one  was  dependent.  The 
feeling  of  jjatriotism  is  a  strange  one 
quite  im]K)Ssihle  to  analy:?e.  Tf  a 
father  or  grandfather  has  heen  a  sol- 
dier, the  chances  are  that  his  son  or 
grandson  will  inipro\e  the  first  oppor- 
tunity to  take  a  hand  in  a  possible  fight. 
Family  jjride  counts  for  quite  as  much 
as  love  of  country, yet  in  this  particular 
case,  the  destruction  of  the  Maine  in 
Havana  Harljor  had  roused  the  whole 
[jeople  to  a  pitch  bordering  on  frenzy. 
One  ofCompanyC's  sergeants  marched 
away  with  a  knapsack  packed  the  very 
day  that  dastardly  act  was  announced. 

Very  likely  tlte  majority  of  those  in- 
terested in  the  (le|Kirture  coidd  nothave 
told  what  ihr  b.-mds  ])laye(l ;  they  knew 
that  music  was  in  the  air,  but  as  to 
tunes  they  made  little  note.  However, 
the  strains  of  the  "Star-spangled  Ban- 
ner" and  of".\idd  Lang  Syne"rang  out 
on  tile  nhst-l.-iden  atnii  ispliere  while  final 


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had  sanded  the  track  couhl  the  engine. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY.     COMPANY     C. 


89 


at  9.30  a.m.,  pull  its  S|>rinc:ticlil  ami 
^\'o^cester  men  from  the  station.  (  )nce 
away  from  the  leave-takings,  the  boys 
speedily  settled  down  to  the  diversions 
sure  to  be  suggested  to  every  soldier  in 
moments  of  leisure,  and  more  than  one 
pack  of  cards  served  to  while  away  the 
time  taken  to  run  down  to  South  Fra- 
mingham.  Less  than  an  hour  was  em- 
ployed in  the  trip,  and  then  the  compa- 
nies debarked  where  so  man}-  of  them 
had  been  in  former  years  at  their  an- 
nual encampment.  Possibly  the  towns- 
people did  not  know  of  the  coming  of 
this  contingent ;  at  any  rate  there  was 
no  crowd  to  greet  the  men,  and  in  the 
midst  of  rain,  still  in  evidence,  the  line 
was  formed  for  Camp  Dew'ey.  at  which 
in  due  time  the  men  appeared  and  pro- 
ceeded to  make  themselves  as  com- 
fortable as  they  could.  Says  one  of  the 
soldiers.  "Save  for  the  absence  of  the 
blue  chests  in  which  the  refreshments 
were  usually  carried,  it  seemed  as  if 
we  were  simply  entering  on  our  reg- 
ular tour  of  duty."  After  the  assign- 
ment of  tents  came  the  physical  exam- 
inations, to  see  who  were  probably 
able  to  endure  the  privations  sure  to 
follow  in  active  service.  Concerning 
these  same  examinations. now  that  they 
and  the  war  are  long  past,  it  may  be 
proper  to  remark  that  very  few  of  the 
men  held  them  in  respect.  Most  peo- 
])le  supposed  that  when  a  regiment  of 
militia  was  ordered  out  for  that  on  ac- 
count of  w'hich  they  drilled,  they  would 
go  as  an  organization,  just  as  so  many 
did  in  1861.  but  in  this  case  the}'  were 
verv  much  in  error.  Evidentl}-  the 
government  feared  too  many  applica- 
tions for  ])ensions.  when  the  war  was 
over,  on  account  of  health  lost  in  the 
same,  hence  the  attempt  to  allow  only 
strong,  vigorous  men  to  enter  the  ser- 
vice. The  intention  was  well  enough, 
but  in  its  practical  application  there 
were  so  many  exceptions  and  so  many 
evasions  that  wdien  the  regiment  finally 
went  to  Florida,  it  may  be  questioned 
whether  it  really  was  as  w-ell  condi- 
tioned, in  spite  of  all  care  and  strict- 
ness, as  it  would  have  been  if  the  original 
well-drilled  men  had  been  taken  with- 
out any  interview  with  the  surgeons. 
Here  are  some  of  the  incidents.    Cer- 


tain stanilanls  (_)f  height,  weight  and 
chest  measurements  were  set  up.  and 
compliance  with  the  same  was  nomi- 
nallv  exacted.  Here  comes  a  man  who 
\-ery  nuich  wishes  to  go.  He  knows 
quite  well  that  his  weight  is  far  under 
that  which  his  stature  requires,  but  lu- 
had  been  worked  dcnvn  in  the  earlv 
spring  and  hence  is  under  the  normal 
number  of  pounds.buthenotes  that  the 
surgeon  is  not  actually  weighing. and  so 
he  takes  his  chances  on  stating  that  his 
weight  is  fully'fifteen  pounds  more  than 
it  really  is.  Another  is  equally  anxious 
not  to  go,  so  he  understates  his  avoir- 
dupois, and  without  a  further  word 
both  get  what  they  want.  As  to  eye- 
sight, there  is  a  card  t  m  which  are  let- 
ters which  must  be  named  at  a  ])ro])er 
distance.  Here  comes  a  young  man 
wdio  is  jiarticularly  desirous  of  getting 
in.  He  has  worn  for  a  long  time  a  pair 
of  pinch-nose  glasses. but  his  comrades, 
by  diligent  rubbing,  have  cfl'aced  the 
tell-tale  marks. and  having  fortified  him- 
self beforehand  with  a  full  knowledgeof 
the  relative  locatinn  df  every  character 
upon  the  card,  he  goes  through  with 
flving  colors.  The  absurdity  of  the  eye- 
test  is  apparent  when  one  retlects  that 
had  the  same  been  applied  stringently 
in  all  cases  there  had  been  no  Roose- 
velt at  San  Juan  Hill,  and  hence  no 
President  of  that  name  in  the  White 
House.  Again,  a  young  man  retires  on 
account  of  a  tobacco  heart,  but  an  offi- 
cer is  particularly  desirous  to  have  him 
go.  so  a  re-examination  discloses  the 
fact  ( ?)  that  the  first  report  was  too  ex- 
acting, and  that  the  man  should  go  in. 
Here  is  an  excellent  soldier  whom  the 
surgeon  turns  down  on  account  of  de- 
fective teeth,  whereupon  a  young  den- 
tist suggests  that  it  would  be  a  simi)le 
operation  to  gold-crown  the  molars, 
and  the  man  would  be  all  right.  Happy 
thought!  The  man  is  accepted,  but 
somehow  the  crowning  is  not  done,  at 
least  before  the  Cuban  campaign.  After 
the  examinations  were  over,  and  the 
rejected  were  counted  up.  among  them 
were  found  in  Company  C  the  Captain. 
the  Second  Lieutenant,  and  a  large 
number  of  enlisted  men.  Some  of 
these  rejected  ones  took  their  fate  most 
grrievouslv,   and    it    was    far    from    un- 


90 


WORCESTER      IX     THE     SPANISH     \\'AR. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY     ENM.ISTED     HEX. 


manly  for  one  thus  cast  down  to  g'i\'e 
way  tci  tears.  It  would  not  be  out  of  the 
way  to  state  that  probably  not  a  man 
was  thrown  out  in  these  tests  who  would 
nut  have  been  taken  at  a  later  date  had 
the  war  contintied  as  it  did  in  the  days 
of  the  Rel)ellic  m.  In  times  of  stress,  per- 
fection of  stature,  limbs  and  viscera 
are  not  so  much  considered  as  that 
more  important  query. "Can  he  keep  up 
and  tire  a  gun?"  There  was  no  trouble 
in  finding  men  to  take  the  places  of 
those  who  were  dropped,  and  raw  re- 
cruits soon  made  the  nimilier  good. 

Among  these  recruits,  who  in  camp 
parlance  were  called  "rookies,"  there 
were  characters  who  were  sources  of 
much  amusement  to  their  fell<iws.  (  )ne 
was  a  large  boy.  just  from  the  farm  :  in- 
deed he  had  ridden  into  the  city  on  a 
car-load  of  potatoes.  The  war  bulletins 
attracted  him.  and  he  thought  a  trial  of 
soldiering  would  please  him.  His 
physiijue    was    iphte    correct,    and    the 


bo_\s  dul)bed  hiiu  ' 'I'at,"  though  his  par- 
ents had  named  him  Charles.  C)ne  of 
his  comrades,  wishing  to  jolly  him.  one 
day  said.  "Pat,  does  your  mother  know 
you  are  out?"  Pat  replied  instantly, 
"\'es,  and  she  gave  me  a  cent  to  buy 
a  jackass.  .\re  \-ou  for  sale?"  There 
was  a  Creek  who  had  been  a  canvas- 
man  with  the  lUiftalo  Hill  show,  was  re- 
puted able  to  speak  five  languages,  and 
claimed  to  have  killed  a  man.  Another 
man  rode  into  town  on  his  bicycle,  and 
hearing  about  the  wants  of  the  Company 
blew  into  headcpiarters.  saying  in  the 
strongest  kind  of  a  Yankee  drawl.  "I 
understand  vou  want  recruits  to  fight 
with  .Spain,  and  1  thought  as  how  may- 
be 1  might  go."  An  examination  re- 
\'ealed  under  his  guise,  which  might 
have  passed  for  that  of  L'ncleSam  him- 
self,a  frame  of  iron,  with  huge  muscles 
and  tendons  like  whipcord;  there  was 
no  cpiestion  about  his  being  taken.  He 
iiroNed  one  of  the   most  endurintr  men 


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in  the  regiment, ami, when  the  war  was 
over,  he  came  home  only  to  surrender 
to  a  widow,  and  is  to-day  as  good  a 
benedict  as  he  was  a  soldier  in  1898. 

As  Captain  Rider  was  obliged  to  re- 
tire. First  Ilieiitenant  Frank  L.  Allen 
was  promoted  to  his  position,  and  First 
Sergeant  Arthur  C.  King  became  First 
Lieutenant.  Second  Sergeant  Herbert 
H.  W'arren  was  the  choice  of  his  com- 
rades for  the  Second  Lieutenancy  in 
place  of  Lieutenant  Clark,  and  George 
H.  Hill  was  advanced  to  the  place  of 
First  or  Orderly  Sergeant.  It  was 
during  this  period  of  camp  life  that 
Sergeant  Hill  essayed  the  matrimonial 
act.  and  having  a  two  weeks'  leave  of 
absence,  he  came  back  to  Worcester 
and  united  his  fortunes  with  those  of 
Miss  Edna  Jane  Tanner,  thus  escaping 
the  infelicities  of  camp  life.  i.  e..  in 
Framingham.  There  was  little  drill  ex- 
cept of  recruits,  in  this  way  affording  all 
the  more  time  for  visiting  with  friends, 
who  were  frequently  in  evidence. 

Though  it  was  in  the  month  of  May 
the  weather  was  exceedingly  cold,  and 
the  great  fires  wdiich  each  night  illu- 
mined the'campw'ereenjoyable,not  only 
for  the  sociability  they  excited,  but  for 
the  comfort  they  afforded  otherwise 
shivering  bodies.  When  the  regular 
army-blankets  came  they  were  more 
than  welcome.  .Soon  the  caterer,  who 
had  accompanied  the  boys  to  camp. 
Antony  Rebboli.  himself  a  member  of 
the  Company,  was  bereft  of  his  jol).  for 
it  was  deemed  best  to  initiate  the  sol- 
diers early  into  what  they  would  have 
to  endure  later,  and  regular  rations 
were  issued  to  be  prepared  by  a  company 
cook.  Much  fault  was  found  with  some 
of  the  items  in  the  bill  of  fare,  but  a  few 
weeks  later,  wdien  the  hunger  of  Cuba 
was  on  them,  these  same  complainers 
were  longing  for  some  of  the  anthema- 
tized  viands  of  the  Framingham  camp. 

Company  C  did  not  linger  in  camp 
long  enough  to  have  its  features  become 
so  very  dull,  for  the  stay  was  only  a 
trifle  above  a  week.  So  rapidly  did  mat- 
ters mo\'e  that  the  new  officers  hardly 
had  time  to  secure  their  side-arms.  P.os- 
ton  could  not  supply  their  needs,  so 
great  had  been  the  demand,  and  at  least 
one    young    lieutenant    marched    awav 


wearing  a  s\vi>r<l  which  a  friend  had 
kindly  loaned  him.  r)n  the  first  and 
only  Sunday  in  camp,  the  officers  were 
personally  notified  by  Adjutant-general 
Dalton  that  the  regiment  would  proba- 
bly move  to  the  South  inside  of  twenty- 
four  hours.  This  was  May  8th.  and 
these  officers  were  to  learn  that  in  mili- 
tary orders  there  is  many  a  slip,  etc., 
for  it  was  not  till  the  12th  that  the  de- 
parture really  came.  The  intervening- 
time  was  well  spent  in  issuing  apparel 
and  equipments  to  the  men.  All  had 
expected  to  leave  the  State  via  \\'orces- 
ter.  and  great  interest  was  felt,  both  in 
Worcester  and  in  camp,  over  this  last 
glimpse  of  familiar  faces,  but  it  did  not 
turn  out  as  expected,  as  is  usually  the 
case  in  war  times,  for  when  the  train 
was  l)oarded  it  was  to  seek  Dixie 
through  Newport.  R.  L.  and  on  Long 
Island  Sound. 

C)n  the  evening  of  the  nth,  orders 
were  given  to  break  camp  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  reveille  was  sounded  at  four 
a.m.  on  the  I2th.  and  at  six  o'clock  not 
a  tent  was  standing.  The  men  were 
ready,  but  those  in  authority  were  not. 
Again  some  of  the  inevitable  lessons  of 
war  were  to  be  learned,  viz..  that  great 
bodies  move  slowdy,  that  orders  to  be 
ready  to  move  at  the  word  may  mean 
a  long,  long  halt,  while  toi  pitch  camp, 
in  marching  days,  means  to  break  it  be- 
fore one's  first  nap  is  ended.  One  of 
the  final  acts  was  the  forming  of  the 
regiment  in  a  hollow  square,  and  then 
Governor  Roger  Wolcott,  in  most  im- 
pressive manner,  delivered  to  each  offi- 
cer his  commission.  Before  this,  on 
the  loth.  each  company  had  been  mus- 
tered into  the  service  of  the  United 
States  and  the  Second  Massachusetts 
Infantry  had  become  the  Second  Mas- 
sachusetts Infantry,  U.  S.  V.  It  would 
not  be  the  least  strange  if  each  member 
of  the  regiment  felt  just  a  little  larger 
as  he  marched  from  camp  to  the  rail- 
road station,  for  now  he  was  a  duly- 
enlisted  soldier  of  the  nation,  not  a 
mere  State  militiaman.  In  due  time 
the  train  was  boarded,  and  the  last  the 
men  saw  of  their  popular  Governor 
was  his  tall  form  and  extended  arms 
waving  to  them  a  fervent  farewell. 

It  was  about  four  o'clock  in  the  after- 


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noon  when  in  three  sections  the  train 
moved  southward, receivings  on  its  way 
the  heartv  g;reeting's  of  all  who  recog- 
nized the  burden  it  bore.  Xe\vp<:)rt  is 
reached  at  ten  nr  thereabc  mts.  and  the 
great  steamer  Plymouth,  of  the  Fall 
River  line,  is  in  waiting,  and  upon  it 
the  boys  find  places  to  rest  their  wearied 
l)odies.  They  cam|>  readily  wherever 
there  is  space,  Avliile  the  officers  ha\e 
state-rooms.  Afterall.itmay  lie  dcmlited 
if  they  slept  any  better  than  the  ]iri\ate> 
did  on  the  floor.  The  traversing  of  the 
Sound  is  little  heeded  by  our  Massachu- 
setts boys,  since  very  few  of  them  awake 
before  the  steamer  is  in  East  River,  rap- 
idly bearing  down  on  the  greatest  city 
in  the  western  world.  .\t  nine  a.m.  the 
Plymouth  ]nits  into  her  North  River 
]Mer.'and  is  saluted  by  the  loud  whistling 
of  all  the  craft  in  that  crowded  harbor. 
Soon  after  touching,  the  Harbor  Quar- 
termaster came  on 'board  and  announced 
the  ne.xt  step  in  the  programme,  which 
pro\-ed  to  betheleavingof'the  Plymouth 
fi  ir  the  .Sarati  iga,  wdiichthe  men  thought 
would  be  their  means  of  reaching  the 
South.  They  were  not  in  love  with  the 
dingy,  ill-smelling  hold  of  the  vessel, 
and  they  were  not  displeased  when  on 
the  next  afternoon  the  steamer  ran  over 
to  Jersey  City  and  landed  the  men  to 
make  their  trip  l)y  rail  rather  than  b_\' 
water.  The  fact  that  the  Saratoga  was 
the  last  American  craft  to  lea\'e  Havana 
.after  the  declaraticin  of  war  did  not 
make  her  any  more  ])opular  with  the 
Soldiers  who  had  to  remain  aboard  for 
nearly  two  da\'s.  While  the  Second  was 
on  the  transport,  the  Seventy-first  New 
York  came  alongside  of  their  vessel, 
and  our  m,en  w-ere  much  disgusted  by 
the  incessant  cry  of  these  fellows,  who 
were  ever  shoiiling,  "Seventy-one,  Sev- 
enty-one, the  first  to  come,  gallant 
Seventy-one,"  a  fact  that  the  Bay  State 
boys  did  not  forget  in  later  days,  when 
in  Cuba  the  Xew  Yorkers  did  not 
maintain  the  reputation  that  they  had 
gi\-en  themselves,  hence  some  witty 
lads  shouted  as  loud  as  they  could  yell, 
".Se\'enty-one,  Se\-enty-one,  the  first  to 
come,  and  the  first  to  run." 

The  railroad  accommodations  ac- 
corded the  Second  Regiment  were  e.x- 
cellent.   since    the   train    conve\ing   the 


men  southward  was  made  up  of  three 
sections,  each  section  of  fourteen  cars 
having  on  board  a  Ijattalion,  and  the 
^^^^rcester  bo\s,  with  F  of  Cardner, 
were  in  the  third  dixision  under  the 
command  of  Major  Fairl)anks.  It  was 
after  nine  p.m.  that  the  start  was  made, 
and  with  each  man  in  possession  of  a 
wh(_)le  seat,  the  officers  having  a  Pull- 
man, the  trip  was  made  down  through 
.\'ew  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland, 
and  the  District  of  Columbia  towards 
their  scjuthern  destination.  Rations, 
not  too  large,  were  issued  on  the  train, 
and  it  is  remarkable  what  appetites  vig- 
orous \-oung  men  have  when  the  mind 
is  free  from  care  and  they  are  embark- 
ing on  a  new  and  interesting  venture. 
Curled  up  or  otherwise  disposed,  the 
soldier  lads  made  the  most  of  their 
sleeping  facilities,  and  during  the 
night  had  little  knowledge  of  the  new 
scenes  through  which  their  swiftly- 
mo\-ing  train  was  bearing  them.  Had 
their  trip  l)een  in  the  daytime  every 
man  would  ha\'e  relished  a  sight  of 
Jersey's  garden  farming:  Philadelphia, 
with  its  wealth  of  memories  and  asso- 
ciations, would  ha^'e  excited  his  wonder 
and  admiration  ;  wliilc  in  r)altimore  he 
might  have  fancied  himself  back  in 
the  trying  days  of  1861,  when  it  was 
a  matter  of  world-wide  moment  that 
Aiassachusetts  S(~ildiers  should  pass 
along  the  streets  of  the  Monumental 
City'. 

Washington  is  reached  at  an  early 
hour  Sunday,  the  15th.  and  to  nearly 
every  man  in  the  company  this  visit  is 
his  first.  From  his  boyhood  he  had 
heard  of  the  wonders  of  the  nation's 
capil.al.  and  the  vast  structure  known 
as  the  Capit(d  is  indelibly  stamped 
upon  his  memory.  Init  now  he  has  an 
opportunity  to  see  for  himself.  Had 
there  been  a  call  for  volunteers  to  make 
an  excursion  through  the  principal 
streets  and  avenues  of  the  famous 
city,  there  would  ha\e  Ijeen  very  few 
who  would  not  rush  into  line  for  the 
tri]).  everv  foot  of  which  would  have 
been  fraught  with  pleasuralile  sur- 
prise at  the  extent  and  magnitude  of 
the  public  buildings.  As  it  was,  there 
was  no  chance  for  going  far  from  the 
train.     The  excursion  was  not  a  Ray- 


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93 


niiind  palace  car  trip:  mi  the  contrary 
the  buys  were  jjlad  to  tind  an  opportu- 
nity to  wash  their  hands  and  faces, 
though  the  means  afforded  consisted 
only  of  long  troughs,  perhaps  arranged 
for  the  watering  ol  cattle,  but  they 
were  Ycry  useful  and  pleasurable  to 
the  blue-clad  men,  who  had  hastened  to 
avail  themselves  of  what  they  offered. 
Something  to  eat  was  the  next  thing 
to  arouse  the  interest  of  the  travelers, 
and  regular  rations  were  of  no  account 
when  compared  with  the  baker's  prod- 
ucts which  nearby  stands  and  passing 
carts  provided.  These,  in  conjunction 
with  fresh  milk,  served  to  fill  a  long- 
felt  want,  and  men  from  the  far-famed 
])ie  belt  of  Xew  England  were  not  slow- 
to  fill  up  with  what  their  famous  phil- 
osopher, Emerson,  had  declared  the 
true  indicator  of  the  intellectuality  of  a 
jieople.  If  the  sage's  dictum  were  to 
be  taken  literally,  the  Third  Battalion 
was  up  to  the  highest  standard  in  intel- 
lect, for  every  man  clearly  had  a  mouth 
for  ]iies.  The  change  from  hardtack 
and  "prime"  roast  beef  was  one  that  all 
partakers  appreciated.  The  stop,  how- 
e\-er.  at  the  longest,  was  very  brief,  yet 
in  that  time  some  of  the  boys  found 
opportunity  to  take  a  short  walk,  ancl 
tliree  Com]3an}-  C  lads  were  init  slow  in 
meeting  «ome  of  the  pretty  girls  for 
whom  the  city  has  long  been  noted. 
The  trio  was  not  so  Green  as  some 
might  have  thought,  and  that  one  of 
the  triplet  whose  name  suggests  Win- 
some, always  mindful  of  the  obligation 
of  Alars  to  Venus,  and  as  a  souvenir  of 
the  sly  glance  she  had  taken  at  him. 
gave  her  one  of  his  blouse  buttons,  in 
securing  which  he  tore  said  garment. 
To  the  jibes  of  his  comrades  at  this 
rent  in  his  uniform,  the  gallant  youth 
responded  that  such  a  '■(lamed  pretty 
girl  was  worth  nwre  than  the  blouse 
with   all   its   buttons." 

"Believe    me    if    all    those    endearing    young 
charms 
Which  I  gaze  on  so  fondly  to-day." 

In  these  days  of  college  cheering  and 
school-boy  yells  it  was  not  strange  that 
the  ingenious  and  rhythmic  soldier 
should  improvise  some  expressions  of 
his  vocation  and  of  his  blood-thirsty 
intent.     For  instance,  this  collection  of 


well-bred  Bay  State  youths  occa- 
sionallv  rent  the  air  with  shouts  like 
this: 

Three    cheers  for  the  Maine!       Three    clicers 

for  the  Maine! 
The     Second       Massachusetts     '11     lick     li— 1 

out  of  Spain." 

A  declaration  <|uite  at  variance  with 
the  Sunday  school  instructitin  with 
which  the  mo.st  of  them  had  been 
favored  from  infancy.  The  transform- 
ing influence  of  a  bit  of  uniform  and 
the  elbow  touch  of  kindred  spirits  are 
wonderful.  Perhaps  they  had  heard 
of  that  good  priest  over  in  their  own 
I'>ay  State  town  of  Milford  who,  in  a 
farewell  talk  to  the  lads  as  they  were 
about  departing,  said,  "Now,  my  boys, 
it  is  yours  to  go  in  and  do  your  level 
best.  Vou  are  to  carry  the  guns  and 
to  do  the  shooting.  \\'e  at  home  are 
to  read  our  Bibles  and  look  after  home 
affairs.  You  do  your  duty  and  we  will 
ilii  ours:"  and  if  these  young  men  were 
not  out  (in  account  of  Spain  and  her 
many  misdeeds,  then  what  was  their 
mission?  As  for  their  precise  lan- 
guage it  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  men 
who  served  as  deacons  at  home,  when 
away  and  under  the  influence  of  excite- 
ment and  surrtnmdings.  ha\e  \)ccn 
known  to  talk  in  a  way  that  would 
scandalize  the  congregation.  Old  Gen- 
eral Israel  Putnam,  in  his  memorable 
apology  to  his  fellow  Christians  of 
Brooklyn.  Conn.,  for  profanity  at 
Bunker  Hill,  closed  his  contrite  words 
with  the  remark  that  it  was  enough  to 
make  an  angel  swear  to  see  "'them" 
cowards  run  away. 

If  our  boys  lost  something  of  sight- 
seeing in  their  night  approach  to 
Washington,  there  was  no  such  trouble 
in  their  departure.  However  much 
they  might  have  delighted  in  a  day's 
stay  in  the  capital,  they  were  obliged 
to  repeat  the  well-known  words,  "so 
near  and  yet  so  far,"  and  then  betake 
themselves  to  their  respective  cars  and 
move  southward.  There  were  eyes  in 
Company  C  which  in  that  ride  out  of 
the  city  saw  for  the  first  and  last  time 
the  towering  Washington  monument, 
and  looked  only  once  upon  the  tawny 
w'aters  of  the  Potomac  as  the  train 
sped    across  the     Long     Bridge     and 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPAXISH     WAR. 


tduchcil  till-  "sacred"  soil  of  \'ir- 
S'inia :  "the  first  and  last  time,"  we 
repeat,  for  ere  they  return  t(.)  their 
loved  homes,  under  the  weight  offerer 
and  heart  weariness,  those  eyes  will 
close  in  death.  But  today  there  is  no 
shadow  over  these  spirited  young-  men  ; 
all  are  equally  intent  on  the  scenes 
made  memorable  in  song  and  story, 
and  every  stopping  place  is  a  signal  for 
as  many  as  possible  to  alight  and  to 
have  a  part  in  the  universal  chinning 
with  the  natives, nianv  of  whom, though 


long.alwaj'sconfined  to  talking.  Razor- 
back  hogs  from  remote  times  have 
been  among  the  noteworthy  products  of 
the  South,  hence  some  of  the  lads  in 
alighting  were  pleased  to  limber  up 
their  cramped  legs  by  chasing  the 
nraterial  for  future  bacon,  and  it  was 
high  jinks  for  all  concerned,  though 
there  is  only  one  catch  recorded,  and 
that  was  made  liy  Private  F.  of  Com- 
pany G,  who  carried  his  trophy  aboard 
the  train.  On  his  arrival  in  the  land  of 
flowers  he    killed    and   roasted  his  por- 


JOHNS 


they  proclaimed  themseh-es  "Jc  )hnnies,'' 
expressed  the  wish'that  the_\-,  too,  might 
go.  There  are  all  sorts  of  <li\-crsions, 
;ind  (iue  impressionable  youth  spends 
some  part  of  his  ui>i  <  i\Tr-1)ur(lened 
lime  in  writing  his  name  and  address 
npun  hardtacks  and  in\iting  corre- 
spondence as  he  throws  tiieni  from  the 
car  window.  After  his  arrival  in  Lake- 
land he  had  no  less  than  five  resjionses 
111  this  in\itati<  m.  The  color  or  se.x  of 
thiise  who  fiiimd  the  l)ils  of  hard  bread 
is  not  stated,  nor  whether  the  same 
was  retained  as  a  soux'enir  or  soon 
found  its  way  into  the  finder's  stomach. 
Xor  were  the  waiting  periods  which 
in  tlie  locomotix'e  wood-burning  re- 
gions of  the  far  South  were  many  and 


cine  prize  for  the  good  nf  himself  and 
his  comrades. 

Not  the  least  among  the  noteworthy 
observations,  as  this  trip  progressed, 
was  the  change  in  temperature.  Only 
a  few  da}'s  before,  ice  had  formed  of 
Considerable  thickness  in  their  Fra- 
mingham  camp,  but  now  the\"  were 
clearly 

••  In   tlie   land  of  cotton. 
Cinnamon  seed  and   sand.v  bottom:" 

gardens  were  yielding  their  early 
])roducts.  and  small  fruits  were  well 
advanced  towards  ripening.  These 
men  were  beginning  to  realize  the  ex- 
tent of  this  vast  land  of  ours.  While 
the     e\e    was    thus    feasted    bv   a     con- 


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stantly  clians"ing  landscape,  provision 
had  been  made  by  the  vigilant  and 
thoughtful  commander  of  the  bat- 
talion. ]\Iajor  Fairbanks,  so  that  hot 
cofifee  was  served  twice  a  day  while 
en  route,  which  delectable  fluid,  with 
associated  solids,  placed  each  stomach 
in  a  condition  akin  to  satisfaction. 

These  voung  men  are  not  so  long  out 
of  school  but  that  history  and  geog- 
raphy are  constantly  brought  to  mind 
as  they  speed  along  through  "01d\'ir- 
ginny,"the  Old  North  State  and  South 
Carolina,  and  when,  on  the  morning  of 
May  i8,  they  arrive  in  Savannah,  their 
former  teachers  would  be  cternally 
discredited  if  some  blue-clad  boy  did 
not  remember  that  here  Pulaski  fell  and 
Nathaniel  Greene  long  resided.  Also, 
if  those  who  carry  watches  in  any  way 
discover  local  time,  they  will  be  sur- 
prised at  finding  themselves  an  hour 
ahead,  since  they  have  passed  out  of 
the  range  of  the  meridian  of  Albany 
and  are  under  that  of  Cincinnati. 

Just  where  the  train  was  going  was 
of  verv  little  moment  to  the  careless 
souls  aboard,  yet  there  was  a  general 
impression  that  Tampa  was  the  ulti- 
mate destination,  but  at  \^'aycross, 
(ieorgia,  the  announcement  was  made 
that  the  point  of  debarking  wouhl  be 
Lakeland,  a  place  singularly  well 
named,  lying  as  it  does  among  a  vast 
number  of  beautiful  lakes,  a  compara- 
tively short  distance  from  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.  That  these  Yankee  boys  were 
traveling  with  eyes  wide  open  is  evi- 
dent in  the  comments  made  by  a  Wor- 
cester observer  at  the  sight,  near  the 
dividing  line  between  Georgia  and 
Florida,  of  a  party  of  fifty-seven 
colored  convicts  guarded  by  seventeen 
white  men  with  guns,  and  to  look  after 
the  guards  are  five  overseers.  Says 
the  boy  himself,  "In  school  I  had  to 
study  up  the  subject  of  labor,  hence 
this  sight  naturally  interested  me.  I 
am  told  that  for  loafing  the  convicts 
are  whipped  and  that  they  get  it  often." 
The  vicinity  of  the  future  camp  is 
reached  at  about  3  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing of  the  17th,  but  slumbers  are  not 
disturbed  by  the  arrival,  for  it  is  not 
till  well  along  in  the  forenoon  that  the 
line  of  march  is  essayed  for  the  camp. 


which  is  found  on  the  shores  of  L^ake 
IMorton  in  what  Colonel  Clark  is 
pleased  to  name  Camp  Massachusetts,. 
\\'ith  the  temperature  96  degrees  in 
the  shade,  there  is  little  wonder  that 
many  a  man  is  pretty  well  wearied  by 
nightfall  over  the  labors  incident  to 
the  pitching  of  tents  and  the  clearing 
up  of  debris. 

It  was  many  a  year  ago  that  Lau- 
rence Sterne  said  that  God  tempered 
the  wind  to  the  shorn  lamb,  and  Mas- 
sachusetts boys  soon  found  that  it  was 
not  impossible  to  acclimatize  them- 
selves, and  heat  which  would  have  been 
unliearable  at  home  was  endured  here 
with  considerable  equanimity.  One 
soldier  writes  of  his  surprise  on  the 
morning  of  his  arrival  to  find  a  regular 
army  man  asleep  in  the  sand  witli  his 
hat  over  his  face,  apparently  uncon- 
scious of  the  baking  quality  of  the  sun's 
rays,  and  it  was  not  till  a  comrade 
shook  him  and  tuld  liini  that  it  was 
time  to  get  up  did  he  give  any  signs  of 
life.  The  same  writer  testifies  that  a 
week  later  he  could  sleep  anywhere 
and  at  any  time,  especially  after 
twenty-four  hours  of  guard-duty.  Ra- 
tions are  slow  in  arriving,  and  for  three 
days  no  meat  is  served  except  bacon, 
and  the  effect  of  this  excessively  fat 
meat  in  this  hot  climate  is  bad.  Hos- 
pital accommodations  are  poor  and 
medicine  is  far  from  plentiful.  The 
soldier's  consolation  of  grumbling  is 
soon  in  evidence,  but  it  is  not  all 
gloomy,  for  there  are  many  who  see 
only  the  funny  side  of  everything  and 
they  are  salvation  to  their  fellows. 

The  sjairit  of  caste  is  abroad  in  Lake- 
land, and  the  night  before  the  Second 
came,  there  had  been  a  shooting  aft'ray 
in  which  a  black  trooper  had  signalized 
his  equality  liy  using  his  revolver  with 
fatal  eftect  upon  a  white  man,  a  condi- 
tion not  often  had  in  such  troubles. 
The  result  was  that  excitement  ran 
high,  and  the  soldier  was  under  guard 
and  in  greater  safety  than  he  would 
have  been  had  there  been  less  men  in 
blue  in  his  immediate  \icinity. 

The  waters  of  the  neighboring  lakes 
were  inviting,  and  the  men  enjoyed 
them  as  much  as  they  could,  consider- 
ins"  that  thev  were  said  to  harbor  alii- 


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gators  and  that  the  shores  abounded  in 
moccasins  and  rattlesnakes.  Right 
here  it  is  not  amiss  to  tell  the  story  of 
how  the  first  two  officers  of  Company 
C  tried  to  shoot  the  most  famous  of  all 
the  rejitilian  inhabitants  of  Florida. 
I^ake  Parker  was  two  miles  away  and 
arrangements  had  been  made  with  a 
native  for  guidance  and  boat,  but  on 
reaching  his  abode  he  was  unalile  to 
fulfill  his  contract  and  so  sent  his  ten- 
year-old  boy,  who,  as  night  had  fallen, 
carried  a  lantern.  The  wa\'  led  through 
a  long  stretch  of  waste  land  having  a 


went  along  also  lest  some  harm  might 
befall  him.  As  they  had  taken  the  pre- 
caution of  not  informing  the  camp  of 
their  determination,  it  was  quite  im- 
necessarv  for  them  tn  tell  any  fish 
stories  the  fdlkiwing  day  on  account 
of  their  lack  of  substantial  tokens  of 
success. 

The  stay  of  the  "Second"  in  Cam]! 
Massachusetts  extended  from  the  i/tli 
to  the  30th  cif  May,  a  ])eriod  of  time 
within  which  tlie  regiment  accus- 
tomed itself  to  IHorida  climate  and  to 
the   nnitine    of    camp    life.     That    the 


7^'^#-: 


>*r^.~*>-^,      'V 


C.\PT.  F.  L.  .\llen. 
!■  IRST  Lieut.  A.  C.  King.  Second  Lieut.  H.  II.  W  akken. 

IN     KLl)KID.\     CAMP. 


few  trees,  and  altogether  bearing  a 
most  uncanny  look.  To  beguile  the 
time  the  lad  told  tales  of  tlie  abun- 
dance of  rattlers  and  moccasins  in  that 
very  neighln  irln »  hI,  and  said  that  on 
reaching  the  water  he  was  going  back 
because  he  wasn't  fond  of  "gators  and 
that  his  mother  wanted  him  at  home, 
besides  the  last  time  he  was  out  with 
his  father  fishing,  a  "gator  had  jumped 
into  the  boat.  These  recitals  served  to 
cool  the  nimrod  promptings  of  the 
ycjung  officers  and  they  began  to  think 
that  perhaps  night  was  not  the  best 
time  to  hunt  "gators,  and  then,  when 
the  lad  returned  to  his  home  the  officers 


boys  were  not  out  for  fun  was  speed- 
ily impressed  upon  them,  and  with 
rapidlv  bronzing  faces  they  re- 
s|)oniled  to  the  1)Ugle  calls,  which  fol- 
lowed each  other  with  exasperating 
regularity  and  frequency.  These  young 
men  must  learn  that  the  real  end  and 
aim  of  a  soldier's  life  is  not  the  battle- 
field, but  drill — continuous,  unvarying 
drill.  The  Worcester  companies  are 
located  on  the  left,  and  are  adapting 
themselves  as  rapidly  as  possible  to 
their  situation.  The  wall  tents  are 
I.)  X  II,  thus  accommodating  six  pri- 
\ates  and  a  non-commissioned  officer. 
There  are  twelve   tents  on  the  street, 


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and  the  officers  are  quartered  in  two 
tents  which  face  the  street.  Trenches 
surround  each  tent  for  the  better  dis- 
position of  the  water  which  falls  fre- 
quently in  Florida,  and  in  great  quan- 
tities. That  the  lads  are  not  particu- 
larly given  to  complaining  can  be 
gathered  from  these  words,  entered  in 
his  journal  by  a  Worcester  boy : 
"These  nights  down  here  are  delight- 
ful ;  no  twilight,  but  with  the  soft  air 
and  the  stars :"  though  even  this  happy 
youngster  can  not  help  breathing  a 
sigh  over  the  absence  of  the  gentler 
sex. 

Sleeping  on  the  ground  soon  devel- 
oped its  disagreeable  features,  and  to 
obviate  them  Spanish  moss  was 
sought,  the  same  hanging  in  profusion 
from  the  trees.  Climbing  the  same, 
material  was  found  for  couches  soft 
enough  for  the  body  of  a  king,  but 
everywhere  the  principle  of  compen- 
sation comes.  It  did  not  take  a  great 
deal  of  time  for  some  of  the  soldiers  to 
learn  that  their  delightful  moss  was  an 
excellent  harboring  place  for  lizards, 
snakes  and  other  reptiles  and  vermin, 
hence  luxurious  beds  speedily  lost 
their  attractiveness.  Yankee  ingenuity 
(|uickly  discovered  that  slender  sap- 
lings, trinmied  up  in  part,  made  fine 
gun-racks  and  hat-trees,  and  the  tents 
were  often  thus  equipped.  Still  the  quar- 
ters were  hampered,  and  only  for  the 
fact  that  at  least  one  from  each  tent 
was  usually  on  guard,  the  boys  would 
have  found  their  space  somewhat  lim- 
ited: as  it  was,  spoon-fashion  was  the 
rule  in  sleeping,  and  "one  over,  all 
over."  was  the  cry  when  a  change  of 
])osition  became  a  necessity.  Some 
preferred  the  roominess  of  out-of- 
doors  when  it  did  not  rain,  even 
though  guard  duty  had  taken  away  one 
of  the  number,  and  so  slept  in  God's 
big  bed-room. 

Perhaps  no  better  idea  of  camp  life 
in  Lakeland  can  be  had  than  that  given 
in  a  letter  from  a  private  of  C  Com- 
pany to  a  Worcester  friend:  ''All  one 
has  "to  do  is  to  get  up  at  4.30  a.m. :  fall 
in  with  working  suits  and  arms  at 
4.45  for  roll-call;  breakfast  at  5.15. 
when  we  fall  in  line  and  pass  in  front 
of    our  smiling    German    cook    and  re- 


ceive a  delicious  (?)  cu])  of  steaming 
cofifee,  along  with  a  beautiful  plate  of 
savory  bacon  and  potatoes,  and  all  the 
hardtack  one  can  eat.  The  cofifee  is 
issuied  green,  and  is  either  burned  past 
all  usefulness  or  is  l)iiile<l  green  like  so 
many  beans,  and  the  hog  is  cut  in  slabs 
about  one-fourth  inch  thick,  6x4,  and 
while  one  man  gets  a  piece  cooked  to  a 
turn  two  others  get  either  a  raw  piece, 
just  warmed  through,  or  a  piece  so 
charred  that  it  is  bitter.  On  this  sub- 
stantial meal  we  perform  police  duty,  or 
street  cleaning,  and  chambermaid  duties 
till  6.45.  At  7  we  go  out  on  the  shores 
of  the  pond  on  which  the  camp  is  situ- 
ated, and  drill  in  the  beautiful  sunshine 
(106  strong)  for  one  and  a  half  hours. 
At  10.30  we  have  school  for  general  in- 
struction out  under  the  trees  in  the 
shade.  One  man  in  twenty  can  get  in 
the  shade,  which  is  usually  located  over 
a  nest  of  red  ants. 

"At  12.15  we  partake  of  another 
bounteous  feast  of  fresh  beefstew  or 
bean  soup:  at  2  p.m.  school  again:  4.40. 
dress  parade  in  the  broiling  sun  and 
ankle-deep  sand :  5.40,  guard  mount ; 
6.05,  roll-call :  6.30,  supper,  when  we 
again  gorge  ourselves  on  choice  viands 
similar  to  those  of  breakfast  and  din- 
ner. It  is  dark  at  7  o'clock,  and 
all  of  a  sudden,  too,  for  there  is  no  twi- 
light. Nine  o'clock  sees  all  of  us  in 
bed." 

Lakeland  itself  is  a  comely  place  for 
one  in  the  South,  of  perhaps  1500  peo- 
ple, about  thirty  miles  from  Tampa,  and 
is  called  the  healthiest  town  in  Florida, 
being  a  great  winter  resort  for  North- 
ern people,  but  at  this  season  the  lat- 
ter are  conspicuous  by  their  absence. 
Like  most  of  the  cities  and  towns  of 
the  Southland,  it  has  very  little  notion 
of  enterprise,  and  was  a  long  time  in 
awaking  to  the  fact  that  in  its  imme- 
diate vicinity  was  a  large  army  of  men 
with  money  to  spend.  Indeed,  some 
of  t!ie  tradesmen  were  entirely  bought 
out  i>efore  they  awoke  to  the  necessity 
of  restocking.  So  unwilling  were  some 
to  adajit  themselves  to  tlie  changed 
conditions,  they  even  wished  the  sol- 
diers afar  of?,  that  they  might 
resume  their  accustomed  tranquillity 
and   somnolence.     One   boy   of   C,  who 


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had  gone  to  town  for  supplies,  finding 
himself  overloaded,  asked  a  native  how 
much  he  wanted  to  carry  a  small  bundle 
to  the  camp.  He  said.  "No,  I  don't 
want  to.  Said  a  merchant.  "I  shall  be 
glad  when  \ou  fellows  leave  Lakeland. 
1  hardlv  get  a  chance  to  sit  ildwn  unless 
I  lock  the  door." 

He  would  be  a  cpieer  soldier  wlio  did 
not  know  the  delights  of  running  or 
jumping  the  guard:  so  unusualh-  good 
must  such  a  man  be  it  would  be  quite 
unsafe  for  him  to  be  exposed  in  the 
least,  for  the  good  die  early.  Recog- 
nizing the  truth  of  this  saying,  some  of 


for  the  boys."  That  the  "canteen"  in 
this  regiment  was  well  patronized  is 
evident  from  the  fact  that  it  had  above 
$800  in  the  treasury.  It  would  seem 
that  the  visitors  stole  back  into  camp 
considerablv  wiser  than  when  they 
went  out.  but  all  the  better  satisfied 
with  their  (jwn  volunteer  surround- 
ings. 

Xor  was  the  camp  itself  devoid  of 
fun ;  and  what  the  boys  themselves 
failed  to  provide  sometimes  came  from 
unexpected  sources,  as  when  a  stray 
calf,  old  enough  to  be  strong  and 
active,     wandered     into     the      company 


Wakukn.     Ct..\rk,    Allen.     King.     Fairbanks. 
I KillT     IM  ANri<\'     NON-COMMISSIONED    OFFICKKS.    iSgs. 

the   Infantrv  l;ids  tried  the    pleasures    of  street.      Terrified    by  the  sudden    atten- 

I'Vench   leave  and  visited    llie    camp    of  tions   ni    the     soldiers,   with     tail     erect, 

certain     cavalrvmen     across     the     lake.  head   down,    and   witli    blatant     cries,   it 

The    tri])    did  the    boys    g 1.   for    the\  rushed    ibrough     llie    tent    of     Sergeant 

had  a  chaiuT  to  see    "how    others    lived.  Hill    and    landed    in    II     Street     in     the 

and   thus   widen    llieir    own     experience.  nudst    of    four   men   sleeping,   and    theii 

i  lere  thev  saw  Siblev  tent.,  and  learne.l  iii,-ide     for     the    lake,    his     only    way    of 

lliat     the     nien     slejit    with     iheir    heads  e-c;ipe.      A  young  hound  seeing  the  dis- 

oiu    or    low.-irds     the     rim.    while    their  tnrb.nu'e  also  took  a  hand,  so  to  speak, 

feet  congreg.aled    ;u-ound    the    <ent-pole.  and  jiursued   the  crazed  bovine  into  the 

Also,     ihev      s;iw     the     niuch'discussed  water,  swinnning  after    him    for    fully  a 

"canteen."    and    watrluil     the     Mexican  hundred   vards,  when  his  courage  gave 

game    of    Monti-    in     progress,     seeing  out  and  he  returned  to  the  shore,  leav- 

l-irge  sums  of    money  won    and  lost,  the  ing  the  c;dl  near  the  i)oint  of  drownuig 

winner     genironslv    "setting     them     uj)  from  weariness    ;uiil    fright.      L'nwdhng 


I.lCIir      IXFAXTKV, 


99 


that  anything  should  suffer  tlius.  the 
boys  who  had  been  laughing  so  heart- 
ily now  essayed  the  part  of  saviours, 
and  actually  swam  out  to  the  rescue  of 
the  poor  beast,  helping  him  in  till  he 
could  himself  touch  the  bottom,  when 
he  made  off.  glad  to  be  rid  of  his  Yan- 
kee accpiaintances. 

Here  is  a  Sunday  as  described  by  one 
who  was  there :  "Got  up  as  usual  at 
4.45 :  took  breakfast  of  bacon,  coffee 
and  potatoes,  which  tasted  good.  I 
brushed  my  clothes,  shined  my  buttons, 
blacked  my  shoes,  washed  my  face,  and 
at  8.30  marched  over  to  headquar- 
ters for  service.  Read  prayer,  sang 
'America.'  .\ccount  of  the  Prodigal 
Son  read  by  the  chaplain.  'Nearer,  my 
God,'  sung  by  the  choir  and  congrega- 
tion :  sermon  on  character,  illustrated 
by  Gladstone,  Depew,  etc.  I'raver 
read  to  close.  At  1 1  o'clock  went  to 
a  chapel  down  street,  where  our  chap- 
lain preached.  Twelve  of  us  went  with 
him  and  sang  in  the  choir.  Think 
of  my  melodious  voice  echoing 
through  the  aisles  of  the  cathedral  (  ?) 
50  X  30  feet.  Went  home,  had  hardtack, 
tomato  soup,  potatoes  and  coffee : 
loafed  in  the  afternoon.  \\'e  were 
told  that  we  were  to  leave  iov  Tampa 
Monday,  so  began  to  pick  up :  4.30  p.m. 
went  on  guard  duty." 

Alay  30th.  Memorial  Day  at  home, 
camp  was  l:)riiken  and  preparations  for 
de]3arture  were  made.  Reveille  was 
sounded  at  4  a.m.,  at  8.20  all  was  in 
readiness  for  leaving ;  but  that  was  not 
the  way  of  doing  things  in  the  army, 
which  never  moves  when  the  men  are 
ready,  for  it  was  not  till  2.30  that  the 
train  was  taken,  and  a  short  ride  had 
till  4  p.m..  not  to  Tampa,  but  to  Vbor 
City,  a  sort  of  suburb  of  the  former 
place  and  two  miles  away  from  it, 
camp  being  pitched  near  the  Fourth 
Regiment  of  Heavy  Artillery,  on 
which  account  it  was  rumored  that  the 
Second  was  to  be  converted  into  that 
branch  of  the  service,  but  all  the  heavy 
artillery  experience  our  Worcester 
soldiers  had  was  that  of  looking  over 
the  great  guns  and  mortars  with  which 
the  regiment  was  equipped.  While 
camp  is  in  a  grove  of  scrub  palmettos, 
the  most  abounding  element  in  sight  is 


sand,  it  is  everywhere  and  is  verv 
deep.  To  cross  the  street  is  to  sink 
anklc-deeo  in  it.  and  the  nuiles  have 
hard  times  in  dragging  their  wagons. 
The  people  are  ])rincipally  Spaniards 
or  Cubans,  and  their  jargon  sounds 
((ueer  enough  in  this  "land  of  tlie 
free." 

C  )ne  of  the  most  interesting  of  the 
near-by  features  is  the  great  spring, 
whence  is  had  the  water  for  camp  use. 
For  fear  of  poison  at  the  hands  of 
vengeful  Spaniards,  it  is  carefully 
guarded.  As  at  Lakeland,  reptile's 
and  disagreeable  insects  are  much  in 
evidence.  Poor  Little  Miss  Muffit 
would  have  had  no  peace  whatever  in 
Florida,  for  the  big  spider  would  not 
have  waited  till  she  was  comfortablv 
seated  on  a  tuffit  before  sitting  down 
beside  her.  It  was  from  Lakeland  that 
a  C  man  wrcjte  thus  of  his  discom- 
forts; ".So  far  I  have  had  only  three 
bites,  but  they  will  linger  in  m\  mem- 
ory for  some  time,  till  the  swelling 
goes  down  any  way.  The  day  after  I 
was  bitten  I  was  conscious  of  a  slight 
soreness,  and  on  the  next  T  was  so  lux- 
uriously inclined  that  1  would  do  noth- 
ing but  lie  on  my  back  in  the  shade,  on 
a  rubber  blanket,  and  let  my  arms  lie 
out  flat.  They  swelled  so  that  for 
three  days  I  could  not  shut  lur  hands. 
Georgie  is  now  a  wiser  if  not  a  better 
boy." 

For  a  little  nmre  than  a  week,  or  un- 
til June  7lh.  this  is  to  he  the  camp  of 
the  "."second."  and  with  the  usual 
routine  of  drill  and  ramp  duty  the  time 
cpiickly  ])asses.  e\'ery  day  there  bdng 
stories  ot  when  and  where  the  regi- 
ment was  to  go.  There  is  no  great 
amount  of  variety  in  the  routine,  but 
occasionally  the  difference  l^etween 
North  and  South  crops  out.  The 
negro  is  not  looked  upon  as  exactly  an 
ornament  to  society,  and  there  is  a 
way  of  self-assertion  among  the  whites 
that  Xorthern  men  were  not  accus- 
tomed to.  Thus  on  one  of  the  days 
during  which  Lieutenant  King  was 
Officer-of-the-guard,  his  attention  wa.s 
directed  to  an  evident  entanglement  in 
a  certain  ]3art  of  his  bounds  and,  on 
investigating,  found  a  number  of  his 
men   rounded   u]i    by   a   woman    with  a 


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shciti^uii.  It  appi-arcd  that  near  l)y  the 
camp  was  a  teiiiiiting'  watermelon 
])atch,  a  situation  entirely  beyond  the 
power  of  the  boys  to  overlook,  but  the 
la(h  proprietor  was  on  the  lookout  also 
anil.  ,L;un  in  hand,  she  ran  them  off 
the  premises,  corraled  them  in  a 
small  piece  of  woods  and,  on  the 
officer's  arrival,  proceeded  to  prefer 
her  coniiilaint,  saying  that  if  the 
authorities  could  not  protect  her  prop- 
erty, she  "reckoned"  she  could  do  it 
herself.  The  looks  and  manners  of 
the  amazon  gave  ample  evidence  of  her 
al)ilil\-,  an<l  though  a  guard  was  sta- 
tioned near  her  nielons.  the  men 
til,  iii-(  1\  I-     llioiv'lil     li<r    ■<\\]i     ]ivi'~i\\rv 


M.M.IK   II.  r..  Fairiunks. 

sufticient    protection.     They  didn't    like 
her  melons,  not  even  a  little  Int. 

(  )n  Sunday,  the  3th  of  June,  Compa- 
nies C  and  1 )  were  routed  out  at 
1.30  a.m.  to  assist  in  the  loading  of  the 
Heavy  Artillery's  big  guns  upon  the 
cars  for  transportation  to  Tampa,  the 
same  guns  which,  on  the  arrival  in 
Cuba,  'General  Shafter  foun.l  himself 
unable  to  unload,  another  comment  on 
the  unpreparedness  of  our  nation  for 
war  with  any  people.  The  rain  during 
some  of  these  days  was  something  to 
astonish  Northern  eyes.  When  it 
rained  it  poiu'ed,  great,  big  drops  as 
large,    the    l>oys    said,  as    walmits,  and 


those  who  did  not  have  raised  board 
tloors  in  their  tents  just  had  t<  1  wade. 
Then  some  of  the  extra  careful  men 
had  made  nice  little  excavations  be- 
neath their  floors,  which,  by  courtesy, 
thev  called  cellars,  where  they  kept 
some  of  their  food,  l.mt  the  floods  lost 
no  time  in  transforming  them  into 
small  swimming  tanks. 

It  was  here  that  the  boxes  sent  by 
good  Worcester  friends  came,  and  the 
opening  thereof  was  far  ahead  of  any 
"spring  opening"  annually  advertised 
bv  enterprising  tradesmen.  There 
were  boxes  galore,  big  boxes  and  little 
boxes,  and  he  was  a  neglected  l>oy  who 
had  not  some  home  token  in  this 
shai>e.  "It's  just  like  Christmas,"  re- 
marks one  lad  with  imagination  and 
memorv.  .Such  a  medley  of  contents ! 
Tobacco,  caimed  fruit,  pickles,  olives, 
condensed  milk,  sardines,  ham,  pickled 
eggs,  acid  phosphate,  saltines,  cake, 
cookies,  boiled  eggs,  chowchow,  rasp- 
berrv  vinegar,  whiskey  (for  medicinal 
use),  tea,  cofifee,  fish  lines,  and  in  one 
case  a  baseball.  While  all  these  items 
were  gratefully  received  by  the  young- 
soldiers,  it  is  quite  likely  that  they 
would  have  been  just  as  well  off  if  they 
had  confined  themselves  strictly  to  reg- 
ular rations. 

It  was  in  this  camp  that  a  very  pretty 
tribute  of  home  appreciation  came  from 
some  of  the  younger  Worcester  girls 
whi>  called  themselves  "the  Busy 
I'.ees."  In  their  spirit  of  patriotism 
thev  had  called  ujiou  Captain  Rider 
and  asked  him  if  something  in  the 
\\a\-  iif  a  sewing  outfit  woidd  not 
be  good  for  the  men  in  Florida.  To 
his  itractical  mind  the  proposition 
was  admiral)le,  and  he  told  them  to  go 
ahead,  which  they  did.  In  time  there 
was  brought  to  his  Main  Street  store 
a  box  containing  seventy-five  of  these 
useful  comlMiiations,  upon  each  one 
being  the  name  of  a  Light  Infantry 
man,  with  that  of  the  maker.  Called  a 
"Housewife,"  and  filled  with  all  the 
essentials  for  mending  and  sewing  on 
buttons,  the  .gift  was  just  what  every 
man  needed.  ThiC  letter  of  thanks 
from  Captain  .\llen  bears  date  of  May 
31,  and  was  a  great  pleasure  to  the 
vuung  people,  who  heard  it  read  at    a 


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101 


meeting:  held  in  the  hiime  of  Mrs.  A.  C. 
W'ihiams.  In  addition,  many  letters  of 
individual  thanks  were  written  by  the 
men  to  the  particular  ones  who  had 
affixed  their  names  to  the  presents. 

Here,  too,  the  boys  were  reminded  of 
one  of  their  old  comrades,  "Toni" 
Rebboli,  the  confectioner,  who  had 
also  been  their  caterer  in  some  of  their 
Framing-ham  life,  for  he  sent  them  a 
liberal  gift  of  his  sweetest  wares,  and 
thou.srh  the  amount  for  each  one  was 
not  exactly  cloying,  it  served  to  remind 
them  of  home,  and  was  vastly  more 
toothsome  to  some  than  was  the 
tobacco  which  other  friends  sent. 

June  7th,  Captain  Allen  wrote  a  let- 
ter of  thanks  to  Halleck  Bartlett  for  the 
medicine  chest  which  the  latter,  as 
Treasurer  of  the  Worcester  A'olunteer 
Aid  Association,  had  sent.  He  says: 
"It  was  just  what  we  needed,  and  it 
did  us  good  service,  both  in  our  Coin- 
panv,  where  we  distributed  its  con- 
tents, and  in  the  regfimental  hospitals." 
All  these  examples  of  giving  serve  to 
illustrate  the  home  love  which  followed 
the  men  wherever  they  went. 

The  distance  from  the  camp  to  the 
neighboring  town  is  short,  and  when 
reached  the  men  have  free  access  to  the 
tent  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  where  ample 
provision  was  made  for  letter  writing, 
and  there  was  little  time  when  some 
boy  was  not  seen  here  writing  a  letter 
to  the  loved  ones  at  home.  Nor  was 
the  camp  lacking  in  nearer  attractions, 
for  not  more  than  three  hundred 
yards  away  was  the  farm-house  of  a 
native,  where  could  be  bought  a  wide 
range  of  food  that  ordinary  army  regi- 
ments did  not  afiford.  "It  is  presided 
over  by  two  very  pleasant  and  attrac- 
tive looking  young  women,  and  a  num- 
ber of  the  boys  can  be  found  there  dur- 
ing the  day  and  evening."  Tables  are 
placed  upon  the  piazza  and,  with  abun- 
dance of  stationery,  the  boys  find  this  a 
fine  place  for  letter  writing.  Checker- 
boards are  also  furnished  for  those 
who  like  the  game,  and  with  the  best 
of  manners  the  people  do  a  big  busi- 
ness. 

The  6th  of  June  is  the  ninety-fifth 
anniversary  of  the  Company,  and  for 
years   the   event    had    been    celebrated 


with  a  deal  of  ceremony:  indeed,  it  was 
the  great  day  of  the  entire  \ear.  Ac- 
cordingly, though  remote  from  Wor- 
cester, action  was  taken  towards  mak- 
ing the  event  memorable  in  Florida, 
and  fifty  dollars  had  been  subscribed 
for  a  spread  and  good  time.  But  this 
was  a  case  of  certain  men's  proposing 
and  those  in  higher  position  disposing 
in  a  counter  direction.  The  hour  of 
fun  had  been  set  at  7  o'clock  p.m., 
w'hen,  at  6.30,  the  officers  were  sum- 
moned to  headquarters  to  be  informed 
that  everything  must  be  ready  for  the 
wagons  at  9.30,  and  all  festivities  were 
off  at  once,  though  as  the  seciuel 
showed,  there  was  ample  time  for  a 
whole  night's  celebration,  since  it  was 
not  till  late  the  next  day  that  a  move 
was  made.  "If  we  only  knew"  is  so 
often  the  refrain  in  after  reflections. 
As  the  men  had  recently  been  paid, 
there  was  an  abundance  of  money  on 
hand,  and  an  obsei-vance  of  such  an 
anniversary  on  F"lorida  soil  would  have 
been  a  delightful  memory.  As  it  was, 
the  time  came  and  went  just  the  same, 
though  not  exactly  as  had  been 
planned. 

Everything  was  ready  at  the  assigned 
time,  but  the  moans  of  depart- 
ure (lid  not  show  u])  till  long  after- 
wards. All  had  the  pleasure  of  sleep- 
ing with  only  the  arched  sky  for  a 
covering,  awaiting  the  orders  which 
did  not  come,  for  it  was  not  till  6.50 
p.m.  on  the  7th  that  the  train  w^as 
iioarded  for  Tampa,  which  was  reached 
at  10  o'clock.  The  Company  biv- 
ouacked on  the  depot  platform,  ex- 
pecting to  take  the  transport  the  fol- 
lowfine  day.  The  Orizaba  had  been 
assigned  to  the  "Second,"  but  owing 
to  some  confusion  that  vessel  was 
taken  by  certain  Regulars,  and  on  the 
8th  of  June  Company  C  found  such  ac- 
connnodations  as  it  could  upon  the 
CoucIkt. 

In  the  light  of  subsequent  events, 
the  apprehensions  of  the  national 
government,  and  of  its  representa- 
tives upon  land  and  sea,  as  to  the 
intentions  of  the  Spaniards  seem 
almost  ludicrous.  Never  for  an  in- 
stant, even,  showing  the  aggressive, 
when  thev  did  leave  the  harbor  of  San- 


102 


WdUCRSTER     IX     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


tiag-o,  it  was  mih    to  run  away  as  hcst  many     lransi)orts    wliicli    were     evident 

theV      could.      Then      to      think      that  in  the    waters    near.     Owing  to  some  of 

we'    should,      i<jv      a      moment,      have  the  vicissitudes  sure  to    happen    in  war 

entertained      the      thought       that      the  times,  the  Second,  or  a  part  of  it,  had 

Dons   were     tr\  ing   to    'cuter     the    (.'.ulf  to    take    up   with    such     (|uarters     as    it 

of      Mexico       witii       the      pnri)ose      of  could   find   on   the   L'oncho.     This   same 

wiping  oiu  onr  contingent  there,  seems  vessel    wi  add    not     have     been     selected 


absurd,  yet   just   such   fears  and  alarms  a-   an    excursion   steatner    if    found    in 

disturbed     the     embarkation     and     hin-  llostou  Harbor,  but  it  was  one  of  those 

dered      the  .   dei)arture      not      a     little.  ch.  .sen  to  carry  representatives  of  Uncle 

However,    the     Infantrx    and    its    fellow  .Sam     to     their     destination.       Already 

companies    were     at    the    landing     and  on  board  were  two    regiments    of    U.S. 

anxious  to  -o  ab.>ard  some  one    of    the  Infantry,    one     of     them     colored,    and 


Lrc.lIT     INFANTRY,     COMl'.WV     C. 


103 


with  tlic  .Massichusctts  additidii,  space- 
was  at  a  premium.  In  tlic  mimhcrs  of 
these  floatiiii;'  caravansaries,  the  Con- 
cho ranked  as  fourteen,  l^ut  nothing 
could  make  her  lovely  nor  ]ileasant. 
The  tentage  and  ten  days'  rations,  this 
day  issued,  had  to  be  loadeil — lots  of 
work  for  those  who  did  it,  and  at 
about  three  in  the  afternoon,  she 
steamed  away  to  her  anchorage,  with 
the  expectation  that  during  the  night 
the  start  for  Cuba  would  be  made. 
Colonel  Aliller  of  the  First  Infantry, 
commanding  the  brigade,  issued  an 
order  read  before  the  officers  of  the 
.battalion,  to  the  effect  that  if  there 
should  be  an  attack  or  any  disturbance, 
one  officer  should  at  once  go  to  the 
hold  and  stay  with  his  men  till  the 
trouble  was  over.  At  m'idnight  came 
the  tramp  of  hurried  feet  on  tlic  deck, 
above  the  quarters  of  Lieutenant  King, 
who  immediately  arose,  dressed  and 
repaired  to  the  cabin,  where  he  learned 
that  Spanish  gunboats  had  been  re- 
ported five  miles  out,  and  that  the  men 
had  all  been  ordered  below.  If  these 
poor  fellows  had  only  known  how 
nnich  the  Spaniards  dreaded  coming 
near  the  Yankees,  they  might  have  con- 
tinued their  deck  repose.  As  it  was, 
they  were  pent  up  in  the  stifling 
regions  below  the  water's  edge,  suffer- 
ing from  the  terrible  crowding  and 
heat  almost  to  th?  point  of  suffocation. 
Obedient  to  Colonel  Miller's  orders. 
Lieutenant  King  went  below  and  re- 
mained with  his  almost  frenzied  men, 
to  whose  fancies  came  visions  of  catas- 
trophe, witli  no  chance  whatever  to 
help  themselves.  They  did  not  wish  to 
die  like  rats  in  the  pit.  After  almost 
two  hours  of  this  tribulation,  orders 
were  received  to  bring  the  men  on  deck, 
where  they  found  that  the  vessel  was 
making  her  way  back  to  the  slip,  all  on 
account  of  possible  Spaniards,  ^^'or- 
cester  bovs  climbed  the  rigging  and  en- 
joyed the  siehts  afforded  by  the  flash- 
lights which  illumined  the  busy  scene. 
For  several  davs  there  was  nothing  for 
the  men  to  do  but  divert  themselves  as 
Ijest  the\-  could.  Swimming  was  a 
favorite  sjjnrt  when  near  the  shore,  but 
at  the    anchiirage  tn  which   the    Concho 


again  mnved  on  the  nth,  the  presence 
I  if  sharks  m;ule  tlie  boys  sick  of  the 
water.  .Much  t(_)  the  relief  of  all,  on  the 
1 2th  the  l\nickerbt)cker  drew  along- 
side, and  the  3d  Hattalion  was 
transferred  to  her  more  roomy  if  not 
more  cleanly  spaces.  She  is  a  smaller 
craft,  but  as  yet  is  not  crowded,  though 
(in  the  l^lh  she  niox'ed  up  to  the 
(  'rizaha  ami  received  the  1st  Battalion 
of  the  Second,  thus  having  the  entire 
regiment  excepting  the  second  section, 
which  was  on  the  Seneca.  The  new 
floating  quarters  is  Xuml)er  13,  and 
Private  Fred  Dean,  from  his  known 
deftness  with  the  brush,  is  directed  to 
paint  this  talismanic  combination  upon 
the  smokestack,  while  the  men  have 
nothing  else  to  do  but  cogitate  on  the 
thirteens  which  ma\'  be  made  out  of 
the  vessel  and  her  histurw  There  are 
thirteen  letters  in  the  word  Knicker- 
bocker :  the  captain  has  commanded 
her  thirteen  years:  she  is  about  start- 
ing on  her  thirteenth  trip  to  Cuba :  the 
1st  Ilattalion  was  taken  aboard  on  the 
13th;  there  are  thirteen  letters  in  the 
ca])tain's  name :  there  arc  the  same 
munber  of  letters  in  the  name  of  the 
'State  whence  the  men  have  come ; 
thirteen  steps  are  necessary  to  reach 
the  bunks  below,  and  these  ingenious  if 
not  idle  fellows  had  many  other  coin- 
cidences which  tended  to  make  the 
probability  of  the  shij/s  reaching  Cuba 
extremely  unlikely. 

.\t  nightfall,  the  transport  tlrew  in  to 
the  dock  and  proceeded  to  take  on 
rations  and  water  for  the  Cuban  trip, 
and  the  next  morning  started  out  again  ; 
this  time  it  really  looking  as  if  the  de- 
parture were  at  hand.  Some  of  the 
boys  in  the  getting  away  were  left,  and 
few  people  know  how  a  soldier  feels 
under  such  circumstances,  for  there  is 
alwavs  the  imi)utation  of  having  tried 
to  be  left,  in  othci-  words  just  the 
possihilit)  (if  desertion,  the  crowning 
disgrace  in  a  military  career.  Thus 
when  the  trans]iort  was  likely  to  leave, 
those  on  board,  in  their  anxiety  to  get 
their  friends  there  also,  climbed  into 
the  rigging  and  signaled  and  shouted 
tiiemselves  hoarse,  but  in  spite  of  all 
of  their  efforts  C|uite  a  number  were  left 


104 


WORCESTER     IX     THE     SPANISH      WAR 


a)Kl  later  were  brought  i>ut  Ijv  a  smaller 
craft,  the  Marg-aret.  Next  tu  reaching 
home,  the  boys  were  pleased  at  g^etting 
where  they  belonged.  As  it  was,  the 
antics  of  the  lads  in  their  efiforts  to 
"get  there"  were  ec|ual  to  circus  per- 
formances, for  after  the  gang-planks 
had  been  taken  in.  some  of  the  vigor- 
ous fellows  swung-  themselves  aboard 
by  means  of  ropes. 

At  the  last  moments  when  the 
"Knick."  was  moving  out  of  her  slip, 
one  of  the  young  men  came  running 
down   the   dock   with   his    arms     full    of 


bath,  even  though  he  finally  let  go 
everything  to  get  a  two-handed  grasp 
of  the  rope.  He  had  to  wait  and  to 
come  out  with  the  other  delinquents. 
As  the  regulations  were  not  too  strictly 
enforced,  no  harm  came  to  any  one, 
except  the  inevitable  anxiety  and  some 
rallying  by  their  comrades.  These 
Yankee  boys  were  not  starting  away 
hungry.  They  had  nionev,  the  most  of 
them,  and  the  shore  afifords  food  even 
if  the  rations  of  "prime  roast  beef" 
were  not  all  the  most  fastidious  could 
wish    for.     Then  there  were  boxes  and 


C.\.Mi'  STKEET  SCENE  IX    L.\KEL.\N1) 


bundles,  no  one  of  which  he  was 
willing  to  ilrop  even  for  the  i>ossil)ility 
of  reaching  the  deck.  He  had  canned 
goods  in  one  hand  ami  a  bag  of  lemons 
in  the  other.  "Throw  me  a  rope"  is  his 
crv  as  lie  nears  the  vessel.  One  is 
thrown  and  he  grabs  at  it,  his  foot  slips 
upon  something  and  down  he  .goes, 
bundles  and  all,  not  one  of  which  will 
he  relin(|nish.  .Vnguish  and  anxiety 
.are  pictured.  e(|ually,  on  his  face  as  he 
holds  onto  the  rope  with  one  hand,  the 
other  being  devoted  to  budgets,  and 
he  shouts  to  his  comrades  to  draw  him 
on  board.  Tliey.  however,  were  more 
discreet,  and  declined  to  help  him    to    a 


packages  from  home,  which  the  re- 
cipients generously  divided  with  their 
comrades.  Sleeping  below  decks  was 
not  exactly  comfortable,  and  some  of 
the  voungsters  made  up  their  minds 
that  '  if  the  horrors  of  the  :\Iiddle 
Passage,  in  the  days  of  the  .\frican 
slave  trade,  were  any  worse  than  a 
bunk  in  the  lower  regions  of  (  )ld 
Knick.,  they  were  glad  that  they  were 
not  passengers  for  America  in  those 
same  davs  of  old. 

On  tlie  14th.  at  ii.^ci,  the  Knicker- 
bocker is  in  her  proper  place  in  the 
line  ;  at  ;  p.m.  the  anchor  is  hoisted  for 
o-ood     and     the     movement     for     Cuba 


LiciiT    ixFAXTin'.    c■(.)^lPA^■^■ 


Kir 


begins.  It  is  an  auspicious  event  in 
American  historv,  but  to  these  men. 
replete  wnth  animal  spirits,  there  is 
little  thought  of  the  significance  of  this 
vast  arrav  of  floating  strength,  on  its 
way  to  wipe  out  the  crowning  anachro- 
nism of  the  century,  viz.,  the  survival 
of  mediaeval  Spanisli  rule  in  this  en- 
lightened western  world.  In  three 
lines  the  majestic  column  of  vessels 
moves  towards  the  outlet  of  the  Gulf. 
Our  Massachusetts  men  are  in  the 
middle  line,  number  six  in  the  list.  So 
near  her  neighbors  is  the  Knicker- 
bocker that  the  closest  watch  is  neces- 
sary lest  collisions  follow,  and  even 
then  they  are  not  always  escaped. 

As  the  trip  progresses,  the  beautiful 
tint  of  blue  of  the  water  is  noted, 
though  some  of  the  men  in  their  sea- 
sickness are  oblivious  to  the  attractions 
of  their  surroundings,  and  lucky  the 
man  or  boy  whose  stomach  is  proof 
against  the  attacks  of  Xeptune.  There 
is  a  whole  week  to  be  beguiled  in  some 
way  before  Cuba  is  reached,  and  in- 
genuitv  will  be  taxed  to  find  diversiions 
for  all  this  number  of  irrepressible 
humanity.  Out  of  sight  of  land,  there 
was  not  a  deal  of  variety,  and  some  of 
the  diaries  kept  afforded  no  more  inci- 
dent than  that  of  the  ocean  traveler  of 
whom  Alark  Twain  records  that  his 
daily  entries  finally  dwindled  to  "Got 
up,  ate,  went  to  bed,"  though  that 
occasion  was  duly  chronicled  when 
certain  of  the  ship's  crew  attacked  a 
venal,  grasping  porter  and  compelled 
him  to  disgorge  four  dollars  which  he 
had  unjustly  taken  from  the  men,  and 
not  only  gave  it  back  to  the  soldiers, 
but  also  gave  out  the  stock  of  the 
usurer,  and  then,  knocking  the  fellow 
down,  "stepped  on  him."  Some  super- 
stitious voyager  threw  overboard  the 
black  cat  which  had  started  with  the 
Company,  declining  to  think  such  a 
feline  in  the  class  of  mascots.  The 
boys  while  away  the  monotonous  hours 
asking  themselves  questions  like  these : 
"What  does  the  doctor  give  for  a 
broken  leg?"      Ans.  "Salts." 

"What  does  he  give  for  seas'ickness?" 
Ans.     "Salts." 

"What  is  his  remedy  for  a  sore  toe  .'" 
Ans.     "Salts.  ' 


"What  -liall  we  have  f.ir  breakfast?" 
.\ns.      "i'rime  roast  i)eef." 

"What  shall  we  ha\e  for  dinner?" 
.Vnswer,  the  same  as  above;  and  thus 
through  the  meals  of  the  day. 

Fortunately  there  is  no  convention- 
ality and  the  nu-n  dress  very  much  as 
they  like.  A  iiairnf  pantaloons  is  full 
dress,  and  one  lad  declares  that  certain 
ones  wear  only  a  smile.  There  is  little 
reading  aboard:  in  the  start  so  nuich 
time  was  devoted  to  fixing  for  the  body 
that  the  mental  outfit  was  forgotten. 
However,  one  lad  had  an  Outlook,  an 
Independent,  a  Black  Cat  and  a  Mim- 
sey.  Though  his  name  was  ])lainly 
written  on  each  pamphlet  he  found  his 
ship  exercise  in  trying  to  keep  track  of 
his  library.  Personal  appearance  was 
not  improved  in  these  earlier  days  of 
rjtising  a  beard.  Seemingly  the  barber 
had  been  left  behind,  and  the  conse- 
quent stubble  of  from  one  to  two  weeks 
was  something  to  remember. 

All  this  time  the  men  were  likely  to 
have  more  or  less  colloquy  with  the 
captain,  who  apparently  was  much  like 
the  old  Dutchman  whom  Washington 
Irving  used  to  describe.  "Fool  Cap- 
tain" was  a  mild  term  compared  with 
some  of  those  applied  to  tlvis  son  of 
Xeptune.  He  was  seemingly  proud  oi 
his  craft  and  naturally  did  not  relish 
the  flings  and  jibes  which  were  con- 
stantly ringing  in  his  ears.  Yet  after- 
wards the  men  were  delighted  to 
learn  that  when  they  were  well  off 
the  boat  and  he  had  another  party 
aboard,  he  could  not  talk  loud  enougli 
in  praise  of  those  gallant  fellows  from 
Massachusetts.  So  eccentric  was  he. 
some  of  the  luen  even  (piestioned  his 
sanity. 

There  was  abmidant  opportunity  to 
study  the  characteristics  of  other  craft 
than  the  Knickerbocker,  and  at  sight 
of  the  Miami,  some  one  recalled  the 
descri]3tion  of  her  given  by  Lieutenant 
Benchley,  Worcester's  West  Point  boy 
who  went  down  in  battle  at  San  Juan. 
He  said  she  looked  like  a  cross  between 
Xoah's  Ark  and  a  roof-garden.  The 
appositeness  of  the  simile  was  evident 
to  anv  one  seeing  her  towering  so  far 
out  of  the  water.  Glimpses  of  land  are 
had  at  times  as  the  fleet  sails  along  the 


10(j 


WdlUKSTKI-!      IN' 


SPANISH      WAK. 


north  coast  of  the  Island,  and  the  ship- 
men  are  able  to  indicate  the  situation 
of  the  more  important  places  such  as 
Havana.  Alatanzas,  etc. 

.Vt  lo  a.iu.  of  the  20th.  the  fleet  was 
within  siL;ht  nf  the  liarlmr  of  .'^antiag^o 
and  the  i|iiesti<in  of  destination  was 
ai)parentlv  settled.  It  was  a  case,  how- 
ever, of  "so  near  and  yet  so  far,"  for 
tlie  landing-,  so  longed  for,  was  still 
some  liours  awa\'.  The  fleet  was  to 
stand  off  some  miles  from  the  shore, 
to  lie  well  cliised  nj)  and  read)'  to  obey 
orders  readily.  (  )n  the  .21  st.  the  fleet 
again  pulled  in  nearer  the  landing,  but 
no  command  of  debarkation  was  heard, 
and  at  night  annther  jnitting  out  to  sea 
was  had;  s<i  far.  indeeil.  diil  the\- go  that 
in  the  morning,  that  of  the  2Jnd.  for 
aught  the  soldier>  knew,  they  were  lost. 
However,  the  captain  had  his  ship  so 
well  in  hanil  that  he  soon  came  up  with 
other  memliers  of  his  flotilla,  lie  ex- 
plained the  situation  saying"  that  the 
fleet  was  lost.  the\-  were  all  right.  They 
got  back  just  in  time  to  see  the  bom- 
bardment of  Dai(|uiri.  where  the  laml- 
ing  on  Cuban  soil  was  to  be  made.  .Vt 
1.30  p.m.  General  Shafter's  boat  ran 
alongside  and,  through  a  megaphone, 
he  asked  for  Colonel  Clark,  wanting  to 
know  where  he  had  been,  saying  that 
this  load  was  to  have  been  the  very  first 
to  land,  and  directing  us  to  p\dl  in  to 
aboiu  a  (|uarter  of  a  nnle  from  \hc  shore 
and  (lel)ark  at  (mcc. 

The  cajitain  (l;n-ed  not  go  much 
nearer  tlum  one  mile,  and  at  J. 30  the 
first  boatdoad  Kit.  .-ind  llie  departures 
followed  so  that  at  3.15  the  1st  I'.attal- 
ion  was  all  off.  it  was  not  till  7  a.m.  of 
tile  23rd  tli.ii  ihe  unloading  of  the  i  st 
liatta'lion  began,  the  T.ight  Infantry 
going-  first.  .Sergeant  Wenlworth  was 
ordered  to  bring  oft'  a  box  of  hardtack 
and  a  case  of  canned  beef,  a  wise  pro- 
vision, for  the  m.nrch  to  join  the  re- 
mainder of  the  regiment  at  once  pre- 
vented proi)er  attention  to  commissary 
matters.  It  was  10  o"clock  in  the  fore- 
noon that  the  men  were  .-ill  ashore  and 
began  sizing  nu  ihe  land  about  which 
they  had  heard  so  nuich  and  to  take  a 
glance  at  the  pi'ople  in  who>e  behalf 
thev  had  left  their  own  homes,  and 
the    universal    opinion    wa^     that     if     the 


specimens  before  them  were  fair  sam- 
ples, then  the  Cubans  were  no  great 
shakes  after  all.  Note  the  description 
■'made  by  our  artist  on  the  spot"  :  They 
are  nu)stlv  short  of  stature,  wear  little 
clothing,  but  each  one  has  a  gun  or 
machete,  or  both.  (  )ne  fellow  not  over 
fifteen  years  of  age.  with  face  of  eljon 
blackness,  clothed  in  trousers  one  leg 
of  which  is  entirelv  gone  and  the  other 
parth'.  wearing  no  covering  on  the 
ujiper  ])art  of  his  liody.  carries  a 
rifle  over  his  shoulder,  has  a  belt  full  of 
ammunition,  and  in  the  other  hand 
carries  a  two-pound  can  of  beef.  The 
grin  upon  his  face  extends  from  ear  to 
ear  and  betokens  contentment  with  all 
the  earth. 

These  voung  men  of  ours,  who  are 
taking  this  Cuban  trip,  are  boys  in  na- 
ture as  well  as  years,  and  it  is  not  at  all 
strange  that  they  lose  little  time  in  sam- 
])ling  the  resources  of  the  locality.  \'ot- 
withstanding  all  of  man's  boasted  men- 
talitv.  he  has  ne\'er  gotten  away  from 
his  stomach,  and  something  good  to 
eat  is  e\-er  a  prominent  subject  in  his 
min<l.      In    this  respect    he  differs    from 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


107 


the  lower  orders  mil}- in  (lc^rce.an<I  the 
hungrier  he  l)econies  the  nearer  he  ap- 
proaches the  creature  from  which, 
through  generations  of  survival,  he  is 
supposed  to  have  sprung.  Here  is  the 
record  of  one  of  the  cnni])any  just  nff 
the  hoat,  and  whose  stomach  is  bigger 
than  all  thoughts  of  Cuba  libir:  "Then 
G.  S.  and  I  started  off  to  see  what  we 
could  find  in  the  way  of  grub.  We  met 
F.  D.  coming  back  with  a  chicken  in  his 
hand,  and  he  said  he  gave  fifty  cents  for 
it.  He  claimed  to  have  bought  it  of  a 
woman  who  could  speak  nothing  but 
Spanish,  and  after  making  all  kinds  of 


in  ile])aning  tried  {<>  destrciy  everything 
that  was  destructible,  but  they  failed 
to  run  off  a  large  (|uanlity  of  wine  stored 
here,  forty  barrels  of  which  fell  into  our 
hancls:  and  thnugh  soon  guarded  and 
held  fur  hns]iilal  purposes,  some  of  tiie 
prying  .\niericans  had  found  it  soon 
enough  to  get  merr}'  over  its  imbibing. 
\\'hat  the  average  soldier  can  not  find, 
when  given  an  opportunity,  is  hardly 
worth  seeking.  The  Cuban  soldiers  were 
not  oljjects  of  soul-felt  affinity  to  the 
newlv  arrived.  Long  years  of  associa- 
tion with  the  Island  and  its  needs  had 
produced  a  carelessness  as  to  personal 


signs  he  took  the  chicken  in  one  hand 
and  a  fifty-cent  ])iece  in  the  other  and 
oft'ered  her  the  choice :  she  took  the 
money.  A  man  who  could  speak  Eng- 
lish told  the  Yankee  that  this  act  of  his 
had  raised  the  price  of  chickens  300  per 
cent,  ^^'e  tried  <|uite  a  number  of 
places  at  which  \\e  ho])ed  to  find  a 
chicken,  but  we  couldn't  make  the 
folks  understand  what  we  wanted.  I 
carried  a  feather  and  George  the  money, 
but  the  people  couldn't   catch  on." 

At  this  point  were  located  the  Spanish- 
American  Iron\\"orks.  including  shops, 
railroad  tracks,  cars,  engines,  etc.  Also, 
here  the}-  had  powder  mills.  I'he  enemy 


a|>pearance  wholly  lun-econcilable  to 
American  wa_\s.  ( )ur  men  were  accus- 
tomed to  pretty  nearly  a  whole  suit  of 
clothes,  wliile  to  the  native,  clothing  or 
raiment  was  not  of  much  consecjuence 
when  compared  with  food,  and  the 
readiness  with  which  raw  bacon  was 
devoured  by  the  Cuban  made  our  men 
stare.  That  Cuban  privates  should 
carr\-  their  officers  across  the  water- 
runs  was  c|uite  an  object  lesson  to  our 
l)oys  reared  in  habits  altogether  demo- 
cratic. 

Statements  of  the  time  of  starting  on 
that  first  day's  march  from  Daiquiri  are 
somewhat  vague,  probably  because  all 


lOS 


WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPANMSII     WAR. 


did  not  advance  at  the  same  moment, 
and  then  some  generalized  on  the  ap- 
parent position  of  the  sun.  If  it  were 
stated  that  it  was  towards  noon  on  the 
23d  that  the  first  march  on  Cuban  soil 
began,  it  w<iuld  be  sufficiently  near  the 
truth.  Roads  in  the  Massachusetts  sense 
do  not  exist  in  that  belated  land,  but 
trails  are  substituted,  and  these  are  nar- 
row, so  much  so  that  it  is  difficult  for 
two  to  walk  abreast.  A  twelve-mile 
tram]3  brings  the  Company  to  its  first 
camping  place  on  a  hillside.  This  trail 
proved  to  be  an  exceedingly  hard  one 
to  the  men,  just  off:'  the  transports,  and 
many  were  quite  overcome  by  the  tem- 
perature and  the  burdens.  Indeed,  Cap- 
tain Allen  found  it  necessary  to  halt  be- 
fore his  Company  did,  and,  by  the  side 
of  a  fine  spring,  secured  the  rest  which 
enabled  him,  the  following  day,  to  come 
up  with  the  others.  Company  C  did  in  it 
start  away  from  the  landing  place  in- 
tact, (|uite  a  number  of  men,  some  nine- 
teen in  all,  having  been  detailed  tore- 
main  with  Lieutenant  King  to  bringup 
all  arrearages,  a  deed  fully  accomplished 
on  the  24th.  It  was  on  this  first  march 
that  the  men  were  introduced  to  the 
nourisliing  possibilities  of  green  co- 
coanut  milk,  and  the  agility  manifested 
in  climljing  a  jjalm  for  its  delicious 
Iruit  was  a  tribute  to  the  young  men's 
gymnastic  training.  At  Sibonev  or 
Juragua,  only  five  miles  away  frunithe 
landing  place  as  the  crow  would  tly, 
but  rei)resenting  twelve  miles  of  wearv 
marching,  the  Second  lay  till  the  24th, 
sonie  of  its  members  getting  their 
first  taste  nl  hosijilal,  incurred  through 
the  extreme  heat.  Let  one  of  the  lads 
speak  for  himself:  "I  felt  dizzy,  and 
was  carried  n\'er  to  the  hospital  on  a 
stretcher,  'Vhv  linspital.  by  the  way,  is 
a  blockhnuse  liuill  by  the  Spaniards.  I 
l;iy  there  all  day  withciut  an\'thing  to 
eat,  and  in  the  e\ening  when  my  regi- 
ment went  cm,  I  was  left  at  the  brigade 
hospital.  Tlu  re  I  saw  some  of  the  fel- 
lows wnnndrd  ill  the  'Rough  Riders'' 
engagement.  When  I  was  lying  in 
my  tent  in  the  morning,  I  could  hear 
tlu-  firing,  seemingly  about  two  miles 
away,  lasting  something  more  than  an 
hour.  The  killed  included  one  of  tlie 
!st  Cavalrv,  two  fmni  the  lotli    t  ojored. 


and  ten  from  the  Rough  Riders,  and 
thirty-five  were  wounded.  The  Span- 
iarfls  were  in  ambush,  and  had  a 
chance  to  kill  all  of  the  Rough  Riders, 
who  were  easy  marks.  The  coming 
11])  of  the  Tenth  saved  the  Rough 
Riders,  whom  our  boys  often  denomi- 
nated 'Wood's  Weary  AValkers."  The 
accommodations  are  not  much.  The 
wounded  men  are  laid  in  a  rude  build- 
ing on  the  floor,  the  very  worst  cases 
being  taken  to  the  hospital  Ijoat.  Don't 
ever  get  into  a  hospital  in  war,  if  vou 
can  help  it:  I  mean  one  that  clues  nc3t 
belong  to  your  own  regiment, and  none 
of  them  are  any  too  good.  They  feed 
you  what  they  please,  and  tell  vou  to 
get  out  before  you  are  able  to  walk. 
This  was  my  experience.  (Due  of  the 
Rough  Riders  was  brought  in  sick,  and 
the  surgeon  told  him  there  was  nothing 
tile  matter  with  him.  This  did  not  suit 
the  men  whc)  had  brought  their  comrade, 
so  they  went  back,  four  miles,  and  told 
their  lieutenant-colonel.  It  didn't  take 
the  latter  a  great  while  to  ])ut  in  an  ap- 
pearance, and  to  give  that  surgeon  a 
most  genteel  dressing  down.  He  fin- 
ished up  by  telling  the  surgeon  that  he 
would  lose  his  job.  The  mighty  saw- 
bones took  off  his  hat  and  begged  a 
thousaiul  ])ardons,  Init  'Teddy'  simply 
s.aid  that  he  didn't  wish  to  have  any- 
thing more  to  do  with  him."  Evidently 
the  future  President's  sharp  tongue  is 
not  altogether!  a  late  creation. 

E\-ery  soldier  in  Cuba  has  a  head  full 
of  crab  memories.  In  number  and  size 
they  by  far  eclipsed  anything  ever  seen 
by  them  before.  C)ne  of  the  men  on 
guard  declared  he  halted  one  of  them, 
thinking  him  a  man  ;  while  another  ve- 
racious soldier  declared  that  one  of  the 
rascals  had  scuttled  off  with  his  pipe. 
When, some  days  later,  this  spot  became 
the  site  of  a  hospital,  ancl  one  of  the 
colored  patients  was  askecl  if  there  was 
anything  that  could  be  done  to  enhance 
his  comfc^rt,  the  poor  fellow,  to  whose 
disordered  fancy  these  monsters  had 
become  exceedingly  repulsive,  replied, 
"N'es,  build  around  me  a  fence  six  feet 
high  and  strong  enough  to  keep  out 
these  terrible  creepers."  As  they  made 
their  way  through  the  brush,  some  de- 
clared  the\    made   as   inucli   noise   as   a 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMl'ANV 


horse.  The  halt  here  attonled  o])|)urtu- 
nitv  for  saU-water  baths,  and  an  oppor- 
tunitv  to  see  the  transports  unloaded. 
Here  it  was  that  the  hatless  messen- 
ger came  up  on  horseback  asking  for 
help, since  the  Rough  Riders  were  hard 


eral.  We  were  immediately  ordered 
mider  arms,  and  remained  so  for  about 
an  hour."  The  Sth  and  the  22d  were 
sent  forward  insteail, but  on  their  arrival 
the  enemy  had  withdrawn.  Fortunately 
for  the    famous   Riders  who  never  rode, 


■T.  Aldrich.  IIexrvJ.C, 

Sergt.  G.  W.  Stebbins. 

WiNFIELD  D.   RhEUTA.-J.  KiUh  Z.4EDER. 

i:\I.ISTEn    MEN    OF     COMl'ANV     C. 


pressed  at  Las  Guasimas.  Lieutenant 
King  writes."!  directed  him  to  General 
Lawton's  headquarters,  and  a  second 
courier,  arriving  a  moment  later,  I  sent 
to  Lieut. -Col.  E.  R.  Shumway,  then 
commanding  the  regiment,  as  Colonel 
Clark   was  then   Acting  Brigadier  Gen- 


tile 1st  and  lotli  Cavalry,  by  another 
route,  had  come  up  just  in  the  nick  of 
time,  and  so  saved  the  venturesome 
soldiers  from  even  worse  troubles. 

At  8  p.m.  on  this  24th  day  of  June, 
the  Company  went  to  the  shore  to  draw- 
rations    for    three    davs,    among   other 


WORCESTER      IN      THE     SI'ANtSlI      WAI;. 


items  gettino^  a  gallon  can  of  presciA-ed 
tomatoes,  involving  a  burden  which  no 
provident  dis])osition  would  warrant  in 
carrying  any  considerable  distance.  As 
a  consec|uence  many  a  can  was  thniwn 
away — a  dead  li  iss  ti  >  llu- m  iMier  and  t(  i 
the  deixirtment  which  funii^hcil  such 
unreasonable  ralii>ns.  The  cani]i  was 
abandoned  at  5.30  p.m.,  and  a  start  was 
made  along  the  route  already  tra\'ersed 
by  Roosevelt's  men,  Com]jan\-  C  being 
the  rear  guard.  Two  hours'  marching- 
through  characteristic  Cuban  thickets 
brought  the  men  to  where  they  could 
see  tlie  results  of  this  first  day's  enccum- 
ter,  for  here  the  colored  troops  were 
burying  their  fallen  comrades.  The 
Inirial  service,  read  by  the  chaplain,  a 
dirge  by  the  luuul,  three  volleys  o\-er  the 
new-made  graves  and  then  '"taps,"  told 
to  all  hearersthebriefstory  of  mortality. 
Then  through  the  darkness  the  mile- 
long  column  stumbled  along  o\er  roads 
indescribable  in  their  roughness,  some- 
times in  the  beds  of  streams  now  dry  ; 
everywhere  through  vegetation  so 
dense  that  it  had  afforded  perfect  hid- 
ing places  to  an  enterprising  eneni}-, 
which,  fortunately  for  these  l)o\s,  did 
not  exist  in  their  immediate  \icinily. 
and  camp  at  last  was  pitched  b_\'  the 
side  of  the  Rough  Riders,  whose  dead 
were  lying  under  a  tree  near  b_w 

Lieutenant  King  >a\'s  this  of  the  scene 
of  the  fight  :  "Satmday.lhe  J5lh.  1  arose 
earlw  and  with  several  officers  went 
over  the  grounds;  a  better  place  for  a 
small  bo<l\  i]f  troops  to  stand  oiT  an 
arni\  w.is  nr\er  seen.  The  two  trails 
o\i-r  which  the  two  columns  had  ap- 
proached meet  hri-e  at  almost  right  an- 
gles, and  both  rimning  u|)  hill.  1  think 
500  U.  .'^.  sol(lirr>  coidd  ha\e  held  the 
])osition  against  ;in  army."  The  stoj)  at 
this  point  was  short,  though  in  the  time 
the  Light  lnf;inlry  hail  so  generously 
given  of  their  own  r;ilii  ins  to  the  poi  )rly- 
pro\idcd-lor  Rough  Uidei's  th,-it  in  sub- 
sec|uent  hours  soini.'  of  the  Worcester 
hoys  went  hungry.  At  0.43  the  ;id\ance 
again  began,  and  coniiuueil  lor,  pos- 
sibly, two  miles,  till  ;it  .^e\illa,  on  a 
fine  grassy  tract,  the  weary  soldiers 
were  ])ermilted  to  ])itch  lluir  lents. 

W  bile  in   this  camp  two  batteries  of 
artiller\-    came    up    and    two    dynamite 


guns,  and  ;in  officer,  in  whom  the  hunt- 
ing disposition  was  developed, remarks, 
on  his  hearing  the  whistling  of  a  (luail, 
making  him  almost  homesick  in  the 
memories  the  sound  aroused.  Later  he 
says  he  saw  large  numbers  of  the  bird. 
It  was  in  this  camp  that  orders  were 
issued  against  the  eating  of  green  man- 
goes, it  being  understood  from  the  na- 
tives that  the  fruit  at  this  time  was  ex- 
ceedinglv  harmful.  All  of  these  days 
were  filled  with  vicissitudes  for  an  hon- 
est \oung  Soldier.  (  )ne  day  a  mechanic 
was  called  for,  and  Eddie  S.  of  C  very 
jiroperly  volunteered.  When  he  re- 
turned, after  an  absence  of  several 
hours,  he  was  seen  to  wear  a  very  much 
abused  look,  and  incjuiries  developed 
the  fact  that  the  skilled  workman  could 
not  see  where  his  mechanical  ability 
was  ])articularl}'  drawn  u|)i:in  in  the 
carrving  of  logs,  for  that  was  the  work 
he  had  been  doing  during  his  absence, 
.^uch  breaches  of  confidence  begat 
wariness  in  the  minds  of  these  astute 
\-oungsters,  and  the  same  lad  was  not 
often  caught  a  second  time,  at  any  rate 
not  with  the  same  bait.  Ticket  duty  and 
general  scouting  expeditions  enable 
the  men  to  ]iretty  thoroughly  learn 
their  surroun<lings.  Rain  and  shine 
alternate,  so  far  as  the  weather  is  con- 
cerned, and  s(j  hoi  is  the  sun  that  wet 
garments  are  speedily  dried.  (  )f  the 
\-arietv  in  a  soldier's  life,  here  is  an 
excellent  jiicture  outlined  by  the  chief 
character  in  the  scene:  "I  carry  my 
coffee  and  hardtack  in  the  toe  of  a 
stock'ing  which  is  tied  to  my  licit,  lie- 
cause  of  the  smallness  of  my  ha\'ersack 
ami  the  necessity  of  carrying anmiuni- 
tion,  clothing,  etc.  The  coffee  is  given 
out  in  the  berry, and  when  we  would  use 
it  we  ha\'e  to  grind  it  ourselves, and  this 
we  do  by  beating  it  between  two 
stones.  Now, I  had  a  glass  jar  of  extract 
of  beef  which  I  was  keeping,  in  case  of 
an  emergency,  in  the  toe  of  another 
stocking,  ^"esterda\',  when  1  went  to 
]>ound  luy  coflree.  i  got  hold  of  the 
wrong  stocking  and  pounded  up  my  jar 
of  extract  of  beef.  I  was  a\vfun_\  sorry, 
but  it  turned  out  all  right,  since  we  are 
awfully  short  of  food  just  now;  so  1 
boiled  the  stocking  and  extract,  get- 
ting'therefrom  a  right  down  good  feed." 


1,1  CUT    r\i-AXTi;\-, 


HI 


Rc\-eille.  til  a  snldicr  al\\a\s  rarlv. 
soinulecl  earlier  than  usual  on  theJ/tJi, 
for  it  was  at  4.20  that  the  well-known 
notes  were  heard,  and  soon  after  the 
Company  started,  marching  about  four 
miles  to  reach  a  point  not  more  than 
two  miles  off,  in  a  straight  line.  Here 
camp  was  again  pitched  and  men  from 
C  Company,  with  some  from  D,  were 
put  on  outpost  duty  some  distance  from 
the  regiment.  Towards  the  enemy, 
hospital  buildings  in  Santiago  were  vis- 
ible, and  the  f(  u't  and  block-houses  of 
F,l   Caney    also   ajijjeared.    Indeed,   the 


imhdgeuce  in  the  fruit,  wb.icli  abomids 
ev'er_\ where.  It  is  the  rainy  season  too. 
and  to  be  wet  to  the  skin  is  generally 
the  rule,  .'^mnetimes.  in  the  night,  the 
b(i\  s  reuidxe  their  cluthing.  and  wrap- 
jiing  it  in  their  rubber  blankets  to  keep 
it  dry,  eujny  for  lliemselves  a  long 
shower  batli  of  ilie  falling  rain;  cool 
and  comfortable,  liut  not  just  exactlv 
])resentable. 

The  firing  of  a  gun  du  the  ■  mtpcst  did 
not  necessarily  mean  that  the  enemv 
was  in  a  belligerent  moiid.  but  rather 
that  the  sentr\-  in  his  xiyilance  has  niis- 


EXLlSTIin  ME.\.  to.\ii'.\.\v  c. 


position  was  such  that  a  panoramic 
y\e\\'  was  had  of  a  deal  of  the  Spanish 
line.  Certain  scouting  parties  were  sent 
out,  but  they  failed  to  reveal  any  in- 
dications of  the  enemy.  Possibly  had 
they  gone  farther  the_\-  might  have 
found  the  object  of  their  search.  The 
country  itself  abounds  in  everything 
that  a  tropical  region  can  ]5roduce,  but 
medical    restraint    nrc\-ents     unlimited 


taken  some  crawling  thing  for  a  prowl- 
ing Spaniard,  hence  discharges  his 
weapon,  to  the  discomfiture  of  It's  com- 
rades and  the  indignation  of  the  offi- 
cers. How  the  enemy  felt  no  one  can 
tell.  Late  in  the  afternoon  of  the  28th  a 
sound  was  heard  that  was  exceedingly 
welcome  to  the  hungry  members  of  the 
Company.  It  was  not  exactly  a  dinner 
bell,  though  it  announced  the  arrival  of 


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\V()KCESTEK      IN     THE     SPANTSII      WAk 


food.  It  was  the  small  tinkle  on  the 
neck  of  the  bell  horse,  and  so  indicated 
the  arrival  of  the  pack-train  with  long 
delayed  rations  for  those  famishingf  sol- 
diers. The  rations  of  bacon  and  hard- 
tack which  were  soon  distributed  were 
not  lart^e,  hut  they  were  gratefully  re- 
ceived, and  the  men  in  eating  them 
wondered  if  they  ever  had  been  really 
hungry  in  the  old  days  at  home.  Sugar 
and  coffee,  luxuries  for  the  American 
soldier,  wherever  serving,  also  were  re- 
cei\-ed  in  small  quantities  and  refreshed 
man}'  a  drooping  spirit,  for  no  u'.atter 
how  brave  a  man  may  be  he  never  gets 
away  from  his  stomach  and  its  cravings. 
Probably  the  remark  is  much  older  than 
Gen.  Sherman,  but  he  is  credited  with 
saying  that  an  army  moves  on  its  belly. 
The  location  of  the  camp  is  possibly 
fourteen  miles  from  the  landing, but  dis- 
tances are  multiplied  when  the  difficul- 
ties of  communication  are  considered. 
Hence  the  hard  work  to  keep  the  men 
supplied  with  food.  Ridiculous  sums 
were  offered  for  hardtack,  with  few  sales 
rejiorted,  because  there  was  nothing  to 
sell.  (  )ne  boy  remarks  that  the  grass 
near  his  camping  place  is  two  feet  tall, 
and  he  further  states  that  if  Uncle  Sam 
held  that  territory  the  whole  world 
could  not  prevail  against  it,  so  strong 
are  the  natural  fortifications.  Fine  as 
is  the  location  of  the  camp,  the  men 
have  to  go  a  mile  and  a  half  for  water, 
and  this,  too,  in  a  thirsty  land.  Field- 
glasses  revealed  a  deal  of  activity  on 
the  part  of  the  enemy,  and  he  could  be 
readily  seen  throwing  up  intrench- 
mcnts,  evidently  intending  to  hold  uul 
aslongas  possible.  ^Military  duties  were 
not  of  so  arduous  a  nature  that  the  men 
could  not  study  animated  nature.  From 
the  tarantula  and  chameleon,  upon  tin- 
ground,  to  a  black  parrot  building  his 
nest  in  a  tree, all  were  objects  of  hourly 
study  to  these  Yankee  boys.  The  29th 
of  June  found  the  regiment  still  in 
camp,  with  accustomed  rains,  and  word 
is  ])assed  around  that  on  the  following 
day  an  attack  will  be  made  upon  the 
enemv's  works.  What  would  army  life 
])v  wilhdut  rumors,  and  what  a  re\'ela- 
lion  it  Avciuld  lie  to  tiiid  out  just  Ikjw 
tlu\  nriginate.  X(j  man  r\er  traced  one 
III  its  prime  beginning.  They  were  e\'er 


as  unsubstantial  as  a  dream.  Here,  too, 
the  boys  had  a  fine  opportunity  to 
judge  the  beauty  of  "taps,"  when  the 
dulcet  sound  goes  from  camp  to  camp. 
To  paraphrase  the  remark  of  the  great 
Jonathan  Edwards  concerning  the 
strawberry,  "Probablv  man  could  have 
made  a  lovelier  combination  of  harmo- 
nious sounds  than  those  which  make 
up  taps,  but  probably  man  never  did." 

The  last  day  of  June  brought  orders 
to  prepare  rations,  and  to  be  ready  to 
move  at  a  minute's  warning.  It  was 
after  four  o'clock  when  the  Company 
started  from  its  camp,  and  joining  the 
regiment,  drew  two  days'  rations  and  a 
large  quantity  of  ainmunition,  and  after 
a  wait  of  considerable  duration,  at 
about  six  p.m.  another  start  was  made. 
It  Avas  not  a  stroll  for  pleasure,  for  the 
Spaniard  had  forgotten  to  build  con- 
venient bridges,  hence  these  boys,  so 
far  from  home,  had  to  wade  in  water 
up  to  their  knees,  and  climb  muddy, 
slippery  banks.  In  the  darkness,  and 
the  silence  which  they  were  ordered  to 
maintain,  the  situation  was  somewhat 
gruesome.  The  prevailing  thought  in 
these  men's  minds  was,  "When  and 
where   is  all   this  business  to  end?" 

It  was  a  welcome  sound  when  there 


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113 


came  the  order  to  lialt.  to  unroll 
blankets,  and  to  camp  beside  the  trail. 
P'rom  the  position  of  the  lig-hts  in  front, 
the  Spaniards  were  nearer  than  when  the 
march  began.  Even  here,  when  so  tired 
from  the  hard  marching,  a  careless  or 
over-vigilant  guard  discharges  his  gun, 
thus  murdering  the  sleep  of  weary 
soldiers.  It  is  3.30  a.m.  on  the  ist  of 
July  that  the  men  are  roused,  directed 
to  roll  their  blankets,  eat  their  break- 
fasts and  await  orders. 

In  his  "Fight  for  Santiago"  Stephen 
Bonsai  has  this  passage  concerning  that 
night  march  of  the  Second  Regiment : 

"We  rode  along  the  trail  to  the  right 


It  was  5.30  hefurc  "fall  in"  was  heard, 
and  }et  the  wait  continued.  Dame  Ru- 
mor circulating  the  report  that  a  mes- 
senger had  been  sent  to  demand  the  sur- 
render of  El  Caney.  Over  at  the  right 
was  Capron's  Battery,  and  its  Captain 
was  only  too  anxious  to  get  the  com- 
mand to  fire,  for  his  son,  Capt.  A.  K. 
Capron.  was  among  the  slain  in  the 
Rough  Riders'  fight  at  Las  (iua.simas.  It 
is  fully  six  o  clock  when  he  receives  the 
welcome  order  and  tlie  bombardment 
begins,  but  the  distance  is  too  great  to 
be  effective.  Let  one  who  was  there 
tell  the  story  of  his  conii)an\-  in  his  ciwn 
Iani'ua"'e  : 


i;i:m  I'.m  i;i:k> 


before  the  sun  rose,  while  the  forest  was 
as  still  as  death  and  the  great  dewdrops 
clustered  upon  the  plantain  leaves  like 
pearls.  The  mists  of  the  morning  still 
hung  over  the  valley  of  Caney  as  we 
rode  out  upon  the  little  plateau  over- 
looking it.  Slowly,  stealthily,  a  column 
of  volunteers  was  disappeai^ing  down 
into  the  valley  below,  where  it  was  still 
night.  It  was  a  strange  and  surprising 
thing  to  hear  the  'burr'  of  the  Connecti- 
cut valley  men  in  tropical  surroundings 
such  as  these.  They  were  the  Second 
Massachusetts  \'olunteers  going  to  the 
front." 


"At  seven  we  moved,  and  then  I 
learned  that  the  first  two  battalions, 
with  the  exception  of  I  Company,  had 
gone  ahead  while  we  had  been  held 
back  by  General  Lawton's  order,  since 
the  firing  of  the  artillery  was  directly 
across  the  road  that  we  would  have  to 
take.  For  some  time  after  the  firing 
began,  there  was  no  answer  from  the 
enemy,  but  shortly  before  we  moved  we 
heard  the  guns  of  their  infantry,  so  that 
we  knew  our  own  boys  were  already  at 
work.  By  'our  boys'  I  mean  the  Eighth 
and  the  Twenty-second,  which  had  pre- 
ceded our  regiment,  or  in  military  par- 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


lance  WLTL'  on  the  right.  Finally  we 
moved  forward  and  turned  down  a 
rough  trail  under  the  line  of  artillery 
firing  and  int<T  a  ^•alle^•  and  across  an 
abandoned  plantatiiMi.  We  pressed  for- 
ward and  struck  the  Santiago  road  soon 
after,  turned  to  the  right  and  went  in  the 
direction  of  the  firing. 

"As  we  drew  nearer  bullets  began  to 
slash  through  the  grass  and  cut  the 
brush    about    us.       There    was    an    open 


and  again  they  would  come  swishing 
through  the  grass  or  hit  a  tree  near  by 
with  a  dull  thud.  Todd,  who  lay  next 
to  me,  had  a  l:)ullet  pass  through  his 
canteen,  rendering  it  useless.  [I'idc 
Todd's  statement  later,  page  ii8.) 

'T  wondered  why  more  were  not  hit, 
and  1  thought  of  the  terrible  ravages  a 
bullet  would  make  if  it  should  hit  a  man 
when  lying  down.  If  it  strtick  his  left 
shoulder,  it  would  go  through  the  entire 


CoKi'.  J.  w.  H 


field  at  the  right,  and  Major  h'airbanks 
marched  us  in  and  ordered  us  to  remove 
our  rolls  and  lie  cluwn.  After  having 
attempted  [<>  re]"in  nur  arrival,  in  the 
absence  ni  (jrder^.  lie  (k-plmed  us  ;Lnd 
started  to  advance.  At  this  stage  three 
men  in  nnr  section  were  wounded,  bin 
not  dangercnisly,  though  one  of  them 
moaned  pitifully.  .\s  I  lay  with  m_\' 
head  to  the  front  1  could  hear  the  hum 
of  the  bullets  ])assing  over  me.  and  now 


bocly.  1  wished  I  might  stand  up,  for 
then  a  bullet  could  only  go  through  a 
short  svicice,  but  of  course  a  man  lying 
down  |)resents  a  much  less  conspicuous 
mark  than  one  standing  upright.  At 
the  command  'forward' every  man  went 
grandly  and  proudly,  though  every  one 
felt  that  lie  might  lie  going  to  his  death. 
The  wmmded  and  the  dead  were  carried 
by  constantly  and  we  were  seeing  war 
in   all   its   horrors.      The   infantrv   firine' 


LIGHT      IXF.WTRY,      (  ( ).M  I'AN'i-      C. 


115 


was  incessant,  and  sDumlcil  like  the 
popping  of  corn  over  hot  coals,  only  the 
whistle  and  kiss  of  the  bullets  and  the 
frequent  bursting  of  the  co]iper  jackets 
on  the  bullets,  used  by  sonie  of  the 
Spaniards,  added  another  sound  tn  the 
popping. 

■'After  aiKancing  se\oi'al  hiunlred 
yards  the  battalion  was  halted,  ami  an 
hour  later  we  were  assembled  in  a  shel- 
tered position  l)y  the  Colonel,  with 
whom  we  had  managed  to  connect. 
After  a  considerable  pause  here  we  were 
again  deployed  and  moved  to  the  right, 
down  a  trail  to  the  front  to  support  a 
battery  which  was  brought  up  from  the 
rear  so  it  might  be  more  effective.  Some 
of  the  regiment  were  slightly  protected 
by  a  dirt  bank,  but  our  Company  lay  out 
in  the  open,  near  a  path  over  which  the 
wounded  were  carr'ied  on  their  way  to 
the  rear,  a  situation  of  which  the  Span- 
ish sharpshooters  were  soon  aware. 
When  we  were  obliged  to  send  for 
water  it  was  at  a  great  risk,  but  the  men 
cheerfully  and  bravely  undertook  it. 

"In  our  rear  a  man  was  seen  in  the 
top  of  a  tree,  but  lie  proved  to  be  a 
Cuban  without  a  gun.  He  was  promptly 
ordered  down,  and  the  next  day  anv  Cu- 
ban, Spaniard,  or  other  race,  found'  up  a 


3 


Rf'A^'^sLgJW.  Ul  ^     /f     A 


Col.  E.  p.  Clark  in  the  Fi 


tree  v.as  shot  at  sight,  for  we  had  no 
desire  to  be  marks  for  sharpshooters. 
We  lay  in  the  broiling  sun  all  da\-,  ad- 
vancing little  by  little  ?il<ist  of  us  had 
eaten  nothing  sine-'  four  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  and  cpiite  a  numijcr  were  over- 
come b\-  the  heat,  the  thermometer  on 
that  Julv  day  mounting  to  130  degrees. 
About  four  o'clock  the  Twelfth  and  the 
Twenty-fifth  made  a  charge  and  drove 
the  Spaniards  out  of  their  trenches. 
During  this  close  encounter  the  bullets 
came  our  way  in  earnest,  and  I  thought 
the  enemy  was  trving  to  make  a  break 
through  our  lines,  but  nothing  came 
of  it. 

"In  about  half  an  hour  the  American 
flag  was  raised  on  the  fort  amid  the 
cheers  of  our  men.  Just  liere  General 
Ludlow  rode  up  and  said.  'Where  in  tlie 

d 1   arc  the  block-houses   they  sav 

they  cannot  take?"  'I  will  knock  them 
all  to  ]iieces.'  Then  he  ordered  up  Ca- 
pron's  Ilattery.  niiw  in  our  rear,  while  we 
moved  out  of  the  way,  letting  the  big 
guns  get  in  their  work,  which  they  did 
much  more  effectually  than  in  the  morn- 
ing. Two  block-houses  in  a  line  w'ere  the 
objectives.  The  first  shot  struck  be- 
tween the  two,  the  .second  struck  the 
further  house,  the  third  liil  the  roof  of 
the  first,  the  fdurtli  and  llie  lifth  com- 
pleted the  demolition  of  the  structures, 
and  the  few  Spaniards  who  were  left 
alive  ran  away. 

"At  five  o'clock  we  were  sent  back  for 
our  rolls  and  haversacks,  and  we  ex- 
pected to  i-anip  for  the  night.  l)ut  no 
such  boon  ;is  a  goml  night's  sleep  was 
'in  store  for  us.  Though  we  had  been 
under  fire  ten  hours,  and  the  night  be- 
fore had  been  sjjent  almost  wholly  in 
marching  or  waiting,  we  w«re  now 
-Lirted  off  on  the  main  road  for  San- 
:iago  to  hel])  the  other  part  of  our  army 
1  hat,  during  the  day,  hatl  been  fighting 
'  >n  the  slojies  of  the  surrounding  hills. 
\t  one  o'clock  a.m.  came  the  welcome 
ommand  to  halt,  and  we  slept  for  two 
1  ours  and  then  were  ofif  again,  moving 
.V  the  left  flank,  or,  in  other  words,  the 
( irder  of  yesterday's  march  was  re- 
\ersed.for  then  ourCompany  was  in  the 
rear :  now  it  led  the  brigade.  We  swung 
ofT  the  main  road,  down  a  narrow  trail 
which,  owing  to  the  dense  undergi-owth. 


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WORCESTER      IN     THE     SrANTSTI      WAR. 


became  so  dark  that  each  man  took 
hold  of  the  jacket  of  the  man  in  front  of 
him  so  that  we  could  more  easily  keep 
together.  We  crossed  a  stream,  went 
u])  a  slippery  bank,  passed  El  Poso, 
taken  the  day  before,  and  on  towards 
the  trenches  which  surrounded  Santi- 
ago, getting  there  early  in  the  fore- 
noon of  the  2d. 

"The  most  of  the  day  we  spent  in  dig- 
ging trenches,  that  we  might  be  able  to 
hold  our  position  on  the  hill,  but  the 
work  was  done  under  great  difficulties, 
since  there  was  a  raking  fire  all  day  and 
our  only  tools  were  mess-pans,  spoons 
and  knives.  Fortunately,  the  breast- 
works proved  too  strong  for  the  enemy, 
who,  at  ten  o'clock  that  night,  made  an 
unsuccessful  effort  to  take  them.     For 


saiuie  tree.  Being  a  generous  fellow  he 
shared  his  store  of  hardtack  with  me. 
Our  talk  drifted  to  the  important  ques- 
tion as  to  whether  we  could  prevent  the 
enemy  retaking  the  hill.  I  told  him  of 
our  hard  time  in  trying  to  dig  trenches 
without  pickaxe  or  shovel,  and  said  I 
should  like  to  get  a  sword  bayonet,  with 
which  I  cou'd  work  much  faster.  He 
said  there  was  one  on  the  other  side  of 
the  tree.  I  started  to  get  it  and  while 
stooping  to  pick  it  up,  a  bullet  went  zip 
close  to  me.  I  thought  at  first  that  it 
had  hit  the  ground  close  to  my  feet,  and 
said,  half  aloud,  "Ratlner  a  close  call,'  but 
thought  nothing  more  of  it  until  I  saw 
the  man  with  whom  I  had  been  talking. 
His  head  was  dronping  and  his  liody 
bent  forward. 


four  days  and  three  nights  we  had  had 
\'er\'  little  sleep  and  very  short  rations, 
the  most  of  the  time  having  been  de- 
voted to  marching,  receiving  the  fire  of 
the  enemy  and  digging.  (  )n  our  way 
up  to  this  position,  after  crossing  the 
first  stream,  I  grew  very  tired,  and  see- 
ing a  large  tree  invitingly  near.  I 
thought  T  would  get  a  little  shade  as 
well  as  a  few  moments'  protection  from 
the  bullets,  which  were  uncMnilortabl} 
numerous. 

"While  sitting  on  the  least  exposeil 
side  of  tlir  tree  ;ind  wishing  for  some- 
thing to  eat,  aldug  came  a  Sixth  I'.  S. 
(/avalrvman,  who  took  refuge  under  the 


"Getting  down  on  my  knees  I  in- 
ipiired  if  anything  was  the  matter  with 
him  and  he  said  Tm  bit,'  and  pointed 
to  his  side.  Right  below  his  ribs  I  dis- 
covered a  hole  which  was  so  small  that 
I  shduld  hanll\-  have  noticed  it  had  it 
not  l>een  for  the  little  l>lack  and  Idue 
siujt  where  the  bullet  had  entered,  but  it 
was  bleeding  internally,  for  there  was 
not  a  trace  of  blood  to  be  seen.  I  asked 
him  what  1  could  do  for  him,  and  he 
called  for  a  drink  of  water.  He  had 
turned  deatlil\-  pale,  bm  complained 
ver\'  little.  T  hailed  some  ]iassers-by, 
and  asked  them  to  help  me.  Six  of  us 
took   him    in   a   blanket   and   started   for 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C, 


ir 


the  Iios[)ital,  aljout  three  hundred  yards 
away.  We  liad  none  perhaps  tifty  yards 
when  one  oi  nur  number  uttered  a  cry 
and  sank  to  the  °;round.  He  had  been 
shot  in  the  ankle.  One  of  our  party  took 
the  second  wounded  man  on  liis  l)ack 
and  started  again  for  the  hospital.  His 
wound  must  have  been  painful,  ior  he 
begged  his  bearer  to  put  him  <lcnvn. 
When  we  reached  the  h()S])ital,  I 
thought  the  cavalryman  was  dead,  ijut  I 
know  nothing  more  of  him.  I  went 
back  to  the  tree  for  my  gun  and  roll. 
As  my  own  gun  had  disappeared  I  took 
that  of  the  dead  trooper." 

It  was  July  1st  that  Captain  Allen  was 


were  met  man\-  army  wagons  loaded 
with  wounded  going  to  the  rear,  the 
regiment  passed  near  "Bloody  Bend," 
so  called,  where  the  road  takes  a  turn 
towards  the  San  Juan  River.  The  liical- 
ity  was  thus  named  from  the  lunuber  of 
deaths  during  the  fight,  when  concealed 
sharpshooters  swept  the  entire  space. 
The  river  itself  is  reached  as  the  batter- 
ies of  tjrimes  and  Capron  come  rolling 
back  from  the  front,  having  been  com- 
pelled to  abandon  their  positions  on  ac- 
count of  the  intensity  of  the  enemy's 
fire.  To  the  onlooking  infantrymen 
the  dash  througli  the  river  by  the  artil- 
lery was  an  inspiring  one,  they  coming 


compelled  to  give  up  and  go  to  the  hos- 
pital. Rheumatism  of  the  sev^erest  char- 
acter had  him  in  its  grasp,  and  there 
was  no  help  for  him  in  the  field.  His 
enforced  departure  from  the  Company 
was  regretted  by  all,  and  by  no  one 
more  than  by  the  ofificer  himself.  As  his 
aJilment  did  not  yield  to  treatment  in 
Cuba,  he  was  obliged  to  return  to  Wor- 
cester, and  not  till  r^Iontauk  was 
reached  c'id  he  see  hij  men  again.  On 
the  march  from  El  Caney  to  the 
trenches  before  Santiago,  after  passing 
El  Poso,  through  a  lane  or  road  in  whicli 


out  \er\-  near  the  s])ot  where,  the  day 
before.  Lieutenant  Benchley,  a  Worces- 
ter boy,  who  was  serving  in  the  Si.xth 
Regulars,  was  instantly  killed.  The  ap- 
proach to  San  Juan  hill  was  none  too 
easy,  the  way  having  to  be  cut  through 
the  intervening  barbed  wire.  Compa- 
nies C  and  H  were  at  once  put  upon 
the  firing  line,  just  under  the  crest  of 
the  hill,  l)ut  they  were  not  kept  there 
long,  being  soon  withdrawn  to  a  less 
exposed  place,  very  likely  on  account 
of  the  archaic  weapons  the  boys  were 
ol)Iiged   to   carrv.      Later  a   move  was 


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made  to  the  right,  where   intrenching; 
was  the  order  of  the  day. 

Reference  ha\Hing-  been  made  to  the 
WGunding"  of  Private  Todd,  the  follow- 
ing letter,  wri^tten  April  13,  1903,  is 
apropos :  "We  had  thrown  ofif  haver- 
sacks, rolls,  etc.,  and  left  the  same  with 
Fred  Dean  and  another  man,  detailed 
to  take  care  of  them,  retaining  only  the 


which  in  some  way  had  gotten  under 
me,  rendered  me  so  uncomfortable  that 
I  raised  myself  on  my  left  arm,  and 
reaching  under  grasped  the  canteen  and 
gave  it  a  toss  over  onto  my  left  hip. 
1  had  hardly  come  back  to  my  original 
position  of  resting  on  my  elbows,  with 
my  gun  grasped  in  anticipation  of  an 
order  to  advance  again,  when  a  bullet 


clothing  we  wore,  together  with  guns, 
ammunition  and  canteens,  .\dvancing 
in  skirmish  line,  we  were  soon  in  the 
zone  where  bullets  were  flying  and  sing- 
ing past,  and  were  ordered  to  lie  down 
and  to  get  under  cover  as  much  as  pos- 
sible. I  was  not  fortunate  enough  to 
get  under  any  cover,  so  had  to  lie  in 
an  open  space,  where  probably  some 
sharpshooter  of  the  enemy  got  his  eye 
on  me.  I  had  been  lying  in  this  place 
but  a  short   time   when     mv     canteen. 


zipped  past  my  left  ear,  and,  striking 
the  canteen,  which  a  moment  before  I 
had  thrown  to  my  left  hip,  passed 
through  it,  and  then  grazed  the  fleshy 
part  of  the  thigh,  just  above  the  bone, 
and  finally  went,  I  know  not  where.  I 
still  have  the  canteen  with  the  hole 
through  it,  and  I  know  from  the  dent,  in 
addition  to  the  jagged  hole,  that  it 
glanced  and  thus  saved  me  from  a 
i)roken  hip.  Not  thinking  I  had  much 
of  a  wound,  though  mv  thigh    was     so 


LTCIIIT      INFANTRY,      COMI'AN^'      C. 


Ill) 


sore  I  could  not  lie  on  it  the  following 
two  n'ights,  I  made  no  mention  of  it,  be- 
ing a  little  bit  afraid  of  being  thought 
childish  over  a  small  matter,  so  the 
l)oys  did  not  really  know  that  the  bullet 
had  more  than  passed  throuigh  my  can- 
teen till  two  days  afterwards,  when,  go- 
ing in  bathing  with  my  tentmate,  Cha- 
pin,  I  showed  him  the  result  of  the  hit. 
He  prevailed  upon  me  to  go  round, 
letting  the  boys  know  how  close  a  call 
I  had  had.  They  made  lots  of  fun  of 
me,  saying  that  I  didn't  know  when  I 
was  shot,  which  was  partly  true,  as  I 
did  not  stop  to  actually  find  out  until 
the  second  day,  for  immediately  after 
the  fight  came  the  march  to  San  Juan 
hill,  the  intrenching,  and  the  night  at- 
tack, and  there  was  not  time  to  ex- 
amine the  condition  of  my  body. 

"Noting  \vhat  the  Magazine  has  had 
concerning  the  number  thirteen  in  the 
annals  of  the  Second,  I  may  say  that  I 
formed  one  of  a  squad  of  thirteen  new 
men  who  passed  examination  for  enlist- 
ment at  the  Armory  and  wound  uj)  with 
having  to  share  tent  No.  13  with  As- 
sistant Bugler  Chapin,  and,  by  the  way, 
I  have  written  this  letter,  unthinkingly, 
on  the  13th." 

The  diary  of  a  Company  C  man 
gives  a  very  good  notion  of  the  prog- 
ress of  events  during  these  July  days  : 

Sunday,  July  3. — Sultry  day ;  sun 
does  not  shine  bright :  continual 
firing  over  our  heads;  heavy  can- 
nonading in  the  west:  tliink  it 
must  be  Sampson ;  orders  to  )Kick 
up  and  be  readv  to  nmve  at 
once:  1:0  firing  now  except  by 
sharpshooters:  R.  and  1..  at  focul,  fired 
upon  by  sharpshooters  in  a  tree :  or- 
dered to  move  at  6  a.m.  Monday. 

Monday,  July  4. — Up  at  4.45 :  break- 
fast and  ready  to  move  at  6;  started  at 
6.45  in  an  easterly  direction  towards  El 
Caney.  the  scene  of  our  first  battle  : 
flag  of  truce  for  twenty-four  hours  :  the 
silence  seems  strange :  reach  end  of 
march  on  top  of  a  hill  east  of  Siintiago : 
1 1 .30.  heavy  firing  in  the  harbor ;  think 
it  is  SaniDSon  trying  to  get  in. 

Tuesday,  July  5. — The  Company 
turned  out  to  defend  our  position  at 
2.30  a.m.,  false  alarm  :  turned  out  again 
at  (>  a.m.,     but     found     that     what     we 


thought  to  l)e  .Spanish  soldiers  coming 
from  the  city  were  Cuban  refugees, 
women  and  children,  evacuating  San- 
tiago: we  wtill  have  a  hot  time  to-day; 
General  I'ando  is  reported  to  have  en- 
tered the  city  with  6000  reinforce- 
ments: find  that  yesterday's  heavy 
firing  was  the  destroying  of  the  Vis- 
caya :  digging  trenches  nearly  all  day. 

Wednesday,  July  6. — Slept  well ;  fine 
day,  no  firing;  expect  a  shell,  however, 
any  minute  ;  the  people  who  came  out 
of  the  city  say  that  they  are  in  a 
wretched  condition,  with  nothing  to 
eat  or  drink ;  four  batteries  planted  on 
tnir  hill ;  have  to  go  a  mile  for  w^ater. 

Thursday,  July  7. — C)fficial  report  of 
the  fight  with  the  fleet  states  all  Span- 
ish boats  destroyed;  1300  prisoners 
taken,  together  wnth  .\dmiral  Ccrvera; 
300  Spaniards  killed,  w"hile  only  one 
America-'  was  killed  and  two  wounded ; 
we  are  within  half  a  mile  of  the  Spanish 
outpost;  can  see  the  enemy  plainly; 
trenches  all  finished,  though  it  has 
been  hard  digging  with  plates,  knives 
and  forks ;  we  are  placing  bags  of  sand 
on  top  of  the  intrenchmcnts ;  truce  pro- 
claimed till  10  a.m.  Saturday. 

Friday,  July  8. — Fine  day ;  get  a  ma- 
chete from  Cuban  ;  found  a  native  who 
could  speak  French ;  R.  and  I.  talked 
quite  a  bit  with  him ;  captured  a  mule 
and  horse:  ("leneral  Miles  arrived  at  8 
a.m.:  guns!!  lonesome  on  guard. 

Saturday,  July  9. — Truce  ends  at 
noon :  fine,  fertile  valley  before  me, 
pineapples,  bananas,  cocoanuts,  etc.. 
lemons  included  ;  truce  resumed. 

Sunday,  July  10. — Taft  and  Gleason 
sick  in  hospital ;  moved  at  4  a.m.  to  the 
northwest  of  Santiago ;  city  plainly 
seen,  bu!l-ri;.g,  etc. ;  they  are  given  till 
4 p.m.  for  unconditional  surrender ;  4.45, 
first  gun  fired  at  Santiago,  and  then  the 
fusilade  began ;  night  put  an  end  to 
firing. 

Monday.  July  11. — Fire  opened 
again,  but  we  get  no  reply :  perhaps 
thev  are  reserving  their  fire  till  a 
charge  is  made:  9  a.m.,  again  ordered 
to  move ;  went  clear  around  the  city  to 
the  west  side,  so  we  have  gone  nearly 
around  the  same :  nothing  but  the  sea 
pre\ents  a  complete  encirclement ;  we 
are  in  a  ver\-   exposed  place,  not  more 


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than  700  yards  from  the  enemy,  and  1 
don't  see  why  we  are  not  fired  upon  ;  in 
camp  at  6  p.m. ;  rains  all  the  time ; 
soaked  through  and  throus'li. 

Tuesday,  July  12. — Still  rainint; ; 
bri.)ke  camp  in  the  midst  of  the  pouring 
rain  ;  e\-er}-hody  discouraged  and 
soaked ;  it  seems  as  if  we  were  march- 
ing right  into  Santiago,  so  near  are  we: 
rain  slacked  at  12  m.,  and  then  we  went 
til  <lig""ing  trenches:   truce   still   nn:   \vc 


Friday,  July  15.  —  Feeling  fine, 
though  there  is  lots  of  sickness. 

Saturday,  July  16. — ^Vord  just  came 
that  h'red  Taft  died  at  hospital  July  14: 
poor  h>ed !  leaving  wife  and  child ; 
rheumatism.  Everything  looks  hopeful 
now :  expect  to  start  home  soon ;  visited 
Spanish  cemetery,  where  artificial 
flowers  abound. 

Sundav,  July  17. — Fine  day;  8.15 
a.m.,    short   memorial    for      poor      Fred 


are  so  near  the  .Spaniards  that  we  can 
hear  them  talking. 

Wednesday  July  13. — More  trenches 
to  be  dug:  Cubans  are  no  good  ;  took  a 
bath,  the  first  for  three  weeks:  12  m.. 
raining  ag'ain :  moved  the  camp  back 
about  75  yards. 

Thursday,  July  14. — Corporal  Hol- 
bronk  promoted  Sergeant :  Private  El- 
dridge  made  Corporal;  in  the  trenches 
at  Ti.^o:  truce  ends  at  12  m. :  2  p.m., 
no  firing  yet  :  4.,^o.  \i<i-d  goes  round 
that  Santiagii  is  surrendered:  12,000 
men  here,  and  S.ooo  east,  gives  practi- 
cal control  of  (,'nlia;  home!   !   ! 


(Taft):  speech  by  Lieutenant  King; 
singing  by  the  Compan\-  and  prayer  by 
Stewart ;  g  to  9.30,  on  the  parapet,  sort 
of  formality  salute:  11.45,  again  on  the 
para])et ;  12  m..  Stars  and  Stripes 
lioisted  over  Santiago;  salute  of  21 
guns;  bands  played;  cheering:  great 
rejoicing:  this  is  now  U.  S.  soil :  rations 
issued,  wdiich  pleased  every  one,  as  we 
ate  a  hungry  dinner;  Dean  and  Crocker 
went  back  and  marked  Taft's  grave. 

}>Ionday,  Julv  iS. — Fine  <lay  ;  ships 
are  coming  into  the  harbor,  hospital 
ship,  etc.:  the  air  is  full  of  Jo-Jo  ru- 
mors. 


I.liniT      INFANTRY.      COMPANY 


\2\ 


Tuesday,  Julv  IQ. — l'~ine  day:  been 
away  all  day  to  Cuban  village  west  of 
Spanish  cemetery  and  down  to  edge  of 
Santiago,  doing  some  trading :  get  a 
belt  and  pouch ;  terribly  hot :  mail  came 
to-day :  much  sickness. 

Wednesday.  July  20. — Terribly  hot; 
evervbod\'  tr\ing  to  visit  the  Cuban 
village  or  the  lines  of  Santiago ;  shall 
be  going  home  soon  if  there  is  no  fever 
in  camp. 

Thursday.  July  21. — .Vnother  fine 
day;  does  not  act  like  rainy  soasdU  :  is- 
sue of  fresh  beef  rations.    Hurrah  ! 

Friday,  July  22. — Fine,  hot  day; 
another  issue  of  beef. 

Saturday,  Jul\-  2t,. — Fine  da}-;  the 
best  breakfast  since  we  have  been  on 
the  Island ;  the  army  wagons  going  by- 
look  fairly  beautiful ;  Lieutenant  King 
in  town. 

Sunday,  July  24. — Engine  running 
on  the  track  for  the  first  time ;  fresh 
meat  for  the  last  three  days ;  will  prol^- 
ably  have  plenty  to  eat  now ;  many  1  if 
the  boys  are  sick. 

Monday,  July  25. — Terrild}-  hot ;  no 
rain  during  the  day,  though  it  fell  in 
the  night;  slept  in  a  wet  bed,  as  usual; 
ordered  to  change  tents  across  the 
ditches ;  35  men  out  of  69  sick ;  the  first 
day  that  I  have  been  sick  Since  leaving 
Worcester. 

Tuesday,  July  26. — Hot  and  sultry; 
ordered  back  on  hill:  order  counter- 
manded. 

Wednesday,  July  2y. — Official  notice  : 
the  Fifth  Corps  will  leave  for  Maine  as 
soon  as  the  Spanish  soldiers  depart ; 
thev  can't  go  anv  too  soon. 

Thursday,  July  28.— Still  have  that 
terrible  feeling ;  ache  all  over. 

This  is  the  last  entry  of  the  narrator 
until  August  10.  Evidently  his  aches 
culminated  in  a  trip  to  the  hos])ital. 
where  so  many  of  his  conu-ades  had 
preceded  him,  and  to  which  sooner  or 
later  every  member  of  the  Infantry  had 
to  pay  tribute.  However,  there  were 
other  diarists,  and  from  another  inter- 
esting journal  these  observations  and 
reflections   are   gleaned  : 

"We  are  told  not  to  eat  mangroves. 
The}-  are  yellow  and  look  like  a  pear, 
with  a  very  large  stone  like  a  peach. 
Thev    have     a     peculiar,   sw-eet     taste. 


After  a  month  the}  sa}-  we  ma}-  eat 
them.  Many  of  the  streams  have  dried 
up  during  the  drv  season,  but  now  it 
rains  two  or  three  limes  a  day  and 
everything  is  wn  ;  the  grass  is  up  to 
one's  waist,  and  wnuld  make  fine  hay,  I 
shoulcl  think.  Wiii-n  it  rains,  it  comes 
down  in  bucketful^,  and  as  w-e  have  to 
go  one  and  a  half  miles  for  water  we 
spread  rubber  blankets  to  catch  it.  The 
birds  here  are  good  singers,  and  there 
are  a  great  many  of  them  :  mocking- 
birds, kingbirds,  l)lackbirds,  catljirds, 
([uails,  doves  and  guinea  hens,  the  lat- 
ter running  wild.  I  took  off  my  clothes 
and  went  out  in  the  rain  yesterday ;  the 
rain  was  cold  and  lasted  (|uite  a  while. 
We  wear  brown  canvas  suits,  and  this 
morning  the  boys  have  been  turning  up 
their  coats  to  make  pockets.  Envel- 
opes are  as  scarce  as  hens' teeth;  also 
paper  and  stamps,  but  we  do  not  need 
stamps,  as  we  can  send  our  letters 
without  them. 

"The  native  villages  are  very  pretty. 
The  houses  are  made  of  bamboo  si)lit 
sticks,  about  two  inches  in  diameter, 
and  have  thatched  roofs  made  of  palm 
branches.  The  fences  are  six  feet  high, 
from  the  same  kind  of  sticks  set  close 
together.  Household  furniture  is  very 
scarce,  with  the  roughest  kind  of  im- 
plements, such  as  a  log  set  on  end,  wnth 
a  hollow  in  it,  and  a  large  wooden  stick 
to  pound  coffee,  etc.  We  find  two 
classes  of  people,  tine  'niggers'  and  the 
Cubans.  All  speak  Spanish,  and  the 
men  are  nearly  all  .soldiers.  Every 
person  carries  around  a  knife  about 
eighteen  inches  long. 

"Inst  in  froi-n  Cossack  guard. 
When  we  have  this  duty,  in- 
stead of  walking  our  ])osts  we  just  sit 
down  under  a  tree  or  behind 
some  object  that  will  hide  us  and  so 
watch  the  mo\'«ments  of  the  enemy.  I 
had  a  fine  post  last  night.  The  moon 
was  full  and  it  was  as  light  as  day.  I 
was  (in  a  mountain  and  could  see  for 
miles  around.  In  the  fields  were  grow- 
ing banana  and  plantain  trees,  and  I 
could  see  fields  of  tall  corn  and  horses 
grazing  around.  Four  of  the  horses 
were  white,  and  when  I  saw  them 
I      thouorht        thev      were      men.      and 


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it  didn't  take  nie  long  to  skip  back  to 
the  corporal  of  the  guard  and  tell  him 
that  I  had  seen  some  men.  He  told  me 
that  he  had  been  watcli'ing  the  horses 
for  some  time. 

"In  cooking  we  use  a  tin  cup.  which 
holds  a  quart,  two  pans  that  shut  up 
together,  one  having  a  handle  which 
folds  over  the  other,  one  spoon,  onie 
knife,  one  fork ;  the  plate  is  6x8.  Last 
night  I  bought  a  knife,  such  as  the 
Cubans  use.  It  is  very  old  and  has  a 
bone  handle,  also  a  leather  shield  or 
case  for  it.  It  will  be  a  souvenir  to  take 
home  from  here.  I  might  take  one  of 
these    Culian    'nigger'    kids    that    run 


is  not  hotter  than  some  of  the  nearer 
Southern  states  in  summer.  Sands 
wants  me  to  run  a  farm  here  with  him 
when  the  war  is  over;  says  there  would 
be  lots  of  money  in  it,  and  I  guess  he  is 
right,  everything  grows  so  rapidly.  It 
is  funny  to  hear  the  boys  talk  about 
home,  what  they  would  eat  were  they 
there,  and  how  soon  they  would  go  to 
work.  One  boy  says,  'I  wish  I  had  a 
piece  of  strawberry  shortcake ;'  the 
most  of  them,  however,  wish  for  oat- 
meal, beefsteak  and  something  sub- 
stantial. Almost  all  of  the  Cubans  go 
liarefooted.  I  don't  see  how  they  can, 
for  the   greater   part   of  the  trees   have 


.Surgeon  G 
Tent  a 


TEs  AND  W.  H.  Butler  at  Dowse's 
He  is  Dying,  His  Tentmate. 
{'oi.rurn.  at  the  i.eft. 


around  here  naked.  It  seems  such  a 
pitv  to  sec  the  fine  houses  in  ruins  all 
over  the  country.  They  are  made  of 
fine  brick,  with  tiled  floors,  most  of 
them  of  one  story;  none  of  them  ex- 
ceed two  stories.  liarl>ed  wire  every- 
where. (  >m'  can  hardly  go  loo  yards 
without  running  up  against  a  fence. 
\\1iiether  tlu'  Spaniards  put  it  up  to 
trouble  us,  or  it  has  been  use<l  by  the 
C'ubans,  1  don't  know,  but  the  United 
States  knew  what  it  was  about  when  it 
furnished  each  company  with  wire  clip- 
pers, and  they  have  not  been  idle. 

"Looking  toward  Santiago,  Kincaid 
cotmted  fifteen  .Spanish  liouses  with 
Red  Cross  thiijs  on  them.    The  weather 


thorns,  and  every  jirick  means  a  sore. 
Lieutenant  Warren  is  on  the  (ieneral's 
staft";  the  Captain  is  absent,  sick,  hence 
Lieutenant  King  is  in  command.  Last 
nigiit  the  mail  came  and  George  Far- 
row received  thirteen  letters.  Yester- 
day the  Cubans  captured  three  cows 
and  five  horses,  and  in  the  afternoon 
they  killed  onie  of  the  cows.  I  went 
over  and  managed  to  tjet  a  piece  of  the 
lights  and  bone,  which  I  stewed  this 
morning,  and  so  we  had  a  good  soup. 

"Getting  H.>0  and  cooking  grub  take 
tile  most  of  the  time.  The  boys  can  eat 
constantlv  if  there  is  anything  to  eat, 
and  if  there  isn't  they  sit  around  and 
wait   for  it  to  come  their  way.     .All  of 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


12:5 


the  rations  conio  by  pack  trains  of 
about  twenty-five  mules.  The  leader 
wears  a  bell  and  there  are  three  drivers 
mounted  on  other  mules  with  whips  to 
keep  them  .croing.  Gus,  the  German 
cook,  has  a  small  mule.  It  belonged  to 
a  Cuban  major,  and  th!is  morning  we 
saw  three  mien  looking  for  him,  so  we 
took  him  oiif  and  hid  him.  They  have 
moved,  hence  I  think  he  is  safe.  I 
took  him  down  with  fifty-four  canteens 
for  water  this  morning." 

Aiient  this  mule,  Lieutenant  King 
says  the  Company  held  on  to  him  till 
the  "Wellington  Coon"  got  his  eyes  on 
him,  and  then  he  disappeared.  "The 
mule,"  he  writes,  "there  was  no  such 
good  luck  in  the  case  of  the  coon." 
There  was  a  general  complaint  at  the 
filthy  condition  of  the  entire  locaWty 
where  either  Cubans  or  Spaniards  had 
encamped.  The  art  of  properly  laying 
out  camps  with  sinks,  etc.,  apparently 
had  never  been  learned  bv  them. 


Capt.  c.  a.  w, 


An\  thing  good  pertaining  tci  a  nieni- 
ber  of  the  Light  Infantry,  ])ast  or  i)res- 
ent,  'is  in  place  in  this  narrative,  and  in 
this  connection  it  is  fitting  to  mention 
Cai)t.  Carl  A.  Wagner  of  the  33d  Mich- 
igan, who  had  served  his  novitiate  in 
the  old  Worcester  company.  He  had 
-enlisted  in  the  Infantry  March  21,  1882. 
then,  as  now,  in  the  2d  Regiment:  was 
promoted  Corporal  Jan.  21,  1884,  and 
was  discharged  March  21,  1885,  by 
reason  of  expiration  of  term  of  service. 
As  a  Light  Infantryman  he  made  a  dil- 
•igent  study  of  rifle  practice,  won  the 
second  prize  in  1883,  and  was  on  the 
company  team  which  went  to  Framing- 
ham  in  '83  and  '84.  On  .going  to  ^lich- 
igan  he  again  entered  the  militia, 
where  his  devotion  to  rifle  practice 
soon  made  him  instructor  and  inspector 
in  that  branch  nearly  all  of  the  inter- 
vening years.  \Mien  the  call  for  vol- 
unteers came  in  .-Vpril.  1898.  he  was 
Second  Lieutenant  of  hiscompany inthe 
city  of  Port  Huron,  and,  with  his  com- 
pany, went  to  the  rendezvous  camp 
April  26.  The  ^lichigan  Division.  Sons 
of  Veterans,  U.  S.  A.,  tendered  their 
services  to  the  extent  of  a  regiment  to 
the  Governor  of  the  State,  but  only  two 
companies  could  be  accepted.  He  was 
commissiioned  May  19  Captain  of  the 
first  of  these  companies  to  be  mustered 
into  service.  It  was  known  as  Com- 
pany L,  33d  ;Mich.  Vol.  Infantry.  The 
regiment  left  the  State  May  28.  and  ar- 
rived at  Camp  Alger.  \'a..  two  days 
later.  The  33d  and  34th  Michigan 
regiments  were  brigaded  with  the  i|th 
Mass.,  under  the  command  of  Briga- 
dier-general Duffield  of  Michigan. 
This  brigade  left  for  Cuba  June  23.  On 
the  first' day  of  July,  while  the  Second 
]\Iass.  Regiment  was  at  El  Caney.  the 
33d  IMichigan  was  ordered  to  Aguado- 
res  to  make  a  demonstration  against 
the  enemy  at  that  point  and  to  engage 
him,  thus  preventing  his  going  to  the 
assistance  of  Santiago.  In  the  engage- 
ment two  men  of  Captain  ^^'ag- 
ner's  company  were  killed  and  three 
wounded 

After  the  surrender  the  Captain  met 
some  of  his  old  Worcester  friends  in 
the  Second,  among    them     Lieutenant- 


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colonel  Shumway,  who  was  Captain  of 
the  City  Guards  in  1882.  His  visit  to 
the  later  "boys"  of  his  old  home  was  a 
pleasure  to  him  as  well  as  to  those 
whom  he  met,  every  one  of  whom  was 
proud  of  the  record  the  erstwhile  Wor- 
cester boy  had  made  along  with  his 
comrades  from  the  Badger  State.  The 
early  trairiing  in  the  Heart  of  the  Com- 
monwealth evidently  had  borne  excel- 
lent fruit. 

Nothing  gives  a  truer  picture  of 
army  life  than  the  letters  wriitten  home 
by  participants.  They  are  frank, 
outspoken  recitals  of  just  what  the 
soldier     sees     and     thinks.       The   fol- 


them  an  intimation  of  what  we  can  do 
when  our  Irish  is  up,  but  they  never  re- 
turned a  shot  which  amounted  to  an}'- 
thing.  Tlien  another  truce  went  on,  and 
is  still  on.  We  are  right  in  the  city,  i.  e., 
about  150  yards  from  their  buildings, 
and  we  are  intrenching  to  beat  the  band. 
\Ve  shall  have  a  great  gang  for  the  high- 
way department  when  we  get  back. 

"This  business  wouldn't  be  so  bad 
were  it  not  for  the  rain.  We  get  soaked 
everv  day,  the  climate  is  pretty  good, 
and  the  scenery  is  pretty  fair,  when  we 
have  a  chance  to  look  at  it.  We  are 
getting  a  bit  more  to  eat  now,  but  we 
could  dispose  of  more ;  to-day,  each  man 


lowing  from  a  Worcester  boy  in  the 
I,ight  Infantry  must  have  given 
his  mother  a  deal  of  comfort,  for 
it  seeks  to  tell  her  only  the  liest 
items  possible.  He  might  have  un- 
folded a  tale  which  wmild  have 
stirred  that  mother's  heart,  l)Ut  e\en  in 
Cuba,  surrounded  by  sickness  and 
danger,  he  sees,  apparently,  only  the 
bright  side.  Our  armies  have  e\er  been 
fidl  of  just  such  boys  : 

"150  Yards  From   Spanish   Tickets, 
Santiago,   July    1,^,    i8y8. 

"Oh,  this  reminds  me  of  hi  )ine,  it's  so 
different! — sitting  in  the  mud,  trying  to 
write,  a  tomato  can  for  a  desk,  and  ants 
crawling  up  and  down  my  back  and  face. 

"Well,  we  have  done  nothing  for  the 
past  ten  days  but  move  around  from 
])lace  to  ])lace,  and  build  earthworks. 
We  had  tln-ee  days'  truce  last  week,  but 
opened  up  on  the  Spanks  from  our 
.stronghold  on  Sunday  afternoon.     Cave 


got  one  small  potato  and  half  of  an 
onion,  the  lirst  fruit  that  we  have  had. 
We  ha\e  had  only  two  mails  since  we 
got  here,  and  old}'  tweKe  miles  from 
where  they  arrive.  What  do  you  thiid< 
of  that?  This  war  is  twenty  years  lie- 
hind  the  times. 

"We  have  liy  far  the  most  pleasant 
camp  ground  of  the  whole  tri]),  except 
in  case  the  shooting  begins,  it  will  be 
prettv  warm.  It  is  the  most  exposed  po- 
sition that  we  have  had.  These  Cubans 
are  a  noor  sort  of  a  race:  don't  amount 
to  much. 

"What  do  \t)u  think  of  luy  stationery? 
PaixM-  is  worth  about  a  dollar  a  sheet 
and  is  awfully  scarce.  Did  my  tailor- 
ing yesterday.  Took  in  the  seat  of  my 
lilue  jeans  about  eight  inches  and  now  I 
can't  stooji.  I  must  have  lost  a  pound 
or  two.  .  .  .  The  band  is  playing 
'The  Star-s])angled  T.anner.'  That's 
our  doxoloo\-.     Kverv     man     uncovers. 


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That's  wliat  inspires  men  In  do  l)ra\e 
deeds." 

"At  Santiago.  July   15,  1898. 
"Dear  Everybody: 

"Hurrah,  hurrah,  liurrah !  Have 
you  heard  the  news?  Santiag-o  and 
20,000  troops  surrendered.  Just  think 
of  it !,  No  more  fighting,  for  a  while 
at  least.  No  doubt  you  arc  as  much 
relieved  as  we  are.  Well,  yesterday 
we  crawled  into  our  trenches,  expect- 
ing; a  long  siege.  We  had  worked  hard 
and  had  made  preparations  for  a  pro- 
longed  encampment,   in   a   hole   in   the 


111"  tiiniatoes.  A  strong  guard  is  posted 
all  around  our  camj),  not  in  fear  of  the 
Spaniards,  but  to  keep  our  enthusiasm 
where  it  can  be  looketl  after.  Can't 
write  any  more,  am  too  happy!  Aren't 
you  h.-ippy.  too?" 

The  formal  surrender  of  Santiago  has 
had  many  descriptions,  but  this  written 
by  one  of  the  Company,  Henry  C. 
(ireene,  who  was  an  orderly  on  Gen- 
eral Ludlow's  staiif,  has  never  been 
in  print,  and  is  jirescnted  as  an  ex- 
pression of  a  private's  notions  of  this 
historic  event : 


,  Humes.  Bejl'ne,  Hale,  Drurv,  Dowse 
AT    LAKELAND. 


ground.  ^^>  sat  there  for  about  four 
hours  watching  the  rainwater  crawl- 
ing up  our  legs,  for  it  rained  all  the 
afternoon,  as  usual.  About  four 
o'clock  the  sun  came  out  and  we 
crawled  out  of  our  pits  and  looked 
around  to  see  why  the  shooting  had 
not  begun.  Just  then  a  mighty  cheer 
rang  out  from  somewhere  up  the  line, 
and  then  we  began  to  have  suspicions. 
Just  then  a  mounted  orderly  bounded 
into  our  line  and  shouted  that  Santiago 
with  20,000  men  had  surrendered.  Just 
imagine  the  scene !  They  wouldn't  let 
us  cheer,  for  some  unaccountable  rea- 
son, probably  for  fear  the  Spanks  would 
get  mad  and  change  their  minds. 

"Everybody    was    crazy    last    night. 
We  celebrated  by  eating  a  whole  can 


"New  America.  Sunday,  Julv   17. 
"Dear  People  : 

"I  ha\-e  just  attended  the  surrender 
of  Santiago.  I  was  one  of  about  150 or 
less  Americans  to  see  the  ccremonv. 
Only  the  generals  and  staff  with  or- 
derlies saw  'wot  was  did.'  I  was  one  of 
the  orderlies  that  went  with  General 
Ludlow.  Down  in  the  valley,  about 
half  way  between  Santiago  and  the 
American  forces,  all  this  happened. 

"The  American  officers  lined  up 
on  one  side,  major-generals  in  the 
front  row,  brigadier-generals  second, 
colonels  next,  etc.,  all  mounted. 
The  orderlies  were  in  the  rear,  but  as 
there  were  but  few  officers,  I  saw 
everything.     Of  course  1   don't  know 


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what  was  said,  Init  thure  was  a  com- 
pany of  Spanish  infantry  lined  up,  and 
they  presented  arms.  Then  Shafter  and 
the  Spanish  commander  seemed  to  talk 
it  over  a  little,  and  there  was  a  gen- 
eral handshaking  among  the  higher 
officers,  and  introductions.  Then  the 
Spanish  infantry  marched  to  the  city, 
the  officers,  Sjjanish  and  American  offi- 
cers, following.    After  them  came  two 


enjoyed  themselves  with  Si)anishwine 
inside  the  building.  While  the  band 
was  playing,  a  woman,  smoking  the 
butt  of  a  black  cigar,  wrung  her  hands 
and  shouted,  'Viva,  viva.'  .  .  .  Ynu 
should  have  seen  the  defenses  around 
the  city.  As  we  came  in  there  was 
barbed  wire  galore  running  in  all  di- 
rections. Back  of  the  wire  were  the 
trenches,    and   in    front   of  some   were 


regiments,  ihe  ()th  and  the  13th  In- 
fantry, with  llu-  band.  W'c  all  went  to 
tlie  city,  getting  in  al)out  11.15,  and  the 
flag  went  up  above  the  Governor's 
palace  when  the  cathedral  clock  struck 
twelve.  .Ml  soldiers  stood  at  'present 
arms,'  and  the  band  played  'The  Star- 
spangled  Uanner.'  and  'The  Stars  and 
Stripes  Forever,'  by  Sousa.  Then  every 
one  ga\'e  three  cheers.  A\niile  we 
waited   for  twelve  o'clock,  the  officers 


ditches  filled  with  water.  The  Spanish 
wear  canvas  shoes  with  leathern  straps 
on  the  toes  like  some  tennis  shoes ;  cot- 
ton coats  and  pants,  having  very  nar- 
now  blue  and  white  stripes;  blue  straw 
hats.  E\-erybody,  Spaniards,  Cubans 
and  all,  seemed  happy.  While  in  the 
cit}',  the  jjcople  were  generous  of 
cigars,  cigarettes,  and  all  the  wine  the 

boys  couid  drink.   Tell  Air.  that  I 

have  a  large  black  cigar  f(jr  luni,  but  as 


LIOIIT      IXFAXTRV,      COMl'AW      C. 


I  am  afraid  it  miiilit  mai<c  him  dizzv,  I 
will  g-ive  it  to  Tom.  the  cook,  and  see 
what  he  will  give  me  for  supper.  From 
the  camp  we  can  see  the  vessels 
coming-  into  the  harbor,  and  the  band 
at  my  left  is  playing  'Yale.'  having  just 
finished  "Home.  Sweet  Home.'  " 

Following-  the  surrender  there  was 
much  visiting  of  Santiago,  and  a  volume 
of  experiences  and  observations  might 
be  compiled,  but  few  of  them  haveanv 
special  bearing  on  the  war  and  its  con- 
sequences. The  terrible  destitution  of 
the  majority  of  the  people  was  a  sub- 
ject of  general  remark,  and  Cuban 
habits  and  customs  were  a  never  fail- 
ing source  of  astonishment.  Naked 
children  running  about  in  search  of 
food  had  a  queer  look  to  Yankee  eyes, 
and  long  lines  of  hungry  citizens  wait- 
ing their  turn  at  the  pulilic  distribution 
were  not  a  pleasant  sight  to  men 
reared  in  a  land  of  plenty,  but  thev 
themselves  in  these  recent  weeks  ha^i 
not  been  unknowing  to  the  pangs  of 
hunger.  There  were  few  nooks  and 
crannies  of  the  quaint  old  Spanish  city 
that  these  Massachusetts  boys,  witii 
all  of  the  curiosity  proverbialh 
ascribed  to  them,  did  not  see. 


^>»-^:  ^  mm 


-\o  s(X)ner  had   the  surrender   taken 
place  than   the   men   began  to  speculate 
on  the  prospects  .,|   .-m  earlv  return  to 
the  contmenl.  The\-   were  not  soldiers 
l)y    trade,  they    preferred    the    occupa- 
tions of  peace,  and  no  one  could  see 
why  they  were  not  sent  home  at  once  • 
forgetting  that     so     manv   thousands' 
could  not  be  moved  immediately.  Ma- 
laria was  getting  in   its  deadlv'  work, 
the  commissariat  had  ne\-er  been  any 
too  good, and  the  conveniences  of  camp 
life  were  of  a  wdiolly  negati\e  charac- 
ter.   Hungry   and    discontented,   there 
were  long  letters  of  complaints  sent  to 
friends   at    home,    wdiere    there    was   a 
kindred    sentiment     that     the    govern- 
ment should  exert  itself  to  put  an   end 
to    the    prolonged    suffering-   in    Cuba. 
The  Rev.   L.  M.  I'owers,  a  Somcrville 
clergyman,  wTote  as  follows  of  his  ob- 
servations in  and  about  the  lately  be- 
leaguered city:  "T  arrived  in  San'tiago 
the  day  after  the  surrender.    It  is  diffi- 
cult for  a   Xew  Englander  to  imagine 
the  indescribable  filth  of  that  city  and 
its  inhabitants.   My  first  effort   was  to 
.get    to    the    2d    Massachusetts    volun- 
teers.    Fortunately    for    me.    but    un- 
fortunately  for  them,  their  camp  was 
the  one  nearest  the  city,  about  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  the  city  limits.  In  try- 
ing to  find  them  I  got  lost  in  the  dcn.se 
undergrowth,  and  wandered  about  ior 
three  hours  in  the  Cuban  mid-davsun, 
which    melts,    wilts,    boils   your   blood, 
and  leaves  you  with  quivering  muscles, 
unwilling   to   act.    The   appearance    of 
the  _'d  Massachusetts  was  a  shocking 
revelation.   Men  and  officers  had  been 
for   thirty    days    w-ithout   a    change   of 
chnhiiig.    without    tents,    and    without 
lilankets.    .Most   of   the   time   they   had 
had  only  hard  i)read  and  bacon  to  eat, 
and  only     a     tomato     can  to  cook  in. 
Nearly  all  of  ihen-i  had  lost  from  twenty 
to  thirty  pounds   in   weight.  The  con- 
dition of  the  sick  was  what  stirred  me 
most.  Xearly  200  were  on  the  sick  list, 
those    unable    to    sit    up    lying   on    the 
ground   without  adecpiate  care.   Of  the 
doctors  one  \yas  away  at  the  division 
hospital,   one      (Dr.    'Hitchcock)    was 
very  sick,  and   the  other  was  without 
medicine    and    apparently    discouraged 
beyond   hope.    The   sick'  had   no   food 


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WORCESTER     IX     THE     SPAXISH     WAR. 


different  from  the  well.  I  went  back 
to  the  city,  hired  a  donkey,  got  a  hag 
of  meal  from  the  Red  Cross  people  and 
whatever  else  they  couhl  sjiare, 
Ijought  about  twent\  drillars'  worth  of 
jellies,  wines  and  delicacies  myself, 
and  took  them  out  to  camp." 

This  clergyman  was  a  veritable  good 
Samaritan,  and  his  well-expressed 
opinions  of  the  regiment  each  and 
every  one  fully  reciprocated.  Towards 
the  end  of  the  nK)nth,  owing  to  im- 
proved rations  and  the  buoyant  quali- 
ties of  hope,  the  conditions  of  the  in- 
fantry were  possibly  somewhat  im- 
proved; at  any  rate  Lieutenant  King 
writes  to  this  effect  on  the  29th  of  July, 


of  cocoa,  condensed  milk  and  breakfast 
food  on  board  the  Knickerbocker,  and, 
as  soon  as  he  could  get  it  from  the  boat, 
he  used  it  in  helping  out  the  sick,  and 
it  was  of  great  service.  There  was 
also  a  private  medicine  kit  with  which 
the  Company  had  been  provided.  This 
outfit  was  largely  the  result  of  the 
thoughtfulness  of  Lieut.  W.  F.  Gil- 
man,  and  it  was  carried  upon  the  field 
strap])ed  upiin  the  back  of  one  of  the 
men.  Lieutenant  King  had  no  doubt 
that  this  was  the  means  of  saving  the 
li\es  of  a  number  of  men. 

Uur  Lieutenant  also  states  he  was 
the  first  line  officer  to  enter  Santiago, 
going  thence  aboard  the  Knickerbocker 


staling  that  the  list  of  the  sick  is  less- 
t'ning  and  the  men  are  improving.  Only 
tliree  men  were  then  in  the  hospital, 
and  <ine  of  ihem  was  expected  out  that 
verv  afterncMin.  "Sergeant  Barton 
hel]>ed  us  wonderfully  yesterday  by 
going  and  interviewing  his  aunt,  Clara 
r.arton,  and  returning  with  malted 
milk,  oats  and  condensed  milk  enoug'.i 
to  feed  our  sickest  men  for  a  week  or 
more."  (The  Lieutenant  was  in  error 
as  to  the  degree  of  kinship  between 
the  .Sergeant  and  the  great  philanthro- 
])ist.)    The  officer  had  a  jjrivate  slock 


and  thus  securing  a  number  of  things 
which  contributed  to  the  comfort  of  his 
men,  and  he  detalils  soniewliat  the  items 
of  rations  already  referred  to  in  the 
diaries  of  his  enlisted  followers. 

<  )n  this  same  date  a  private,  writing 
hiinie,  says:  "You  remember,  perhaps, 
liDW  1  wrote  last  winter  to  a  number  of 
Ijlaces  for  a  summer  job.  I  got  it  and 
I  don't  seem  to  be  able  to  shake  it." 
Describing  a  sick  comrade  he  says:  "I 
helped  him  down  to  the  brook  and 
washed  him  to-day.  I  thought  I  never 
should  get  him  Ijack  to  camp,  he  was  so 


LIGHT      IXFAXTRV.     COMPANY      C. 


129 


weak.  It  is  awful  to  see  men  waste 
away  as  the  men  are  here — mere  skin 
and  bones,  and  not  strength  enoutjli  to 
walk  alone.  I  shall  go  on  guard  to- 
night, and  though  a  detail  of  onl\-  nine 
men  is  pusted,  it  is  difficult  to  find  nine 
in  the  regiment  strong  enough  to  carry 
a  gun.  V\'e  e.xpect  to  be  paid  off  soon, 
also  to  get  some  new  clothes.  This 
will  be  a  Godsend,  as  our  clothes  are 
mostly  filthy  rags." 

P>iends    at    home    will    never    know 
how    much    their    letters    diil    towards 


o\-er  to  the  regimental  hea<l(|uarters, 
about  loo  yards,  where  i  was  seated 
luider  a  tree,  and  when  he  reached  me 
he  fell  over  dazed  and  talked  wildly  for 
a  whik-,  but  he  c;iiiie  tii  himself  soon. 
•  .  •  ■  Sci  many  gi\e  u])  when  they 
go  to  the  hospital,  just  lose  heart  and 
give  up.  Wood  is  so  scarce  and  the 
water  so  far  to  fetch.  1  prefer  eating 
I  inly  once  a  day  .-iliMut  half  a  cup  of 
boiled  rice,  which  I  lia\e  tn  bu\-,as  the 
government  dues  not  supply  it.  In  lieu 
I  if  better  means  sdine  of  the  men  are 


keeping  their  boys  alive  during  those 
tedious  days  of  waiting  in  fever-haunted 
Cuba.  Xo  matter  when  the  mail- 
pouches  came  they  were  opened  at 
once  and  their  contents  read  ere  any- 
thing else  was  done,  and  hope,  blessed, 
eternal  hope,  kept  the  bodies  going  till 
relief  came  at  last.  Says  one  writer, 
"We  go  to  bed  at  dark  and  get  up  as 
soon  as  it  is  light.  All  of  our  cooking 
must  be  done  before  seven  o'clock,  for 
it  is  so  hot  from  that  time  till  it  rains 
about  noon,  that  the  men  cannot  stand 
the  sun  :  the  humid  heat  here  is  so  dif- 
ferent from  the  dr}-  heat  of  the  States. 
(Jne  of  the  bovs  walked  from  his  tent 


carrying  water  in  bamboo  tubes  aliout 
six  feet  long,  whence  they  have 
pimched  all  the  pith  except  from  the 
last  ioint.     They  do  very  well."' 

"It  is  now  5.30:  we  have  had  roll-call, 
and  it  is  cool,  so  I  will  write  a  little. 
The  guinea  hens  are  cackling  over  in 
the  woods.  All  around  us,  in  the  dif- 
ferent camps,  I  can  hear  the  reveille 
turning  out  the  men  for  another  long 
day.  The  sim  is  just  rising  over  the 
hill,  and  I  suppose  it  will  be  a  scorch- 
er." The  foregoing  was  for  August  10, 
and  for  the  next  day  or  two  the  same 
scribe  may  as  well  tell  the  story,  for  he 
was  ever  taking  notes : 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SrANISH     WAR. 


"Bert  Kincaid  was  S'oinS"  t*^  the  hos- 
pital to  help  to-night,  Init  he  was  sud- 
denly taken  with  a  chill,  so  I  am  g;oing 
tci  take  his  jjlaee.  It  is  so  hard  to  find 
a  well  man  to  do  any  duty  now.  I  had 
a  thousand  times  rather  feel  the  way  I 
do  than  to  be  so  sick  that  I  must  go  to 
the  hospital  and  lie  on  the  ground,  for 
the  hospital  is  only  a  shed  with  a  dirt 

fliior Last  night  and  to-day 

1  have  been  working  at  the  hospital, 
^'ou  kn(jw  what  a  liig.  strong  fellow 
Harry  Wentworth  was;  well,  he  is  all 
wasted  away,  and  it  is  a  question  of 
only  a  few  (ia}'s  as  to  how  long  he  will 
live.  When  we  were  paid  off.  Lieuten- 
ant King  took  his  money  and  sent  it  to 
him  bv  me.  but  he  seemed  to  know  his 
condition,  for  he  said.  'What  can  I  dc) 
with  this?"  Take  it  back  to  Lieutenant 
and  tell  him  to  keep  it  for  me." 

■■.Vbout  three  o'clock  this  afternoon 
a  man  came  into  the  hospital  dressed 
in  citizen's  clothes,  and  asked  if  this 
was  brigade  hospital.  We  told  him  it 
was  the  regimental  hospital.  Then  he 
wanted  to  know  where  C  Company  of 
the  2d  Massachusetts  was.  Fred.  May- 
nard  wa^  the  first  to  recognize  him. 
and  >aiil,  '  Un't  this  Mr.  Uartlettr'  Sure 
enough,  he  was  Lyman  Lartlett's 
father.  I  told  him  1  would  go  to  the 
regiment  with  him.  It  was  not  long 
before  L_\ man  and  his  father  were 
liugging  anil    kissing   each   other. 

"The  lio\s  said  that  we  were  to  start 
f(jr  home  to-morrow,  and  only  theones 
who  were  slrong  enough  to  walk  o\-er 
to  the  regimental  headc|uarters  cnuM 
go.  so  evi-ry  man  who  could  standalone 
was  ready  to  go  over  and  ])ass  in  front 
of  the  surgeon.  1  bellied  deorge  Stel)- 
bins  lialf  wa\  o\er  and  then  he  said  he 
could  go  alone  the  rest  of  the  way.  The 
news  of  going  home  ami  of  seeingthe 
meeting  of  l,yni;in  .and  his  father  broke 
me  all  up,  and  I  ha\e  bec'U  crying  for 
joy.  W  lu-n  I  got  b;uk  to  the  hospital 
and  told  (.ilnian  and  .\laynard  that  we 
were  going  home  io-niorro\\ .  although 
they  iiad  been  sick,  they  got  u])  and 
walked  300  yards  to  the  t'ompaii}'.  .Mr. 
I'.artlett  has  come  down  with  some 
fcjod  for  u>.  litU  now  we  wiui't  need  it." 


HoMi:wARn  Bouxn. 

Sluggish  indeed  must  be  the  blood 
that  does  not  quicken  at  the  thought  of 
going  home.  This  it  was  that  saved 
the  lives  of  many  of  the  Infantry  boys. 
The  sea  air,  inspiring  as  it  was,  did  no 
more  for  these  fever-stricken  men  than 
the  certaintv  that  at  the  voyage's  end 
there  were  home  and  tnother.  Let  the 
bovs  themselves,  in  their  own  words, 
continue  the  narrative : 

"(Jn  a  cattle  steamer,  the  Mobile, 
now  and  we  have  started  for  home.  It 
hardlv  seetns  true,  more  like  a  dream. 
The  tnorning  of  the  12th  of  August  was 
full  of  excitement,  for  we  were  to  go 
home,  but  not  all  of  us,  for  some  of  the 
fellows  were  yellow-fever  suspects. 
Arthur  Wintersgill  was  one  of  them.  I 
was  so  sorry  for  him :  seems  to  me  if  I 
had  been  kept  on  the  Island  after  the 
Company  left,  I  should  have  given  up. 
Before  we  left  the  camp  we  were  or- 
dered to  destroy  all  the  clothing,  tents, 
haversacks  and  annnunition  in  our 
piissession.  So  the  trenches  that  we 
dug  to  save  us  from  the  Spanish  bullets 
we  used  to  bury  our  old  clothes  in.  The 
most  of  our  men  were  brought  to  the 
lioat  in  old  army  wagons,  though  the 
distance  was  iKit  great,  the  men  being 
so  weak.  Xo  very  sick  men  were  sup- 
])<ised  to  go  on  board.  The  whole  bri- 
gade of  three  regiments  is  on  board." 

Cam])  was  liroken  at  about  2  p.m.  on 
.\ugust  12th.  and  a  small  part  of  the 
Company  marched  to  the  landing  in 
Santiago  Harbor.  Xo  quarters  were 
assigned  that  night:  there  was  a  heavy 
rain,  making  everybody  miserable.  On 
the  T^th  the  Company  was  located  be- 
tweeii  decks  in  the  fore  part  of  the  ves- 
sel with  none  too  much  room,  the  men 
being  taken  out  to  the  transport  in 
lighters,  'i'lie  ilistilled  water  furnished 
is  iiM-d  ^o  rapidl\-  that  it  hardly  has 
time  to  get  cool.  At  first  ice-water  was 
had  bv  the  men.  but  the  results  were 
such  as  to  warrant  its  interdict.  (  )n 
the  14th  came  the  death  of  Sergeant 
llarrv  Wentworth.  and  his  body  was 
comn'iitted  to  the  deep,  a  sorry  ending 
to  a  life  that  had  promised  so  much. 

(  )ther  men  are  ill  and  in  the  heispital ; 
some  are  out  of  their  heails,  and  their 


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131 


perfornianct's  would  he  funn\-  wrrr 
they  not  so  sad.  At  nine  p.m.  of 
the  i8th.  the  Mobile  arrived  off  ^fon- 
tank  and  ancliored.  Possibly  some  of 
the  Company  had  heard  of  this  east- 
ernmost extremity  of  Longf  Island 
before  this  trip  was  nndertaken.  but 
not  many.  Their  knowledge  of  ge- 
ographv  was  increasing  at  a  rapid  rate. 
Within  an  hour  of  her  dropping  anchor 
friends  from  home  were  trying  their 
best  to  get  into  communication  with 
the  2d  Regiment,  a  special  schooner 
having  made  the  trip  from  shore,  and 
the  editor  of  the  \\'orcester  Gazette 
was  conversing  with  Halleck  Bartlett. 
the  devoted  citizen  who  had  come  back 
with  his  son  and  the  latter's  Company. 
The  editor  also  hailed  Lieut. -colonel 
Shumway  and  Major  Fairbanks,  but  a 
long  interview  was  prevented  by  the 
arrival  of  a  government  gunboat,  which 
ordered   the   smaller  craft  away,  the  lat- 


ter ha\iug  evaded  the  (|uarantine  re- 
strictions under  the  guise  of  a  fishing- 
boat.  Still  the  meeting  was  sufficient 
to  warrant  many  an  inspiriting  message 
to  the  home  city  of  the  Worcester  I)oys. 

After  the  landing,  the  morning  of  the 
19th,  came  detention  camp,  about  one 
mile  away,  lest  these  returning  lads 
should  bring  and  spread  contagion,  and 
there  thev  were  held  till  the  morning 
of  the  22d.  Only  nine  Company  C  men 
could  make  this  distance  afoot.  Mean- 
while, the  patriotic  efforts  of  Worces- 
ter people  to  alleviate  the  pain  and 
suft'ering  of  their  soldier  boys  were 
bearing  fruit.  Though  only  a  small 
])art  of  the  generous  contributions 
could  be  transferred  to  the  Moliile 
liefore  her  departure  from  Santiago,  the 
remainder  was  not  lost,  for  it  was 
jiassed  on  to  the  members  of  the  9th, 
which  did  not  come  away  so  soon,  and 
in  the  9th  were  the  Emmet  Guards, 
another  company  of  Worcester  boj's. 

The  new  location  of  the  regiment  was 
very  cold  compared  with  the  climate  of 
Cuba,  and  many  took  colds,  which  long 
served  to  reniiind  them  of  their  arrival 
in  "the  States."  Khaki  uniforms,  where 
possible,  gave  place  to  good  old  Union 
blue.  Even  before  the  landing  Sergeant 
Hill,  who  had  been  left  liehind  in  Flor- 
ida, made  his  appearance,  and  soon 
afterwards  Captain  Allen,  who  in  his 
home  had  rallied  from  the  rheumatism 
which  had  incapacitated  him  after  El 
Caney,  reported  also,  both  men  in  such 
phvsical  condition  that  they  seemed  to 
be  veritable  giants  to  their  debilitated 
comrades.  Lieutenant  King  was  com- 
pletelv  used  up.  and  the  command  of 
the  ComiJany  iiad  devolved  on  Sergeant 
Longlev  till  he,  too,  had  to  give  up, 
and  the  landing  was  eft'ected  under  the 
direction  of  Sergeant  Fletcher. 

The  Worcester  friends  of  the  Com- 
])anv  were  not  long  in  putting  in  an 
appearance,  and  just  as  .soon  as  they 
were  permitted  to  enter  the  camp  the 
boys  were  grasping  the  hands  of  Cap- 
tain Rider,  Lieutenants  Clark  and  Gil- 
man,  .\.  .v.  Rheutan.  Julius  Zaeder. 
and  others  who  were  anxious  to  do  all 
in  their  power  to  add  to  the  comfort 
of  the  men. 


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WORCESTER     IX     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


Says  one  of  the  happy  sohUers: 
"Surelv  the  people  have  not  forgotten 
us.  since  we  have  all  we  want  to  eat. 
Food  conies  to  the  cani|i  in  earth  lails. 
and  every  man  has  a  cup  i<i  milk  each 
(la\'.  To-clay.  when  some  of  the  l)oys 
were  sitting  in  front  of  their  tents,  (ien- 
eral  Allies  and  Secretary  Alger  passed 
through  the  street.  .Ml  <>f  the  men 
arose  to  their  feet  and  came  to  atten- 
tion as  the\'  went  ahmg,  hut  '  iage  wa> 
so  weak  he  fell  hack  again.  Secretary 
Alger  asked  if  many  were  in  that  cm- 
dition,  and  I  think  it  means  that  we  are 
to  leave  here  soon." 


committee,  and  went  to  work.  They 
were  Cajit.  V.  L.  Rider.  Lieut.  \\".  F. 
(  lilnian.  Julius  C.  Zaeder  and  .\.  A. 
Rheulan.  The  introduction  of  the  sub- 
ject to  the  public  was  in  the  sha|)e  of  a 
l(jcal  item  in  the  Gazette  of  August  22d. 
(  )n  the  23d  the  work  of  receiving  con- 
tributions began,  and  there  were  busy 
times  in  Captain  Rider's  store  for  a 
while,  since  the  proposition  had  struck 
a  responsive  chord.  .\n  Elm  Street 
ladv  was  the  first  contributDr,  and  she 
called  to  leave  ten  dollars.  The  largest 
gift  was  one  of  $100  from  James  Logan. 
There   were  two  of  fifty   dollars  each. 


W'okcKsii'.K  Hki.i'S  the  Recti. .\i(s. 

W  hile  Worcester  and  the  public  gen- 
erally were  taking  care  i>f  the  \-Mlun- 
teer,  no  one  appeared  tn  remember  th.' 
regular  army  soldier,  though  n]ion  him 
had  come  the  brunt  of  the  ser\  ice.  lie 
was  from  every  where,  and  no  one  cmu- 
numity  ivll  that  any  one  regiment  was 
its  partii'ular  ])rotege.  Hence,  when  in 
the  presence  of  se\-eral  re])orters,  (  iene- 
ral  ^'oung  said  to  ex-Lieut.  ( low  Haile. 
"In  all  this  generous  gi\ing  no  one  has 
;in\liiing  for  the  regular,  though  he 
went  through  the  hardest  of  tlu' strife," 
it  occiHTed  to  certain  Worcester  ]jeople 
that  very  likely  their  city  might  take  an 
interest  in  helping  the  regulars.  They 
came    home,    constituted    themselves    a 


liut  the  Contributions  came  in  smaller 
sums  generally.  H.  D.  Perky,  in  addi- 
tion to  a  generous  amoiuit  in  cash,  con- 
tributed a  large  ipiantity  of  the  prod- 
ucts of  his  factory,  and  liesides  sent 
down  an  exi>ert  cook  to  aid  in  sharp- 
ening the  l)oys'  appetites. 

In  all  there  was  raised  the  sum  of 
$1207.1/).  The  ])urchases  were  made  at 
once,  necessities  and  luxuries  expressed 
in  a  special  car  to  Xew  London,  and  on 
the  25th  of  .\ugust  the  steamer  Man- 
liansett.  loaded  with  Worcester's  giv- 
ing, was  seeking  the  privilege  of  un- 
loading at  Alontauk.  .\s  usual,  there 
intervened  the  obstacle  of  red  tape. 
Fortunately,  the  committee  had  forti- 
fied themseh-es  with  the  ju-esence  of 
Major    F.    T.    Raymond    and    Senator 


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133 


Geo.  F.  Hoar,  tlie  former  an  old  soldier 
of  the  Rebellion  and  used  to  military 
delays:  the  latter  oneof  the  most  influ- 
ential men  in  the  nation.  .\  combina- 
tion was  thus  made  that  the  obstruc- 
ti(inists  found  e-\ceedingl_\' hard  to  l)eat. 
.\  carriage  was  borrowed  from  a  Mrs. 
Trumbull  of  the  Xew  York  \'olunteer 
Aid  Association,  and  then  ensued  a  wild 
chase  after  the  officers  in  authority  who 
could  and  would  break  through  the  cor- 
don of  martinets  who,  though  inwardly 
desiring  the  offering,  could  see  no  offi- 
cial way  of  letting  it  in.  At  last  General 
Wheeler,  who  was  in  command,  was 
found  at  lunch,  and  with  him  the  man 
of  all  others  most  needed  at  the  mo- 
ment, the  Secretary  of  \\'ar,  R.  A.  Al- 


(ibtain  from  the  dock  authorities  what 
had  been  denied  him  before.  He  wanted 
fiye  wagons,  and  he  got  them,  one  for 
each  regular  organization.  \'ery  little 
time  was  occupied  in  loading  them, 
and  then  with  Julius  Zaeder,  .\.  .\. 
Rheutan,  Lieutenant  (lilman.  Lieuten- 
ant C.  F.  Bigelow  and  George  Hub- 
bard as  driyers,  the  cayalcade  set  forth, 
carrying  comfort  to  hundreds  of  suf- 
fering men.  Grateful  letters  from 
officers  in  these  regiments  tell  how 
thoroughly  appreciated  were  the  ef- 
forts of  A\'orcester  in  their  behalf. 

The  gentlemen  directly  concerned 
and  the  generous  giyers  neyer  did  a 
better  act  than  vyhen  they  thus  l)e- 
friended   the   boys   whose   interests,   in 


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(T^i 


ger.  The  latter,  as  soon  as  he  ascer- 
tained the  wishes  of  the  ^^'orcester 
gentlemen,  wrote  upon  two  yisiting 
cards  (see  cut  aboye),  and  they  were 
the  "open  sesame"  admitting  the  sup- 
plies which  did  so  much  to  tone  u]i  the 
regular  soldiers,  whose  welfare  had 
been  carelessly  neglected. 

At  the  same  time  General  Wheeler 
telephoned  a  command  to  admit,  while 
Captain  Rider,  thoroughly  coyered 
with  Long  Island  mud,  raced  back  with 
his   precious      order.        He   could   now 


tiie  general  deyotii)n  to  particular  reg- 
iments, had  been  oyerlooked.  .Ml  of 
the  money  contributed  was  e.xjjended 
as  directed,  saye  S148.56,  which,  at 
first,  was  turned  over  to  the  fund  for 
bringing  liack  the  bodies  of  those  who 
had  died  in  Cul)a,  but  when  the  nation 
took  hold  of  that  matter,  the  residue 
was  giyen  to  the  local  X'olunteer  Aid 
.\ssociation. 


The  stay  of  the  jd  Regiment  at 
Montauk  was  brief,  yet  to  man\-  an 
anxious  heart  it  was  all  too  long,  for 


134 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMr.WY 


135 


few  could  forjiX't  that  home  was  only  a 
few  hours'  ride  away,  and  the  people 
there  were  just  as  desirous  of  receiving 
as  the  soldiers  were  of  going.  There 
w^ere  two  or  three  days  of  rumors  and 
expectations,  and  then  on  the  27th  the 
ileiiarturc  for  New  London  actuall}' 
came.  The  round  dozen  of  Company  C 
men  who  marched  down  to  the  landing 
to  go  ahoard  the  Block  Island  did  not 
constitute  any  part  of  the  triumphal 
procession,  vet  every  heart  was  beating 
more  raoidly  at  the  thought  of  "Home. 
Sweet  Home.'"  The  ride  across  Long 
Island  Sound  is  a  lirief  one.  and  at  11 
a.m..  amid  steamer  whistles  and  the 
cheers  of  thousands  of  onlookers,  the 
dock  is  reached  and  another  stage  on 
the  homeward  route  is  passed.  There 
are  Worcester  friends  among  the  peo- 
ple,and  Colonel  Wellington  and  Mayor 
Dodge  are  conspicuous  in  the  throng. 
Here,  too,  is  ex-Lieutenant  Gov.  Haile 
from  Springfield,  who  has  run  down 
from  his  summer  home  at  ^^'atch  Hill 
just  to  take  the  hands  of  the  soldiers. 

There  was  to  be  no  prolonged  stay  in 
the  Connecticut  city,  and  soon,  com- 
fortably placed  on  a  north-bound  train, 
the  2d  was  speeding  toward  the  Hay 
State.  Had  every  man  been  able  to 
eat  all  that  was  provided  for  him, 
there  had  been  displays  of  gastronomic 
powers  unec|naled  before.  Every  one 
had  the  idea  that  all  the  bovs  were 
hungrv,  a  notinn  not  far  from  the  truth, 
and  acted  accordingly.  However,  there 
is  an  end  to  all  things,  and  even  a 
famine  has  its  limits.  By  the  combined 
efforts  of  Connecticut  and  Massachu- 
setts, our  boys  reached  their  respective 
cities  and  towns  in  a  fairly  well-filled 
condition.  Before  reaching  Palmer, 
Governor  Wolcott  and  others  were 
greeting  the  returning  brave,  and  at 
the  latter  place  the  comrades  of  four 
months'  campaigning  separated,  only 
the  Worcester  and  Gardner  companies 
continuing  to  the   east. 

It  is  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon 
when  the  goal  of  their  hearts'  desire  is 
reached,  and  the  great  Union  Depot 
swallows  up  the  special  train.  Appar- 
ently every  one  in  the  city  who  had  the 
least  affiliation  with  the  soldiers  was  in 


the  station,  or  as  near  it  as  he  could  get. 
They  were  there  to  receive  their  boys 
with  open  arms  and  with  the  loudest 
acclaim,  but  the  siglit  of  the  homeward- 
bound  lads,  so  w(irn  and  wasted,  so  wan 
and  feeble,  killed  the  shouts  ere  they 
were  uttered,  l)Ut  ihe  bo\  s  got  greet- 
ings they  most  desired,  those  from  the 
hands  and  hearts  of  lo\-ed  ones  wdio  had 
not  ceased  to  lament  their  absence  a 
single  day  of  all  the  Cuban  separation. 

The  band  was  there,  and  the  day  was 
all  that  the  most  exacting  could  ask, 
and,  either  afoot  or  in  carriages,  the 
soldiers  made  their  way  to  the  .\rniory. 
Through  streets  thronged  to  their  ut- 
termost, imder  banners  proudly  wav- 
ing, "Johnny  came  marching  home 
again  :"  l:)Ut  the  ranks  were  thin,  and 
the  lads  in  hospital  or,  worse  than  that, 
in  their  grax'es,  were  not  forg(itteu. 
There  were  some  who  viewed  tlie  re- 
turn through  eyes  that  were  dim  with 
tears  for  the  soldier  who  was  sleeping 
his  dreamless,  silent  sleep  in  a  far-away 
island.  Just  thirty-one  men  of  C  Com- 
pany came  home  that  day.  The  others 
were  in  hospital  in  .\merica  or  Cuba,  or 
for  some  other  reason  had  been  left 
behind.  Those  wdio  had  a  part  in  this 
da\'s  honors  were  Captain  F.  L.  .Allen, 
Sergeants  Hill,  Fletcher  and  Barton, 
Corporals  Colburn  and  Eldridge,  Musi- 
cian A.  F.  Wheeler,  Artificer  E.  A. 
Stearns,  Wagoner  F.  I>.  Maynard,  Cook 
A.  G.  Biersdorf.  and  Privates  Bartlett, 
Bradley,  Briggs,  W.  H.  Butler,  Clark- 
son,  Grossman,  Dean.  Dennis,  Drury. 
Farrow,  Flynn,  Gage,  E.  J.  Martin, 
Merrifield,  Pope,  Prince,  Rix,  Roberts, 
Tavlor,  Tucker  and   Zaeder. 

Private  Roberts  was  taken  to  the 
hospital  directly  from  the  station, 
dying  one  week  later.  Bradley  and 
]\Iartin  took  their  last  march  together, 
maintaining  to  the  end  the  reputation 
of  the  'T'.radley-Martin"  combination. 

The  leave-takings  are  brief  at  the 
Armorv.  and  then  come  the  home 
scenes,  with  which  the  public  has  no 
part :  in  man)-  cases  weeks  of  prolonged 
illness,  covering  much  of  the  furlough 
of  sixtv  days,  at  whose  end.  Xovember 
3d,  there  was  a  final  gathering  in 
Springfield,       and       tlischarges     w'ere 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


granted  vvliich  merged  the  soldier  again  Liglit  Infantry  volunteer  of  1898 
into  the  citizen.  \\'hether  for  better  or  lapsed  into  the  ranks  of  those  who  pur- 
worse,  the  cani])aign  was  ended  and  the      sued  the  routine  of  every-day  living. 


THE  DEAD  IN  C(:):M1'AXV  C. 


r-'re<l  I'.aldwin  Taft.  a  recruit  win.) 
came  intii  the  C'umpany  fi'ir  the  war, 
was  the  first  to  go,  dying  in  Culia,  Jul}' 
14.  Having  been  in  the  regular  army 
and  a  sergeant,  his  comrades  thought 
him  disease  and  Inillet-proof,  hut  the 
Cuban  situation  over-ruled  all  calcula- 
tions. He  was  born  in  Charlton 
twenty-five  years  before,  was  married, 
and  was  in  the  Eire  De])artment  when 
he  enlisted.  His  Ijody.  on  its  return 
from  Cuba,  was  buried  in  Charlton. 
He  died   with  his  head  on  Knibbs'  knee. 

James  W'oodbur}-  Wheeler  died  .\ug. 
2d  in  Cuba.  He  was  thirty-two  years 
old,  a  nati\e  of  Weymouth,  and  had 
been  in  the  C'umpany  in  earlier  years. 
He  was  in  the  insurance  bu^^iness,  was 
married,  and,  standing  nearly  six  feet 
in  height,  he  was  a  good  soldier  and 
his  comrades  say,  '"a  faultless  man." 
His  body  rests  in  Eynn. 

Silas  L  Mayo  died  -Aug.  7  in  Cuba. 
Private  .Mayn  hail  been  in  the  Company 
al)(.)ut  fdur  }ears.  lly  occupation  he 
was  a  pa])er-hanger,  and  before  going 
to  the  front  had  been  in  the  em])loy  of 
E.  (i.  Higgins  Co.  His  twenty-si.xth 
birthday  was  spent,  July  8th,  in  front 
of  Santiago.  He  left  many  and  dear 
Worcester  .-iffili.-itii  ms.  A  comrade  af- 
firms that  -Mayo  h;id  a  premonition  of 
his  approaching  end,  for,  the  day  lie- 
fore  his  death,  he  repeatedly  said:  "1 
am  going  home  to-morrow."  His  re- 
mains were  carried  to  h'airfield.  Me., 
for   interment. 

Arthur  1  )a\vson  Stewart  died  Aug. 
loth  in  Cuba.  A  bo\-  of  nineteen  years, 
he  was  a  native  of  (irand  Pre,  Kings 
t'ounty,  Xova  Scotia,  and  when  he  en- 
listed was  a  machinist  in  tlie  em]iloyof 
\\'_\inan  iv  (  lordon.  .All  that  was  mor- 
tal of  him  was  borne  to  Hortons\i!le, 
X.  S.,  for  burial.  Stewart  oft'ered 
prayer  over  the  gra\e  of  'I'aft. 

Harold  lienning  Wentworth,  ser- 
geant, ilied  and  was  buried  at  sea,  .Aug. 


14th.  He  was  a  Worcester  boy, 
twenty-eight  years  old.  whose  father 
was  for  man}'  }'ears  the  janitor  of 
Mechanics  Hall.  -As  a  high  school 
pupil,  and  as  a  member  of  the  gymna- 
sium classes  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  young 
WAMitworth  had  been  conspicuous  for 
his  ph\>ic;il  vigor,  and  that  he,  the  best 
all-round  man  of  the  Company,  should 
fade  so  readily  was  not  only  a  great 
grief,  but  a  surprise  as  well.  His  oc- 
cu])ation  had  been  athletics,  having 
held  the  position  of  physical  director 
in  the  A'.  M.  C.  .A.  of  Worcester  and 
in  Hol\'  Cross  College.  He  left  a 
widi  iw  and  (  me  bn  ither. 

Robert  Henry  Dowse,  corjxiral,  died 
at  Montauk  F'liint,  .Kugust  26th.  He 
was  born  in  Sherborn,  but  had  lived 
much  of  his  life  in  Worcester.  His 
trade  was  that  of  a  wocid-carver.  His 
parents  being  engage<l  in  fruit-grow- 
ing in  California,  the  son  had  repeat- 
edl\'  been  across  the  continent  to  visit 
iheni.  His  thirtieth  birthday  was  Aug. 
24th,  just  two  days  before  his  death. 
His  illness  beginning  in  Cuba,  he  had 
failed  to  rail}' on  reaching  home  shores. 
Sherborn  is  also  his  burial-place. 

William  !)a\'iil  Roberts  died  in  \\'or- 
cester  Septeni])er  ,^1-  Me  had  returned 
with  his  fellows,  but  the  fever  was 
upon  him  and  he  did  not  long  sur\'i\'e 
the  sight  of  home,  having  been  taken 
in  a  carriage  from  the  station  to  the 
hospital.  He  was  onl}'  nineteen  years 
old,  being  one  of  the  recruits  of  May 
3d.  His  birthplace  was  StalTfordville, 
Conn.,  but  he  had  been  in  Worcester  a 
couple  (jf  years.  A'oung  as  he  was  he 
had  been  two  years  married,  and  be- 
sides his  widow  left  a  mother  and 
other  relatives,  ^^'hen  enlisteil.  he  was 
employed  in  Darling's  mill  in  Cherr}' 
X'alley,  where  he  is  burietl. 

Jose])h  Clarence  King  died  at  di\'i- 
sion  hospital.  Santiago,  Cuba,  Sept.  5. 
Horn     in     Leicester,    he     was    eighteen 


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188 


WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


yi-ars  old  at  cnlistnu'iil,  was  a  jirinter 
li\'  tradr.  ami  iinniarrii.-il.  He  was  one 
<if  the  hoys  whom  necessity  forced  to 
stay  in  Culia.  His  waking  eyes  never 
saAv  home  again,  hnt  his  1)odv  rests  in 
his   (lid   liiime  tciwn. 

I'irst  Lient.  Arthur  C'.  King  cHed  in 
^\"orcester  June  30.  njoi.  Though  sur- 
viving the  war  ncarh-  three  vears,  the 
death  of  Lieutenant  King  was  directlv 
tracealile  to  the  hardships  of  the  cam- 
naign.  through  which  lie  i)nre  himself 
in  a  must  snldierlx-  manner.  With  de- 
lightful unanimity,  his  men  speak  well 
ot  his  kindness  of  heart  and  his  evident 
intention  to  do  all  in  his  power  for  the 
i^niid  ,if  his  men,.  He  wore  himself  out 
in  their  hehalf.  Lieutenant  King  was 
a  nati\e  nf  W  orcester.  thirtv-four  vears 
of  age,  and  had  heen  a  member  of  the 
flight  lnfantr\-  fur  ten  years.  He  had 
l(ing  heen  cnnnected  with  the  wall- 
]i;ipfr  husines.s,  and  his  last  engage- 
ment was  with  a  Lhiladel].)hia  house, 
where  he  was  when  seized  with  his 
fatal  illness.  His  funeral  was  held  nn 
the  third  anni\-ersary  of  his  taking 
CDUimand  nf  the  Com])an\'.  when  Ca])- 
tain  .\llen  was  oliliged  to  lea\e.  He 
was  interested  in  the  effort  to  retain 
the  memories  of  the  war,  and  was  the 
President  of  the  Cuhan  W  ar  X'eterans. 
He  was  married,  and  in  additinn  tn  ;i 
widow  with  two  children,  he  left  a 
mother  and  two  brothers.  He  is 
buried   in   Ho]3e  Cemetery. 

Royal  H.  Pitts  died  in  the  .Massachu.- 
setts  (leneral  Hospital.  Lioston,  June  3, 
iSoo.  He  was  one  of  the  May  recruits, 
went  through  the  campaign,  suffered 
from  ihe  fe\er  with  ;ill  his  comrades, 
hm  ap]jarenlly  iliil  not  so  thoroughly 
reco\er.  At  the  .Memorial  Dav  exer- 
cises in  Lynn  be  had  been  re(|uesteil 
by  the  Company  Ir)  ]d;ice  a  wreath  on 
the  grave  of  W'heeler  ;  this  he  did,  but 
in  so  doing  became  o\<.'rheated.  caught 
a  severe  cold  and  died.  He  was  much 
interested  in  the  I^egion  of  Sp.anisli 
War  \'eterans,  and  was  its  .Vdjntant- 


general.     His   grave   is  in   Hope   Cem- 
etery. 

Eugene  F.  Drury  died  in  the  City 
Hospital  of  ^^'orcester,  Nov.  i.  i()OJ. 
He  was  one  of  the  'Slay  recruits  of  the 
Compau}-.  having  been  added  to  the  list 
on  the  9th.  He  was  born  in  that  ])art 
of  I^eicvster  known  as  Cherrv  \'allev, 
but  much  of  his  time  had  been  spent  in 
\\'in-cester,  where  he  had  attended  the 
nublic  schools,  and  his  drill  in  the  St, 
John's  Cadets  had  given  him  a  military 
taste.  His  \-ocation  was  that  of  a 
clothing  salesman.  .Vs  one  of  the  Com- 
pany has  said,  he  was  a  typical  soldier, 
and  when  the  Infantry  had  returned 
and  he  had  recovered  from  the  illness 
that  every  one  had,  sooner  or  later,  he 
enlisted  in  the  regulars  Jan.  Q.  'yg.  and 
was  assigned  to  the  9th  U.  S.  Infantry, 
tlun  at  .'^ackett's  Harbor,  N,  Y.  On 
the  24th  of  March  following,  the  regi- 
ment left  for  the  Philippines,  and  he 
l)articipated  in  all  the  campaigning  of 
his  three  >ears'  term.  He  was  at 
(iuadaloui)e  Ridge,  Zajiote  River,  San 
I'ernando,  Santa  Rita,  Tarlac,  and 
many  others  in  the  islands,  and  then 
went,  with  the  Qth  to  China  and  saw  all 
that  the  regiment  did,  except  Tien 
Tsin,  his  battalion  being  slow  in  leav- 
ing the  boat.  He  was  one  of  those 
who  entered  the  sacred  city,  t  )n  get- 
ling  back  to  .Manila  he  was  detailed  as 
or'derly  and  telegrai)h  clerk  to  General 
Mc.\rtliur.  ;ind  later  to  (  ieneral  Chaf- 
fee. This  Work  he  gave  up.  that  he 
might  go  with  his  Cc:im])an\-  to  Samar 
Island,  for  if  there  was  acti\'e  warfare 
anywhere  Drury  wanted  to  have  a 
hand  in  it.  He  \\as  discharged  Jan.  g, 
loo-',  and  came  back  to  Worcester,  but 
disease  was  already  u|)on  him,  and 
though  for  a  time  he  resumed  his  okl 
calling,  it  was  not  for  long,  as  his  ner- 
\ous  disorder,  neuritis,  incapacitated 
him  for  work.  He  \\;is  buried  from 
the  Catholic  Church  of  Leicester,  in  St. 
Josejili's  Cemetery,  leaxdng  parents, 
brothers,  a  widow  and  two  children. 


P1':RS(  ).\.\LS. 


.All  of  tlu'  Worcester  men  in  the  Sec- 
ond had  reason  to  be  proud  of  the 
city's    representation    among    the    field 


officers  of  the  regiment.  Lieut. -colonel 
L.  R.  .^humwaw  a  former  Captain  of 
Company    .\.    and    a    veteran     of     the 


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139 


140 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPAXISH      WAR. 


War  of  the  Rfhellidn,  iiicriteil  and 
always  received  the  very  his^hest 
regard  of  all  the  sohHers.  '  They  felt 
that  he  was  ever  one  of  them  an(i  with 
them. 

Major  H.  1',.  Fairl)anks  was  familiar 
with  all  the  history  (_,f  the  Company,  for 
he  had  lon.t;-  liei-n  one  of  its  captains. 
Devoted  to  the  militia  from  his  verv 
boyhood,  there  was  no  wonder  that  in 
every  position  he  proved  a  perfect  fit. 
His  presence  on  the  firing  line,  dnring 
the  long  and  tedious  marches,  in  the 
fever-stricken  cam]),  was  e\er  re- 
sourceful and  a  power  to  encourage 
and  inspirit.  Not  alone  Omipany  C. 
but  all  the  e(Tmpanies  owe  much  to 
their  young  and  energetic  Major. 

Second  Lieut.  Herbert  H.  Warren. — 
It  was  the  fortune  or  misfortune  of 
Lieutenant  \\'arren  to  be  detached 
from  his  Com]jany  e\-en  before  leaving 
Florida,  hence  all  of  his  Cuban  expe- 
rience was  ai)art  from  the  Light  Infan- 
try. .\11  that  he  .saw  of  his  old  friends 
was  when  he  casually  met  some  mem- 
ber, or  in  the  i)ursuit  of  duty,  he])assed 
the  regiment.  (  )n  reaching  Florida  he 
was  prostrated  with  illness,  from 
which  he  rallied  sliiwly.  so  slowlv  tha; 
it  was  deemed  improbable  that  he 
would  be  able  to  accompany  the  .Sec- 
ond on  its  departure.  At  this  juncture. 
June  3th.  there  came  an  order  for  the 
detaching  of  se\'eral  conunissioned 
officers  for  duty  at  the  di\  i-.ion  head- 
(juarters  till  regulars  couhl  l)e  foun.l 
to  take  their  places,  but  as  the  supph' 
of  regulars  was  never  e(|ual  to  the  de- 
mand, the  detail  became  i)ermanent. 
Also,  as  the  health  (jf  the  Lieutenant 
improNed  he  was  able  to  go  ;ilong  with 
the  expedition. 

While  lacking  thus  the  spirit  of  fel- 
liiuship  which  comes  from  tenting  on 
I  lie  same  camp-gmund.  he  <lid  have  a 
far  wider  experience  of  men  and  events 
llian  his  associate  officers  who  were 
with  their  rfspecli\e  conijianies.  .\11 
the  distinguished  officers  whose  names 
are  indelibly  imi)ressed  upon  the  pages 
devoted  to  the  Spanish  \\  ar  were  fre- 
quently met.  ancl  lir  is  ;d)le  to  oiv^  an 
estimate  of  their  appearance  ami  char- 


acteristics  from   Shafter,   Wheeler  and 
Lawton  downward. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  all  of  the 
duties  pertaining  to  his  position  were 
faithfully  performed,  and  that  he  him- 
self found  in  their  performance  a  de- 
gree (.)f  exhilaration  that  all  staff  offi- 
cers recall  with  ])leasure.  .\s  a  mem- 
l)er  of  (ieneral  Lawton's  militarv  fam- 
ily he  was  near  enough  to  that  gal- 
lant soldier  to  appreciate  his  magnifi- 
cent manhood,  and  later  to  lament  his 
untimely  death  in  the  far-away  Philip- 
liines.  Day  and  night,  in  the  saddle 
and  afoot,  he  carried  messages  and 
orders,  saw  to  the  ]5lacing  of  regiments 
and  companies,  was  present  at  the  at- 
tack on  El  Caney,  helped  to  encircle 
Santiago,  saw  the  Spanish  flag  come 
down  and  the  American  go  up;  then 
he.  too.  yielded  to  the  insidious  fever, 
and  July  .:;oth  was  furloughed  home  to 
his  own  father's  house,  wdience  he  did 
not  emerge  till  well  into  September, 
though  he  was  out  in  time  to  do  a  deal 
of  work  in  making  ready  the  muster- 
i>ut  papers  of  his  Comp.any.  and  with 
his  fellows  to  receive  the  Springfield 
ruir  in   (  »ctobrr. 

.\ot  alone  Lieutenant  \\'arren.  but 
his  friends  as  well,  have  a  deal  of  ])ieas- 
ure  and  pride  in  the  fact  that  his  con- 
duct before  El  Caney  was  such  that  bv 
( leneral  Lawton  he  was  recommen<led 
for  the  brevet  rank  of  captain. 

bred  1'.  Dean. — ^The  experience  of 
I'ri\ate  Dean,  after  the  war,  in  helping 
to  return  to  America  the  bodies  of  the 
Soldiers  dying  in  foreign  lands,  entitles 
him  to  more  than  passing  mention.  In 
company  with  .Sergeant  I^>arton.  he  had 
found  an<l  located  the  gra\e  of  Lieu- 
tenant llenchley,  after  the  San  |uan 
Hill  engagement,  and,  naturallv,  wdien 
the  retiu-n  of  that  brave  x'oung  officer's 
Ijody  to  his  nati\e  land  was  contem- 
plated, .-ittention  was  turned  to  Dean 
as  the  man  to  direct  the  effort.  .\c- 
cordingly  he  was  mustered  out  ( )ct. 
3d.  i8(>S.  by  special  order  of  the  \\'ar 
De|)artment.  However,  he  had  not 
waiteil  for  the  arrival  of  the  order,  but 
accompanied  by  Cndertaker  Frank 
.Sessions,  he  had  sailed  for  I'orto  Rico, 
on  the  first  day  of  the  month.  It  should 
be    stated    that    under    C(.lonel    Clark's 


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141 


direction.  Private  Dean  had  located  and 
marked  ever\-  2d  Regiment  grave  in 
Cuba.  The  identification  of  the  grave 
by  means  of  the  wire-woven  horseshoe 
which  Dean  and  Barton  had  j^laced  at 
the  foot  of  tile  im])rii\"ised  crdss  erected 
above  the  remains  of  the  Lieutenant, 
was  a  hap]iy  outcome  of  the  thought- 
fulness  which  pr(impted  the  act.  The 
body  of  Lieutenant  Benchley  came 
back  to  ^^'orcester  in  November,  and 
after  the  funeral  in  the  First  L'nixor- 
salist  Church,  it  was  buried  in  the 
National  Cemetery  at  West  Point. 
The  horseshoe  with  its  barbetl  wire  ac- 
companiment is  one  of  the  jirecious 
relics  in  the  Light  Infantry's  collection. 
The  return  of  all  American  bodies 
buried  abroad  became  a  necessitv,  and 
many  communities  took  up  the  matter 
in  behalf  of  themselves,  Worcester 
being  the  first  to  act.  Each  regimental 
commander  liad  the  privilege  of  rec- 
ommending a  man  from  his  command 
to  accompany  the  government  burial 
corps.  Colonel  Clark  of  the  2d  Alas- 
saclnisetts,  in  the  spring  of  1899.  named 
Private  Dean,  and  expenses  were  to  be 
borne  by  the  city  of  ^^'orcester,  Mr. 
Dean  not  caring  to  join  the  corps  at 
that   time.      The    first    landing  was    in 


I'lirto  Ricii.  where  it  was  h.und  that  all 
the  stenciling  a])pliances  f<_)r  the  proper 
labelling  of  the  caskets  were  at  the 
bottom  of  the  vessel's  hold,  with  a  large 
cargii  of  matter  above  the  same.  Hap- 
pily at  this  moment  the  deftness  of 
Mean's  h;inds  became  known,  and  his 
Use  ol  the  brush  rendered  it  uniieces- 
-■ary  to  unload  the  entire  cargo  to  get 
at  till'  hidden  mechanism.  So  well  did 
he  (jo  his  work  that  on  the  way  to 
t'uba  it  was  proposed  to  him  that  he 
jiiin  the  corps  and  continue  the  work 
begun  in  Porto  Rico  and  thus  be  on  the 
pay-roll  of  the  government.  To  this  he 
consented,  and  before  he  returned  to 
\\  iircester  he  had  lettered  the  name, 
rank,  company  and  regiment  ui)on  the 
receptacles  of  no  less  than  1278  poor 
tellovvs  who  had  perished  afar  from 
their  homes.  Also  he  made  and  turned 
into  the  government  plans  of  all  the 
places  whence  the  bodies  had  1:)een 
taken. 

The  ex])ertness  of  our  prisate  had 
become  so  well  understood  that  in  the 
fall  of  1899.  he  was  oft'ered  further  em- 
ployment in  the  same  line  in  the  Phil- 
i])])ines.    He  received   his  appointment 


142 


WORCESTER     IX     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


trum  the  Ouarlcrniaster-gencral.  ami 
started  on  what  proved  to  Ix'  an  ab- 
sence of  nine  months.  His  secund  trif), 
under  the  same  auspices  and  for  the 
same  purpose,  was  made  in  1900,  start- 
ing in  ( )ctober  and  covering  about  the 
same  interval  as  his  first.  Again  he 
was  called  upon  in  1902,  leaving  Se])- 
tember  14th.  and  was  gone  fifteen 
months,  getting  back  just  in  time  fur  a 
Thanksgiving  dinner,  1903.  During 
these  three  expeditions  he  sailed  en- 
tirelv  around  the  Philippine  Archipel- 
ago and  went  in  and  nut  aumng  the 
islands  themselves  till  the  indicated 
lines  of  his  travel  Imik  very  much  like 


In  i8<>)  there  seemed  to  be  a  chance 
fur  Mr.  Dean  to  secure  a  ])ermanent 
.situatiiiu  in  the  R^;(\  Cross  service,  a 
position  for  which  he  was  specially 
fitted,  but  it  was  filled  before  his  rec- 
ommendations could  be  filed,  but  the 
following  letter  from  Lieutenant  King 
of  Company  C  is  held  by  him  as  a 
])recious  souvenir  of  the  regard  in  whicii 
his  commanding  officer  held  him  : 


I  feel  that  I  nwe  y(Hi,  in  person,  a  great 
ileln  of  gratitude  for  the  whole-souled,  self- 
denying  manner  in  which  you  devoted  your- 
self to  your  sick  comrades.  I  Itave  hoped 
for    an    opiiortunity    to    express    puhHcly    the 


LIEL-IE.XANI'     i'.i';xeiii-i-A" 


a  bazar  dress  iKittern.  Every  accessible 
liodv  was  disinterred  and  by  our  skill- 
fid  ictterer  the  receptacle  was  directed 
for  the  long  retin-n  ti'ip  across  the  I'a- 
cifie.  In  this  wa\  .  in  the  We^i  lndie> 
and  llie  1 'lulilipines.  lie  lett/rnl  caskets 
coul.-iining  the  rcMuains  ol  more 
i/)<)()  men  who  li;id  ilu'd  away 
their  nati\'e  l.'ind. 

Mr.    Dean    recalls     willi 
l)ride  tlu-  fad  thai  he  was  - 


than 
from 

)iardi  mable 
:alled  lo  the 
jiresence  of  Colom-1  I'atten  of  the 
(  )n;irlermaster's  1  )cparlnient.  and  was 
In  liim  lhaid<eil  lor  the  character  of 
his  services,  including  the  plans  he  had 
turned  in.  thus  making  it  |i(]ssible  to 
answer  all  (pusiions  as  to  the  reliable- 
ness of  names  and  records. 


ajpreciation  I  felt  lor  your  efforts  so  freely 
given  at  tliat  distressing  time,  the  month 
succeeding  the  surrender  of  Santiago,  when 
in  the  entire  Jnd  Regiment  there  was  not  a 
well  man,  and  when  those  who  were  least 
sick  had  to  devote  themselves  to  the  care  of 
others.  I  recall  with  pleasure  the  fact  that  not 
only  did  you  do  cheerfully  and  willingly  all  that 
yon  were' detailed  to  do.  but  that  you  were  ever 
on  the  alert  to  render  others  timely  assistance. 
^iirh  as  the  preparation  of  dainty  dishes  from 
liiunble  materials.  How  well  I  remember  the 
"hlanc-mange."  served  on  a  mess-tin,  but  cun- 
iimglv  tricked  out  with  green  leaves,  which 
niade'it  look  like  a  delicacy  from  Delmonico's, 
ihat  vou  brought  me  one  night  when  I  v'as 
far  from  well:  and  the  tender  care  with  which 
you  tended  the  sick  in  hospital,  bathing  them 
riml  ministering  to  their  comforts  as  a  mother 
uould  have  done,  and  continuing  to  give  to 
them  out  of  our  limited  resources  as  great  a 
variety  of  nutritious  dishes  as  even  so  skilled  a 
cook  as  you  proved  to  be,  could  devise. 


LIGHT     INFAXTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


143 


The  many  ways  in  which  you  rendered  most 
valuable  aid  to  the  then  commanding  officer  of 
"C"  Company  (myself)  I  shall  never  forget. 
and  only  trust  that  as  long  as  you  live  you  may 
be  the  recipient  of  as  good  treatment  from 
those  with  whom  you  come  in  contact  as  you 
have  given  to  your  comrades  in  distress.       Be- 


lieving that  in  such  a  wish  I  am  wishing  you 
all  the  good  that  is  likely  to  come  to  any  man. 
I  am. 

Most  sinccrelv  vours. 

.\RtHL"R  C.   KING. 
Late  1st  Lieut..    '•C"  Co..    jnd  Mass..  U.S. V. 
Julv  >S,  189Q. 


CArTAlX   WIX.^LDW    S.    LIXCOIA'. 


\\'ith  his  own  experience  in  military 
attair.^.  and  with  a  knowledge  of  the 
parts  borne  by  his  father  and  Ijrothcr 
in  the  ^^'ar  of  the  Rebellion,  it  was  not 
at  all  strange  that  our  ex-Light  Infan- 
try officer  shoiihl  early  volunteer  iii 
his  services  in  the  struggle  with  Spain. 

June  4.  1898.  he  was  offered  an  ap- 
pointment as  Captain  of  immunes. 
with  the  choice  of  white  or  colored 
troops,  but  yielding  to  the  wishes  of 
his  family  and  friends,  he  accepted 
the  position  of  Captain  and  Assistant 
Commissary  of  Subsistence,  etc. 

In  June, 1898,  an  order  was  issued  by 
the  \\'a.T  Department  directing  him  as 
Captain  and  Assistant  Commissary  of 
Subsistence.  U.  S.  \".,to  report  to  Major 
General  J.  J.  Cop]Mnger,  commanding 
the  Fourth  Army  Corps,  for  assign- 
ment to  duty  in  that  command,  and  on 
June  26th  he  reached  headquarters  at 
Tampa,  Florida,  and  reported  to  the 
Adjutant-general.  The  following  day 
he  was  assigned  as  Chief  Commissary 
of  the  Third  Division,  Fourth  Army 
Corps,  Brigadier-general  Jacob  Kline 
commanding,  and  subsequently  was 
transferred  to  the  Second  Brigade  of 
that  same  division.  Brigadier-general 
James  Rush  Lincoln  in  command. 
This  V)rigade  C(^nsisted  of  the  69t!i 
New  York,  3d  (  )hio,  and  2d  Georgia 
regiments  of  volunteer  infantry. 

The  camp  was  at  what  was  known 
as  Palmetto  Beach,  about  three  miles 
from  Tampa,  and  near  the  beach. 
Sanitary  conditions  were  abominable, 
and  during  the  latter  part  of  his  stay 
here,  after  the  rainy  season  had  set  in, 
life  was  altnost  intolerable. 

After  the  Protocol  had  been  signed 
and  all  hope  of  active  service  removed, 
the  patriotism  of  every  volunteer  offi- 
cer was  sorelv  tried. 


Early  in  July  the  Fourth  Army 
Cor])s  was  ordered  to  Fernandina, 
Florida,  But  two  regiments  of  his 
brigade  joined  in  this  movement,  the 
2d  Georgia  being  detached  and  ordered 
to  remain  in  Tampa.  The  camp  at 
Fernandina  was  laid  out  about  two 
miles  from  the  sea  beach  in  sand  almost 
knee  deep,  infested  with,  it  seemed, 
everv  known  insect,  the  air  fever- 
laden,  the  hospitals  full  and  the  duties 
arduous  and  trying.  In  spite  of  a  strong 
fight  against  conditions  Captain 
Lincoln's  health  became  so  impaired 
that  Ijy  order  of  General  Lincoln,  the 
brigade  commander,  he  was  conveyed 
to  a  small  hotel  on  the  beach  and 
])laced  under  the  care  of  Hospital 
Steward  \\'ood  of  the  69th  New  York. 
He  was  desperately  ill,  but  a  deter- 
mined will  and  the  excellent  care  of 
^^'ood  pulled  him  through,  and  after 
four  weeks  he  returned  to  quarters. 

After  five  weeks  at  Fernandina  the 
third  movement  of  the  Fourth  Corps 
was  made,  this  time  to  Huntsvillc, 
Ala.,  where  the  Third  Division  was 
given  a  most  beautifid  location,  and. 
for  the  first  time,  the  camp  was  a 
comparatively   comfortable   habitation. 

The  long  siege  with  fever  and  dys- 
enter\-  had  told  se\erely  on  Captain 
Lincoln's  strength,  and  at  last,  by  the 
advice  of  the  sin-geons,  but  much 
against  his  wishes,  he  was  sent  home 
on  sick  leave.  Thi-  3d  Ohio  Regiment 
had  lieen  mustered  out  and  sent  home, 
and  only  the  69th  Xew  York  remained, 
so  that  the  duties  of  Brigade  Commis- 
sarv  were  minimized.  He  returned 
from  sick  leave  on  Xovember  2d,  soon 
after  the  order  had  been  issued  reor- 
ganizing the  Fourth  Army  Corps, 
and  assigning  ^Major-general  Joseph 
Wheeler  to  its  command.  Captain  Lin- 


144 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


coin's  new  assi,s;nnifiit  was  to  the  First 
Brigade,  Second  Dix'ision,  Urigadier- 
general  ( Jilbert  S.  Carpenter  commamU 
ing.  and  stationed  at  Anniston,  Ala. 
This  brigade  consisted  of  the  istl'..'^. 
Regular  Infantrv.  the  4th  Kentucky. 
\".'l.,  and  the  ;v'l  Alahania.  \'.  1..  and 
the  (li\isi(in  was  undei'  the  command 
of   Majcir-general   Royal    iM-ank. 

Winter  c|uarters  were  now  estab- 
lished and  the  division  settled  down  to 
routine  dutv.       (  )n    January    1st.   iSoo. 


tribnting  depot  at  Queniados,  nine 
miles  from  Ha\ana,  the  base  of  sup- 
])lies  for  the  Seventh  Army  Corps, 
Major-general  Fitzhugh  Lee.  the  2d 
\'()lunteer  Engineers  and  the  beef 
su])]>ly  i)lant  of  Swift  &  Co.  furnishing 
frtsh  beef  for  Camp  Columbia  and  the 
troops  in  the  city  of  Havana  and  its 
suburbs.  This  was  a  most  important 
and  responsible  assignment.  About 
15.000  troops  were  rationed  from  this 
depot,  and  cash  sales  of  stores  to  offi- 


AI'IAIN     WIXSIJiW 


came  this  welcome  o(rder :  ■T'aptain 
Winslow  S.  Lincoln.  C.  S.  C.  S.  \'..  is 
relieved  from  ilnty  with  the  l-'irst  I'.ri- 
gade.  Second  Division,  l'"ourlh  .\rmy 
Corps,  and  will  procee<l  to  Havana, 
Cuba,  an<l  rep(  .rt  to  Colonel  .\.  I>. 
Smith.  Chief  Commissary  of  the  Divi- 
sion of  Ctiba.  for  duty  as  assistant  ir. 
his  office."  and  on  the  l^ith  of  the  same 
month  he  reached  Havana  and  re- 
ported in  accordance  with  this  order. 
He  was  at   once  assigned  to  tlu'  dis- 


cers  an<l  men  ran  from  $8000  to 
.$12,000  i)er  month.  The  beef  contract 
of  the  Swifts  provided  that  transpor- 
tation from  tide  water  in  the  United 
States  to  Cuba  be  furnished  by  the 
War  Department,  and  transports  were 
not  at  all  times  available.  In  conse- 
(pience  (jf  this  arrangement  the  con- 
tr.-iclors  were  unable  to  keep  a  supply 
(if  refrigerated  beef  on  hand,  antl  it 
became  necessary  to  purchase  beef  on 
the  hoof  from  the  snpplv  in  the  hands 


LIGHT     IXFANTRV,     COMPANY     C. 


145 


of  native  owners  and  tlie  dealers  from 
the  "States"  who  had  invaded  the 
market. 

Captain  Lincoln's  knowleilge  of  cat- 
tle values  made  him  a  valual)le  officer 
for  this  duty,  and  the  Chief  Commis- 
sary. Colonel  Smith,  recog'nized  this 
at  once  and  assigned  him  as  beef 
purchasing  and  inspection  officer,  and 
as  such  he  did  good  service  for  the  de- 
partment. 

Captain  I-incoln  was  a  strict  disci- 
plinarian, not  only  for  those  under  his 
orders,  but  for  himself  as  well,  and  the 
depot  at  Quemados  was  a  model  one, 
not  alone  in  its  arrangement,  but  in 
the  economy  of  its  management.  (  )ne 
clerk,  one  commissary  sergeant,  one 
sales  clerk  and  eight  Cuban  laborers 
sufficed  to  perform  the  labors  of  its  ad- 
ministration, and  that  the  work  was 
well  done  was  attested  by  Major-gen- 
eral John  C.  Breckenridge.  Inspector 
General  U.  S.  A.,  who  pronounced  the 
depot  an  excellent  one. 

In  ^larch,  1899,  came  the  general 
order  honorably  discharging  the  vol- 
unteer stafif,  and  on  April  loth  Cap- 
tain Lincoln  left  Cuba  for  home  via 
the  steamer  ''City  of  Havana,"  to 
Saxannah,  Georgia. 

.-\fter  five  days'  quarantine  on  He 
I'uskie  Island,  Savannah  Harbor,  he 
went  north,  homeward  bound.  His 
official  connection  with  the  L'nited 
States  service  terminated  June  Tst, 
1 899. 

W  liile  his  was  not  a  service  of  bril- 
liant achic\cment,  it  was  one  of  duty 
well  and  faithfully  done  under  condi- 
tions of  discouragement,  and  with  an 
absence  of  that  exhilarating  influence 
which  comes  with  active  service  in  bat- 
tle. It  was  a  record  to  be  proud  of, 
from  the  very  fact  that  there  were 
none  of  the  spectacular  elements  which 


make  such  duty  easy  and  light.  It 
may  lie  said  with  all  truth  that  his  ser- 
vices were  iield  in  high  esteem  by 
e\ery  officer  under  whom  he  served, 
and  the  noble  traditions  of  the  family 
lost  none  of  their  lustre  through  him. 

Captain  Lincoln  joined  the  Light  In- 
fantry first  in  1865,  and  served  his  en- 
listment period  in  the  ranks  and  was 
duly  mustered  out:  beginning  June, 
1875,  li^'  was  .\ide-de-cam|i,  with  rank 
of  Captain,  for  nearly  a  year;  in  Sep- 
tember, 1876,  he  enlisted  again,  and 
thence  onward  was  rapidly  promoted. 
Through  the  various  gradations  he 
was  thoroughly  drilled  in  the  school  of 
the  soldier,  holding  the  important  po- 
sition oi  first  sergeant,  ])assed  through 
the  lieutenancies,  and  finally  reached 
the  infantryman's  goal,  the  captaincy, 
heading  the  Company  from  November 
23,  1880,  to  October  3,  1883,  For 
this  soldierly  experience  he  had  re- 
ceived a  boyhood's  preparation  in  the 
Highland   ^'lilitary     \cadem\-. 

Possessed  nf  a  C(  nnpeti-nce,  having  a 
delightful  hnnic  with  wife  and  chil- 
dren, maintaining  one  of  the  finest  es- 
tates in  Worcester,  the  Willow  Farm 
on  Chandler  Street,  corner  of  May, 
what  reason  was  there  for  him  to  leave 
so  much  comfort  for  the  rough  life  in 
the  field?  The  old  French  motto, 
noblesse  oblige,  found  here  a  fitting  ap- 
plication, Xame  and  heredity  would 
not  permit  him  to  stay  when  others 
were  going,  hence  the  commission, 
the  service,  the  impaired  health,  the 
two  invalid  years  at  the  dear  old  home, 
and  last  of  all  the  final  muster  out. 
May  3d,  1902,  Though  the  bugle  has 
blown  for  him  the  last  tattoo,  his  com- 
rades and  friends  do  not  forget,  and  in 
Light  Infantry  annals  they  write  in 
bright,  large  letters  on  their  scroll  of 
fame  the  name  of  the  latest  Lincoln. 


WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


AT  PRESENT. 


How  well  tliL'  khaki  wearers  liave 
borne  their  parts  in  the  intervening 
years  may  be  gathered  in  the  following 
roster  of  names,  residences  and  occn- 
pations,  as  far  as  the  same  can  l:)e  ob- 
tained. Unless  otherwise  indicated  in 
the  list,  the  state  is  Massachusetts  and 
the  city  \\'orcester: 

Captain     Frank     L.     .-Xllen,     contractor     and 
buikler. 

Lieutenant  Herbert  H.  Warren,  dentist. 

Sergeant  Arthur  S.  Longlcy,  bookkeeper. 

Sergeant     George     W.     Stebbins,     custodian. 
Art  Museum. 

Sergeant  George  H.  Hill,  broker. 

Sergeant  Charles  T.  Fletcher,  U.  S.  .A. 

Sergeant  William  E.   Barton,    business.    New 
York,  N.  V. 

Sergeant  J.  Warren  Holbrook,  salesman. 

Corjioral  Charles  H.  Colburn,  foreman. 

Corporal  John  L.  Wilniot,  trucking. 

Corporal  Charles  H.  Vaughan,  Jr.,  carpenter 
and  builder,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Corporal  Pclham  W.  Lincoln,  manager,  .Man- 
c+iestcr  Depot.  Vt. 

Corporal  Clifford  T.  Eldridge,  bookkeei)er. 

Corporal  George  E.  Ri.x.  bookkeeper. 

Cook  .\ugust  G.  Biersdorl,  chef,  Boston. 

Musician  .■\urelius  F.  Wheeler,  dentist. 

Musician     Harry    T.    Chapin.    U.    S.    .\rmy, 
Boston. 

.Artificer  Edward  A.    Stearns,    Highway    De- 
partment. 

Wagoner  Fred.    B.  .Mayn.ird,  insurance.  Pitts- 
field. 
Privates: 

Harry  H.  Adams,  U.  S.  .Army. 

Olncy  T.  Aldrich,  Fire  Department. 

Jolin  H.   Allen,  salesman,  St.   Louis,  Mo. 

Lyman  Bartletl,  bookkeeper. 

George  H.  Bejune,  bookkeei)er, 

George  E.  Bennett.  U.  S,  Army. 

James  F.  Bradley,  clerk,  Boston. 

Emory    A.    Briggs,    electrician.    Navy    Yard, 
Charlestown. 

Irving  A.  Brigham,  foreman.  Wcstboro. 

Charles  A.  Browne,    U.  S.  .Army. 


Clarence  E.  Butler,  salesman. 

George  C.  Butler,   U.  S.  .Army. 

William  H.  Butler,  with  Natural  Food  Co., 
Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Fred  A.  Clarkson.  salesman. 

Leonard  E.  Crooker,  Fire  Department:  has 
served  in  U.  S.  Army. 

Forrest  E.  Grossman,  advertising  agent.  New 
York,   N.  Y, 

Fred  P.  Dean,  sign-jiainter,  but  the  most  of 
his  time  since  the  war  has  been  given  to 
returning  to  America  the  bodies  of  de- 
ceased soldiers. 

William  G.  Dennis,  clerk. 

William  W.  Eddy,  Buttrick  Co.,  New  York. 
N,  Y, 

George  S.  Farrow,  salesman. 

James  H.  Flynn,  U.  S.  .Army. 

Walter  I.  Gage,  bookkeeper,  Boston, 

O.  J.  W.  Gleason,  letter-carrier. 

Louis  B,  Glixman,  clerk  and  Common  Council- 
man. 

Henry  J.  Greene,  insurance, 

Fred  C.  Hale,  draughtstnan,  Norwich,  Ct. 

Ralph  E.  Henderson,  machinist. 

Willard  J.  Humes,  court  clerk,  Grafton. 

Roland  Johnson,  carpet-finisher. 

George  T.  Jones,  bookkeeper. 

Herbert  W.  Kincaid,  manager.  New  York, 
N.  Y, 

Charles  H.  Knibbs,   trucking. 

Edward  J.  Martin,  shipper. 

George  Martin,  U.  S.  .Army. 

Waldo  .A.  Merrifield.  shipper. 

Alonzo  J.  Pembleton,  Fire  Department. 

James  E.  Pope,  optician,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Burton  A.  Prince,  foreman. 

Winfield  D.  Rheutan.  clerk,   Richmond,  Va, 

Charles  M.  Sands,  livery,  Montpelier,  Vt,; 
has  been  in  U.  S.  Army. 

Robert  Taft,  Police  Departtuent. 

James  H.  Taylor,  machinist. 

James  E.  L.  Todd,  manufacturer. 

Fred.  J.  Tucker,  farmer,  Rutland. 

.Arthur  T.  Wintcrsgill,  machinist,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Edwin  D.  Wooldridge,  electrician,   Lynn. 

Emil  Zaeder,  lawyer. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


147 


Muster-in  Roll  of  Company  C,  2n  Reciment  of  Infantky,  Massa- 
chusetts Volunteers,  in  the  Service  of  the  Umted  States,  for  Two 
Years,    from    May    id,    i8g8,    unless   Sooner    Dlscharged. 

[Tlie  data,  in  order,  cover  rank.  name,  age,  birthplace  and  occupation.] 


t  APTAIN. 


Frank    L.    Allen.    35.    \\'orcester.    civil 
engineer. 

first   LIEl'TENANT. 


.\RTIFICER. 


Eddy  A.  Stearns,  2^.  \\'orcester.  black- 
smith. 


\\A(;i>m:k. 


-\rtluir   C.    King.  31.   \\'orcester.   iner-       I'red.     1!.      Maynard. 


Worcester, 


chant. 


salesman. 


SECOND    LIEUTENANT. 

Herbert  H.  Warren.  34.  Clinton, 
dentist. 

seri;e.\nts. 

.Vrthur  S.  Longley.  26.  Millbiiry,  booK-- 
keeper. 

(ieorge  W.  ."^tebbins.  29.  Worcester, 
engraver. 

George  H.  Hill.*  30.  \\'orcester.  man- 
ufacturer. 

Charles  T.  Fleticher.  2/.  Worcester, 
draughtsman. 

\\'illiam  E.  ISarton.  24.  Worcester, 
publisher. 

Joseph  \\'.  Holbrook.  24.  Barre.  sales- 
man. 

CORPORALS. 

Charles  H.  Colburn.  26.  OronM.  Me., 
envelope  cutter. 

John  L.  \MImot,  2^.  Boston,  clerk. 

Charles  A.  \'aughan.  Jr..  26,  Worces- 
ter, carpenter. 

Pelham  W.  Lincoln.  2^.  Worcester, 
salesman. 

Clifford  T.  Elclridge.  22,.  Worcester. 
clerk. 

George  Edmund  Rix.  28.  Memphis. 
Tenn..  clerk. 

MUSICIANS. 

painter. 
.\urelius    F.   Wheeler.   23.   Xorth    Fen-       Dennis.    William      G..    24.    Worcester, 

ton.  X.  Y..  dentist.  salesman. 

Harry  T.  Chapin,  2I1.  Worcester,  elec-       Dowse.      Robert      H..     2Q.      Sherborn. 

trician.  woodcarver. 


Adams,    tiarrv    H..    20.    Ludlow.    \'t., 

florist. 
Aldrich.    (  )lney    T.,    2;^,    Sutton,    elec- 

triciaiL 
.Mien.  John   H..  22.  I'anton.  \'t..  clerk. 
Bartlett.   Lyman.  20.  Worcester,  clerk. 
Bejune,     George     H..    20.    Springfield, 

bookkeeper, 
liennett.     (leorge     E..    2^.    Worcester, 

C(  in  tractor, 
liiersdorf.    Augustus    G..   23.   Coliurg, 

Saxony,  cook. 
Bradley,  James  F.,  23.  Putnam.  Conn., 

bookkeeper. 
Briggs,   Emory  A..  20.  .\thol.  clerk. 
Brighani.      Irving     .\..    2J.   Westlioro, 

shoemaker. 
Browne.  Charles  A..  42.  Xew  Bedford, 

gasfitter. 
Butler.  Clarence   E..  2<).  Sanford,   Me., 

clerk. 
I'.utler.  George  C.  18.  Hartford,  Conn., 

machinist. 
ISutler.    William    H..    30.    Providence, 

R.   1..  accountant. 
Clarksoii.   l-'red   H..   18.  Worcester,  en- 

gra\er. 
Crooker.  Leonard  M..  30.  Shrewsbury. 

carpenter. 
Crossman.  Forrest  E..    22,    \\'orcester, 

theatrical. 
Dean.    Fred    P..    40.    Worcester,     sign 


*Owing  to  illness  Sergeant  Hill  did  not  go  with  his  company  to  Cuba,  but  was    detailed    for 
duty  in  the  .\djutant-generars  Department.  4th  .\rmy  Corps,  rejoining  the  Infantry  at  Montauk. 


148 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


I")riiry,  Eu^'ene  F.,  2",  Leicester,  sales 

man. 
Eddy,  William   W'..  2i),   Fitchburg',  re- 
porter. 
Earrow.  (leori^e  .'^..  2},.   Rutsfurd  Port- 

ag'c,  N.  r>..  clerk. 
Elynn.   James   H..   Jr.,   21,   S|)rin,c;field 

laborer. 
Gag'c.  Walter  L,  21,  Hyde   Park,  man 

ufacturer. 
Gleason,   Odiorne   J.   \V..   29,    Hdldeii 

letter  carrier. 
Gli.xman,  Lonis  1!.,  20,  Russia,  painter 
Greene.     Henry     J..     10,     Wooilstock 

C<inn.,  student. 
Hale,      l^>ed      C,      2\ .     North      Dana 

drauq'htsman. 
Henderson.  Ralph  E.,  2-^.  Pelfast,  Me. 

machinist. 
Humes,      WiUard      J.,      25,      Millbury 

lawyer. 
Johnson,  Roland,  26,  Lancashire,  V.w^. 

finisher. 
Jones.  Georo-e  T.,  2},.  Worcester,  clerk 
Kincaid,     Herbert     W,.    27,    Lewiston 

Ale.,  salesman. 
King,  Joseph  C..  25,  Leicester,  printer 
Knibbs.    Charles     H..     10.    Worcester 

manager. 
Martin,   E^hvard  J..  24,  Wiltcm,  N.  P.. 

clerk. 
Martin,     (ienrge,    21,      Cimstantinoiile 

Turkey,  clerk. 
Mayo,    .Silas     L,    2'^.    l-'airfield,    |)aper 

h;in"er. 


Merrifield,   Waldo    .-X.,  23,   Worcester, 

bookkeeper. 
Pembleton,    Alonzo    J.,    27.    Pandalier, 

Mich.,  electrician. 
Pitts,  Royal  H.,  23,  .Sudbury,  \'t.,  un- 
dertaker. 
Pope,   James    E.,   26,    Laconia,    X.    H., 

optician. 
Prince,     r>urton     A..     21.     Worcester, 

student. 
Kheutan.    Winfield    1),.  21,    Worcester, 

clerk. 
Roberts,     William     l).,     18,     Statiord, 

Conn.,  salesman. 
.Stewart,    Arthur    D.,    19,    Graiul    Pre, 

N.  S.,  machinist. 
Sands.  Charles  M.,  19,  Parisville,  X.  Y., 

farmer. 
Taft.    I'redk.    P..,    30,    Hingham,    sales- 
man. 
Taft.  Robert.  22.  Charlton,  shoecutter. 
1";i\dor,      James      H.,     ^2,    Manchester, 

'  X.  H!,  clerk. 
Todd,  James   E.   L.,  25,  Turks   Island, 

West  Indies,  salesman. 
Tucker,  PTed  L.  24,  .\uburn.  farmer. 
Went  worth.  Hanild   1'...  2<S.  Worcester, 

te.-icher. 
Wheeler.   Janle^     \\'.,     32,    \\'eymouth, 

insurance. 
Wintersgill.  .\rthur  T..  20,  Worcester, 

machinist. 
W  (.oldridgo,    I-:dwin    1).,   21.   Cornwall, 

Eng..  clerk. 
Zaeder.   Emil,  22.   Worcester,  lawver. 


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CENTENNIAL   OF   THE   LIGHT    INFANTRY'   WITH 
HISTORY— JUNE    6,    1903. 


Not  since  Worcester  celelirated  its 
bi-centennial  has  the  city  seen  a  more 
enthusiastic  occasion  than  that  which 
brought  to  an  end  the  one  hundred 
years  of  the  Light  Infantry's  existence. 
For  many  a  long  day  the  eyent  had 
been  talked  over  and  hundreds  of 
members  have  regretted  that  their 
actiye  connection  with  the  Com- 
pany could  not  be  at  this  particular 
time.  For  a  century  young  men  haye 
practiced  the  drill  peculiar  to  their  day 
and  generation  :  haye  had  their  taste  of 
camp  life,  possibly  of  real  soldiering, 
and  then  haye  taken  their  places  in  the 
yeteran  ranks,  to  be  thereafter  recog- 
nized as  the  "has  beens" :  valuable  re- 
seryes.  however,  for  times  when  num- 
bers count  and  contributions  are  neces- 
sar}^  for  the  proper  observance  of  cer- 
tain days. 

Such  an  occasion  was  that  just  past, 
and  it  is  safe  to  state  that  very  few 
men  who  ever  wore  the  uniform  of  the 
Light  Infantry  were  not  in  hearty 
sympathy  with  each  and  every  plan  to 
make  the  event  memorable.  Fully  five 
years  ago.  the  veteran  organization 
l)egan  to  prepare  for  the  celebration, 
and,  when  the  time  was  ri]5e,  was  able 
to  turn  over  a  considerable  sum  of 
money  to  the  general  fund.  In  addi- 
tion, the  citizens,  who  have  a  justifia- 
ble pride  in  their  oldest  military  com- 
pany, were  ready  to  lend  a  hand,  so 
that  the  bills,  though  heavy,  were 
readily  met. 

The  campaign,  which  began  Wed- 
nesday evening,  June  3d,  and  termi- 
nated early  in  the  morning  of  the  /th, 
though  not  so  bloody,  was  quite  as  try- 
ing as  any  ever  passed  through  by  the 
Company.  If  the  boys  obtained  any 
sleep  at  all  it  was  by  snatches, and  even 
those  they  thought  wasted.  There  was 
so  much  to  see,  and  so  many  things  to 
be  done,  that  sleep,  though  so  blessed 
by  Sancho  Panza,  was  passed  by  till 
some  more  convenient  season. 

The  Company  left  Worcester  for 
Boston  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the  3d, 


en  route  to  Portland,  to  assist  in  the 
observance  of  the  same  liirthday  by  the 
twin  company  of  that  city.  Though 
sleeping  places  were  assigned  on  board 
the  steamer  which  conveyed  them  to 
the  lovely  city  on  the  Casco,  such  as- 
signments were  quite  superfluous.  The 
best  of  weather  prevailed,  not  a  drop  of 
rain  falling  throughf)ut  the  entire 
period,  though  it  began  the  \erv  next 
day  after.  Even  the  fires  and  smoke  of 
Maine  were  not  amiss,  since  they 
served  to  cloud  the  otherwise  burning 
rays  of  the  solstitial  sun.  Maine's  chief 
city  did  her  very  best  in  entertaining 
the  boys  in  blue  from  the  mother 
State,  and  no  time  was  wasted. 

It  was  a  very  generous  thing  for  the 
F'ortland  boys  to  do,  viz.,  to  volunteer 
to  anticipate  their  own  day  and  to  yield 
the  auspicious  6th  to  the  Massachu- 
setts company.  If  old  Governor  Strong 
a  century  since  had  only  reflected  on 
the  possible  mix-up  in  the  future,  he 
might  have  prevented  the  coincident 
dates  by  holding  one  charter  for  just 
twenty-four  hours,  but  he  did  nothing 
of  the"  kind,  and  the  dates  (if  birth  are 
the  same,  and  tor  all  time  the  com- 
panies are  twins. 

That  special  train  home  from  Maine 
bore  a  hapjn'  array  of  young  men,  all 
intent  on  getting  the  most  possible  out 
of  the  tri]).  Never  was  the  old  Latin 
motto,  "t'ar/v  diciii."  or  "Seize  the 
day,"  more  literally  obeyed;  indeed, 
tlie  boys  seized  the  night  also.  Their 
arrival  in  Worcester,  though  late,  was 
enthusiastic,  and  from  Union  Station 
to  the  Bay  State,  red  fire  marked  the 
march  of  the  returning  and  visiting  cit- 
izen soldiers. 

Then  when  the  6th,  the  long  ex- 
jiected,  the  dreamed-of  day,  dawned, 
the  city  was  agog  to  see  her  own  boys 
and  those  of  other  states.  It  is  true 
that  a  coincident  circus  may  have  added 
to  the  throngs  ;  it  is  pretty  certain  that 
the  mass  of  the  people  were  out  to  see 
their  militia   company  and  those    who 


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LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


151 


were  to  parade  witli  thcni.  (  )\vin!;'  to 
faulty  railroad  connections,  some  of  the 
Connecticut  soldiers  were  late,  hence 
the  start  from  the  Armory  was  a  little 
more  than  one  hour  late,  hut  when  the 
lines  did  appear  they  were  most  heartily 
,c;reetc(l.  \\  hile,  on  occasion,  Worces- 
ter has  entertained  more  soldiers,  she 
never  had  on  one  day  a  greater  variety. 
In  addition  to  the  Light  Infantry,  in 
their  new  uniforms,  and  their  twin 
brothers  from  Portland,  were  all  of  the 
city's  five  organizations,  with  the 
Fitchburg  Fusiliers,  the  United  Train 
from  Providence,  a  company  from  the 
ist  Heavy  Artillery  of  Fioston,  and  two 
companies  from  Hartford,  Conn. ;  and 
what  attention  their  bright  uniforms 
excited !  There  was  the  brilliant  red 
of  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  along 
with  the  white  of  the  City  Guards,  that 
followed  close  behind. 

Somewhere  along  Main  Street  it 
would  seem  that  nearly  ever}-  Worces- 
ter citizen  took  a  glance  at  the  men 
with  the  guns.  By  no  means  incon- 
spicuous were  the  lads  from  the  High- 
land Military  Academy  with  their  natty 
suits  of  gray,  \^'hen  at  last  the  lines 
returned  to  the  Armory  and  there 
stacked  their  rifles,  preparatory  to  the 
day's  outing  at  the  Lake,  there  were 
few  if  any  who  were  not  glad  that  they 
had  had  a  chance  to  see  just  how  li\-ely 
and  reliable  men  could  be  on  their  one 
hundredth  birthday. 

Over  the  variety  and  pleasures  of  the 
day  at  Edgemere  it  is  unnecessary  to 
linger,  for  when  did  youth  and  vigor 
ever  fail  to  find  amusement  in  the  pass- 
ing hour?  The  games,  jokes  and  songs, 
will  their  memory  ever  fade?  A  sus- 
picious hoarseness  for  days  afterwards 
told  how  zealously  many  tried  to  add 
their  voices  to  the  general  hilarity. 
While  the  suspension  of  electrical  con- 
nection delayed  the  return  from  th« 
Lake  and  compelled  the  soldiers  to 
march,  their  armless  passage  through 
Front  Street  was  not  the  least  inter- 
esting of  the  many  episodes  of  that 
eventful  day. 

Meanwhile,  hungry  hundreds  were 
waiting,  with  more  or  less  patience,  in 
the  vestibule  of  Washburn  Hall,  won- 
dering where  their  uniformed  compat- 


riots were.  Half  ])ast  six  p.m.  extended 
to  some  time  past  eight  before  the  ar- 
rival of  the  most  important  part  of  the 
Company,  and  the  lines  were  formed 
for  the  hall  alcove.  Afechanics  Hall  has 
seated  many  a  gathering,  but  never  a 
jollier  one  than  that  which  filled  ever}- 
seat,  and  some  overflowed  into  \\'ash- 
burn  Hall  below.  Caterer  Pirigham  has 
no  reason  to  apologize  for  the  apiietiz- 
ing  menu  which  claimed  the  time  and 
attention  of  ev'ery  one  till  past  nine 
o'clock.  The  music  of  the  bands,  along 
with  the  singing  of  all  between 
courses,  made  the  time  pass  rapidly. 

Finally,  when  Captain  Rider  indi- 
cated a  change  from  a  feast  of  viands 
to  that  of  thought  and  reason,  no  one 
would  blame  him  if  through  his  frame 
there  ran  a  thrill  of  pride  at  the  happy 
progress  of  the  celebration.  In  a  few 
and  fitting  words  he  passed  the  further 
exercises  into  the  hands  of  James  Lo- 
gan.a  \eteran  member  of  the  Company. 
It  was  a  lucky  day  for  the  Infantry 
when  this  same  boy  of  Scottish  birth 
took  into  his  head  to  play  soldier  for  a 
while,  since  to  no  single  individual  is 
due  more  of  the  success  of  the  observ- 
ances than  to  him.  He  was  only  a  clerk 
in  one  of  W'orcester's  business  estab- 
lishments when  he  first  essayed  his  mil- 
itary role,  but  he  played  his  part  well, 
as  he  has  every  other  one  that  he  has 
undertaken  since.  Whenever  the  boys 
want  something  done  they  are  likely  to 
turn  to  their  veteran.  Logan,  who  is 
ever  ready,  both  to  raise  money  and  to 
talk.  He  took  both  jiarts  in  the  cen- 
tennial play,  and  took  them  finely.  His 
introductions  and  his  own  response  to 
the  toast.  "The  Ladies."  were  excellent. 

It  would  be  a  pleasure  to  reproduce 
every  word  spoken  here,  but  it  must 
suffice  to  state  that  whether  it  was 
Mavor  I'letcher.  Lieutenant-governor 
Guild,  or  Alderman  Cha])man  of  Port- 
land, all  were  enthusiastically  received. 
Space,  however,  is  found  for  the  com- 
prehensive story  of  the  Company  as 
told  by  Major  Frederick  G.  Stiles,  who. 
bearing  his  weight  of  almost  seventy- 
eight  years,  with  clear,  ringing  voice 
recited  the  tale  of  a  century.  He  was 
greeted  with  enthusiasm  by  his  audi- 
ence, which  rose  to  receive  him.  everj- 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


ciiu'  reflecting  on  the  Providence  which 
had  preserved  for  this  duty  a  man 
wlici,  more  than  sixty  years  ago,  had 
sig;ned  his  first  enhstment  paper,  had 
won  his  golden  laurel  leaf  in  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  and  now,  the  oldest 
surviving  member  of  the  Company, 
could  tell  its  story  in  a  manner  to  in- 
terest  and    delight    everv    listener: 


In  the  year  1803  there  was  but  one 
uniformed  military  company  in  the 
town  of  Worcester,  an  artillerv  com- 
pany, founded  and  commanded  by 
Major  William  Treadwell  (of  Revo- 
lutionary fame)   in    1783. 

I!ut  there  were  two  companies  of 
State  militia,  that  met  once  each  year 
for  inspection  and  enrollment.  No'two 
persons  were  dressed  alike,  and  their 
guns  were  of  every  conceivable  pat- 
tern and  make,  and  their  parades  were 
looked  upon  as  a  burlesque  bv  the  peo- 
ple (if  tlic  town. 

.'-^w  much  for  the  militarv  of  this 
Commonwealth  previous  to  the  form- 
ation of  the  Company  whose  birth  and 
one  hundredth  anniversary  we  are  here 
to-night  to  celebrate. 

It  has  been  said  that  it  was  at  the 
suggestion  of  Rev.  Dr.  Aaron  Bancroft, 
the  founder  of  the  Second  Parish 
Church  in  Worcester,  and  who  carried 
a  gun  at  Concord — and  also  at  Bunker 
Hill  in  1795  (then  a  student  at  Harvard 
College)— that  an  application  was 
made  to  the  Legislature  for  a  charter 
to  form  an  independent  militarv  in- 
fantry cijm])any  in  the  town  of  Wor- 
cester. The  petition  for  the  same  was 
written  by  Levi  Lincoln, Jr., and  signed 
by  several  leading  citizens  of  the  town, 
and  sent  to  the  Adjutant-general  of  the 
State  at  Boston.  And  it  is  a  singular 
coincident  that  one  hundred  years  ago 
to-day  permission  was  granted  by  the 
Legislature  of  the  Province  of  Massa- 
chusetts for  the  formation  of  two  in- 
dependent military  companies,  one  at 
Portland,  the  other  at  Worcester;  both 
at  that  time  being  within  the  State  of 
Massachusetts. 

On  June  6th,  1803.  the  charters  were 
signed  by  Caleb  Strong,  then  Governor 


of  the  State.  They  were  designated  as 
the  Portland  Light  Infantry  and  the 
A\^orcester  Light  Infantry;  both  these 
organizations  are  on  active  duty  to- 
day, with  all  the  strength  and  vigor  of 
the  first  parade,  but  of  those  who  made 
up  their  rank  and  file  not  one  remains. 

The  last  survivor  of  the  original 
Worcester  Light  Infantry  was  Charles 
Tappan.  He  was  born  in  Northampton, 
Mass.,  in  1784.  He  came  to  Worcester 
as  an  apprentice  to  Dr.  Isaiah  Thomas, 
and  served  his  apprenticeship  in  the 
office  of  the  Massachusetts  Spy.  He 
was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the 
Worcester  Light  Infantry  (in  1803), 
and  for  ten  years  was  identified  with  it. 

In  i8r3  he  removed  to  Portsmouth, 
X.  H.,  and  soon  after  went  with  others 
in  the  Swedish  brig  Margaretta  to  St. 
Jiihn,  N.  B.,  and  filled  her  with  British 
goods,  intending:'  tn  tak-r  them  to  P.ath, 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMl'ANV 


153 


Me.,  to  (lispdSf  of.  .Ml  thcv  had  to 
fear  were  .American  privateer,s,aml  they 
liired  Captain  Samuel  Blythe  of  H.  B. 
M.  brig  Boxer  to  convey  them  to  the 
Kennebec  River.  It  was  agreed  that 
when  they  were  about  to  enter  the 
mouth  of  the  river,  two  or  three  guns 
should  be  fired  over  them,  to  have  the 
appearance  of  trying  to  stop  them 
should  any  idle  people  he  looking  on. 

Lieutenant  \\'illiam  Burroughs  of 
the  U.  S.  brig  Enterprise  lay  in  Port- 
land Harbor,  and  hearing  the  guns,  got 
under  way,  and,  as  is  well  known,  cap- 
tured the  Boxer  after  a  severe  engage- 
ment which  lasted  forty  minutes,  in 
which  both  commanders  were  killed, 
and  three  days  later,  Sept.  8th  (1813), 
were  buried  at  Portland  in  the  same 
grave  with  military  honors.  Tappan, 
after  disposing  of  the  cargo  of  the 
Margaretta,  went  to  Boston,  and  after 
a  few  years  removed  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  where,  in  1874.  he  (lie<l,  aged  90 
\-ears    and   8   months,   the    last    of   the 


original  members  of  the  Worcester 
Light   Infantry. 

I""or  one  hundred  years,  the  6th  day 
of  Jnne  when  it  did  not  fall  upon  Sun- 
day, or  when  the  companies  were  not 
engaged  in  actual  service,  has  been  set 
apart  l)y  both  organizations  to  cele- 
brate the  anniversary  of  their  birth. 
And  it  is  most  fitting  that  after  the 
lapse  of  one  hundred  years  these  twin 
companies,  the  F'ortland  and  the  W'or- 
cester  Light  Infantry,  should  celebrate 
their  natal  day  together. 

We  are  here  for  that  purpose  to- 
night, to  keep  the  record  unbroken, 
anil  give  inspiration  to  those  who.  in 
the  years  to  come,  shall  comprise  their 
membership.  For  we  feel  assured  that 
these  two  organizations,  that  have  sur- 
mounted all  obstacles  for  one  hundred 
years,  are  too  deeply  imbedded  in  the 
liearts  of  the  people  of  Portland  and 
Worcester  to  ever  die  out.  Their  ex- 
istence must  be  perennial. 

When  the  Worcester  Light  Infantry 
was  organized  in  the  town  of  Worces- 
ter in  1803,  it  was  the  aim  of  the  citi- 
zens to  ele\-ate  to  a  higher  standard 
the  militia  of  the  State,  to  bring  about 
uniformity  of  (dress,  equipment  and 
efificiency  of  discipline,  and  to  establish 
an   independent  volunteer   militia. 

This  was  accomplished,  and  soon 
after  a  ritle  company  and  a  cavalry  one 
were  added  to  Worcester's  military 
force.  '["hese  conunands  flourished 
until  a  change  in  the  laws  in  relation  to 
the  militia  was  brought  about  by 
|uil)lic  sentiment  being  ad\-erse  to  the 
expense  ( wdiich  was  considered  a  use- 
less one),  and  as  a  result,  about  1834. a 
majoritv  of  the  State  militia  were  dis- 
lianded   by   general  orders. 

Bui  the  Worcester  Light  Infantry 
escaped  annihilation,  and  held  on 
through  all  the  opposition  that  was 
lirought  to  bear  upon  it.  And  it  is  a 
matter  of  i:)ride  to  us  that  to-day — with 
a  record  of  one  hundred  years  behind  it 
— it  stands  among  the  first  wdio  in  every 
emergencN'  have  entered  the  field  of 
active  service  whenever  and  wherever 
the  need  came,  and  has  been  either  as  a 
company  or  by  representation  in  every 
war  of  the  I'nited  States  since  its  for- 
mation. 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


On  August  4th.  1807,  the  Company, 
under  the  command  of  Captain  En<:ich 
Flagg,  voted  its  services  at  a  moment's 
notice  to  James  Sulhvan,  then  Gov- 
ernor of  Massachusetts,  but  were  not 
needed  at  that  time.  \\'ar  with  Eng- 
land, however,  was  only  ])ostponed, 
not  averted,  and  on  September  14th, 
1814,  the  Worcester  Light  Infantry 
was  ordered  by  Governor  Caleb  Strong 
to  Boston  to  repel  British  invasion. 

In  1846  the  Company  voted  its  ser- 
\-ices  to  Governor  George  N.  Briggs 
for  the  Alexican  War,  but  the  quota  of 
troops  from  Massachusetts  being  full, 
it  was  not  ordered  to  report. 

On  the  evening  of  Ajiril  iTith,  1861, 
the  members  of  the  Worcester  Light 
Infantry  had  assenililed  fur  drill  at 
their  Armory  in  Horticultural  Hall, 
wdien.  between  ten  and  ele\-en  d'clock. 
Colonel  John  W.  Wetherell  df  Gov- 
ernor Andrew^  staff  appeared  with 
verbal  orders  (fur  Captain  Harrison  W. 
Pratt)  calling  nut  the  Company  for 
active  duty,  and  to  re|)ort  at  the  State 
House.  Boston,  forthwith. 

The  order  was  received  with  cheers. 
.Absent  members  were  notified,  and  in 
si.x  hours  every  member  had  assembled 
for  duty.  It  was  the  first  company  to 
leave  the  city,  and  a  part  nf  the  "(  )ld 
Si.xth"  Regiment,  the  first  i<>  leave  the 
State,  and  in  passing  through  Balti- 
more, Md.,  A\n-\\  19th,  1861,  on  its  way 
to  Washington,  D.  C,  the  first  blood 
(if  the  Civii  War  was  shed. 

,\ever  can  I  forget  the  enthusiasm 
of  tlie  ])eoplr  of  our  cit\  when  upon 
Saturday.  August  3.  18O1,  the  Light 
Infantry  had  relurnecl  to  its  home, 
with  honor  imtarni^hed,  and  the  jiroud 
assurance  that  had  its  response  to  our 
countr_\-'s  call  been  less  ready,  or  the 
arrival  of  the  6th  Regiment  (of  which 
it  formed  a  pari)  been  delayeil  twelve 
hours,  the  c;ii)ilal  would  ha\e  been  in 
the  hands  of  the  enemy. 

Right  well  did  the  Comjiany  deserve 
the  royal  welcome  given  it  in  behalf  of 
the  city  liy  it^  honored  .Mayor,  Col. 
Isaac  Uavis,  who.  at  one  time,  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Worcester  Light 
Infantry,  and  always  its  friend. 

.\fter  tlie  return  to  Massachusetts 
.•md    muster-o'.U    of    the    "I  >ld    Si.xth," 


other  companies  were  recruited  by  offi- 
cers and  privates  of  the  Light  Infantry 
who  had  received  commissions  to  raise 
them :  (  )ne  coiu])any  for  the  25th 
Mass.  \'ols.  in  1861;  one  company  for 
the  34tl«  Regt.,  1861  ;  one  company  for 
the  42d  Regt.  in  1862:  one  company 
for  the  51st  Regt.  in  1862;  and  one  for 
the  42(1  Regt.  in  iSfu- 

.\11  these  com]3anies.  until  mustered 
out  l)v  e-xpiration  (if  term  of  service, 
gave  the  Worcester  Light  Infantry  a 
record  of  furnishing  more  than  600 
ofiicers  and  men  for  the  armies  of  the 
United  States  in  the  Civil  War. 

On  May  3d,  1898.  the  entire  State 
militia  of  our  city  was  again  called  into 
aeti\e  ser\-ice  in  the  Spanish-American 
War:  the  Emmet  Guards  being  as- 
signed to  the  yth  Regiment  (after- 
wards called  the  Bloody  Ninth),  Bat- 
ter\-  B  for  coast  defenses,  and  the  City 
( luards,  Wellington  Rifles  and  Wor- 
cester Light  Infantry  as  a  part  of  the 
3d   Battalion.  2d   Regiment.   Mass.  \'ol. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


155 


Militia,  coiiiniamled  ijy  Alajor  H.  B. 
Fairbanks,  a  former  captain  of  the 
\\'orcester  Lia:lit  Infantry. 

The  prosperity  of  the  Worcester 
Light  Infantry  has  depended  upon  not 
only  its  founders,  but  upon  every  offi- 
cer and  member  that  has  been  enrolled 
since  its  organization,  but  especiallx' 
upon  the  first  three  commissioned  otfi- 
cers :  Levi  Thaxter.  captain ;  Enoch 
Flagg.  first  lieutenant,  and  Levi  Lin- 
coln, ensign.  These  officers  were  all 
living  more  than  half  a  century  after 
the  Company  was  formed. 

Captain  George  F.  Peck,  who  is  with 
us  to-night,  commanded  the  Company 
in  1855,  and  sent  invitations  to  these 
officers  to  attend  the  fifty-second  an- 
niversary. Neither  of  them  was  able 
to  accept,  but  all  sent  acknowledg- 
ment and  regrets. 

Ensign  Levi  Lincoln  lived  sixty-five 
vears  after  the  Compan}-  was  formed. 


never  losing  his  interest  in  it.  but  al- 
ways having  a  word  of  cheer,  and  an 
open  house,  for  all  who  comprised  its 
membership. 

Ensign  Lincoln  had  a  notable  career. 
He  was  Governor  of  the  Common- 
wealth nine  years,  from  1825  to  1834, 
and  it  was  his  distinguished  honor  to 
preside  when.  June  16th,  1825.  the 
Legislature  recei\'ed  General  Lafay- 
ette, and  also  to  represent  the  State  on 
the  following  day.  when  the  corner- 
stone was  laid  of  the  numument  on 
Bunker  Hill.  He  was  six  years  in 
Congress,  collector  of  the  port  of  Bos- 
ton, President  of  the  State  Senate,  and 
in  1848  the  first  Mayor  of  our  city. 
And  the  name  of  Lincoln  has  been  on 
the  Company  rcill  from  its  inception  to 
the  present  time. 

Three  brothers  were  enrolled  in  it : 
Enoch  Lincoln,  who  was  afterwards 
Governor  of  Maine;  William  Lincoln, 
the  historian,  and  John  \V.  Lincoln, 
who  commanded  the  Company  from 
1812  to  1816,  during  the  last  war  with 
England.  He  held  several  town  offices, 
ami  was  high  sheriff  of  the  county. 

William  S.  Lincoln,  a  son  of  Levi, 
commanded  the  Company  from  1832 
to  1834.  He  was  Colonel  of  the  34th 
Regiment.  ^lass.  Vols.,  in  the  Civil 
War.  and  was  breveted  general. 

Daniel  Waldo  Lincoln,  a  brother  of 
William  S..  commanded  the  Company 
frdni  1838  to  1841.  He  was  .Mayor  of 
our  city  in  1863  and  '64. 

Another  brother,  George  Lincoln. 
was  a  mem1)er  at  one  time,  and  after- 
wards ranked  as  captain  in  the  regular 
army.  He  was  killed  at  the  Battle  of 
Bueiia  \ista  in  Mexico  while  rallying 
an  Indiana  regiment  that  had  stam- 
peded. His  body  was  brought  to  Wor- 
cester, and  buried  with  military  honors 
bv  the  Worcester  Light  Infantry,  who 
\ohmteered  for  that  duty. 

William  Lincoln,  a  son  of  William 
S..  was  a  member  of  the  Company  in 
1861.  and  served  with  it  in  the  Old 
.Sixth  Regiment. 

Levi  Lincoln.  Jr..  also  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam S..  commanded  the  Company  from 
1875  to  1877. 

\Vinslow  S.  Lincoln,  youngest  son 
of   William   S.,  commanded   the   Com- 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


])any  from  1880  to  1883.  He  served  in 
the  Spanish-American  War  of  1898  as 
a  captain  in  the  regnlar  army.  He  was 
a  member  of  onr  Veteran  Association, 
and  was  with  us  two  years  ago  at  our 
ninety-eiglith  anniversary. 

Pelham  W.  Lincoln,  a  prrandson  of 
Ensign  Levi,  is  an  active  meml:)er  to- 
day, and  served  with  the  Company  as 
corporal  in  the  campaign  of  1898. 

We  are  proud  of  the  Lincoln  record, 
and  doubt  if  it  can  be  equaled  by  any 
other  military  company  where  so  many 
members  of  one  family,  even  to  the 
fourth  generation,  have  been  enrolled 
in  its  ranks. 

All  told,  there  have  been  forty-four 
commanders  of  the  Worcester  Light 
Infantry  from  1803  to  the  present 
time,  all  but  four  of  whom  I  have  ]5er- 
sonally  known. 

1  well  remember  the  Company  in 
my  boyhood  days.  It  was  the  banner 
company  then.  It  had  one  rival  in  the 
Holden  Grenadiers.  The  annual  mus- 
ter alwavs  ended  with  a  sham  battle, 
and  when  the  two  com])anies  were  on 
the  same  side  they  invariably  carried 
all  before  them;  but  when,  as  some- 
times happened,  they  opposed  each 
other,  it  was  actual  war. 

If  time  permitted,  many  other 
events  in  the  history  of  the  Company 
since  mv  day  might  be  related,  but  it 
needs  no  eulogy  other  than  the  record 
it  has  made  for  itself  in  the  ])ast,  and 
is  still  making  to-day,  as  a  military 
organization. 

All  honor  tn  those  who  first  made 
up  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Worcester 
Light  Infantry.  And  to-night  my 
heart  goes  out  to  those  members  with 
whom  T  was  associated  sixty  and  more 
vears  ago,  of  wlinni  but  \vw  are  li\ing. 
The  memiirv  (if  llie  uld  days  and  the 
friendships  formed  then  have  nut 
faded,  but  grown  brighter  with  the 
flight  of  years.  In  this  busy  life  of 
ours  where  ordinarily  one's  own  affairs 
make  up  its  circuit,  is  it  not  well  that 
there  are  days  so  imbedded  in  our 
hearts,  so  marked  by  great  events, 
that  they  seem  a  part  of  ourselves? 
Such  a  one  is  the  birthday  of  the  Port- 
land and  the  Worcester  Light  In- 
fant rv. 


"If  stores  of  dry  and  learned  love  we  gain. 
We  keep  them  in  the  memory  of  the  brain: 
Names,  things  and  facts,  whate'er  we    l<nowI- 

edge  call — 
There  is    the    common    ledger    for    them    all. 
And  images  on  this  cold  surface  traced 
Make  slight  impression  and  are  soon  etTaced. 
But  we've  a  page,    more    glowing    and    more 

bright. 
On    which    our    friendship    and    our    love    we 

write: 
That  these  may  never  from  the  soul  depart, 
We  trust  them  to  the  memory  of  the  heart — 
There  is  no  dimming,  no  effacement  there: 
Each  new  pulsation  keeps  the  record  clear. 
Warm  golden  letters  all  the  tablet  fill. 
Nor  lose  their  lustre  till  the  heart  stands  still.'' 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY     C. 


157 


Roster  ok  the  Worcester  Lic.ht 
Infantry  at  the  Co.vu'axy's  Cen- 
tennial. 

Captain.  Pliinoas  L.   Riiler. 
First  Lieut.,  Frederick  M.  Clark,  Jr. 
Second  Lieut.,  Herbert  H.  Warren. 
First  Sergt.,  William  Stevenson. 
Q.  M.  Sergt.,  Lewis  M.  McCallum. 
Sergt.,  George  W.  Stebbins. 
Sergt.,  James  C.  Stevenson. 
Sergt.,  Frank  .\.  Springer. 
Sergt.,  Roland  Johnson. 
Corp.,  George  S.  Farrow. 
Corp.,  Harry  L.  Hastings. 
Corp.,  Edward  J.  Martin. 
Corp.,  Leonard  W.  Russell. 
Corp.,  Howard  K.  Hobbs. 
Corp..  Charles  A.  Peterson. 
Musician,  William  L  Whiting. 


John  F.  .\nderson, 
Percival  R.  Bowers, 
Charles  T.  Buckman, 
Harris  M.  Crandall, 
Clarence  T.  Davis, 
Frank  E.  Dodge, 
Karl  H.  Dodge, 
William  C.  Deacon, 
George  J.  Drabble, 
Henry  A.  Falardeau. 
Leo  C.  Falardeau. 
Frank  L.  Fisher, 
Leroy  J.  Flint, 
George  W.  Grant, 
Harry  H.  Greene, 
John  Hall, 
Fred'k  A.  Harford, 
Mahlon  E,  Havener, 
Melvin  A.  Henson, 
Walter  R.  Hewett, 
Charles  E.  Holton. 
John  L  Hoyt. 
Gilbert  S.  Jackson, 


Fred  Kingdon, 
Wni.  H.  McCorniick. 
Wm.  R.  McKenzie, 
.■\rthur  S.  Morse, 
Charles  E,  Merrill, 
George  W.  Munger, 
Wm.  L  Needham. 
Eli  F.  Nichols, 
(jilcs  S.  Pease, 
lulmund  J.  Power, 
Herbert  C.  Putnam, 
Howard  W.  Robbins, 
Robert  L  Rose. 
Wm.  H.  Sampson, 
Henri  .\.  Scott, 
Roscoe  H.  Shedd, 
Thomas  S.  Shedd, 
Eugene   L.  Tinkham, 
Arthur  J.  Wallace, 
Ralph  W.  Ward. 
James  C.  Whittle, 
Henrv  E.  Wheeler. 


158 


WORCESTER      IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


First  Lieut.  Kdwaku  11.  Fish.  Second  I.iei't.  Hakkv  T.  C, 

WELLINGTON     RIFLES    COMMISSIONED    OFFICERS. 


LIGHT     INFANTRY,     COMPANY 


15l» 


Worcester   in    the   Spanish   War. 

WELLINGTON    RIFLKS,    COMPANY    H,    2D    RKGT.,   M.V.M. 


ORCESTER'S    third    Coni- 
AX/^       ])any    in    the    Second    Kegi- 
^  '  nient    was    the    Wellington 

RiHes,  scheduled  as  "H"  in 
the  regimental  list.  In  1894, 
owing  to  the  disbandment 
of  certain  organizations 
elsewhere  and  the  growth 
of  the  city,  it  became  evi- 
dent that  Worcester  was  en- 
titled to  one  more  company 
of  infantry.  Receiving  the 
hearty  approval  of  the  militia  officers 
in  Worcester,  measures  were  taken  to 
realize  the  advantage  thus  oft'ered. 
The  first  move  was  made  April  17th: 
the  next  day  recruiting  began,  and,  on 
the  24th,  a  roll  of  fifty-eight  names  was 
submitted  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen 
for  approval,  and  after  receiving  their 
endorsement  was,  on  the  25th.  filed 
with  Governor  F.  T.  Greenhalge.  On 
Sunday,  the  29th  of  the  month,  Ed- 
ward B.  Fish,  whose  name  headed  the 
list,  was  notified  by  the  Adjutant-gen- 
eral that  all  the  petitioners  should  be 
at  the  .\rmory  for  inspection  the  fol- 
lowing evening.  Colonel  Fred.  W. 
Wellington,  a  member  of  the  Govern- 
or's staff,  was  the  officer  assigned  to 
the  duty  of  examining  the  would-be 
soldiers.  His  report  being  favorable, 
company  formation  proceeded,  and  the 
evening  of  May  2d  saw  its  official  be- 
ginning, for  then,  in  the  presence  of 
Colonel  E.  1'.  Clark  and  others,  fifty- 
six  men  were  mustered  into  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Commonwealth.  The  same 
evening  officers  were  elected  as  fol- 
lows: Captain,  Charles  E.  Burbank : 
First  Lieutenant,  Walter  E.  Hassam  ; 
Second  Lieutenant,  Wright  S.  Prior. 
This  was  an  excellent  beginning,  for 
all  these  men  had  received  more  or  less 


military  instruction,  the  Captain  hav- 
ing been  one  year  at  ^Vest  I'oint,  while 
the  lieutenants  were  graduates  of  Ver- 
mont's Norwich  University,  a  military 
institution,  whence  Admiral  George 
Dewey  went  to  the  Naval  Academy  at 
Anna])olis.  Two  days  later  came  the 
first  clrill  of  the  Company.  The  organ- 
ization was  very  near  its  fourth  anni- 
versary when  the  alarm  of  war  added 
zest  to  the  hitherto  ])eaceful  career  of 
men  who  up  to  that  time  had  experi- 
enced nothing  more  severe  than  their 
initiation  into  camp  life  at  Framing- 
ham.  The  name  by  which  the  Com- 
pany is  known  is  a  tribute  to  tieneral 
Fred.  \\'.  Wellington,  long  and  favor- 
ably known  for  his  services  in  tlie  mili- 
tia of  Massachusetts. 

As  with  the  other  companies,  the 
first  meeting  after  the  issuing  of  the 
Governor's  proclamation  was  at  the 
.Armory  on  the  evening  of  the  29th. 
and  it  proved  a  crucial  moment  in  the 
lives  of  these  young  men.  Soldiering 
for  play  and  soldiering  for  business 
were  so  very  different  that  an  earnest 
and  vigorous  presentation  of  the  situa- 
tion was  made  by  several  of  the  mem- 
bers ;  particularly.  Lieutenant  Fish  as- 
sured them  that  they  were  entering  on 
no  picnic  excursion ;  this  to  contra- 
dict an  impression  which  in  some  way 
had  received  credence  that  the  affair 
would  result  in  a  few. months'  sojourn 
at  Niantic  or  some  other  seaside  lo- 
cality, thus  proving  a  red-letter  holi- 
day season,  a  prolonged  outing,  as  it 
were.  The  Armory  itself  was  crowded 
with  a  throng  of  visitors,  all  anxious 
to  further  the  cause  or  to  satisfv  a  nat- 
ural curiosity  to  see  how  the  men  en- 
dured the  ordeal. 


160 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


=  .-  5  E  8 


\VELLI\GTO\      RIFLES,      CUMI'.WY 


161 


Captain  [Inldcn  early  |)r(iL-lainie(l  his 
desire  to  recruit  men,  not  "boys."  for 
the  exactions  made  demanded  settled 
convictions  and  firm  determination. 
Had  the  question  been  one  of  the  Com- 
pany's going  as  a  whole,  there  would 
have  been  no  hanging  back,  but  the  in- 
dividual examination  and  the  possible 
rejection  of  many  put  a  new  view  upon 
the  entire  matter.  Out  of  a  member- 
ship of  sixty,  forty-one  voted,  two  were 
ciut  nf  the  cit_\-,  and  one  was  unac- 
ciiiuited  for;  the  others  were  ])resent 
and  did  not  vote,  evidentlv  re(|uiring 
more  time  for  deliberation.  Saturday 
and  Sunday  were  busy  days,  particu- 
larly the  latter,  for  the  Armory  was  a 
market-place  for  patriotic  voung  men 
who  desired  to  serve  their  country  in 
the  field.  They  came  in  great  num- 
bers to  talk  the  matter  over,  and  many 
of  them  enlisted.  Monday  was  an  an- 
niversary in  a  triple  sense  to  Company 
H.  for  not  only  was  it  "H's"  birthday, 
but  it  was  that  of  Captain  HoIden,and 
the  anniversary  of  his  wedding-day  as 
well :  yet  so  enrapt  were  all  in  the 
passing  trial,  it  was  deemed  best  to 
omit  entirely  all  recognition  of  these 
events.  It  was,  however,  a  day  of 
preparation,  for  on  the  morrow  there 
was  to  be  the  transferral  to  Framing- 
ham  as  the  first  step  in  the  campaign. 

It  was  under  rainy  skies  that  the 
men  gathered  at  the  Armory  on  the 
3d  for  their  final  assembly,  and,  with 
their  comrades  of  the  other  companies, 
heard  the  words  of  prayer  and  farewell 
by  clergyman  and  Mayor.  For  an 
hour  Major  Fairbanks  had  been  put- 
ting the  recruits  through  a  course  of 
facings  and  step  which  brought  about 
something  of  order  in  their  march  to 
the  station,  for  the  majority  of  them 
had  come  intci  the  Company  wholly 
ignorant  of  the  military  art,  having, 
however,  youth  and  patriotism,  with- 
out which  good  soldiers  cannot  be 
made.  In  the  formation  of  the  line  for 
marching  to  the  station,  the  "Welling- 
tons" were  second,  being  preceded  by 
Company  A,  the  City  Guards. 
Wherever  '"A"  and  "C"  went  there 
also  marched  "H,"  and  the  route  of  the 
Guards  and  the  Light  Infantry  is 
already    in     print.     There    was,    how- 


e\'er.  to  the  indi\idual  his  pcrsdual 
part.  Among  the  thousands  who 
thronged  the  sidewalks  some  face, 
some  word  were  for  him  alone.  Til! 
that  moment  he  had  never  realized  tlie 
real  meaning  of  marching  in  uniform, 
with  his  feet  keeping  time  to  the  music 
so  often  heard  before,  but  never  sound- 
ing as  it  did  then.  .Sombre  skies  and 
saddened  strains  were  not  calculated 
to  bring  joy  to  his  lieart  nor  smiles  to 
his  face. 

Xor  were  the  behtilders  any  nicire 
jubilant  than  the  participants,  for  their 
sons  and  brothers  were  in  the  ranks. 
As  the  line  files  into  Front  Street  from 
Main,  after  the  review  l)y  the  Mavor, 
one  mother,  unable  to  longer  control 
her  feelings,  rushes  through  the 
crowds  of  people  standing  by  and 
grasping  the  hand  of  her  boy  ex- 
claims :  "God  bless  you  and  all  the 
boys,"  a  prayer  quite  in  keeping  with 
the  wishes  of  every  one.  \\'hen  the 
companies  were  entering  the  station, 
passing  through  the  lines  of  the  Grand 
Army,  a  lady  prayed  audibly,  "May 
the  blessings  of  God  rest  upon  you  all 
the  time  you  are  away  from  your 
homes,  and  may  He  bring  you  back 
safely  to  your  friends  and  families." 
Some  inconsiderate  persons  tried  to 
stop  her,  but  she  still  prayed  on ;  the 
boys  passed  by  her  with  uncovered 
heads,  and  a  fervent  "amen"  followed 
the  close  of  her  petition.  Such  scenes 
and  words  accompanied  the  soldiers 
right  up  to  and  into  the  cars,  and  even 
when  seated  therein,  through  an  open 
window  a  mother  passed  her  ten 
months'  old  boy,  that  he  might  receive 
his  father's  farewell  kiss,  and  as  the 
latter  passed  the  precious  burden  back 
he  exclaimed,  "May  God  care  for  both 
of  you."  .Such  scenes  as  these  make 
one  wonder  whether  soldiering  ought 
not  to  be  confined  to  those  who  have 
not  assumed  the  duties  of  husband  and 
father. 

These  men  who  took  the  train  for 
Framingham  as  would-be  soldiers  in 
Compan}-  H  were  those  whose  names 
follow,  apparently  in  the  order  of 
their  signatures  in  the  enlistment 
book: 


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WORCESTER     1\     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


Captain,  Charles  S.  Holden. 
First  Lieut.,  Edward  B.  Fisli, 
Second  Lieut.,  Harry  T.  Gray, 
First  Sergt.,  Charles  E.  Monroe, 
Sergeant,  Harry  C.  Young, 
Sergeant,  Clarence  E.  Smith, 
Sergeant,  Dexter  E.  Brigham, 
Sergeant.  Fred.  B.  Jordan, 
Corporal.  Frank  L.  Vaughn. 
Corporal,  Marvin  F.  .^mes. 
Corporal,  Joseph  L.  King. 

Dana  A.  Bryant 
Henry  W.  Miric 
Chas.  F.   Parker 


Harry  C.  Aniell, 
Herbert  A.  Coates 
Arthur  \V.  Gould, 
Everett  H.  Green, 
Charles  M,  Haye, 
Fabian  H.  Hakans 
Walter  F.  Hooker 
Louie  S.  Jones, 
William  H.  King. 
Albert  F.  Love, 
Harvey  N.  Mills. 
Edgar  H.  Norton. 
Fred  W.  Taft, 
John  C.  Ware, 
Leaver  Whittakcr, 
Willard  O.  Bachel 


J>-. 


Wm.  S.  Smith,  Jr.. 
Harry  Walsh, 
Charles  Smith, 
George  Mills. 
Walter  G.  Adams, 
Albert  B.  Scott, 
.A.rchie  L.  Purinton, 
Albert  W.  Pratt. 
F.  E.  Colesworthy. 
Joseph  T.  Lindsey. 
Wilfred  A.  Baudetl, 
Albert  E.  Newton, 
Charles  J.  Flint. 


Willis  Gleason. 
Wilson  .Allen. 
Earle  E.  Clark. 
Charles  P.  Hulibard. 
Herbert  J.  McCntcheon. 
.Arthur  F.  Paradis, 
G.  Warren  Hodgins. 
Silas  Undergrave. 
Charles  E.  Lovejoy, 
Jerciniah  W.  King, 
Alston  D.  Kimball, 
Everett  W.  Lawrence. 
Fred.  R.  Hinckel. 
Herbert  E.  Lego, 
George  A.  Reed, 
Harvey  Randall, 


Charles  W.  Sleeper, 
William  Green, 
Franz  H.  Krebs.  Jr.. 
William  H.  Stiles. 
George  1..  Shedd. 
Clarence  E.  Cook. 
Harry  H.  Devlin, 
Abel  E.  Whitakei-. 
Henry  A.  Mower, 
Joseph  S.  Gendr.in, 
C.  W.  Thompsnu, 
William  MacC.  B<<\u 
Charles  E.   Buck. 
.-\llic  L.  Farmer. 
Frank  M.  Hill. 


(  )f  the  M'\  eiity-fcnir  in  nunihrr. 
thirtN'-one  are  rccniil>.  while  m  llu- 
Company  ])rci])ri-  niarclinl  fifteen  nun 
who  were  nriolnal  charter  nieniher>. 
viz..  Captain  Hohlen,  Lietitenants  Fish 
and  Grav.  Ser.iieanis  Monroe.  Smith. 
\'.iini-.  i'.rinhani.  Jnrdan  and  \'an,i;Jin. 
(nrporals  .\nu'>  and  Joseph  L.  Kin.L;'. 
I'rivates  i'tuinlon,  jnnes.  Hill  .and 
Slower. 


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WELLINGTON'     RIFLES,     COMI■A\^■      II. 


1G3 


Framiny;hani  presented  nnl\'  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  unfavorable  weather 
through  which  the  march  to  Camp 
Dewey  was  made  and  where  tent-life 
began.  It  was  a  cold  greeting  that  the 
boys  had.  and  their  patriotic  impulses 
had  a  severe  wrench,  but  the}'  proved 
equal  to  the  strain.  Wednesday,  the 
4th,  saw  the  arrival  of  the  yth  Regi- 
ment, including  the  Emmet  Guards 
from  Worcester,  and  great  quantities 
of  wood  were  brought  into  the  camp 
for  the  purpose  of  building  fires  in  the 
several  Company  streets  for  the  com- 
fort of  the  men.  Thus  early  were  the}' 
introduced  to  real  campfires,  about 
which,  up  to  that  time,  they  had  re- 
ceived only  the  glowing  impressions 
from  stories  toUl  by  relatives  who  had 
passed  through  the  trying  times  dur- 
ing the  Rebellion,  and  in  whose  narra- 
tions there  were  none  of  the  shivers 
which  now  coursed  up  and  down  the 
spinal  columns  of  these  late  recruits 
to  L'ncle  Sam's  defenders.  Thursdav 
took  Captain  Holden  to  ^^'orcester  for 
recruits,  since  the  medical  examina- 
tion had  made  sad  havoc  in  the  ranks 
of  the  "Wellingtons."  and  general  won- 
derment set  in  over  the  unhealthy 
state  in  which  thev  had  been  doing 
business  up  to  the  date  of  their  fall- 
ing under  the  observation  of  these 
argus-eyed  surgeons.  Not  onlv  re- 
cruits but  also  men  who  had  served  a 
long  time  were  dropped.  twenl_\-hve  in 
all  being  thus  rejected. 

Evidently  the  government  was  not 
intending  to  take  on  possil)le  addilions 
to  the  pension  rolls,  if  weeding  out 
weaklings  could  prevent.  Howe\'er.  on 
subsequent  examinations  many  of  the 
men  at  first  rejected  were  accepted. 
Regular  police  duty  starts  this  day, 
the  8th  Regiment  arrives,  and  a  rainy 
evening  renders  the  big  camp-fire  all 
the  more  agreeable  to  those  who  seek 
its  consolations.  The  daily  or  nightly 
fire  in  the  Com]5an_\'  streets  became  a 
prominent  feature  of  camp  life  and. 
naturally,  rivalry  arose  as  to  who 
should  have  the  highest  pile  and  the 
most  brilliant  flame.  It  was  through 
ambition  in  this  direction  that  a  lad  in 
another  company  fell  from  his  tower- 
ing cobpile  of  four-foot  wood,  and  on 


account  of  his  ciinse(|uent  broken  leg 
failed  to  acconipany  his  comrades  to 
Cul)a. 

The  first  detail  for  guard  duty  from 
the  "Wellingtons"  conies  on  the  6th. 
and  includes  H.  A.  Coates.  C.  M.  Have. 
F.  H.  Hakanson.  .\.  W.  Pratt.  .\.'E. 
Xewton  and  W.  (  ).  Uachelor.  the  la-t 
three  being  for  brigade  duty.  The 
number  of  men  in  the  Company  is 
fifty-eight,  and  drills  are  in  evidence; 
also  the  rain,  which,  like  the  poor, 
seems  ever  jn'esent.  The  6th  Regiment 
appears  in  camp  for  the  first  time. 
Queer  items  crop  out  at  the  examina- 
tions and  enlistments.  When  G.  W. 
Hodgins  was  asked  the  name  of  his 
nearest  friend  or  that  of  the  person  to 
be  notified  of  his  death  or  illness,  he 
replied  that  that  was  a  very  reasonable 
question,  for  he  had  no  expectation  of 
returning.  C)f  course  light  was  made 
of  his  a]5]irchensions,  Init  the  soldier's 
jiremonitions  were  correct,  since  he 
died  on  his  wa\-  home  and  his  body  re- 
cei\ed  ocean  Inirial.  The  week  ended 
with  the  rece])tion  of  twenty-two  re- 
cruits, of  whom  twenty  passed  the 
physical  examination,  so  closelv  had 
the  CajJtain  looked  o\'er  the  array  of 
militant  humanit}'  in  his  (|uest  for  ad- 
ditions lo  his  Conipanw 

."sunda}-,  the  8th,  beheld  the  first  re- 
ligious ser\ices,  these  being  iield  in  the 
mess-hall,  and  Cliaplain  Wellwood 
[ireached.  It  was  a  cold,  blustering 
day.  and  (.'x  ery  one  had  a  hard  time  to 
maintain  an  \  thing  like  bodily  comfort. 
Company  l\  was  the  first  to  be  mus- 
tered into  the  L'nited  States  service, 
and  the  other  companies  are  anxiously 
awaiting  their  turn.  Cai)tain  Holden 
of  the  "Wellingtons"  is  ( )fficer-of-the- 
day.  The  (jth  day  of  May  was  the 
one  on  which,  just  in  the  edge  of  the 
evening.  Company  H  took  the  oath  of 
fidelity  to  the  government,  no  one  ac- 
cepting Lieutenant  Weaver's  proffered 
opportunity  to  step  out,  if  he  preferred 
that  course  to  taking  the  obligations. 
The  boys  had  traveled  too  far  to  back 
out  then.  There  is  very  little  glamour 
in  this  cam]3-fire.  for.  aside  from  the 
bugles  and  a  single  drum  corps,  there 
is  no  music.  All  the  melodious  ac- 
companiments of  annual  weeks  in  camp 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


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Second  Lieut.  W.  S.  Prior 
)FI-ICERS,     COMPANY     H,     iSg4. 


ari'  oniittcil  in  tliis  assemblage  for 
actual  war.  Tlicrc  arc  visits  from 
friends,  and  the  men  themselves  obtain 
l)a.<ses  liiinie.  hut.  for  the  most  part, 
there  is  little  to  interfere  with  drill  and 
guard  dtity.  A  good  half  inch  of  ice 
greets  the  early  risers  on  the  loth, 
rather  a  sorr}-  prelude  to  their  early  de- 
parture for  Floridian  heat,  and  Gov- 
ernor Wolcott,  with  a  portion  of  his 
staff,  visits  the  camp.  .\s  an  offset  to 
the    cold,    tile    tent    of  Captain  I'ierce  of 


(ireenfield  catches  fire,  through  the  ex- 
plosion of  a  lamp,  and  for  a  time  ex- 
citement reigns,  though  no  great  dam- 
age was  done,  except  to  the  Captain's 
mattress.  A  fire  will  always  gather  a 
crowd  in  peace  or  war.  The  nth 
brings  Worcester's  Mayor  and  a  large 
arrav  of  visitors  from  the  Heart  of  the 
Commonwealth.  Also  the  day  is  sig- 
nificant in  that  government  rations  are 
gi\-en  out  for  the  first  time.  To  many, 
the  (lav  was  memorable  on  account  of 


WELLIXGTOX     RIFLES,     COMPAXV     II. 


certain  liquid  and  nicotine  gifts  made 
to  the  Company  by  a  Boston  friend, 
liberal  in  quantity  and  quality.  The 
air  is  full  of  rumors  of  departure,  and 
one  exceedingly  nervous  individual,  "a 
regular  holy  jumper,"  one  comrade 
calls  him.  actually  fainted  when  he 
learned  that  the  regiment  was  ordered 
away.  It  was  in  one  of  the  waiting 
evenings  that  a  bright  kid  from  South 
Framingham  made  his  appearance  and 
sang  so  melodiously  that  when  the 
hat  was  passed,  he  secured  nearly 
seven  dollars  from  the  generous  listen- 
ers. A  light  heart  and  a  free  hand 
were  ever  soldierly  characteristics. 

The  nth  of  May  burned  itself  deep 
into  the  minds  of  the  men.  for  during 
its  hours  they  had  seen  the  Governor  of 
the  Commonwealth  as  the  central  fig- 
ure in  a  hollow  square,  formed  by  the 
regiment,  whence  he  delivered  to  the 
officers  their  respective  commissions, 
and  gave  to  all  the  men  a  word  of  fare- 
well. Always  inspiring  and  impressive. 
Roger  Wolcott  was  never  more  so  than 
when  he  said  "good  bye"  to  the  Second 
Massachusetts  Infantry,  U.  S.  Vol- 
unteers, for  that  is  the  name  devoted 
to  the  erstwhile  Second  ]\I.  V.  AI.  It 
is  after  5  p.m.  when  the  line  of  march 
is  taken  for  the  station  in  South  Fra- 
mingham, and  every  step  of  the  short 
trip  is  watched  by  thousands  of  spec- 
tators. By  the  side  of  a  smooth-faced 
private  of  "H"  Company  marches  a 
middle-aged  man  wearing  the  bronze 
button  of  the  Grand  Army.  He  is  the 
father  of  the  newly  enlisted  soldier, 
and  his  heart  is  sore  at  the  emergency 
which  takes  his  only  child  from  him. 
The  proud  young  soldier  had  come 
back  to  ^\'orcester  from  a  good  situa- 
tion in  New  York  city,  when  the  dec- 
laration of  war  -was  heard,  and  almost 
paralyzed  his  parents  by  the  statement 
that  he  had  come  home  to  enlist. 
"\\'h\%  Allie,"  says  the  father,  "we  can"t 
let  you  go.  You  are  all  we  have :  you 
know  that  your  brother  Frank  is  in 
his  grave,  and  it  isn't  fair  to  take  all 
that  your  mother  and  I  have."  But 
to  this  the  boy  replies,  "How  manv 
times  have  you  told  me  of  your  enlist- 
ing when  you  were  a  boy  of  sixteen 
and  \-our  mother  was  a  widow.     How 


\ou  teased  your  mother  till  she.  in  her 
l(jneliness.  consented,  and  when  vou 
marched  away  in  the  36th  Massachu- 
setts Volunteers  grandma  walked  all 
the  way  from  camp  to  the  station  keep- 
ing her  eye  on  you  only.  She  gave  her 
consent,  and  it  is  only  fair  for  you  to 
do  the  same  now."  "Oh.  well,"  and  the 
reply  is  wrung  from  the  father's  heart, 
"if  you  put  it  that  way  I  suppose  I 
shall  have  to  consent."  So  Allie  en- 
listed and  his  father  is  keeping  step 
with  him  to-day  for  the  last  time  in 
their  lives,  since,  when  next  they  meet 
it  will  be  in  the  fever-stricken  wards  of 
Montauk.  where  the  glazed  eyes  of  the 
dying  boy  hardly  recognize  the  loving 
father  as  he.  in  his  agony,  sees  hisonlv 
son  going  out  into  the  unknown,  an- 
other victim  to  the  perils  of  war.  But 
to-day  they  heed  very  little  the  com- 
ments of  beholders,  who  cannot  help 
seeing  the  unusual  sight,  and  the  lunch 
prepared  by  the  mother  in  her  Wor- 
cester home  is  carried  away  by  her  boy  ; 
and,  as  the  section  bearing  the  Com- 
pany moves  off.  some  one  remarks  a 
soldier's  hand  extended  from  a  car- 
window  and  upon  it  a  father's  lips 
linger  as  they  press  a  farewell  kiss. 
The  lighted  torch  was  thus  passed 
along.  Everywhere  the  stories  of  deeds 
in   Rebellion   days   bore  similar  fruit. 

Bonfires  light  the  way  as  the  regi- 
ment in  two  sections  ])roceeds  south- 
ward to  Xcwport.and  it  is  nearlv  mid- 
night when,  on  the  steamer  I'hinoulh. 
the  solcHer  hoys  steam  out  into  the 
Sound  on  their  way  to  Xew  York, 
where  they  find  themselves  at  8  o'clock 
on  the  morning  of  the  13th.  Manv  in 
the  party  are  getting  eye-openers  as 
to  the  magnitude  of  the  world  and 
the  possibilities  of  sound,  for  steam 
whistles  salute  them  as  they  round  into 
the  steamer's  station.  They  are  soon 
transferred  to  the  Saratoga,  a  steamer 
said  to  have  been  the  ver}-  last  Amer- 
ican craft  to  leave  the  harbor  of  Ha- 
vana, and  it  is  expected  that  the  trip 
southward  will  be  made  in  her.  not  en- 
tirely a  pleasing  prospect,  for  the 
depths  of  her  hold  are  not  only  hot. 
they  are  filthy.  However,  there  are  good 
times  for  some  of  the  party,  since  Major 
I'airbanks   is   speedily   taken   away   bv 


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WORCESTER      IN      THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


T.    W.    S.    I'RT,.R.  SeCOM,    I.lEl-T.    E.    B.    F 

(  OMMISSIDNED    Dl'EICERS.    CnMI'AXY     H.     1896. 


his  imroiits  t<  j  hrfaklast.  and  Captain  llirrw  t..  thcni  all  Mirts  nt  fruit  and.  by 
Holdcn.  with  rri\ates  j.  W.  and  j.  L.  means  of  an  improvised  trolley,  man- 
Kinj.;:.  are  carried  nil  t'dr  a  similar  jnir-      aij^ed  to  send  over  flasks  of  fire-water. 


j)ose  l)y  relatives  ;ind  sclnMilmal 
When  I.it'utenant-C(il(inel  .shunnvay 
and  twii  I  if  his  captains  wtnt  aslmre 
they  were  met  hy  W  .  <  ).  t'luys.  a  (i 
A.  R.  man,  whn  insisted  1  in  dinint; 
them:  nur  wtTe  the  men  almard  tlu 
transi>iirt     wholly     ne,L;lecteil.     for     th 


thus  enahlius  thirsty  soldiers  to  more 
e;isil\  while  awa}'  the  Incurs.  Water  is 
scarce,  makin.i^'  other  liipiids  all  the 
more  acceptable.  One  side  of  an  epi- 
sode is  told  by  '"H"  men  with  great 
ij-lee,  to  the  effect  that  in  the  afternoon 
a   man  came  near    the    .Saratoga    in    a 


crowds    ashore   in      their      enthusiasm       rowboat  asking  for   Lieutenant  Green 


WErj.ixr.Tox    rifles,    comtaw    ii. 


1G7 


(if  the  71st  X\'\v  \'iirk,  savins;-  thai  he- 
had  a  package  for  him.  To  tlie.se  mtju- 
ish  fellows  it  seemed  nothing'  amiss 
to  [)roclaim  themselves  friends  of  the 
Lieutenant  and  their  willini^ness  to  de- 
liver the  packag'e  as  directed.  They 
took  good  care  of  the  package,  which 
abounded  in  the  best  of  cigars  and  to- 
bacco, but  just  how  Lieutenant  (Ireen 
regarded  the  ruse  no  chronicler  has 
told.  At  nightfall  the  transport  moved 
up  the  stream  to  the  vicinity  of  the 
statue  of  Liberty  Enlightening  the 
\\'orld  and  there  awaited  the  nKirniiig. 
There  was  no  regret  when  it  was 
learned  that  the  trip  southward  was  to 
be  continued  by  rail,  and  there  was  joy 
instead  of  grief  when  from  Jersey  City, 
in  three  sections,  each  man  having  a 
seat  to  himself,  the  Second  V.  S.  \'ol- 
unteers  starter  for  Dixie,  leaving,  it 
is  said,  disconsolate  two  self-styled 
Massachusetts  girls,  who  proclaimed 
their  willingness  to  kiss  the  whole 
regiment.  (  )ur  boys  never  knew  how 
it  happened,  Init  they  'steamed  away, 
leaving  the  71st  New  York  in  their 
cars,  where  they  had  been  for  a  large 
])art  of  the  da\'.  The  Second  came  to 
the  landing  late,  l)oarded  the  cars  at 
once  and  started.  Again  the  last  were 
f^rst. 

As  often  hajijiens  when  armies 
move,  there  is  lacking  of  food,  and 
stomachs  are  calling  loudly  long  before 
sandwiches  and  cotTee  appear,  and  one 
clamorous  fellow  shouts:  "Do  they 
think  cigarettes  and  newspapers  proper 
food  for  starving  soldiers?"  The  ver- 
satility of  the  men  of  the  Second  is  evi- 
dent in  the  pulling  of  an  aching  tooth 
by  a  dentist  officer,  the  painting  of  a 
letter  box  and  the  lettering  of  the  car 
by  a  private  with  deftness  of  brush. 
The  eyes  of  the  soldiers  are  sealed  as 
they  pass  through  historic  scenes,  and 
it  is  early  morning  when  their  trains 
draw  into  Washington  and  they  have 
a  chance  to  stretch  their  legs  and, 
in  the  hardby  troughs  prepared  for 
watering  stock,  perform  their  ablu- 
tions, an  opportunity  that  they  are  not 
slow  to  improve.  It  is  a  merry  hour 
for  the  boys  and  a  busy  one  for  huck- 
sters of  ail  kinds,  for  these  travelers 
are  hungry;  it  is  near  breakfast  time. 


an<l  if  \'ankee  tricks  are  occasionally 
played  on  the  people  who  have  goods 
to  sell,  it  is  simplv  doing  just  as  the 
fathers  did  more  than  a  generation 
before. 

livery  mile  nf  the  lri]i  (in  the  15th 
was  ()\er  ;ni(l  thr(ni;.;li  classic  t(.'rritory, 
for  from  the  L(.ng  I '.ridge  in  Washing- 
ton till  the  night  absorbed  them  in  the 
Carolinas,  they  were  |)assing  over  soil 
on  which  soldiers  of  the  Revolution 
had  struggled  and  later  ones  of  Re- 
bellion days  had  fought  for  four  years, 
testing  whether  the  republic  should 
live,  ('"ortunately  (.dlonel  Clark,  Lieu- 
tenant-colonel Shunnvay  and  ^[ajor 
W'hipi^le  had  been  ])artici])ants  in  the 
later  war,  and  they  were  able  and  will- 
ing to  point  out  the  interesting  points 
as  the  trains  sped  along.  Naturally 
they  had  most  interested  auditors 
whenever  they  chose  to  instrucl.  Still 
it  must  be  remembered  that  these 
voung  men  were  not  out  on  a  strictly 
iiistorical  excursion  except  as  they 
were  themselves  makers  of  history,  so 
it  must  not  be  wondered  at  it  the  fun 
and  frolic  incident  to  the  congregating 
of  several  hundred  men  with  the 
major  part  of  their  lives  before  them 
had  their  full  course.  For  instance, 
when  a  hea\'\-  grade  developed  the  fact 
that  the  train  was  too  much  for  one 
engine  and,  through  the  doubling  up 
necessary,  the  3d  I'.attalion's  train  was 
stalled  for  an  hour,  what  more  natural 
than  that  the  boys  should  go  swim- 
ming, jiarticularly  as  the  day  was 
warni  and  Old  Potomac  close  at  hand? 
Then,  was  there  ever  a  boy  who  could 
forego  the  opportunity  to  make  uncom- 
fortable the  fellow  whom  they  caught 
disrobed?  In  this  case,  though  ("■ — r 
did  not  find  his  \miform  on  the  banks 
where  he  deposited  it.  he  did  find  it 
nicelv  jireserxed  for  him  on  the  train, 
while  the  "bare"  show  of  which  he 
was  the  principal  ])erformer  was  ex- 
tremely edifying  to  the  beholders,  and 
when,  later,  the  same  active  fellow  had 
a  side-hill  skirmish  line  all  to  himself, 
he  drew  applause  that  was  deafening. 

The  stops  for  engine  needs  were  oc- 
casions of  great  enjoyment  to  all  the 
men.  who  were  on  hand  to  greet  the 
pojnilace,  which   seemed   able   to  rally 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SrANlSH     WAR. 


in  great  numbers  from  the  most 
sparsely  settled  regions,  and,  black  or 
white,  particularly  if  of  the  gentler 
sex,  they  were  the  i>lijects  nf  cawilier 
attention  by  the  lads  in  blue.  I'ldwers 
of  e\-ery  description  were  la\ishe<l 
upon  the  l)0}'s,  roses  by  the  barrel 
found  their  way  on  board  the  train,  and 
some  of  the  soldiers  for  weeks  after- 
ward had  their  hands  full  answering 
letters  that  came  pouring  in  through 
the  souvenir  hardtack  which,  bearing 
their  names  and  addresses,  they  had 
given  to  the  girls  along  the  wa)-.  Again 
these  bcn's  of  a  later  date  were  only 
repeating  what  their  fathers  did  nearly 
forty  years  before.  As  the  journey 
progresses  southward,  the  soldiers 
note  a  gradual  increase  in  temperature 
and  a  decided  lengthening  of  the 
snouts  of  swine,  which  everywhere  in 
the  South  ai)parently  run  at  large,  till 
they,  with  that  sense  of  the  fitness  of 
things  characteristic  of  Massachusetts 


people,  denominate  them  "ant-eaters," 
a  name  whose  appropriateness  no  one 
who  has  seen  a  southern  "razor-back" 
will  question  for  one  moment.  Some 
specimens  were  caught  and  taken 
ailing,  and  it  is  on  record  that  Ca|3tain 
11.  (if  the  "Wellingtons"  ran  dnwn 
cine  I  if  the  swiftest  of  the  porcine 
racers  and  carried  him  aboard,  but  his 
tender  heart  relenting,  piggy  was  re- 
leased before  the  train  started. 

At  Rocky  ]\Iount,  North  Carolina, 
there  was  a  pleasing  episode  in  the  ap- 
pearance of  Annie  Tillery,  a  jniss  of 
twelve  summers,  who  in  a  graceful 
manner  presenteil  the  headquarters 
officers  with  a  beautiful  bouquet  of 
flowers,  with  her  best  wishes  for  the 
success  (if  "the  soldiers  of  Massachu- 
setts." (  )utside  there  was  a  large  dele- 
gation of  citizens  carrying  a  flag  and 
making  the  welkin  ring  with  cheers 
for  the  Old  Bay  State  and  the  Second 
Regiment.    However,  the  cheers  of  the 


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natives  were  not  so  much  of  the 
"hurrah"  variety  as  they  were  of  that 
old-fashioned  rel^el  yell  that  nian\' 
a  veteran  recalls,  and  Colonels  Clark 
and  Shumway  were  not  slow  to  indi- 
cate their  recollection  of  times  when 
they  heard  it  in  coml)ats  fierce.  ( )ne 
tall,  lank  fellow  with  a  big,  gray 
mustache  and  an  imperial,  giving  an 
expressive  look,  asked  if  any  one  there 
had  any  remembrance  of  hearing  that 
sort  of  a  cheer  l^efore.  "I  believe  I 
have,"  said  Colonel  Shumway,  "and  if 
I  am  not  mistaken  you  are  one  of  the 
fellows  we  were  looking  for  then."  "I 
think  you  speak  the  truth,  friend,"  said 
the  ex-Johnny,  "and  if  my  memory 
serves  me  right  I  believe  we  captured 
you."  And  that  is  just  what  happened, 
for  Colonel  Shumway  was  taken  pris- 
oner during  the  Civil  War  and  was 
locked  up  at  Florence,  not  so  very  far 
from  where  this  colloquv  tocik  place. 
The  v'ounger  men  cheered  heartily  as 
the  two  x'eterans  grasped  hands  across 
the  chasm  which  the  events  of  the 
Spanish  War  were  doing  much  to 
close. 

The  verdancy  of  sharp  New  Eng- 
landers  i.  e.,  a  few  of  them,  was  well 
exemplified  when  at  one  of  the  stations 
Captain  Holden  secured  five  crisp, 
new,  unfolded  one-dollar  bills  for  his 
fiver,  which  had  proven  too  large  for 
use  along  the  way.  AVhen  he  exhibited 
them  he  was  greeted  with  a  simul- 
taneous exclamation.  "Where  did  you 
get  them?"  and  when  he  replied  that 
a  fellow  around  the  corner  was  giving 
them  away  there  was  a  hegira  df  im- 
pecunious "Wellingtons"  that  well- 
nigh  empted  the  car.  How  much  they 
got  when  they  found  the  "felldw"  they 
never  told.  It  was  while  riding 
through  this  land,  not  over-attractive 
to  northern  eyes,  that  a.  lady  of  south- 
ern blood  and  uncertain  age  expatiated 
on  the  beauties  of  the  country  and  in 
stilted  terms  wanted  the  young  men  to 
note  how  "beautiful"  everything  was, 
a  word  which  caused  the  lads  to  think 
that  appreciation  must  have  been  left 
out  of  their  composition,  or  their 
standard  of  beauty  differed  essentiall_\- 
from   that   in   \'ogue  in   the  "Ca'Iinas." 


Savannah.  Cieorgia.  dawns  uiion  the 
tired  tr;ivelers  early  on  the  i6th,  and 
I  me  reli.ilile  chronicler  records  the  sight 
of  .-in  alligator  eight  feet  long,  and 
there  was  no  suspicion  of  alcoholic  ex- 
pansion about  the  writer  either.  The 
day's  experiences  did  not  vary  es- 
sentially from  those  of  the  15th;  more 
pigs  were  stolen,  pies  of  nondescript 
variety  were  bought  or  ajipropriated, 
and  in  a  spirit  of  mischief  certain 
pranks  were  played  which,  under  other 
circumstances,  would  have  Ijrought 
(lUt  Slime  iif  the  shot  iling-inms  .still 
preser\-ed  in  the  fiery  land.  l'"iir  in- 
stance, in  line  place  horses  were  un- 
hitched fnmi  the  vehicles,  bells  were 
rung,  and  as  one  writer  expressed  it, 
"The  d — 1  was  raised  generally." 

In  another  case,  where  the  boys  had 
run  off  with  two  boxes  of  cigars  and 
the  saloon-keeper  complained.  Major 
Fairbanks  settled  for  the  damages, 
unwilling  that  his  command  should  lie 
under  the  imputation  of  taking  what 
did  not  belong  to  it.  Never  was  there 
a  better  illustration  of  the  truth  of  the 
old  maxim:  '"Satan  finds  plenty  of 
mischief  for  idle  hands  to  do." 

This  journey  southward  of  nearly 
five  days'  duration  had  its  ending  very 
early  on  the  17th,  when  the  train  was 
left 'on  a  siding  at  Lakeland,  Florida. 
The  arrival  was  of  no  consequence  to 
the  passengers  till,  after  sunrise,  there 
came  the  march  through  deep  sand  to 
the  bnrders  nt  Lake  Mortnn.  where 
camp  was  pitched,  the  3d  llattalion 
finding  itself  at  the  left  of  the  line.  Ap- 
])arentl\-  tlie  iil.ace  chosen  was  that  used 
for  picnic  occasions  and  was  as  good 
as  the  entire  region  afforded.  Evident- 
ly the  troops  had  been  sent  to  Florida, 
that  they  might,  in  a  measure,  become 
acclimatized  before  essaying  the  Cuban 
campaign  in  the  very  height  of  sum- 
mer's heat.  The  pine  trees  with  their 
trunks  Ijranchless  for  thirty  or  forty 
feet,  excited  the  admiration  of  the  men, 
and  long  streamers  of  moss  pendant, 
in  no  way  lessened  their  appreciation. 
While  Captain  Barrett  of  the  Guards 
is  the  first  Officer-of-the-day,  Lieuten- 
ant  (ira\-  of  the  "Wellingtons"   is  the 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


first  Officcr-df-the-oiiard  in  the  new 
camp,  to  be  known  as  Camp  Massa- 
chusetts. 

Men  of  the  ."fecund  fouml  the  vicinity 
considerably  stirred  u])  nnaccmmtMf  a 
shooting  affair  which  had  just  hap- 
pened. "The  lOlh  L'.  S.  C'avah-y,  a 
colored  organization,  had  arrived  the 
(lav  liefore,  and  a  member  had  asked 
to  be  served  with  a  drink  of  soda-water 
in  the  town.  To  this  rec|uest  came  the 
reply:    "We    don't     sell     anything    U> 


learned  by  observation  that  the  colored 
troops  were  not,  on  the  whole,  any 
worse  citizens  than  the  white  and  that 
they  were  just  as  good  customers.  They 
commenced  to  treat  them  accordingly." 
The  nearly  two  weeks'  sta}-  in  this 
place  was  productive  of  impro\-enient 
in  drill  and,  above  all,  of  that  indefin- 
al)le  something  which  distinguishes 
work  from  play.  On  the  i8th  came 
the  first  distribution  of  government 
rations,  and  with  the  same   came  the 


<hunned  niggers."  W  hereu])on  ihe  sol- 
dier drew  a  pistol  and  in  the  :ilterca- 
tion  which  followed  an  nnort\-nding  liy- 
stander  was  shot,  -\t  any  other  time 
than  when  armed  black  men  were  in 
the  majority,  there  would  have  been  a 
Ivnching,  but  the  conditions  were  n<it 
favorable  just  there  and  then.  Cajitain 
Rigelow  of  the  loth,  himself  a  West- 
Pointer,  commenting  on  the  aft'air, 
savs:      "Little     bv     little     the     people 


natural  craving  for  the  good  things  of 
home,  never  so  thoroughly  appreciated 
,is  ,-it  this  moment,  all  being  certain 
that  tin  reaching  home  again  there 
would  be  no  more  complaints  about 
fooil  and  cooking.  ^\■e  never  know 
how  we  really  look  till  others  see  us, 
anil    Hums'  wish,  expressed  in  verse: 

"O  wad  some  Pow'r  the  giftie  gie  u.s 
To  see  oursels  as  others  see  us!" 


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171 


had  a  roailv  fulhllni:nt  in  the  case  of 
the  Second,  for  Captain  liigclow  of  the 
loth  Cavalry  writes:  "We  were 
joined  hv  the  71st  Xew  York  and  the 
Second  Massachusetts.  llu-  men 
looked,  and  doubtless  were,  younger 
than  the  resjulars.  They  were  of  light- 
er weight,  and  com]3aratively  pale  look- 
ing. Thev  took  hold  of  their  drill  with 
a  will,  and  I  believe  attained  a  high 
degree  of  proficiency  in  it,  but  they  did 
not  seem  to  know  or  learn  much  about 
laving  out  and  taking  care  of  a  camp. 
When  I  rode  through  their  camp  I  was 
struck  by  the  closeness  of  their  tents 
to  one  another,  the  company  streets 
seemed  narrow,  and  the  officers'  tents 
not  far  enough  from  the  men's.  In 
every  direction  I  saw  old  newspapers, 
tin  cans,  cast-oiT  clothing,  and  other 
rubbish.  It  is  hardly  an  exaggeration 
to  sav  that  there  was  more  dirt  in  one 
of  their  conipany  tents  than  in  our 
whole  camp.  1  understaml  that  the 
commanding  officers  of  these  regi- 
ments were  allowed  to  choose  the  sites 
for  their  camps.  If  that  was  the  case, 
they  might  perhaps  have  done  well  to 
have  fixed  their  choice  upon  points 
close  to  the  c-imjis  of  the  regulars, 
which  would  ha\e  ser\ed  as  object 
lessons  to  them." 

The  foregoing  criticism  expresses 
most  excellently  the  great  difference 
between  men  to  whom  soldiering  is  bus- 
iness and  those  to  whom  it  comes  as  a 
variation  in  their  course  of  life.  The 
1)ovs  of  the  Second  were  anxious  to  get 
all  they  could  in  the  way  of  drill,  that 
thev  might  the  lietter  assail  the  Span- 
iard, and  they  gave  the  least  thought 
possible  to  mere  "slicking  up,"  which, 
at  the  best,  the  most  of  them  had 
always  thought  to  be  women's  w^ork. 
However,  there  were  observers  who 
said  that  our  Massachusetts  men  ap- 
proached nearest  the  regulars  in  their 
drill  and  general  proficiency,  and  Cap- 
tain Arthur  H.  Lee.  a  representative 
British  officer,  considered  the  men  the 
largest  soldiers  he  had  ever  seen.  It 
is  just  possible,  also,  that  Captain  Bige- 
low  was  not  in  the  Second's  camp 
when  he  made  his  observations.  The 
boys  themselves  say  that  the  comment 
is  unjust,  so   far  as   their   regiment   is 


concerned,  for  their  li\es  were  made 
weary  through  the  eternal  "picking 
u|),"  ever  in  order.  There  was  another 
organization  in  his  list.  Then,  too, 
the  Massachusetts  lads  say  that  the 
regulars  were  not  immaculate;  their 
camp.^  were  littered,  and  their  men, 
too,   often    drunken. 

As  to  comparisons  between  branches 
of  the  service  and  regiments  from  dif- 
ferent states,  the  following,  condensed 
from  observations  of  Richard  Harding 
Davis,  will  doubtless  interest  many : 
"The  first  two  regiments  of  volunteers 
to  arrive  at  Lakeland,  wdiich  lies  an 
hoiu-'s  ride  farther  back  from  Tampa, 
were  the  71st  Xew  York  and  the  Sec- 
ond Massachusetts.  They  made  an 
interesting  contrast.  The  Xew  York 
men  were  city-bred;  they  had  the 
cocknev's  puzzled  contempt  for  the 
countr\-.  Their  nerves  had  been  edged 
bv  the  incessant  jangle  of  cable  cars 
and  the  rush  and  strain  of  elevated 
trains.  Their  palates  had  been  fed  on 
Sunday  papers  and  Wall  .Street  tick- 
ers; their  joys  were  those  of  the  roof- 
gardens.  Coney  Island  and  the  polo 
grounds.  The  Massachusetts  men.  on 
the  other  hand,  wx're  from  the  small 
towns  in  the  western  half  of  Ma.ssa- 
chusetts;  they  were  farmers'  sons  and 
salesmen  in  country  stores,  some  of 
them  were  country  lawyers,  and  many 
of  them  worked  in  the  mills.  They 
took  to  the  trees  and  lakes  contented- 
Iv  :  their  nerves  did  not  jerk  and  twitch 
at  the  enforced  waiting;  they  had  not 
been  so  highly  fed  w-ith  excitement  as 
the  Xew  York  boys;  they  did  not  miss 
the  rush  and  hurry  of  Broadway.  Their 
desires  were  curiously  in  character. 
One  of  them  wanted  to  see  a  stone 
fence  again  "before  he  was  shot,'  and 
another  'wanted  to  drink  water  from 
a  well  again  out  of  a  Ijucket.'  He  shut 
his  eves  and  sucked  in  his  lips  at  the 
recollection.  The  others  all  nodded 
gravelv ;  they  all  knew  they  had  drunk 
out  of  Wooden  buckets.  The  Xew  York 
men  knew  nothing  of  stone  walls. 
Thev  made  jokes  of  their  discomforts, 
and  added  others  from  Weber  and 
Fields,  and  their  similes  showed  that 
thev  had  worked,  wdien  at  home,  in  the 
law  courts,  the  city    hospitals    and    in 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


the  department  stores.  Tliey  were 
more  nervous,  restless  and  arL^imien- 
tative  than  the  Xew  England  men,  and 
they,  at  that  distance,  held  the  Span- 
iard in  fine  contemjit.  The}'  'wmddn't 
dn  a  thing  to  him,'  tlicv  said.  And 
later  they  certainly  ke]it  their  word. 
'Jdie  -Massachusetts  men  were  more 
modest.  I  told  them  that  the  Xew 
York  men  were  getting  up  athletic 
sports,  and  running  races  between  the 
athletes  of  the  different  companies. 
'(  )h.  well,'  said  one  of  the  Xew  Eng- 
land men.  'when  they  fin<l  out  who  is 
their  fastest  rumier,  I'll  challenge  him 
to  run  awa_\'  from  the  first  Spaniard  we 


for  heans.'  shouted  a  ^lassachusetts 
i,varrior.  'they  don't  give  you  enough 
to   fill   a   tablespoon.'" 

In  the  definite  arrangements  for 
cam].iing.  H.  A.  JMower  was  put  in  as 
cook,  with  ^V.  H.  \\'ood  and  W.  G. 
Adams  assistants,  and,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  a  lack  of  variety,  the  fare 
was  good;  as  one  man  wrote  home 
thev  had  two  pieces  of  bacon,  a  potato 
and'  coft'ee  for  breakfast ;  for  dinner  the 
same,  less  the  potato,  while  for  sup- 
per they  had  beans  and  coiifee,  al- 
ways accomiianied  by  all  the  hardtack 
that  any  one  cared  for.  T.y  common 
consent,     h'irst     Sergeant     C'harles    E. 


^  i;oK    I  I  i"w 


see.  I'll  bet  T  beat  him  by  a  mile.'  It 
is  a  goixl  sign  when  a  regiment  makes 
jokes  at  the  expense  of  its  courage.  It 
is  likely  to  be  most  unpleasant  when 
the  fighting  begins.  It  seemed  ;i  fact 
almost  too  good  to  be  true  that  the 
great  complaint  of  Uic  .Xew  York  men 
was  the  sui)erabun<lance  of  beans 
served  out  to  them,  and  that  the  first 
complaint  of  the  sons  of  Massachusetts 
was  that  they  had  not  receix'ed  beans 
enough.  'I'.eansfor  breakfast,  lieans 
for  lunch,  beans  for  dinner — t  'ell!' 
prowled    the    .Xew    Yorkers.      Wnd    as 


.Monroe  was  made  the  weather  re- 
corder, and  sometimes  the  mercury  in 
his  tent  rose  pretty  high,  though  he 
finds  no  difficulty  in  dining  there  with 
the  record  of  107  degrees  as  he  eats 
his  dinner.  (  )ne  (^f  the  other  sergeants 
h;id  gre:it  difficulty  in  getting  enough 
to  satisfy  his  appetite,  but  once  at  least 
he  was  compelled  to  cry.  "Hold, 
enough!"  on  the  sixth  heli)ing  of  beef 
and    potatoes. 

(  )n  the  20\.h  Sergeant  F.  L.  \'aughn 
was  made  reijimental  conunissary  ser- 


.-ant. 


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WELLIXGTOX      RIFLES,     CtlMI'AXY      H. 


173 


Lakeland  life  foro-ntteii  by  the  folks  at 
home  ami.  while  nearly  every  one  was 
remembered,  perhaps  the  most  nota- 
ble gifts  were  those  sent  down  by  the 
emplo\-ees  of  the  Barnard.  Sumner  & 
Putnam  Company  to  their  old  associ- 
ates, Hakanson  and  Pratt.  It  was  a 
large  receptacle  filled  with  ime  hun- 
dred pounds  of  canned  goods  in  great 
variety:  tobacco  in  all  its  alluring 
phases,  and  other  things  calcidated  to 
remind  the  recipients  of  iKune  and  the 
good  old  times. 

It  would  be  a  sorry  place  that  afford- 
ed no  diversion  whatever,  and  Lake- 
land is  by  no  means  destitute  of  ways 
of  whiling  away  tlie  time,  aside  from 
the  drills  which  form  a  part  of  every- 
day business.  liaby  alligators  are 
twenty-tive  cents  each,  and  the  bovs 
take  particular  pleasure  in  sending 
them  as  presents  to  their  homes,  laugh- 
ing to  themselves  as  they  fancy  the  ex- 
pressions there  when  the  ugh-  rep- 
tiles arrive.  Sergeant  Young  sent  tw(5 
scaly  fellows,  seven  inches  long,  to  his 
wife,  and  for  some  time  they  were  on 
exhibition  in  the  window  of  Captain 
Barrett's  shoe  store.  One  of  them 
lived  nearly  a  year,  and  both  of  them, 
after  passing  through  the  hands  of  the 
taxidermist,  are  retained  in  the  home  of 
Sergeant,  now  Captain,  Young.  Lieu- 
tenant Gray  cheered  his  folks  at  home 
by  sending  there  a  rattlesnake's  skin, 
seven  feet  long,  and  having  fourteen 
rattles.  One  boy  in  his  letter  home 
complains  of  the  number  and  variety 
of  bugs  and  all  sorts  of  creeping  things. 
He  says:  "I  had  not  been  in  camp  an 
hour  before  I  had  killed  two  scorpions  :" 
and  he  is  confident  that  when  the  old 
home  is  again  reached  there  will  be 
much  less  complaining  than  in  the 
former  times.  It  was  here  that  four 
prominent  Company  H  men  acquired 
the  well-earned  name  of  "Weary 
Willies."  Work  for  them  had  few  at- 
tractions. The  ■'\\'ellingtons"  are  all 
sociable  and,  in  learning  their  surround- 
ings, Quilty,  George  C.  Gilmore  and 
Reynolds  called  on  a  family  which  had 
moved  down  from  North  Carolina.  The 
father,  now  a  staunch  L^nion  man,  had 
been  a  Confederate  soldier.  The  boys 
got  a  hearty  welcome,  including  cake. 


milk  and  whatever  good  things  the 
house  afforded.  The  dld-timc  Gray 
and  the  later  I'.lue  harmoniously 
blended. 

In  Company  annals,  it  is  wnrthv  of 
mention  that  on  the  jCith  came  the 
first  rlress  parade,  and  on  the  27th  a 
letter  was  recei\'ed  from  James  Logan 
of  Worcester  containing  a  check  for 
S50,  an  act  quite  characteristic  of  that 
liberal  gentleman.  This  day  also 
there  came  from  the  A\'orcester  Sui)ply 
Company  a  4  x  5  camera,  which,  with 
its  set  of  100  films,  was  placed  in  the 
care  and  keeping  of  Sergeant  Young 
as  the  one  best  calculated  to  use  it  in 
taking  snap-shots  on  Company  proceed- 
ings. The  28th  of  May  brought  a 
check  f(  ir  .'?3  from  City  Clerk  Towne  of 
\\  iircester,  the  same  being  some  sort 
of  arrearage  due  the  Company,  On 
Sunday,  the  29th,  Chaplain  Wellwood 
conducted  religious  services  and  sing- 
ing was  furnished  by  Captain  Holden 
(if  the  "Wellingtons."  Captain  Allen, 
Sergeant  Will  j'.artnn  and  R.  H.  Pitts 
of  the  Light  Infantry.  At  the  services 
Colonel  Clark  improved  the  opportu- 
nity to  give  his  boys  some  excellent 
advice.  Late  in  the  evening  of  the  same 
day  the  Colonel  called  his  officers  to- 
gether for  a  conference.  Five  men 
in  "H"  Company  were  reported  sick, 
and  one  of  them.  J.  L.  King,  did  not 
return  to  the  Company  again  for  dutv. 
Our  soldiers  are  of  a  social  nature  and, 
getting  acquainted  with  the  neighbor- 
ing people,  are  surprised  to  find  that 
some  of  the  supposed  southern  natives 
are  really  from  Connecticut.  One  ob- 
serving youth  wrote  home  that  if  he 
were  to  characterize  central  Florida, 
he  would  say  it  consisted  in  "niggers, 
log  cabins,  hogs,  swamps  and  pine 
trees."  It  was  at  Lakeland  that  the 
great  militarj-  question  as  to  whether  a 
cow  should  be  'challenged  b)^  a  senti- 
nel arose.  The  guards  had  been  duly 
placed  and  the  orders  were  to  challenge 
anything  that  attempted  to  pass,  so 
when  a  poor  innocent  bovine  beast,  in 
pursuit  of  better  fare,  essayed  to  pass 
the  vigilant  guard,  he  vociferously 
challenged  and  only  failed  to  fire  at  the 
advancing  animal  through  the  oppor- 
tune arrival  of  the  corporal.     To  what 


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WORCESTER      IX     THE     STAXISII      WAR. 


l-(ll-R     SCICXES     IX     r.KEAKIXC     CAMT.     l.AKKI.AXI) 


vxteiit  the  man  was  cdniincndalile  or  \h:  iiKirnine  that  there  was  a  possibil- 
censiiral)le,  the  annals  do  nut  reveal.  itv  i  if  the  Secdiid  .Massaehusetts  being 
(  )f  the  sentinel  himself,  it  iiiiL;hl  he  ehan.t;eil  into  cavalry  for  rapid  service 
said  that,  when  he  was  ]iresent.  his  in  Cnl)a,  it  would  have  developed  into 
(■.im]ianv  was  mH  withciul  its  I'.ond.  an  order  from  the  War  Deiiavtment  be- 
and  that,  later,  as  a  re.t;nlar.  he  was  fi  ire  ni-ht.  Tlie  h.it,  moist  atmos- 
,,iu'  of  the  men  who  ;ieeom]ianieil  |ihere  was  eondnci\e  to  rapid  orowth. 
JMinstMn  .111  the  inem(iral)le  atlventnre  tin  reachinj^"  Vbor  City,  the  placingof 
resnltin-  in  the  eainure  of  .Vgninaldn.  the  camp  near  that  of  a  heavy  artillery 
The  rnnuirs  nf  deiiartnre  iXire  real  orL^anizatic  m  i^ave  more  weight  to  the 
irnit  on  the  ,^olli,  for  then  the  reveille  al)cive  mentioned  rmiior.  Meanwhile 
s.  innded  al  three  a.m..  ;md  breakfast  re,L;nlar  infantry  drills  progressed  as 
was  eaten  bv  the  "W  ellini;tnns"  .it  f(  mr  nsnal.  While  nut  s.  i  well  situated  as 
.I'el.iek.  vet'  all  this  nndne  hasle  did  the  Lakeland  cami)  in  the  way  of 
nol  secure  their -.linglu-foreafternoon.  sh:ide.thene\v  place  had  the  advantage 
.\fler  takiuL;^  down  their  tents  there  of  a  tine  supply  of  water,  coming  as  it 
was  |ilein\  "of  time  to  discuss  the  prol)-  did  from  a  large  spring  near  by,  and 
abilities  of  tliis  regiment  of  infantry  in  great  abundance.  The  departure  of 
being  changed  into'  one  of  hea\\  ar-  the  regiment  from  Lakeland  was  made 
lilleiw.  with  which  the  air  for  some  notal)le  by  the  .-idoption  of  resolutions 
d;i\s'had  been  he.avv.  Dame  Rumor  of  resjiect  by  the  citizens,  and  the  go- 
never  has  so  much  to  do,  is  never  so  ing  was  amii!  the  enthusiastic  cheering 
bnsv,  as  when  a  iiarcel  of  men  in  uni-  of  the  iieople.  The  Bay  State  boys 
form  hud  almost  nothing  to  do.  Had  had  made  a  good  impression, 
some    in-enious     fellow     suggested     in  The    seventy-seven     men     and     boys 


WKM.IXinilX      KIFLES,     COMl'AW      II. 


175 


who  made  up  the  W'cUini^ton  Rifles 
were  representatives  of  many  walks  of 
life  and  of  several  nationalities.  There 
were  men  whose  ancestors  came  to 
America  in  the  JMayflower.  who  were 
justly  proud  that  later  forbears  fought 
in  the  Revolution  and  whose  immedi- 
ate fathers  were  soldiers  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion.  Others  could  go  no 
further  back  in  American  lineage  than 
their  parents,  who  had  come  to  this 
lanil  as  a  refuge  from  oppression  in 
their  own  countries.  Indeed,  some  of 
these  young  soldiers  were  not  born  in 
America.  There  were  lads  whose  ex- 
traction was  purely  Irish  :  several  had 
the  names  and  language  that  pro- 
claimed a  French  origin.  At  least  one 
was  a  child  of  that  far  North  which 
had  sent  to  these  western  shores  th'" 
first  explorers,  far  before  the  day  of 
Columbus  and  his  adventurous  vessels, 
and  the  only  Italian  in  the  regiment 
hailed  from  \\'orcester  and  Company 
H.  So  suspicious  was  every  one  at 
the  onset,  the  report  gained  credence 
that  DeJMarco  was  a  Spanish  sp_\-  wlm 
as  an  American  soldier  was  playing  a 
deep  part  for  the  enemy.  Even  Colonel 
Clark  admonished  Captain  Holden  to 
"watch  him  closely."  The  fellow  coun- 
tryman of  America's  discoverer  was 
11(1  spy  ;  on  the  contrary  he  was  a  val- 
uable member  of  the  Company. 

There  were  just  as  many  indixid- 
ualities  as  there  were  men  in  the  Com- 
panv.  Though  there  might  be  a 
marked  similarity  in  protests  and  ap- 
proval, there  were  varieties  in  their  ex- 
pression and,  as  the  days  went  by.  the 
wonderful  versatility  of  the  Yankee 
soldier  became  apparent.  These  men 
had  come  from  the  sho]).  the  store,  the 
farm  and  the  jirofessions.  ]\lany  were 
skilled  workmen.  There  were  scN'eral 
men  who  could  lia\  e  wired  a  house  for 
electric  connections,  could  make  any- 
thing capable  of  manufacture  from 
wood,  and  others  were  salesmen  of  ap- 
proved aliility.  One  boy  set  himself 
up  as  regimental  barber  and  did  a 
thriving  business  in  camp.  His  tariff 
was  not  high — officers  free  and  only  75 
cents  per  month  for  enlisted  men.  In 
Cuba  it  was  a  matter  of  pride  with  him 
that  he   shaved    General    Ludlow    one 


day.  and  the  otticer,  in  his  gratitude 
for  the  gentle  yet  thorough  manner 
of  his  work,  jiresented  the  soldier  with 
a  Krag  rifle  with  all  the  appurte- 
nances. ])e. Marco  was  interpreter  for 
the  regiment.  hi>  Italian  serving  to 
make  known  the  words  of  the  S]ianisli 
foe.  There  was  a  Hostoii  lawyer  who 
had  thrown  up  his  briefs  that  he  might 
have  a  hand  in  what  he  considered  a 
righteous  war.  Lindsey  was  an  ex- 
]K'rt  cabinet-maker,  though  by  trade 
lie  made  patterns.  He  was  the  fabrica- 
tor of  the  field  desks  that  became  great 
conveniences  in  subse(|uent  weeks. 
The  great  majority  of  these  soldiers 
were  wage-earners  who  had  given  up 
their  res])ecti\e  occupations  that  they 
might  have  a  iiarl  in  what  they  deemed 
a  nation's  eft'ort  to  right  a  great  wrong. 
Their  ])ay  was  small  compared  to  what 
they  had  earned,  but  for  a  time  they 
were  soldiers  from  choice,  willing  to 
bear  and  endure  if  thereby  iIkw  luiglil 
help   humanity. 

The  last  da}-  of  the  month  saw  an 
acti\'e  lot  of  soldier  lads  getting  their 
new  camp  in  shajie  and  in  exploring 
their  surroundings.  The  orbicular 
oyster,  which  e\"ery  one  at  some  time 
confronts,  was  uiulergoing  a  gradual 
opening.  June  ist  introduced  the  men 
of  the  Second  to  a  real  Florida  rain 
slorni.  where  iliree  inches  of  water  fell 
in  an  hour,  ."soldiers  waded  around  in 
water  and  sand  to  their  ankles,  though 
like  evervthing  in  that  porous  soil,  all 
traces  of  the  storm  soon  disappeared. 
The  "Wellingtons"  had  to  omit  morn- 
ing drill  on  account  of  a  late  breakfast, 
and  at  this  date  no  one  seems  to  know 
why  the  cook  failed  to  get  his  pots  and 
kettles  around  on  time.  An  afternoon 
battalion  drill  had  to  be  adjourned  on 
account  of  tlu'  r;iin.  (  )n  the  2d,  there 
were  company  ami  sipiacl  drills  in  the 
forenoon,  also  the  school  of  the  sol- 
dier, and  at  4  p.m.  came  battalion  drill. 
From  the  hos])ital,  men  return  to  duty. 
The  next  day  all  were  obliged  to  re- 
main in  camp,  and  drill  advanced  as 
usual,  said  drill,  in  some  men's  esti- 
mation, being  the  real  end  of  a  sol- 
dier's life.  The  fourth  day  brought 
the  paymaster,  and  the  boys  got  what 
was  coming  to  them,  about  fifteen  dol- 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


lars  for  each  private,  and  how  that 
money  burned  in  every  man's  pocket. 
Passes  were  t^ranted  and  French  leave 
was  taken  till  at  one  time,  lo  p.m., 
(inl\-  seventeen  men  remained  in 
camp.  It  is  hardly  to  be  e-xjiected  that 
all  of  the  ])ay  was  sent  home  ;  a  more 
reasonable  concUision  is  that  a  large 
part  of  it  found  its  way  intu  the  tills 
of  Tampa  traders,  wlm  would  have 
been  glad  to  see  pay-day  come  dftencr. 
General  Xelson  A.  Miles,  commander 
of  the  U.  S.  A.,  rode  into  camp  on 
this  dav  and  gave  fully  ten  minutes  to 
asking  questions  as  to  the  outfit  of  the 
men,  tlieir  condition,  etc.  (  >ne  of  the 
pleasant  recollections  nf  this  camp 
was  the  ajiiiearance,  one  superlatively 
hot  dav,  of  "lliU"  Rice,  of  the  Guards, 
having'  in  tow  a  wash-tub  half  full 
of  water,  in  which  sailed  unrestrained 
four  or  five  half  lemons,  from  which 
he  essayed  to  sell  first-class  "ade."  He 
was   strong,   if   his   drink   wasn't,,  and 


the  scene  itself  was  better  than  any 
]50table.  It  was  from  this  camp  also 
that  the  Lieutenant,  wdiose  name  is 
suggestive  of  watery  depths,  with  a 
comrade  of  aipiatic  proclivities,  with- 
drew and  undertook  a  quiet  swim  in 
a  neighl)oring  pool,  but  wdiose  natural 
modestv  was  terribly  shocked  at  see- 
ing a  man  and  two  women,  all  in  con- 
ditions ihitiircllc.  likewise  loathing 
across  the  iiond.  However,  as  the  op- 
posite jiarties  seemed  to  be  in  no  way 
disturbed  at  the  presence  of  the 
Yankees,  and  as  the  latter  thought  re- 
treat no  ])art  of  a  true  soldier's  outfit, 
all  continued  to  swim  in  the  most  ami- 
cable   manner.    Init    Lieutenant    

ne\er  heard  the  last  cjf  his  mermaid 
aihentm'e. 

(  )n  the  5th.  "H"  Comi)any  had  a 
chance  to  do  hea\-y  duty  through  1)e- 
ing  called  out  to  help  load  certain 
pieces    of    artillerv ;    this,    too,    though 


J.  T.  LiNDSEY 

John  D.  Alli 


Corporal  .\.  F.  Lo 


H.  A.  COATES. 

H.  C.Am  ELL. 


WELLIXCTON     RIFLES,     COMTAXY      II. 


177 


it  was  Suiulax',  hut  the  army  kiKnvs 
very  little  ilitlerence  in  days.  There 
was  the  celehration  of  mass  for  sol- 
diers of  the  Catholic  faith,  but  no  other 
service.  !\I(!)n(lay  there  were  com- 
pany drills  and  the  school,  while  Ca.\>- 
tain  Holden  finds  time  to  send  home 
a  cheerful  reminder  in  the  shape  of  a 
small  alligator.  In  the  evening  came 
orders  to  break  camp,  and  at  nine  p.m. 
tents  were  struck,  though  there  was 
nothing  to  follow  but  waiting.  In  the 
evening  cartridges  had  been  gi\-en  out, 
as  though  there  were  danger  of  an  ir- 
ruption of  the  enemy.  Tuesday,  the 
/th,  sees  the  regiment  at  Tampa  City, 
Init  still  fated  to  wait,  a  condition  to 
which  soldiers,  sooner  or  later,  ha\-e 
to  become  used.  There  is  no  cani]i, 
there  is  no  transit irt  ready,  and  no 
hotel  awaits  tired  mortalitv,  hence  rest 
must  be  sought  where  it  may  be  found. 
Some  find  it  on  Mother  Earth.  Captain 
Holden  and  Adjutant  Hawkins  enjoy 
the  hospitality  of  a  lawyer  friend,  who 
gives  them  the  use  of  his  yacht,  which 
lies  hard  by.  and  the  Springfield  man, 
with  the  reckless  adandon  bred  of  war, 
wraps  himself  in  tfie  tablecloth  be- 
fore he  lies  down  to  pleasant  dreams. 
Two  "Wellingtons"  find  themselves 
close  by  a  box  of  lemons  as  they  seek 
repose  upon  the  dock,  and  if  on  the  8th 
there  is  any  suspicious  prevalence  of 
this  citric  fruit  among  their  fellow  sol- 
diers, it  must  have  come  from  the  af- 
finity that  the  aforesaid  box  manifested 
for  those  lying  near  it.  Does  any  one 
know  just  why  the  2d  Massachusetts 
was  chosen  with  the  71st  New  York 
for  service  in  this  campaign  along  with 
the  regulars  ?  Every  one  expected 
that  Roosevelt's  regiment  would  go, 
but  our  Bay  State  l)oys  had  no  such 
powerful  sponsor.  Perhaps  the  repu- 
tation of  the  Old  Sixth  in  the  Rebel- 
lion days  held  over  and  the  quota  from 
}ilassachusetts  in  this  case  was  soonest 
readv.  However,  after  the  afifair  was 
all  o\-er  a  soldier  who  was  near  Gen- 
eral Joe  Wheeler  when  the  selection  of 
volunteer  regiments  was  in  hand  says 
he  heard  the  General  say:  "The  2d 
Massachusetts  is  the  finest  and  manli- 
est regiment  of  \olunteers  ever  seen, 
and   they    shall    go    anyway."      Be   all 


this  as  it  may.  they  were  chosen  and 
possibly  the  good  opinion  of  the  ex- 
Confederate  settled  the  (|uestion,  and 
the  boys  arc  glad  to  know  that  the  gal- 
lant officer  thdiight  so  wi'll  of  them. 

After  all,  in  spite  of  long  waits, 
things  were  really  progressing,  and 
finally  the  Company  finds  itself  on 
the  Concho,  a  vessel  in  no  way  re- 
markable for  comeliness  nor  comfort. 
Before  long,  these  patriotic  young 
men  wlio  had  thought  themselves  un- 
comfortable on  land  began  to  think 
that  almost  any  spot  ashore  would  be 
felicity  itself  compared  to  the  crowde<l 
condition  of  the  transport,  which  al- 
i;cady  had  aboard  the  25th  Colored  In- 
fantry and  a  portion  of  the  4th.  There 
were  stores  to  be  loaded,  and  of  this 
work  the  Compan}-  did  its  part,  and 
they  had  a  chance  to  study  the  shij)- 
ping  by  which  they  were  surrounded. 
The  heat  was  intense  :  they  had  worked 
hard,  they  had  breakfasted  early,  but 
not  till  nearly  7  p.m.  did  they  get 
anything  in  the  way  of  food,  save  what 
they  could  buy  df  the  ship's  crew. 
When  rations  tlid  come,  though  of  the 
same  old  canned  beef,  colt'ee  and  hard- 
tack, they  tasted  good,  for  there  is  no 
sauce  lik2  downright  hunger.  The  sun 
sets  blood  red,  and  at  nightfall  the 
boat  moves  out  into  the  bay  for  an- 
chorage, perhajjs  for  greater  certainty 
of  keeping  the  men  on  board.  Some- 
where between  night  and  morning 
came  the  alarm  described  in  the  story 
of  the  other  companies,  and  the  'AVel- 
lingtons"  had  to  take  their  portion  of 
discomfort  in  the  hold.  In  this  hor- 
rible plight  the  \essel  returns  to  the 
pier  and  men  gasp  for  breath.  All 
night  the  search-light  beams  over  the 
bay,  and  glad  are  the  soldiers  when 
morning  dawns.  There  had  been  little 
op])ortunity  for  washing  for  two  days, 
and  some  of  these  cleanly  fellows  were 
anxious  for  a  chance  to  rid  themselves 
of  superfluous  Florida  matter.  One 
inncicent  landsman,  reared  among  the 
hills  of  Worcester  County,  undertook 
to  free  himself  by  the  application  of 
sea  water  along  with  a  plentiful  use  of 
common  hard  soap.  The  trouble  he 
had  in  ridding  himself  of  his  sapona- 
ceous coating,  those  can  appreciate  who 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


have  ever  undertaken  such  a  task.  So 
uncertain  was  everything  while  the 
transports  were  receiving  their  loads, 
many  of  the  boys  plunged  into  the 
"briny"  for  a  cooling  dip.  (  )ne  of 
"H's"  sergeants  was  thus  disporting 
himself  when,  quite  a  way  out,  he  saw 
the  Concho  in  motion.  He  had  no  lik- 
ing for  being  left.  It  was  a  clear  case 
of  "the  other  side."  i.  e.,  outside  of 
"Jordan,"  and  the  way  he  pawed  the 
waves  was  a  caution,  and  to  the  infinite 


loth  there  is  a  distribution  of  Bibles 
tr>  such  as  need  them,  and  on  the  nth 
occurs  the  menmraljle  insi)ection  of 
feet,  not  to  see  if  they  are  webbed,  but 
for  reasons  never  satisfactorily  ren- 
dered. One  jocose  fellow  averred  that 
all  who  had  corns  or  bunions  had  to 
take  salts,  and  those  who  had  ingrow- 
ing nails  were  init  down  for  a  dose  of 
(|uinine.  I'V-w  escaped  one  or  the  other. 
The  1 2th  brc^ught  the  transferral  to 
the    Knickerbocker,   a   low,   l.dack   craft 


.Sergt.  H.  C.  Youn 

(Now  Captain.) 

Serct.  F.  L.  Vaugb 


amusement  of  his  comrades.  Through 
the  in(lrscril)al>le  filth  of  the  shore,  he 
swam  uj)  to  the  dock,  only  to  see  the 
transport  quietly  returning.  Had  he 
taken  time  to  examine  the  liual  coating 
imijarted  by  the  sea,  he  would  ha\c 
found  a  little  of  everything. 

The   next   two  days  see   little  varia- 
tion   in    transport    life,   though   on    the 


belonging  to  the  Cromwell  Line,  run- 
ning between  New  York  and  New  Or- 
leans, of  possibly  1800  tons  burden, 
built  for  passengers  and  freight.  She 
had  recently  been  devoted  to  the  carry- 
ing of  Italian  laborers.  The  story  of 
her  thirteen  staterooms  and  other  co- 
incidences have  already  been  stated, 
and    Private    Dean    of      the      Light   In- 


WELLINCTOX      KII-LES 


17!t 


fantry  adds  a  painted  "13"  to  the  sig- 
nificant array.  The  next  day  furnished 
more  work  in  the  way  of  exchanging 
stores,  and  the  ist  Rattahon  of  the 
Second  came  on  boanl. 

SxownALL. 

Probably  there  is  no  member  oftlie 
Second  who  does  not  recall  the  coal 
black  face  of  "Snowball,"  who  through 
the  vicissitudes  of  war  had  become  a 
popular  member  of  the  organization, 
although  his  enlistment  was  b\-  nn 
means  regular.  The  story  as  told  in 
the  Boston  Herald  is  as  follows,  though 
the  writer  evidlently  drew  consider- 
ably on  his  imagination  :  "It  was  here 
(Washington)  the  little  black  face  of 
'Snowball'  appeared  in  his  rags  and 
tatters  and  said  to  a  member  of  Com- 
pany H,  'Say,  boss,  yo'  doan  wanter 
tak'  'er  small  cullud  boy  to  Cuba  wi<I 
yo',  does  yo'?'  His  large  mouth  and 
black  eyes  won  him  a  place  in  the  ranks 
of  Company  H.  and  a  nondescript  uni- 
form, furnished  by  popular  subscrip- 
tion, soon  changed  the  tattered  urchin 
into  a  comical  looking  soldier.  Snow- 
ball did  go  to  Cuba  and  stuck  to  the 
Second  through  thick  and  thin,  lead- 
ing a  checkered  life.  He  had  his  good 
traits  as  well  as  bad." 

Captain  Holden  says  his  introduc- 
tion to  the  regiment  was  wdien  they 
were  getting  aboard  the  transport,  and 
attracted  by  his  wistful  look  and  evi- 
dent desire  to  go  with  the  men,  the 
Captain  exclaimed  "Jump  on,"  and 
jump  he  did,  just  as  the  gang  plank 
was  drawn  on.  He  had  come  from 
\\'ashington  in  company  with  a  bat- 
tery of  artillery,  but  for  some  reason 
his  affections  for  the  big  guns  had 
cooled  and  he  was  quite  fancy  free 
when  he  fixed  his  attentions  on  the 
boys  from  Massachusetts,  and  there- 
after there  was  no  division  of  his  re- 
gard. He  was  as  true,  as  he  could  be 
to  anything,  to  the  soldiers  from  the 
Bay  State.  He  had  a  name  reserved 
for  special  occasions,  viz.,  James  Den- 
nis Sargent,  but  for  ordinary  occasions 
he  was  just  "Snowball,"  of  course  thus 
yclept  through  the  law  of  contraries. 
He  thought  he  was  about  sixteen  vears 


old,  and  that  was  dwubiK-ss  \-er\-  near 
the  truth.  His  appearance  was  artless- 
ness  itself:  he  looked  the  very  picture 
of  innocence,  and  his  worse  detractor 
would  aver  that  he  never  stole  any- 
thing that  was  nailed  down,  but  nature 
made  him  with  such  a  way  of  locjking 
out  for  himself  ho  seldom    went   hun- 


SXOWBALL. 

gry,  and  if  he  wanted  anything  he  had 
a  remarkable  manner  of  reaching  for 
it.  He  was  as  brave  as  Toussaint  and 
as  tireless  as  Sisyphus.  He  was  thor- 
oughly immune,  so  far  as  any  of  the 
Cuban  ailments  were  concerned,  and 
his  cheerful  face  was  a  source  of  much 
comfort  to  the  boys  themselves, 
though  his  habits  of  appropriation  and 
other  peculiarities  sometimes  drew 
upon  himself  merited  and  condign 
punishment.  He  came  home  with  the 
regiment,  but  by  that  time  he  had  be- 
come as  much  a  child  of  the  Second  as 
of  the  Company ;  he  had  his  career 
written  up  in  many  papers  of  the  State, 
and  "Snowball"  divided  honors  with 
commissioned  officers  in  his  popular- 
ity. Since  those  days  he  has  sampled 
reformatories  and  the  regular  army, 
each,  it  is  hoped,  contributing  to  his 
srood. 


IbO 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


Jc 


J.Moor 


I1u-  I4tli  1ias  a  prmninent  place  in 
the  history  of  the  Company  and  Regi- 
ment, for  on  this  day,  after  assiduous 
labor  in  sjettino'  supplies  aboard,  after 
just  failing  to  crush  the  sides  of  a  com- 
|)anion  steamer,  and  after  many  starts 
and  stops,  at  last  the  vessel  moved 
down  the  bay  and  anchored  near  Eg- 
mont  Key.  Tlniugh  the  sea  is  wide  as 
compared  with  the  space  occupied  by 
ships,  yet  they  manage  to  collide  at 
times,  and  some  of  the  men  have  not 
entirely  gotten  over  laughing  at  the 
evident  fright  of  one  of  their  field  nf- 
ficers  when  there  was  danger  of  colli- 
sion with  a  nearby  vessel,  though  it 
must  l)e  remembered  that  John,  Duke 
of  .Marllxiniugh,  doughty  soldier  that 
he  was,  wnuld  tlee  in  terror  from  l-he 
crv  of  a  cat.  It  is  barelv  possible  that 
our  officer  did  not  like  deep  water ;  he 
was  not  a  Baptist. 

Of  the  scarcity  of  rations,  of  the  sea- 
sickness, drills,  inspections,  baths  and 
the  principal  incidents  of  this  expedi- 
tinn.  the  stiiry  has  been  told  in  the  re- 
citals (if  the  "(iuards'"  and  the  "Light 
Infantry."  though  the  "Wellingtons" 
tell  I  if  the  <iuarrels  auKing  the  black 
soldiers  and  of  the  ccimmotion  on  the 
17th.  when  the  ship's  crew  dnue  o\'er- 
Imard,  after  a  ])rolonged  chase,  a  black 
cat  which  some  of  the  soldiers  had 
briiught  aboard  as  their  mascot.  As 
long  as  suijerstition  holds  sway  among 
sailors,  and  it  seems  interminable, 
there  will  be  no  tolerance  among  them 
<if  a  lilack  cat.  Thex'  may  ne\er  ha\'e 
heard  nf  I'oe's  st(ir}-  (if  the  animal  (if 
th,-it  color,  nor  yet  have  dwelt  ( m  the 
.Scriptural  stor}-  (jf  Jijiiah  when  hetdok 


his  r(Tunilabout  way  to  Nineveh,  yet 
all  the  saiue  to  them  black  cats  will 
always  be  J(jnahs.  .\s  to  their  coin- 
f^iii^iioiis  lie  I'liyuii^r.  the  colored  25th 
Regulars,  the  "Wellingtons"  could  not 
sa_\'  tO(.i  much  in  their  praise.  Though 
they  gambled  for  high  stakes  and 
sometimes  quarreled  fiercely  among 
themselves,  they  were  the  soul  of 
])oliteness  to  their  white  comrades, 
])aragons  oi  personal  neatness  and 
cleanliness,  and  so  honest  that  the  Ixiys 
(if  the  Second  had  no  fear  df  lea\ing 
exjiosed  their  choicest  possessions. 
Xdthing  was  ever  disturbed.  To  the 
end  oi  the  triii  it  was  a  daily  delight 
td  see  the  (irderly  sergeants  of  the 
25th  line  mi  their  men  for  roll-call  and 
to  iKote  the  precision  with  which  the 
naiues  were  called,  though  there  was 
iidt  a  scrap  of  paper  in  sight.  The  Or- 
derlv  had  his  names  in  his  head. 

As  the  tri])  ad\'ances  inal  dc  mcr  . 
lessens  and  an  increased  demand  for 
food  is  heard,  and  it  is  loud  at  times. 
(  )n  the  1 8th  a  careful  Yankee  observes 
that  he  sets  his  watch  ahead  one  hour, 
fdr  again  he  is  within  the  limits  of  the 
sexenty-fifth  degree  range,  and  Tampa 
must  ha\-e  been  jUst  west  of  it.  The 
sight  of  land,  with  s])eculations  as  to 
just  what  part  of  Cuba  is  seen,  excites 
the  keenest  interest,  and  when  at  last 
the  eastern  end  of  the  Island  is  rounded 
and  far-famed  Santiago  is  neared,  there 
is  as  nuich  desire  to  leave  the  vessel 
as  there  was  a  week  before  to  embark. 
Thev  hear  the  cannonading  and,  obe- 
dient td  (irders,  they  stand  out  to  sea 
at  nightfall,  seeing  on  the  22d  the  land- 
ing df  a  part  of  the  regiment,  all  the 


WELLINGTOX     RIFLES,     COIIPAXV      H. 


181 


time  growing  more  and  more  huno-rv 
and  less  and  less  resigned  to  the  prison 
ship.  During  the  last  night  aboard 
there  was  a  raid  made  on  the  vessel's 
ice-box,  and  the  officers  of  the  ship 
were  vociferous  in  their  expressions  of 
rage  thereat.  It  was  stated  that  every 
man  was  to  be  searched  as  he  went  off, 
but  seemingly  all  this  was  forgotten 
when  the  men  finally  disembarked,  and 
soldiers  marched  by  red-handed :  at 
least,  they  bore  off  their  plunder  open- 
ly and  no  notice  was  taken  of  them. 
Justice  always  did  have  a  reputation 
for  blindness.  Yet  even  at  this  late 
date  all  cannot  land,  for  Sergeant 
Vaughn  with  Privates  Jones  and  Shedd 
are  detailed  to  remain  on  board 
and  see  to  the  proper  care  of  the  knap- 
sacks, which  are  not  carried  off,  the 
expectation  being  that  the  vessel  would 
move  along  the  coast  and  render  the 
remainder  of  the  cargo  at  another  land- 
ing, but  weeks  really  passed  before 
the  baggage  was  seen  again. 

The  "Wellingtons"  joined  in  the  ac- 
claim of  all  who  beheld  when,  late  on 
the  afternoon  of  the  22d,  the  Starry 
Flag  went  up  on  JMoimt  Losiltires. 
west  of  the  landing  place.  It  is  ten 
o'clock  a.m.  of  the  23d  when  the 
"\\'ellingtons"  reach  land,  and  start  at 
once  to  catch  up  with  those  who  have 
gone  before.  The  blue  uniforms  of  the 
men  are  left  on  the  Knickerbocker, 
along  with  their  knapsacks,  from  which 
they  were  to  be  parted  a  number  of 
weeks,  their  garb  during  the  actual 
service  on  the  Island  consistiup-  of  the 


brown  canvas,  not  unlike  the  "Ijut- 
ternut"  clothes  worn  by  the  Confed- 
erates in  Rebellion  days.  Xot  only 
was  it  more  comfortable,  it  was  also 
almost  an  ideal  color  for  assimilation 
with  the  surroundings.  With  his  usual 

luck,  B d  retained  his  blue  clothes, 

and  was  a  marked  man. 

The  planting  of  the  American  l1ag 
on  the  summit  of  a  hill  to  the  eastward 
of  the  landing  has  been  imentioned 
liefore.  .\  condensed  account  of  the 
affair  as  given  liy  a  jiarticipant  is  not 
amiss  here.  The  story  is  told  by  Ed- 
ward Marshall,  currespondent  of  the 
Xew  York  Journal,  in  liis  "liistorx-  of 
the  Rough  Riders": 

"()ver  at  the  right  of  Dai<|uiri  a 
sugar-loaf  nioimtain  rose  sheer  a  thou- 
sand feet.  It  was  called  Mount  Losil- 
tires. ( )n  the  \'ery  summit  of  this 
qucerly  shaped  hill  was  a  block-house. 
During  the  morning  bombardment,  it 
had  1)een  a  shining  mark,  hut  apjiar- 
ently  had  escaped  unscathed.  There 
ne\er  was  a  harder  climb  than  the  one 
by  which  1  reached  the  siunmit  of 
IMount  Losiltires.  Finally,  however,  I 
reached  the  to]).  The  sun  was  blister- 
ing hot  and  the  climb  had  exhausted 
me.  I  sat  down  to  get  my  wind.  While 
I  was  sitting  there.  Surgeon  La  Motte. 
Color-sergeant  WTight  and  Trumpeter 
Piatt  of  the  Rough  Riders  came  U])  by 
another  and  an  easier  route.  They  had 
with  them  the  flag  which  had  been 
presented  to  Captain  McClintock's 
troop  by  the  ladies  of  Phoenix,  Ari- 
zona.   It  was  a  beautiful  silk  tlag,  and 


Company  II  ix  the  Tre.s'ches. 


DeMarco  and  the  Ccbas 


182 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


it  is  iifiw  a  tlas;'  with  a  history.  A  con- 
sultation followed  as  to  how  io  raise 
the  flag.  There  were  no  lanyards  on  the 
weather-beaten  pole  left  by  the  Span- 
iards. Just  at  this  moment  a  sailor 
came  climbing  over  the  edge  of  the  hill. 
I  have  forgotten  his  name.  I  wish  I 
had  it.  The  Rough  Riders,  after  in- 
vestigating the  interior  of  the  block- 
house, found  a  ladder  long  enough  to 
reach  up  td  the  tiny  cupola  above  the 
structure.    Wright  and  Piatt  had  found 


Rough  Riders,  staff  and  all,  to  the  lit- 
tle timber  which  stuck  from  the  peak 
I  if  the  block-house.  The  little  bay  in 
which  the  transports  were  anchored 
lay  like  a  sheet  of  silver  in  front  of  us. 
The  ships  looked  like  toy  ships  from 
our  point  of  vantage,  and  our  soldiers 
looked  like  toy  soldiers.  The  flag  had 
been  waving  in  the  breeze  perhaps  a 
minute  before  these  toy  soldiers  and 
the  nun  on  those  toy  ships  got  sight 
of    it.     And    when    thev    did,    bedlam 


C.  M.  !■ 
1.  I-.  U 

am 

1     pre^ 

hi.    1 
1 II 1  f . 

<iiees 
lie    I 

this  ladder  and  presenlly  I'latt  ap- 
|K-ared  nn  hi.  knees  i  m  the  lint,  slip- 
])er\-  tin  rnnf.  lie  remained  on  his 
knees  nnt  more  than  ti\"e  consecutixe 
seconds.  The  rnof  was  too  steep  and 
I'latt  came  to  grief  with  great  rapidity. 
It  was  here  that  the  sailor  came  to  our 
relief.  Like  a  cat  he  crept  out  on  the 
sli])perv  roof.  A  moment  later  he  rose 
and   securelv    lashed    the    flag    of    the 


broke  loose.  E\-ery  steam  whistle  on 
the  warships  screamed  its  loudest, 
every  soldier  in  the  invading  thousands 
veiled  his  hoarsest,  and  the  Cubans, 
jiroud  of  the  new  Lee  rifles  which  had 
been  distributed  among  them  by  the 
navy,  fired  them  off  in  greeting  vol- 
leys to  the  Red,  ^Vhite  and  Blue  which 
fltittered  brightly  at  the  top  of  Mount 
Losiltires." 


WELIJNGTOX     RIFLES,     COMl'.WI'      II. 


183 


It  was  on  this  tirst  (lay"s  march  that 
the  soldiers  discovered  how  delicious 
were  the  contents  of  a  green  cocoaniit. 
With  its  muzzle  niceh-  sliced  off  and 
the  interior  stirred,  each  nut  aft'orded 
nectar  fit  for  the  gods.  The  mango 
had  been  proclaimed  harmful  to  Amer- 
icans, but  even  while  the  admonition 
was  ringing  in  his  ears,  B — d  was  seen 
shaking  the  branches  for  his  favorite 
fruit,  and  strange  to  tell  mangoes 
didn't  seem  to  harm  him.  t'a])tain 
ISigelow  of  the  loth  Cavalry  pro- 
claimed green  limes  as  the  choicest  of 
all  Cuba's  products  in  the  fruit  line, 
and  that  he  aimed  to  keep  his  knap- 
sack well  supplied  with  them  all  the 
time  he  was  there.  Sergeant  ]\Ionroe 
had  been  detailed  to  remain  behind 
with  a  squad  of  men  to  look  after  cer- 
tain belongings  of  the  Company,  hence 
he  was  able  to  see  the  country  for  him- 
self and  at  his  own  pace,  as  ho  writes 
to  his  mother  weeks  afterwards,  .\fter 
a  march  of  about  five  miles  he  and  his 
party  went  into  camp  near  the  ist  U. 
S.  Cavalry,  though  a  short  quarter  of 
a  mile  farther  would  have  taken  them 
to  their  own  regiment,  but  they  did 
not  know  this  till  the  next  morning. 
"The  first  day  we  went  through  cocoa- 
nut  groves  and  we  had  milk  and  nuts 
to  burn."  All  the  boys  had  their  first 
night  of  getting  acquainted  with  land- 
crabs,  and  so  disturbing  an  element 
were  they  that  many  found  \-er\'  little 
sleep.  The  lunches  of  that  first  day 
were  made  almost  luxurious  b\-  the  re- 


CUBAXS  Taking  Their  Ea 


suits  of  the  icebo.\-raid  qi  the  night 
before,  and  it  was  a  good  thing  to  get 
these  comforts  when  possible,  for 
there  were  straits  of  hunger  before 
them. 

The  morning  of  h'riday.  the  24th, 
was  utilized  by  the  "boys"  in  finding 
out  just  where  they  were,  in  beholding 
the  landing  of  the  cavalry  horses,  in 
delightful  bathing  in  the  ocean,  and  in 
getting  their  share  of  enjoyment  from 
the  wine  so  thoughtfully  left  by  the 
enemy.  Perhaps  to  their  unacclima- 
tized  systems  the  latter  find  had  bet- 
ter remained  unfound.  Private  ^^lower, 
that  he  might  the  more  easily  hasten 
his  mission,  wore  down  to  the  landing 
Pieutenant  Fish's  coat,  with  its  straps. 
Evidently  he  made  the  most  of  his  op- 
portunity, for  it  was  not  long  before 
some  of  the  regulars  were  making  in- 
quiries about  ''Pieutenant"  Mower. 
Clothing  that  had  been  worn  during 
the  voyage  had  a  little  wash  and  each 
lad  had  to  set  up  his  own  cookshop. 
Four  days'  rations  were  given  out,  and, 
had  the  men  been  more  experienced, 
they  had  combined  to  get  more  com- 
fort from  them  than  they  really  did. 
\\'hen  the  alarm  for  Pas  (niasimas 
fight  called  them  from  their  bivouac, 
they  marched  away  carrying  their 
jirovisions  in  all  sorts  of  ways.  Pri- 
vate Ilodgins  had  the  most  of  his 
hardtack  strung  on  a  string,  and  the 
streamer  of  "tack  was  sus])endcd  from 
his  bavonel  as  he  threaded  the  Cuban 
mazes.  Pri\ate  (ileason.  very  likely 
with  manv  ot iters  as  well,  carried  his 
gallon  can  of  tomatoes  under  his  arm 
until,  wearied  of  the  task,  he  was 
oliliged  to  throw  it  away.  \\'ith  no 
liail  for  holding,  the  can  was  not  de- 
signed for  transportation  thus,  and  the 
absurdity  of  the  plan  should  have  oc- 
curred to  the  authorities  who  origi- 
nated the  idea.  As  a  specific  for  too 
much  l)acon  or  salt  pork  the  fresh 
ration  of  canned  tomatoes  was  excel- 
lent, but  the  application  of  the  provi- 
sion, that  was  quite  another  matter. 
\'or  was  it  food  for  the  stomach  alone 
that  some  of  the  boys  carried.  Brain 
sustainers  also  were  borne.  It  was 
here  that  Gendron  indicated  his  liter- 
ary promptings  by  sweating  under  the 


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WORCESTER     IX     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


burden  of  a  ])\g  Spanish  dictionary 
which  he  had  found  in  Sihoney.  He 
aimed  to  make  his  Spanish  first-class. 

As  to  the  merits  or  demerits  of  the 
engfagfement  at  Las  Guasimas  on  Fri- 
dav.the24th.it  is  no  part  of  this  story 
to  dilate.  War  critics  are  yet  wrano- 
ling-  as  to  who  ordered  the  attack,  but 
all  that  is  definitely  known  is  that  the 
Rough  Riders,  with  certain  jjortions  of 
regular  trooi)s,  suffered  se\-erely  in 
trying    to    dri\-e    the   cnem>-   from   his 


of  their  time,  wdien  the  "assembly" 
called  the  men  to  action.  The  alacrity 
with  which  the  negro  soldiers  grabbed 
their  clothes  and  rushed  naked  from 
the  bath  to  their  camps  will  ever  be  re- 
memljered  bv  those  who  saw  the  move- 
ment, and  the  same  call,  sounded  by 
Randall  of  the  "'Wellingtons/'  pro- 
duceil  a  similar  though  perhaps  not  so 
immediate  an  effect.  Of  wdiat  the 
Company  saw  and  did,  let  the  men 
themselves   discourse.     Allie   Kimball, 


position  on  what  (ieneral  \\  heeler 
chose  to  consider  the  road  tcjward  San- 
tiago. The  Second  Massachusetts  hap- 
pened to  be  near,  and  with  others  went 
to  the  rescue.  It  was  well  towards  the 
middle  of  the  afternoon  when  the  hur- 
ried arrival  of  a  messenger  from  the 
fight  found  the  soldier>  in  all  sorts  of 
occupations.  They  were  bathing,  cook- 
ins,    washing,    and    making    the    best 


writing  on  the  29th,  says;  "You  can 
bet  we  had  a  good,  heavy  load  (refer- 
ring to  the  burdens  each  man  had  to 
carr\- )  ;  it  was  a  very  pleasant  march 
at  first.  By  the  way,  the  country 
through  which  we  have  had  to  march 
has  been  fine.  It  is  rather  hilly,  but 
there  is  plenty  of  shade  and  fairly  good 
walking,  ^^'e  ])assed  the  ist  and  loth 
Cavalrv   as    they    were   holding   burial 


\VEL1.I\(;1().\      KIFLICS 


185 


services.  Diil  not  hear  exactly  how 
many  were  l<illeil.  As  it  Ix'S'an  li>  S't't 
(lark  we  heard  lliat  the  Spaniards  were 
behind  us.  so  we  had  to  put  in  and 
march  tliroue;li  the  dark  and  the  worst 
part  of  the  road.  Tt  was  rather  tough 
\\'ork.  We  reached  our  eanui  aliout 
nine  p.m.  and  jntehed  tents,  f  was 
detailed  on  guard  duty  In  mi  two  a.m. 
to  live.  It  was  rather  hard  work  after 
that  march." 

Xo  pen  has  \et  done  aileipiate  justice 
to  the  filthy  condition  of  the  camping- 
places  where  Cubans  or  Si)aniards  had 
been.  Nor  would  it  be  proper  to 
jirint  the  same  were  it  written.  The 
inborn  sense  of  neatness  characteris- 
tic of  the  Yankee  was  constanth-  of- 
fended beyond  all  description.  R\'i- 
dentlv  the  natives  had  not  the  slight- 
est notion  of  sanitation.  The  .\meri- 
can  went  to  Cuba  none  too  soon. 
While  snakes  were  not  common  in 
Cuba,  Sergeants  Young  and  \'aughn 
aver  that  an  immense  black  one  went 
through  their  tent,  while  lying  here, 
and  from  his  speed  they  fancy  he  may 
be   .going  yet. 

The  army  is  in  the  enemy's  country 
and  long  spells  in  the  same  camp  are 
not  to  be  the  rule.  It  is  perhaps  eight 
o'clock  a.m.  on  Saturday  -when  the 
lines  are  formed  again  and  the\-  march 
about  two  miles  toward  the  north. 
There  are  many  waits,  everything 
bearing  the  appearance  of  a  cautious 
feeling"  of  the  wav  through  a  strange 
land.     It   is  onlv  on  the  tliird  attemi)t 


th;it  cam])  is  lin;illy  pitched.  Here  a 
h;dt  is  made  over  Sunday  and  the 
wear\-  ira\elers  have  a  genuine  and 
needed  rest,  though  a  most  vigilant 
outlook  is  had  for  the  foe,  supposed  to 
be  lurking  somewhere  in  the  vicinity. 

b'.ven  in  war,  man's  liking  for  pets 
has  illustrations.  Thus  early  Captain 
Ilolden  won  the  undivided  affections 
of  an  owl  and,  perched  near  by  on  a 
convenient  bough,  this  bird  of  wisdom 
lilinked  on  the  Company  proceedings. 
F.ven  •' Snowball"  forbore  stealing 
him,  but  his  nightly  and  thus  un- 
timelx  sereeehings  made  it  necessary 
to  ))anish  wli.-it  might  have  become  an 
owlish  "(  )ld  Abe."  Vigilance  on  the 
part  of  officers  as  to  the  habits  of  their 
men   is  always  commendable,  and  the 

care  that  Major .  not  the  one  from 

Worcester,    manifested      lest      d n 

should  hurt  himself  by  drinking  his 
canteen  of  wine  obtained  in  Siboney, 
was  trulv  noble.  Me  evidently  felt 
that  if  it  all  found  lodgment  in  his 
own  stom.-ich,  one  private  at  least 
would  be  safe  froui  the  hospital.  Thus 
was  total  abstinence  for  the  other  fel- 
low enforeeil. 

Monday,  the  27th,  sees  a  fresh  start 
of  the  Second,  though  it  is  not  a  very 
long  one.  The  bugle  rouses  the  men 
at  4.30  and  a  cjuickly  prepared  break- 
fast [s  eaten,  so  that  they  are  ready  for 
the  advance  long  before  the  order 
comes.  .\fter  all.  the  march  is  not 
longer  than  two  or  three  miles  and 
once  more  a  halt  is  made  for  camping. 
The  regiment  is  encamped  here  till  the 
afternoon  of  Thursday,  the  last  day  of 
lune.  On  the  jSlh  they  were  wet  down 
"with  showers,  and  rations  are  becom- 
ing scarce,  though  in  the  evening  small 
ones  of  bacon  and  beans  are  issued. 
PerhaiJs  it  was  here  that  Corporal 
Scott  won  fame  for  himself  through 
the  accuracy  of  his  di\ision  of  bacon 
to  be  given  out  to  his  mess.  As  he  and 
nearly  all  other  men  in  the  Company 
had  concluded  to  allow  their  hair  to 
grow  on  face  as  well  as  head,  he  had 
no  innnediate  use  for  his  razor,  and  the 
latter  sharp  tool  he  called  into  use  as 
he  e(|uably  and  justly  sliced  up  the 
seant\-  portion  which  had  to  suffice  for 
him    ami    all    his   messmen.     Company 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


H's  only  representative  of  the  Legis- 
lature made  a  doleful  outcry  because 
one  of  his  'tack  had  been  bereft  of  a 
corner.  The  strait  was  suggestive  of 
"Give  me  three  grains  of  corn"  in  the 
Irish  famine  of  1846.  The  camp  is 
only  six  miles  or  thereabouts  from 
Santiago,  and  all  sorts  of  suppositions 
fill  the  minds  of  the  men  as  they 
linger,  concerning  when  and  how  they 
are  to  attack  the  Spaniard.  It  is  on 
this  day  that  Sergeant  Jordan  is  ap- 
pointed Chief  of  Pioneers  and  gets  his 


given  out  to  the  men.  (  )n  this  day 
notice  is  given  that  mail  will  be  sent 
home  to  Massachusetts,  and  as  one 
writer  remarks,  "I  have  only  three 
minutes  in  which  to  write  and  you 
must  excuse  some  things."  In  the  same 
letter  he  complains  of  a  lack  of  en- 
velopes and  asks  to  have  some  sent 
him  ;  also  states  that  through  this  lack- 
ing he  can  write  to  his  home  only. 
The  writer  is  never  a  complainer,  for 
he  says,  "I  am  feeling  fine  and  am  en- 
joving  the  trip." 


C.  W.  Thc 
I..  Wiirn. 


Charles  J.  Flint. 
William  II.  King. 


orders  from  C'olduel  ('lark.  Wednes- 
day  brings  inure  rain,  folldwcil  1)\  blaz- 
ing hot  sunshine,  though  ime  nf  tlie 
men  in  his  letter  says  he  rather  enjoys 
the  rain,  since  it  cools  off  the  earth.  In- 
s[)ection  cmnes  at  ten  a.m.  ;inil  appa- 
ratus for  an  arin\'  Ijalloon  goes  1)\  dur- 
ing thc  day:  also  ammunition  for  the 
artillerv,  and   ei"htv   rounds  extra  are 


Thursday  is  the  last  day  of  June  and 
it  sees  the  end  of  the  camp,  the  ascent, 
several  times,  of  the  war  balloon  and 
the  orders  to  pack  up.  The  location,  as 
the  men.,  find  weeks  later  when  they 
have  access  to  maps,  is  southwest  of 
Santiago,  which  in  a  general  way  they 
liniK'rstand  to  lie  the  o1)iective  of  the 
campaign,   but   of   the    struggle   neces- 


WKI.I.lXdTON      UIKLES,      tUMI'A.W 


187 


sary  to  compass  her  surrender  they  arc 
as  vet  ignorant.  The  silent,  close  and 
darkened  march  of  Comi)any  II  dif- 
fered in  no  way  from  that  of  their  as- 
sociate companies,  though  each  man 
had  his  indivichial  thoughts  as  he 
pickeil  his  \\a\-  through  glade  and 
bushes,  going  lie  had  not  the  least 
notion  where,  yet  no  one  was  averse 
to  hearing  the  order  to  halt,  which  af- 
forded an  opportunity  for  the  men  to 
wrap  their  l)lankets  about  them  and  to 
lie  to  such  slumber  as  the  night  could 
give.  The  darkest  night  and  the  great- 
est danger  could  not  suppress  the 
spirit     of     mischief     innate     in     some. 

K s   had   discovered   that   the   only 

clerical  member  of  the  regiment  was 
extremely  nervous  and  apprehensive, 
hence  the  Boston  boy  would  whisper 
to  his  neighbor,  hut  loudly  enough  for 
ministerial  ears.  "Whist!  Don't  you 
see  that  right  through  there?"  mean- 
while keeping  an  eye  on  the  celerity 
with  which  clericus  reached  for  his 
revolver.     Tom  Hood  died  punning. 

El  Caney  is  only  an  additional  name 
in  the  long  list  of  battles  in  which 
Americans  have  been  engaged,  but  it 
looms  up  more  conspicuously  in  the 
shorter  list  of  those  fought  by  the  same 
people  on  foreign  soil.  The  start  for  it 
was  made  the  night  before  and  men 
"in  place  rest"  are  easily  roused.  They 
were  up  and  off  soon  after.  These 
^lassachusetts  men  knew  very  little  of 
what  was  in  store  for  them,  but  they 
must  have  had  apprehensions  that  this 


The  Second  Uiguinu    Ike 


1st  of  July  might  mark  an  epoch  in 
their  lives,  and  when  in  their  advance 
they  came  upon  a  batterj'  of  artillery 
I)lanted  directly  across  their  way, 
thereby  cutting  off  the  last  five  com- 
panies as  thev  were  marching,  they  had 
reason  to  believe  that  the  fight  had  be- 
gun, since  right  over  yonder  were  the 
Spanish  block-house  and  indications  of 
Spanish  fortifications.  The  first  shot 
from  Capron's  Battery  was  music  to 
the  ears  of  men  to  war  inclined,  and 
one  enthusiast  counted  the  successive 
discharges  and  says  there  were  just 
forty -seven.  That  first  guu,  same  sol- 
diers sav,  was  fired  at  6.25  a.m.,  and 
clift'erent  moments  might  arise  from  dif- 
ferences in  watches.  The  private  sol- 
dier sees  little  but  what  happens  in  his 
immediate  vicinity.  Says  one  boy  to 
his  parents,  "I  can't  tell  you  much 
about  the  battle,  as  I  hardly  know  my- 
self. We  were  there  about  eight  hours, 
and  how  those  repeaters  did  sing!  Our 
Springfield  rifles  with  the  smoky  pow- 
der are  no  good.  I  have  got  a  fine  car- 
bine which  one  of  the  loth  Cavalry 
gave  me.  It  is  a  dandy.  That  night 
we  marched  all  around,  I  couldn't  tell 
how  far ;  as  it  was  so  dark,  you  almost 
.had  to  feel  your  way,  ^^'e  reached  the 
main  part  of  the  army  on  the  morning 
of  the  2d,  and  were  placed  in  position, 
but  did  not  have  any  firing  to  do,  al- 
though the  bullets  were  flying  around 
in  great  slvle."  There  were  those  to 
whose  aiijireciation  distance  would 
have  lent  enchantment.  One  such, 
who  had  been  a  great  boaster,  was  dis- 
covered beating  k  hasty  retreat,  when 
he  was  haltecj  by  the  Captain  with 
"Where  are  you  .goyig?"  "I  am  going 
back  to  help  Sergeant  Smith  look  out 
for  the  rolls,"'  is  the  reply,  and  positive 
commands  are  necessary  to  keep  him 
in  place.  Not  so  with  "Snowball,"  the 
Company's  African  protege.  The  Cap- 
tain had  to  repeatedly  order  him  to 
keep  his  head  down  or  he  would  lose  it, 
l)ut  all  sense  of  fear  was  lost  in  his 
anxiety  to  see  wdiat  was  going  on. 

Sergeant  ilonroe  writes  of  his  ob- 
servations thus  :  "That  night  ( June  30) 
,ve  started  on.  just  as  they  were  rais- 
ing their   war  balloon,  and  lay  down 


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WULLIXCTliX      RIFLES 


189 


and  slept  on  tlu-  cop  of  a  hill,  \\  ith  the 
lights  of  Santiago  in  the  distance. 
Early  the  next  forenoon  we  resumed 
march,  and  after  a  short  time  halted 
behind  a  battery  which  had  opened  fire. 
Here  the  ist  Battalion  and  part  of  the 
2d  went  on  and  did  not  notify  us  ;  hence 
we  were  left  behind.  They  sent  liack  a 
message,  and  we  started  on  again.  As 
we  neared  the  battle,  which  had  begun 
about  6.45,  our  battalion  waited  for  a 
regiment  of  regulars  to  pass,  and  be- 
fore we  could  connect  agaiai  the  ist  and 
2d  battalions  had  gone  into  the  fight. 
When  we  came  up  finally  there  was  no 
one  to  show  where  the  rest  had  gone, 
so  we  started  along  towards  the  firing. 
Meanwhile  our  loss  had  Ijeen  quite 
heavy  on  account  of  our  powder,  which 
made  lots  of  smoke  and  so  afforded  a 
good  mark  for  the  Spaniards.  Accord- 
ingly we  were  directed  to  a  sunken 
road,  where  we  were  to  remain  as  sup- 
port, and  here  we  continued  the  entire 
day.  The  bullets  whistled  above  our 
heads  to  beat  the  band.  I  fell  asleep  in 
the  midst  of  it,  I  was  so  tired,  and  so 
did  lots  of  the  boys.  At  last,  the  bat- 
tery moved  nearer,  reinforcements 
came  up  and  the  enemy  was  driven  out 
of  his  strong  position  ;"  and  El  Caney, 
which  was  to  have  fallen  in  an  hour, 
really  held  out  for  a  good  long  day,  one 
of  the  longest  in  the  year,  Richard 
Harding  Davis's  remarks  on  this  event 
are  entertaining  at  this  time  and  dis- 
tance :  "The  plan  for  the  day  is  inter- 
estino-  chietlv  because  it  is  so  different 


LH  TO  El  Cane 


frmii  wliat  happened.  .  .  .  Incidentally, 
( leneral  Lawton's  division  was  to  pick- 
up El  Caney,  and  when  El  Caney  was 
eliminated,  his  division  was  to  continue 
forward  and  join  hands  on  the  right 
(Lawton's  left)  with  the  divisions  of 
Generals  Suniner  ami  Kent.  The  army 
was  to  rest  for  thai  night  in  the  woods 
half  a  mile  from  San  Juan."  Thus 
nicel}-  was  the  advance  on  July  ist 
planned  by  those  in  the  lead,  but  as 
with  mice  and  men,  plans  "gang  aft 
aglae."  That  long  day  in  the  blistering 
sun,  the  stubborn  resistance  of  the 
Spaniards,  all  attest  how  much  easier 
it  is  to  plan  than  to  execute.  July's 
entering  day  had  had  its  record  writ- 
ten in  blood  and,  ere  the  sun  of  the 
following  had  set,  thousands  of 
friends  in  the  Old  Bay  State  were  won- 
dering how  the  boys  of  the  Second 
fared,  and  hearts  along  the  banks  of 
the  Connecticut  are  bleeding  yet  for 
valiant  souls  that  on  that  day  went  out 
into  the  unknown,  doing  what  they 
thought  their  duty  in  following  the  flag 
as  it  led  them  to  the  defense  of  an  op- 
pressed people ;  but  the  enemy  has  re- 
tired and  he  must  be  followed  up.  The 
march  which  was  to  have  been  taken 
much  earlier  in  the  day,  now  comes 
after  a  short  halt,  and  again  recourse 
is  had  to  Sergeant  Monroe's  letter: 
"That  night  we  marched  a  long  way 
through  the  darkness,  and  at  last  by  a 
roadside  lay  down  and  waited  till  three 
o'clock  in  the  morning,  when  we  ad- 
vanced again  till  we  came  where 
another  fight  seemed  to  be  on.  W'e 
threw  oft'  our  loads  and  prepared  to  get 
to  the  front.  Captain  Holden  ap- 
pointed me  to  take  charge  of  the  2d 
.  ]ilatoon,  which  w^as  part  of  the  firing 
line  (Lieutenant  I'ish  having  been  left 
behind  sick).  The  entire  Compan\' then 
went  forward  to  the  crest  of  a  hill,  and 
after  an  hour's  wait  we  were  ordered 
into  camp,  having  a  hill  between  us  and 
the  enemy."  There  was  an  ineffectual 
attempt  of  the  Spaniards  to  break 
through  the  lines  at  a  late  hour  of  the 
night,  occasioning  considerable  loss  of 
sleep  to  the  ^lassachusetts  boys  and 
(ithers.  During  this  halt.  Captain  Hol- 
den  is  Officer-of-the-day    (or     night), 


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WORCESTER      IX     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


and  he  finds  liis  duties  exceedingly  try- 
ing, the  situation  being  entirely 
strange  and  the  prospects  of  an  attack 
believed  to  be  great.  It  was  here  that 
he  found  Cuba  possessing  some  sort 
of  a  poisonous  plant,  which  gave  him 
an  exceedingly  sore  hand.  The  camp 
itself  was  on  a  hillside,  so  steep  that 
the  men  vowed  that  they  had  t(_i  sleei.> 
with  their  heels  dug  into  the  sdil.  and 
on  the  alarm  some  rolled  to  the  foot 
of  the  hill  before  recoverv. 


side.  Heedless  of  his  own  innninent 
danger,  he  orders  the  men  to  keep  out 
of  range  while  he  discusses  the  distance 
with  the  man  who  has  the  gunl.  '  'Don't 
^•(1U  think  it  al)OUt  looo  yards?"  is  the 
c|uery  of  the  private:  and  on  the  agree- 
ment of  the  officer,  he  raises  his  sight 
as  coolly  as  though  another  pound  of 
steam  and  not  the  life  of  a  man  were 
the  issue.  That  the  council  was  effect- 
ual was  seen  soon  in  the  hitting  of  the 
ol)noxioiis  foe.    The  lesson  was  a  good 


Louie  S.  Jones. 

Aijii.:rt  W 
Willis  Gleason. 

When  war  liecomes  a  business  to 
men.  their  coolness  in  times  of  danger 
seems  wonderful  to  the  novice.  On  the 
2d  of  July,  when  the  air  is  heavy  with 
indications  of  strife,  our  l)oys  are  inter- 
ested in  seeing  an  officer  of  high  de- 
gree, sitting  his  horse  where  bullets  are 
flving,  and  conferring  with  a  regular 
sharpshooter  who  was  trying  to  bring 
down   a  like  character  on   the  .Spanish 


E.  H.   \'0SBUEC. 
I'RATT. 

Joseph  De  .Marco. 

one  for  the  \\'orcester  observers.  Of 
the  conduct  of  Colonels  Clark  and 
Shumway  at  El  Caney,  the  Boston 
Herald  correspondent  spoke  in  the 
highest  terms,  and  u])on  Private  I-Crebs 
of  the  ■■Wellingtons."  wIkj  was  serv- 
ing as  an  onlerK  for  Colonel  Clark, 
he  bestowed   eipial   praise, 

Sundav     comes     around    again    and, 
much  to  the  ease  and  comfort  of  tired 


WELLINCTOX     RIFLES,     COIII'AW     II. 


191 


boys,  a  truce  is  pniclaiiiieil  fdi- twenty- 
four  hours,  and  much  ueetled  sleep  is 
sought  while  waking  ears  catch  the 
sotind  of  heavy  firing  olT  towards  the 
sea,  firing  which  they  are  soon  to 
know  was  really  the  death-knell  of 
Spanish  power  in  the  New  World,  for 
it  is  the  destruction  of  Cervera's  fleet 
as  the  Admiral  seeks  to  escape  from  his 
long  embottling  in  Santiago  Harbor; 
and  somewhere,  as  a  sweet  refrain  of 
the  day's  noise  and  turmoil,  a  brass 
band  plays  and  the  soldiers  remark  that 
it  is  the  first  s-ound  of  the  kind  they 
have  heard  since  reaching  the  Island, 
and  some  of  them  think  the  end  has 
surely  come.  The  coming  days,  how- 
ever, are  to  luring  the  digging  of 
trenches  and  occasional  removals  till 
finally  the  city  has  been  circumvented 
and  the  Second  finds  itself  on  the  other 
side  of  the  bay.  The  4th  of  July  is 
signalized  by  a  continuance  of  the 
truce,  a  sharp  lookout  for  the  enemy, 
and  finally  a  march  to  a  new  camp 
on  the  top  of  a  hill,  whence  the  Span- 
iards may  be  seen  very  plainly  '"walk- 
ing backward  and  forth."  The  sol- 
diers strongly  suspect  that  negotia- 
tions are  afpot  to  end  the  conflict,  and 
already  they  are  reckoning  the  days  to 
intervene  'between  them  and  home. 
Really,  their  hardest  trials  are  in  store, 
but  fortunately  they  do  not  know  it. 

A  letter  from  Allie  Kimball,  dated 
the  5th,  givesfa  very  good  picture  of  the 
situation  as  it  applied  to  him  and  very 
likelv  to  the  most  of  his  comrades:  "I 


■_^^^'*jJB 

11^^^"^' 

K    ^ 

h.ipi-  these  letters  thai  I  ha\  e  written 
will  reach  you  ( ).  K.  1 'lease  tell  the  rest 
of  the  folks  that  I  can't  write  to  them, 
for  paper  here  is  as  scarce  as  food.  All 
we  have  had  for  the  last  week  or  two  is 
hardtack  and  bacon,  and  not  any  too 
much  of  them.  Have  been  feeling  fine, 
and,  as  long  as  I  can  dodge  the  Span- 
iards' bullets,  I  do  not  mind  the  rest 
very  much,  although  1  would  like  a 
quart  of  cold  milk,  a  good  bath  and 
some  clean  clothes.  We  have  not  re- 
ceived any  news  from  home  yet,  but  I 
suppose  it  is  on  the  way."  Tliere  was 
nothing  for  dinner  this  day  and  but  lit- 
tle more  for  supper.  Much  of  the  time 
of  the  soldiers  is  spent  in  the  trenches, 
either  adding  to  their  strength  or  con- 
sidering the  bombardment,  which  is 
more  or  less  frequent.  So  poor  is  the 
aim  of  the  enemy  that  the  boys  think 
it  fun  to  sit  on  the  edge  of  the  ditch 
and  speculate  on  the  direction  and 
striking  place  of  the  missile.  That  no 
one  of  them  was  hiu-t  or  touched  should 
be  sufficient  comment  on  the  quality  of 
the  Spanish  marksmanship.  Any  vet- 
eran of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  who 
had  a  part  in  the  long  strain  at  Cold 
Harbor  and  the  games  of  chance  played 
there  under  tire,  can  appreciate  the 
rubbers  of  whist  that  Captain  Holden 
and  Sergeant  Young  ])layed  against 
Sergeant  Monroe  and  Private  Pratt, 
in  which  the  Captain  and  his  partner 
were  sadly  worsted,  though  their  de- 
feat they  ascribe,  in  large  part,  to  their 
watching  of  the  firing. 

In  spite  of  the  al)undance  of  land- 
crabs  and  tarantulas,  the  boys  never 
.£;ot  used  to  them,  especially  the  latter. 
They  do  say  that  J — s  camped  on  the 
safe  altitude  of  a  cracker-box  rather 
than  undergo  the  possible  touch  of  the 
creature,  and  one  night,  when  dark  and 
drizzly,  it   was   time  for  the  midnight 

detail  to  go  into  the  trenches,  P n 

was  so  sleepy  that  even  the  Captain's 
voice  could  not  rouse  him,  till  by  the 
introduction  of  a  lantern  a  full-sized 
tarantula  was  disclosed  hard  by.  He 
came  out  at  once,  glad  to  exchange 
such  proximity  for  pick  and  shovel. 

Rain  is  a  regular  happening  and  the 
camps  become  veritable  steam-chests. 
The  7th  of  July  brings  the  first  mail 


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WEI.I.IXCTOX      RIFLES,      COMI'AXY      II. 


193 


fmm  lioiiu'.  Ijcarin,!:;  date  nf  Juiu-  i^tli, 
and  a  small  supply  of  food.  Duriiiij; 
these  days,  Lieutenant  Hobson,  the 
hero  of  the  Merrimac,  is  exchanged 
and  Lieutenant  Fish  returns  to  his 
company.  The  size  and  brilliancy  of 
Cuban  lig'htning'-bug's  may  be  inferred 
from  the  fact  that  Bond  actually  mis- 
took them  for  Spaniards  with  lanterns 
and  gave  a  quick  alarm  accordingly. 
Great  shoutiuL;  inside  the  Spanish  lines 
on  the  9th  indicates  some  unusual  ex- 
citement there.  The  tendency  to  see 
things  "big"  is  often  seen  among  sol- 
diers.      ^\'hen     M r    and     D n 

came  in  from  an  exploration  of  their 
own,  the  former  saw  siege-guns  by 
the  score,  while  the  latter,  by  his  side, 
said,  "I  didn't  see  any  such  guns." 
Again  while  AL  averred  that  both  of 
them  had  been  in  great  personal  danger 
from  sharpshooters,  D.  claimed  to 
have  been  unaware  of  any  such  peril. 

The  scarcit}'  of  writing  material  is 
well  shown  in  a  letter  which  abt)Ut  this 
time  is  sent  liy  Sergeant  Monroe  to  his 
mother.  It  is  written  upon  a  small 
memorandum  pad  and  the  envelope  is 
one  that  had  been  sent  to  him,  but  by 
re\-ersing  it,  i.  e.,  directing  it  upon  the 
back,  erasing  his  own  name  and  with 
black  thread  sewing  up  the  opened 
end,  he  furnishes  his  mother  with  a 
relic  of  special  value.  Though  the  men 
grew  used  to  constant  rain,  they  never 
grew  to  really  like  getting  wet.  Says 
one  victim  of  interminable  dripping, 
"1   had  not   got  my   tent  pitchecl,  so    1 


lay  down  between  two  rubber  blank- 
els.  I  was  all  right  during  the  first 
shower,  but  I  fell  asleep,  and  the 
blanket,  slipping  down.  I  awoke  with  it 
raining  guns  and  a  stream  of  water 
running  under  nie.  1  was  disgusted, 
but  I  covered  the  best  1  could  and  went 
to  sleep  and  let  the  water  go  it.  I 
awoke  in  the  morning  with  one"  side 
soaked  through,  but  I  dried  by  the  fire, 
and  late  in  the  afternoon  the  sun  came 
out  enough  to  dry  partially  my  blanket. 
I  have  made  up  my  mind  that  if  I  ever 
go  to  another  war,  nothing  less  than 
the  rank  of  Alajor  will  do  for  me." 

"Snovvliall,"  the  Company's  mascot, 
had  little  realization  of  the  import  of 
a  truce,  and  the  boys  had  hard  work  in 
preventing  his  oj)ening  fire  on  the  en- 
emy on  the  I  ith  when  he  came  into  the 
trenches,  having  stolen  Krel)s'  I-Crag, 
cartridge  belt  and  all.  If  he  was  readv 
for  a  fight,  why  shouldn't  the  Spaniard 
be  in  similar  condition?  This  same 
Ethiope  was  thriflx-  at  times,  and  his 
military  friends  do  not  forget  how,  hav- 
ing lieen  sent  by  them  to  fill  their  can- 
teens, he  did  his  best  to  trade  or  sell 
them.  He  needed  constant  supervi- 
sion, and  let  it  be  said  for  the  Wor- 
cester boys  that  he  usually  got  it. 

To  make  light  of  difficulties  is  a  test 
of  a  good  soldier,  and  one  writer  says 
that  he  has  fifteen  distinct  dishes  made 
from  hardtack,  and  when  he  gets  home 
he  is  going  to  get  u])  a  'tack  dinner  and 
iu\ite  all  of  his  relatives.  However, 
he  is  of  the  opinion  that  a  whole  month 
of  'tack  and  bacon  with  "prime"  roast 
beef  chasers  is  likeh'  to  lessen  some- 
what the  ajJiietite.  (  )wing  to  the  near- 
ness of  the  S])anish  lines  it  is  possible 
to  see  [jlainly  and  almost  to  hear  the 
enemy.  Knowing  the  value  of  a  Red- 
cross  banner,  the  Spaniards  have  pro- 
tected a  large  part  of  the  exposed  por- 
tion of  the.  city  with  that  emblem,  and 
American  gunners  are  mucfi  disgusted, 
wishing  that  they  might  knock  down 
some  of  the  crosses  and  thereby  have  a 
chance  to  drop  a  few  shells  among 
■those  shacks."  Even  Mark  Tapley 
might  haw  fallen  into  melancholy  had 
he    found   himself   encamped   with   the 


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Second  Alassachtisetts  in  their  final  lo- 
cation, down  in  the  swam]:),  alternately 
drenched  and  steamed  till  colds  and 
malaria  beg;an  to  get  in  their  deadly 
work.  There  is  little  or  no  quinine  in 
the  hospitals,  and  the  fever  has  its  own 
nefarious  way.  There  need  ])e  no  won- 
der that  they  were  glad  ears  on  which 
fell  the  welcome  news,  July  14th,  that 
Santiago  and  the  eastern  end  of  Cuba 
had  surrendered.  The  pent-up  yells 
that  ought  to  have  had  expression  on 


been    known    as   the    most    unhealthful 
locality  in  the  Antilles. 

If  immediately  after  the  taking  of 
Santiago  our  boys  could  have  come 
home,  the  story  of  Cuban  mortality 
had  been  very  different,  but  the  au- 
thorities at  home  had  be'come  fearful 
of  the  introduction  of  yellow  fever,  so 
the  soldiers  who  had  bravely  held  up 
through  the  days  and  weeks  of  siege 
must  now  remain  to  dispel  all  signs  of 
the   dreaded   pestilence.     It   was   hope 


that  day  were  suppressed  to  please 
( ieneral  .^hafter,  wlm  seemed  to  be 
particularly  careful  nf  the  feelings  of 
the  Dons. 

It  was  an  unhappy  fate  that  chose 
the  \icinity  of  Santiago  as  the  theatre 
of  land  operations  in  Cuba.  Shut  in  by 
high  hills,  thus  cut  off  from  northern 
breezes,  subject  to  miasmic  etfluvia 
from   the  adjacent   marshes,  it  had  long 


deferred,  making  not  (^nly  the  heart 
sick,  but  the  l)ody  as  well.  Up  to  the 
i4tli,  44,^  men  in  the  Seciind  had  been 
repiirted   ill. 

.After  the  end,  there  is  a  growing  ci- 
\-ility  between  the  former  opponents, 
and  Spaniards  make  glad  certain  Amer- 
ican hearts  by  the  gift  of  cigars,  while 
rations  find  their  way  into  Cuban  and 
Spanish    hands.      Xative  cleanliness   is 


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exemplified  l)y  the  efforts  of  the  men 
to  clean  up  and  to  wash  their  garments 
after  so  many  days  of  rain  and  mud. 
On  the  i6th,  the  next  day  but  one  after 
the  surrender,  eighty-seven  men  arc 
arrested  for  running  the  guard,  that 
they  may  visit  the  city. 

How  the  formalities  of  the  surrender 
appeared  to  one  boy  is  shown  in  his 
words  concerning  that  en  )\vning  event 
of  the  Sunday,  the  17th:  "At  noon  wc 
had  to  get  out  on  the  top  of  the 
trenches  and  stand  like  fools  while 
some  one  about  a  mile  off  did  some  old 
thing."  Of  course  there  were  salutes 
and  the  flag  was  raised  above  the 
palace  of  the  Governor  General.  In  the 
afternoon,  the  regiment  paraded  before 
Colonel  Clark,  who  read  the  message 
from  President  McKinley,  thanking 
the  men  for  their  bravery  and  persist- 
ence, and  the  Colonel  himself  made  an 
impressive  speech.  During  the  follow- 
ing days  there  are  many  interchanges 
of  courtesies,  but  "camp  life  is  slow," 
and  a  detail  to  the  city  for  provisions 
is  eagerly  sought.  They  would  like  to 
go  to  Porto  Rico,  or  "any  old  place" 
if  only  there  may  be  a  change.  On  the 
i8th  of  July  ships  enter  the  harbor  and 
more  rife  than  ever  are  the  runnirs  of 
going  home. 

Our  boys  found  their  Cul^an  allies 
c|uite  as  alert  as  themselves  in  the  mat- 
ter of  food,  .\nything  left  e.xposed  or 
uncovered  was  in  immediate  danger 
of  confiscation.  One  day.  Corporal 
Scott    rushed    into    the    cam]),    saying. 


"I'or  G — d's  sake,  boys,  come  this 
way,"  and  obeying  his  behest,  they 
found  a  large  party  of  natives  doing 
their  best  to  carry  off  a  quantity  of 
canned  tomatoes,  all  in  great  gallon  re- 
cc[)tacles.  it  would  never  do  to  suffer 
such  provisions  to  disappear  in  that 
way,  so  with  a  rush  the  boys  bore 
down  on  the  raiders,  making  them 
think  that  the  Spaniards  were  coming. 
The  cans  were  droi)|)ed  and  the  Yan- 
kees had  tomatoes  galore.  Once  in 
their  lives,  the  "Wellingtons"  had  for 
fuel  what  under  other  circumstances 
would  have  been  sufficient  for  a  king's 
ransouL  The  Captain  had  ordered 
tlu-111  ti>  tear  down  au  old  shack  hard 
by.  and  the  fuel  thus  secured  the}-  pro- 
ceeded to  burn,  thougli  it  consisted  in 
a  large  part  of  the  most  valuable  ma- 
hoganv.  They  w^ere  not,  just  then,  in 
the  cabinet  business. 

That  an  army  mo\es  upon  its  bell\-, 
as  General  Sherman  was  wont  to  say, 
has  proof  in  almost  every  letter  writ- 
ten by  a  soldier,  and  on  every  page  of 
his  diary  there  is  sure  to  be  some  word 
which  confirms  the  statement.  Nor  is 
the  truth  confined  to  the  private  sol- 
dier. Oflicers  and  ])rivates  are  alike 
hungry,  and  alike  welcome  a  chance  to 
fill  their  stomachs  with  something  bet- 
ter than  tiiey  have  been  having.  In 
this  line,  i'rivates  Gleason  and  Mower 
moved  on  the  19th,  when  they  went  over 
to  a  neighboring  Cuban  village  and  pre- 
pared a  supper  for  ten  men,  includ- 
ing Colonel  Clark,  Lieutenant-colonel 
.Shumway,  Major  Whipple,  Adjutant 
Hawkins,  Ca])tain  Ilolden,  Sergeants 
Young.  Jordan  and  Xewton  and  the 
cooks  themselves.  The  menu,  though 
not  printed  on  gilt-edged  paper,  was 
attractive,  and  consisted  in  "Rice  a  la 
bacon  fat  &  sugar.  (!reen  tomatoes, 
>.\:  oil.  .Sardines,  Yams,  Cocoanut  cakes, 
Coffee,  Rum."  One  officer  commenting 
on  the  event  and  menu  says:  "Don't 
leave  out  the  ice  water,  for  that  was 
reall}'  the  best  item  in  the  whole  bill 
of  fare."  The  room  which  the  boys  had 
taken  for  the  meal  was  a  characteristic 
Cuban  home,  without  floor  and  with 
very  little  furniture.  Their  table  was  a 
door  which  they  had  placed  upon  two 


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barrels,  and  their  seats  were  impro- 
vised from  small  boxes.  Interest  was 
added  to  the  occasion  by  the  woman  of 
the  house  telling  of  her  little  g:irl  beinp: 
bitten  in  that  very  room  that  dav  by  a 
scorpion.  The  \\'orcester  memljers  of 
the  party  aver  that  the  Sprinpfficlders. 
casting  war)-  glances  in  all  directions, 
drew  in  their  heads  lest  a  poisonous 
"varmint"  should  fall  on  them. 

Food  was  an  ever  present  and  press- 
ing theme.  .At  home,  amid  the  manv 
distractions  and  division  of  labor,  it 
comes  most  prominently  into  \ic\v  at 
meal  time,  but  when  a  man  has  to  be 
his  own  purveyor  and  cook  as  well,  his 
stomach  assumes  unprecedented  im- 
portance. In  Cuba,  men  found  them- 
selves doing  things  undreamedof  a  few 
weeks  before.  Thus  when  certain 
"Wellingtons"  were  cooking  beans  one 
morning,  they  were  admonished  of  the 
nearness  of  a  sitting  guinea  hen.  To 
kill  the  bird  was  the  work  of  a  mo- 
ment, and  her  flesh  made  a  savorv 
feast  for  the  partakers.  Her  eggs,  far 
too  near  parturition  or  hatching  for 
Yankee  use.  were  traded  with  the  Cu- 
bans for  good,  ripe  mangoes,  while 
the  wings,  sent  back  to  Worcester, 
adorned  for  the  season  the  summer  hat 
of  an  officer's  wife.  Trading  was  ever 
a  Xew  Englander's  prerogative,  and 
what  he  could  not  eat  himself  was 
readih'  exchanged  with  the  natives  for 
something  they  were  delighted  to  get 
rid  of.  The  bacon,  which  had  become 
too  rank  for  northern    nostrils,  not  to 


mention  stomachs,  found  ready  market 
among  tliose  to  the  manor  born.  Real 
shower-baths  were  possible  here,  for  it 
rained  every  day,  and  any  one  could 
see  when  the  clouds  would  drop  their 
contents.  There  was  nothing  to  pre- 
\ent.  So  the  men  were  wont  to  soap 
their  bodies  and  let  the  cooling  rain 
wash  them  clean ;  but  one  day  their 
Captain  reckoned  without  his  host,  for 
thougli  he  had  i)lentifully  lathered  his 
|)erson  in  expectations  of  the  shower 
which  once  in  his  experience  failed  to 
come,  from  his  oleaginous  covering, 
he  had  to  rid  himself  in  some  other 
and  less  convenient  manner,  all  the 
time  of  course  running  the  gauntlet  of 
his  comrades'  gil)es  and  jokes. 

Some  of  the  soldiers  are  wondering 
yet  whether  they  laid  themselves  open 
to  prosecution  1)\-  any  statute  through 
their  palming  off  nickels  upon  the  cit- 
izens of  .Santiago  for  cpiarters  and  tak- 
ing twenty  cents  change  for  five-cent 
purchases,  or  whether  the  trick,  played 
upon  them  by  the  ap])arently  guileless 
Spaniard,  was  not  a  fair  offset.  Thus, 
many  of  them  were  glad  to  get  their 
liills  changed,  and  the  natives  were 
equally  ready  to  acconnnoclate  them 
with  their  own  debased  silver  cur- 
rency, a  condition  not  at  first  under- 
stood by  the  Yankees.  In  the  supper 
or  dinner  described  above,  coffee  was 
served  after  the  Cuban  manner,  and 
those  who  ])artook  declare  that  an  or- 
dinary cu])  of  it  woulil  intoxicate.  For 
the  party,  there  hatl  been  used  two 
pounds  of  the  best  berry,  which  was 
burned  twice  as  much  as  is  the  .Ameri- 
can practice,  and  then  through  this 
mass,  boiling  water  was  poured,  thus 
securing  a  decoction  so  strong  that 
only  the  habituated  could  enjoy  it. 

So  well  was  this  meal  away  from 
camp  thought  of,  the  very  next  day 
eighteen  of  the  Company  repeated  the 
affair  of  the  19th  and  made  merry  over 
ihe  same  menu,  and  on  their  return 
lirought  back  a  supply  of  sugar  and 
rum. 

Shipping  is  becoming  common  in  the 
harbor  and  considerable  washing  up  is 
accomplished,  and  there  was  need  of  it, 
for  working  in  the  trenches  had  pretty 


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nearly  clcmnnstrated  tlie  trutli  nf  the 
words  in  the  burial  service.  "Dust  thou 
art  and  to  dust  shalt  thou  return." 
Only  in  this  case  it  was  mud  instead  of 
dust.  Evidently  too  high  living  was 
not  in  accordance  with  headquarters 
notions  of  camp  propriety,  and  on  this 
day  the  boys  were  ordered  to  remain  in 
camp.  With  the  issuing  of  the  tirst 
beefsteak  ration  on  the  21st  of  July, 
the  long  reign  of  bacon  came  to  an  end. 


There  is  sume  drilliuL;,  l)ut  the  chief 
incentive  is  past,  for  there  is  to  be  no 
more  fighting,  and  officers,  no  more 
than  enlisted  men,  care  to  take  over- 
much exercise  in  the  hot,  humid  cli- 
mate. Foot-gear  has  become  very 
much  down  at  the  heels,  and  a  certain 
Sergeant  in  his  home  letter  says  that 
his  pair  of  shoes  is  really  the  only  de- 
cent pair  in  the  Company.  One  ingen- 
ious fellow,  not  having  his  mending  kit 


Joseph  I. 
W\  r,.  Ai,. 


It  was  received  with  grateful  stomachs, 
and  as  never  before  the  soldiers  ap])re- 
ciated  the  comforts  left  behind  when 
they  enlisted.  Of  these  fresh  meat  ra- 
tions it  must  be  sai<l  that  the  first 
(lav's  sending  from  the  ships'  coolers 
were  the  best.  Culia's  heat  soon  made 
the  meat  unbearable  and  more  was 
buried  than  eaten. 


with  him.  repairs  his  l)adly  worn  shoes 
with  wire,  certain  to  hold  as  long  as  the 
leather  does.  On  the  22d  not  half  of 
the  Company  responded  to  the  call  for 
<lrill,  so  many  of  the  same  being  sick. 
Some  of  the  bo\s  move  their  camping- 
])lace  down  to  the  side  of  the  stream 
whence  they  had  already  derived  about 
all  the  comfort  that  their  surroundings 


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afforded.  The  23d  brouo;ht  rations  of 
fresh  bread,  and  with  fresh  meat  Ufe 
seemed  a  little  more  worth  living.  The 
camp  was  moved  over  the  trenches. 

One  day  during  the  post-surrender 
wait,  certain  "Wellingtons"  started  out 
to  find  the  commissary  department, 
doubtless  in  search  of  food,  and  an  ad- 
venture of  theirs  well  illustrates  how  a 
West  Point  education  sometimes  makes 
a  wretched  prig  of  a  man.  Unable  to 
find  the  object  of  their  quest,  they 
made  bold  to  ask  their  way  of  a  young 
regular  lieutenant  whom  they  met,  re- 
splendent in  all  the  refulgence  of  a 
beautiful  new  uniform.  Saluting  him 
with  all  the  deference  that  was  his  due, 
they  made  known  their  want,  but  great 
was  their  astonishment  when,  without 
a  word,  he  turned  his  back  upon  them. 
In  their  amazement  at  such  usage,  they 
stood  speechless,  but  fortunately  at 
this  very  moment,  who  should  appear 
but  General  Lawton,  mounted,  and  his 
quick  eye  detected  something  wrong. 
Accosting  the  young  men,  he  asked 
them  what  the  trouble  was,  to  which 
they  replied  as  above.  The  General 
immediately  called  the  West  Pointer 
to  him  and'  asked  if  he  had  been  duly 
saluted  by  the  men  and  if  there  was 
anything  out  of  the  ordinary  in  their 
request,  to  which  he  was  obliged  to  re- 
ply that  they  had  done  nothing  wrong. 
■'\'\'ell.  then,'"  said  the  officer,  "do  you 
tell  these  soldiers  where  the  commis- 
sary is,  and  if  I  ever  hear  of  any  more 
conduct  of  this  character,  I'll  rip  those 
straps  oft'  your  shoulders  d — d  quick," 
The  boys  went  their  way  with  height- 
ened respect  for  a  man  who  knew  men 
when  he  saw  them  and  to  whom  a  pri- 
vate was  as  good  as  any  one  if  he  be- 
haved himself. 

Sunday,  the  24th,  came  with  mail 
from  the  States,  letters  from  home  and 
the  Worcester  Telegram  of  the  7th  inst. 
One  of  the  boys  wrote  answers  right 
away,  and  in  one  of  them  he  says, 
"You  can  sleep  good  and  sound  every 
night,  as  I  am  as  safe  as  though  in  a 
cage  and  hung  up  in  the  parlor,  and 
have  felt  the  same  all  the  time."  He 
proclaims   his    regrets    that   he    cannot 


have  a  good  swim,  since  he  is  not  any 
too  clean,  and  his  unchangeable  disgust 
that  the  regiment  did  not  get  a  chance 
at  the  enemy  on  account  of  the  powder 
they  were  obliged  to  use.  Knowing  as 
the  government  did  the  quality  of  the 
arms  and  ammunition  possessed  by  the 
Second,  it  is  an  ever  growing  wonder 
that  it  was  sent  away  with  such  an 
outfit.  No  wonder  that  Roosevelt  re- 
ferred to  the  weapons  of  the  volunteers 
as  "archaic."  Some  of  the  Company 
tried  to  assume  a  religious  air  by  going 
into  the  city  and  attending  the  cathe- 
dral, the  largest  in  Cuba,  though  it 
would  not  be  strange  if  curiosity  was 
the  ruling  motive  in  the  act. 

Letters  and  newspapers  were  not  al- 
ways sources  of  unalloyed  pleasure, 
for  on  one  occasion  there  came,  in  the 
Telegram,  the  news  of  the  death  of 
Lieutenant  Gray's  mother.  His  sympa- 
thetic comrades,  anxious  to  spare  him 
the  sorrow  incident  to  the  announce- 
ment, carefully  destroyed  every  paper 
so  that  he  might  not  see  them,  but 
Major  F,  came  along  and  told  the  Lieu- 
tenant, so  all  the  care  of  the  boys  was 
ineffectual.  His  comrades  felt  for  him 
in  his  bereavement,  and  he  had  the 
consolation  that  comes  from  the  feel- 
ing of  touching  elbows  in  the  presence 
of  a  common  danger. 

Life  in  Cuba  during  these  days  is  not 
especially  varied.  Men  improve  every 
opportunity  to  get  into  the  city,  and 
thev  study  with  the  keen  eyes  of 
Yankees  tlie  differences  between  what 
thev  see  and  what  they  are  used  to 
at  home.  They  secure  relics  and  sou- 
venirs from  the  natives,  and  many  a 
curio,  now  highly  prized  in  Worcester, 
was  obtained  in  these  waiting  hours. 
Buttons,  machetes,  and  objects  of  per- 
manent interest  are  brought  away  with 
them,  while  tobacco  in  various  forms 
finds  immediate  consumption. 

Among  the  places  of  interest  in  or 
near  the  city  was  the  so-called  Vir- 
ginius  Wall,  against  which  Captain 
Joseph  Fry  and  thirty-six  of  his  men 
were  placed  when  they  were  shot  by 
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for  alleged  conspiracy,  their  vessel 
having  been  seized  l)y  the  Spaniards 
on  the  charge  of  contemplating  an  at- 
tack upon  the  Island.  At  the  time,  the 
incident  aroused  public  feeling  to  a 
high  pitch,  second  only  to  that  of  the 
destruction  of  the  ]\Iaine. 

As  the  rations  increase  in  liberality, 
the  number  of  sick  grows  larger,  not 
as  a  result  but  as  a  reminder  that  when 
there  might  be  a  measure  of  enjoyment 
the  men  are  incapable  of  appreciation. 
On  the  25th,  the  Quartermaster  took 
orders  for  new  suits  of  clothes,  and 
two  days  later  only  fourteen  men  re- 
sponded to  roll-call,  and  mi  the  last 
one  in  Cuba,  only  six  men  appeared. 
Each  dav  sees  more  men  going  to  the 
hdspital.  The  introduction  of  ice  into 
the  camp,  the  28th,  was  a  luxury  in- 
deed, and  iced  coffee  was  a  reminder 
of  days  at  hunie.  For  tlmse  who  re- 
main on  dnt\'  there  is  an  abundance  nf 
work,  for  the  camp  must  be  kept  in 
order  and  ])rovisions  must  be  obtained 
from  the  city.  The  first  death  in  the 
Company  occurred  on  the  30th.  that 
of  Charles  E.  lUick,  who  succumbed  to 
the  ])rcvailiiig  ailment.  His  bod}'  was 
buried  at  no(in.  Ca])tain  liolden. 
writing  the  next  day  to  liis  wife,  said: 
"W'e  had  a  sad  thing  to  dn  yesterday. 
Charles  Buck  died  in  the  morning  in 
the  hos])ital.  They  sent  mc  word  and 
wanted  him  buried  at  once.  So  I  took 
about  a  dozen  men  and  \ve  dug  his 
gra\e  under  some  trees  and  lun-ied  him 
with  his  blankel  and  his  haversack 
under  his  head,  it  was  a  sad  thing  for 
the  bo\s.  I  re.ad  a  few  verses,  in  the 
absence  of  the  ch.'iplain.  and  the  bu- 
gler ])la\eil  l;i])s,and  that  was  the  ser- 
vice. We  in;irl<eil  his  gra\  e  so  that  if 
Ihev  wish  to  iciuoNe  him.  they  can." 
The  last  da\-  of  ihe  month  was  note- 
\\iirth\-  in  lliat  all  the  commissioned 
officers  were  sick,  and  of  the  non-com- 
missioned officers. only  Cor]}oral  .'scott 
was  ready  for  guard  dut\.  He  was 
also  acting  as  Kattalion  Adjutant.  The 
men  were  mustered  for  p;iy. 

The  ad\ent  of  .\ugust  s;iw  no  im- 
])ro\'ement  in  the  local  situation:  in- 
deed  at    3.30   a.m.      Silas      L'ndergrave 


died,  and  at  sunrise  his  body  was  laid 
near  that  of  Buck.  The  arrival  of  hos- 
|)ital  supplies  renders  it  possible  for 
men  to  obtain  quinine,  and  to  some  ex- 
tent the  progress  of  fever  is  stayed. 
Near  eight  o'clock  in  the  afternoon, 
loud  cheering  is  heard  in  the  distance 
and  speedily  works  nearer.  Every  one 
sallies  out  to  learn  what  it  is  all  about, 
and  the  report  comes  that  Porto  Rico 
has  surrendered  and  that  Sjiain  has 
sued  for  peace.  August  2d  beheld  the 
arrival  of  a  boat  load  of  immunes  who 
were  to  work  such  a  revolution  in  the 
Cuban  campaign,  but  after  their  ar- 
rival \-ery  little  was  heard  of  them, 
th(5ugh  the  idea  seemed  a  feasible  one. 
After  all  it  was  not  yellow  fever  that 
the  men  were  suft'ering  from.  The  hos- 
pital was  made  a  little  more  habitable 
by  the  coming  of  some  cot-beds.  The 
knapsacks  which  had  been  left  on  the 
Knickerbocker  when  the  Com])any  de- 
barked, came  up  on  the  3d,  and  the 
men  had  the  privilege  of  donning  their 
blue  uniforms  again.  The  same  day, 
C'aptain  Holden  went  to  the  hospital 
and  Lieutenant  Gra\'  was  left  in  com- 
mand. Also  on  this  day  came  large 
tents  and  some  of  the  chroniclers 
mention  luxuries  such  as  Indian  meal, 
pear  sauce,  pickles  and  tea. 

Those  bovs  inclined  to  obscr\-e 
things,  and  there  A\ere  many  such, 
could  not  help  remarking  the  won- 
drous rapidity  with  which  nature  re- 
newed herself.  The  moist  and  heated 
air  made  the  surface  of  the  earth  a  veri- 
table hot-house,  and  the  marvelous  veg- 
etation of  the  land,  when  it  was  laying 
u])  stores  of  coal  for  later  generations, 
seemed  repeated^  AVhen  Lieutenant 
I'isli  ;inil  his  partv  came  in  after  1-21 
Caney,  tJKw  had  much  to  say  about  the 
de\elopiuent  of  certain  corn-planting 
experiences  of  theirs,  claiming  that 
h  mail's  gourd  was  hardly  more  speed}- 
in  its  growth.  The  natives  said  that 
fort}-  da}  s  after  dropiiing  a  seed  sweet 
|]otato  in  the  ground  the}'  could  dig 
ri|)ened  tubers.  When  the  regiment 
came  awa}".  grass  was  growing  from 
the  clay-filled  bags  placed  upon  the 
breastworks,    making    them    look    like 


WEi.LixnTdX     Rri'T-ES.    c■(>M^A^■^■ 


201 


emerald  porcupines,  and  the  ^rass. 
scarcely  two  weeks  old,  stood  knee 
high  over  the  graves  of  Buck  and 
Undergrave.  Later,  in  Septendjer, 
when  Armorer  Hubbard  \isited  the 
place,  the  vegetation  was  so  rank  that, 
tall  as  he  is,  he  could  scarcely  see  out 
or  over  the  grass  which  covered  those 
same  tombs,  Cuba  has  no  twilight. 
Darkness  follows  daylight  like  a  pall, 
and  \\'orcester  lioys  thought  that 
courting  there  would  lack  a  charm  to 
which  they  had  been  accustomed, 
■"riic  dark-eyed  maid  with  the  sweet 
guitar,"  they  failed  to  see. 

The  4th  of  August  saw  the  coming 
of  large  arrearages  of  mail,  and  letters 
from  home  were  read  with  eager  e}-es, 
though  it  was  after  dark  when  the  pre- 
cious matter  arrived.  Towards  night 
of  the  5th,  two  of  the  Company,  Ran- 
dall and  Hakanson,  passed  out  into  the 
infinite  and  were  with  Buck  and  Cnder- 
gra\-e.  In  a  letter  written  this  day, 
Allie  Kimball  mentions  the  coming  to 
him,  the  niglit  before,  <if  a  rex'olver 
with  a  box  of  writing  paper  and  en- 
\-eloi)es.  He  savs  he  has  not  much  use 
for  the  re\-ol\er  now,  l>iit  can  use  it 
another  4th.  I'oor  l)o_\-,  long  before 
that  time  he  was  to  be  where  there  is 
no  shooting  nor  other  mortal  care.  His 
own  words  graphically  describe  the  sit- 
uation :  "Haxe  not  a  great  deal  to  write 
about;  most  every  one  has  been 
knocked  out  with  malaria.  I  lave  been 
\erv  luck\-  mwself;  have  not  had  it  bad 
nnself  at  all.  The  only  trouble  is  there 
are  so  man\-  sick  that  those  who  are  half 
well  get  all  the  work  and  get  knocked 
out  again.  ...  I  understand  we 
are  to  move  at  almost  any  moment 
towards  the  L'nited  States,  and  you  may 
bet  that  United  States  is  good  enough 
for  any  one.  .  .  .  Our  usual  after- 
noon shower  is  coming  off.  and  1  am 
trving  to  kee])  dry  and  write  at  the 
same  time.  (  )ne  of  the  men  went  to 
town  and  br(night  up  a  lot  of  stuff  to 
eat.  and  I  have  a  can  of  Franco-Ameri- 
can soup,  mutton  broth,  which  T  im- 
agine will  taste   first  class  for  supper. 


This  noon  1  had  potatoes  and  onions 
l)oiled  ;  for  breakfast,  coft'ee  and  some 
bum  bread.  We  have  had  bread  lately  ; 
they  exchange  flour  for  bread  in  Santi- 
ago, but  I  would  just  as  leave  have 
'tack.  There  is  plenty  of  bacon,  but 
no  one  seems  to  want  any  to  eat.  .  .  . 
1  don't  belie\'e  you  could  hire  one  out 
of  fifty  to  remain  here  at  ten  dollars  a 
day  if  they  had  a  chance  to  get  back." 
On  this  day,  too,  certain  patients  were 
thought  by  the  surgeons  to  have  yel- 
low fever,  the  most  dreaded  of  ail- 
ments, and  if  their  diagnosis  were  cor- 
rect, it  meant  the  detention  of  the  reg- 
iment and  many  more  deaths.  How- 
ej.-er,  the\  gave  the  boys  the  benefit  of 
a  doubt,  wherein  they  were  justified  by 
results,  and  did  not  report  the  cases. 

On  the  6th  of  the  month  began  the 
departure  of  the  troo])s,and  on  this  day 
the  1st  Cavalry  went  on  board  the 
trans]5ort.  to  be  followed  by  other  regi- 
ments as  the  time  advanced.  Private 
Mower  made  a  trij)  to  town,  and  re- 
turning brought  a  (|uantity  of  canned 
stuff',  nutch  to  the  gratification  of  his 
comrades.  Some  of  the  Company  put 
up  their  large  tents.  The  next  day 
went  the  Rough  Riders  and  the  lOth 
Cavalrv.  On  the  Sih  Private  C.reen 
died,  and  the  men  received  two 
moiuli>'  pay.  though  few  are  able  to 
walk  to  head(|uarters  for  the  same. 
.\ft'airs  are  nearing  a  windup  now,  and 
on  the  loth  came  the  official  announce- 
ment for  home-going.  Diary-keepers 
record  "plenty  to  eat,"  though  one 
lover  of  the  weed  chronicles  his  giving 
fiftv  cents  for  a  cigar.  The  new  khaki 
uniforms  were  given  out  the  next  day. 
and  those  of  the  Company  able  to  do  so 
were  marched  to  headquarters  for  ex- 
amination, and  several  were  ordered 
to  remain.  -Vt  the  seven  a.m.  inspec- 
tion thirty-two  men  were  present,  less 
than  one-halt  of  the  Comi)any. 

The  iJth  was  a  joyous  <lay  to  the 
men  who  were  able  to  pack  up  and  get 
readv  for  the  departure.  Lieutenant 
Gray  commands  the  Company  as  it 
goes  on  board  the  Mobile,  reaching  the 
same     bv     means    of    the    tug    Laura. 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


THE  MOBILE.  WHICH  DROUGHT  THE  SECOND  REiHMENT  FRn.M  Cl'BA  TO  MONTAUK. 


Tliimi,'-!!  the-  nu-n  wlm  slcjit  uii  the 
ii])|icr  (k-ck  were  wut  tlin  lUj^ii  by  the 
rain  which  came  as  usual,  ihev  were 
Iiappy  in  the  cliange  from  mud  to 
boards.  'I'he  next  day  the  effects  are  all 
stored  away,  and  the  men  of  the  Sec- 
ond Massachusetts,  with  the  8th  and 
22d  Regulars,  are  all  on  board.  Early 
in  the  aftermion  the  transport  sails 
away  and  she  carries  a  load  of  haj^py 
hearts,  rejoicing  that  having  accom- 
plished what  they  came  for  they  are 
now  on  their  way  homeward.  All  are 
alert  to  see  the  traces  of  the  Merrimac, 
Reina  Mercedes  and  the  grim  Moro 
Castle,  so  long  the  guardian  of  the  en- 
trance to  the  bay.  Two  hours  later  the 
vessel  passes  Daiquiri,  where  the  land- 
ing was  made  in  June,  and  then  with 
her  prow  directeel  homeward,  the  Mo- 
bile steams  onward  into  the  night. 
The  Second  Regiment  had  had  fifty 


(lavN  (if  Cuban  campaigning,  an  experi- 
ence which  would  furnish  the  men  with 
stock  themes  for  the  remainder  of  their 
respective  lives.  They  had  been  under 
fire :  they  had  been  through  the  vicis- 
situdes of  the  siege;  they  had  dug 
trenches  till  they  considered  them- 
selves adepts  with  pick  and  shovel, 
voung  men  the  most  of  whom  would 
hardly  have  undertaken  such  work  of 
their  own  will  at  home ;  they  had  suf- 
fered the  pangs  of  hunger  and  the  pains 
of  thirst;  they  had  shivered  with  chills 
and  had  Inirned  in  the  embrace  of  fever, 
and  now  they  were  going  home,  i.  e.,  all 
who  were  alive;  but  some  of  those  on 
lioard  the  transport  were  not  to  see 
their  homes,  a  few  not  even  their  native 
shores,  yet  the  majority  of  them  were 
glad  that  they  had  been  a  part  of  the 
.\merican  army  in  its  humane  mission. 
This  part  of  the  story  might  fitly  end 


WELLIXCTOX      RIFLES,     COMPANY     II. 


203 


with  sonic  remarks  upnii  the  climate  of 
the  Island  and  some  of  the  hardships 
which  were  peculiar  to  the  regiment. 
To  begin  with,  the  ^Massachusetts  boys 
were  marching,  fighting  and  camping 
very  near  the  20th  degree  of  north  lati- 
tude. Hence  they  were  well  within 
the  torrid  zone  during  the  summer 
solstice.  They  encountered  the  very 
hottest  weather  of  the  tropical  region 
and  during  the  rainy  season.  That  they 
came  out  as  well  as  they  did  is  highly 
creditable  to  their  constitutions  and 
their  care  of  themselves. 

The  location  of  the  camp  for  the  reg- 
iment was  unfortunate,  since  the  men 
were  thereby  constantly  exposed  to  the 
malarial  influences,  there  at  their  very 
acme.  Armorer  George  W.  Hubbard  of 
Worcester,  who  a  month  later  was  in 
and  about  Santiago  looking  after  the 
bodies  of  Worcester  dead,  for  the  pur- 
]iose  of  returning  them  to  Massachu- 
setts, says  that  he  had  a  summer's  ex- 
perience in  Andersonville  during  the 
Civil  \\'ar,  but  nothing  encountered 
there  in  the  way  of  malarial  surround- 
ings began  to  ecjual  those  of  the  place 
where  the  regiment  was  encamped.  He 
says:  "The  site  was  almost  at  the 
water's  edge,  and  from  it  there  was  a 
constant  rising  of  vapor  that  could  be 
dispelled  only  by  the  sun's  rays.  The 
moment  the  sun  disappeared  behind 
the  hills,  the  vapor  could  be  seen  ris- 
ing till  it  enveloped  the  entire  locality 
and  it  remained  till  the  next  day's  sun 
drove  it  away."  It  was  cold  and  heavy 
and  as  penetrating  as  a  New  England 
northeaster.  When  the  morning 
dawned,  the  men  would  shake  oft  great 
drops  of  dew  that  had  gathered  upon 
their  blankets,  and  some  had  not  cov- 
ering enough  to  keep  their  bodies 
warm,  and  as  a  last  resort  they  would 
walk  the  long  night  away,  while  their 
teeth  like  castanets  told  of  their  suf- 
ferings. With  such  experience  mala- 
rial fever  was  inevitable. 

Now,  however,  all  this  was  in  the 
retrospect,  and  years  later  these  men, 
so  glad  to  get  away  from  Cuba  with  its 


sorry  memories,  will  recount  to  their 
children's  children  what  they  saw, 
heard  and  did  there.  All  could  not  go 
home  with  the  Company,  some  being 
too  ill  to  undertake  the  journey  then. 
Those  left  behind  were  Lieutenant 
Fish  and  Privates  Cook,  Hodgins  and 
\\'ood.  As  a  care-taker  for  others.  Pri- 
vate Coates  also  was  left,  and  on  this 
very  day  of  leaving,  so  long  and  so  ar- 
dently wished  for.  Corporal  Marvin  F. 
Ames  joined  the  chosen  few  who  had 
been  finally  mustered  out.  It  is  a  sum- 
mer sea  upon  which  they  are  sailing, 
hence  as  smooth  as  glass,  a  condition 
entirely  to  the  tastes  of  these  wan  and 
worn  mortals,  fever  and  famine  wasted. 
If  they  had  encountered  tempests  on 
their  way  homeward,  no  one  knows 
how  much  worse  might  have  been 
their  sufferings.  The  Mobile  was  by 
no  means  an  ideal  craft  for  excursion 
])urposes,  having  been  used  as  a  cattle 
transport  and  exceedingly  capacious 
for  that  purpose,  but  there  were  too 
many  indications  of  her  recent  occupa- 
tion to  make  her  exactly  agreeable  to 
human  passengers.  However,  endur- 
ance was  the  badge  of  all  soldiers  in 
those  days,  and,  swung  in  hammocks, 
they  made  the  best  of  their  plight, 
anxiously  looking  for  the  end  of  the 
trip.  There  is  employment  for  some  of 
the  stronger  ones  in  the  hold  as  they 
look  up  and  identify  the  knapsacks 
which  are  tumbled  in  helter-skelter. 

The  saddest  sound  of  the  return  trip 
is  that  of  two  bells  for  slowing  down, 
that  the  body  of  some  deceased  com- 
rade might  receive  burial.  No  signal 
was  dreaded  as  that.  Eleven  times  was 
there  the  lessened  speed,  that  the  dead 
might  be  committed  to  the  deep,  and 
eight  of  the  number  were  from  the 
Second  Massachusetts.  One.  Private 
Earle  E.  Clark,  was  from  the  "  Welling- 
tons." and  his  body  recejved  ocean 
burial  at  4.30  p.m.  of  the  17th,  the  day 
of  his  death.  Though  impressive,  there 
were  circumstances  attendant  on  some 
of  the  burials  which  left  creepy  sensa- 
tiiins  among  those  beholding.  Thus  in 
one   case  the  head-covering  separated 


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VVOKCESTER     IN     THE     SI'ANISU      WAR. 


WELLINGTON      RIFLES,     C().MI•A^•^• 


205 


as  the  bod_\-  was  coniiiiittL'd,  anil  tin- 
ghastly  face  of  the  dead  seeiiu-d  tn  Innk 
imploringly  upon  the  vess.d  and  (_'i)in- 
pany.  A  majorof  the  regulars  had  died 
before  leaving  the  Island,  and  an  ef- 
fort was  made  to  carry  his  encofifined 
body  home,  but  decomposition  l)ecanie 
so  'apparent  and.  withal,  so  offensive 
that  burial  was  necessary.  That  the 
coffin  might  sink  the  more  readily  a 
large  c|uantity  of  iron  was  added  to  the 
same,  but  the  formation  of  gases  had 
rendered  the  casket  so  buoyant  that  it 
would  not  down  and,  as  far  as  the  eye 
could  follow  it,  there  remained  a  large 
]jortion  of  the  object  projecting  above 
the  wave,  as  though  its  occupant  wmdil 
follow  his  comrades  home  again.  Xit 
did  that  one  of  the  ship's  crew  to  whom 
fell  the  duty  of  encasing  the  dead, 
view  his  task  with  complacency,  in- 
deed, he  received  his  orders  each  time 
with  manifest  disapproval,  and  u>ing 
language  far  more  forcible  than  polite, 
he  sewed  up  the  poor  forms  that 
mothers  afar  were  even  then  straining 
their  eyes  to  see.  Possibly  it  was  his 
way  of  keeping  his  courage  up  as  he 
performed  his  unwelcome  labor. 

There  were  variations  in  the  vo^-age, 
even  though  the  sea  was  glass-like  in 
its  smoothness.  When  a  man  went 
craz\'  in  his  illness  there  was  excite- 
ment enough.  A  member  of  Company 
H  lost  his  reason  thus,  and  he  made 
things  lively  as  he  undertook  to  jump 
overboard.  His  comrades  pursued  him 
in  his  mad  race,  hardly  equaling  his 
unnatural  speed,  and  only  the  suddenl}' 
outstretched  arm  of  an  able  seaman 
saved  him  from  immersion  and  per- 
haps death.  Those  who  saw  the  niis- 
haj)  of  the  chief  musician  of  the  22i\ 
Regulars  al\va\s  tell  the  story  with 
man^-  a  laugh.  The  man  was  xcry 
much  of  a  dude  in  iiis  manners  and 
dress,  and  on  the  lOtli  he  had  arrayed 
himself  in  Itis  whitest  raiment,  and 
under  the  impression  that  not  even 
King  Solomon  was  thus  bedecked,  and 
with  a  plentiful  stock  of  novels,  he  en- 
sconced himself  within  the  easy  em- 
brace of  a  hammock,  (luite  oblivious  to 


the  troubles  ,,f  the  |io,,r  ordin.ary  mor- 
t.ils  alionl  liim.  I'.nl  it  has  ever  been 
th.it  piide  at  its  toi)most  notch  is  near- 
est a  t.ill,  so  when  a  sailor,  in  his  duty 
of  trying  to  change  the  dull  gray  of  the 
.Mobile  to  her  former  jetty  hue,  as  he 
climljcd  over  the  l)ulwarks  to  the  out- 
side staging,  accidentally  gave  his  pail 
of  black  paint  a  ti]).  the  1)lack  mass 
spilled  and,  as  it  went  out  of  the  dish. 
was  caught  bv  ihr  wind  and  com- 
pletely deluged  the  white-ehid  nnisi- 
cian  lolling  near.  He  was  a  sight  never 
seen  befure.  and  once  beheld  could 
never  be  forgotten.  His  supercilious 
ways  prevented  his  receiving  the  sym- 
l);ithies  which  usually  help  to  salve 
oxer  sucli  sore  places,  and  hv  iiad  to 
cleanse  his  garments  alone. 

"Home  again,  home  again,  from  a 
foreign  shore."  lias  been  the  song  of 
nian\-  a  weary  wanderer  ;is  hr  reaches 
the  land  that  ga\e  liim  birth.  Places 
all  along  the  .Atlantic  coast  had  been 
named  as  probalile  spots  where  the 
soldiers  would  spend  some  time  in  re- 
cruiting their  wearied  bodies,  but  the 
eastern  end  of  Long  Island  was  that 
finally  settled  upon  as  best  adai)ted  to 
their  needs,  and,  well  on  in  the  evening 
of  .\ugust  i8th,  the  Mobile  anchored 
off  Montauk  Point.  To  the  unskilled 
mind,  it  were  ;i  sim|ile  m;ifter  to  land 
the  returning  bra\e  and  allow  them  to 
seek  their  homes,  bnt  man\-  a  stick  of 
red  tape  must  lie  mirolled  liefore  those 
iiomes  are  seen,  for  i)roteetion  to  those 
very  homes  is  in  the  minds  of  those 
who  direct  the  delay.  They  must  re- 
ni.iin  aboard  until  assurance  is  had 
that  no  pestilence  aliides  with  them, 
and  e\en  then  they  must  be  isolated 
till  all  danger  of  its  dread  appearance 
is  past.  In  this  way.  Friday,  the  19th. 
was  i)asse(l,  all  companies  being  lined 
up  and  examined,  and  first  the  actu- 
ally sick  went  ot'f.  "a  God-forsaken 
crowd."  one  onlooker  calls  them. 

It  is  noon  of  the  20th  when  the 
"Wellingtons"  touch  the  shore  and 
make  their  way  either  by  conveyance 
or  afoot  to  the  detention  cam]),  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  the  landing.     "Where 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


is  your  company?"  asks  Major  Fair- 
banks of  Sergeant  Young,  who  had  led 
his  diminished  line  into  camp.  "Right 
here,"  is  the  reply.  "But  where?"  again 
says  the  Major,  "I  don't  see  any  com- 
pany." "Well,"  exclaims  the  Sergeant, 
here's  all  I've  got,"  as  he  points  to  the 
three  or  four  men  who  accompanied 
him.  Food,  such  as  they  have  not  seen 
for  many  a  day,  awaits  them,  and  once 
more  they  realize  how  good  are  old- 
fashioned  bread,  sandwiches,  green 
peas  and  soup,  but  survivors  have  not 
ceased  even  yet  their  reproaches 
against  the  physician  who  advised 
them  to  eat  heartily  of  the  Bartlett 
pears  which  injudicious  friends  had 
sent  into  the  camp.  It  is  claimed  by 
some  that  boys  are  now  in  their  graves 
through  that  well-meant  but  wholly 
improper  direction. 

Then  came  Sunday,  and  it  seemed 
truly  (iod's  day  as  the  men  ate  food 
])repare<I  in  the  good  old  way  and 
looked  upon  scenes  something  like 
those  among  which  they  were  reared. 
Milk  and  eggs  are  decided  to  be  the 
best  items  in  their  bill  of  fare,  and 
these  are  dealt  out  to  them  as  they 
need.  Monday  there  comes  to  the 
"Wellingtons"  as  their  cook  a  colored 
mail  who  has  filled  a  similar  position 
in  "\'>"  Coiiipan\'.  Tuesday,  the  boys 
from  tlie  western  |)art  of  the  county 
were  gladdened  by  a  \-isit  from  W.  J. 
\'izard  of  North  I'lroDkiieM.  and  a  se- 
vere thunder-storm  ciin\-inces  them 
that  Cuba  has  no  nKinopuly  of  that 
kind  of  tempest. 

It  is  noteworthy  that  the  first  home 
contribution  came  tn  the  "Welling- 
tons" this  day.  owing  to  the  thought- 
fulness  of  Geo.  D.  Barber,  an  original 
member  of  the  Company  and  the  treas- 
urer of  the  \'eteran  .\ssociation.  He 
was  spending  Sunday  at  XA'atch  Hill, 
and  learning  of  the  arri\al  of  his  old 
friends,  he  at  once  set  about  doing 
something  for  thrir  relief  and  comfort. 
He  parked  into  a  barrel  forty  dollars' 
worth  of  Initter.  bread  and  cheese  with 
other  edibles,  besides  towels,  pails  and 
basins,   and   sent   the   whole   lot  along 


without  any  formal  order  from  his  as- 
sociates. "He  helps  twice  wlio  helps 
early,"  and  this  aid  was  most  oppor- 
tune, considerably  forestalling  the 
later  gifts  to  the  \\'orcester  companies 
by  the  citizens. 

The  next  day,  or  Wednesdav  the 
24th,  their  period  of  detention  ended 
and  they  change  camps,  moving  about 
two  miles  away  from  the  first  stopping 
place  and  leaving  a  detail  to  sweep  up 
and  remove  all  rubbish.  Thursday 
brought  visitors  in  the  shape  of  Cap- 
tain W.  E.  Hassam  and  Geo.  Barber, 
both  gladly  welcomed  by  their  old  as- 
sociates. If  the  men  had  possessed  the 
power  to  eat,  there  was  food  enough 
presented  to  them  to  enable  them  to 
make  up  for  lost  time,  but  nature  ar- 
ranges that  only  about  so  much  can  be 
eaten,  no  matter  what  the  inducement. 
The  end  is  gradually  approaching,  for 
on  the  26th  orders  are  given  to  be 
ready  to  move  on  fifteen  minutes' 
notice,  and  in  the  afternoon,  guns  and 
belts  are  turned  in. 

.\ugust  27th  is  the  day  to  be  remem- 
liered  by  all  who  had  a  i)art  in  its  glad 
memories.  There  is  little  need  to 
sound  the  1)ugK-,  for  are  they  not  going 
home,  and  what  si.nmd  is  needed  to 
arouse  men  whose  onlv  thought  for 
nu'un-  a  da\-  has  been  just  what  this  da}- 
is  to  bring  about?  They  start  from 
their  camp  at  six  o'clc^ck  a.m.,  and  once 
in  their  arm\-life  there  is  no  complaint 
at  the  early  hour.  They  go  aboard  the 
steamer  Block  Island,  and  at  7.40 
steam  away  for  New  London.  The}- 
lan<l  on  Connecticut  soil  at  9.45.  and 
whatexer  their  former  lixes,  all  are 
pk-ased  to  be  in  the  Land  of  Steady 
Habits.  With  their  comrades  of  A 
ami  C,  they  share  the  dainties  provided 
b\  the  good  people  along  their  way 
through  Connecticut,  and  again  with 
them  rejoice  at  the  sight  of  Governor 
Roger  Wolc^tt,  who  greets  them  at  the 
borders  of  their  own  hoi-ne  State  and, 
with  other  Worcester  boys,  get  a  fore- 
taste of  Heaven  as  they  reach  the  Heart 
of  the  Commonwealth  at  3.45  in  the 
afterno(_)n.      H(-iw   the    crowds   cheered 


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20S 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


anil  liiiw  the  flaijs  \va\"cil  ami  hnw  the 
tears  started  when  the  yieople  saw 
wliat  war  was  rendering:  baektothem, 
is  it  not  already  written  ? 

Some  rode  in  hacks  to  their  h(imes 
directly,  others  went  through  the 
streets  to  the  Armory  and  thence  made 
their  way  homeward,  but  to  all  came, 
as  never  before,  the  truth  nf  the  pnet's 
words.  "There's  no  place  like  himie." 
To  them  who  survived  the  ordeal  <if 
Culi;i  ami   Lffns:  Island  came  the  same 


orders  that  were  given  to  the  other 
ciimpanies  of  the  Second,  and  eventu- 
all\-  tliev.  toci,  repaired  to  Springfield, 
there  to  receive  their  muster-out  and 
t(i  l:)ecome,  what  they  formerly  were, 
just  common  every-day  citizens  of  the 
Commonwealth ;  }-et  not  quite  the 
same,  for  in  every  mind  there  was  a 
consciousness  of  duty  done  that  comes 
onlv  to  him  who  has  sworn  to  per- 
form faithfully  his  part  as  a  seildier 
true. 


rHE   WELLINGTON  DE.\D. 


'"All  present  or  accounted  for"  is  an 
expression  heard  every  day  of  a  sol- 
dier's service,  if  he  were  present  at 
roll-call.  ".Accounted  for,"  like  charitx-. 
C(j\ers  multitiules  of,  if  not  sins,  at 
least  a  wide  range  of  possibilities.  Had 
the  roll  been  called  when  the  few  mem- 
bers rode  to  the  Armory,  Aug.  27th, 
the  e-xpression  would  have  covered  the 
commissioned  officers  as  sick  in  hos- 
]iital  ;ind  all  others  not  |)resent  as 
buried  beneath  the  sod  in  Cuba,  the 
waves  lietween  the  Island  and  Alon- 
tauk  Point,  in  hospital  somewhere,  or 
in  their  respective  homes,  unable  to  re- 
port with  their  comrades  for  the  final 
act  of  breaking  ranks.  .Moist  skies  at- 
tended their  departiu'e  and  moist  eyes 
greeted  their  return;  nor  was  thestory 
of  suft'ering  and  death  to  end  with  the 
return  of  the  soldiers,  for  on  the  very 
da_\'  when  Worcester  was  extending  a 
welcome  home  to  her  sons,  ;inother 
"W  ellinglon"  was  dying  at  Montauk, 
and  on  the  morrow  still  another 
passed;  and  the  death  line  grew,  till, 
in  (  )etol)er,  thirteen  had  answered  the 
lin;il  roll-call.  Sinie  then  two  more 
l;a\e  res])ouded,  and  to-day,  six  years 
after,  there  are  in\ali<N  who  date  their 
illness  from  (uban  pri\ations. 

Ill  the  baltle'.s  lull  at  Chickamauga, 
during  the  night  (jf  ,Sei)teml)er  19th. 
iSd^,  only  a  few  hours  before  he  re- 
ci'ix'ed  his  death  shot,  (  ieneral  \\  illiam 
II.  Lytic,  connnauiling  a  brigade  of 
Cnion  troops,  liy  the  meagre  light  of  a 


tallow  candle  penned  certain  lines  that 
must  tmich  responsive  chords  in  the 
hearts  of  men.  as  long  as  humanity  con- 
tinues to  render  u|i  its  life  for  home, 
for  friends  and  for  the  oppressed  of  all 
nations.  His  theme  was  "A  Soldier's 
Ca])."  and  the  words  are  as  applicable 
in  this  the  beginning  of  a  new  century 
as  they  were  when  written  more  than 
Uirt\  vcars  ago,  although  the  Ohio 
(ieneral  had  no  thought  of  the  possi- 
bilities of  a  war  with  Spain  for  the  sal- 
vation of  Cul)a.  The  last  stanza  reads 
as  follows,  and  it  is  a  fitting  refrain  for 
all  the  dead  of  this  fair  city  in  the 
struggle  for  the  o\erthrow  i:if  oppres- 
sion in  the  new  world  : 

"Though  my  darling  is  sleeping 

To-day  with  the  dead. 
And  daisies  and  clover 

Bloom  over  his  head, 
I  smile  through  my  tears 

As  I  lay  it  away. 
That  battle-worn  cap 

Lettered  'Company  K.' 

Charles  Edmund  Luck,  the  first  to 
die  in  Cuba,  \vas  a  Worcester  boy,  not 
vet  twent\-  years  old  when  death 
claimed  him.  He  was  born  in  this  city 
.\'ov.  iJth.  1S78,  the  son  of  Charles  P. 
and  .\nne  (Coonan)  Luck,  and  was  re- 
siding on  Pleasant  Street  at  the  time  of 
his  enlistment.  He  was  one  of  Princi- 
pal J.  C.  Lyford's  boys  at  the  Winslow 
."street  grammar  school,  ancl  thence  en- 
tered the  English  High  in  1895,  leav- 
ing the  same  in  his  second  year  to  go  to 


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work.  In  tlic  employ  of  Goddarcl  & 
Sons,  boot  manufacturers,  when  the 
war  began,  he  was  a  recruit  to  the 
"W'ellingtons,"  Init  he  kept  up  with  the 
best  till  the  malarial  influences  of  the 
siege  came  on,  when,  after  a  period  of 
suffering,  he  yielded  up  his  spirit.  His 
body  remained  in  Cuban  soil  till  it  was 
taken  up  and  returned  to  \\'orcester  in 
the  month  of  November,  '98,  and  was 
finally  afforded  rest  in  Hope  Cemetery. 
As  no  portrait  of  him  had  been  taken 
since  he  was  twelve  years  old,  no  sem- 
blance is  given  here. 

Aloysius  Lincoln  Farmer  was  born 
in  Worcester.  Dec.  4, 1B80,  and  was  one 
of  the  smallest  and  youngest  members 
of  the  Company.  As  a  lad  he  was  a 
pupil  in  Ledge  Street,  and  was  a  special 
student  at  the  Holy  Cross  College 
when  he  enlisted.  Prominent  in  ath- 
letics, his  father  a  soldier  in  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  it  was  natural  for  him 
to  go  into  this  strife  if  he  could.  His 
parents  were  \\'illiam  L.  and  Mary  T. 
(McNulty)  Farmer,  and  the  former, 
who  died  when  Allie  was  four  years 
old,  had  been  a  member  of  the  First 
Massachusetts  Cavalry.  The  home  of 
the  family  was  No.  37  Washington 
Street.  He  had  preceded  his  comrades 
in  getting  away  from  Montauk,  and  he 
lived  till  some  time  later,  but  his  weak- 
ness was  such  that  he  could  not  recu- 
perate, and  he  passed  on  October  ist, 
his  burial  being  from  St.  John's 
Church,  in  St.  John's  Cemetery. 

Earle  Eugene  Clarke. — Private  Clarke 
was  a  native  of  Uxbridge,  the  son  of  Ev- 
erett Eugene  and  Harriet  Abbie  (Olds) 
Clarke.  His  education  was  had  in  the 
public  schools.  As  he  was  born  De- 
cember 17,  1878,  he  had  not  attained  the 
age  of  twenty  years  when  he  was  called 
home,  another  of  the  youthful  sacri- 
fices made  by  the  nation  in  behalf  of 
Cuba.  He  had  chosen  the  vocation  of  a 
butcher,  at  least  that  is  the  business  as- 
signed in  his  enlistment  paper.  He  was 
one  of  the  boys  given  by  the  town  of 
Brookfield  to  the  cause.  Though  he 
passed  through  the  privations  of  the 
campaign  in  the  Island,  he  was  unable 
to  reach   the   continent   with   his   com- 


rades. Like  so  man\-  others  of  the  reg- 
iment, his  illness  increased  till  on  the 
17th  of  .August  it  terminated  in  his  un- 
timely death,  and  his  body  received 
ocean  burial.  No  floral  wreaths  can  be 
placed  above  the  grave  of  Clarke,  but  in 
fancy  many  such  are  entwined  by  those 
who  loved  him.  His  mother  says  that 
history  was  his  favorite  studv.  and  it  is 
fitting  that  the  final  weeks  of  his  brief 
life  should  have  been  given  in  making 
a  bright  page  in  the  annals  of  his  coun- 
tr}-,  one  devoted  to  making  Cuba  free. 

John  Michael  Moran,  who  died  at 
Montauk  the  very  day  of  the  Com- 
pany's return,  was  born  in  W'est 
Brookfield,  -Aug.  <).  1879,  the  son  of 
Patrick  J.  Moran,  the  latter  having 
served  throughout  the  War  of  the  Re- 
bellion, in  the  22d  Connecticut,  and  in 
Company  K  of  the  4th  U.  S.  .Artillery. 
His  school  life  was  had  at  Woodland 
Street,  whence  he  went  from  the  eighth 
grade  to  work.  He  had  been  a  member 
of  the  Worcester  Drum  Corps,  and  his 
portrait,  as  given  in  this  volume,  is  an 
enlarged  copy  of  his  face  as  it  appears 
in  a  Corps  group.  His  brother  ^^'illiam 
had  gone  to  California,  and  when  the 
war  came  on,  enlisting  in  the  ist  Cali- 
fornia, he  went  to  the  Philippines. 
Coming  back  to  the  United  States, 
John  did  not  rally  as  did  some  of  his 
fellows,  and  when  the  Company  left 
Montauk,  he  remained,  though  his  peo- 
ple did  not  know  that  he  was  not 
coming.  The  mother  had  prepared  a 
supper  for  her  boy  and  his  sisters  were 
at  the  station  to  greet  him,  but  no 
brother  came,  nor  did  they  receive  any 
word  as  to  whv  he  failed  them.  .Again 
at  the  midnight  train  a  faithful  sister 
watched  for  the  alighting  of  the  soldier 
boy,  but  not  till  the  papers  of  Sunday 
morning  came  did  the  anxious  house- 
hold know  why  the  son  and  brother 
was  not  there.  He  died  Aug,  27th.  His 
body  rests  in  St.  John's  Cemetery.  The 
home  of  the  family  is  on  Parker  Street. 

Fabian  Hakanson,  who  died  August 
6th,  was  born  in  Sweden,  May  17th, 
1878,  the  son  of  Charles  A.  Hakanson 
and  wife.  His  boyhood  home  on  Ward 
Street  was  near  Millbury  Street,  and 


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from  thf  fashioning  care  of  Principal 
F.  P.  McKeon  he  went  to  a  business 
college  and  thence  to  the  employment 
of  Barnard,  Sumner  &  Putnam  Com- 
pany. The  same  sterling  blood  which 
had  prompted  Swedes  of  years  ago  to 
follow  Gustavus  Vasa  and  Adolphus 
and  Charles  the  Twelfth,  stirred  that 
of  the  erstwhile  clerk  to  fight  for  the 


comrades,  rode  with  them  to  the  Ar- 
mor}',  but  the  effort  was  quite  too 
much  for  him.  Soon  after  leaving  the 
train  he  had  a  chill,  and  later  was  con- 
veyed to  his  home  on  North  Street. 
He  was  born  in  Worcester,  Nov.  14th, 
1876,  the  son  of  Martin  and  Josie  (Hay- 
den)  Moore.  He  was  by  trade  a  wire- 
worker,    and    his    first    essav    to    enlist 


John  M.  Moran. 


J.  J.  McI.Ai 
Allie  L.  F. 


oppressed  and,  having  passed  a  suc- 
cessful examination,  he  was  proud  to 
march  away  with  the  '"W^ellingtons," 
Init  he  was  one  of  those  who  were  not 
to  retin-n  with  his  comrades.  Later 
his  body  was  rendered  back  and  it 
now  sleeps  in  the  Swedish  Cemetery 
at  New  Worcester,  the  burial  being 
from  Union  Church. 

John  J.  Moore  came  home  with  his 


was  with  the  Emmets,  but,  unsuccess- 
ful there,  he  afterwards  entered  Com- 
pany H.  The  very  next  day  after  the 
return,  having  another  chill,  he  was 
ordered  to  St.  \'incent's  Hospital, 
where  he  died  on  the  31st  of  August, 
just  three  days  later. 

Alston  Dwight  Kimball,  the  son  of 
Herbert  A.  and  Sarah  C.  (Morse) 
Kimball,    was    born     in     Southbridge, 


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November  2,  1872.  A  large  part  of  his 
boyhood  was  spent  on  Dix  Street, 
Worcester,  and  his  early  schooling  was 
had  on  that  street  also,  a  ]nipil  of  Prin- 
cipal \\'ni.  H.  Bartlctt.  ami  later  he  en- 
tered the  Classical  High  School.  Sub- 
sequently he  became  a  salesman,  and 
was  thus  employed  when  the  war  be- 
gan. Returning  to  Worcester  he  so- 
licited and  secured  the  consent  of  his 
parents  to  enlist.  His  first  choice  was 
the  navy,  but  his  father  dissuaded  him 
from  that  plan,  and  being  an  intimate 
friend  of  Captain  Holden,  persuaded 
him  to  risk  his  fortunes  with  the 
"Wellingtons."  Frequent  extracts 
from  his  home  letters  in  this  volume 
attest  how  well  he  endured  the  cam- 
paign till  he  reached  Montauk.  There 
the  tale  was  soon  told,  and  on  the  28th, 
the  day  after  his  comrades  had  their 
reception  in  Worcester,  he  was  re- 
ceived into  a  higher  realm,  where 
there  would  be  no  more  going  out 
forever.  By  the  side  of  the  body  of 
his  younger  brother,  Frank,  in  Hope 
Cemetery,  all  that  is  mortal  of  AUie 
awaits  the  resurrection. 

John  James  i^IcLaughlin  was  a  native 
of  Worcester,  born  April  22d,  1874. 
His  parents  were  John  and  Margaret 
(Scanlon)  McLaughlin,  and  his  early 
home  on  'Dorrance  Street  made  him  a 
pupil  in  the  neighboring  Cambridge 
Street  school,  where  he  grew  up  undei* 
the  tutelage  of  that  admirable  director 
of  youth,  Miss  Carrie  S.  George.  From 
school  he  became  an  iron-worker  and 
in  that  capacity  the  war  found  him.  -\s 
a  member  of  the  "Wellingtons"  he 
bore  his  part  till  the  return  of  the  Com- 
pany, when,  going  to  the  hospital,  he 
was  unable  to  make  the  trip  home  with 
the  regiment,  but  was  brought  liack 
some  days  later  b\'  his  aunt.  After 
his  recovery  he  gained  in  flesh,  becom- 
ing, as  his  portrait  shows,  quite  stout. 
During  this  time  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  O'Day  of  this  city,  who, 
with  a  daughter,  survives  him.  Though 
apparently  well,  he  was  subject  to  pe- 
riods of  illness,  evidently  the  result  of 
his     Cuban    experience,      ami      finally. 


October  2d,  1902,  death  ended  his  suf- 
ferings. His  burial,  from  the  Church 
of  the  Sacred  Heart,  was  in  St.  John's 
Cemetery. 

\\'m.  Capen  Green. — Though  liurn 
in  Worcester,  Dec.  12,  1877,  the  son  of 
Ellis  and  Ellen  M.  (Capen)  Green, 
this  member  of  the  "Wellingtons" 
hailed  from  Spencer,  in  which  sterling 
hill  township  the  larger  part  of  his  short 
life  was  spent.  He  had  the  advantages  of 
the  excellent  schools  of  Spencer  and 
was  graduated  from  the  David  Prouty 
High  School  in  1897,  having  a  part  in 
the  graduating  exercises.  During  his 
school  life  he  was  conspicuous  in  ath- 
letics, carrying  the  pennon  of  his  class 
and  school  well  to  the  front  on  many 
occasions.  His  active,  strenuous  nature 
led  him  to  join  a  local  hose  company, 
and  none  were  more  interested  than  he. 
From  the  school  to  wage  earning  was 
a  short  step,  and  he  was  in  the  employ 
of  the  Isaac  Prouty  Boot  and  Shoe 
Company  when  the  standard  of  war 
was  erected.  Devoted  though  he  was 
to  his  home,  to  his  vigorous  tempera- 
ment enlistment  seemed  the  only 
proper  thing,  and  he  was  among  the 
earlv  recruits  to  the  Company.  How 
he  did  his  duty  in  camji,  on  the  march, 
and  in  the  field — are  not  the  items  writ- 
ten on  the  memories  of  all  his  com- 
rades? He  was  one  of  the  victims  of 
fever,  Aug.  9th,  the  scourge  which 
slew  so  many  more  of  our  boys  than 
the  bullet  or  the  bayonet.  His  body 
lay  in  Cuban  soil  till'  late  in  the  year, 
when  with  so  many  others  it  was 
brought  liack  to  his  home  town  and 
there  reburied.  The  Spencer  Leader  of 
Sept.  3d  gives  a  whole  page  to  a  me- 
morial of  the  young  man,  and  from  a 
poem  by  Mrs.  Xellie  Thayer  Bemis, 
the  following  stanza  is  selected: 

"Hang  the  Hags  at  half  mast! 

For  our  hero  brave  and  true. 
Who  gave  his  hie  in  our  Country's  cause 

'Neath  the  red.  the  white,  tlie  bhie." 

Marvin  Fisher  Ames.  —  Corporal 
Ames  was  a  gift  of  the  Empire  State 
to    Massachusetts,    being   a    native   of 

Walton,  a  township  among  the  moun- 


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tains  of  Delaware  Cmmt y,  and  was  the 
son  of  John  Fisher  and  Mar)-  Anne 
(Beach)  Ames.  He  was  born  Nov. 
28th.  1868.  The  father  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  War.  having  served  his 
country  in  Company  A  of  the  144th 
New  York  Infantry.  Having  had  the 
advantages  of  the  public  schools  of 
New  York  State,  he  came  to  Worcester 
and  here  took  a  course  in  Hinman's 
Business  College,  and  after  that 
studied  law  with  Charles  Frank  Ste- 
vens, Esq.,  taking  the  place  formerly 
held  by  his  brother.  He  had  been  here 
about  six  years  when  the  war  began. 
Commenting  on  his  death,  Air.  Ste- 
vens says:  "Marvin  Ames  was  worth 
more  than  the  whole  island  of  Cuba." 
Always  interested  in  military  matters, 
he  was  a  charter  member  of  \\  illie 
Grout  Camp,  Sons  of  Veterans,  where 
to  this  day  his  memory  is  fondly  cher- 
ished, and  he  was  also  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  ••Wellingtons."  He  was 
ever  found  in  the  path  of  duty  till 
stricken  d(_)wn  with  the  malady  com- 
mon to  those  who  sought  Cuba  during 
these  superheated  days.  He  died  Aug. 
13th,  1898,  and,  being  a  yellow  fever 
suspect,  his  body  was  not  returned 
with  those  of  his  comrades,  but  re- 
mained in  the  land  he  had  given  his  life 
to  save,  till  the  spring  of  1900.  It  was 
March  2d  of  that  year  that  the  closely 
sealed  casket,  itself  enclosed  in  a 
heavy  iron-bound  box,  was  received  by 
Sessions  &  Sons.  The  latter  covered 
the  box  with  black  broadclnth.  and  tw<  > 
days  later  it  was  borne  to  the  Church 
of  the  Unity,  where  a  great  assemblv 
of  the  bodies  represented  by  him  was 
gathered  to  ])av  their  last  tribute  to  his 
memory.  The  Rev.  F.  L.  Phalen,  pas- 
tor of  the  Church  and  Chaplain  of  the 
2(1  M.  \'.  .M..  conducted  the  services, 
while  the  eulogy  was  pronounced  bv 
Frank  P.  C.oulding,  Esq.,  of  the  Wor- 
cester County  Bar,  of  which  the  de- 
ceased had  been  a  member.  By  the 
side  of  the  flag-covered  bier,  the  elo- 
quent speaker  was  at  his  best.  Willie 
Grout  Cam]),  under  the  command  of 
Captain   A.  R.  .Mc.\dani,  held  the  right 


of  the  line;  the  "Wellingtons,"  under 
Captain  Charles  S.  Holden,  turned  out 
fifty-five  men  ;  twenty-five  veterans 
from  Post  10,  G.  A.  R.,  were  present; 
of  the  Camp  of  Spanish  \\'ar  Veterans 
there  were  ten  representatives,  and  of 
the  •■^\'ellington"  veteran  organization, 
under  command  of  George  D.  Barber, 
there  were  twent}'.  Also  there  were 
delegations  from  the  General  Charles 
Devens  Chapter  of  American  Mechan- 
ics and  from  the  Worcester  Countv 
Bar.  The  next  day,  March  5th,  the 
liodv  was  taken  to  Corporal  Ames'  old 
home  in  the  Empire  State,  under  the 
care  of  Lieutenant  H.  C.  Young,  Ser- 
geants F.  P.  Jordan.  A.  F.  Love.  Cor- 
poral George  E.  Burr.  Privates  E.  W. 
Lawrence  and  J.  B.  Nault,  with  Cap- 
tain McAdam  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans. 
On  arriving  in  Walton,  final  funeral 
exercises  were  held  in  the  boyhood 
home  of  Corporal  Ames,  and  there  his 
body  now  reposes.  The  expenses  in- 
cident to  his  burial  were  borne  by  the 
different  organizations  in  which  he 
was  interested,  under  the  direction 
and  instance  of  the  Willie  Grout  Camp, 
S.  C).  y.  Alany  genecous  gifts  were 
made,  perhaps  none  more  so  than  that 
of  Sessions  &  Sons,  undertakers,  who 
donated  their  services. 

Thomas  Francis  Keevan. — Westboro 
did  not  send  many  representatives  into 
the  Cuban  strife,  but  of  the  few  one 
was  Private  Keevan,  a  native  of  the 
town  and  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Ellen 
(Burns)  Keevan,  born  May  I",  1873. 
The  father  had  been  a  soldier  in  the 
Rebellion  days,  being  a  member  of 
Company  I  of  the  50th,  the  company 
wdiich  has  been  known  for  many  - 
year  as  the  "Fmniets."  Thomas  Fran- 
cis had  his  schooling  in  his  birth  town 
and  became,  in  due  time,  a  machinist. 
It  was  in  this  capacity  that  the  war 
foun<l  him,  and  the  services  of  the 
father  so  long  before  prompted  the 
son  to  go  and  do  likewise;  thus  we 
find  him  in  the  ranks  of  the  "Welling- 
tons." With  his  fellows  he  did  his 
dutv  to  the  eiiil,  and  when  he  reached 
Westboro  on  his  return,  he  met  a  re- 


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ception  whose  iiieiiKjries  linf,'cr  _\et 
among  those  who  had  a  part,  or  beheld 
the  enthusiasm  which  greeted  the 
home-coming  of  the  young  man.  lUit 
the  inevitable  illness  which  accom- 
panied the  Cuban  campaigners  seized 
him,  and  for  five  months  he  languished, 
a  victim  of  the  fever  so  fatal  to  many. 
Though  he  partially  recovered,  it  was 
only  to  linger  weak  in  body  and  de- 
ranged  in  mind  till  April  12,  1901,  wdien. 


George  Warren  Hodgins. — One  of 
the  older  men  of  the  Company,  seem- 
ingl\-  Hodgins  should  have  endured 
the  hardships  of  war  better  than  the 
majority,  but  he  succuml)ed  earlier  than 
many  and  was  anK)ng  those  left  on  the 
Island  when  the  regiment  returned. 
The  son  of  William  and  Eliza  (Nason) 
Hodgins,  he  was  born  on  a  farm  in 
Calais,  Maine,  March  ijlh,  1864,  dur- 
ing that  battle  summer  which  sealed  the 


Corp.  C.  .M.  Have. 
r,.  W.  Hodgins. 


by  his  own  hand,  he  hastened  his  de- 
parture from  this  world.  Though  the 
word  suicide  is  applied  to  his  going, 
there  was  no  responsibility  on  his  part ; 
the  blame  goes  further  back,  to  the  pri- 
vations of  his  stay  in  Cuba.  His  bodv 
rests  in  St.  John's  Cemetery,  Worces- 
ter, where  the  grave  is  annually  vis- 
ited bv  his  surviving  comrades. 


fate  of  the  Confederacy,  though  he  was 
not  the  son  of  a  veteran,  since  a  defect 
in  his  father's  right  eye  prevented  his 
enlistment.  Boyhood  was  given  to 
farm  work  and  the  jniblic  schools,  with 
a  short  time  in  a  shop  in  Calais,  till 
the  winter  of  i883-'84,  when  he  took  a 
course  in  Eastman's  Business  College 
of   Poughkeepsie,   X.   Y.     The   fall   of 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


1885  found  him  in  Worcester,  wherein 
the  shop  of  F.  E.  Reed  Co.  he  learned 
the  trade  of  machinist.  He  remained 
here  four  years,  going  then  to  the  em- 
ploy of  L.  Robbins,  where  he  had 
charge  of  the  planing  work  till  late  in 
1896.  He  was  a  call  member  of  the  Fire 
Department  and  was  considered  a  most 
efificient  man.  His  name  is  recalled 
with  fervor  to  this  day  at  the  Beacon 
Street  engine  house.  Then  for  a  year 
and  a  half  he  was  with  his  father  in 
Maine,  coming  back  to  F.  E.  Reed's 
shop,  March  ist,  i8g8,  where  the  war 
found  him.  He  died  Sept.  12th,  aboard 
the  transport  Missouri,  when  on  his 
way  home,  his  body  receiving  ocean 
burial.  It  is  remembered  by  an  officer 
of  the  Company  that  when,  on  enlist- 
ing, the  recruit  was  asked  the  name  of 
a  friend  to  whom  his  name  and  data 
should  be  sent  in  case  of  death,  Hodg- 
ins  said  :  "That  is  a  good  idea,  for  I  have 
no  expectations  of  coming  home  alive." 
A  member  of  Salem  Square  Congre- 
gational Church,  now  merged  with 
Union,  he  was  a  most  exemplary  sol- 
dier. His  mother  died  in  1887.  His 
father  survives  at  the  age  of  seventy- 


Harvey  Randall 


six  vears,  and  a  brother  and  sister  live 
in  this  city. 

Harvey  Randall  was  born  in  j\Iont- 
pellier,  France,  Nov.  28th,  1877,  the  son 
of  American  parents,  then  in  this  foreign 
land,  said  parents  being  Dr.  Mer- 
ton  Orlando  and  Myra  (Hubbard  1 
Randall.  Dr.  Randall  is  a  resident  of 
Pasadena.  California,  and  there  his  son 
received  his  education,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  of  that  city  in 
1897.  He  came  east  that  he  might  learn 
the  trade  of  machinist,  being  in  the 
employ  of  F.  E.  Reed  Co.  Dr.  Ran- 
dall was  not  of  military  age  during  tlu- 
Rebellion,  but  our  young  soldier  had 
martial  relatives  in  that  he  was  related 
to  the  late  Dr.  J.  Oramel  IMartin  of 
Worcester,  an  army  surgeon  in  1861. 

Randall  was  the  Company  musician, 
and  his  was  the  bugle  call  which  sum- 
moned the  men  when  the  alarm  from 
Las  Guasimas  startled  the  bathers  at 
Siboney.  The  rigors  of  Cuban  life 
quickly  told  on  Private  Randall,  and 
his  was  one  of  the  early  deaths  in  the 
Company, his  body  remaining  in  Cuban 
soil  till  the  return  of  soldierly  remains 
later  in  the  season.  Its  final  burial  is 
in  the  faniilv  lot  at  Norwich, Chenango 
Countv,  New  York.  That  a  bright. 
ho|icful  young  life  should  be  thus  sum- 
marily ended,  is  deeply  distressing, 
and  doubly  so  when  we  reflect  that 
more  adequate  care  and  attention  on 
the  part  of  the  government  might  have 
prevented  this  and  many  similar  trag- 
edies. 

Charles  Maxwell  Haye  was  another 
gift  of  the  Empire  State  to  Massachu- 
setts and  the  nation.  The  son  of  Chas 
Maxwell  and  Matilda  M.  (Rider) 
Have,  he  was  born  in  Chazy,  Clinton 
County.  N.  Y.,  Sept.  10,  1877.  His  ed- 
ucation was  that  of  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  State,  terminating,  as  far 
as  the  schools  were  concerned,  in  the 
high  school  of  Plattsburg.  His  occupa- 
tion was  that  of  a  machinist,  and  lat- 
terly had  worked  as  an  electrician, 
though  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment  he 
was  in  the  employ  of  Braman,  Dow  & 
Co.,  steam  fitters.    He  was  well  known 


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among  cyclists,  and  at  one  time  had 
worked  for  the  Speirs  ^lanufacturing 
Co.  He  had  been  a  member  of  H 
Company  for  some  time,  and  was 
known  as  an  athlete,  being  one  of  the 
largest  men,  physically,  in  the  organi- 
zation, and  in  its  basketball  contests 
he  was  a  star  player.  At  one  time  he 
was  a  reporter  on  the  Worcester  Tel- 
egram, and  that  journal  ascribes  to 
him  an  excellent  degree  of  industry  and 
faithfulness.  He  was  ill  when  the  Mo- 
bile reached  Montauk,  and  was  taken 
to  the  hospital,  where  he  steadily  grew 
worse,  no  efforts  on  the  part  of  the 
physicians  being  able  to  stay  his  dis- 
ease. He  died  Sept.  3d,  and  his  body 
was  taken  for  burial  to  the  National 
Cemetery  of  Cypress  Hills,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.  Though  afar  from  the  scenes 
of  active  life,  his  comrades  do  not  for- 
get him,  and  each  ^lemorial  Day,  at 
their  expense,  flowers  are  laid  upon  his 
grave.  His  mother  resides  in  Lowell. 
Silas  Undergrave. — When  the  call 
for  enlistments  came,  among  the  many 
responding  were  two  brothers  from 
Millburv.  "  Though  of  French  extrac- 
tion, thev  were  American  born  and  had 


jiassed  through  the  usual  rciutine  of 
public  school  life.  They  were  jaleased 
enough  at  being  accepted  by  the  offi- 
cers of  the  '"Wellingtons,"  and  with 
high  hopes  they  marched  away  from 
the  city  on  that  morning  in  early  May. 
However,  when  they  came  to  face  the 
examination  in  Camji  Dewey,  as  in 
Bible  days,  one  was  taken  and  the 
other  left.  Silas  was,  as  he  thought, 
the  lucky  one,  while  Fred  returned  to 
Worcester.  Both  were  sons  of  Silas 
Undergrave  of  Alillbury.  where  Silas 
was  born,  Feb.  14th,  1872.  When  the 
war  began  he  was  working  as  a  baker 
on  Norwich  Street.  With  his  fellows, 
he  had  the  ups  and  downs  of  Camp 
Dewey,  Lakeland.  Tampa  and  the 
Cuban  campaign,  but  was  one  of  the 
first  to  yield  to  the  attack  of  fever,  and 
was  the  very  first  A\'orcester  volunteer 
to  die  on  the  far-off  Island.  A  victim 
of  tyi^hoid,  he  passed  away  .Vugust 
1st,  almost  before  the  real  trials  of  the 
Cuban  stay  had  begun,  .\fter  its  re- 
pose for  months  in  Cuba,  his  body  was 
returned  to  his  country  and  now  rests 
in  the  Catholic  Cemetery  of  Millbury. 


AT  PRESENT. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  the  surviv- 
ing members  of  the  Company  during 
the  war,  and,  so  far  as  possible,  the 
present  residence  and  occupation  of 
each  man.  Unless  otherwise  stated, 
the  state  is  Massachusetts,  the  place 
\\"orcester. 

Captain  Charles  S.  Holden,  manufac- 
turer. Common  Council. 

First  Lieutenant  Edward  B.  Fish,  man- 
ufacturer, Rochester,  N.  H. 

Second  Lieutenant  Harry  T.  Cray, 
merchant. 

Sergeant  Charles  E.  Monroe,  electri- 
cian. New  York  city. 

Sergeant  Clarence  E.  Smith,  assistant 
superintendent. 

Sergeant  Harry  C.  Young,  bookkeeper. 

Sergeant  Dexter  E.  Brigham,  produce 
dealer. 

Sergeant  Frederick  B.  Jordan,  mer- 
chant. 


Sergeant  Frank  L.  \'aughn.  book- 
keeper. 

Corporal  Joseph  L.  King,  25  Merrick. 

Corporal  William  H.  King,  electrician, 
Boston. 

Corporal  Albert  B.  Scott,  entertain- 
ment bureau. 

Corporal  .\lbert  F.  Love,  regulator. 

Musician  \\'illiam  H.  Wood,  Jr.,  clerk, 
Boston. 

.\rtificer  Archie  L.  I'urinton,  locksmith. 

Wagoner  Louie  S.  Jones,  salesman, 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 


\\'alter  G.  Adams,  foreman. 

John  D.  Allen,  piano-maker,  Spring- 
field.    Real  name,  Aliliii. 

Harry  C.  Amell,  Fire  Department. 

Will  O.  Bachelor,  draughtsman,  Har- 
vey, 111. 

Joseph  A.  Barrett,  barber. 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


William  MacC.  Bond,  U.  S.  A. 
Herbert  A.  Coates,  engineer. 
Clarence  E.  Cook,  laundryman. 
Joseph    DeMarco.    banker   and   notary 

public. 
Charles  H.  Ditson,  carpenter,  Sutton. 
Otto  L.  Fagerstrom,  U.  S.  A. 
Charles  J.  Flint,  machinist. 
Chester  M.  Fuller,  piano-tuner,  Boston. 
Thomas   H.   Gagnt^n,  collector. 
Joseph  S.  Gendron,  reporter. 
George  C.  Gilmore,  foreman. 
John  H.  Gilmore,  wool-sorter. 
Willis  Gleason,  real  estate. 
Frank  M.  Hill,  painter. 
Walter  F.  Hooker,  belt-maker. 
Frederick  R.  Jefferson,  clerk. 
Jeremiah  W.  King,  fireman. 
Franz  H.  Krebs,  Jr.,  lawyer,  Boston. 
Everett  W.  Lawrence,  laundryman. 
Joseph  T.  Lindsey,  pattern-maker. 
John  C.  Mac  Kay.  clerk,  Spencer. 


Malcom   W.   MacNiven,  cook,  Boston. 

Dexter  Miner,  buffer. 

Henry  M.  Mirick,  fireman. 

Henry  A.  Mower,  foreman. 

John  B.  Nault,  machinist.  Boston. 

Albert  E.  Newton,  draughtsman. 

Arthur  T-  Paradis,  last-maker. 

AlV)ert  W.  Pratt,  U.  S.  A. 

James  F.  Quilty.  clerk, 

Charles  P.  Reynolds,  mill  hand. 

Geo.  L.  Shedd,  clerk.  New  York  city. 

Charles  F.  Sleeper,  conductor. 

William  H.  Stiles,  woodworker,  New- 
castle, Ind. 

Fred  \\'.  Taft.  agent,  W'ebster. 

Clarence   W.  Thompson,  bookkeeper. 

iMI^ert  H.  Tourtelotte.  shoe-cutter, 
Lynn. 

George  L.  Trudel,  ]5ressnian. 

Edgar  H.  \'osburg,  machinist. 

John  C.  \\'are,  bookkeeper. 

Leaver  Whittaker.  expressman. 


MusTER-i.\  Roll  of  Comp.\nv  H,  2D  Reiu.mlxt,    ^L\ssachusetts    \'i)lun- 

TEERS,    in    the    SeRVICE    OF    THE    L^NITED    St.\TES    FOR     TwO      YeARS      FROM      MaY 

9,  1898,  LTnless  Sooner  Discharced. 

[The  data,  in  order,  cover  rank,  name,  age,  birthplace  and  occnpation,] 


corporals. 

Marvin  F.  Ames,  29,  Walton,  N.  Y., 
lawyer. 

Joseph  L.  King,  22.  Worcester,  book- 
keejjer. 

William  H.  King,  nj,  Worcester,  elec- 
trician. 

Charles  M.  Haye,  21,  Chazy,  N.  Y., 
steam  fitter. 

Albert  B.  Scott.  31,  Worcester,  organ- 
maker. 

Albert  F.  Love.  22.  Worcester,  piano- 
maker. 

MUSICIANS. 

Harvey      Randall,      20,      Montpellier, 
France,  machinist. 
Clarence'EVSniith,  24,  Worcester,  clerk.      ^ViUiam   H.  Wood,  Jr.,25,  Boston,  clerk. 
Harrv    C.    Young.  26.  Providence,  R.  L,  ,,,-,.,,-,.,-„ 

jeweler. 
Dexter    E.     I'.righam.  38.   Shrewsburv.       Archie    L.     I'urintcm.  25,   Shrewsbury, 

merchant.  "  '  locksmith. 

Frederick     B.     hirdan.   22,   Worcester,  ,,•  ,..,,^.,-„ 

bookkeeper. 
Frank  L.  \'aughn.  29,  W'aitsfield,  \'t.,       Louie     S.    Jones,    23,     East     Douglas, 

bookkee[H'r.  salesman. 


Charles  S.  Holden.  41,  Hiilden,  manu- 
facturer. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANT. 

Edward    Li.   I'ish,  2~.   Wnrcester,  mer- 
chant. 

SECOND    LIEUTENANT. 

Han-y  T.  ( 'iray,  22.  /\.yer,  bookkeeper. 

SERGEANTS. 

Charles    E.    Monroe,   26,   Shrewsbury, 
electrician. 


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PRIVATES. 

Adams,     ^\'aItcr      G..     24,     Worcester, 

butcher. 
Allen,   John    D..    19,    Worcester,    pho- 
tographer.      Real  name.  Ahlin. 
Amell,   Harrv   C.  20.  ]\Iontpelier,  \'t., 

clerk. 
Bachelor,     Will      ()..     nj,     ILiiJkint.ni. 

draughtsman. 
Barrett.   Jos.  A.,  32,  Springfield,  barber. 
Bond,  William   MacC.   18,  Worcester. 

insurance. 
Buck.  Chas.   E.,  20.  ^\'orcester,  student. 
Clarke,  Earle  E..  21,  Uxbridge,  butcher. 
Coates,   Herbert   A.,  21,   St.  Andrews. 

N.  B.,  housesmith. 
Cook.    Clarence    E.,   2y,   Woonsocket, 

R.  I.,  laundryman. 
DeMarco,   Joseph,   25,    Potenza,    Italy, 

notary  public. 
Ditson.  Charles  H..  20,  Somerset,  Me.. 

carpenter. 
Fagerstrom,    Otto     L.,     21.    Werland. 

Sweden,  plater. 
Farmer,  Allie   L..   19,  ^^'orcester.  stu- 
dent. 
Flint,  Charles  J.,  22,  ^^'orcester,  ship- 
ping clerk. 
Fuller,     Chester     M..    22.    \\'orcester. 

salesman. 
Gagnon,    Thomas    H..    25.    Hopedale. 

collector. 
Gendron,  Joseph  S..  21,  Baltic,  Conn., 

salesman. 
Gilmore,     George     C,    22.    Hamilton, 

Iowa,  clerk. 
Gilmore,  John  H..  25,  Worcester,  wool- 
sorter. 
Gleason,  W  ill  is.  26,  Drookfield.  engineer. 
Green,     William     C,     20.    Worcester, 

bootmaker. 
Hakanson.   l"al)ian   H.,  20,  Worcester, 

clerk. 
Hill.  Frank  M.,  26,  Winchendon,  clerk. 
Hodgins,   George  W.,  34,  Calais,   Me.. 

machinist. 
Hooker,  Walter  F.,22,  Worcester,  clerk. 
Jefferson,  Frederick  R..  26.   Hamilton. 

Canada,  clerk. 
Keevan.    Thomas    F..    25.    \\'estboro. 

machinist. 
Kimball,    Alston    D.,   25,    Southbridge. 

salesman. 


King.  Jeremiah  W..  10.  Worcester, 
gardener. 

Krehs.  Franz  H..  Jr.,  29,  Boston,  stu- 
dent. 

Lawrence.  Everett  W'..  19.  Worcester, 
l^rinter. 

Liudsey.  Joseph  T.,  19.  Prospect,  Me., 
carpenter. 

Mac  Kay,  John  C.  20.  London.  Eng- 
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Xewton.  Albert  E.,  20.  \\'orcester,  ma- 
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ter, electrician. 

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Captain  Jeremiah  ].  Movmhan. 
First  Liei:t.  John  F.  Hurley.  Second  Lieut.  William  E.  McCji 

EMMET    CUARDS    COMMISSIONED    OFFICERS. 


EMMF^T     Gl'AKnS,     COMPANY     G. 


219 


Worcester   in   the   Spanish   War. 

EMMET  GUARDS,  COMPANY  G,  9TH    REGIMENT,  M.  V.  M. 


E\T)TEDLY.    enthusiastic- 

Dally  American,  the  "Em- 
mets" never  forget  their 
Irish  origin  nor  the  patriot 
whose  name  they  bear,  but 
the  Company,  with  all  its 
history,  was  not  the  first 
Worcester  military  organi- 
zation that,  in  donning  the 
blue,  did  not  forget  the 
green.  There  were  heroes 
before  Hercules.  As  early 
as  1852.  \\'orcester  Hibernians,  in  or- 
ganizing the  Jackson  Guards,  really 
became  the  first  martially  arrayed 
Irishmen  in  Massachusetts. 

In  battling  for  himself,  or,  as  is  more 
often  the  case,  for  another,  a  true  son 
of  Erin  ever  did  enjoy  the  din  of  arms. 
With  the  Household  Troops  in  French 
array  at  Fontenoy,  or  with  Sarsfield  at 
Boyne  Water,  he  fought  no  more  val- 
iantly than  with  \\'ellington  at  Water- 
loo, and  in  the  Irish  Ninth  at  Freder- 
icksburg. Fifty-two  years  ago,  people 
of  Irish  birth  in  Worcester  were  not 
so  numerous  as  in  later  times,  but 
racial  traits  were  just  as  strong  then 
as  now  ;  many  a  lad  from  the  Evergreen 
Isle  was  ready  to  be  the  Minstrel  Boy 
in  fact  as  well  as  fancy,  and,  ere 
another  decade  had  sped  away,  the 
local  bard  might  truly  sing  that  his 
Worcester  boy 

"to  tlie  war  lias  gone. 
In  the  ranks  of  death,  you'll  find  him;" 

for,  among  the  would-be  soldiers  who, 
in  the  heated  nights  of  August,  1852, 
met  in  Fenwick  Hall  to  organize  a 
military  company,  were  men  and  boys 
who  ten  years  later  were  to  seal  with 
their  life's  blood  their  devotion  to  this 
their  newh'  made  home. 


1852. 

Fortunately  for  history's  sake,  W'or- 
cester  has  not  been  lacking  in  those 
disposed  to  note  the  passing  event,  and 
Richard  O'Flynn  has  long  been  her 
Irish  Old  Mortality,  ready  to  keep  legi- 
ble the  ancient  inscription  and  to  re- 
cord the  happenings  of  each  recurring 
day.  Equally  quick  to  recognize  the 
merit  of  records  already  made  and  tire- 
less in  their  transcription,  he  has  be- 
come a  thesaurus  of  Irish  fact  in  and 
for  the  Heart  of  the  Commonwealth. 
It  was  a  lucky  thing  that  the  records 
of  the  early  meetings  of  the  Jackson 
Guards  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  late 
Andrew  Athy,  and  of  equal  good  for- 
tune was  it  that  Mr.  O'Flynn  was 
ready  and  able  to  copy  each  and  every 
word  for  the  sake  of  posterity.  It  was 
August  the  9th,  1852,  that  the  first 
gathering  was  had  in  Fenwick  Hall, 
and  among  those  who  signed  the  roll, 
on  that  opening  night,  was  Andrew 
Athy  himself,  and  he  was  a  member 
when  the  Guards  were  summarily  dis- 
banded less  than  three  years  later. 

The  opening  sentence  of  these  rec- 
ords is  :  "The  adopted  citizens  of  Wor- 
cester held  a  meeting  at  Fenwick  Hall 
to  take  into  consideration  the  proi)riety 
of  forming  a  militia  company."  Then 
or  later  tlie  members  voted  that  the  ob- 
ject of  the  organization  was  to  uphold 
and  advance  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States,  that  the  standard  stature 
for  members  be  five  feet  and  seven 
inches,  that  no  man  should  be  proposed 
for  membership  unless  of  good  charac- 
ter and  position,  and  that  any  one  be- 
longing to  the  Guards  seen  publicly 
drunk  "shall  be  dealt  with  by  his  com- 
rades."    At  the  third  meeting,  August 


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WORCESTKR     IN     THE     SPANISH      WAR. 


i6,  it  was  voted  that  the  Coiiipaiiy  be 
called  the  Jackson  (kiards.  a  trilnite  to 
Old  Hickory,  whose  Irish  antecedents 
evidently  had  impressed  these  later  ar- 
rivals from  Hibernia.  At  the  same 
meeting  a  committee  of  three  was  ap- 
pointee! to  wait  upon  General  George 
Hobbs,  the  local  representative  of  the 


cer  Colonel  W.  A.  Williams,  who 
promised  to  present  it  to  the  Governor, 
then  George  S.  Boutwell,  and  to  give 
the  project  his  support. 

But  the  military  ambitions  of  our 
voung  Irishmen  were  not  to  be  easily 
realized,  for  at  the  eleventh  meeting, 
September  lo,  in  the  presence  of  a  large 


militia,  and  present  to  him  their  peti- 
tion for  reoignitinn.  (  )wing  to  a  lack- 
ing in  the  ])r(iper  number  of  signatures, 
the  General  declined  to  receive  the 
document.  The  necessary  names  were 
soon  secured  and  the  ])recious  paper 
was  intrusted  to  the  care  of  Staff  Offi- 


number  of  people,  it  was  announced 
that  the  Governor  had  refused  to  grant 
the  petition,  on  the  grounds  that  the 
expression  "adopted  citizens"  was  ob- 
jectionable. Elotpience  was  not  want- 
ing at  this  stage  of  proceedings  and 
many    pmclaimed    their  determination 


EMMET     GUARDS,     COMTANY     G. 


221 


to  never,  no  never,  support  the  Demo- 
cratic party  again,  the  Governor  then 
being  of  that  political  strain,  a  result 
of  the  famous  first  coalition,  but  wise 
counsels  prevailed,  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  present  to  the  Governor 
an  amended  petition,  and,  from  subse- 
quent events,  it  may  be  supposed  that 
rancor  against  the  Democratic  party 
gradually  cooled.  With  the  amended 
document,  signed  by  fifty  members, 
another  efi^ort  was  made  to  join  the 
militia,  and  this  entry  for  September 
2ist  tells  the  story  of  success: 

The  deputation  waited  on  Governor  Bout- 
well,  the  2ist  Sept.:  were  introduced  by  W.  F. 
Kelly,  Esq.,  of  Boston.  The  Governor  received 
the  deputation  kindly,  told  them  that  there  was 
no  action  taken  on  the  former  petition,  and 
that  our  request  should  be  attended  to.  We 
got  the  charter  at  last.  It  was  sent  the  same 
evening  to  General  Hobbs. 

Hence  the  21st  of  September  may 
1)6  taken  as  the  birthday  of  Irish  mili- 
tarism in  Massachusetts,  and  the  date 
is  significant,  for  the  same  numerals 
indicate  a  freeman's  majority. 

The  earliest  drill  room  was  in  the 
stone  edifice  on  Front  Street,  now 
numbered  236,  and  occupied  by  James 

E.  Guerin,  druggist ;  later  the  Company 
drilled  in  what  was  known  as  Warren 
Hall  on  Pearl  Street,  now  a  billiard 
room.   The  first  drillmaster  was  Major 

F.  G.  Stiles,  then  an  active  member  of 
the  Light  Infantry,  now  President  of 
its  \'eterans.  Permanent  officers  were 
elected  October  15th,  and  Michael 
O'Driscoll  was  the  first  Captain.  Of  the 
career  of  the  Guards  in  subsequent 
months,  how  they  were  drilled  by  Ad- 
jutant, afterwards  Lieut. -colonel,  J.  M. 
Studley  of  the  51st,  how  they  purged 
themselves  of  unworthy  members  and 
of  their  general  progress,  it  would  be 
interesting  to  write,  but  it  is  rather  of 
their  successors  that  this  sketch  is  to 
treat.  However,  space  must  be  taken 
to  state  that  their  contemporaries  and 
associates  in  the  militia  did  not  receive 
them  kindly,  and  they  had  no  end  of 
the  fiercest  prejudice  to  encounter. 
There  was  no  attempt  to  impugn  their 
military  bearing,  nor  their  worthiness 
as  solcliers,  but  thev  were  a  later  im- 


portation than  their  critics,  hence  the 
objectionable  e])ithets  ajiplied  to  them 
when  they  a])peare(l  u]K)n  the  inuster 
field.  "Paddies"  was  a  word  frecjuently 
in  the  mouths  of  their  traducers,  and 
certain  comiianies  even  refused  to  ap- 
pear in  line  with  the  Jacksons,  but  the 
proper  officers  speedily  took  that  spirit 
out  of  the  oljjectors.  and  in  the  tnatter 
of  excellence  in  drill,  the  honors  by  no 
means  lay  with  the  "earlier  here." 

In  1853  the  annual  muster  was  at 
Leominster,  and  was  marked  bv  certain 
discourtesies  disagreeable  to  experi- 
ence, but  the  culmination  of  prejudice 
and  hatred  came  at  the  Longmeadow 
muster  of  1854.  This  was  the  year  of 
''Xative  American"  bitterness  and  cer- 
tain companies  of  the  8th  Regiment 
proclaimed  their  intention  to  drive  the 
"Paddies"  from  the  field.  The  Colonel 
of  the  8th  very  kindly  informed  Cap- 
tain O'Driscoll  of  the  plot,  and  the  lat- 
ter prepared  his  "bo^-s"  for  the  scrim- 
mage by  giving  to  each  one  twenty 
rounds  of  ball  cartridges,  to  be  carried 
on  the  person,  not  in  their  regulation 
boxes.  Somehow  knowledge  of  this 
fact  became  known  to  the  bucolic  com- 
panies, and  their  anxiety  for  a  scrap 
with  the  Irish  lessened  rapidly  and  had 
no  actual  manifestation.  After  fifty 
years,  we  can  sj-mpathize  with  the 
words  of  a  contemporary  when  he  said, 
"It  was  indeed  a  matter  of  thanksgiv- 
ing that  no  attack  was  made,"  for  the 
men  wlio  subsequently  fought  for  the 
flag  on  so  many  fiercely  contested 
fields  would  not  have  yielded  a  single 
inch.  The  discretion  of  their  detract- 
ors was  commendable. 

Unfortunately,  the  lines  of  the  Jack- 
son (hiards  had  fallen  on  the  evil  days 
leading  up  to  the  famous  Know-Xoth- 
ing  spasm  in  national  life.  In  1854  this 
part}',  proclaiming  its  determination  to 
exclude  all  foreigners  from  political 
privileges,  triumphed  at  the  polls  and 
sent  a  practically  unanimous  Legisla- 
ture to  Boston  and  elected  as  Governor 
Henry  J.  Gardner.  One  of  the  refrains 
of  the  campaign  was  the  disbandment 
of  the  Irish  companies  in  tlie  militia, 
and  in  due  time  the  prnmise  was  kept. 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


Early  in  January,  1855,  Governor  Gard- 
ner, with  the  consent  of  the  Council, 
issued  the  order  disbanding  Irish  com- 
panies in  Boston,  Lawrence,  Lowell  and 
Worcester,  seven  in  all.  Great  was  the 
indignation  of  the  parties  chiefly  af- 
fected, and  other  people  blushed  that 
race  audi  creed  should  form  barriers  to 
the  performance  of  military  duty.  Of 
course    the    "Jacksons"    met    and    pro- 


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tested,  but  as  Colonel  John  Hay  has 
said  in  verses  of  a  later  day, 

"Vou  may  resolute  till  the  cows  come  home," 

they  could  not  overcome  the  stubborn 
fact  that  as  militiamen  they  no  longer 
existed.  The  Adjutant-general  of  the 
Commonwealth,  Ebenezer  Stone,  came 
to  the  city  February  17th,  and,  having 
broken  into  the  Company's  armory,  re- 
moved all  of  the  public  property  and 
carried  it  to  the  railroad  station  for 
transportation  to  Boston.  It  should  be 
stated  that  the  men  had  refused  to  give 


up  their  arms  and  eciuipments.  The 
spoliation  of  the  Armory  having  been 
learned  by  Captain  O'Driscoll,  he  has- 
tened to  secure  a  warrant  for  the  arrest 
of  General  Stone,  but  the  officer  was 
speedily  released  on  bail  by  Mayor  Geo. 
W.  Richardson.  February  20th,  there 
was  an  indignation  meeting  in  Fenwick 
Hall,  the  very  place  where  the  Company 
was  organized,  and  speech  was  rife  and 
earnest  over  the  untimely  end,  though 
the  outcome  was  the  conclusion  to  let 
the  matter  drop,  a  committee  having 
already  waited  upon  Benjamin  F.  But- 
ler of  Lowell,  subsec|uently  the  famous 
officer  and  statesman,  who  advised 
them  thus,  since  the  Governor  had  the 
pdwer  to  do  as  he  had  done.  Here  the 
matter  ended,  but  the  memory  rankled 
fur  many  a  long  day.  In  the  light  of 
later  history,  when  so  large  a  number  of 
these  despised  Irishmen  gave  their  lives 
for  their  adopted  country,  such  a  story 
as  that  outlined  seems  almost  incredi- 
ble. At  least  ten  of  the  names  borne 
on  the  rolls  of  the  "Jacksons"  reap- 
peared on  that  of  the  "Emmets"  when 
the  latter  Company,  under  Major 
Chas.  Devens,  in  April,  1861,  marched 
away  for  Baltimore.  A  large  propor- 
tion of  the  men  served  in  some  capac- 
ity between  Fort  Sumter  and  Appo- 
mattox. 

The  following  is  the  executive  action 
co\cring  the  disbandment  of  the  sev- 
eral  ci  impanies  : 


Commonwealth   of  Massachu.setts, 

Executive  Department, 

Council  Chamber,  Jan.  12th,  1855. 

The  Committee  on  the  Militia  to  whom  was 
referred  by  His  Excellency  the  Commander-in- 
chief  the  report  made  to  him  by  the  Adjutant- 
general  in  regard  to  the  composition  of  certain 
military  companies  mentioned  in  said  report,  the 
communication  of  Thomas  Cass,  Captain  of  Co. 
B,  of  the  5th  Regiment  of  Artillery,  and  also 
a  communication  from  B.  F.  Edmands,  Major- 
general  of  the  ist  Division  of  the  militia  of  the 
Commonwealth,  with  other  accompanying  doc- 
uments, have  considered  the  matter  referred  to 
them,  and  report  that,  from  the  evidence  fur- 
nished them,  they  believe  the  several  compa- 
nies named  in  the  report  of  the  Adjutant-gen- 
eral are  composed  of  persons  "foreigners  or  of 
foreign  extraction;"  that  His  Excellency  as 
Commander-in-chief  has  the  power  legal  and 
constitutional  to  disband  any  military  company. 


EMMET     GUARDS,     COMPANY     G. 


223 


with  the  ad\ice  and  consent  of  the  Council, 
and  that  for  the  reasons  so  strongly  set  forth  in 
the  inaugural  address  of  His  Excellency,  it  is 
expedient  that  all  of  said  companies  be  dis- 
banded. 

ALBERT  H.  NELSON, 

Chairman  of  the  Committee. 

The  order  of  disbandment  is  as 
follows  : 

Commonwealth  of  Mass.«iChusetts, 
Headquarters, 
Boston,  Jan.  12th,  1855. 

General  Order  No.  2. 

The  Commander-in-chief  having  approved 
the  above  advice  of  Council,  orders:  That  Com- 
panies B,  F  and  H  of  the  5th  Regiment  of 
Artillery,  Company  C  of  3d  Battalion  of  Light 
Infantry,  Company  A  of  5th  Regiment  of 
Liglit  Infantry,  Company  G  of  7th  Regiment 
of  Light  Infantry,  and  Company  D,  8th  Regi- 
ment of  Light  Infantry,  be.  and  the  same  are 
hereby  disbanded;  and  that  the  commissioned 
officers,  by  reason  of  such  disbanding,  be  honor- 
ably discharged  after  the  return  of  such  arms, 
equipments  or  other  property  in  their  possession 
as  belong  to  the  Commonwealth,  to  the  .•\dju- 
tant-general,  or  such  officer  as  he  shall  authorize 
to  receive  the  same.  Major-generals  William 
Sutton.  George  Hobbs  and  B.  F.  Edmands  are 
charged  with  the  execution  of  this  order,  so  far 
as  it  relates  to  the  companies  under  their 
respective  commands. 

By  the  order  of  His  E.xcellencv 

HENRY  J.  GARDNER. 
Governor  and  Commander-in-chief. 
EBENEZER  W.  STONE. 

Adjutant-general. 

The  work  of  time  in  righting  the 
wrongs  of  yesterday  is  well  illustratetl 
in  the  fact  that  a  statue  in  bronze  of 
Thomas  Cass  now  stands  in  the  Public 
Gardens  of  Boston,  not  so  far  from  the 
spot  where  his  Company  last  paraded. 
He  died  at  the  head  of  his  regiment, 
the  Ninth,  on  bloody  Malvern  Hill, 
July  I2th,  1862.  Somehow  there  is  in 
all  this  a  reminder  of  the  builders  and 
the  rejected  stone.  W'orcester's  Jack- 
son Guards  were  Conipan\-  D  of  the 
8th  Regiment. 

1859. 

Though  temporarily  suppressed, 
Irish  love  of  the  bugle  call  with  the 
answering  quickened  step  could  not  be 
held  in  abeyance  always,  so  four  and  a 
half  vears  afterwards  we  find  the  sons 
of    Erin    again    organizing    a    militarv 


c<)m])any.  Had  the  new.sjiaper.s  of  the 
day  a  small  jjart  of  the  enterprise  of 
the  present,  we  should  not  be  lacking 
the  exact  date  and  ])lace  of  meeting, 
but  "June,  1859."  is  as  near  as  the  word 
of  tradition  has  it.  However,  that 
painstaking  annalist.  Richard  O'Flynn, 
has  ])icked  u])  somewhere  a  leaf  from 
records  of  the  Company  and  duly  filed 
it  away,  and  upon  the  same  we  may 
read :  "Worcester.  July  8,  i860.  First 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Emmet 
Guards."  Either  the  organization  in 
June,  so  stated,  is  wrong  or  the*men 
arbitrarily  took  the  foregoing  date  as 
their  natal  day.  Only  two  leaves,  ap- 
parently, of  the  original  records  are  in 
existence  and  these  happily  Mr. 
O'Flynn  has  secured.  They  are  of 
dates  in  i860  and  '61.  On  organizing, 
IMatthew  J.  McCafferty,  subsequently 
a  prominent  figure  in  \\'orcester  and 
Massachusetts  alYairs.  was  made  cap- 
tain. Evidentlx-  the  new  soldiers  got 
to  work  at  once,  and  we  find  them 
marching,  drilling,  parading  and  trip- 
l)ing  the  "light  fantastic"  as  men  in 
tmiform  have  done  from  time  imme- 
morial. They  took  the  naiue  of  the 
Irish  leader  who,  tried  and  executed 
for  his  ])articipatiiin  in  rebellion  to 
r.ritish  ride  in  Ireland,  gave  before  his 
judges,  ere  sentence  of  death  was  pro- 
nounced, one  of  the  most  eloquent 
speeches  ever  uttered.  For  more  than 
a  century  school  boys  have  spoken 
the  dying  words  of  Robert  Emmet, 
and  to-day  tlu-y  are  just  as  eloquent  as 
when  they  fell  Inun  tiie  lips  of  that 
orator  and  ])atriot. 

Though  in  1859  Know-Xothings 
rode  on  their  raids  no  more  and.  under 
the  lead  of  Governor  X.  P.  Panks, 
Massachusetts  was  putting  herself  in 
excellent  sha])e  for  the  coming  trial  of 
war,  the  "Enunets"  did  not  become  a 
part  of  the  State's  military  arm  till 
1861.  Their  industrj-  in  the  drill-room 
had  not  been  in  vain,  and  when  trou- 
bles in  Charleston  Harbor  began  to 
foreshadow  open  hostilities,  and  the 
militia  of  the  Commonwealth  was  ar- 
ra\ing  itself  for  the  struggle,  this  ex- 
cellentlv     equipped     Worcester     Com- 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


pany,  not  in  the  militia,  volunteered  its 
services  to  Governor  John  A.  Andrew. 
Such  action  was  all  the  more  credita- 
ble since  these  young  men  had  grown 
to  honor  one  political  party,  and  to 
heartily  dislike  another.  Though  the 
latter  was  in  puwer.  when  it  came  to 
an  issue  between  union  and  disunion, 
with  them  there  was  not  one  moment 
of  hesitation,  and  they  readily  oft'ered 
all  that  they  had.  saying  that  they 
were  ready  to  march  at  an  hour's 
notice.  M.  S.  McConville  was  the 
Captain,     his     First     Lieutenant     was 


Dwiglit  Foster,  tendered  to  the  "Em- 
mets" a  place  in  the  militia  with  im- 
mediate service,  imder  the  National 
Go\-ernment.  The  Company  was  at 
once  called  together,  the  ]3roffer  was 
unanimously  accepted,  and  the  very 
next  night,  after  the  election  of  offi- 
cers, or  the  20th  of  April,  as  Company 
C  of  the  3d  Battalion  of  Rifles,  the 
"boys"  were  on  their  way  to  the  seat  of 
impending  war,  having  as  their  asso- 
ciate companies  the  City  Guards  of 
Worcester  and  the  Holden  Rifles,  bet- 
ter known  among  their  friends  as  the 


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HKKOES     KIL[.En     .\T     COLD     IIARI'.OK     jrXE 


Michael  O'Driscnll  (,f  the  "Jacksons," 
and  the  Second  Lieutenant  was  M.  J. 
McCafl'erty,  recently  Captain,  and  who 
years  before  had  been  offered  the  com- 
mand of  the  "Jacksons."  Thos.  O'Neill, 
later  to  fall  at  the  head  of  a  company 
in  the  23th,  was  Third  Lieutenant,  and 
Maurice  .Melaven  was  Fourth.  .\c- 
cording  to  the  story  as  told  by  the  late 
Major  McCaft'erty  himself,  Governor 
Andrew,      through      .Attorney-general 


"Kare  Ripes,"  and  it  is  worthy  of  men- 
tion that  the  '"Emmets"  and  "Hol- 
den^,"  now  marching  to  meet  a  com- 
nion  foe,  were  old-time  rivals  when 
the  men  from  the  hills  objected  to  the 
presence  of  the  men  with  a  brogue. 

Were  the  whole  story  of  the  "Em- 
mets" in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  to  be 
told  here,  there  would  be  no  space  left 
for  the  recital  of  later  deeds.  It  must 
suffice  to  state  that  their  three  months' 


E.MMICT     CL'AUDS,     COMPANY     G. 


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services  were  fdllciwed  liy  years  uf  stul)- 
l)orn  fighting  ihruughout  the  war.  Tlicy 
formed  the  nucleus  of  (."ompany  E  in 
the  2Sth,  of  Company  I  in  the  50th,  and. 
as  individuals,  they  enlisted  in  all 
branches  of  the  service  and  in  almost 
every  State  organization.  Wherever 
lliey  went,  whether  as  ot'licers  cir  en- 
listed men,  they  gave  good  accounts  of 
themselves,  and  effectually  disproved 
every  aspersion  of  those  wretched  davs 
in  the  Know-Xothing  fifties.  How  well 
they  fought  let  the  stories  of  O'Neill. 
Daly  and  McConville  tell.  Captain 
"Tom"  (  )'Xcill.  with  his  dying  message 
to  his  mother  of  devotion  to  countrv, 
and  with  the  folds  of  the  flag  pressed  to 
his  lips  as  he  passed,  will  long  remain 
an  object  lesson  for  Americans,  whether 
of  native  or  foreign  birth.  "Three  of 
them."  said  ("iencral  Josiali  Pickett, 
"went  <lciwn  in  the  single  battle  of  Cold 
Harbor,  and  when  T  asked  IMcConville 
if  he  knew  me,  as  he  lay  there,  his  life 
blood  fast  ebl)ing  aw^ay,  he  evidentlv 
recognized  me.  for  he  touched  tipon  a 
theme  often  discu.^sed  among  the  offi- 
cers, as  he  slowly  and  finally  exclaimed, 
'Seven  conscripts  and  a  man,"  appar- 
ently recalling  in  his  d\ing  fancv  some 
of  our  talk  over  cmr  crmunon  dislike  of 
conscripted  recruits."  All  of  the  "Jack- 
sdus"  have  gone  where  there  is  nn  dis- 
tinction of  race  nor  creed,  and.  uf  the 
older  generation  of  the  "Emmets."  onlv 
a  few  remain  to  enjoy  the  later  Imnors 
which  have  been  won  1)v  their  sons. 

The  war  period  put  an  end  \n  active 
home  work  imder  the  name  of  "Em- 
mets." but  when  the  strife  was  over  and 
the  veterans  came  home  once  more, 
they  and  like-minded  friends  organ- 
ized a  military  company  which  they 
called  "the  Sarsfield  Guards,"  after  that 
soldier  of  fortune  who  had  served  under 
I-'rench  colors  at  Xeerwinden  and  else- 
where in  the  Low  Countries,  losing  his 
life  finally  at  the  battle  of  the  Boyne  in 
\6<jo.  but,  wherever  fighting,  always 
steadfast  in  his  hatred  of  the  British 
foeman.  Joseph  H.  Corbett  was  their 
Captain,  and,  though  under  another 
name,  thev     still  aimed  to  carr\-  along 


the  older  niemories  of  the  "Jacksons" 
and  "Emmets."  They  were  frequently 
seen  in  parade  and  they  maintained  all 
of  their  traditional  pride  in  everything 
nn'litary. 

188 1. 

Thus  matters  progressed  till  Monday, 
i\'ov.  21st,  i88i,  when  in  response  to  a 
call  there  assembled  in  Integrity  Hall 
fifteen  \oung  men  of  Irish  descent,  who 
|)roceeded  to  organize  a  new  company 
for  military  purposes  and  named  it, 
like  the  one  of  twenty  years  before,  the 
"Emmet  Guards."  These  originators 
were  amtrng  the  representative  men  of 
their  people  in  the  city  and  they  made 
an  excellent  start.  Their  first  Captain 
was  Joseph  H.  Corbett,  late  of  the 
"Sarsfields."  now  merged  or  lost  in  the 
later  Company.  The  Eirst  Lieutenant 
was  John  j.  liughes;  the  Second,  Wil- 
liam Regan,  both  of  whom  will  be  rec- 
ognized as  subsecjuent  captains,  and 
Thomas  F.  McGauley  was  treasurer. 
As  an  independent  company  they  won 
laurels  from  their  superb  discipline  and 
drill,  but  it  was  not  till  1887  that  the 
Company  became  a  part  of  the  active 
militia  of  Massachusetts.  A  companv 
known  as  the  Jackson  Guards  of  another 
city  in  the  Conmionwealtli  had  been 
disljanded  by  the  ( loveruor  for  inetifi- 
ciency,  so  on  I^lay  10th,  1887,  after 
more  than  thirty  years,  our  Worcester 
successors  of  the  original  "Jacksons" 
came  at  last  into  their  own.  "Time  at 
last  makes  all  things  even,"  etc.  The 
situation  was  largely  brought  about  by 
Colonel  Fred  W.  \\'cllingtoii.  so  long 
a  pronn'nent  figure  in  the  military  affairs 
of  ^[assachusetts.  The  first  appearance 
of  the  "Emmets"  in  camp  was  at  Frain- 
inghani,  July  19th.  1887.  and  they  have 
been  regular  in  their  attendance  since. 
On  their  return  from  this  first  camp, 
they  paid  a  complimentary  visit  to 
Colonel  Wellington  to  express  their  ap- 
preciation of  his  interest  in  their  behalf. 
An  honorary  association  was  formed 
June  9th.  1887,  just  between  the  absorp- 
tion into  the  State's  forces  and  the 
journey   to   the   first   camp.        Jeremiah 


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emmi-:t    guards,    comi'axv    g. 


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Alurphy  was  cliairiiian,  RiclianU  )'l'lynn 
was  secretary,  and  he  was  sul)seiiucMnly 
elected  historian,  a  position  which  he 
has  filled  with  credit  to  hiniself  and 
honor  to  the  Company. 

\Mth  the  "Eniniets"  in  the  piping- 
times  of  peace,  this  narratiw  bas  little 
to  do.  The  careful  annali^l  keeps 
record  of  all  games,  contests,  dances, 
excursions  and  episodes  of  whatever 
nature,  but  the  printed  story  deals 
chiefly  with  the  Company's  experience 
when,  in  battle  array,  it  stood  for  the 
flag  and  the  rights  of  a  people  long  op- 
pressed and  long  struggling  to  free 
themselves  from  foreign  rule. 

1898. 

Though  the  wreck  of  the  Maine  was 
lying  beneath  the  waters  of  Havana 
Harbor  and  distant  baying  of  the  dogs 
of  war  was  distinctly  heard,  the  annual 
observance  of  the  birthday  of  Robert 
Emmet  was  held  in  March,  as  of  yore. 
On  the  3d,  or  the  eve  of  the  day  itself 
which  chances  to  coincide  with  that  of 
America's  Presidential  inaugural,  the 
actives  heard  an  eloquent  address  in 
Mechanics  Hall,  wherein  the  Rev.  Geo. 
W.  Pepper  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  set  forth 
the  merits  of  the  patriot  and  the  wrongs 
of  his  country,  while  the  veterans  nn 
the  4th,  around  the  festive  board,  did 
equal  justice  to  his  memory.  Perhaps 
the  imminence  of  war  gave  added  zest 
to  the  drills  of  March  and  April ;  cer- 
tainly there  was  no  falling  off  in  the 
ardor  of  the  citizen-soldier,  ^^'hen,  on 
the  29th  of  March,  they  had  their  an- 
nual visit  from  the  Inspector  General, 
J.  L.  Carter,  he  accorded  to  the  "Em- 
mets" the  very  highest  praise  in  that,  to 
express  his  sentiments  most  mildly, 
there  was  not  in  Massachusetts  a  better 
company.  Arrangements  were  made 
for  the  observance  of  the  anniversary  of 
the  Company  just  as  if  there  was  no 
possibility  of  the  intervention  of  grim- 
visaged  war.  At  their  Easter  ball,  given 
on  the  nth  of  April,  when  one  hundred 
and  fifty  couples  joined  in  the  festive  oc- 
casion, that  a  distant  cloud  was  in  the 
sky  appeared  only  in  the  refrain  of  cer- 


tain stanzas  which  graced  a  page  of  the 
e\ening's  prngramme.  the  final  verse 
running  thus  : 

"i!ut  if  WL-  imi.sl  go  to  meet  llic  lot", 

.■\iui  leave  our  dearest  homes: 
Then  God  have  mercy  on  those  Dons — 

Sagastas  or  Delomes — 
Tliey  will  drop  before  our  solid  lines 

Like  brown  leaves  in  the  fall: 
So  make  that  countersign,  'rejoice' 

At  the  Emmets'  Easier  Ball." 

As  April  progressed,  various  rumors 
readied  the  city  as  to  what  the  number 
of  men  in  the  companies  would  be  in 
case  of  war  and,  unofificially,  Captain 
Moynihan  w-as  advised  to  be  ready  to 
make  his  maximum  one  hundred  men, 
but  he  did  not  deem  it  necessary  to  act 
upon  this, for  his  waiting  list  gave  token 
of  no  trouble  in  that  direction.  .Vt  a 
Com]jany  mieting.  .\pril  nth.  it  was 
voted  unanimously  lo  tender  the  ser- 
vices of  Company  (!  in  case  of  war,  and 
to  notify  Colonel  Bogan,  thus  putting 
the  "Emmets"  first  among  Worcester 
\olunteers.  Sunday,  April  24th,  the 
Rev.  Daniel  P.  McGiillicuddy,  at  St. 
.'Stephen's  Church,  spoke  with  special 
reference  to  the  impending  duties  before 
the  Emmet  Guards,  and  ])romised  them 
the  prayers  of  the  faithful  during  all 
their  service  and  perils. 

The  action  of  C'ongress  looking  to  a 
war  with  Spain  over  the  wrongs  of 
Cuba  was  taken  .\pril  19th.  a  day 
laden  witli  Massachusetts  memories; 
President  McKinley  issued  his  procla- 
mation calling  for  troops  on  the  23d, 
and  Governor  Wolcott  followed  with  his 
call  to  the  State  troops  on  the  28th. 
.All  this  time  the  .\rmory  in  Worcester 
was  a  scene  of  abotu  all  the  excitement 
that  anv  one  edifice  could  hold.  When 
not  employed  in  their  respective  vo- 
cations, every  actual  and  every  would- 
be  militiaman  was  at  the  Armory, 
either  drilling,  discussing  the  chances 
of  war  or  trying  to  insure  an  oppor- 
tunitv  for  enrollment.  When  the  "Em- 
mets" came  together,  ?ilonday  the  25th, 
for  their  weekly  drill,  the  crowd  of  in- 
terested people  filled  all  tlie  approaches 
to  the  shed,  and  that  immense  room 
thev  surrounded  to  the  depth  of  many 
rows,  therein-  cutting  down,  materiallv. 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE    SPAXISII     WAR. 


M.  I-:.  IIiM  s.  Sn  n\ 

I  ilMMISSIOMMl  (]|-I- l(  I-;KS. 


tlic  s])aco  r(.-c|uirccl  fnr  ili-iU  and  evolu- 
tions. At  last  C'a|itain  Alnynihan  wa.^ 
conipi-llcd  to'  forcibly  rcj^nlalc  the  pres- 
sure of  the  crow.];  at  the  same  time 
there  was  a  largX'  force  of  the  police 
present  to  assist  in  the  maintenance  of 
order.  Durinij  the  entire  evenins;' 
Corporal  Corliss  was  in  the  Cornpan_\' 
room  takinjj  the  names  of  those  who 
wished  to  have  a  chance     for     service. 


riiiaiu;h  married  men  were  discouraged 
from  enrolhuent,  some  insisted  on  their 
rights  to  go  if  the}',  chose,  and  in  some 
cases  their  names  were  written. 

The  evening  of  Friday,  the  29th, 
brought  out  a  great  attendance  at  the 
Com]>an}-  room  and  the  matter  of  vol- 
imteering  was  fully  discussed.  Lieuten- 
ant Hurley  presided  anrl  s])oke,  setting 
forth  the  natm-e  of  the  work  before  the 


i-,mmI';t    ctauds.    company    (;. 


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tiK-n  ami  dcsiriiiii  to  know  how  many 
would  be  willing  to  subscribe  their 
names.  Every  metnber  of  the  Conii)aiiy. 
except  two,  was  present,  and  the  absent 
ones  sent  word  of  their  determination  to 
volunteer.  Not  a  man  failed  to  sisjn  his 
name,  and  the  newly  enrolled  brouijht 
th'.'  number  up  to  ninety-four,  including;' 
the  commissioned  ofificers.  Such  w,-is 
tlie  enthusiasm  that  a  iH»H\  start 
towards  a  regiment  could  have  been 
made  there  and  then.  While  the  Com- 
pany had  all  along  thought  that  the 
()th  Regiment  would  be  the  first  called 
out,  it  soon  appeared  that  the  2ncl 
would  •  report  in  camp  earlier,  but  the 
"Emmets"  were  practically  ready,  and 
though  each  day  and  night  they  re- 
paired to  the  familiar  Armory,  it  was 
not  so  much  for  preparation  as  for  talk 
and  the  comparison  of  notes.  Thus 
Sunday,  May  ist,  while  the  other  com- 
panies were  in  the  midst  of  bustle  and 
hurry,  the  "Emmets"  rather  made  it  a 
day  of  rest,  and  their  (|uarters  were  less 
thronged  than  on  any  day  since  the 
interest  began.  The  same  wa-^  prac- 
tically true  of  Mondav. 

Tuesday,  the  3d  of  May,  beheld  the 
departure  of  the  ^^'orce-t'•r  members  of 
the  2d  Regiment,  and  Company 
"G"  had  the  pleasure  of  looking  on  and 
seeing  how  departure  for  actual  war  ap- 
peared. Many  a  time  they  had  seen 
their  fellows  in  the  militia  depart  for  the 
muster  field  a'nl  had  given  little  thought 
to  the  sight,  but  this  time  Ihcy  saw  a 
citv.  as  it  were,  let  loose  just  because  a 
few  scores  of  men  in  uniforms  were 
marching  away  with  the  idea  of  seeing 
actual  service.  Fully  a  generation  of 
nominal  soldiers  had  been  marching 
and  drilling  without  an  opportunity  to 
see  what  war  was  like,  and  now  the  time 
has  come.  .\s  the  deiiarting  "boys" 
with  their  escort  went  by.  and  the  im- 
mensity of  the  throng  disclosed  itself,  it 
would  not  be  strange  if  some  of  the 
"Emmets"  wondered  if  the  turnout  on 
the  following  day  could  equal  that  cf 
the  3d.  There  was  a  throng  at  the 
Armory  Tuesday  evening  which  tested 
the   capacity  of     the     room.       Captain 


.Mi>\nih.in  \\a>  constantly  ini])orlnned 
fur  an  .  >ppi  irtmiily  to  enlist;  those  who 
were  surt'  nf  going  were  making  the 
linal  arrangement  for  the  morrow's  de- 
])arture.  Meanwhile,  in  a  banquet 
room,  the  honoraries  of  the  Company 
were  having  a  meeting,  in  which  neces- 
sarv  preparatifin  for  the  jiarade  of  the 
4th  was  furthereil.  ImIui  J.  Riordan 
presided  and  set  forth  tlie  objects  of  the 
meeting.  John  V.  O'Connor  and  John 
[•'.  H.  Moone\-  spoke  with  earnestness 
and  eloquence,  as  also  did  Jeremiah 
Murphy,  who  had  been  one  of  the  "Em- 
mets" in  the  days  of  civil  strife.  John 
|.  Coan,  an  honorary,  presented  each 
member  of  the  Company  a  pocket 
prayer  book. 

Tuesday  had  been  rainy  in  the  e.\- 
treme  and  all  the  night  rain  had  fallen, 
but  at  daybreak  the  skies  cleared  up  and 
the  "Emmets"  had  the  pleasure  of  leav- 
ing home  in  dry  attire  and  in  view  of 
nearly  cverv  man.  wcMuan  and  child  in 
Worce-ter.  'l"he  enthusiasm  which  had 
started  the  dav  before,  on  Wednesday 
reached  its  acme.  If  the  disagreeable 
weather  had  kept  any  one  at  home 
then,  there  was  no  such  reason  this  day, 
and  all  were  out.  I'.efore  8  a.m.  the 
Company  was  at  the  .\rmory,  every  man 
finding  something  to  do  at  this  the  final 
moment  The  assembly  was  sounded 
by  Nicholas  J.  Skerrctt.  the  newly  en- 
rolled musician,  and  the  response  was 
immediate.  Into  the  drill-shed  marched 
the  soldiers  and  formed  on  the  cast 
side.  Opnosite  them  were  the  honora- 
ries. whi'e  the  veterans  were  drawn  up 
at  the  north  end.  When  thus  formed 
in  a  hollow  sipiare  with  the  Company  at 
"parade  rest."  one  of  its  number  ap- 
peared with  the  flag  of  Erin. the  private 
property  of  the  men.  all  joining  in  vocif- 
erous applause :  but  this  was  only  a  be- 
ginning of  what  followed  when  the  Stars 
and  Stripes  appeared.  A  little  later 
Afayor  Rufus  R.  Dodge,  Jr,,  entered,  ac- 
companied bv  the  Rev.  Mgr.  Thomas 
(H-iffin.  Rev.  D.  F.  McCiillicuddy,  Gen- 
eral Josiah  Pickett,  (General  .A..  B.  R. 
.""{jrague.  Colonel  R.  H.  Chamberlain 
and  Colonel  E.  H.  Russell,  all  of  whoin 


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WOUrF.STKR     IX     THE    SPANISH     WAR. 


KMMirr     GUARDS, 


231 


were  received  w.lli  elieei>.  At  a  com- 
mand from  Captain  Moynihan,  the  Com- 
pany knelt  when  the  Rev.  Father 
McGilHcuddy  offered  prayer,  every  one 
uncovering.  Then  at  "attentinn"  the 
men  stood  and  heard  l'"atiicr  Mdlilli- 
cuddy  in  a  lirief  address,  and  he  was 
followed  hv  Mayor  Dodge  and  Mgr. 
(lrit¥in. 

With  the  management  in  tlie  hands  of 
Colonel  Fred  W.  Wellington,  it  might 
be  expected  that  the  line  would  be 
formed  on  time.  The  Colonel  had  an 
efTicient  staff  consisting  of  Chief,  Lieu- 
tenant James  Early;  Stirgeon,  Dr. 
Ceorgc  W.  McAleer;  aids.  Captain 
^^'illialTl  Hickey,  John  J.  Rogers,  Wil- 
liam J.  Tansey,  Patrick  J.  Bradshaw.  J. 
Frank  Quinn  and  John  J.  Riordan : 
Bugler,  I'eter  F.  Sullivan.  Promptly  at 
Q  o'clock  a.m.  the  right  of  the  line  was 
taken  by  Post  to,  G.  A.  R.,  under  the 
command  of  Daniel  E.  Burbank.  having 
one  hundred  and  fifty  men.  I'ifly  .^ons 
of  Veterans  came  ne.xt,  and  after  them 
three  hundred  Floly  Cross  students 
marched,  they  having  secured  a  holiday 
for  the  occasion ;  they  bore  the  college 
colors,  viz.,  purple,  and  small  national 
flags  and  all  along  the  route  they  gave 
their  college  yells ;  there  were  ninety 
members  of  the  Catholic  Young  Men's 
Lvceum.  and  sixty  boys  from  St.  John's 
Parochial  School,  while  thirty  boys  of 
the  Classical  High  School  follow-ed 
after:  then  came  uniformed  men  of  the 
Consolidated  Street  Railway,  Knights 
of  Columbus.  St.  Paul's  Lyceum,  three 
companies  of  the  A.O.H.,  Father  Math- 
ew  and  St.  John's  Cadets,  St.  .Xnne's 
Temperance  Society,  seventy-five  men  of 
St.  John's  Guild;  nearly  one  hundred 
members  of  the  Honorary  Company 
marched  under  the  direction  of  John  J. 
Riordan,  Daniel  Downey,  William  H. 
Toner,  Francis  P.  McKeon  and  T.  J. 
McAuliffe.  The  Emmet  veterans  were 
in  command  of  Captain  William  J.  Re- 
gan. After  several  carriages  bearing 
citizens,  was  a  barge  having  aboard 
forty  children  of  St.  John's  Parochial 
School,  who  tnade  themselves  heard  by 
their  songs  and  cheers. 


The  Company  was  tilled  to  its  max- 
imum, having  seventy-four  enlisted 
men  and  three  commissioned  officers. 
Everywhere  along  the  route  was  a  surg- 
ing mass  of  humanity.  Few 'people  in 
Worcester  let  the  day  pass  without  a 
glance  at  the  departing  soldiers,  and  as 
for  the  lamilies  represented  in  the 
marching  line,  evidently  no  one  had 
lieen  left  at  home.  .\s  the  "Emmets" 
passed  the  high  wall  in  front  of  the 
Court  House,  they  encountered  the 
older  pupils  of  thcThomas  Street  School, 
who  sjilnled  theni  with-- 

"Tlic  limiiicts  arc  bravo. 
The  Emmets  are  true. 
The  Emmets  arc  all  rij;ht. 
Ami  the  Rod.  White  and  Blue." 

Then  changing  in  to  the  strains  of  ".\mcr- 
ica"  thev  continued  till  the  soldiers  were 
out  of  hearing.  The  buildings  along  the 
route  were  elaborately  decorated,  and 
from  manv  a  window  came  words 
of  cheer  as  the  line  moved 
swiftly       by.  When        passing       the 

Citv  ITall,  on  the  southward  way. 
the  (^impany  was  i)resentcd  a  beautiful 
stand  of  colors  by  a  committee  of  the 
Knights  nf  Ri>l)ert  F.nimet,  consisting 
of  Dr.  lolm  1".  McGillicuddy,  James 
Cunningham  and  Patrick  O'Brien.  This 
was  done  without  formality.  Captain 
Movnihan  receiving  the  flag  for  the 
Company.  .\t  City  Hall  there  was  a 
large  partv  of  officials  and  friends  who 
greeted  the  men  with  heartiest  cheers.  It 
was  here  that  the  band  struck  up  an  air 
dear  to  every  Irish  heart,  and  listeners 
went  wild  with  delight  as  they  caught 
the  strains  of  "The  Wearing  of  the 
Green."  Soon  the  line  wheeled  into 
Front  Street,  always  a  difficu't  th'ng  to 
do  when  excitement  runs  high.  This 
time  it  required  a  deal  of  persuasion 
and  some  force  on  the  part  of  the  police 
to  make  the  way  clear  for  the  departing 
Company,  but  it  was  done  and  the  street 
became  a  gauntlet,  not  of  foes,  but  of 
friends  who  wanted  to  say  "good-by"  to 
associates  who  were  on  their  way  it 
might  be  to  battle  and  death.  It  is  safe 
to  state  that  the  street  never  held  more 


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UORCESTKK     I\     Till-:     STAXISll     WAR. 


peo])Ie  than  wIkmi  the  '"Emmets" 
marched  through  on  the  4th  of  May, 
1898.  Throughout  the  progress  "Cou- 
chee,"  the  canine  mascot  of  the  Com- 
pany, kept  his  place,  evidently  proud  of 
the  distinction  accorded  him,  though  no 
blandishment  from  the  outside  throng 
could  draw  liini  from  the  line.  He  plod- 
ded along  as  jiroiid  as  any  biped,  wear- 
ing his  blanket  of  green  on  whicli  were 
the  words,  "I  am  going  to  Cuba  :  where 
are  you  going?" 

Long  before  Union  Station  was 
reached,  it  had  become  a  crowding, 
seething  mass  of  humanity,  every  one 
intent  on  having  a  iiarting  word  or 
hand-shake  with  the  "boys"  as  they  em- 
barked. Even  car  roofs  and  those  of 
offices  in  the  train  shed  had  1)een  |ire- 
empted  and  e\'er\'  inch  nf  space  wa-~  nc- 
cupied.  It  rei|uired  llie  ciiml)ined  ef- 
forts of  the  ])olice  and  certain  well- 
placed  and  well-meaning  friends  to  kee]) 
the  crowds  where  a  wa}-  might  be  made 
for  the  soldiers  to  clamber  aboard  the 
train.  Personal  jiartings  had  been  had 
elsewhere,  so  there  was  iici  delay  fur 
last  farewells,  but  now  and  tlien  ,-i  Innd- 
some  bouquet  proclaimed  ihal  friends 
were  determined  that  the  recii)ients 
sJKniId  niit  g'n  awa\'  mirenienib<T'>il 
'\\'hile  tin's  scene  is  enacted,  the  l)ands. 
mindful  "f  the  ijroprieties,  are  playing 
".\iild  bang  .'<vne"  and  "The  Cirl  T 
T,efl  r.eliind  .Me."  :ind  it  wa-  irider  the 
spell  of  such  siiunils  that  tlie  train 
ii(i\ril  out.  le;i\inL;'  tlie  nuiltitnde  satis- 
fied that  Worcester  b:id  given  the 
"bciv-"  ,-|  .send-off  tli.at  all  c  .ncerned 
might  well  be  ])roiid  1  if. 

(  )n  reaching  .^onth  braming]i;im.  the 
march  to  Camp  l)e\\(,'\.  ;drea(l\  estab- 
lished by  the  21I  Reginienl,  wa-  (|uickl\ 
made  and  cordial  g)-eelings  were  i'.\- 
chaiiged  with  the  other  Worcester  boys 
who  had  ]ireceded  the  "b.imnets"  by  a 
single  day.  Tents  were  s])et-dil\  occu- 
])ied  and  very  soon  the  chief  subject  of 
conversation  liecame  tin-  ini] lending  ex- 
aminations and  tin'  |ii'o])abilities  of  an 
earl\-  departure  for  the  scene-  of  eon- 
Ibct.  In  the  e\ening  came  the  lii'sl 
camp-tire,  and    it     was    appreciat^■d,  not 


IvMMKT    CC.MMIS    IN    (    \.\ie     I)KW1':V 


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only  fni-  its  clu'crful  li^lit,  l)Ut 
for  its  heat,  t|uite  coniiin-tini;-  in 
this  night  of  early  May.  l'"iftecn  tires 
were  lighted  throughout  the  camp,  each 
one  using  a  cord  of  wood,  the  same  be- 
ing a  gift  from  Colonel  H.  E.  Converse 
of  the  Governor's  Staff.  Kach  day 
brings  this  cnntribution  from  the  hirge- 
hearted  officer,  and  the  builders  of  each 
pile  try  to  make  theirs  the  highest.  A 
topmost  object  they  designate  as  Jack, 
and,  as  the  fire  blazes  up,  the  men  watch 
to  see  Jack  fall  and  Jill  come  tumbling 
after. 

Company  G,  as  it  made  the  trip  from 
Worcester  to  camp,  had  the  full  numljer 
of  men  required,  though  several  mem- 
bers of  the  Company  had  been  dis- 
couraged from  going  on  account  of  fam- 
ilies and  other  cogent  reasons.  l-"ollow- 
ing  are  the  names  of  those  who  wwr  in 
line  and  drew  the  merited  api>lanse  of 
patriotic  Worcester : 

Captain.  Jeremiah  J.  Moynihan, 
First  Lieut..  >hitllie\v  E.  Hincs, 
Second  I.ieul..  John  F.  Hurley, 
Sergeant.  William  E.  McCann. 

Michael  J.  Horan. 

William  F.  Casey. 

Patrick  J.  Moynihan, 
Corporal,  John  J.  Corliss, 

Charles  Degnan, 

Michael  McCartin, 

John  D.  McSweene.w 

Thos.  F.  Lavin. 

James  F.  King. 
Musician.  Peter  F.  Sullivan. 

Nicholas  J.  Skerrett. 


Patrick  J.  Prenilivillc 
John  G.  Green. 
John  Larkin. 
Thos.  F.  Kellihcr. 
John  E.  Casey. 
Henry  W.  Baldwin. 
Patrick  I.  Sullivan, 
Jilichael  J.  Flynn. 
Michael  C.  Brophy, 
James  A.  Casey. 
James  F.  Larner. 
Frank  H.  Doran. 
Thos.  F.  Wiseman. 
James  P.  Holmes, 
Henry  Sullivan. 


Timothy  Leary. 
Daniel  W.  O'Connor. 
Edward  R.  Barker, 
Bernard  F.  Campbell. 
Chas.  E.  Kenney. 
John  F.  Murphy, 
James  V.  Sullivan, 
James  F.  ^[cTiernan, 
Hugh  McGuirc, 
John  E.  Sullivan. 
Robert  H.  Rooncy. 
John  J.  Creaven. 
Henry  Griffin, 
Frank  P.  Doyle. 
Edward  Bradv, 


Thos.  F.  Foley, 
Frank  E.  Joyce, 
John  H.  Sweeney. 
John   H.  lloran, 
Geo.  W.  Brosnan. 
John  I'arrcll. 

Patrick  D.  O'Keeh 
Timothy  J.   Burns. 
Michael  Delaney. 
Patrick  Dolan, 
John  J.  Fitzgerald, 
James  Connelly. 
Edward  H .  Ryan, 
Edward  Sullivan, 
Michael  Garrett, 
John  A.  Kennedy, 
Edward  H.  Lyons, 


James  G.  McGrath, 
James  M.  Barrett, 
Frank  Forrest, 
Daniel  Gardner, 
David  J.  Burke. 


UlUUflTS. 


John  O'Callahan, 
h'raiik  J.  Gilchrist, 
■•"rank  Callahan, 
Thomas  O'Brien, 
William  H.  Murphy, 
Charles  G.  Corcoran, 
I'rank  C.  Leonard. 
1  lenry  J.  Martin, 
John  J.  Loftus, 
Dennis  Dovle. 


Thursday  indticted  the  rcruits  into 
the  pleasures  of  drill  at  the  hands  of  the 
non-coiumissioned  officers,  and  all  were 
|nit  throtigh  a  setting-up  exercise  for 
the  sake  of  the  physical  examinations 
which  were  |)ending.  Though  many 
times  there,  camji  did  not  seem  to  the 
old  timers  a-  it  had  done  in  former 
years  wlien  all  was  jollity  and  fun.  The 
Company  street  is  adorned  with  a  ten- 
inch  luortar  '■hell,  the  gift  to  Private? 
Ji.lni  v..  Casey  and  !'.  J.  .^^nllivan  by 
|ohn  O'l'.rien  oi  Sotith  I'raniingham, 
the  saiue  having  been  picked  up  by  him 
on  ?\Iarye's  Heights,  I'redericksburg.  in 
1862,  he  being  at  that  time  a  member  of 
the  "Emmets."  Connnissioned  officers 
had  to  appear  first  l)efore  the  examina- 
tion board. and  wlien  the  Captain  and  his 
TJentenants  were  seen  returning  they 
were  objects  of  the  most  careful  .scru- 
tiny by  all  the  men.  It  soon  appeared 
that  Captain  Moynihan  and  Lieutenant 
Hurley  had  jiassed  the  ordeal,  but 
Lieutenant  Hines  had  gone  down,  much 
to  the  regret  of  himself  and  all  his 
friends.  He  liad  been  in  the  Company 
from  its  reorganization  in  i88t,  and  he 
had  moved  uj),  step  by  step,  to  his  Lieu- 
tenancy by  force  of  merit.  It  seemed 
too  bad  that  he  should  be  thrown  out. 
but  the  rules  were  inexorable  and  he 
would  not  apply  for  re-examination. 
Dr.  1.  T.  McC;iilicuddy  of  Worcester 
visited  the  camp  and  looked  over     his 


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WORCESTER     l\     THE    Sl'AXISIl     WAR. 


)i-i-i(  i;rs.  xixtii    ki:i;imi:.\i\   mass 


"Emniet"  friciuls,  prunouncing  tlicni 
s(jund,  in  his  opinion.  Rain  and  the  fail- 
ure of  their  First  Lieutenant  to  pass  the 
examination,  niaile  the  ni,Lclit  in  camp  a 
dull  one. 

I'Yidav  and  .'^^atnrdaw  tlic  dth  and  7th, 
are  memoralilc  in  th.it  tlicn  the  en- 
listed men  of  C"omiian)-  "( i"  had  their 
trial  at  the  hands  of  Lieutenant  Weaver 
and  Surgeon  .Magurn,  and  that  all  the 
original  Company  passed  except  four. 
Every  non-C(.)nnin'ssioned  officer  went 
thriiiigh  anil  naturally  the  men  felt  not 
a  little  exalted.  e>pccially  when  they  re- 
called the  complimentary  words  of 
Lieutenant  Weaver  of  the  regular  army. 
To  make  camp  life  a  little  easier,  John  J. 
firiffin  of  Worcester  sent  down  twenty 
mattresses,  and,  to  save  the  boys  from 
excessive  dampness,  it  is  hinted  that 
each  one  contained  a  sovereign  specific 
acrain^t  chills.  Tn  the  distrilnition  of  gifts 


■"Couchee"  was  not  forgotten,  for  there 
was  a  bed,  too,  for  him ;  and  why  not  ? 
He  was  alreadv  the  best  known  party  in 
Camp  Dewey.  There  is  a  gradual 
straightening  up  in  the  matter  of  disci- 
pline and  the  regiment  improves  accord- 
ingly. That  the  vacant  places  may  be 
filled  at  once,  Lieutenant  Hurley  and 
.Sergeant  ^NlcCann  go  to  Worcester  for 
reciniits.  Lieutenant  Hines  went  also, 
but  he  was  not  to  return,  and  his  old  as- 
sociates very  properly  gave  him  part- 
ing cheers  and  sang,  "The  X'acant 
Ciiair."  It  was  hard  work  for  the  officer 
to  command  his  feelings  sufiicieiUly  to 
respond. 

Tiie  first  Sunday  in  camp  for  the 
"iMnmets"'  was  nor  an  ideal  one,  as  the 
wind  blew  a  hurricane  and,  owing  to 
some  misunderstanding  at  home,  the  ex- 
pected visitors  did  not  materialize. 
.Somehow,  the     iiupression     had     gone 


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235 


abroad  in  Wrircestcr  that  citizens  would 
not  be  athiiittcd  to  the  camp,  so  they 
stayed  away,  but  the  solcHers  had  their 
rehgious  service,  and  the  Worcester  men 
of  the  Ninth  were  conspicuous  for  their 
white  gloves,  overcoats  and  the  prayer 
books sorecently  presented  to  them.  The 
service  was  conducted  ill  the  mess-house, 
and  Rev. Fr. J. D.Colbert  of  Hopkinton 
officiated  in  the  absence  of  the  Chaplain. 
An  altar  had  been  improvised  at  one  end 
of  the  room  and  fully  1200  men  were 
present,  many  attending  from  other  reg- 
iments. 

From  this  time  forward  till  the  last 
day  of  May,  the  Ninth  was  to  be  in  a 
ferment  of  excitement  as  to  when  it  was 
to  depart,  and  what  its  destination. 
Hope  deferred  made  many  a  heart  sick, 
and  the  would-be  fighters  of  Spain  at 
times  thought  their  lives  in  camp  any- 
thing but  what  they  had  pictured  real 
armv  life  to  be.  However,  there  is 
something  doing  every  day  and  very 
small  items  will  create  a  deal  of  conver- 
sation. ]^lany  a  time  the  regiment  was 
on  the  point  of  leaving,  but  the  next  day 
found  it  still  in  Camp  Dewey.  On  the 
loth,  Tuesday,  C.overnor  Wolcott  made 
his  appearance,  was  cordially  greeted  as 
he  deserved,  and  every  soldier  wondered 
what  his  missii-)n  was.  Whatever  his 
errand,  it  did  not  seem  to  especially  af- 
fect the  status  of  the  Ninth. 

The  formal  celebration  of  the  Com- 
panv  anniversary,  due  this  day.  and  for 
which  a  committee  had  been  appointed, 
was  not  had.  more  important  business 
being  in  hand,  but  many  of  the  boys 
tiiought  of  it  just  the  same.  However, 
Captain  Moynihan  was  not  allowed  to 
forget  it,  since  his  fellow  nieinbers  of  the 
Worcester  police  force  sent  down  to 
him  a  brierwood  pipe  and  a  quantity  of 
tobacco. 

The  next  day,  or  the  nth.  the  "Em- 
mets" were  sworn  into  the  U.  S.  service 
at  II  o'clock  a.m.  :\Iany  familiar  faces 
were  missed  from  the  ranks  and  corre- 
sponding new  ones  appear.  The  failure 
of  First  Lieutenant  Hines  to  pass  the 
physical  requirements  resulted  in  the 
promotion  of  Second  Lieutenant   Hur- 


ley and  the  advancement  of  IHrst  Ser- 
geant William  !•:.  McCann  to  the  vacant 
place.  Tiirough  these  changes.  Second 
Sergeant  M.  C.  Horan  became  the  or- 
derly, and  he  made  an  excellent  one. 
His  comrades  recite  with  pride  the  fact 
that,  having  committed  to  memory  the 
names  of  all  the  "Emmets,"  from  first  to 
last,  he  never  used  a  book,  but  at  roll- 
call  went  through  the  entire  list  me- 
moriter.  In  this  respect,  "G"  Com- 
pany was  quite  tlu'  eipial  of  the  reg- 
ulars. 

Had  the  Governor  any  power  as  an 
intercessor  for  the  deposed  officers,  it 
was  evident  that  he  failed  to  use  it. 
Private  T'rosnan  is  postmaster  at  the 
regimental  headquarters,  and  Peter  F. 
Sullivan  becomes  a  member  of  the  non- 
commissioned regimental  staff,  he  being 
one  of  the  two  principal  musicians. 
Fifty  Knights  of  Robert  Eiumet  came 
down  from  \\'orcester  with  a  large  silk 
national  flag,  which  J.  H.  Halpin  pre- 
sented to  the  Company,  wishing  every 
one  a  successful  campaign.  Captain 
Moynihan  happily  accepted  in  an  ap- 
propriate s])eech.  'Phe  flag,  how^ever,  had 
to  be  carried  l)ack  to  the  "Emmet" 
rooms  in  the  .\rmory,  since  it  could  not 
be  borne  by  the  Company. 

The  muster-in  of  the  Ninth  was  ac- 
complished five  minutes  before  that  of 
the  Eighth,  so  it  stood  next  to  the  Second 
in  point  of  senioritv.  yet  the  rivalrv  was 
intense  as  to  which  should  leave  Camp 
Dewev  first.  Had  our  boys  any  way  of 
influencing  the  War  Department,  they 
would  have  been  oflf.  with  or  without 
their  full  complement  of  men,  and,  as  for 
e(|uipmcnts,  they  would  have  trusted  to 
Providence  for  them.  When  they  did 
get  awav,  they  found  that  some  states 
had  verv  little  notion  of  what  regiments 
should  possess  when  they  reported  for 
duty.  Happily,  the  leadership  was  not 
in  the  hands  of  the  boys  and  they  had  to 
wait  till  the  proper  time  came.  During 
these  days  the  "Emmets"  heard  the  Ar- 
ticles of  War  read  and  explained,  and  the 
transition  from  Caterer  James  E.  :Mc- 
Xeil  of  .\atick  to  Company  cooks  was 
etTected.       .\t  breakfast,  May  12th,  be- 


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237 


gan  regular  army  rations  ami,  thi>ugli 
the  caterer's  dishes  were  used,  absti- 
nence from  butter  and  milk  was  ex])eri- 
enced.  Timothy  H.  Flurns,  who  had 
been  in  the  regulars,  was  made  chief 
cook,  and  Frank  Doyle  became  his  as- 
sistant. Msitors  from  the  home  city  are 
numerous,  and  many  nf  them  dn  not 
forget  ti)  bring  alrmg  items  which 
cheer  the  hearts  and  minds  of  the  snl- 
diers. 

The  departure  of  the  2d  Regiment  on 
the  1 2th  left  a  large  vacuum  on  the  canij) 
ground  and  the  Worcester  boys  werr 
lonesome,  for  visiting  hail  been  a 
popular  diversion  among  the  companies 
from  the  Heart  of  the  Connnonwealth. 
Then  came  additional  anxiety  lest  the 
Eighth  should  precede  the  Ninth  in 
getting  off,  and  when  on  the  morning  of 
the  13th,  Colonel  Pew's  boys  were  seen 
striking  their  tents,  those  of  the  Ninth 
were  nearl\-  frantic,  but  when  the  move- 
ment developed  into  a  simple  exercise 
of  striking  and  pitching  tents,  the  over- 
anxious lads  cooled  down  a  bit.  Quar- 
termaster Sergeant  J.  F.  Corliss,  who 
was  promoted  from  the  corporalcy,  is  be- 
coming a  very  useful  oi^cial.  and,  owini; 
to  his  thoughtful  services,  the  men  are 
faring  as  to  rations  considerably  better 
than  those  in  some  of  the  other  com- 
panies. Evidently  the  .Sergeant  ha- 
talents  in  the  hotel  running  line.  .\t 
about  10  o'clock,  in  the  evening  of  tlu- 
13th,  a  large  part  of  the  8th  Regiment, 
apparently,  went  wild  in  their  expecta- 
tion that  they  were  to  get  away  first,  and 
were  to  go  to  Chickamauga.  In  their 
mad  deiight  ihey  tore  through  the 
streets  of  the  Ninth,  doing  their  best,  in 
the  language  of  the  day,  "to  rub  it  in" 
to  the  boys  who  were  to  be  left.  Some 
of  them  packed  up  their  superfluous  ef- 
fects and  sent  them  ofif.  so  certain  were 
thev  that  the  auspicious  day  for  them 
had  come.  Perhaps  there  was  no  con- 
nection between  this  irruiition  of  the 
Eighth  and  the  desire  of  the  "lunmets" 
to  visit  home,  but  many  of  them,  with 
their  friends  of  other  companies,  having 
left  camp  other  than  by  the  "straight 
gate,"  had  to  return  luider  escort  and  ti 


learn  that  I'nited  Slates  soldiering  is 
not  fun,  but  downright  business. 

Saturday,  the  two  regiments  were  re- 
viewed by  the  (jovernor,  and  he  was 
jileased  to  say  jjleasant  words  in  behalf 
of  the  Ninth,  to  which  Colonel  Ijogan 
replied. 

The  13th  brought  another  .Sunday  in 
camp  and  religious  services  were  held  in 
the  open  air,  an  altar  having  been  ar- 
ranged at  Colonel  f'lOgan's  tent.  The 
(ifficiating  clergyman  was  the  Rev.  Fr. 
Alichael  Dclaney  of  Soutli  Framing- 
ham.  .\gain  fully  1200  men  were  sin- 
cere worshippers,  glad  of  an  opportunity 
to  testify  of  their  obligations  to  (Jod, 
but  unpropitious  rain  cut  out  the  parade 
which  the  Colonel  was  anxious  to  have 
in  the  afternoon.  However,  the  visitors 
came  and  the  dam])ness  gave  the  boys 
a  chance  to  loan  h.ats  and  capes  to  tiie 
fair  ones  who  otherwise  might  get  dan- 
gerously wet,  and  many  a  lad  laughed  to 
see  how  \enus  appeared  when  appareled 
in  th'^  armor  of  Mars.  To  Captain 
Moynihan,  some  thoughtful  friend  sent 
a  box  of  Spanish  cigars  with  tlie  clieer- 
ful  injmiction,  "Burn  the  Spaniards 
while  waiting  to  eat  them." 

Once  more  it  is  the  lot  of  the  Ninth 
to  sav  "good-bv"  to  departing  friends, 
since  the  Eighth  really  gets  away  on  the 
i6th,  and  a  larger  vacancy  than  ever  is 
evident  on  the  "old  camp  ground."  Our 
bins  did  the  ])olite  and  gracious  act  in 
seeing  their  friends  off,  yet  they  could 
not  supjn-ess  a  wonder  as  to  just  what 
so  much  energy  as  they  knew  they  pos- 
sessed was  held  back  for.  However, 
there  are  less  rivals  on  the  field  now  and, 
in  their  new  brown  uniforms,  they  have 
oceans  of  space  to  gambol  in.  \\'orces- 
ter  friends  arc  not  oblivious  of  the 
gnawing  api)etites  of  the  men  in  camp, 
and  accordingly,  through  Michael  L. 
Russell,  they  send  down  a  goodly  quan- 
titv  of  pies  and  puddings.  Possibly 
some  of  the  people  at  home  remembered 
the  old  ballad,  and,  knowing  how  badly 
the  boys  felt  over  being  left,  they 
thought  thev  would  give  them  a  chance 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPAXISH    WAR. 


"Hunks  of  cukl  pudding  ;ind  pieces  of  pii 
My  mamma  gave  to  me  if  I  would  not  ci 

To  further  relieve  the  melancholy 
the  hour,  a  tin  pan  concert  or  confus 
is  had  and  the  ear  detects  amidst  the 
the  words,  "Remember  the  Maine, 
member  the  Alaine,  the  Irish  Ninth, 
h — 1  with  Spain,"  the  Sixth  introduc 
such  \'ariation  in  the  third  line  as  tl 
name  and  number  suggest. 

Tuesday  is  a  dull  day,  there  are 
mors  of  going  to  Long  Island  and  to 
Philippines,  and  the  (;'<>li>nel  declares 


the 


I.k-iilenant.cnlont.l    Xintli     lU-i_'inK-nt,    Ma^s..    f.  S,    W 

readines.";  to  go  anywliere,  but  the  nec- 
essary summons  is  not  heard.  Mean- 
time there  is  drill  for  all  and  the  sol- 
diers make  the  best  of  it.  Orders  come 
for  the  going  of  the  Sixth,  and  it 
looks  as  though  the  Xinth  woidd  be 
"the  last  rose  of  summer,  left 
blooming     alone."  Tn      the      even- 

ing, led  bv  the  regimental  band  under 
the  direction  of  Chief  P.ugler  James  V.. 


Sullivan,  the  whole  regiment  marched  to 
the  headquarters  of  the  Sixth,  and  with 
that  body-  appeared  at  Colonel  Wood- 
ward's c|uarters.  where  they  cheered  him 
and  the  band  played  "Auld  Lang  Syne" 
and  "Farewell,"  but  from  Colonel  W. 
the\-  got  only  a  how  instead  of  a  speech, 
for  which  they  clamored.  This  sort  of 
fun  was  kept  n\)  till  long  after  "taps," 
and  it  took  alxiut  all  the  authority  the 
oflicers  had  to  restore  tlie  (|uiet  1)efilting 
a  well-ordered  camp. 

Still  continues  the  period  of  expect- 
:incv.  The  Sixth  is  packe<l  ready  for  the 
final  orilers  and  the  Ninth  is  as  ever  on 
the  anxious  scat.  Their  friends  have 
cnnie  down  from  Worcester  and  re- 
turned so  many  times  that  "good-bys" 
have  been  worn  almost  threadbare.  It 
is  pleasant  to  meet  them  and  to  use_  the 
nice  things  which  they  bring,  but  it  is 
a  prettv  dull  kind  of  war.  There  is 
annther  last  night  of  frolic  with  the 
1)oys  of  the  Sixth,  and  poetic  talent  is 
drawn  upon  for  rhymes  like  these: 
■•oil  Blanco,  Blanco  — Bunco  rare, 

(  )h,  you're  an  awful  blufif; 
I'.ul  wlien  the  gth  will  go  down  there 

They'll  make  you  cry,  enough." 

As  usual,  rumors  arc  rife  and  in  their 
minds  the  men  are  ordered  to  all  parts 
,,f  the  habitable  globe,  and  whatever  the 
state  of  depression  they  never  lack  for 
subjects  of  conversation.  Governor  Wol- 
cott  makes  his  accustomed  visit,  giving 
connnissions  and  advice  to  the  regiment 
about  to  depart.  It  was  late  in  the 
evening  of  the  tOth  that  a  man  at- 
tempted to  run  the  guard  and  a  deal  of 
rxcitement  was  the  result.  To  the  brd- 
liant  imagination  he  was  a  spy  or  em- 
jssarv  of  Spain,  bent  on  doing  some 
mischief  to  the  honest  campers  waiting 
for  the  word  ".go."  Whatever  he  was, 
the  episode  was  a  boon  to  the  camp, 
since  it  served  for  an  offset  to  the  tedium 
of  waiting.  To  the  heated  imagination 
of  some  oi  the  boys,  a  large  slice  of 
Cuba  had  bv  some  hocus  pocns  been 
moved  close  bv  the  guard  line  of  Camp 
Dewev.  Friday,  the  20th,  witnessed  the 
going' of  the  Sixth,  and  now  the  Ninth 
has  The  field  all  to  itself,  yet  it  is  not 
])rou(l  thereat. 


EMMI'/r     CITARDS.      CI  IM  I'A  N  Y      ('. 


239 


In  the  eveiiiiiL;-,  to  drive  a\va\  dull  care 
and  to  change  the  subject  from  Spanish 
spies  et  al.,  a  dance  is  improvised,. a  real 
old-fashioned  stag-  dance,  and  with 
music  and  the  whir!  of  feet  the  hours 
pass  from  7  to  10.30  p.m.  Saturday,  the 
21  St,  conies  Congressman  h'itzgerald 
from  Boston,  and  he  is  always  enter- 
taining. The  spy  fracas  resolves  itseU" 
into  a  bricklayer  from  Charlestown, 
somewhat  ofT  his  "lay"  through  tarrying 
too  long  with  the  ruby.  Sundav  brought 
10,000  visitors  who  enjoyed  the  dress 
parade  of  the  regiment.  TIt;  crowd 
was  the  largest  of  any  since  the  opening 
of  the  camp,  Worcester  sending  down  a 
well-laden  contingent  to  make  happy 
the  boys  and  to  show  the  estimalion  in 
which  they  are  held  at  home.  The 
morning  religious  services  were  con- 
ducted by  Chaplain  Murphy,  and  in  the 
improvised  choir  sang  Haniel  W. 
O'Connor,  V.  J.  (  >'Keefe.  Henr\  Martin 
and  Sergeant  1'.  j.  Moynihan,  all  mem- 
bers of  Company  (1.  On  Monday,  the 
procuring  of  ten  days"  rations  seemed  to 
the  men  like  anything  but  an  immediate 
departure.  The  rules  of  camp  are  be- 
coming more  and  more  rigorous  and 
every  day  the  men  are  reminded  that 
this  is  not  an  old-fashioned  week's  tour 
of  duty.  The  regiment  receives  the 
gift  of  one  thousand  prayer-books  from 
the  Rev.  P.  M.  O'Connor  of  .Arlington. 
a  brother  of  Major  M.  J.  O'Connor  of 
the  Xinth.  ^^'itll  those  presented  before 
leaving  \\'orcesler,  the  "Rmmets"  have 
a  double  portion.  .\t  battalion  drill, 
owing  to  the  ai^sence  of  Alajor  Dono- 
van, Captain  Moynihan  has  command 
and  does  his  part  handsomely. 

On  or  about  the  24th  a  large  gang  of 
camp  followers  or,  better,  hangers-on. 
are  expelled  and  their  room  is  much 
better  than  their  company.  By  trading 
flour  with  a  Natick  baker  for  bread. 
Company  G  is  well  served,  but  frequent 
rains  tend  to  make  camp  life  too  damp 
for  comfort.  Hearts  were  cast  down, 
on  the  25th,  by  the  reception  of  orders 
directing  the  separation  of  the  regi- 
ment and  the  locating  of  its  several 
parts  on  the  Rhode  Island  coast.     For- 


tunately before  such  knowledge  could  se- 
riously impair  the  average  Ninth  Regi- 
ment appetite,  the  disagreeable  order 
was  countermanded  and  men  again 
breathed  more  freely,  having  found  that 
some  kinds  of  going  were  worse  than 
staging.  Incessant  rains  reduce  the 
com])auy  street  to  the  conditions  told 
of  by  the  fathers  when  they  sampled 
\"irginia  mud  in  the  si.xties,  but  there  is 
a  chance  for  relief  near  by  the  sons,  for 
they  proceed  to  the  vacated  camp  of  the 
Eighth  and.  taking  up  the  floors  where 
tents  had  been,  proceed  to  lay  a  wooden 
pavenienl  for  the  good  of  the  public; 
and  this  is  all  the  more  necessary,  since 
rough  weather  has  put  many  a  foot 
through  its  shoe  almost  on  the  ground. 
The  reception  of  a  check  for  $50  by  the 
Captain  from  James  Eogan  of  Worce.s- 
ler  cinu'  most  opportunely,  and  two 
boxes  of  shoes  and  some  rubbers  go  far 
towards  relieving  immeiliate  wants.  A 
1  'tier  reci-i\eil  from  a  friend  in  the 
Eighth,  now  in  camp  in  Chickamauga, 
Ga.,  assures  the  boys  of  the  Xinth  that 
there  arc  conditions  worse  than  remain- 
ing in  Camp  Dewey. 

Thursdaw  the  2f>th.  l)rought  an  inci- 
di-nt  liable  lo  liapiien  when  men  are  long 
in  camp.  .\  man.  lia\'ing  a  horse  and 
wagon  heavily  loaded  with  what  seemed 
to  be  arm\-  supplies,  is  discovered  near 
the  main  entrance,  and  when  an  examin- 
ation is  made  suspicions  prove  to  be 
well  founded.  When  the  establishment 
is  taken  to  head(|uartcrs  and  the  entire 
contents  inventoried,  above  half  a  ton  of 
articles  is  found  which  clearly  belong 
to  the  camj).  They  arc  placed  in  the 
care  of  Sergeant  J.  J.  Corliss  of  the 
"Enmiets"  and  the  driver  of  the  wagon 
is  i)Ut  into  the  guard  house.  The  man 
claimed  to  have  bought  his  load  from 
dififercnt  quartermasters  of  the  regi- 
ment, but  was  unable  to  identify  any  of 
them.  When  brought  before  the  civil 
court  in  South  Framingham.  he  was 
fined  S25  for  his  theft  and  his  goods 
were  confiscated. 

The  27th.  Friday,  had  contradictory 
orders,  at  first  to  jiroceed  to  Rhode 
Island,  in    half    an    hour    to  be  coun- 


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W  ()UC1-:STEK     I.\     THE    SPAMSll     WAK 


tcniianik-d.  and  more  a.L;reea1)le  di- 
rections were  .L;i\en  to  nial<e  ready  to  oo 
to  Dunn-LorinL;-,  on  tlie  Virginia  side  of 
tlic  Potomac,  near  Washington.  Xot- 
withstanding  tlie  rain,  there  i^  a  (h- -ss 
]iarade  at  5  p.m.  Captain  Moynihan  is 
Officer-of-the-day.  and  chndng  its  hours 
he  received  from  Worcester  friends.  f(n- 
the  benefit  of  the  Comiiany.  a  box  of 
niendino-  ni.-ilerlal.  which  is  a  gilt  in  the 
right  direction. 

Xow  that  ..rders  have  really  come  to 
send  the  regiment  away,  there  is  a 
dearth  of  cars  and  a  wait  is  inevitable 
while  conveyance  is  looked  up.  Mean- 
while the  boys  are  shining  up  each  and 
cverv  article  of  wearing  apparel  and 
their  e(|uipmenl>,  that  the  going  forth 
mav  be  up  to  the  standard.  A  dense  fog 
ovi'rspreads  the  cami>  in  the  evening  of 
lh<-  -'Slh,  but  it  doe,  not  prevent  I'at- 
rick  Powers,  the  lioy  servant  of  the 
Company,  iinding  in  the  toe  of  one  of 
the  sock's  given  iiim  bv  the  Captain,  the 
same  having  been  -eni  from  \^^lrces- 
ter,  a  crisp  oiie-<loll,-ir  bill.  That  the 
circle  'nay  be  compleie,  .a  letter  is  re- 
ceived b\'  ihc  ('aiitain  asking  who  the 
lucky  lender  is.  Tlu-  _'.)lh  is  Sunday, 
and  all  records  of  attendance  of  visitors 
are  broken.  The  average  of  estimates 
of  the  number  present  is  20,000,  and  the 
last  Sunday  in  camp  is  memorable.  '1  he 
afternoon  incident  was  the  presentation 
to  the  Ninth  bv  the  A.  O.  H..  of  F.oston. 


of  a  set  of  colors  through  the  Hon. 
John  1".  Fitzgerald,  and  their  reception 
b\-  Colonel  Bogan.  The  "Emmets"  are 
enjoying  a  quantity  of  light  underwear 
and  socks  sent  tlown  by  the  Volunteer 
AidAssociatiim,  seventy-five  sets,  the  box 
arriving  in  the  care  of  Police  Inspector 
Patrick  ( )T)ay  and  William  J.  Tansey, 
secretarv  of  the  "Emmets"  honorary 
corps.  Monday,  the  30th,  saw  little 
doing,  sa\e  the  reception  of  visitors, 
who  |>our  in  to  have  just  cme  more 
handshake  before  the  breaking  up.  It 
is  .Memorial  Day  elsewhere,  but  the 
])resent  rather  than  the  past  holds  the 
attention  of  soldiers  in  Camp  Dewey. 

Tuesdav  brings  the  last  day  of  May, 
and  also  the  very  last  day  in  camp. 
Smiling  skies  ushered  in  the  31st,  and 
at  9.30  the  tents  went  down,  knapsacks 
were  packed,  and  a  "get  ready"  air  per- 
vaded everything.  Xoon  gave  the  lie 
to  the  promise  of  the  morn,  since  then 
rain  began  to  fall,  but  at  2.30  ]\m.  a  hol- 
low scptare  was  formed  and  the  regi- 
ment s;iw  in  its  own  behalf  what  it  had 
witnessed  f(^r  the  Second.  Eighth  and 
Sixth,  viz,,  the  Covernor  in  the  act  of 
presenting  commissions  and  giving  the 
men  a  heartv  send-ofT,  Long  weeks  of 
waiting  and  preparation  had  their  effect 
in  making  the  Ninth  easily  the  equal, 
some  said  the  best,  appearing  lot  of  men 
who  h;id  marched  away  from  the  camp. 
There  is  the  usual  line  of  interested 
people  to  see  the  trip  to  the  station  at 
South  Framinghani,  and  as  the  way  to 
Dunn-PorinL;-  leads  through  Worcester, 
the  "F.mmets"  are  to  have,  what  was 
denied  to  the  ol her  comiianies,  a  fare- 
well in  the  verv  lle.irt  of  the  Common- 
wealth. P.efore  getting  away,  Mr.  M.  P.. 
Lamb  and  P.  J.  McManus  of  Worces- 
ter, representing  the  honoraries  of  the 
"Emmets,"  presented  to  Captain  Moyni- 
han  for  the  Com])any.  a  purse  of  $250, 
and  a  like  amount  is  to  be  given  to  the 
families  of  the  soldiers  as  need  arises. 
Speeches  were  short.  Init  both  that  of 
the  giver  and  the  receiver  were  to  the 
point.  There  were  three  sections  of  the 
train  conveving  the  regiment,  and  the 
Worcester  Com])any  was  in  the  second. 


EMMKT     ClARIi 


241 


Tlif  first  jmrt  passi-cl  ilinuiL;li  L'nion 
Station  at  5.10  ]).iii..  and  the  innncnsc 
thr(.)no-  gave  it  a  cnrdial  greeting.  Inn 
its  effusions  were  rather  for  the  next 
section,  which  rolled  in  at  5.20. 

The  police  had  roiK'cl  off  certain  |)or- 
tions  of  space  and  inten<led  to  ha\e  all 
the  greetings  and  partings  done  accord- 
ing to  regulations,  hul  who  ever  heard 
of  such  plans  working  as  projected? 
\Mien  the  cars  were  in  the  station  and 
Worcester  friends  saw  Worcester  box  s. 
the  ropes  were  of  no  more  account  than 
tow  strings,  and  the  crowds  of  huniani;_v 
surged  up  10  the  iilatl'oi-in^  and  windows, 
wild  in  their  anxiet\  for  one  more  word 
with  the  loved  soldier  hoy.  An  old 
man  who  had  been  ludped  to  tlie  sta- 
tion, under  the  mad  ini])ulse  nf  the 
hour,  pu.slied  his  wa\  through  the 
throng  and  reaching  the  hand  of  his 
son,  exclaimed,  "I  am  ])roud  of  you,  my 
son,  and  may  (lod  ha\e  mercx'  i_>n  you 
and  save  you  from  all  harm."  .\'ot- 
withstanding  the  tunndt  there  were 
those  to  sa\-  ""amen"  lo  this  fervent 
prayer.  There  was  ra|)id  talking  dur- 
ing the  moments  of  the  halt,  and  even 
"Couchee"  had  his  share  of  ajjplause, 
clad  in  his  green  blanket  and  hat.  .So 
charmed  was  he  with  his  recei)tion  that 
he  escaped  from  his  friemls.  but  some 
thoughtful  friends  captured  him  and 
put  him  aboard  the  last  section  with  an 
injunction  to  return  him  to  his  dwiu'rs, 
though  a  telegram  was  received  from  the 
Company  directing  that  the  mascot  be 
sent  on  bv  express.  A  sad  cloud  fol- 
lowed the  passing  of  the  second  divi- 
sion of  the  train,  for  from  the  third  sec- 
tion was  taken  the  unconscious  form  of 
Private  Charles  I.  Doherty  of  Comjjany 
I,  a  South  Boston  boy  who  was  struck 
bv  a  watering  spout  as  the  train  i)assed 
through  Westboro,  and  he  was  leaning 
far  out  of  the  car  window.  The  minis- 
trations of  the  Catholic  Churcli  were 
given  him  in  the  station  and  thence  he 
was  carried  to  the  City  Hospital,  but 
death  came  a  little  before  7  o'clock,  a 
sad  ending  for  a  day  that  had  begun  so 
joyouslv.  When  the  Worcester  people, 
on  and  off  tiie  trains,  were  exchansjing 


greetings,  nothing  of  this  calamitv  was 
km  iwn. 

It  WMidd  be  ihought  that  ail  the  people 
in  Worcester  who  cared  to  see  the  sol- 
diers en  route  were  at  the  station,  but 
as  the  train  went  over  the  brid.ge  at 
.\'ew  W.irce.ler.  fully  three  hundred 
people  were  slatioiu-d  there  to  wave 
with  handkerchiefs  a  last  •■good-by." 
Xow  tile  boys  are  really  otif."  This' is 
the  way  they  long  have  sought  and 
their  hearts  are  .glad  at  the  fervency  of 
the  demonstrations  all  along  the  line, 
AppareiUly  I'very  one  knew  of  their 
coming,  and  the  evening  afforded  an  op- 
p<irtunity  for  ;dl  to  throng  the  stations 
as  tiie  cars  swept  through.  At  Chester, 
there  are  a  brass  band  and  a  bonfire. 
Inn.  the  climax  to  loe;il  display  is  had  in 
I'ntsfield.  I '.doming  cannon  announce 
the  appro;icli  ,:i  the  train,  and  central 
Berkshire  gives  up  its  thousands  to 
swell  the  cliorus  of  hajjjjy  greetings  for 
I  he  soldiers  scnitiiward  bent.  While  the 
bands  play  the  "Star-spangled  P.anner." 
every  officer  and  man  is  presented  with 
a  paper  bo.\  by  the  girls  in  the  assemblv 
and,  when  opened,  each  box  revealed 
not  only  an  ai)i)etizing  array  of  eatables. 
Init  a  large  assortment  of  religious  de- 
vices and  eml)lems.  '{"he  donor's  name 
'vas  also  contained,  with  a  retpiest  for  a 
word  from  the  reci])ient  when  the  vi- 
cinity (ii  the  Spam'sh  lines  is  reached. 
Ily  way  of  immediate  compensation,  the 
.girls  sought  button  souvenirs,  thus  rob- 
bing every  coat  sleeve  they  could  reach, 
and  one  haudscnue  fellow  lost  a  part  of 
the  sleeve  itself.  Whenever  feminine 
fingers  closed  over  tin-  coxeted  brass, 
something     had     to     give.  Still     no 

soldier-boy  was  heard  complaining. 
To  tlu-m  it  was  a  fair  exchange.  To 
crown  all.  a  tank  containing  sixty  gal- 
lons of  coffee  was  placed  on  each  sec- 
tion, and  on  the  covers  were  the  words. 
"This  is  hot  coffee  and  Pittsfield  wants 
the  9th  Massachusetts  to  make  the 
temperature  for  the  Spaniards  twice  as 
hot  when  they  meet  them."  This  was 
signed  by  I5avid  Rvans,  Harry  \'an 
Dusen,  John   McOuaid,  J.  D.   Murphy, 


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]in)\isinn  hoxfs.  was  tlie  d  illnwini;. 
sisi^nt'd  li\-  iIk-  name.'  of  W.  IT.  ChanilnT- 
lain,  wliii  liad  \n:cu  a  sulijier  in  the  .V'lli 
Illinois.  It  si)(.'aks  tlic  Sfntinienls  of  all 
the  citizens  of  the  Ray  .'^tate  as  Ihr  rei;- 
inients  were  leavinir  for  the  seat  nf  wai" : 


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If  the  "luninet^"  replied  to  all  the  re- 
qnests  for  letters  had  on  this  oeeasion, 
they  nnist  haye  materially  added  to 
Unele  -Sam's  ])ostoiTice  business,  for  not 
only  were  there  names  in  the  bo.xes.  but 
those  written  in  autograph  books  were 
liable  to  lead  to  correspondence.  Thus 
at  the  re(|nest  of  a  small  boy  one  of  the 
gallant  lieutenants  of  the  Compain-  in- 
scrilx'd  his  nami'  and  title  in  an  album, 
giying  little  attention  to  the  matter,  but 
when  later  he  received  a  number  of  Alas- 
sachusetts  papers,  describing  this  en- 
thusiastic reception,  he  began  to  wonder 
who  the  donor  could  be  and.  finding  the 
nanu-  of  a  lady  on  one  of  them,  he  made 
bold  to  write  and  ask  how  she  had  come 
to  ]cno\y  of  him  and  his  address.  In  re- 
ph    he  had  a   pleasant   note  in  which  he 


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was  fujuiiuil  til  l;ucss.  and  i^ucss  and 
then  think  a  little,  and  his  conclusion 
was  that  the  knowledge  must  liavc  come 
from  the  casual  favor  to  the  lad  in 
Pittsfielcl.  Manx  pustagc  >lani])s  have 
been  de\-oleil  in  this  \va\  id  the  enhanc- 
ing of  the  nati<Mi's  revenues. 

It  is  12.30  a.m.  of  the  first  day  of 
June  when  the  Hudson  River  is  crossed 
and  the  train  stops  in  .\lhany.  and  here, 
for  the  first  time,  the  "Emiuets"  heard 
the  melanchdly  news  of  Doherty's 
death.  While  this  is  not  a  sleeping 
(rain,  it  is  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
some  sleeping  was  done  both  before 
and  after  leaving  New  York's  cajjital. 
hut  night  shut  out  all  the  scener\-  of  the 
llu(Uon,  and  6  o'clock  in  the  nmrning 
foiuid  tlic  boys  in  Jersey  City.  ha\ing 
run  down  on  the  West  Shore.  When 
section  three  rinis  alongside  nf  two. 
"Couchee"'  is  returned  to  his  guardians 
and  once  more  the  dog  star  is  in  the  as- 
cendant. The  stay  is  short,  and  in  fif- 
teen minutes  Massachusetts  men  are 
rushing  thrcnigh  New  Jersey.  They 
lake  the  Philadelphia  it  Reading 
route  and  are  the  oliserved  of  all  Jersey- 
men  as  the  train  bears  them  along.  They 
note  the  Delaware  in  crossing,  and  soon 
thev  pause  in  Philadelphia.  .\t  10 
o'clock  they  arc  in  Wilmington  and  at 
12.30  they  are  in  Paltimore.  \\'hile  the 
reception  here  was  tiotliing  like  that  ac- 
corded the  Sixth  on  the  21st  of  May,  it 
was  not  wanting  in  many  indications  of 
interest.  Washington  is  entered  at  2.30 
and  the  halt  is  the  briefest  ijossible. 
.\nother  half  hour  and  Dunn-I.oring. 
the  destination,  is  reached.  The  hours 
are  for  the  first  section  of  the  train. 
The  "Emmets"  and  their  section  did  not 
arrive  till  6  o'clock. 

Dunn-Loring!  "What's  in  a  name?" 
is  the  query  of  the  great  dramatist.  So 
far  as  the  foregoing  station  is  concerned, 
the  answer  would  be.  "\"'ery  little,  asi''e 
from  the  letters  which  make  up  the 
words."  When  or  why  Luring  was 
"done"  no  one  can  tell,  but  there  are 
only  five  or  six  houses  to  attest  the 
doing.  From  the  point  of  debarkation 
to  the  camp  intervene  three  hot.  dusty 


miles,  and  tmdei-  the  liea\y  marching 
burdens  of  the  .\inth  they  are  long 
ones,  but  t(i  the  credit  of  the  men  it 
nuist  be  staled  that  every  one  kept  his 
place,  .-ind  iK'ither  stragglers  nor  hos- 
pital had  any  tales  to  tell  of  failures  and 
human  weakness,  though  if  each  man 
were  to  sjieak  his  real  feelings,  there 
were  m;uiy  nmuK'nls  when  the  ordeal 
sugge>ird  inu|nalitied  rest.  Camp  Rus- 
sell A.  .\lger  is  located  on  the  old  Fair- 
fa.x  estate  and  is  three  miles  from  Fair- 
fax Court  Mouse,  so  identified  with  the 
W'ar  of  the  Rebellion.  It  is  almost  as 
large  as  the  District  of  Columbia  and 
has  thirty-two  regiments  in  camp,  and 
two  nicire  are  expected.  It  is  said  to  be 
seven  nn'U's  sc|iiare.  .\t  anv  rate,  it  is 
so  lariie  tlK'.t  the  fiih  .Massachusetts, 
which  ])receded  the  .\inlh  to  this  point, 
is  camped  two  miles  away. 

Tlie  arrival  of  the  regiment  is  a  sig- 
nal for  the  jolliest  kind  of  a  reception 
by  the  organizations  alreadv  there.  Es- 
necially  w,-i>  this  the  case  with  the  7th 
Illinois,  which  was  jn-t  a  day  old  in 
cam]),  and  when  the  men  saw  the  green 
flag  of  Erin,  they  shouted  with  delight, 
for  they  had  been  denied  the  privilege 
of  miftirling  theirs.  Rock-ribbed  New 
England  thus  showed  her  more  liberal 
princijiles.  The  band  of  the  33d  Michi- 
gan wnn  the  e\erlasting  regard  of  the 
X'inth  thrdugh  playing  "The  Wearing 
iif  the  ( Irei'u"  ;is  the  .Massachusetts 
"boys"  came  into  camp. 

Rations  for  the  Xinth  were  still  on  the 
way.  so  the  invitation  of  the  Chicago 
boys  to  come  over  and  sup  with  them 
was  gratefully  accepted  and  the  pressed 
ham  sandwich  with  a  cup  of  coffee  filled 
a  long-felt  want. 

.\  tempor.ary  site  for  the  regiment  is 
taken  on  what  ]iroves  to  be  the  parade 
ground,  hence  thoughts  are  early  turned 
towards  where  the  regular  lodgment 
shall  be.  .  Xothing  ]>etter  than  rubber 
blankets  keep  sleejiers  ofif  the  ground 
during  the  first  night.  It  is  announced 
that  each  company  will  have  to  clear 
space  for  itself  in  the  nearby  forest,  and 
Company  D.  Ijackwoodsmen  from  Bos- 
ton, get  onto  their  job  at  once.       The 


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\\(iKn:sTER    i\   Tin-:   sr.wisii    war. 


m-\\  ciiiiK-rs  an-  natural  rxjildrcrs  and 
tlu'v  si)ci-(lil\-  rind  in  tlir  wchkIs  ancient 
breastworks  and  ruins  which  clearly  in- 
dicate the  Civil  War  nf  the  sixties. 
^^'atcr  is  a  scarce  article,  thon^h  arte- 
sian wells  siiniewhat  relieve  the  tronl)le, 
hut  for  a  hath  the  bather  must  S'l)  two 
miles,  nut  altogether  encouraoinfr  to 
cleanliness,  h'ruits  ;uid  vegetables  are 
til  be  had  fruni  huck-ters,  who  are  in 
constant  e\idence.  Ice  water  is  a  Inx- 
urv  not  sup])lied  by  the  government. 

Thursdav,  June  2d,  brings  the  wel- 
come information  that  the  i-egimeiU 
will  remain   where  it   is  tor  the  jireseut. 


takes  with  him  Peter  V.  Sullivan,  one  of 
the  princi|ial  musicians,  t<  i  ])urchase 
bugles,  that  the  outfit  may  be  correct. 
A  large  delegation  from  the  Si.xth  comes 
(iver  to  give  the  Ninth  a  serenade.  Later 
in  the  night,  one  of  the  flood-abounding 
storms  for  which  the  region  is  noted, 
swept  over  the  canij).  Those  who  had 
not  taken  the  precaution  to  dig  trenches 
arotmd  their  respective  tents,  had  ocea- 
nic m  to  realize  that  the  w-ater  famine, 
hithei'to  ileplored,  was  thoroughly 
broken.  The  morning  of  the  3d  re- 
\ealed  a  ]irospecl,  where  there  were 
drains,   niit   unlike  an   irrigation   field   in 


.\    !■  k  AM  I  xcii  \M    M  i;.\ii  >\<y. 


\nucr       the      crooki-.l      wa\s    are    made  Colorado,   while   efforts   to   dr\    the  con- 

str.iight  and   .-in  air  of  |iermanency  is  ;tt  lents  of  the  tent^,  under  the  burning  sun, 

once   assumed;   (lecor;itions    in    the   line  suggested  Chinese  l;iundries.  Somehow, 

of  tree     branches     being     found   in   the  rations   <lo    not    ap|)ear   in    cpiantities   to 

woods  which  ;dionnd  lianl  b\ .     Caiitam  sati-fv  the  boys,  but  their  purses  enable 

Carl   Wagner,   a   former    Worcester  box  Ihem    to    help   out    with    items,    such    as 

and       man.     now       at       the     hea.l     of  eggs,  berries  and  milk,  bought  from  the 

Comi)anv      \..     3.VI      Michigan,  Sons  of  farmers. 

X'eterans.      giveV      Captain'      .Moynihan  (  in  its  second  day  in  cam]),  the  Ninth 

a    call,    and     ]ileasure     at     the    meeting  surprised     its  neighbors  by  a  fidl  dress 

is      nnUnal.        t'ougressmau    {'"itzgerald,  parade  and  |Kissage.        As  yet.  no  other 

who  still   maintains  a   sort  of  guardian-  bodv  hail  ventured  more  than  a  battalion 

shiii  of  the  regiment,  comes  over  from  exhibit.     Of  course  the  band  was  missed 

Washington  a)id  s])eaks  ])leasant  words  and  the  regiment  could  not  step  to  the 

to  the   bo\s.        When  he  goes  awav,  he  music    of   the    volunte'-red    band    of    the 


EMMET     crAUl) 


iMPAXV     r,. 


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Jtli  lllmnis,  SI  I  the  liii<;lcr>  were  de- 
]3eii(le(l  upon  entireK  ami  iberel)}' 
greatly  impressed  the  Westenu-rs. 

While  complaints  both  loud  ami  deep 
were  heard  at  Camp  Dewey  on  acenunt 
of  dela_\'  there,  the  lio\s  an-  i^lad  em)UL;h 
that  they  are  fulK  ei|ui|)ped,  fur  the  3.^1 
Michigan  i-.  not  armed  auil  the  Teime^- 
seeans  are  not  even  uniformed.  They 
realize  that  delays  are  not  always  the 
worst  policy.  Afterwards,  when  it  ap- 
peared that  the  .Massachusetts  men  had 
two  suits  of  uniforms,  then  Tennessee 
ncii^hhors  duhlied  them  "dudes,"  and  it 
was  said  that  the\-  were  cumiiiL;  nver. 
some  dark  night,  and  even  u])  their  p(i\- 
erty  with  the  Ray  State  wealth.  Wheiher 
they  e\-er  reall\-  contem])lated  thi^  nr 
not.  the\-  eertainU  praetieecl  the  better 
part  of  valor  and  let  the  welb^uited 
boys  alone. 

A  large  bundle  of  Worcester  Tele- 
grams piUs  the  "I'Jimiets"  in  line  with 
Worcester  matters  and  the\  feel  to  bless 
the  man  who  in\ented  printing. 

Satiu'du)  tind.^  the  "luimiets"  getting 
used  to  their  cam]),  securing  floors  for 
their  tents  from  the  forest  resources, 
and  making  the  actpiaintance  of  men 
from  other  states.  A  noteworthy  call  is 
had  from  Cha]ilain  lloyt  of  a  Pennsyl- 
vania regiment,  and  he  tells  t'aptain 
Moynihan  that  he  enlisted  in  the  "I'ju- 
mets"  in  Rebellicm  da\s  an<l  si'rved  as  a 
drunnner  boy  thoughout  the  war. 
Though  a  man  seventy  years  of  age.  he 
surprises  all  by  jumping  into  his  saddle 
when  he  rode  away.  He  had  tried  to 
enlist  in  the  City  Guards  when  a  boy, 
but  had  been  rejected  on  account  of  his 
lack  of  stature,  .\nother  visitor,  re- 
ceived most  gladly  for  his  familiar  face, 
is  Peter  ^IcLoughlin,  a  \\'orcester  boy 
now  in  the  Law  School  of  Georgetown 
College.  The  serenade  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts .Sixth  is  repaid  this  evening  by 
fully  one-l-'alf  of  the  regiment  .going 
over  to  the  camp  of  their  old  friends 
and  giving  them  a  musical  reminder, 
and  by  w  i\  of  refi-eshments  they  had  all 
the  water  they  wanted.  In  the  daily 
routine  of  camp  there  is  no  mess-house. 
each  man   getting  his  supply   from   the 


cooks  and  ini|)ro\ises  his  own  table  and 
chair,  lie  is  his  own  dishwasher  also. 
The  culinary  duties,  at  present,  are  per- 
formed by  Cook  Mct'arten.  assisted  by 
barrell  and  I'.urke.  who  ha\'e  been 
dubbed"!  )elia", and". Mehitable" respect- 
ively. Water  is  scarce  and  the  boys 
lia\e  to  bring  it  from  a  distance,  each 
taking  hi>  turn,  the  same  coming  around 
very  often,  ajjparently.  .\lso  every  man 
has  to  take  his  part  with  the  axe  in  pre- 
)iaring  wood  for  the  cooks.  The  axe  is 
a  wca|)on  (|uile  strange  to  some  of  these 
cit\  lads.  When  later  the  Tennesseeans 
had  to  mo\r  theii-  c.anip  ihev  were  ob- 
liged to  lea\e  a  largi'  (|u;nUity  of  wood 
which,  with  frontier  |)ro\idence.  they 
had  ]jiled  up.  ( )ur  Worcester  hoys  found 
it  much  easier  to  carry  this  to  their 
camp  in  .'irmftils.  especially  when  re- 
turning from  drill  and  the  school  of  the 
soldier,  than  to  cut  it  fresh  from  tile 
standing  limber.  The\  exhibited  thus 
real   \ew   I'.ngland  thrift. 

The  Sth  of  June  is  Sunday,  and  the 
tirst  religions  services  in  Camp  Alger 
for  the  .Xintli  are  had.  an  altar  having 
h''en  constructed  at  the  extreme  end  of 
the  parade  ground.  Chaiilain  Murphy 
officiated  and  afterwards  i)reached  an  c\- 
cel'ent  sermon.  Soldiers  from  other  reg- 
inn-nts  and  other  slates  were  present. 
The  members  of  the  Xinth  could  not 
have  looked  better  had  they  been  on 
dress  jiarade.  Time  is  telling  on  the 
adaptability  of  the  "[•".mmets."  They  are 
learning  how  to  keep  house,  or  rather 
"tent."  Tf  there  is  a  better  tent  tloor 
in  camp  than  Lieutenant  McCann's,  it 
is  not  generally  known.  Sergeant 
Casex's  scptad  has  so  bedecked  its  <|uar- 
ters  that  thev  are  known  as  the  "P.ay 
.'-^tale  House."  Cor])oral  McSweeney 
opens  a  barber  shop  and  I'rivate  Tracey 
wields  the  razor.  T.  J.  .Ahearn  goes 
water-hunting  and  comes  hack  with  the 
de<"laration  that  he  has  fomid  two 
wells,  l)ut  sul)se(pient  searching  fails  to 
contlrm  his  find.  His  friends  put  it 
down  as  the  first  case  on  record  of  a 
man's  seeing  double  on  water.  Old-time 
relics  are  found  in  the  siiape  of  a  long- 
buried  canteen  covering  a  pair  of  shoes ; 


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W'OKCESTER     IN    TTIE    SPANISH    WAR. 


Corliss,     SuL-c-HL-y 

Kolev.     McCartin, 

J.  F.  Horan. 


KKMINnER     OK     FR  AM  INI'.IIA  M  , 


the  latter  drop  to  pieces,  hut  the  canteen 
goes  home  as  a  precious  rehc  cif  the  Re- 
bellion. Miss  Hertha  l\ellc>-.  a  W'nv- 
cester  girl  employee!  in  the  government 
printing  office  in  Washington,  with  her 
friend,  Aliss  l*"annie  F.rney,  called  on 
Captain  A[o\-nihan  and  left  a  large 
basket  (if  fruit,  thereby  wiiuii'ig  the  grat- 
itude of  the  1)1  i\s.  whose  stomachs  are 
always  susce]>tible. 

A  variation  in  the  life  of  the  "F.m- 
mels"  is  had  nn  the  dth,  when  in  light 
marching  order  they  are  taken  by  Ca])- 
tain  Moynihan  in  a  cross-country  spin 
to  inure  them  to  what  marching  really 
is.  'riu-\  stc'p  off  at  a  rattling  pace  and 
f(jiu-  miles  awa\-  strike  the  Warrenton 
turnjiikc.  wlKie  ihere  are  mementoes  of 
kebellidu  da\s.  not  llie  Uast  interesting 
being  an  old  citi/eu  whose  tales  of  long- 
ago  are  esi)ecially  rt-lished  by  the  boys, 
coujjlcd  as  they  are  with  recollections  of 
.\losl)y  and  his  men.  Sergeant  J.  J.  Cor- 
liss is  detailed  to  return  to  Worcester 
and  tlu-re  recruit  tlu'  Com])any  to  the 
maxinuun,  viz.,  io(j  men.  The  next  da\  , 
or  'ruesday.  a  re])etition  of  the  marching 
ex])erience  of  Monday  i^  had,  with  the 


merciu'v  ranging  up  in  the  <)o's  both 
days.  The  distance  covered  is  estimated 
at  tweh'e  miles,  with  only  one  stop,  a 
pretty  severe  test  of  the  endurance  of 
Worcester  lads,  but  they  are  equal  to  it 
andsecurethecommendation  of  Ceneral 
\\'.  M.  (Irahani,  division  conuiiander, 
will  1  meets  them  c  ni  their  retm-n.  Colonel 
liogan  of  the  Xinth  is  honored  with  the 
eonunaud  of  the  provisional  lirigade  just 
formed.  That  the  "Emmets"  may  know 
what  digging  for  breastworks  means, 
tlie\-  get  a  little  experience  in  this  line, 
too.  The  cam])  is  pleased  to  see  within 
its  limits  the  Rev.  l'"ather  Sherman,  a 
s(in  iif  William  Tecumseh  Sherman  of 
Rebelliiiu  fame,  now  the  Chaplain  of  a 
Missouri  regiment,  the  4tli.  .Ml  the 
variety  (he  hoys  get  in  the  food  line, 
which  is  confined  generally  to  bacon, 
])otatoes.  hardtack  and  cofifee,  is  had  by 
changing  the  order  of  serving  these 
items,  vet  every  day  is  making  better 
soldiers  of  these  men  used,  hitherto, 
iinlv  to  the  indifferent  exactions  of  city 
life'  .\s  they  tan  or  burn  under  the 
southern  sky,  they  are  gaining  strength 
for  coming  ordeals.       Captain     Moyni- 


EMMET     GUARDS,     COMPANY     G. 


247 


lian  is  the  first  representative  of  his 
regiment  to  be  ( Jfficer-of-the-Day  in 
Camp  Alger,  a  distinetiim  aisn  jield  by 
him  in  Camp  Dewey. 

Wednesday,  June  8th,  a  ])arty  of  fif- 
teen, inckiding  Sergeant  Corhss  of  d 
Company,  set  out  for  the  nurth  U<':  re- 
eruiting  purposes.  Thirty-two  men  are 
wanted  by  tlie  "Emmets"  to  eomplete 
tlicir  numbers.  He  leaves  the  camp  about 
as  happy  as  usual,  which  means  that 
there  are  good  natured  folks  there,  and 
some  who  kick  at  this  or  that  and  who 
would  find  something  to  complain  about 
if  thev  liad  been  located  in  the  garden  of 
Eden.  I'nr  two  da\-s  fresh  meat  has 
been  served,  which  h-s'^  ns  somewiiat 
the  horrors  of  contimious  fat  bacon,  but 
it  still  takes  a  mile  walk  for  a  drink  of 
good  water.  The  distrilnition  on  the 
(jth  of  the  per  capita  portion,  amounting 
to  $3.40  each,  of  the  $250  gift  of  the 
honoraries,  comes  to  the  1)oys  as  a  Cod- 
send,  and  the\'  lose  no  time  in  trans- 
ferring a  goodly  part  thereof  to  the 
keeping  of  the  hucksters,  whose  goods 
are  passed  out  in  exchange,  though  it 
should  be  said  that  the  ingredients  of 
some  of  the  \irginia  pies  are  of  such 
unhealthful  character  that,  by  the  Colo- 
nel's order,  thev  are  excluded  thereafter 
from  the  camp,  a  severe  deprivation  for 
New  England  boys,  to  whom  pie  is  a 
necessitv,  something  more  than  a  mere 
luxury.  (  )n  tlii^  day,  Ma}nr  Dodge  of 
Worcester,  accompanied  by  Policeman 
John  Legasey,  honors  the  camp  with  a 
visit.  He  comes  at  an  early  hour,  for  it 
is  only  between  7  and  8  a.m.  that  he  ap- 
pears and  receives  the  enthusiastic 
greetings  of  his  Worcester  citizens  afar 
from  home.  In  the  afternoon  comes  the 
Rev.  Rector  Thomas  Conaty,  of  the 
National  University,  and  he  receives  a 
glad  hand  from  the  many  young  men 
whom  he  had  known  in  his  Worcester 
davs.  Thev  were  recalled  from  drill, 
tliat  thev  might  greet  their  former 
friend,  and  they  gave  tlie  reverend  gen- 
tleman three  hearty  cheers. 

"It  never  rains,  but  it  i)Ours,"  an 
adage  verified  on  the  loth  when  ."^tate 
Pavmaster  Henrv  E.  Dobbins  of  Boston 


visits  t'amp  .\lger  to  see  about  the 
mone\  due  the  men  for  their  service  in 
Camp  Dewey  l)efore  tlieir  muster-in  to 
that  of  tlie  United  States.  A  like  officer 
from  the  national  government  is  also  ex- 
pected soon.  Already  appetites  are 
whetted  in  expectation  of  good  things 
coming.  "Ceneral"  Charles  II.  Taylor 
of  the  r.oston  Globe  brings  to  camp  a 
garrison-  flag  which  is  to  float  over 
brigade  headquarters,  and  Congressman 
J.  E.  Eitzgerald,  with  his  accustomed 
elo(|uence,  presents  the  same.  The  heat 
is  intense,  the  mercury  ranging  Irom 
QO  to  100  degrees,  ami  the  duck  suits 
given  out  at  Cam])  Dewey  are  the  envy 
of  regiments  not  so  well  equipi)cd. 
The  proximity  of  Washington  sug- 
gests to  the  men  of  Company  G  the 
desirableness  of  a  trip  there,  and  they 
are  promised  by  their  ("aptain  that  every 
one  shall  have  the  pleasure  01  a  visit  to 
the  nation's  capital,  the  men  to  go  in 
s<iuads.  One  day,  so  many  "Emmets" 
are  absent  from  dress  parade  that 
r,ieutenant-colonel  Logan  remarks  upon 
the  fact,  and,  when  told  that  it  is  the 
Worcester  Company,  he  smilingly  says, 
"Great  Company  that,  fourteen  men  and 
a  dog."  The  anjiroach  of  June  17th 
IM-ompt^  the  irretire-^sible  soldiers  from 
Postoii  and  vicinitv  to  make  nrci)ara- 
tions  for  a  r.imker  Hill  div.  Saturday, 
the  iith.  has  a  place  in  memory's  cal- 
endar. I'or  then,  at  5  p.m..  Pavmaster  H. 
E.  Dobbins  l>egan  jiaying  the  Ninth  the 
nionev,  sixteen  dollars  each,  due  them 
for  the  earlier  ])art  of  their  Camp  Dewey 
stav.  Worcester  does  not  forget  her 
bovs  and  John  Casey  receives  a  locket 
o-oni  his  sister  Katherine,  and  Daniel 
I  iardner  is  made  hajipy  l)y  a  revolver 
from  his  brother  John,  with  the  some- 
what gruesome  hope  that  it  may  kill  its 
share  of  Spaniards.  Captain  Moynihan. 
as  Ofificer-of-the-day.  makes  things  lively 
for  all  concerned. 

lime  iJth  brings  Sunday  again  and 
mass  is  celebrated  in  the  shady  woods 
from  6  to  9  a.m.,  the  altar  having  been 
erected  by  a  detail  from  each  Company, 
and  nicely  decorated  with  ferns. 
Through   practice  the  choir  is  improv- 


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WIlUI,  KSIKK      IX      llll-.     Sr\N-|Sll      WAR 


int;-,  and   sacred  nuisic  smindiny.   aniono' 
the  trees  recalls  the  line   from   I'.ryanl  : 

•■The   src.vcs   were   CkhI's   first   tcmi.les/' 

Chaplain  Murpliv's  talk  was  a  practical 
one  on  the  best  use  of  money,  the  same 
occasioned  by  the  recent  visit  of  the  jiay- 
master.     So  intense  is  the  heat,  all  drill 
is   off  and    the     men     tind     needed     re-t. 
lieutenant    llurlev    and    John    Muriih}. 
however,  take  a  siL;iit-seein:,;  trip  to  I  hill 
Run,    thirteen    miles  away,    while    Ser- 
jjeant   lloran  ami  a  si|uad  of  men  visit 
the  Sixth.    When  ihey  return  they  wear, 
in   adcliliou   to   their   smiles,   a   cousider- 
ahle  tmmher  of  medals  which  thev  have 
won  in  contests  preliminary  to  the  com- 
ino-    I'.uuker    Hill   celeliration.     l.otli     the 
Sergeant   and    I'rivate    h'hn    l..irner   he- 
iiiff  aniont;    the    winners.      (  )n     Moiida\ 
the    surgeon    started     the     week    with    a 
careful  visitation  of  the  stan<h  about  the 
cam])    whence    are    sold    >oft    drinks,    in- 
duced thereto  b\   the  number  of  stomach 
cases    in   the   hospital,   and   as   a    result, 
manv  of  the  eiitirprises  are  ordered  oil 
and  a  drink  diet  of  milk  is  urgentl\  rec- 
ommended. Considering  the  cheaj)  price 
at  which   this  beverage  can  be  ])rocured 
it   would  seem   well   for  the  men  to  take 


the  phvsiciau's  advice.  Tue.sday,  Sur- 
geon Deviue  followed  up  his  work  with 
a  lecture  to  the  •■F.mmets"  on  the  hy- 
o-iene  c)f  caniii  life,  giving  the  best  of 
practical  advice  as  to  fo.Hl  and  hab- 
its. As  a  matter  of  fact  the  percentage 
of  -Enmiets"  on  the  sick  list  is  the 
smallest  in  the  regiment. 

Weduesdax,  Inne  13.  has  its  full  com- 
j.lement  of  rumors,  and  -the  regiment  is 
sure  to  move'"  in  several  directions  on 
the  same  dav.  The  heat  is  so  intense 
that  drill  is  out  of  the  question,  more 
time  being  siient  in  the  woods  than  on 
the  drill  ground.  Kven  dress  parade  is 
|,ostpone'd  till  ('.45.  Through  care  m 
this  direction  pn.str.ations  on  account  of 
heat  <lo  not  occur.  The  time  seems  fa- 
vorable for  visits  to  the  caitital,  an(l  the 
bovs  are  taking  their  turns.  Miss  hJiza- 
beth  r.rosiian,  sister  of  CeorgeW., 
a  Worcester  lady  who  is  to  be  chief  of  a 
nurse  corps,  calls  on  Captain  Moynihan 
,ind  leaves  a  generous  gift  of  ijrovisions 
for  the  men,  while  Thomas  McDermott 
.-md  1  laniel  :\Iurphy,  students  in  Balti- 
more Seminary,  also  good  \\'orcester 
natives,  call  on  the  Company.  Tf  possible 
the  welcome  extended  to  a  note  from 
Thomas  II.  lUicklev  of  Worcester    was 


EM.MKT      (IIAUI) 


)MI'.\\V      G. 


249 


warnuT  still.  sincL-  it  coiitaiiu-d  a  check 
fur  tweiity-tivc  dollars.  This  staunch 
citizen  was  away  frotii  lionic  when  the 
"Emmets"  went  thronnii  the  cit\  an<l 
this  gift  is  sent  as  a  reniindt'r  that  he 
does  not  forget.  lie  receive^  three 
cheers  and  a  tiger  almost  loud  enough 
to  be  heard  over  the  interval  between 
his  home  and  the  cam]).  The  amount 
goes  into  the  Company  mess  fund. 
"Couchee,"  "G"  Company's  mascot,  has 
a  trial  by  battle  with  a  similar  character 
in  the  Xatick  company  and,  much  to 
the  regret  of  his  sponsors,  comes  out 
worsted  and  is  taken  to  the  hosjiital  for 
repairs.  Plastered  and  poulticed  he  is 
still  considered  lucky  for  the  Company 
if  not  for  himself.  That  the  Worcester 
men  delight  in  physical  prowess  is  evi- 
dent in  that  tlie\-  endure  a  fifteen  min- 
utes' dela\-  of  dinner,  while  the  cooks, 
Farrell  and  I'.urke,  decide  which  is  the 
better  wrestler.  I'nfortunatelw  the  re- 
sult is  a  draw.  "Patsey"  Powers,  the 
headquarters  caretaker,  develojjs  som- 
nambulistic tendencies  and  in  his  sleep 
walks  into  another  tent  carrying  his 
blanket  and  lies  down  between  the  two 
occupatits,  much  to  their  astonishment. 
He  also  introduces  as  a  rival  to 
"Couchee"  a  brindle  imp  and  i)Uts  the 
two  dogs  on  good  terms.  Tt  is  claimed 
that  from  their  state  pay  the  "l'"nunet-" 
sent  hnmr  fully  $700. 

To  Ch.-irlestown  boys  the  night  be- 
fore the  17th  of  June  is  much  like  the 
eve  of  July  4th  to  the  rest  of  the  nation. 
The  Bunker  Hill  contingent  in  the  Xin  h 
decided  to  keep  up  their  home  habits  in 
orthodox  manner  and  they  succeeded. 
along  with  the  lielp  of  the  "F.mmets" 
and  other  comiianies.  There  were  illu- 
minations, and  the  bugle  brigade  was 
supplemented  b>-  a  large'number  of  fish 
horns,  which  by  some  means  made  their 
appearance  in  camp.  Though  the  men 
were  in  the  national  service  and  the 
rules  were  supposed  to  be  very  strict, 
there  was  a  most  decided  letting  down 
of  all  restraint.  ?^Ien  are  returning  from 
WashingttMi  frequently,  and  when  Lieu- 
tenant McCann  and  party  returned  they 
brought  with  them  the  largest  lead  nen- 


cil  ever  seen  in  cam]),  the  same  being 
for  a  recoriling  instrument  in  the  hands 
of  the  Captain.  When  Sergeant  Horan 
])resents  the  formidable  utensil,  said  to 
be  mightier  th;in  the  sword,  he  says, 
"Captain,  this  is  fur  you  to  use  in  kee])- 
ing  tab  on  the  miMi."  To  which  ]ileas- 
antrv  the  Cajilain  re])lies  in  similar  vein, 
"Pll  probably  use  it  u])  in  kee])ing  tab 
on  the  First  Sergeant."  The  men  are 
finding  some  work  to  do  in  cutting  down 
trees  and  removing  nnderl)rush,  as 
tliough  a  change  in  camping  jilace 
niiglit  ]>v  tuider  way.  The  17th  of 
Fune  was  marked  by  the  celebration  so 
long  contemiilated.  Congressman  Fitz- 
gerald, always  active,  was  the  soul  of  the 
whole  affair,  arranging  for  the  prizes 
and  giving  the  i^roject  an  impetus  froiT 
the  start.  The  first  act  in  the  drama 
was  a  game  of  baseball  on  the  Sixth's 
grounds  l>etween  the  rival  nines  of  this 
regiment  and  of  the  Sixth.  Tt  ended  at 
seven  innings  with  a  score  of  5  to  j.  in 
favor  of  the  Sixth,  though  if  the  other 
two  innings  had  been  jjlayed  tlie  bovs 
of  the  Xinth  were  confident  of  winning. 
Fogarty  and  dilmore  of  "G"  Comnany 
])layed  second  base  and  right  field,  re- 
sjiectivelv.  George  W.  P.rosnan  of  the 
"Fmmets"  scored  for  the  Xinth.  and 
Fieutenant  Hubert  Jackson,*  a  Wor- 
cester boy,  did  the  same  for  tlie  .Sixth. 
The  game  was  stopped  on  account  of 
the  presence  of  the  t'nited  States  ])ay- 
master  in  the  camp  of  the  victors,  and 
his  attractions  no  one  could  resist.  The 
afternoon  contests  were  on  the  grounds 
of  the  Xinth  and  resulted  in  favor  of  the 
hoiiu'  contestants,  the  chief  honors  go- 
ing to  James  ^FcGrath,  Michael  Flynn, 
William  Mnr])hy  and  Daniel  W.  O'Con- 
nor, To  give  a  home-like  look  to  the 
Com])any  street,  the  boys  have  put  up 
a  bird  house   in   front   of  the  Captain's 


*\Villiani  Hubert  Jacks, 
irom  the  Classical  High 
liostoii  University,  180,^: 
P..  U.  Law  School.  Was 
I'onipany  I,  (the  colored 
Sixth;  commanded  his  c 
Rico;  afterwards  had  a  c 
Philippines,  and  is  now 
I^ittsburg,  Penn.  He  got 
from  Lieutenant  McCann. 


)n  was    graduate! 

School     in     188-): 

later     from     the 

First  Lieutenant, 

companj')   of    the 

ompany  in     Porto 

immission    in    the 

practicing    law   in 

his  military  start 


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WORCESTER     I\      THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


J.  Sullivan.  Mai.'K  Ma..irn. 

(AMP     AlJ,i:k, 

tent  just  f(jr  a  jiair  uf  martins,  and  eacli 
man  is  a  committee  to  see  that  no  harm 
comes  to  the  feathered  housekeepers. 
Owing-  to  a  generous  gift  of  $500  in- 
Boston's  superintendent  of  streets.  P.. 
^^'.  ^^■ells.  tlie  Ih.vs  liad  chicken  for 
supper,  and  Alaynr  Ouincy's  check  for 
$150  paid   for  evenini,'-  fireworks. 

.Saturday,  June  i.'^lii,  is  tilled  with 
rumors  of  departiu'e.  and  the  fact  tjiat 
Genera]  If.  W.  Dnfheld,  hrii^ade  c(ini- 
mander.  witji  his  staff  insjtccts  the  regi- 
ment goes  far  to  suhstantiale  the  he- 
hcf  that  tlie  stay  in  Camp  Alger  will  not 
he  long.  I'rivate  Fitzgerald,  who  has 
been  in  \\'< )ri-ester,  returns  to  cam]) 
laden  down  with  appreciative  gifts  from 
huine  friencU.  The  Ladies'  .\nxiliary  of 
thr  "I'jnmcts"  sends  siiongc;,  lead  ))en- 
c-ils  and  shoe  hu'es.  ;dl  lieing  hadly 
nerded,  .-inil  man\  uf  thr  men  are  re- 
mcmlicrecl  pcrs(iii;dly.  Sun(la\  witnessed 
a  dcridt'd  innn\;il  ic  m  in  that  the  I'Mig 
contem])'ated  tri'>  tn  the  Potomac  was 
f)egnn.  The  X'intli  is  a  regiment  in  the 
Tst  I'rigade.  ,vl  i  )i\isinn, Jd  Armv  Cor]js. 
and  its  associates  are  the  33d  and 
the  34th  -Michig;in.  f-'vidently  those 
in  authority  wished  to  see  just  what 
the  men  could  do  under  "hurr\-  up' 
orders,  since  not  even  the  officers  of  the 


regiment  knew  its  destination.  At  9 
;i.m.  came  tlie  command  from  brigade 
hea(k|uarters  for  the  men  to  be  ready 
in  an  hour  for  a  trip,  no  one  knew 
where,  but  shelter  tents  were  given  out 
and  two  days'  rations  were  consigned  to 
eacli  man's  haversack.  His  tent  and 
blankets  were  rolled  into  a  "horse  col- 
lar" and  before  the  assigned  time  the 
regiment  was  ready.  It  soon  became 
]<nown  that  the  Potomac  was  the  ob- 
jective point,  but  what  the  distance  was 
iew,  if  any,  knew.  The  march  to  Dmm- 
L<jring  was  dusty,  as  all  midsunnner 
trips  in  N'irginia  are,  and  soon  the  way 
stretches  off  to  the  eastward.  The  two 
.Michigan  regiments  are  pushing  along 
also.  .\earl\  five  hours  were  occupied 
in  the  march  and  many  a  plan  was  made 
as  to  what  would  be  done  when  "(  )ld 
I'otomac's  .Shore"  was  reached.  The 
river  is  historic,  and  those  who  had  read 
their  liooks  to  any  jiurpose  conjured  U]) 
many  a  vision  as  the\'  caught  the  first 
glimpse  of  its  waters.  .Shelter  tents  are 
jiitched  on  the  banks  of  the  stream  and 
ever\'  man  promises  himself  a  diji  in 
its  cooling  waters  ere  "taps"  are 
souniled. 

(  )nl\'  the  unexpected  happens,  for 
hardh-  had  the  "Emmets"  got  their  tents 
up  in  good  shape  and  were  making  prep- 
arations for  the  r\ening's  fun  when 
there  came  an  ordei'  for  the  2d  Pat- 
talion.  to  which  the  Worcester  C'oni- 
panv  belongs,  to  break  camp  and  to 
march  two  miles  away  for  outpost  duty. 
1  laving  traveled  fifteen  miles  already, 
this  is  not  cxactlv  insjiiriting,  but  it  is 
;i  soldier's  part  to  ol)e\  ordei's,  however 
disagretable,  so  the  tents  come  down 
and,  with  \-ivid  jiictures  of  tlie  good 
times  the  other  fellows  arc  having,  the 
"F.mmets"  and  their  fellows  push  out  to 
their  respective  stations,  just  as  their 
fathers  were  doing  in  this  very  section 
nearly  fort\'  years  before.  There  is  no 
pitching  of  tents  and  the  boys  rest  un- 
der the  blue  canopy,  though  some  of  the 
active  lads,  when  ofif  duty,  improved  the 
opportunity  to  scour  the  neighborhood, 
thus  making  some  interesting  acquaint- 
ances.    If  in  these  rambles  they  sampled 


EMMKT     GUAKOS.     COMl'.WV     <;. 


251 


Dthcr  iood  tlian  that  carricil  in  their 
haversacks  ami  if,  occasionally,  they  had 
a  drink  of  something  stronger  than 
aqua  pura,  the  blame  must  be  laid  on 
those  who  sent  them  away  from  tlu' 
ri\er's  banks.  Xotwithstanding  the 
untimely  ending  of  plans  for  a  swim  in 
the  classic  stream,  the  boys  were  dream- 
ing of  carrying  them  out  the  next  day, 
when  lo,  at  4  a.m.,  they  were  roused  to 
make  ready  for  their  return  to  Camp 
Alger,  and  at  8  o'clock  they  were  headed 
west  for  their  former  station.  The  wax- 
was  dusty  as  usual. 

"And  the  broad  sun  abino  IniiKdu'd  a  piti- 
less  laugh." 

trying  theniettle  of  every  man  in  the 
brigade.  It  was  clearly  a  trial  of  en- 
durance and  the  eastern  soldiers  came 
through  with  shining  colors.  .\t  the 
end  of  the  trip,  there  were  only  four  men 
of  the  Ninth  in  the  ambulance,  while 
more  than  five  times  that  number  from 
the  western  regiments  had  wilted.  In 
the  retrospect  the  men  viewed  the  ex- 
perience as  a  valuable  one,  still  they  had 
no  desire  to  repeat  it  at  once. 

Tuesday,  the  21st,  came  ^^lajor  F.  11. 
Hammond,  originally  a  Clinton  man. 
with  pay  due  for  one  month's  service 
to  the  United  States.  Three  days'  pay 
was  kept  back,  so  that  each  i)rivate  re- 
ceived only  $14.04  for  his  labor  during 
twenty-seven  days.  Xo  man  wnuld  ever 
enter  his  country's  service  with  money- 
getting  as  his  principal  object.  Chap- 
lain J\Iurphy  receives  an  immense  num- 
ber, said  to  be  30,000,  of  patriotic  songs, 
the  gift  of  Brookline  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus, which  he  is  to  distribute  among  the 
men,  and  Peter  F.  Smllivan  of  the 
"Emmets"  is  the  man  to  pass  them 
around.  There  should  be  no  lack  of 
singing  in  the  immediate  future.  Per- 
haps the  bugler  did  his  distribution  act 
on  the  22d.  otherwise  there  is  nothing  to 
record  for  the  day. 

The  evening  of  the  23d  was  made 
memorable  and  interesting  by  a  visit 
from  the  /th  Illinois,  the  regiment  that 
had  extended  such  cordial  greetings 
when  the  Ninth  arrived.  Now  six  hun- 
dred Chicago  lads  come  over  and  help 


make  the  welkin  ring,  for  somehow  the 
imj^ression  is  gaining  ground  that  the 
])arting  must  be  near.  I-'or  many  a 
young  soldier  the  "Cead  mille  failthe" 
I  if  tliat  jiiyoiis  evening  was  his  last,  since, 
ere  the  ni-xt  mcmth  is  ended,  many 
scores  of  them  will  be  sleeping  'neath 
the  soil  of  C'uba  or  the  waters  of  the  sea. 
Hap])ily  no  vision  oi  impending  gloom 
overshadows  the  pleasures  of  the  night. 

Fridav,  Jimc  24th,  reputed  to  be  an 
unlucky  day,  but  to  the  Ninth  Regiment 
it  means  another  move,  this  time  nearer 
the  foe.  .\fter  breakfast,  each  man  re- 
ceivi's  an  abdominal  band,  sent  down  by 
the  Massacliuselts  Soldiers'  .Aid  Society, 
also  from  the  government  a  package 
containing  a  number  of  items  for  use  in 
case  of  wounds.  There  arc  antisejitic 
com])resses,  bandages  and  safety  jiins, 
with  ]irinted  directions  as  to  their  a|)pli- 
cation.  -\11  the  things  sent  to  the  cam]) 
in  the  wa\  of  |)resents  that  camiot  be 
easilv  carried  along  have  been  returned 
to  the  homes  of  the  boys,  and  heavy 
wearing  apparel,  including  knapsacks, 
have  been  sent  back  to  Massachusetts. 
(  )nlv  a  light  oniht  is  to  be  taken  to 
troi)ical  Cuba.  Though  nnich  was  sent 
liome.  more  was  left  and  neighboring 
colored  families  fell  heirs  to  a  vast  quan- 
tity of  camp  accumulations,  including 
in  one  case  no  less  than  twenty-three 
dogs.  This  ])articular  family  had  long 
wanteil  a  d'^i:;.  and  the  canine  posses- 
sions of  the  camj)  were  able  to  supply 
the  deiuand. 

The  regiment  is  to  leave  only  one  man 
in  the  hospital,  a  case  of  heat  prostra- 
tion, it  is  5  o'clock  ]).m.\vhen  the  Ninth 
Massachusetts  \'olunteers  turn  their 
])acks  upon  Cami)  .\l,ger  and  start  for 
Dunn-Loring.  The  clouds  of  dust  rise 
like  smoke,  and  were  there  the  roll  of 
thunder  one  might  think  a  battle  in 
progress,  but,  notwithstanding  the  dis- 
comfort, not  a  man  falls  out  of  the  ranks 
and  without  a  halt  the  station  is  reached 
in  an  hour.  In  camp  are  left  the  large 
tents  hitherto  in  use,  now  to  be  de- 
voted to  covering  the  recruits  who  are 
soon  to  come  down  from  the  North.  To 
look  after  the  new  arrivals,  a  non-com- 


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W  (IKIICSTKK     JX     THE     SPANISH     WAU. 


missioned  officer  i.-.  detailed  from  eaeli 
company  and  the  representative  from 
"G"  is  Corporal  I\rcS\veeney.  As  Cap- 
tain Moynihan  was  the  first,  mi  he  i^  the 
last  Officer-of-the-<lay  in  Camp  Alijer. 
The  lui;\<;ati"e  which  each  man  is  su])- 
])Osed  til  carr\ .  for  his  ]iresent  and  fu- 
tnre  comfort,  consists  of  a  half  shelter 
tent,  a  rnbber  blanlet,  a  wmilen  ditto. 
bine  fatigue  blouse  and  trou^ers  and  one 
chang-e  of  underwear,  all  rolled  to- 
gether and.  when  tied  at  the  ends,  sus- 
pended like  a  collar  from  the  left  shoul- 
der under  the  right  arm.  Of  this  array, 
soldiers  in  the  Rebellion  wrndd  discard 
all  but   the  tent   anil  rubber  blanket. 


"Patsey"  Powers  and  his  dog  "Alger" 
were  left  in  the  camp,  both  boy  and  dog 
most  melancholy  objects,  the  boy  in 
tears  and  "Alger"  manifestly  in,  sympa- 
th\.  Clad  in  his  semi-regimentals  "I'at- 
se\"  forms  a  vivid  jiicture  in  this  days 
recor<l.  "Couchee."  Ik  iwevei .  came 
along,  and  right  here  is  a  good  place  to 
briel'ly  sketch  the  career  of  the  "Imh- 
mets'  "'   fa^■orite. 


(.■(lit  llKi:. 

lie  is  a  bull  terrier  of  thoroughbred 
stock,  and  as  a  pup  in  1891  was  the  prop- 
er! v  of  Michael  McCarthv  of  Worcester. 


'riiiiiii^li  ihc  iiK'ii  are  un  tune,  tlie 
trains  aie  not  and  si  inu'  time  is  con- 
sumed in  waiting.  There  are  two  sec- 
tiim^  of  the  train  and  the  "lunniets"  ride 
in  X'li.  2.  It  is  late  in  the  t-\ening 
when  the  train  starts,  and  Alexandria  is 
reached  in  something  less  tli.-m  an  hour. 
Not  much  time  was  gi\en  to  .sleep  on 
this  tri]),  winch,  from  \U\andria,  was 
about  four  hcnrs  hnig.  sim-e  all  the  fun 
that  livel\  \iiutlis  could  crowd  into  the 
time  was  had.  <  )n  the  way  dnw  n  tn  the 
eit\  that  niwer  failing  friend,  ('.mgi-ess- 
m;in  l'il/ger;ild.  had  put  almard  the  train 
a  (piantit)  of  eatables  :inil  ilriidx.diles 
which  he  kinwv  would  be  a])])reciated  lie- 
fore  there  was  a  chance  to  get  more. 
He  has  iu;i(le  himself  solid  with  the  luen 
<if  the  Ninth   foi"  all    their    natural  live-. 


When  the  Coinpan\  decided  that  a  mas- 
cot was  necessary  the  eyes  of  Serge;int 
Horan  fell  on  the  lively  form  of  McCar- 
thv's  dog.  and  the  owner  gallantly 
]iroffered  the  services  of  his  canine  to 
the  State.  The\-  were  accepted,  and  from 
th;it  time  onward  the  aifimal  has  been 
eons|}ienous  on  ;dl  niilit;ir\  occasions. 
He  alwa\s  went  to  camp  at  l'"raniiug- 
ham  anil  was  an  invariable  feature  on 
parade,  his  first  aiipearance  being  in 
i8o_'.  Though  each  meiuber  of  the  Com- 
])an\-  constituted  himself  a  part  own- 
er of  "Couchee."  his  name  and  fame 
spread  throughout  the  entire  regiment 
and  brigade.  So  well  did  he  know  his 
|)l;ice  that  no  restraint  was  put  upon 
hiiu  in  camp  and  he  had  free  run  of  the 
field.     (  )nce.  however,  he  came  to  grief 


I  (  l.Ml'AW 


253 


;ui(l  that  was  when,  in  spnrt.  a  nu-inhrr 
of  the  8th  Regiment  clapped  the  vi^itnr 
into  a  mess-chest  and  then  forgot  him 
for  a  nunil^er  of  hours,  or  until  the  ])Miir 
dog- was  alm(>st  sufifocate<l.  On  taking 
him  out  of  his  hox  he  was  lini])  and  aj)- 
parently  lifeless,  hut  he  res])onded  in 
etiforts  to  resuscitate  and,  when  his  wits 
came  back,  he  hustled  dver  tn  his  (nn- 
panv  street  in  a  li\ely  mannei-,  hence- 
forth to  remain  nearei'  liomi.',  at  all 
events  giving  the  Xth  Regiment  .i 
w'ide  berth.  In  iSyj,  when  .Ma>sachu- 
setts  sent  her  soldiery  to  New  \'ork  tn 
bear  a  part  in  the  dedication  of  (ieneral 
Grant's  tomb,  the  "iMumets"  carried 
"Couchee"  and.  imder  the  care  of  j.  j. 
Corliss,  he  made  the  inarch  up  llrn.-id 
way,  enlisting  the  attentinn  ni  the  ])Hpn 
lace  and  also  that  nf  many  animals  (it 
his  own  kind,  with  whiJi  he  was  imt  un- 
willing to  light  nil  very  slight  ])rn\iica- 
tion.  Indeed,  so  numeriius  were  his 
scraps  that  his  next  frieiicl  had  tn  at- 
tach a  chain  to  his  collar,  llins  restrain- 
ing his  martial  spirit.  lie  cnuld  not 
realize  that  time  had  mulniie  some  nf 
his  fighting  ([ualities,  and  thniigh  his 
native  fire  was  unciuenched.  his  teeth,  his 
onlv  weapons,  were  too  badly  broken 
for  efficient  use  on  the  battlefield,  hence 
the  necessil)  nf  nver-ighl  nii  llu-  part 
of  the  "T'jmnels,"  wlm  ln\ed  him  de.iii\-, 
and  were  determined  ihat  wherever  they 
went  there  slmnld  gn  "Cnuchee"  also, 
hence  his  presence  as  the  Xinth  leaves 
Camp  Alger.  His  experience  with  the 
Compan^'  in  Xew  York  extended  his 
fame  Iieynnd  I'.ay  ."^tate  limits  sn  ihal 
When  the  Xinth  marched  into  Cam]) 
.\lger  the  Illinois  ."seventh  recognized 
the  dog  before  they  did  the  luen. 

The  mnrning  nf  the  -'3th  brings  the 
second  sectimi  <if  the  regiment  to  Xew- 
port  Xews  ami  a  union  with  the  first, 
which  was  already  there.  This  place, 
dating  from  the  days  of  Captain  John 
Smith,  is  one  of  \"irginia"s  tip  ends  and 
is  immediately  opposite  I-^irtress  Mon- 
roe. In  Rebellion  days  General  Butler 
gave  considerable  attention  to  its  forti- 
fication.    Xow  it   is  an   imjiortant  rail- 


road terminus.  .\n  enthusiastic  recep- 
tion awaited  them  frnm  the  citizens, 
who  ap])arently  were  all  out  to  see  and 
ai)plaud.  There  was  a  splendid  lunch 
in  readiness,  and  a  regular  army  officer, 
in  due  time,  escorted  the  men  to  a  mag- 
nillceiit  l.iwn  which  fronted  Hampton 
Rnads,  where  Imi  cot?ce  was  served  bv 
the  gnvenmieiii.  The  first  installment  of 
ihe  regiment  gnt  in  ;ihcad,  but  erelong 
Ca|itaiii  .Mnynihan  led  his  boys  into 
tnnch  with  the  gnnd  things  provided. 
The  waters  befnre  the  ])lace  of  feasting, 
nearly  fnrl  v  \e,irs  before,  had  borne  the 
rebel  ram  .Merrimac  when  she  de- 
stroye<I  that  portion  of  the  national 
lleet  stationed  there,  and  there,  too,  had 
come  ihe  lilt'e  .Monitor,  not  alone  to 
punish  the  .Merrimac.  but  to  revolntion- 
'''c  all  n,i\;d  architecture.  The  boys, 
liowe\-er.  ;n\'  not  so  much  intent  on  the 
past  as  they  are  as  to  when  thev  arc 
to  get  oti-'  to  sea.  .\t  c;  a.m.  comes  an 
orderly  from  the  Captain  of  the  Harvard 
telling  (."olonel  I'.ngan  to  have  his  men 
ready  at  1.30  to  embark.  Leave  was 
then  given  lor  the  boys  to  take  a  bath  in 
the  inviting  waters,  a  permission  that  it 
did  not  take  them  long  to  i)rofit  bv.  and 
soon  the  briny  had  in  its  embrace  fullv 
one  thousand  Massacimsetts  boys,  en- 
jo)  ing  to  the  inmost  its  cooling,  invig- 
orating touch.  ( )ne  or  two  favored 
■i'.mmets"  had  the  honor  of  bathing  in 
the  house  of  ;i  Lee,  a  rt-lative  of  the 
famous  Confederate,  'idiere  were  visible 
many  reminders  of  X'irginia's  favorite 
son,  and  the  ( )ld  Dominion  was  the  soul 
of  hos]Mtality  to  the  I'>ay  State,  accej):- 
ing  b)' way  of  compensation,  for  favors 
rendered,  only  ^^assachusctts  buttons. 
The  "assembly."  sounded  at  1 1  o'clock. 
recalled  the  men  to  their  uniforms  and 
places,  and  a  half  hour  later  they  were 
taking  their  lunches  from  their  haver- 
sacks on  the  Casino  grounds,  where 
their  guns  were  stacked  on  arrival. 

Tl^■:^•   iC\ri:u  "I  I.\k\\ki>." 

Xot  many  of  these  young  soldiers  in 
their  school  days  had  entertained  any 
notion  of  beci>niing  students  in  Amer- 
ica's  oldest   college,  yet  at   12.30  every 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SrANISII     WAR. 


>  -*^5|^1 


I'.  T.  I..  MaKlirn.         ist  Lieut.  Wm.   I.  Casev.      Maj.  W'm.  H.  I  Jcvine.    D.v.  Sii 
Surncnn.               Henry  nobbins.  Paymaster.  Col.  K.  K.  Bogan. 

Capt.  John  J.  Sullivan.  Lieut. -Col.  L.  J.  Logan. 

I'llCLI)     IIKI'ICICKS.     N'lXTH     M.\SS..    T.  S.     \'..\(>T    ON     l'.\  RAI)l-:-C.\M  I>     .M.C.ER. 


iiK'inlirr  (if  the  Xintli  I'diind  liini-^elf  tliily 
(.ntcrcd  in  an  inslitutinn  ni  that  name, 
in  uthcr  Wdrds  he  was  almard  the  Har- 
vard, the  new  name  nf  that  i^reat  ncean 
liner,  the  New  ^'nrk.  which  is  nnw  in 
tlie  liands  of  tlie  Ljovernment  feir  the  piir- 
po.se  of  transporting-  sokhers  to  tlie  seat 
of  war.  The  men  are  taken  from  the 
duck  til  the  ^L^reat  vessel  liv  the  ferrv- 
linat  l.iiiiise  nl  the  Chesapeake  &  Ohi.. 
Railroad.  Ever\-  new  mii\-e  in  this  ile- 
licfhtful  ilav  is  accom|)anied  1)\  inke. 
lans'hter  and  sonti',  and  well  it  is  that  we 
langh  while  wt-  ma\'.  "f<ir  aimther  (la\' 
will  lirinL;-  ennnLjh  sun'ow."  .Ml  this  is 
happeniniL;  ( m  ."^atnrdax'  and  llu-re  is  siill 
nuich  t(i  (111  in  liiadin^;-  the  threat  ve■^sel 
with  supplies,  huth  fur  the  men  and  f(  u" 
her  iiwn  .Ljreat  Ixiilers  and  engines. 
There  is  ample  time  t(i  study  and  ex- 
amine the  appointments  of  the  craft. 
She  is  receiving  a  half  dozen  six-inch 
guns  to   replace   as   many   smaller   ones. 


In  addition  to  the  Xinth.  she  is  carry- 
ing twii  hattalioiis  of  the  34th  Michigan. 
The  decks  are  scenes  (if  mirth,  nut  much 
like  a  war  party,  and  to  the  strains  of 
the  "Red,  White  and  Rlue,"  in  which 
these  voices  join,  some  patriotic  fellows 
add.  "and  the  Green."  But  even  this 
commingling  of  colors  cannot  go  on  in- 
definitely, and  the  early  hour  of  8.30  p.m. 
heholds  the  soldiers  safe  in  the  arm-  of 
M(ir]ihens,  dreaming  of  Spaniards,  glory 
and  Ik  line. 

(  )ne  iiKiri.'  Sunday  is  begun,  June 
2rith.  in  the  (  )ld  Dominion,  and  the  early 
lingle  call  meets  a  (piick  response  from 
the  men  whd  have  rested  well  in  their 
new  ipiarters.  -\  large  force  of  men  has 
wi irked  all  night  to  coal  the  Haiward, 
and  even  then  their  task  is  not  com- 
])lete.  Notwithstanding  the  changed  sit- 
uation, mass  is  celebrated  in  the  ship's 
bow-,  where  an  altar  had  been  provided, 
permissiini  having    been    secured   from 


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255 


the  captain  nf  the  Harvard.  .Much  to 
Chapl-ain  Murphy's  surprise  he  was  ac- 
costed by  the  second  officer  of  the  ves- 
sel, before  his  services  l^en-aii,  with  the 
statement  that  he  could  not  have  his 
exercises  there,  hut  a  little  decided  talk 
on  the  Chaplain's  part,  with  a  direction 
to  Sergeant  Horan  of  the  "Emmets'"  to 
detad  a  squad  of  men  for  guard  duty, 
cleared  the  air  and  the  devotions  pro- 
gressed. At  2..^op.ni.  anchor  is  weighed 
and  the  Harvard,  laden  with  men. 
ammunition  and  subsistence,  is  otf  for 
Cuba.  She  departs  accompanied  l)\-  the 
good  wishes  of  the  thousands  who  see 
her  turn  her  prow  to  the  sea.  Every 
whistle  where  steam  was  up  let'  go  a 
mighty  sound  in  testimony  of  apprecia- 
tion and.  convoying  the  repair  ship  \  ul- 
can.  the  Harvard  with  her  representa- 
tives of  Massachusetts  and  ?\fichigan  is 
off  for  Santiago. 

This  is  before  the  days  of  Alarconi 
wireless  telegraphy,  so  for  several  days 
the  vessel  and  her  occupants  are  a  world 
to  themselves,  except  as  the  Harvard 
may  be  sighted  by  some  passing  craft. 
The  letters,  so  regularly  sent  to  the  ])a- 
pers  of  Worcester  and  Boston,  are  want- 
ing and  "The  Ninth"  as  a  glaring  head- 
line disappears  for  a  season.  Still  there 
is  something  doing  every  day  on  board 
the  ship.ancl  though, as  a  rule. not  good 
sailors  the  men  gradually  develop  sea 
legs,  at  least  sufficiently  to  ajipreciate 
the  historic  trip  they  are  takin.g.  A]ipar- 
ently  the  fare  on  shipboard  is  better  than 
that  provided  when  the  Second  sailed 
from  Tampa,  or  the  kickers  would  have 
been  heard  from.  There  are  1,400  miles 
of  sea  journey  before  the  men,  and  there 
is  much  time  to  be  killed  ere  they  can 
begin  the  Spanish  destruction  on  which 
they  are  supposed  to  be  bent.  So  calm 
is  the  sea  and  so  devoid  of  incident  the 
trip,  the  careful  annalist  had  hard  work 
to  write  up  his  "line  a  day."  Alonday 
night  the  Harvard  sighted  a  craft  on  her 
starboard  and  as  she  had  no  light  burn- 
ing she  was  overhauled,  arousing  sen- 
sations of  interest  among  the  landsmen 
looking  on.  However,  as  her  papers 
proved  to  be  in  order  the  boys  had  to 


resign  tlu'niselves  to  sleep  williout  suf- 
ficient excitement  to  inlluence  their 
dreams.  Tuesday,  28th,  the  repair  ship 
\'ulcan  signalized  the  day  by  getting 
lo>t.  In  nixtliology  X'ulcan  was  a  lame 
god  and  lii>  namesake  verified  the  pro- 
priety of  ils  appellalion  h\-  moving  in  a 
halting  manner,  vo  ninch  so  that  she 
sensil)l\-  impeded  the  ])rogress  of  the 
Harvard.  It  took  fully  two  hours  for 
the  larger  \e-sel  to  overhaul  the  miss- 
ing lloating  toolshop.a  consumption  of 
time  thai  under  some  circumstances 
might  prove  hi,ghl_\-  disastrous.  Though 
not  far  from  land  at  any  time,  it  is  not 
till  Wednesday  that  i)oints  of  interest  are 
pointed  out.  !'.  J-  Sullivan  of  the  "Em- 
mets" was  a  sailor  of  cx]icricnce.  having 
been  on  the  Chicago,  once  the  flag-ship 
of  the  white  squadron,  and  has  repeated- 
ly passed  through  these  waters.  His 
knowledge  is  in  |ilace  mid  lu-  has  inter- 
ested listeners  as  he  points  out  localities 
famed  in  early  American  history.  Some 
of  the  Piahama  group  are  noted  and  he 
shows  his  credulous  comrades  SanSal- 
\ador.tirst  sighted  l)y  thegreat  (lenoese 
in  141)-';  but  the  l)oys  draw  the  line  of 
belii'f  when  he  tries  to  tell  them  just 
wlu're  Cohimlius  landed.  On  Thurs- 
day comes  the  last  day  of  Jime.  and  in 
the  afternoon  at  about  3  p.m.  wiiile  still 
on  the  north  side  of  Cuba,  on  the  port 
side  a  vessel  is  sighted  whose  stran.ge 
behavior  excites  some  wonder  on  the 
Harvard.  She  does  not  respond  to  the 
latter's  signals  and  througli  a  glass  has 
the  appearance  of  a  torpedo  boat.  The 
guns  of  the  vessel  were  trained  on  the 
stranger  and  twenty-pound  projectiles 
were  placed  within  tiie  cannon  ready  for 
use.  The  interrogated  craft  turns  about 
and  heading  for  the  Harvard,  immedi- 
atelv  the  word  goes  out  that  a  Spanish 
destrover  is  coming.  Tiie  Ninth  is  or- 
dered to  "fall  in"  and  things  begin  to  be 
really  excitin,g.  but  once  more  a  "flasii- 
in-the-pan''  is  recorded,  since  it  is  only 
a  collier,  the  Alexandria,  on  her  way  to 
Norfolk,  which  had  failed  to  answer  the 
signals  of  the  Harvard  through  having 
forgotten  the  code.  Jnsl  a  little  before 
midnight  the  vessel  reaches  a  point  ofif 


25() 


\\()k(  KSTKK     IN     THE    SI'ANIRTI     WAN 


5antiayii    harhnr    ami    lu-r    juuriK'y    i> 
done. 

Fridav  is  Jiil\-  1st  anil  a  ^reat  (la\'  fnr 
Ciilia.  Durini;'  the  jirecedini;-  nij4;ht 
search-lights  have  ])la\e(l  iipim  the  new- 
ly arriwd  and  the\'  ha\e  been  duly  aii- 
s\\ere(l.  The  Newark  was  the  first  ves- 
sel spoken,  and  from  her  a  knowledge  of 
the  Santiago  situation  was  obtained.  So 
well  lighted  is  the  entrance  to  the  har- 
biir.  where  (/ervera  and  his  fleet  are 
"bdttled  11])."  that  the  men  on  board  the 
Harvard  ha\e  a  g(uid  view  of  the  Murri. 
and  the  siniken  Merrimae,  about  which 
ever\-  one  had  read  so  much.  A  close 
watch  is  ke])t  U])on  the  harbor  entrance 
and  if  the  Spanish  rat  does  undertake 
an  exit  he  will  find  his  hole  well  guard- 
ed. .\  speedy  landing  is  expected  and 
desired.  Uall  cartridges  are  distributed 
to  the  men  and  their  ginis  are  tliorouoh- 


ly  inspected,  with  the  idea  of  innnediate 
action  on  getting  ashore.  The  execu- 
tive officer  of  the  New  \'ork,  which  is 
Admiral  Sampson's  fiag-ship,  through 
his  megaphone,  directs  the  Harvard  to 
kee|)  well  a-starboard,  to  land  the  troops 
first  and  to  keep  out  of  range  of  the 
.Morro"s  lotteries,  to  all  of  wdiich  the 
Harvard's  officer  responds,  ".\ye.  a\e, 
sir."  The  soldiers  enthusiastically  cheer 
ever\thing  in  sight  and  are  ready  for  any 
eniergenc\-.  every  one  having  endiu-ed 
the  voyage  well  and  the  sick  list  is  nil. 
Sibonev  is  the  place  of  deliarking  and 
at  5.30  all  are  ofl"'.  the  Harvard  <lischarg- 
ing  iter  burden  alioul  half  a  mile  from 
shore  bv  means  of  her  smaller  boats. 
There  are  many  vessels  in  the  vicinity, 
.-imong  them  the  hospital  ship  State  of 
Texas,  flying  the  Ixcd  Cross  flag,  and 
the  bovs  krrp  anxious     c\ es    out   for  a 


,if  tin-  .Xinth's  I') 


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Mai'Rice  a.  Ke 


sight  of  the  W'nrcestcr  nursu  saiil  to  he 
aboard  of  her,  1)ut  their  watchfuhiess  i> 
not  rewarded.  It  is  a  busy.  nois\-  worhl 
into  which  the  men  are  usliered.  fur 
there  is  the  sound  of  bombardment  and 
the  whistles  of  steamers  of  all  sorts, 
joined  to  the  nearer  confusion  of  land- 
ing. The  twenty  or  more  huts  consti- 
tuting the  settlement  of  Siboney  are. not 
very  impressive,  but  the  pressure  of 
feet  upon  a  foreign  shore  gives  every 
man  a  sensation  never  experienced  be- 
fore. Immediately  they  note  the  lux- 
uriance of  vegetation  and  the  quantity 
of  inviting  fruit,  against  whose  use, 
however,  thcv  have  been  warned  by  the 
surgeons. 

Four  hours  after  landing,  while  many 
were  enjoying  bathing  in  the  surf,  the 
Ninth  was  ordered  forward,  and  it  took 
substantially  the  same  trail  followed  by 
the  Rough  Riders  and  others  in  the  af- 
fair at  Las  Guasimas.  The  "front." 
always  a  movable  locality,  was  said  to 
be  twelve  miles  away  and  over  a  route 
trodden  by  the  Worcester  boys  of  the 
Second  several  days  before :  the  Ninth 
having  laid  off  all  surplus  burdens  takes 
its  first  march  in  Cuba.  .Ml  this  day 
on  the  extreme  American  right  has  been 
raging  the  fight  at  El  Caney,  but  the 
news  comes  slowly  here.  At  the  left, 
towards  which  the  Ninth  is  marching, 
the  Rough  Riders  and  others  are  giving 
a  nam.e  to  El  Poso  in  connection  with 
the  famed  fight  of  San  Juan.  .Ml  along 
the  route  wounded  men  are  met  making 
their  way  back  to  the  hospital  accom- 
modations of  the  coast.  It  is  hardly  fair 
.to  call  the  paths  followed  in  Cuba  roads. 


b^ven  the  Western  idea  of  a  trail  is  much 
better  than  the  tracks  pursued  in  Cuban 
marches,  'i'lie  mud  is  dee]),  hills  steep 
and  the  vegetaiiim  rank.  There  are 
halts  to  permit  the  passage  of  mule 
trains  laden  with  annnunition  and  pro- 
visions for  those  already  in  the  fray,  and 
there  is  waiting  while  regiments  of  regu- 
lars change  their  ])ositions.  At  the  same 
time  the  new  men  are  greeted  heartily 
by  those  ahead  of  them  in  experience, 
who  cheer  the  new  comers.  Some- 
where in  this  effort  to  reach  the  scene 
of  conflict  the  1st  of  July  gave  place  to 
the  2(1,  but  there  was  no  perceptible 
change  in  what  was  required  of  the  men. 
r>efore  the  regiment  moved  it  was  given 
out  that  Colonel  Bogan  had  been  sent 
to  the  hosjiital,  a  victim  of  fever,  though 
he  was  a  sick  man  when  he  left  Massa- 
chusetts. .-Ks  they  made  their  way  for- 
ward, news  gradually  filtered  into  the 
lines  that  the  Second  had  met  the  enemy 
at  El  Caney,  and  the  jiraises  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts boys  were  sung  by  the  regu- 
lars, though  the  black,  smoky  powder 
used  by  them  had  compelled  their  early 
withdrawal  from  the  fi,ght,  a  condition 
that  seems  to  be  not  altogether  reas- 
suring to  the  Ninth,  wJiose  guns  and  am- 
munition were  of  the  same  archaic  cliar- 
acter.  They  were  glad,  however,  to 
know  that  their  Worcester  friends  had 
given  a  good  account  of  themselves. 
A\'hile  not  wounded  in  the  din  of  battle, 
blood  is  drawn  when  Sergeant  M.  J. 
McCartin.  in  cleaning  his  gun.  explodes 
a  shell  and  thereby  loses  the  first  finger 
of  his  right  hand,  while  John  E.  Casey, 
the  Company  wagoner, being  hit  in  the 


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WdKCKSTKR     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


ear  by  a  spent  ball,  is  the  only  "Enimet" 
to  sense  Spanish  lead.  When  near  the 
place  where  the  Rough  Riders  received 
their  punishment,  the  whiz  of  Mauser 
bullets  drew  from  our  men  a  return  vol- 
ley. Whatever  the  result  as  to  life  or 
death,  it  had  the  effect  of  ending  the 
Spanish  music.  It  is  5  a.m.  when  the 
men  are  roused  from  a  brief  rest  by  all 
the  din  and  confusion  of  battle.  It  is 
a  pretty  rough  intrdductiim  to  yiuiiig 
men  who  hithertu  have  "iily  read  "f 
what  war  is  like. 

At  7  o'clock  a.m.  the  Xinth  start; 
again,  and  in  the  afternoon  reaches  a 
point  where  the  Springfield  rifle  and 
smoky  powder  develop  the  fact  that  the 
regiment  is  better  in  reserve  than  in  ac- 
tion. It  is  no  part  of  this  story  to  crit- 
icise the  authorities  which  sent  tlie 
Massachusetts  men  forward  with  such 
inadequate  e(|uipment,  but  it  does  seem 
strange  that  a  nation  so  advanced  as 
the  American  should  be  so  far  behind 
the  Spaniards  in  the  essential  feature  n[ 
firearms. 

Just  before  reaching  San  Juan  Hill 
the  road  forked,  and  the  .Xinth  bi  irc  to 
the  left.  In  dning  so,  skirted  the  base 
wf  the  liill  and  halted,  .\fter  a  dinner 
of  hardtack  and  water  the  regiment,  late 
in  the  afternoon,  was  ranged  on  the  ex- 
treme left  of  the  line,   so   placed  as  to 


Spanish  Trench,  San  Juan  H  il 


really  face  the  sea,  but  in  position  to 
prevent  a  flank  movement,  which  was 
considered  probable.  Un  the  right  was 
the  20th  Regulars,  ready  to  deliver  a 
cross  fire  should  the  enemy  advance. 
The  "Enmiets"  found  themselves  in  a 
natural  ravine  or  gully.  The  men,  weary 
from  their  long  march,  went  to  sleep 
quickly.  At  9.30  the  Spaniards  began 
firing  and  several  volleys  were  given  in 
reply,  there  being  no  trouble  about 
black  powtler  in  the  night.  The  firing 
episode  was  fast  and  furious  for  a  time. 
To  the  inexperienced  ears  of  some  of 
the  "Emmets"  the  noise  seemed  unnec- 
essarilv  loud.  All  sorts  of  remarks  were 
current  and  the  laugh  was  loud  over  the 
vocalized  reflections  of  Private  V..  who 
remarked  that  if  "them  Spaniards  didn't 
look  out  they  would  hit  somelxxly  yet," 
and  "If  God  has  any  respect  fnr  the  Irish 
1  hope  He's  prating  for  us  imw."  An- 
other lad,  referring  to  his  la<l\-  Inve.  in 
anxious  voice  says,  "1  wmider  what  my 
clav  pigeon  is  doing  now.""  Again  the 
men  sleep,  but  before  this  there  had 
come  a  command  for  two  companies  to 
report  to  Colonel  E.  P.  Pearson,  com- 
mander <if  the  brigade.  (  >ur  Worces- 
ter men,  "(i,"  and  the  Clinton  company, 
"K,"  were  (.lesignated,  but  it  was  not 
so  easy  to  locate  the  Colonel's  posi- 
tion, hence  Private  Steele  of  the  "Em- 
mets" and  Smith  of  the  Clintons  were 
sent  out  to  find  the  w-ay.  On  reporting  to 
llir  counii.Tnder  hv  ordered  them  to  re- 
main wIktc  they  were  for  the  present, 
since  the  firing  was  then  on  along  the 
entire  line.  When  the  messengers  re- 
turned at  T.30  a.m.  of  the  3d,  they  found 
the  men  asleep,  but  they  were  speed- 
ilv  roused,  and  at  2  o'clock,  having 
filled  their  canteens  from  the  yellow 
waters  of  the  San  Juan  River,  under  the 
guiikmce  of  Steele  and  Sinitli,  pushing 
and  dragging  themselves  through 
-wamps  and  underbrush,  the  compa- 
nies reported  to  Lieutenant-colonel  E, 
R.  Kellogg  of  the  loth  U.  S.  Infantry 
at  3.15  in  the  morning.  He  said  that 
his  men  were  exhausted  and  ought  to  be 
relieved,  but  the  fact  of  black  powder 
prevented   his   sending  the  men   of  the 


KMMET     GUARDS,     COMPANY     G. 


25i) 


Xiiith  to  their  immediate  relief.  How- 
ever, they  couhl  dig  traverse  trenches  to 
the  firing  line,  where  the  men  of 
the  lOth  were  on  duty.  This  was 
done  under  tlie  direction  of  Lieu- 
tenant Eli  Helmic.  of  the  regulars, 
he  warning  the  men  to  work  lively, 
since  the  enemy  would  fire  at  daybreak. 
The  distance  to  the  Spanish  lines  is  165 
yards  and  the  position  is  an  exposed 
one,  subject  to  a  cross  fire  by  the  enemy. 
a  long-,  low  hill  on  which  Captain  John 
Drum  of  the  loth  Infantry  was  killed. 
The  Spaniards  do  open  fire  at  daybreak, 
as  expected,  and  digging  ceases,  but  the 
men  of  the  Ninth  take  their  positions 
under  a  heavy  fire,  retaining  them  till 
the  flag  of  truce  went  up  on  the  3d.  For 
their  coolness  under  fire  they  were  com- 
plimented by  Lieutenant-colonel  Kel- 
logg, and  the  men  of  the  loth  were 
very  generous  in  sharing  their  rations, 
since  the  relieving  comrades  had  been 
almost  rationless  and  sleepless  since  the 
1st.  When  Lieutenant  Helmic  learned 
of  the  condition  in  this  respect,  he  and 
Lieutenant  Hurley  of  the  "Emmets" 
went  for  rations  and  secured  coffee, 
sugar  and  hardtack  for  the  hungry  men. 
After  sundown  of  the  4th.  with  tlie  flat- 
tering remark  by  Lieutenant-colonel 
Kellogg  that  they  were  a  credit  to 
Massachusetts,  the  detached  companies 
returned  to  the  regiment. 

The  "Emmets"  are  now  a  ])art  of  the 
3d    Brigade,    3d    Division,     of    the    sth 


Army  Corps.  Colonel  E.  P.  Pear- 
son commands  the  brigade,  General  [. 
F.  Rent  the  division.  The  men  are 
not  slow  to  note  the  advantage  cif  the 
Krag-jorgensen  ritle,  and  no  weapon 
of  that  kind  left  around  loose  is  long 
without  a  finder.  Rain  storms,  such  as 
Americans  never  saw  at  home, are  a  daily 
occurrence,  and  when  they  come  the 
men  are  learning  that  they  mav  be  taken 
as  one  of  nature's  shower  baths.  The 
boys  of  the  Xinth  were  astonished  on 
this  d;iy  when,  for  the  first  time,  they 
saw  a  whole  regiment  of  regulars  strip 
off  their  clothing  and  take  a  most  invig- 
orating bath  in  stahi  uatnrir,  with  all 
out-of-doors  as  a  bath  house :  then  giv- 
ing their  clothing  a  scrub  thev  resumed 
it  and  it  was  (|uickly  dried  by  the  return- 
ing sun.  (  )thers  could  and  did  catch 
in  their  rubber  I)lankets  rain  water,  with 
which  they  filled   their  canteens. 

On  the  4th.  Musician  P.  F.  Sullivan 
goes  on  a  visit  to  the  2d  Massachusetts, 
and  hardly  recognizes  his  old  friends 
there,  since  they,  during  the  interval  fol- 
lowing Camp  Dewey,  have  practically 
given  up  using  the  razor,  and  through  a 
full  beard  he  has  to  look  closely  to  find 
his  A\'orcester  acquaintances.  There  he 
first  heard  of  the  death  of  Lieutenant  E. 
X.  P>enchley  of  \\'orcester,  and  later  he 
visited  the  6th  Regulars  and  conversed 
with  fellow  ofificers  and  men  who  had 
known  Benchley  so  well.  At  this  very 
time     Worcester     was  hoping     against 


260 


WORCESTER    IX    THE    SrANTSH    WAR. 


hope  that  subscciiKMit  rcjinrts  wduld  ren- 
der back  the  young  man  whc:ise  future 
had  promised  so  much.  Also  he  found 
the  1 2th  Regulars  and  a  large  repre- 
sentation of  Worcester  friends  who  had 
enlisted  under  Lieutenant  Anglum. 

While  "G"  Company  was  away  from 
the  regiment,  the  same  had  a  visit  from 
Lieutenant  Crowley  of  the  20th  United 
States,  a  West  Point  classmate  of  Bench- 
ley,  who  expressed  great  regret  at  not 
seeing  Benchley's  fellow  Worcester 
men.  He  was  entertained  by  Captain 
Dunn  of  Company  L  Later  Captain 
Moynihan,  with  Lieutenants  Hurley 
and  McCann,  went  over  to  the  20th 
and  were  told  in  detail  the  sad  stijry  of 
the  young  hero's  death. 

Late  in  the  evening  of  the  4th.  certain 
Company  "'"■"  men  were  mixed  up  in  an 
afTair  on  the  Harvard,  which,  fur  several 


iiss,ailor<i.iysl.  M.  J.  .McCartin. 

davs,  had  been  the  habitation  of  the 
regiment.  When  the  disembarking 
came,  five  men  from  each  company  were 
left  to  assist  in  unloading  the  vessel,  and 
in  its  general  care  ;  this  to  relieve  the  ma- 
rines, who  were  hardly  equal  to  the  task. 
The  "Emmets"  thus  left  behind  were 
Sergeant  P.  J.  Moynihan.  Corporal  J.  F. 
Horan.  Privates  T-  T.  Creaven,  Edward 
Sullivan  and  P.  J.  "  Prendiville.  For 
safe  keeping,  a  large  number  of  prison- 
ers, captured  by  the  fleet  on  the  3d,  had 
been  placed  aboard  the  vessel.  During 
the  night  these  men.  either  to  relieve 
their  crowded  condition  or  to  seize  the 
arms  of  the  guard,  which  were  stacked 
upon  the  deck,  roused  the  apprehension 
of  those  on  duty.  The  sergeant  of  the 
guard  was  Moynihan  of  the  "Emmets," 
and,  on  the  failure  of  the  Spaniards  to 
heed  the  commands  of  the  guard  (most 


EM.Micr    cfARDS,    (()\ll■\^■^■ 


2(il 


likely  none 
were   fired 


if   them    unclersldiid),    thev 
11)1111      and  a  lar-je   numlier 


dropped   in    their   ]ilaees 


dead 


risfht 


.the 


Tlieir  blond  Howcd  freely  niion  the  dec!: 
and  their  comprehension  of  orders,  eve  i 
though  given  in  an  unknown  tongue, 
seemed  to  grew  amazingly. 

During  the  ne.xt  three  da\s  there  is 
no  firing  and  the  men  have  a  elianee  to 
compare  Cuban  eliniaie  with  that  of 
their  homes,  ami  few  m'  them  would 
care  to  make  the  Island,  wi  mderfull}- 
fertile  though  it  be,  tlieir  permanem 
abode.  The  health  of  the  men  continues 
good  and  the  rations  tolerable,  though 
some  begin  to  find  fat  bacon  rather  too 
constant  in  its  daily  appearance.  (  )ii 
the  8th,  Musician  Sullivan  sends  to  the 
Worcester  Gazette  a  letter, in  which  he 
ingeiiiinisly  depicts  the  assault  on  San 
Juan  Hill  b\  picturing  Worcester's 
Xewton      Hill  as  the  scene,  capjiing  it 


with  a  blockhouse,  stationing  two  thou- 
sand .Spaniards,  determined  to  hold  it, 
and  clothing  the  hillside  with  trees, 
whose  toji^  c'lnceal  sharpshooters,  and 
dense  undergrowth,  threaded  with  in- 
terminable lines  of  barbed  wire,  up 
against  all  of  which  the  .Americans,  on 
the  1st  day  of  July,  were  hurled.  That 
they  should  gain  the  top  wa-;  the  won- 
der of  i-very  one. 

It  was  ill  this  period  Ilia;  a  .Spanish 
sharpshooter,  found  in  a  tree,  where  he 
had  been  for  several  days,  not  daring  to 
come  down,  was  brought  in  so  nearly 
famished  tli.ii  when  carried  before 
Lieuteii;iiit-cnl(inel  Logan,  he  actually 
snatched  from  the  latter's  hand  a 
cracker  wlii.di  he  was  eating.  When 
the  guar<l  would  i)unish  the  ca;)tive  for 
his  incivility,  the  good-natured  officer 
said,  "Xo.  no!  Tf  he  is  as  hungry  as 
that,  let  him  go."  Thougli  General 
Bates  had  declared  that  Spaniards  thus 
found  should  not  be  brought  before 
him,  in  this  case  the  luan  was  sent  to 
the  rear  as  a  prisoner.  It  was  held  that 
sharpshooters  in  trees  within  tlie 
.Vmerican  lines  were  not  within 
the  pale  of  civilize<l  warfare.  With  this 
idea  in  mind,  men  of  the  24th  and  25th 
U.  S.  regiments  went  gunning  for  them, 
calling  the  diversion  "coon  hunting." 

At  this  time  the  Ninth  is  on  the  ex- 
treme left  of  the  line  encircling  Santi- 
ago. The  other  reginnnts  near  are  the 
3d,  20th,  2d  and  loth  Regulars,  who  are 
entrenched  within  500  yards  of  the  city 
itself.  The  novices  in  the  art  of  war 
arc  not  slow  to  improve  their  opporlu- 


262 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH     WAI 


"IffT 


llitv  to  k-ai'ii  from  i1k'  old  soldiers, 
whose  ex])erieiicu  covers  iiirmy  years  of 
Indian  flighting.  There  is  little  in  the 
range  of  American  military  life  that 
thev  have  not  sampled,  and  they  are  the 
kindest  of  teacliers  to  these  beginners. 
Tobacco  is  becoming  a  scarce  article, 
and  devotees  of  the  weed  are  put  to 
their  wits"  ends  to  secure  their  fav(jrite 
stimulant,    offering    faluilous    sums  for 


small  (|uantities  of  it.  One  man  is  said 
to  have  paid  aliovc  $25  fpr  a  single 
pound  of  smoking  tobacco,  and  an  offi- 
cer, on  the  2d,  was  reported  oiifering  his 
gold  watch  for  just  one  chew.  \\Viting 
material,  too,  is  entirely  out,  and  tomato 
can  labels  are  at  a  premium,  for  on  them 
the  bovs  can  write  their  letters,  and, 
when  tied  with  a  string,  in  lieu  of  en- 
velope, they  are  sent  homeward. 


EMMKT     GUARDS,     COMPAXV     G. 


263 


The  week's  cessation  of  firinsa;-  is  im- 
proved to  make  stronger  the  positions 
of  the  American  forces,  and  the  "Em- 
mets" learn  how  efficient  pick  and 
shovel  may  be  in  securing  protection 
from  the  enemy's  missiles.  It  would  be 
absurd  to  imply  that  they  altogether  en- 
joyed the  enforced  inactivity,  but  the 
week  went  to  swell  the  aggregate  of 
their  war  experience.  Their  fellow  regi- 
ment.s  in  General  Bates'  brigade  are 
the  3d  and  20th  Regulars,  and  their  loca- 
tion is  in  the  ravine  between  two  hills 
overlooking  the  beleaguered  city.  (  hi 
Sunday,  the  loth,  they  were  told  that  at 
4  p.m.,  unless  ordered  to  the  contrary, 
the}'  were  to  be  in  the  trenches,  and 
once  again  "the  fires  of  hell  were  to 
rain  on  the  Spanish  (juarters."  Ever}' 
man  was  at  his  post  at  the  appointed 
time,  but  the  signal  from  General  Law- 
ton's  gun  did  not  come  till  4.45 ;  the  de- 
lay arising  from  the  coming  of  one  of 
those  terrible  thunder-storms  which  del- 
uge everything,  and  so  heavy  was  the 
thunder,  no  signal  gun  could  have  been 
heard.  Every  man  was  as  thoroughly 
drenched  as  if  he  had  been  dipped  in  the 
sea.  It  was  when  there  came  a  cessa- 
tion of  heaven's  artillery  that  that  of 
man  began.  For  two  hours  there  was  a 
constant  rain  of  bullets  from  the  men  in 
line,  while  from  the  hillside  cannon 
hurled  shot  and  shell  within  the  Spanish 
intrenchments,  effectually  silencing  such 
artillery  as  the  enemy  possessed.  When 
darkness  settled  down  (and  it  comes 
without  twilight  in  the  tropics),  the  fir- 
ing ceased  for  the  night,  to  be  resumed 
in  the  morning  of  the  nth,  though  as 
orders  had  been  given  to  waste  no  shots, 
and  hostile  heads  were  scarce,  the  shoot- 
ing was  not  so  vigorous  as  on  the  pre- 
ceding day.  The  cannon,  however,  bel- 
lowed away  at  the  city,  for  apparently 
there  was  nothing  else  for  them  to  aim 
at.  At  4  p.m.  firing  of  all  kinds  ceases, 
and  the  men  conclude  that  the  game  is 
won. 

In  the  days  of  noise  and  confusion, 
the  Company's  pride,  "Couchee,"  hav- 
ing no  use  for  gunpowder,  retired  to  the 


coniparati\'e  (|uiet  of  Siboney,  waiting 
for  more  (peaceful  times. 

The  14th  of  July  is  a  red-letter  day  in 
Cuban-.'Vmerican  annals,  for  then  came 
the  announcement  that  Santiago  had 
yielded,  and  that  there  would  be  no  more 
fighting  for  her  possession.  However 
delightful  the  tidings  were  to  the  men, 
they  were  not  to  exult,  as  would  be  nat- 
ural, lest  the  refrain  thereof  might  be  a 
change  of  mind  on  the  part  of  the  crafty 
.'■Spaniard.  Trul\',  there  were  some  queer 
things  in  the  management  of  the  Span- 
ish war.  \\  hen  Lee  was  pressed  to  his 
surrender  al  .\p])oniattox,  the  Union 
soldiers  were  rec] nested  not  to  cheer  on 
account  of  the  heroic  defense  made  by 
the  Confederates,  and  Captain  Phillips 
told  the  men  of  the  Te.xas  not  to  hurrah, 

for,  "Don't  you  see  the  poor  d s  are 

dving :"  butthere wasnothingof thesort 
at  Santiago.  The  Spaniards  were  not 
dying,  neither  had  their  defense  been 
particularly  notable,  but  the  hot  weather 
had  evidently  its  efTect  on  the  weighty 
figure  of  the  commander  and  he  did  not 
wish  an}'  resumption  of  hostilities  nor 
any  excuse  for  such.  Up  to  this  time, 
though  the  Xinth  had  been  without 
tents  of  any  kind,  the  health  of  the  men 
has  been  remarkably  good.  Of  the  "Em- 
mets," four  only  are  reported  ailing 
viz..  Sergeant  McCartin,  gunshot  wound 
in  the  hand:     Privates   James  Mc'Irath 


264 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


T.  J.  Kelleher.  L.  A.  d' 

K.  C.   I.E.iNAHn.  J.   E.   F 

and  Ii)hn  I.arkiii.  ihj  inrnui"  dnwii  witli 
malarial  fuver,  tliu  latter  iiijurcil  mi  tlic 
niglit  march  from  Siboney,  all  three  lieiiii;- 
now  in  hospital  at  Key  West.  Private 
(ieort^c  W.  Urijsnan  u-as  taken  sick  at 
Newport  Xews,  hetdre  the  sai.ing  of  th^ 
Harvard.  Init  he  managed  to  stave  off  a 
comjilete  collapse  till  the  middle  of  the 
month,  when  at  last  he  yields  to  what 
the  snrgenn  | in uk  unices  a  H.glit  c:ise  <if 
measles.  l'ri\-ate  Jnhn  C'ase\-.  who  got 
the  clip  on  llie  head  nn  hi"^  w;iy  np  ti> 
San  Jnan.  has  recAered  and  came  hack 
for  duty  on  the  13th  ;  on  tlie  14th  come.^ 
a  discharge  for  him, and  Captain  Aloyni- 
han  hands  it  to  the  soldier,  all  this  the 
result  of  the  efforts  if  W'nrcester 
friends  wlin  think  Private  Casey  better 
eni])loyed  at  hcime,  caring  for  his  six 
children,  than  in  sto[)ping  possible  Spa"- 


j.    F,  t.. 


ish  balls  in  the  Cuban  field.  His  dis- 
charge pajjcrs  are  dated  at  Washington. 
July    1st. 

it  was  on  the  14th  that  certain  duties 
were  assigned  to  "(i"  Comjiany.  in  the 
guarding  of  the  colors.  To  Private  S. 
was  given  the  special  care  of  the  pre- 
cious enil)leni.  1  )uring  the  night  Lieu- 
tenant Al.  was  astonished  to  find  his 
guardsman  in  a  state  of  high  excitement, 
dashing  about  his  beat,  evidently  tr\ing 
to  find  snme  hated  object.  "What's  the 
matter  with  you  ?"  is  the  officer's  query. 
"I'm  trying  to  find  the  villain  that's  hiss- 
ing me :  don't  you  hear  him  ?  Let  me 
set  eyes  on  him  and  Pll  break  his  nose," 
etc.  It  appears  that  a  cfrtain  Cuban 
night  bird  utters  a  cry  not  unlike  the 
hiss  of  a  goose.  As  S,  was  not  up  on 
his  bird-lore,  his     confusion     was     not 


f.mmi-;t    guards,    comi'anv    g. 


2(>r) 


D.  Gardner.  F.  E.  Jovck.     ¥.V.  Doyle.   J.  J 

Strange,  but  it  took  his  Lieutenant  some 
time  to  convince  liim  tliat  no  disrespect 
was  intended. 

"After  the  ball  is  over."  has  boon  sung- 
by  many  a  light-hearted  jjleasure 
lover,  and  the  thought  is  in  many  an 
"Emmet"mind.even  though  it  may  not 
find  vocal  expression.  This  is  the  situ- 
ation:  rain  every  day  and  no  tents;  to 
put  it  most  mildly,  only  indifferent  fare  ; 
no  writing  material,  nothing  to  do.  at 
least  nothing  that  the  men  think  worth 
doing.  If,  under  such  circumstances, 
the  innate  disposition  to  kick  did  not 
develop  itself,  it  would  be  a  wonder.  The 
men  do  not  wax  fat.  the  scriptural  ac- 
companiment of  kicking,  for  obvious 
reasons,  vet  all  things  considered,  thev 
do  maintain  a  remarkable  condition  cf 
health.  Not  a  man  in  the  entire  regi- 
ment as  yet  has  died,  except  Private 
Doherty,  killed  in  Westboro,  on  the  de- 
parture of  the  Ninth  from  Camp  Dewey. 
.\ssistant  Surgeon  Shea  is  doing  excel- 
lent serA-ice  in  the  hospital  at  Siboney. 
and  the  whole  work  for  the  regiment  de- 
volves upon  Surgeon  Magurn.  He  also 
has  to  look  after  the  other  regiments  in 
the  brigade,  since  their  medical  men  are 
all  at  Siboney.  Inquiries  have  been 
sent  around  to  all  the  companies  asking 
for  men  who  have  had  any  sort  of  med- 
ical experience.  In  this  way  drug  clerks 
and  embryonic  doctors  are  at  a  pre- 
mium. On  the  i6th  came  the  tents, 
hitherto  held  at  the  landing  place  in 
Siboney,  and  visions  of  some  degree  of 
comfort  are  had  by  the  drenched  and 
sun-burned  men.     The  17th  of  lulv  Ins 


bright  memories  in  the  minds  of  all  sur- 
vivors of  the  Cuban  campaign,  for  then 
came  the  formal,  irrevocable  surrender 
of  Santiago,  and  thereby  the  end  of 
Spanish  rule  in  America. 

.All  the  details  had  been  carefully  ar- 
ranged, and  were  carried  out  with  true 
mililarv  preci-inn.  .Ml  cif  the  troops  as- 
femhled  nn  the  outer  Ijreastworks  at 
10.30  a.m.  Only  the  higher  ofificers 
could  have  an  immediate  part  in  the  his- 
toric scene :  ordinary  mortals,  like  the 
war-horse,  must  snuff  the  battle  from 
afar.  .At  1 1 .45,  the  boom  of  cannon  told 
the  soldiers  that  the  auspicious  moment 
had  come,  and  that  misrule,  extending 
over  more  than  four  hundred  years,  was 
passing.  Fortunately  for  the  pent-up  en- 
thusias'm  of  the  .Americans,  all  barriers 
against  cheering  are  broken  down,  and 
men  can  yell  till  they  r.re  hoarse,  and  this 
they  proceed  to  do;  while  hats  go  so 
high  into  the  air  that  they  get  almost 
beyond  the  reach  of  gravity.  There  is 
the  national  salute  of  twenty-one  guns, 
and  at  noon  jjrecisely,  the  Star-spangled 
Banner  rises  over  the  government  build- 
ing of  the  captured  city  to  the  bugle  ac- 
companiment along  the  lines  of.  "To 
the  colors."  If  the  situation  had  only 
permitted  the  immediate  departure  of 
the  volunteer  soldiers  for  their  far-away 
homes,  what  a  difference  there  might 
have  been  in  the  mortality  record  of  the 
regiment.  The  real  troubles  were  only 
beginning.  Tlrere  is  a  deal  of  talk  as  to 
what  will  be  done,  and  quite  as  much 
concerning  what  ought  to  be  done,  but, 
meanwhile,  there  is  the  unpleasant  real- 


ity  of  still  being  in  the  nuidily  intrcncli- 
ments  about  the  surrendered  city. 

Whether  it  was  in  honor  of  the  capitu- 
lation Mr  not.  the  cuok  of  the  "Emmets" 
tlirl  himself  proud  at  the  evening's  meal 
of  the  i/tli.  In  some  way  Chef  John 
Creaven  had  become  the  possessor  of  a 
wash-boiler,  of  whose  existence,  up  to 
this  luoment.  in  the  entire  Island  no  one 
had  dreamed,  and  in  some  fashion, 
known  onl}-  to  him,  he  had  manag"e<l  to 
brew  a  beef  stew  :  jierhaps  .under  the  cir- 
cumstances it  would  be  proper  to  call  it 
ail  "Irish  stew,"  though  lacking  some  c.)f 
the  ingredients  considered  essential  to 
the  proper  production  of  that  national 
dish.  Whatever  its  constituents  and 
whatever  the  omissions,  it  touched  the 
palates  of  the  partakers  to  that  degree 
that  they  wanted  nothing  else,  and  after 
supper  they  were  ready  for  song,  always 
the  recourse  of  the  welf-fed  soldier.  The 
"Emmets''  have  singers  galore,  and  Ser- 


geants Moynihan  and  La\in,  with  Pri- 
vate O'Keefe,  Musician  Skerrett  and 
others,  make  Cuban  air  resoun<l  with 
notes  ne'er  heard  before  on  Cuban  soil. 
Why  should  they  not  spend  the  hours  in 
singing?  The  work  for  which  they  came 
had  been  accomplished  and  did  they  not, 
in  fancy,  see  the  joyous  home  returning 
and  the  welcomes  to  be  had  in  Worces- 
ter bright  ?  \\'hat  a  lilessing  that  heaven 
does  from  all  creatures  hide  the  ])ook  of 
fate!  All  the  woes  of  the  pres- 
ent tlisap|)ear  when  the  stomach  is 
full  and  youthful  vigor  and  valor 
carry  their  possessors  bevond  im- 
mediate surroundings,  and,  b\-  very 
contrast,  the  soldiers  grow  mellow  in 
thinking  of  the  pleasures  sure  to  come 
in  the  sweet  by  and  by.  Later  times  have 
revealed  the  fact  that  the  boiler  was  one 
of  the  accjuisitions  made  by  Lieutenant 
AlcCann,  who  discovered  it  on  the  dock 
in  Santiago  resting  on  two  coffins.    For 


EMMET      CUAHUS.     COMl'AXV     G. 


267 


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Joii 


li.  I.  Martin. 


E.  E.  Hackett. 


the  latter  he  had  no  use,  but  he  could 
see  boundless  utility  in  the  boiler.  Ac- 
cordingly, by  a  process  of  appropriation, 
readily  excused  because  of  his  com- 
pany's great  need,  he  fastened  to  it,  and 
the  incident  just  given  was  one  of  the 
happy  results  of  his  thoughtfulness. 

On  the  i8th,  the  "Emmets"  moved 
awa}-  from  their  former  station,  stopping 
finally  nearer  the  centre  of  the  lines, 
making  their  camp  near  the  headquar- 
ters of  General  "Joe"  Wheeler.  The 
regimental  neighbors  are  the  ist  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  and  the  ist  Illinois 
\'olunteers,  and  the  site  is  about  one 
mile  from  the  old  locality.  The  depriva- 
tions suffered  in  the  recent  camp  are 
now  bearing  expected  fruit.  Alternate 
drenching  and  parboiling,  with  insuffi- 
cient nourishment,  along  with  the  want 
of  proper  medical  attention,  are  making 
many  men  respond  to  the  sick  call  who 
otherwise  would  be  up  and  doing.  The 
camp  complaints,  known  to  old  cam- 
paigners, viz.,  dysentery  and  fever,  make 
their  appearance,  and  misery  is  the  rule. 
The  shelter  tents  given  out  after  the 
surrender  are  not  a  protection  in  se- 
vere rain,  and  even  the  ponchos  leak. 
Patients  who  show  marks  of  improve- 
ment are  going  aboard  the  transports 
for  a  homeward  trip. with  the  hope  that 
an  ocean  voyage  may  completely  restore 
them.  Lieutenant-colonel  Logan  of  the 
Ninth,  having  succumbed  to  illness, 
started  for  the  North  on  the  24th.  The 
first  death  in  the  Company  is  recorded 
on  the  23d.  Private  Henry  Sullivan,  hav- 
ing been  out  of  sorts  for  a  few  days,  had 


been  sent  to  the  hospital  for  better 
treatment,  but  the  lack  of  physicians 
rendered  that  almost  impossible.  Nei- 
ther he  nor  his  comrades  appreciated 
the  imminence  of  his  danger,  for  misled 
by  apparent  imjjrovement,  assisted  by 
two  companions,  at  2.30  p.m,  Saturday 
he  undertook  to  walk  a  little  ways.  On 
their  route  lliey  encountered  another 
poor  fellow  unaccompanied,  who  could 
scarcely  drag  his  body  along.  On  see- 
ing him,  Sullivan  called  out,  and  they 
were  said  to  be  his  last  words,  "That's 
right,  boy ;  hold  right  up  and  keep  on 
your  feet.  That's  the  only  way  to  get 
well,"  Five  minutes  later,  or  at  3  o'clock, 
he  toppled  over  into  his  comrades'  arms 
and  was  dead.  Tlu-  doctors  called  it 
"heart  failure."  It  seemed  strange,  for, 
really,  the  last  thing  to  fail  was  the  sol- 
dier's heart. 

Between  death  and  burial,  only  a  brief 
period  intervenes  in  the  tropics.  At  5 
p.m.,  clad  in  his  full  dress  uniform,  laid 
upon  a  stretcher  and  l)orne  by  his  com- 
rades, Joyce,  Leonard,  Martin,  Grady, 
Gilmore  and  Edward  Sullivan,  his  body 
is  carried  to  its  resting  place,  where  it 
is  to  sleep  till  his  country  disinters  it 
for  removal  to  his  home  city.  All  of  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  "Emmets"  who 
are  in  camp,  march  beside  the  bier,  and 
listen  to  the  words  of  Chaplain  Murphy 
as  he  pronounces  the  solemn  words  of 
the  church  over  the  grave.  Then  fol- 
low three  volleys  from  the  men  of  the 
Company,  and  "taps,"  sounded  by  ]\Iusi- 
cian  Skerrett,  eloquently  breathe  a  sad 
farewell  to  the  fallen  comrade.  This  was 


268 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


)!•'     Ill  ilisi  iN'S     l-:\i  li.\\( 


■KI-;i.lM  INAkV     TREATY. 


tlie  only  military  fuiK-ral  nl)>cr\c(l  in 
Cuba,  the  ctTcct  liy  way  nf  niclancliiil\ 
l)ciiiij  ton  nuich  fur  tlic  rank  and  tile. 
Major  Gradv  marclu-d  wiiii  his  men  in 
honor  of  Sulli\an,  and  two  da\  s  later  he 
was  laid  beside  the  private. 

Time  drags  slowly  along  in  their 
Cuban  canijis  and  the  average  mind  can 
find  no  good  reason  why  the  "recall" 
is  not  sounded  in  Washington.  To  be 
sure,  there  is  an  occasional  \isit  td  the 
city  of  Santiago.  an<l  the  traveler  com- 
pares the  ."Spanish  |)lace  with  those  he 
has  known  at  home,  and  every  day 
thanks  his  stars  he  was  not  born  a  S])an- 
i.anl;  ])ut  e\en  this  palls  after  awhile. 
It  is  too  hot  for  drilling,  and  the  men 
are  not  well  enough  for  the  exercise 
even  if  the  weather  permitted.  Reading- 
matter  is  scarce  and  letters  from  home 
conie  infrequently,  and  when  they  do 
there  is  no  writing  material  for  replies. 
Still, thoiiLvh  the  march  ofTime  is  slow, 


he  finally  reaches  .\iignst.  an<l  home  is 
nearer  than  it  was.  The  last  month  of 
the  Cuban  stay  finds  the  men  encamped 
on  the  ver\-  hill  U])  which  the  heroes  of 
July  1st  and  Jd  charged  to  victory  and 
inmiortality.  The  situation  is  a  great 
inipro\ement  oxer  the  low-lying  loca- 
tion of  the  2d  Massachusetts,  wdiere 
other  Worcester  boys  are  dying  all  too 
rai)'dl\'.  The  former  rulers  call  the 
height  "Tableau  Hill."  but  to  the  .\mer- 
icans  it  is  "Bloody  Hill."  a  fitting  ap- 
|)ellation  for  the  scene  of  so  much 
bravery  and  loss  of  life.  While  only  one 
of  the  "Mmmets"  has  died,  the  mortal- 
ity in  the  regiment,  particularly  among 
the  field  officers,  is  great.  Colonel  PiOgan 
and  the  l.ieutenant-colonel  have  gone 
home  ill,  while  Majors  Grady  and 
(  )'Comior  have  both  crossed  over,  and 
the  command  rests  on  .Major Donovan. 
Adventm-es  are  not  numerous,  but  oc- 
casionally there  is  a  happening  worthy 


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of  mention.  "Prince"  P.  and  friends 
had  been  down  to  Siboney  and  there 
had  secured  a  cofTee-grinder,  deeming 
the  same  a  handy  item  for  camp  use.  Re- 
turning, they  encountered  a  party  of 
Cubans,  who  had  in  their  possession  a 
very  fine  parrot.  The  "Prince"  wanted 
the  bird  badly,  but  the  natives  wouUl  not 
agree  as  to  terms,  but  they  were  quick- 
ly brought  to  time  by  the  quick-witted 
soldier,  who.  bringing  his  cofTee  mill  to 
his  face,  began  to  turn  the  crank.  The 
sound  was  so  suggestive  of  a  (latling 
gun  that  the  Cubans  surrendered  at 
once  and  passed  over  the  parrot  witli<iut 
further  parley.  Afterwards,  in  token 
of  his  appreciation  of  his  services  to  the 
Company,  it  was  presented  to  Dr.  T.  J. 
Foley  of  Worcester. 

Saturday,  the  6th  of  August,  the  3d 
and  6th  Regulars  went  aboard  the 
transport,  and  the  vt)lunteers,  beholding, 
took  heart,  feeling  that  their  own  em- 
barking could  not  be  so  very  far  away. 
One  of  the  Company  on  this  day  takes 
a  trip  to  Santiago,  and  en  route  calls  on 
his  acquaintances  in  the  2d  Regiment. 
He  finds  Colonel  Clark  and  Lieuten- 
ant-colonel Shumway  asleep  in  their 
tents  and  forbears  awaking  them,  but 
with  Captain  Barrett  of  the  City  Guards 
he  exchanges  words  of  greeting,  think- 


ing the  latter  quite  comfortable  as  he 
occupies  his  hammock  beneath  his  tent, 
sure  to  stay  there  while  it  rained.  Major 
Fairbanks  also  is  alert  as  usual,  though 
somewhat  worn  and  wasted,  but  tanned 
to  a  turn  and  evidently  seeing  all  that 
is  visible  in  the  campaign.  In  Santiago 
he  finds  the  saloons  not  so  well  pat- 
ronized as  they  might  be  had  the  pay- 
master been  around  recently.  Milwau- 
kee beer  at  forty  cents  a  bottle,  fifty 
with  ice,  is  quite  beyond  the  resources 
of  his  purse,  hence  he  contents  himself 
with  four  glasses  of  alleged  lemonade, 
though  just  where  the  lemon  is  the 
drinker  failed  to  discover.  lie  drank 
for  the  ice.  and  considered  it  cheap  at 
ten  cents  a  glass.  It  took  five  to  quench 
the  thirst  of  his  comrade.  The  U.  S. 
Post  Office  he  found  the  busiest  place 
in  the  city,  and,  volunteers  having  been 
called  for,  he  is  pleased  to  find  here,  hard 
at  work,  P.  J.  OTveefc  of  the  "Emmets,"' 
who  had  left  the  Worcester  office 
when  hi.s  country  called,  and  is  espe- 
cially efficient  in  sorting  out  the  mail 
that  is  to  go  to  the  men  of  his  own  Com- 
pany. 

Till  the  regiment  leaves  the  Island  the 
record  is  little  else  than  one  of  illness 
and  subse<|uent  weakness,  the  few  who 
are  at  all  equal  to  duty  finding  a  double 
portion,   owing  to  the  enfeebled  condi- 


270 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


tiiin  of  the  otliers.  As  mie  niciiilier  <.if 
the  "Emmets"  writes,  "The  fever  attacks 
a  person  with  pains  in  the  head  and 
back,  and  generally  lasts  from  live  to 
twelve  days,  during  which  time  a  man 
goes  through  a  series  of  chills  and 
fever  which  leaves  him  so*  weak  that  he 
is  unable  to  walk  about  for  at  least  two 
weeks."  'I'lie  inade(|uate  ho>pital  ac- 
commodations render  the  mortality  very 
great,  and  even  if  the  patient  recovers 
he  is  subjected  to  so  much  dis- 
comfort afterwards  that  his  suf- 
ferings are  immeasuraM\'  increased. 
.\ugnst  I2th,  the  hospital  ship 
r.reakwater  ap]>eared  off  the  Island, 
and  one  of  lier  ])as-engers,  ITalleck 
I'.artlett,  u[  W'drcester,  who  has  a  son  in 
the  l.iiiht  Infantry. gladdens  the  hearts 
of  the  men  by  presenting  himself  in 
camp,  lie  is  in  charge  of  the  volunteer 
relief  fund,  contributed  by  Worcester 
people,  and  delicacies  and  necessities  are 
expected  from  him.  On  this  day,  too, 
comes  a  set  of  underwear  for  each  mem- 


l)er    of    the    l'omi)any,    a    boon    of    the 
choicest  character. 

Right  here  it  should  be  stated  that 
whatever  the  citizens  of  Worcester  in- 
tended to  do  for  the  "Emmets,"  the  fore- 
going gifts  of  underwear  and  a  huge 
box  of  cigarettes  and  tobacco,  with  a 
certain  amount  in  cash,  were  all  the  boys 
received.  What  the  gifts  were  and 
where  they  went,  to  this  day  no  man 
knows,  or  if  he  does  know  he  is  a  mas- 
ter of  silence.  There  have  been  all  sorts 
of  conjectures,  but  they  have  solved 
nothing.  They  never  doubted  the  good 
intentions  of  Worcester  nor  the  integ- 
ritv  of  the  city's  representatives,  but 
llie\-  had  to  recognize  a  failure  to  con- 
nect. However,  "heaven  helps  them 
whii  help  ihemselves."  In  this  case,  it 
was  that  sleepless,  tireless  Lieutenant 
McCann  who  discovered  heaps  and 
heaps  of  good  things  down  near  the 
Santiago  docks.  On  assuring  the  keeper 
that  many  of  those  things  belonged  to 
his  Company,  he  was  told  to  go  through 


EMMET     CTARDS,     COM  TAN  V 


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the  same  and  pick  out  whatever  was  his. 
So  keen  was  his  eye  and  so  long  his  arm 
that  it  took  a  six-mule  team  to  carry  the 
result  to  camp.  The  contents  of  that 
covered  wagon  actually  stuck  out  above 
the  hoops — malted  milk,  canned  goods, 
food  and  supplies  of  all  sorts — till  the 
boysproclaimed  their  Lieutenant  a  gen- 
uine successor  of  Sherman's  lUunmers. 
and  if  they  had  Inst  at  tlic  W'orcestir 
spigot  they  had  surely  gained  at  the 
providential  bunghole.  tlow  lucky  it  i^ 
that  "all's  fair  in  war." 

Sunday,  the  14th,  Chaplain  Murphy 
at  mass  made  feeling  reference  to  the 
death  of  Colonel  Bogan,  whose  decease, 
announced  in  a  cable  message  from  Co  :- 
gressman  Fitzgerald,  is  keenly  felt  by 
all  his  men,  with  whom  he  was  a  great 
favorite.  Worcester  boys  are  learning 
the  difference  between  the  Cuban  and 
the  Spaniard.  For  the  Cuban  he  has 
no  use  whatever,  considering  him  lazy, 
and  always  so,  unwillingto  work  as  long 
as  a  crust  even  can  be  begged  ;  while  in 
the  Spaniard  he  detects  some  ronuiants 
of  that  high-bred  courtesy  which  gave  a 
reputation  to  the  natives  of  Casti'e. 
Those  who  visit  Santiago  note  the  en- 
terprise of  American  beer  manufactur- 
ers, who  are  well  nigh  onmipresent  and 
are  exceedingly  anxious  to  push  the  sale 
of  their  wares.  Some  of  the  soldiers 
imbibe  to  excess,  but  this  can  hardly 
apply  to  the  men  of  the  Ninth,  since  the 
long  absence  of  the  payinaster  has  re- 
duced nearly  every  man  to  a  "dead- 
broke"  condition.  There  are  certain 
clubs  where  officers  can  get  .\nierican 
dishes,  and  certain  Massachusetts  men 
remark  that,  if  they  had  the  money,  they 
would  certainly  borrow  an  officer's  coat 
long  enough  to  buy  and  eat  a  dish  of 
baked  beans. 

The  fact  that  the  Harvard  and  Yale 
were  Iving  off  the  harbor  of  Santiago 
inspired  the  Ninth  Regiment  with  the 
hope  that  it  might  take  the  homeward 
trip  in  one  of  them,  but  the  men  had  the 
mortification  of  seeing  regiments  which 
had  arri\-ed  later  and  had  seen  very  lit- 
tle hardship,  go  aboard  these  finely  a])- 
pointed  vessels,  while  they  were  detained 
for  what  proved  to  be  a  floating  horror. 


Private  and  Postman  O'Keefe,  who  had 
been  away  from  his  Company  for  some 
days  in  the  Post  Office  of  Santiago,  re- 
ceived, in  common  witii  his  comrades, 
a  notification  that  the  regiment  was 
about  to  embark  for  the  States.  Not 
caring  to  take  any  unnecessary  steps,  lie 
met  his  Company  in  the  city  rather  than 
return  to  camp.  The  latter  had  been 
broken  on  tiie  j:,i].  and  weak,  weary 
and  halting  the  men  had  reached  the 
wharf  in  that  far-famed  place.  Let  his 
own  words  tell  what  he  saw  after  a  sep- 
aration of  three  weeks:  "The  meeting 
of  the  Comi)any  and  myself  at  the  wharf 
]  shall  never  forget.  Such  emaciated 
si)ecimens  of  men  I  had  never  met.  I 
realized  in  a  momeiu  what  havoc  the 
dread  disease  had  wrought  in  three 
weeks.  Plalf  the  Company  had  not 
strength  to  rise,  and  many  were 
so  ill  that  they  failed  to  recognize 
me.  Those  who  could  not  walk  had  to 
be  carried  on  board  the  lighter  which 
conveyed  the  troops  to  the  transport, 
which  was  anchored  out  in  the  i)ay. 
This  transport  was  inadequate  to  prop- 
erl\-  carry  more  than  one-half  the  num- 
ber. Soldiers  in  the  last  stages  cf  dis- 
ease, those  half  well  and  those  quite  so 
were  all  huddled  together."  He  further 
remarks  that  at  least  two  hundred  of 
these  men  were  fit  subjects  for  a  hos- 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


pitalshi|i,1iiit  the  ]!ay  State  was  already 
crowded,  sn  perf(Jrce  the  iiivahds  are 
taken  alont;'  with  the  others,  and,  worse 
still,  companies  that  were  not  assigned 
to  the  Allegheny  have  sent  some  of  their 
sick  aboard,  in  the  hope  that  a  breath 
of  sea  air  may  help  them  to  recover. 
The  regiment  broke  camp  at  8  a.m.  of 
the  23d,  and  marched  tlie  three  miles 
distance  into  Santiago,  The  sick  and 
those  getting  l)etter  were  taken  in 
springless  mule  wagons,  which  jolted 
them  so  badly  that  some  essayed  walk- 
ing. Those  who  rode  all  the  way  were 
worse  off  than  those  who  walked.  From 
8  of  the  morning  till  5  p.m.  there  was 
a  tedious  wait  till,  by  the  smaller  boat, 
the  eight  companies  were  conveyed  to 
the  Allegheny.  All  were  glad  to  shake 
off  the  last  trace  of  Cuban  soil,  confident 
that  any  change  would  be  an  improve- 
ment. 


J.  J.  Fitzgerald. 

-LICUDDY. 

M.  J.  Flvnn. 

The  transport  steams  away  from 
Cuba,  Wednesday,  the  24th,  and  our 
last  Worcester  Company  bids  good-by 
to  the  liberated  Island,  though  it  must 
be  suspected  that  some  of  the  loyal 
hearts  are  wondering  if  the  price  has  not 
l)een  a  heavy  one.  Only  two  days  later 
came  the  first  burial  at  sea,  but  in  the 
following  hours  the  scene  was  frequently 
re])eate(l,  Sunday  no  less  than  four 
found  an  ocean  grave,  and  one  of  them 
was  a  Worcester  boy.  Edward  Sulli- 
van had  been  one  of  the  strong  men  of 
the  Company  and  had  not  been  sick 
while  on  the  Island,  but  the  very  day  of 
departure  he  began  to  complain  of  ill 
feelings,  a  circumstance  so  odd  that 
some  of  his  comrades  jollied  him,  think- 
ing he  must  be  shamming,  so  vigorous 
had  he  been  ;  but  as  the  hours  went  by, 
his  fever,  said  to  be  typhoid,  grew 
worse  till  he  became  delirious,  and  Sun- 


KMMET     GUARDS,      COMTANV 


273 


day,  the  2Sth,  at  7.30  ]j.iii.,  his  hanimock 
swinging  near  an  open  port  hule,  in  tin- 
absence  of  a  guard,  he  threw  himself 
thence  into  the  sea.  By  a  singular  fortune 
it  was  his  own  Lieutenant,  McCann,  who 
was  standing  in  the  vessel's  stern  and 
suddenly  saw  the  form  of  a  man  rise 
from  tlie  waves  and  apparently  turn  his 
face  towards  the  ship.  His  immediate 
cry  of  "man  overboard"  was  answered 
at  once  by  the  lowerin,<;-  of  a  boat,  the 
stopping  of  the  transport,  and  a  diliij^cnt 
search,  lasting  fully  half  an  hour,  tailed 
to  reveal  any  trace  of  the  unfortunate 
soldier.  Private  Charles  J.  iVfcMann 
died  on  the  30th,  and  the  next  morning 
his  body  was  consigned  to  the  deep. 
Chaplain  Murphy  reading  the  prayers 
for  the  dead. and  Bugler  Skerrett  sound- 
ing "taps."  McMann  had  been  ill  for 
some  time,  but  had  been  discharged 
from  the  hospital  as  recovered,  though 
his  recovery  was  fancied  rather  than 
real,  and  before  his  death  he  had  entirely 
lost  his  reason.  Early  the  next  day,  the 
31st,  Private  Michael  Healy  died.  He 
had  been  sick  for  a  fortnight  before  the 
sailing  of  the  transport,  had  failed  rap- 
idly after  the  start,  and  died  of  exhaus- 
tion incident  to  the  campaign.  Two 
other  men  from  other  companies  had 
died  during  the  same  night,  and  that 
their  burial  might  be  in  deep  water,  the 


Allegheny  slcii)i)ed  and  went  back  some 
miles,  and  at  '1.15  a.m.  the  four  ijodies 
were  given  to  the  \\a\e.>  with  lull  mili- 
tary honors,  tiie  Hag  ll_\ing  at  half  mast, 
and  with  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
"Emmets"  standing  by.  In  all,  fourteen 
men  of  the  Ninth  died  on  this  tortuous 
trip  to  Montauk,  and  each  body  was  of- 
fered as  ,1  tribute  to  the  ocean,  there  to 
repose  till  the  seas  give  u]j  their  dead. 

Many  reasons  have  been  advanced 
'  ir  ilu-  niMriality  aboard  the  Allegheny : 
i.ick  of  hos])ital  accommodations,  tne 
enfeebled  condition  of  the  men,  etc., 
but  all  agree  as  to  the  horribly  unsani- 
tary state  of  the  transport  itself.  Hav- 
ing recently  carried  cattle,  no  effort  at 
cleansing  had  been  made,  only  the  divi- 
sions had  l)een  removed,  and  into  such 
ftlthy  space  human  beings  like  "dumb 
dri\en  cattle"  were  herded.  The  won- 
der is  that  so  many  livt'd,  not  that  four- 
teen died. 

The  body  of  Captain  IJunn  of  the 
loth  U.  S.,  killed  before  Santiago,  was 
carried  homeward  in  an  imperfectly 
sealed  casket.  The  stench  therefrom  was 
horrible.  Only  the  Allwise  knows  iiow 
many  living  were  sacrificed  through  this 
mistaken  sentiment  for  the  dead. 

It  is  Wednesday,  the  3[st,  and  last 
day     (.t     .\ugu>t.     iliat     the     .Allegheny 


"#:^#»! 

^^^y*T^ 

?«:-  ■«»(«''       ■;  i 

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WORCKSTF.R     IX    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


reaches  Montauk  Point  at  g  o'clock 
a.m.  So  far  as  the  weather  was  con- 
cerned, the  voyage  liad  been  a  smooth 
one,  and  a  day's  time  had  been  saved  in 
the  passage,  perhaps  the  only  fact  con- 
nected with  the  vessel  for  which  the  pas- 
sengers were  thankful.  The  ci instant 
presence  of  death  had  a  depressing  influ- 
ence on  the  passengers  and  enthusiasm 
seemed  to  be  a  forgotten  trait.  Only 
when  the  shores  of  the  continent  ap- 
peared, as  the  vessel  neared  Hatteras, 
did  the  men  seem  to  appreciate  the  fact 
that  home  was  the  locality  sought.    .-\t 


At  8.30  of  the  31st,  they  were  met  by 
the  government  tug,  with  orders  to  pro- 
ceed up  the  Sound.  Next  came  the 
health  boat,  the  Louise  Pulver,  and  at 
I/. 30  anchnr  was  cast  and  the  health  offi- 
cer came  aboard.  Then  followed  the 
lining  up  and  the  ins])ectii->n,  which  was 
very  rigid.  The  verdict  of  the  officer 
was  that,  with  the  possible  exception  of 
the  71st  New  York,  the  Ninth  presented 
the  worst  condition  of  any  returning 
regiment.  Lieutenant  AlcCann  and  Ser- 
geant William  Casey  are  the  only  men 
in  the  Company  who  have  not  been  sick, 


9  a.m.,  Tuesday,  the  30th,  the  steamer 
Gloucester  was  spoken  and  the  Alleghe- 
ny's company  were  attracted  by  the  ap- 
pearance of  well-dressed  men  and  women 
who  crowded  the  former's  decks.  When 
they  learned  that  the  transport  was  car- 
lying  the  major  ]iart  of  the  Ninth  Mas- 
sachusetts Regiment,  they  rent  the  air 
with  their  enthusiastic  cheering,  while 
the  vessel's  horn  added  to  the  din,  all 
combining  to  tone  up  the  s])irits  of  the 
boys  amazingly.  The  officers  of  the 
Gloucester  kindly  megaphoned  to  find  if 
they  could  be  of  any  service. 


afloat  or  ashore.  Through  their  immu- 
nity they  have  been  of  inestimable  ser- 
vice to  their  suffering  comrades.  The 
officers  of  the  Ninth  did  not  take  their 
meals  with  the  men,  but  had  a  mess  of 
their  own,  using  the  ship's  dining  room 
at  a  cost  of  $1.50  per  day.  The  long  ab- 
>ence  of  the  paymaster  was  evident 
when,  at  the  close  of  the  first  day,  an  at- 
tempt was  made  to  collect  the  assess- 
ment. (  )nly  three  officers  were  able  to 
])roperly  respond.  However,  a  check 
hook  was  developedsothat  food  was  en- 
joyed, though  the  pay  therefor  was  to 


EMMET     C;L-AkI).S,     COMPANY      C. 


275 


come  later.  The  "Emmets"  have  unlv 
pleasant  words  for  the  officers  of  the 
Allegheny,  Captain  Xickerson  doing 
many  favors  to  the  sick  and  hungry,  and 
Chief  Engineer  E.  J.  Gummer  was 
specially  serviceable  to  the  hoys  home- 
ward bound. 

There  may  be  said  of  the  "Emmets" 
what  would  not  he  true  of  anv  other 
company  in  the  regiment,  that  the  com- 
missioned officers  were  never  absent 
and  were  ever  alive  to  the  needs  of  their 
men.  With  proper  influence,  cm  this 
homeward    trii).  thev     secured  from  the 


who     gave  the  i'lmmet  address  just  l)e- 
fore  the  Company  volunteered. 

Meantime,  on  the  shore  of  -Mnntauk 
I'oint,  there  is  a  gathering  of  Worces- 
ter people  exceedingly  anxious  to  greet 
their  returning  friends.  The  \'eteran 
.Association  of  the  "Enmiets"  are  in 
evidence  on  the  morning  of  the  30th, 
but  the  e\])ected  vessel  is  still  on  tlie 
wa\-.  I)r.  I'eter  O.  Shea,  an  Assistant 
Surgeon  of  the  Xinth.  and  a  Worcester 
boy,  who  had  l)een  invalided  home,  and 
now  convalescent,  had  come  down  from 
Worcester  to  receive  the  boys  as  they 


sliip"s  stewaril  the  material  for  a  mild 
milk  punch,  of  which  Lieutenant  Mc- 
Caim  was  the  cUspenser.  He  says  that 
his  pleasure  at  relieving  some  of  his 
own  men  was  robbed  of  half  its  effect 
through  seeing  the  longing  eyes  of  other 
sufferers  to  whom  he  could  not  minister, 
he  believing  that  his  charity  should  be- 
gin at  home.  Then  he  was  truly  a  min- 
istering angel  and  blessings  many  were 
called  down  upon  his  head.  The  stew- 
ard of  the  Allegheny  was  a  brother  of 
the  Rev.  George  W.  Pepper    of     Ohio. 


landed. but  he  had  overrated  his  strength 
and  was  obliged  to  return  home  again. 
Dr.  Timothy  J.  Eoley  is  another  doctor 
from  the  Heart  of  the  Commonwealth, 
and  he  awaits  the  Allegheny.  There 
are  newspaper  men  and  other  citizens, 
all  anxiously  looking  for  the  coming  of 
the  vessel.  There  is  a  large  quantity  of 
supplies,  either  here  or  coming,  which 
shall  aid  in  restoring  the  soldiers  to  their 
normal  condition,  all  contributed  by 
Worcester  people.  General  "Joe" 
Wheeler  is  in  command  at  Camp  ^^'ikofF, 


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WORCESTER    TX    THE    SRANISH    WAR. 


aiul  to  him  Dr.  I'nWy  liad  ■J,<mc  when  ho 
found  hinisrh'  nnallrnik-d  hy  the  n.ita- 
bles  of  the  home  committee,  related  his 
story  and  told  the  Alabamian  what  he 
wanted  to  do.  The  scheme  seemed  to 
please  the  veteran  and  he  gave  the jihy- 
sician  a  pass  which  would  admit  him  to 
the  detention  camp  when  the  boys 
should  reach  it,  and  to  them  immediately 


when  thev  came,  he  also  gave  directions 
for  the  use  of  a  wagon  to  transport  the 
supplies  as  soon  as  they  were  unloaded. 
For  the  General,  Dr.  Foley  had  only  the 
highest  praises. 

"There's  many  a  slip  'twixt  cup  and 
lip,"  is  a  time-worn  saw  and  never  better 
applied  than  when  a  soldier-bearing  ves- 
sel nears  the  shores,  so  wistfully  sought 


KMMI"!'     OrAKDS,     CriMr.WV     c. 


277 


during  weary  tlays  and  nii;lit^,  yet  de- 
barred from  landing  her  living  hurdfii 
because  of  the  rvdc  intervening.  "Sd 
near  and  yet  so  far,''  was  in  the  mind  of 
more  than  one  gazer  from  the  decks  of 
the  Allegheny  as  he  looked  off  to  the 
promised  land  where  he  knew  ainnidancc 
awaited  him.  At  i  p.m.  the  quarantine 
boat  returned  bringing  six  cases  of  eggs, 
two  hundred  quarts  of  milk  and  more 
than  four  hundred  sandwiches.  Red 
Cross  supplies.  Never  was  relief  more 
opportune.  Eggs  and  milk  mingled 
make  a  wonderfully  invigorating  drink 
for  the  almost  famished  men.  Two  hours 
later  comes  the  hospital  ship,  \'igilant. 
and  upon  her  decks  are  borne  the  sick, 
who  to  the  number  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  are  taken  off.  It  is  just  before 
noon.  September  I  St,  that  a  bai^ge  bearing 
the  eight  companies  of  the  Ninth  is 
towed  up  to  a  dock  and  the  fever- 
stricken  men  once  more  stand  on  Amer- 
ican soil.  Perhaps  the  coming  was  a 
bit  earlier  than  was  expected,  since 
guards  were  not  posted,  and  for  a  few 
minutes  there  was  an  unrestricted  greet- 
ing of  soldiers  and  friends  who  had 
crowded  down  to  the  landing  for  this 
very  purpose.  'Tis  said  that  Peter  F. 
Sullivan,  one  of  the  regimental  buglers 
and  the  Gazette  correspondent,  was  the 
first  man  ashore,  and  was  near!y  omni- 
present in  his  hand-shaking  mission. 
Either  in  ambulance  or  afoot  the  men 
take  up  their  march  to  the  camp,  ac- 
companied by  Drs.  Foley  and  James  E. 
McGourty,  both  Worcester  men  who 
are  to  remain  with  the  "Emmets"  till 
they  are  freed  from  quarantine. 

On  this  progress  campward,  "Cou- 
chee"  is  again  in  evidence.  Though 
sleek  in  flesh,  he  is  susceptilile  to  ex- 
treme heat.  In  Santiago  he  had  yielded 
to  the  sun's  rays,  and  had  been  dipped 
into  a  swamp  for  resuscitation.  To-da\' 
he  turned  over  on  his  back  and  his  four 
feet  seemed  to  supplicate  help.  Lieu- 
tenant AlcCann  bore  him  in  his  arms  till, 
reaching  the  camp  of  the  Rough  Riders, 
and  finding  a  barrel  of  drinking  water, 
he  dumped  him  in.  Thereupon  the  ten- 
der-hearted officer  was  in  danger  of  his 


lifeat  tlu'  hands  of  the  iralehustlers,but 
who  relented  at  once  when  they  learned 
the  situation.  Though  revived  by  his 
plunge,  the  mascot  staggered  some,  see- 
ing which  an  amiable  surgeon  directed 
that  he  be  carried  in  an  ambulance  to 
detention  cam]).  Was  ever  other  dog 
thus  honored  ? 

As  is  often  the  case  when  opportunity 
offers,  our  men  in  detention  camp,  hav- 
ing a  chance  to  partake  liberally  of  the 
good  things  ofifered  in  the  way  of  food, 
ate  too  freely  and,  as  a  consequence, 
suffered  from  deranged  stomachs  and 
again  had  to  go  upon  short  rations,  this 
time  not  for  the  lack  of  food,  but  be- 
cause of  its  superabundance.  Men  are 
only  children  of  larger  growth,  and  the 
mothers  representetl  were  not  near  to 
advise  their  progeny  as  to  the  proper 
time  and  quantity.  Beef  tea  and  malted 
milk  become  the  somewhat  limited  fare 
of  the  ailing  lads,  and  they  begin  to 
wonder  what  their  stomachs  were  made 
for.  Drs.  Foley  and  .Mc(  iourty  are  in  at- 
tendance, and  to  them  must  be'added  the 
name  of  Dr.  John  Ronayne,  another 
\\'orcester  boy,  who  has  come  to  the 
camp  to  help  take  care  of  his  old-time 
friends.  The  principal  subjects  of  con- 
versation are  the  end  of  their  stay  in 
<|uarantine  and  the  date  of  the  start  for 
home,  which  for  this  occasion  will  come 
nearer  hea\en  than  anything  as  vet  ex- 
perienced by  these  young  men.  A  long- 
looked-for  and  anxiously  expected  event 
was  recorded  on  W'ednesday,  Sept.  7th, 
\-iz..  the  visit  of  the  paymaster.  Not 
since  the  days  of  Camp  .-Xlger  had  such 
a  personage  revealed  himself  to  the  regi- 
ment, and  for  many  a  long  week  the 
pockets  of  the  men  had  been  conspicu- 
ous for  their  eni])tiness.  Congressman 
Fitzgerald  is  e.xtremely  active,  trying  to 
devise somemeansof securing  better  uni- 
forms for  the  regiment  on  its  return  to 
.Xfassachusetts.  Visitors  from  the  Bay 
.'-itatc  are  numerous,  and  among  those 
from  Worcester  are  the  Rev.  D.  F.  Mc- 
(jillicuddy,  Richard  Healy  and  Mark 
Skerrett.  brother  of  the  Company  Musi- 
cian. During  all  these  days,  "Couchee," 
the  Company  mascot,  has  no  complaint 


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WORCESTER    IX    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


L_ 


SANTIAGO'S    MORRO    CASTLE. 


t(i  niaku  (if  his  usai.jc.  am!  under  tlu-  care 
I  if  "I'rincf"  rrenclivillc  is  as  fat  a-  ever, 
ill  this  respect  setting  an  example  fnr 
the  otlier  niemljers  of  the  "Eniiiiets.' 
The  period  of  detention  ended  Suiida\  , 
the  4th,  and  nominally  the  Imys  cijiild 
receive  visitors,  Imt  there  was  all  the 
time  some  reason  wh\-  unrestricted  in 
terviewing  was  im]jossil>le 

The  route  to  be  taken  mi  the  lionie- 
ward  way  was  a  prominent  theme,  and 
Hon.  Jolin  F.  Fitzgerald  and  Senator 
George  F.  Hoar  were  doing  all  in 
their  ])i>\vcr  to  have  the  Worcester  men 
sent  thither  iiy  the  shortest  and  quickest 
way  possible,  hut  ri'd  tape  and  military 
delay  are  more  potint  than  statesmen, 
and  when  the  time  really  arrives,  our 
buys  go  the  longest  way  round.  .\t  10 
a.m..  Wednesday,  it  was  given  out  that 
the  departure  would  be  on  the  following- 
day,  but  as  the  new  suits  of  blue  had  not 
arrived,  the  men  could  hardly  believe 
that  thev  were  reallv  to  go.    Then  came 


on  a  se\'ere  rain  storm,  with  a  conse- 
quent lowering  of  the  temperature  that 
chilled  these  fever-racked  frames  to  the 
marrow,  and  lights  went  out  early  m 
tlie  ho]3e  of  securing  blanket  warmth 
not  possible  in  any  (jther  nr.mner.  It 
was  "b^ive  (  )'Clock  in  the  .Morning." 
Thursday,  that  the  ]io\s  were  routed 
from  their  tents  and  told  to  make  ready 
for  the  leaxing  of  Cam])  WikoiT.  Once 
more  comes  the  contradiction  of  rumors 
and  reports:  the  onh'  certain  thing  is 
that  the  regiment  does  not  move.  .\ow 
comes  the  Hon.  John  F.  FitzgeraUl 
again,  an<l  on  galloping  steed  he  seeks 
the  side  and  ear  of  General  Shaffer  and 
pleads,  nav  demands,  that  the  men  be 
allowed  to  go,  with  or  without  uni- 
forms. What  is  the  difference  to  dying 
men  whether  they  be  clad  in  lilue  or 
brown"  .\t  10  o'clock',  the  l\e]M-esenta- 
tive  comes  into  camp  wliirling,  bearing 
the  glad  intelligence  that  the  boys  are 
to  go  at  once.     l'A-er\-  one  must  be  ready 


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to  march  in  an  hmiv.  Init  ndt  till  i  p.m. 
does  the  regiment  reach  the  floating 
dock  below  the  railroad  station.  Just 
eleven  "Emmets"  are  able  to  walk  to 
the  wharf.  Again  it  is  the  \'igilant 
which  is  to  convey  the  men  to  Xew  Lon- 
don. The  crowd  is  a  dense  one  that 
fills  all  (if  the  steamer's  space,  and  be- 
sides the  soldiers,  are  many  \\'orcester 
citizens,  as  Drs.  Folev,  McGourtv, 
Joseph  H.  Kelley,  AT.  F.  Fallon,  T.  .\. 
O'Callaghan,  William  ].  Delahantv,  T- 
W.  McKoan,  the  Rev."  D.  F.  McGilfi- 
cuddy,  Michael  L.  Russell  and  I'rank  J. 
Moynihan. 

Loading  anfl  transit  take  so  much 
time  that  not  till  5  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon does  the  steamer  enter  Kew  Lon- 
don Harbor.  By  shrill  whistles  and  sa- 
lutes from  cannon,  the  coming  of  the 
regiment  is  announced  to  the  i)co])le  of 
the  Connecticut  city,  and  they  come 
crowding  down  to  the  wharf  to  see  the 
soldiers  land.  The  first  to  meet  the 
"Emmets"  are  the  members  of  the 
reception  committee  from  ^^'orcester, 
who,  with  Robert  Kessell  as  director, 
serve  refreshments  to  the  bovs.  The 
latter  are  in  a  wonderfully  receptive 
mood,  since  their  breakfast  had  been 
taken  hours  before  among  the  sand 
dunes  of  Alontauk.  Another  disap- 
pointment awaits  the  men,  for  instead 
of  following  the  Thames  River  north- 
ward, as  so  many-  Worcester  people 
have  been  doing  for  fully  fifty  years, 
the  train  takes  them  to  Providence. 
Just  why,  no  man  can  tell,  unless  to 
swell  the  receipts  of  the  railroad,  to 
whose  mercies  they  are  committe<l. 
Nine  o'clock  in  the  evening  finds  the 
regiment  in  Rhode  Island's  principal 
citv,  and  about  as  far  from  home  as 
when  they  left  New  London.  Owing 
to  their  enfeebled  condition  sleeping- 
cars  had  been  provided  for  the  men. 
and  some  of  them,  including  Captain 
Moynihan,  were  compelled  to  retire  at 
once. 

Though  the  ride  from  Providence  to 
Worcester  is  not  a  long  one,  to  the 
anxious  passengers  it  is  long  enough, 
and  their  arrival  at  10.45  P-"''-  •*  none 
too  soon.  The  public  parade  and  recep- 
tion so  dear  to    the    hearts  of    all   re- 


turning soldiers  had  to  be  given  up  on 
account  of  the  weakened  state  of  the 
men  themselves,  an<l  the  throngs 
which  filled  Union  Station  soon  had 
ocular  evidence  that  for  such  emaci- 
ated figures,  home,  mother  and  the  best 
of  care  are  the  things  most  desirable 
now,  A  force  of  above  fifty  policemen 
had  roped  off  the  entire  train  shed  and 
a  considerable  ])orti(jn  of  Washington 
Square,  in  anticipation  of  the  hosts  that 
would  press  in  ujion  the  return- 
ing "Emmets."  Within  the  inclosed 
limits  only  those  wearing  badges,  giv 
en  out  !)}•  the  honorary  corps,  were 
to  be  atlmitted.  Of  this  organization 
there  were  present  t)ne  hundred  mem- 
bers, headed  by  the  IVesident,  John  J. 
Riordan,  X'ice-jjresident  (leorge  Mc- 
.\leer,  .Secretary  W  illiain  J.  Tansey 
and  M.  l!.  Land).  .\lso  there  were 
seventy-fi\c  of  ilu'  ladies  Ijelonging  to 
the  -Au.xiliary.  some  of  the  "Emmet" 
veterans  of  the  Rebellion.  Colonel 
Fred.  W.  Wellington,  Colonel  E.  J. 
Russell.  .\ldenu;in  T.  J.  I'.arrett.  Coun- 
cilmen  Philip  j.  (  )'CMniiell  and  B.  H. 
McMahon,  (ieneral  .\.  B.  R.  Sprague, 
M.  J.  \\'hiitall  and  the  Rev.  Roland  A. 
Nichols.  1  he  preparations  were  good 
and,  under  ordinary  circumstances, 
could  have  been  carried  out  as  de- 
signed, but  this  is  no  ordinary  occa- 
sion. Scarcely  is  the  train  of  Pullman 
coaches  in  the  shed  than  the  crowd 
broke  all  barriers  and  made  a  mad  rush 
for  the  last  car,  in  which  are  their 
friends  the  "Emmets."  Hands  by  the 
thousand  are  reached  up  in  a  vain  ef- 
fort to  grasp  those  of  dear  ones  seen 
through  the  car  windows.  There  are  wom- 
en who,  having  near  and  dear  relatives 
in  the  Company,  figlit  their  way  to  the 
side  of  the  car,  that  they  may  first  greet 
the  returning  scjldier.  P''or  a  moment 
it  looked  as  though  all  order  and  re- 
straint had  succumbed  to  the  one  mad 
attempt  to  reach  the  loved  one.  At  the 
best,  of  G  Company  there  are  less  than 
half  the  number  that,  four  months 
before,  had  ridden  away  so  bravely ; 
the  others  are  hovering  between  life 
and  death  in  the  hospital,  are  already 
convalescing  at  home,  or  sleeping  the 
dreamless  sleep  that  knows  no  waking. 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


SCENE    OF    FINAL    SURRENDER.    SANTIAGO. 


Only  a  Salvator  Rosa  could  do  jus- 
tice in  depicting  such  a  scene,  but,  for- 
tunately, there  were  men  in  the  tlirong 
whf)  never  flinch  for  one  minute.  The 
men  of  the  JKincirary  corps  join  hands 
and,  by  sheer  strength,  furce  the 
masses  liack  frcmi  the  side  "f  the  car. 
The  nld  train  shed  had  ])eheld  many 
a  sad  scene  in  the  Imig  years  of  occu- 
I)ancy,  but  never  one  more  pathetic 
than  that  which  follows.  Dr.  Josepli 
H.  Kelley  appears  upon  the  platform 
and  shouts  to  the  swaying  throng, 
"There  is  a  guard  at  either  end 
of  this  car.  and  no  man  or  woman  will 
be  i)rrmitted  to  enter,  and  no  man  will 
be  allowed  to  leave,  till  this  crowd  has 
fallen  back  so  that  these  men  can  be 
taken  out.  There  is  not  a  man  in  this 
car  who  is  alile  to  walk  ten  feel,  and 
we  will  keep  them  in  the  car  all  night 
unless  room  is  made  so  that  thev  can 
be  taken  to  the  carriages."  Like  the 
words  of  W'eli.ster  <in  I'.unker  Hill, 
spoken  to   the  thronging   multitude  at 


the  corner-stone  laying.  Dr.  Kelley's  had 
the  desired  effect,  and  in  spite  of 
the  number  and  almost  insane  in- 
terest, a  passage-way  wide  enough 
for  three  persons  to  walk  abreast 
was  cleared  to  a  place  in  front 
of  the  station,  where  the  carriages  were 
stationed,  llien  come  the  men,  one  a: 
a  time,  to  be  escorted  by  two  of  the 
honoraries  to  the  provided  carriage. 
h'irst  comes  Lieutenant  William  E. 
AlcCann,  and  in  his  arms  is  the  mas- 
cot, "Couchee,"  which  is  speedily  given 
to  his  whilom  owner,  Michael  McCar- 
thy, and  the  Lieutenant  then  returns 
lo  his  conu'ades.  Even  cheering,  the 
\'ent  of  pent-up  American  enthusiasm, 
is  frowned  upon,  for  at  a  feeble  at- 
tempt to  shout.  Dr.  Kelley  exclaims, 
"l-'or  God's  sake,  people,  do  not  begin 
to  cheer;  these  men  are  sick  and  must 
not  be  excited;  in  their  condition  ex- 
citement is  death."  No  matter  how 
long  their  lives,  to  few  men  is  given 
such     a     gauntlet     of     loving,     pitying 


KMMiri'    (;lakds,    comtaw    g. 


281 


glances  as  tliat  through  which  the  sur- 
viving members  of  Company  "(J"  pass, 
on  their  way  to  the  carriages  which  are 
to  bear  them  lionie.  wliere  is  waiting — 


"A  happy 
each . ' ' 


-welcome  home'  for 


While  the  order  of  General  "Joe" 
Wheeler  as  the  Xinth  was  leaving 
Montauk  was  for  the  regiment,  one- 
twelfth  of  it  belongs  to  the  Worcester 
boys,  and  it  should  have  place  in  these 
pages : 

Camp  Wikoi'K,  Montauk  Point.  I..  I., 

Sei)t.  S.  icSg8. 
Major  Donovan, 

Commanding gtli  Reginu-nt,  Massacluisetts 
Volunteers. 

Dear  Sir:  I  cannot  allow  your  gallant  coin- 
mand  to  leave  Camj)  WikotT  without  express- 
ing my  admiration  for  the  gallant  services 
rendered  in  Cuba.  .Although  your  regiment 
did  not  arrive  on  the  Island  in  time  to  be  par- 
ticipants in  the  first  engagement,  it  came  ujjon 
the  scene  of  action  at  a  time  when  its  services 
were  most  necessary. 

The  chivalrous  devotion  to  duty  displayed  by 
your  men  in  marching  immediately  to  the  front 
in  the  face  of  the  fire  of  the  enemy,  and  the 
hardships  endured  in  being  compelleil  to  remain 
in  the  hot  sun  and  driving  rain  without  shelter 
and  without  food,  will  mark  a  new  era  in  the 
history  of  American  liravery. 

The  people  of  the  United  States  have  reason 
to  be  grateful  to  the  grand  old  Commowealth 
of  Massachusetts  for  the  magnificent  part  she 
has  taken  in  the  present  struggle,  and  amongst 
the  galaxy  of  sons  she  has  sent  to  the  front 
none  have  won  their  honors  with  greater  credit 
than  the  men  of  the  gth. 

Wishing  you  and  your  command  a  safe  jour- 
ney home. 

JOSEPH  WHEELER, 
Major  General  of  U.  S.  Volunteers. 

Everv  niemher  of  the  Company  who 
bore  his  part  is  entitled  to  his 
portion     of     this       praise       Irom     the 


gallant  ex-Confederate  who,  in  his 
deeds  in  (,'uba,  endeared  himself 
and  did  much  to  efface  any  blame  at- 
taching for  his  former  devotion  to  the 
Lost  Cause.  His  words  should  be  a 
heritage  for  the  generations  to  come, 
attesting  the  heroism  of  the  fathers 
who  risked  health  and  life  to  right  the 
wrongs  of  a  long-o])[)ressed  and  down- 
trodden   people. 

They  were  trying  days  which  siic- 
ceedecl  the  home-coming,  for  were 
there  not  hundreds  of  loving  friends 
who,  in  their  efforts  to  feed  and  fondle 
the  boys,  would  ha\-e  undone  all  tht- 
work  of  the  physicians  in  tr\ing  lo 
bring  their  charges  back  again  to 
health  and  strength?  Few  of  the  sol- 
diers were  seen  in  the  street  on  the 
dav  after,  and  only  as  normal  vigor 
began  to  rettirn.  did  the  men  ajjpear 
in  their  accustomed  haunts.  Then  fol- 
lowed an  e.\hil)ition  of  the  de^votion  cf 
those  who  had  only  heard  of  the  Cuban 
vicissitudes.  To  a  call  for  volunteer 
nurses.  Misses  Rand,  Ilartwell.  Farley. 
()"(;orman.  Delaney.  .McCourty  and 
Ronavne  speedily  responded.  Stable- 
man John  r.  Mcl^onald  and  Callahan 
r>ros.  ofl'ered  the  free  use  of  four  hacks 
each,  that  these  nurses  might  have  easy 
and  ready  carriage  to  their  respective 
patients.  With  the  city  divided  into 
sections  it  was  possible  to  .give  to  tlu 
men  the  care  and  attention  from  the 
lack  of  which  tliey  had  so  long  suf- 
fered. ( )n  the  9tli.  or  the  day  follow- 
itig  the  rettirn.  two  more  of  the  Com- 
iwny,  Cori)oral  John  F.  Iloran  and 
John  F.  Keegan.  passed  away  in  the 
hospital   at    Montauk.   and   on   the   5th 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


Jiiseph  X.  Ci.)ffee,  one  of  the  recruits, 
died  at  Camp  Meade,  in  Pennsylvania. 
Thus  of  the  full  Company  which  went 
awa\'  from  the  city,  eisllt  are  in  the 
other  world,  while  certain  of  the  sur- 
vivors arc  endeavoring'  to  regain  their 
strength  in  their  respective  homes. 

On  the  14th  of  September,  Michael 
J.  Russell  left  for  Montauk,  under  the 
directiim  of  the  honoraries.  to  look  af- 
ter the  "Emmets"  still  in  the  h<  is- 
pital  there,  and  fur  Iwn  weeks  he  faith- 
full\-  discharged  his  duty,  lie  was  fi  ir- 
tunate  in  finding  the  W  <irce>ter  doctor. 
1.  A.   Ronavne.  who,  like  himself,  had 


died  on  the  15th  of  September,  anr. 
John  j.  Creaven  on  the  25th.  For  all 
the  men  there  was  an  extended  sick 
leave,  during  which  time  they  had  the 
privilege  of  recuperating  as  best  they 
could.  It  should  be  stated  that  every 
man  had  his  fever  sooner  or  later.  If 
he  came  ofif  the  Island  well,  he  was 
stricken  after  reaching  liome,  if  not  be- 
fore. (  )ne  of  the  \ery  last  to  yield  was 
Lieutenant  McCann.  whose  sinewy 
frame  resisted  all  attacks  into  the 
month  of  Xoxember.  when  he  went 
down  all  at  once,  and  for  the  ensuing 
two  \ears  did  not   know  a   well  day. 


Dr.  Jos.  H.  Kei.i.e 
A  "Mont.iuk"  \"oliint. 


a  personal  interest  in  the  sick  men 
from  this  citw  (  )n  his  return  he 
brought  with  him  as  far  as  I'rovidence 
the  bo_\'  (ieorge  Corbin.  who  insisted 
on  going  w^ith  the  "  Mmmets,"  whether 
enlisted  or  not.  <  )n  reaching  Provi- 
dence the  l.iil.  \er\'  weak,  was  trans- 
ferred to  St.  I'eter's  Hospital.  This 
young  m;in.  whom  no  hardshi]i  nor  re- 
buff Could  d.iunt  in  his  iletermination 
to  go  with  the  ('omp.-iny  to  t'ldia.  had 
managed  to  L;et  ;ihoai(l  the  ll;ir\ard 
contrary  to  tlu'  oiders  of  the  ot'ticers, 
but  once  on  b(iard  it  was  thought  best 
to  gi\e  him  all  the  chance  possible. 
When  old  enough  lu-  enlisted,  and 
now,  1904,  he  is  a  Cor])oral  in  the  "Mm- 
mets."  (  )f  tlu-  men  left  in  hospital  at 
Montauk,     l'ri\ate      I.     V .     .McTiernan 


RElKriTS. 

The  services  of  Sergeant  J.  J.  Corliss 
in  bringing  the  ranks  of  the  "Emmets" 
up  to  the  newly  adopted  standard 
should  be  treated  under  a  special  head- 
ing. We  have  already  seen  him  com- 
ing or  going  back  to  Worcester  from 
Catnp  Alger  on  the  8th  day  of  June, 
thereby  debarring  himself  from  the  ex- 
periences of  the  life  in  Cuba.  It  is  the 
dutv  of  a  soldier  to  obey  orders,  and 
this  a  good  one  does  uncomplainingly. 
Though  he  reached  home  the  next  day 
and  was  ready  for  work,  he  awaited 
orders  till  the  13th,  when,  in  conformity 
with  direction  then  received,  he  opened 
his  static  ju  at  the  .\rmory,  and  before  10 


EMMKT     niWRDS 


283 


p.m.  had  liis  thirty-two  name.s  enrolled 
The  next  day  he  took  twenty  more,  and 
on  Wednesday,  the  15th,  his  number 
ran  up  to  eighty-seven.  Thursday  be- 
gan the  physical  examinations  under 
Dr.  J.  T.  Ak-Gillicuddy,  who  jiassed 
twenty  men  out  of  thirty-seven  exam- 
ined. At  6  p.m.  came  orders  to  suspend 
operations,  and  they  were  in  suspense 
till  Saturday,  the  25th,  when  he  was 
ordered  to  resume.  Monday,  the  27tli. 
he  took  ten  more  names  ;  twenty-eight 
men  were  examined,  of  whom  seventeen 
passed.  There  was  no  difficulty  in  se- 
curing men,  and  seemingly  a  regiment 
might  have  been  raised.  July  ist.  Lieu- 
tenant Healey  of  Clinton  mustered  into 
the  U.  S.  service  twenty  men,  and  only 
failed  to  muster  the  other  twelve  on  ac- 
count of  lack  of  blank  papers,  and  not 
till  the  1 2th  did  the  necessary  documents 
arrive.  It  was  lucky  that  nothing  im- 
minent hinged  on  the  coming  of  these 
same  papers.  Meanwhile,  the  industri- 
ous Sergeant  put  his  recruits  through  a 
course  of  drill  and  marching,  gradually 
inuring  them  to  the  duties  of  coming 
davs. 

On     the   I2th  of  July,  the  remaining 
twelve  men  were  mustered  in,  and.  hav- 


rophy.        William  II.  .Murphy.        .1.  l-\  Carey. 

ing  their  uniforms,  they  were  ready  for 
their  departure.  Thursday,  the  I4tii, 
witnessed  tlie  going  of  the  recruits.  At 
7  p.m.  they  assembled  at  the  .Armory, 
and  with  nuisic  by  Buckley's  Drum 
Cori)s,  iluy  marched  to  Union  Station. 
The  men  who  were  anxious  to  help 
swell  the  ranks  of  the  "Emmets"  were 
as  follows,  viz. :  D.  J.  Kennedy,  James 
M.  Carberry,  Thomas  Foley.  Maurice 
.\.  Keane,  Thomas  F.  Casey,  John  J. 
Martin,  L.  .V.  O'Sullivan.  James  F. 
Power,  Steiihen  F.  Ilaggerty,  Charles 
F.  Rice,  Patrick  F.  Shea.  Thomas  F. 
Kellaher,  William  J.  Riley,  Tiiomas  P.. 
Kelley,  Patrick  J.  {"lemiiig.  John  F. 
Carroll.  Michael  H.  Conroy.  I'eter  H. 
P.ennett,  Walter  .Mien.  Gerald  F.  Mc- 
(Hllicuddy,  J.  J.  Parkin,  W.  M.  Leon- 
ard. Daniel  Cronin,  M.  F.  Bradshaw, 
James  ]■".  Carey.  Thomas  J.  Kelleher, 
Richard  H.  Powers.  Arthur  L.  Desau- 
telle.  F.  IP  Connelly.  Arioul  A.  Shep- 
ardson.  Joseph  X.  Coffee.  Timothy  J. 
Hurley.  Though  the  "Emmets"  are 
suffering  in  Cuba,  these  are  recruits  for 
their  ranks,  and  the  public,  appreciating 
their  patriotism,  turns  out  to  give  them 
a  cheerful  parting.  Led  by  Lieutenant 
'SI.  J.  Healey  of  Clinton's  Company  K, 


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WORCESTER    IX    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


'■WE    ARE    COMRADE 


and  Sergeant  Corliss,  they  march 
through  Main  Street  to  Front  Street 
and  along  the  same  to  rnion  Station. 
everywhere  cheered  l^y  the  people,  who 
are  ever  alive  to  anytliing  military.  A 
great  throng  fills  the  station  itself,  so 
that  it  is  impossible  for  the  men  to 
board  the  car  assigned  to  them,  viz.,  the 
last  on  the  Fitchburg  train.  It  is  en- 
tered linally  only  by  boarding  one  of 
the  forward  cars,  and  by  passing 
throngh  the  train,  the  proper  (|iiarters 
are  reached.  Caterer  Yeaw  ])laces  on 
the  car  a  hamper  holding  thirty-two 
boxes,  supposed  to  contain  cooked  pro- 
visions for  three  meals,  and,  besides,  he 
gives  to  each  man  twenty-one  cents  for 
the  purchase  of  cofifee  on  the  way.  Fol- 
lowed by  the  plaudits  of  tlie  multitude, 
the  train  drew  out  at  7.55,  leaving  the 
people  to  disperse  at  their  pleasure. 
Overcome  by  excitement,  one  lady,  the 
sister  of  a  recruit,  faints,  thus  adding 
to  the  excitement.  .\t  I-incoln  Sciuare 
there  is  more  ajiplause,  and  here  the 
drum  corps  alight-;  and  gives  a  final 
serenade.  The  men  went  away  in 
charge  of  acting  Sergeants  Thomas  F. 
Kelley  and  Maurice  .\.  Keane;  it  being 
necessary  for  Sergeant  Corliss  to  re- 
main and  finish  np  his  papers. 

P.y  way  of  the  Fitchburg  and  West 
.Shore  lint's,  the  men  went  directly 
thr()UL,di  to  their  destination,  reaching 
Dunn-Loring  early  Friday  night,  every 
man  in  place,  the  first  party  to  arrive  in- 


tact and  on  time.  They  were  immedi- 
ately assigned  to  quarters  and  the  rou- 
tine of  camp  life  began  in  earnest.  The 
Sergeant,  who  had  given  so  much  time 
togettingthis  party  of  recruits  together, 
did  not  join  them  till  Saturday,  July  30, 
at  7  p.m.  August  ist,  he  is  made  Quar- 
termaster-sergeant of  the  provisional 
company,  composed  of  recruits  for  sev- 
eral of  the  Ninth's  companies.  Thurs- 
day, the  4th,  the  troops  move  away 
from  Camp  Alger,  on  acciiunt  of  the 
lirevalence  there  of  typhoid  fever,  to 
P)Urk's  Station.  After  remaining  one 
<lay  at  this  point,  a  march  is  made  to 
Hull  Run,  a  place  full  of  interest  to  the 
men  who  renienilier  the  Civil  War. 
Simdaw  the  7th,  the  march  was  re- 
sinned for  Manassas  and  camji  is  pitched 
at  llristow  Station,  a  name  full  of  Re- 
bellion memories.  Relics  of  those 
troublous  times  are  frecjuently  found. 
.Monday  and  Tuesday  they  are  at  Chapel 
Springs,  and  Wednesday,  the  loth,  they 
go  through  to  Thoroughfare  Gap,  still 
in  historic  regions,  but  continuous  rains 
tend  to  damiK'u  their  interest.  On  ac- 
count of  the  high  water  in  some  of  the 
creeks  to  l)e  passed,  the  men  strip  them- 
selves to  avoid  thoniugh  soaking.  The 
men  who  were  there  nearly  forty  years 
before  had  no  time  for  such  care. 

Here  the  men  remained  till  the  27th, 
there  being  little  variety  save  as  they 
lind  Rebellion  relics  or  get  passes  to 
near-ljy   places  of  interest.     The    Com- 


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pany  is  detailed  for  duty  at  tlir  head- 
quarters of  General  Davis,  and  do  not 
find  their  (hities  particularly  arduous. 
There  is  a  hit  of  excitement  on  account 
of  the  court-martialing  of  Captain  Dun- 
can of  a  Kansas  regiment  through  his 
alleged  digging  up  of  the  body  of  a 
Confederate  officer  at  Rull  Run.  On 
the  27th,  trains  are  boarded  for  Middle- 
town,  Penn.,  via  Washington.  When 
in  the  Capital,  the  soldiers  were  be- 
friended by  the  Red  Cross  Society  with 
food  and  drink,  and  their  hearts  are 
quite  won  thereby.  Sunday,  the  28th, 
finds  the  men  in  their  new  station,  near 
Middletown,  or,  as  it  is  called.  Camp 
Meade,  at  about  7  a.m..  and  note  is  im- 
mediately made  of  the  improved  ap- 
pearance of  the  vicinity.  As  Sergeant 
Corliss  expresses  it,  "folks  live,  not 
merely  exist."  However,  the  stay  in 
this  camp  is  so  brief,  it  seems  strange 
that  the  move  should  have  been  made 
at  all.  Each  day  has  some  sort  of  an 
order,  to  be  countermanded  on  the  next, 
with  reference  to  the  disposition  of  the 
soldiers. 

August  31st,  came  orders  to  report  at 
Montauk  and  to  prepare  proper  papers  at 
once.     These  were  in  preparation  Sep- 


lenil)er  ist,  _>d  and  3d.  through  ex- 
tremely hot  weather,  the  mercury  re- 
cording above  100  degrees  in  the  shade. 
( )n  the  last  named  date  came  direc- 
tions to  re])air  to  Camp  Dalton  in 
South  I'ramingham,  which,  to  the  wan- 
derers, had  an  almost  home-like  sound. 
They  start  on  the  4th,  going  through 
Jersey  City  and  Xew  York,  taking 
from  the  latter  place  a  train  for  home, 
via  Xew  Haven.  ."Springfield,  through 
\\'orcester,  reaching  !~^outh  Framing- 
ham  at  4.30  a.m.,  Alonday.  the  5th  of 
September. 

Here  they  found  the  5th  Regiment  in 
camp  and  were  hosi)itably  received  by 
the  men,  who  helped  the  "Emmets"  not 
only  to  refreshments,  but  towards  find- 
ing their  pro])er  lodgment,  wheie  for  a 
time  they  were  in  nominal  c|uarantine, 
there  being  an  impression  that  they 
might  have  brought  home  with  them 
contagious  ailments.  However,  as  no 
disease  made  its  appearance,  furloughs 
were  given  to  individuals,  till  finally  all 
were  sent  to  Worcester  on  the  loth  of 
September,  the  general  furlough  cover- 
ing si.xtv  days.  The  home-coming  was 
on  Saturday,  and  it  came  at  a  time 
when  depression  reigned  on  account  of 
the  man\-  deaths  among  the  Cuban  sol- 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


(Hers,  hence  no  demonstration  greeted 
the  advent  of  the  young  men  who  had 
shown  their  wiUingness  to  do  and  to 
suffer,  if  necessary.  Of  the  thirty-two 
who  had  enlisted,  twenty-four  were  in 
line ;  one.  Cofi'ee.  had  died,  and  others 
were  in  hospital.  From  this  point,  the 
story  of  the  recruits  coincides  with  that 
of  the  other  members  of  the  Company. 


After  the  return  of  so  man\-  men.  the 
war  being  over,  the  cit\-  dvtcrniincd  t(T 
give  the  new  veterans  a  rcccntii)n  vvor- 
thv  of  their  services.  TIk'   day  set  for 
the  afTair  was  the  last  day  of  October. 
In   honor  of  the  occasion,  the   schools 
stopped  early  and  the  Mayor  requested 
that    places     of     business     be    closed 
during    the    parade.       It     seemed     that 
the  same  s])irit     which     sent    the   men 
awav  was  still  alive,  if  anything  a  lit- 
tle  more   intense   than   mi    those   rainy 
May    days,   and   surely    the   homeward 
coming  ought  to  l)e  brighter  than  the 
de])arture.      The    sur\iving     men     who 
were   well   ennugh   for  the   march  were 
in    line,    but    there    were    heavy    hearts 
among  the  i.nltidkers.   who  saw  rather 
the   vacant   places    than    the    men    who 
marched.     Once    more    Colonel     Wel- 
lington is  Chief  Marshal,  and  the  right 
of    the    line  is  given  to  liattery  B.  the 
hearts    of    whose    members    were    con- 
sumed  with   en\y   because  of   their  en- 
forced remaining  at  home  while  these, 
their   fellow    members    of     the     militia, 
were  gaining  renown  and  ,L;lory  on  the 
battlefield,    dlun   follow  tin-  ol.ler  vet- 
erans  of     i'ost     lo.    <  ..    A.    K..     prouder 
than  ever  of  the  l)o\s   wliom   tiie\    had 
reared  and  had  sent   int..  the  |)atliway 
of    duty.     .Major    I'airbanks    heads    tlu- 
battalion,     and     then     come     the     (,'it\ 
(iuards.     under     Captain    llarrelt.   with 
his   lieutenants.   Tisdale    and    Plunimer. 
and  sixtv  men.   The  "Wellingtons"  fol- 
low, le<rby  Captain  Holden,  with  Lieu- 
tenant   Harry   T.    Cray    an( 
men.    Xe.xt   in   line  are  the 
Captain    Moynihan   leading, 
of   his   lieutenants,     Hurley 

Cann.     and     seventy-one 


and  forty-seven  men.  With  each  com- 
jjanv  were  men  representing  other 
conipanies,  but.  as  Worcester  citizens, 
had  borne  a  part  in  the  contest.  The 
march  was  not  a  long  one.  but  it  was 
sufficient  to  try  the  strength  of  the 
lately  fever-stricken  soldiers.  At  City 
Hall',  thev  were  reviewed  by^.the  Mayor 
and  the'  city  government,  and  the 
school  children  were  there  in  force, 
just  as  they  were  six  months  before. 
(  )n  the  Common.  Battery  B  fired  a  sa- 
lute in  honor  of  the  soldiers'  return, 
and  at  5  p.m.  the  parade  was  dismissed 
at  the  Armory.  "Couchee,'"  the  mas- 
cot, also  was  in  line  with  his  fellow  vet- 
erans, and  his  blanket  bears  the  words, 
"I've  been  to  Cuba.  How  about  a  pen- 
sion .•'" 

In  the  evening  came  the  last  scene, 
in  the  reception.'when  Mechanics  Hall 
was  filled  to  repletion  with  a  vast  ar- 
ray of  soldiers  and  citizens,  all  intent 
on  making  the  day  and  the  hour  mem- 
orable. The  galleries  were  filled  with 
people,  who  had  paid  fifty  cents  apiece 
for  the  privilege  of  seeing  the  veterans 
served  and  to  hear  the  speeches.  The 
numbers  present  were  so  much  greater 
than  expected  that  the  city  gov- 
erunuiil   had  to  retire  without     a     part 


1    forty-four 

"Kmmets. 

with   both 

and     Mc- 

men.      Last 


of  all  marches  the  Light  Infantry,  com- 
manded by  Captain  Frank  L.  Allen, 
with    Lieutenant    Herbert    H.    Warren 


James  E.  Power. 


EMMET     GUARDS,     COM  PAN  V 


287 


in  the  progratninc.  In  the  confusion 
incident  to  the  seating,  the  "Emmets" 
were  left  outside  on  the  stairs,  and 
were  not  present  when  grace  was 
said  by  Dr.  A.  Z.  Conrad.  Charles  H. 
Pinkham,  that  veteran  chairman  of 
reception  committees,  efficiently  sup- 
ported by  his  aids,  saw  to  the  ])roper 
placing  of  the  guests,  and  then  fol- 
lowed the  repast.  W  hen  the  feast  was 
over,  as  toastmaster.  Colonel  Fred.  W. 
Wellington  took  charge  and  happily 
introduced  his  several  speakers.  All 
rose  equal  to  the  occasion,  and  their 
oratory  was  enthusiastically  received. 
The  speakers,  in  order,  were  Mayor 
R.  B.  Dodge.  Jr..  Congressman  Joseph 
H.  Walker,  the  Hon.  Alfred  S.  Pinker- 
ton,  the  Rev.  D.  F.  McGiUicuddy.  Co!- 
onel  W.  S.  B.  Hopkins  and  William  H. 
Bartlett.  commanding  the  department 
of  Massachusetts,  G.  A.  R.  In  con- 
clusion, all  arose  while  the  Rev.  Fr. 
McGiUicuddy  repeated  the  prayer  for 
the  dead,  ending  with.  ••Rcquicscaut  in 
pace." 

For  the  "FZmmets"  there  is  yet  some- 
thing to  be  done,  for  they  must 
serve  their  tour  of  duty  at  the  Armory. 
Accordingly  they  rejiort  on  .Sunday. 
Nov.  6th,  at  TO  a.m.  and  proceed  to 
set  their  quarters  in  order.   Their  meals 


Thos.  F.  Casev  Sh.a 


are  to  be  served  by  Caterer  Veaw  in 
the  ban(|uet  hall,  and  the  work  before 
them  will  not  be  very  arduous.  Not 
all  are  here,  for,  aside  from  tliose  in 
their  graves,  there  are  many  who  can- 
not resjjontl  on  account  of  illness.  Ow- 
ing to  the  recruiting  to  the  maximum 
number,  tliere  had  been  io6  nien  in  the 
Company.  (  )f  this  number,  eighty  en- 
listed nun  and  three  officers  are  pres- 
ent. .Also  George  Corbin  puts  in  an  ap- 
pearance and  (lines  with  his  old  friends. 
The  duties  of  these  twenty  days  are 
not  much  like  those  of  the  Cuban  cam- 
paign, nor  do  rations,  served  by  Ca- 
terer \'eaw.  resemble  those  given  by 
Uncle  Sam  on  the  Island.  So  far  as 
mere  work  is  concerned,  each  lad  coidd 
sing  with  Watts — 

■■  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this. 
And  sit  and  sing  itself  away. 

To  everlasting  bliss." 

The  ofticers  and  their  clerks  had  be- 
fore them  the  prejjaration  of  their  mus- 
ter-out rolls,  and  as  the  thirty-two 
recruits  had  been  j^rett}-  well  scattered 
around  the  country,  it  was  something 
to  get  together  all  the  threads  in  the 
skein.  With  very  lew  rifts  in  their  lute. 
the  tour  continued  till  the  26th  day 
of  Xovend)er.  when  tiiey  were  mus- 
tered out  of  the  L'.  S.  service  and  paid 
ofif  at  the  Armory.  Including  twenty- 
eight  recruits,  there  were  ninety-four 
men  to  rejoice  at  the  offices  of  Lieu- 
tenant D.  W.  Kitchner  of  the  2d  U. 
S.  .\rtillery  and  Major  M.  R.  Dyon, 
|)aymasters  in  the  regular  army.  Some 
who  were  too  ill  to  be  present  or  were 
absent  for  any  reason,  received  their 
])av  and  discharge  from  Washington. 
At  10.45  ''■'"•  t'''^  '^''•'''^  ^^'•'^  done  and 
the  regular  officers  at  once  departed 
for  Boston. 

Immediately  following  the  muster- 
out,  there  was  a  meeting  of  the  veter- 
ans, which  Captain  Moynihan.  with 
Lieutenants  Hurley  and  McCann.  ad- 
dressed, speaking  in  general  terms  of 
the  character  of  the  services  of  the  men 
and  of  the  conduct  that  should  be 
theirs  in  following  years.  Thanks  were 
given  all  the  organizations  and  indi- 
viduals that  had  contributed  to  the 
comfort  and  happiness  of  the  men.  and 


288 


\\"(>Rri;sTER  IX  THE  spanmsii   wai 


the  nicctiiit;;  cIdsl-cI  with  thrc-e  rcuisint;' 
cheers  f(.ir  the  Worcester  press.  Cater- 
er Yeaw  ser\'e(l  fur  the  veterans  a 
turkey  (Uiiiier,  up  to  his  well-known 
standard.  The  men  themselves  made 
up  a  liljeral  purse  for  deDr^e  J.  Corbin, 
the  persistent  lad  who  would  go  with 
them  through  the  Cuban  campaign 
and  who  ne\'er  thnched  an\'  trial. 
"Couchee"  continued  to  l)e  the  Coni- 
])a!i\'s  favorite  till  his  death,  a  long 
life,  considering  the  vicissitudes 
tiirough  which  he  had  passed.  For 
several  years  the  city  remitted  the  an- 
nual  tax   in    recognition    of   his   merit. 


His  stuffed  figure,  glass  encased,  is  one 
of  tlu-  most  highly  prized  souvenirs 
in  the  "Mmmets'  "  (|uarters.* 

,\ncl  here  the  chapter  ends,  though 
there  are  many  items  that  might  be 
introduced  of  suhset|uent  service  in  the 
regular  army  of  men  whose  experience, 
Severe  as  it  was.  hail  only  intensified 
their  liking  for  a  military  career,  and 
of  the  larger  .array  of  men  who,  return- 
ing to  the  paths  of  peace,  demonstrated 
the  truth  of  Whittier's  words  when  he 
said — 

"Peaci-  liath  higher  tests  of  manlKXHl 
than  battles    ever  knew." 


IX  MEAi()Ri.\M,  co:\ir.\xv  c. 


The  list  of  "I'jnniets"'  dead  is  ;in  ex- 
tended Diu-.  Tin-  nu-ii  who  had  lieen  S(j 
active  and  vigilant  in  the  prepara- 
tory days  were  not  impcrxions  to  the 
attacks  of  fever,  and  thus  some  of  th,' 
\-crv  strongest  yielded.  Their  graves 
in  Worcester  are  ohjects  of  tenderest 
r(.'gari|  1(j  their  many  comrades  and 
frieiuK,  but  the  bodies  beneath  the  sea 
receix'^'  no  .Meinori;il  [);i\'  tributes. 
There,  unlettered  but  not  unsung,  they 
await  the  day  wdien  the  heavens  shall 
be  rolled  together  as  a  scroll  and  the 
great  waters  shall  give  up  their  dead. 
Each  succeeding  year  ailds  to  the  in- 
terest which  the  public  has  for  the  men 
who    So    willinsjh     de\dted    themselves 


to  a  cause  which  they  deemed  just  and 
worth   the   risk    that    tliex    assumed. 

Henry  ,Siilli\an. — Till  the  camp  was 
saddened  liv  the  announcement  of  Pri- 
vate Sullivan's  death,  the  men  of  the 
Xinth  had  begun  to  think  they  led 
charmed  lives  and  that  they  were  to 
be  exempt  from  the  ]ienalties  paid  by 
either  bodies:  I.)ut  they  were  speedily 
undeceived,    an<I    before   the   tale   was 


*'"Couchee,"  on  account  of  his  age  and  con- 
se(|ueiit  infirmities,  wa.s  mercifnlly  chloroformed 
li.\  his  friends,  Horan  and  0"Keefe,  .-^pril  ii, 
loot.  The  taxidermy  work  was  done  by  E.  R. 
Crossman.  Perhaps  it  were  better  to  state 
that  the  dog-olficer  "'failed  to  see"  the  mascot 
than  that  the  city  forgave  his  tax. 


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289 


1     ^  ^      /  ^^>f.s«il«<-''- 


moo 


^SMAt*-'* 


4a^^:^'  TliEYOIWCUP 


IHtlRUVrS. 


St,.!^?^*' 


told  tlu-  ninrtality  record  df  Iho  Xintli 
exceeded  that  of  the  other  Massachu- 
setts regiments.  Sullivan  was  born  in 
\^'inchendon,  Mass.,  Oct.  24,  1872,  his 
parents  l)eing  Henry  and  Dora  S.  The 
famih-  early  removed  to  Gardner,  so 
that  his  school  days  were  spent  in  the 
latter  town.  Removing  to  Worcester, 
he  learned  the  business  of  mattress 
making,  and  was  working  for  J.  J. 
Griffin',  Shrewsbury  Street,  when  the 
war   began.     October   2.    1895,   he    was 


married  to  Miss  Mary  Moynihan,  who, 
with  her  widowed  mother,  survives. 
The  particulars  of  his  death.  July  23, 
ha\  e  been  given  in  the  narrative  of  the 
Company.  He  sleeps  now  in  St.  John's 
Cemetery,  his  body  having  been  re- 
turned later  in  the  year.  As  one  of  the 
regimental  postmen,  his  face  and  fig- 
ure were  familiar  to  all  the  members 
of  the  Xinth.  His  aged  father  is  still 
living,  but  his  mother  is  dead.  A  sis- 
ter  is   thv    wife  of   his   comrade.   John 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    STANISH    WAR. 


EMMET      (U'ARI)S,      (llMI'.\\^■ 


291 


Larkin.  (  )n  its  n.-tuni  to  this  country, 
the  body  was  biiricil  in  St.  jolin's  Cem- 
etery. 

George  Washington  Brosnan,  wlio 
died  at  Egmont  Key,  Florida,  .August 
20,  was  the  second  member  of  the  Com- 
pany to  die.  He  was  a  native  of 
New  York  City,  a  son  of  John  and 
Bridget  (Leonard)  Brosnan.  Hie  (kite 
of  his  birth  was  \ov.  6th,  1S77.  His 
school  days  were  spent  principally  in 
Saybrook,  Conn.  Later,  coming  to 
Worcester,  he  undertook  the  printer's 
trade  and  was  employed  as  a  pressman 
on  the  Evening  Post  of  Worcester 
when  he  enlisted.  As  a  soldier  he  was 
conspicuous  for  his  alertness  and  faith- 
fulness, cjualities  which  secured  for 
him  the  position  of  mail-carrier  for  the 
regiment.  The  death  of  no  man  in  the 
Company  was  more  regretted  than 
his.  When  in  Camp  Alger,  he  suf- 
fered from  an  attack  of  measles,  and 
though  he  accompanied  his  regiment 
to  Cuba,  he  had  not  altogether  recov- 
ered. Early  in  .Vugust  he  was  sent 
back  to  the  States.  His  father  was  a 
soldier  in  the  British  army  and  served 
in  India.  Besides  his  parents,  he  left 
a  sister,  Elizabeth,  already  mentioned 
in  this  story.  The  remains  of  the  young 
ioldier  at  last  found  rest  in  St.  John  s 
Cemetery. 

Corporal  John  Daniel  McSweencv. — 
When  the  "Emmets"  went  from  Camp 
Alger,  they  left  in  charge  of  the  tents 
they  had  occu])ied  Cor]5oral  Alc- 
Sweeney.  who  was  to  take  charge  of 
them  in  behalf  of  the  recruits  e.\])ecteil 
from  A\'orcester.  Here  he  was  taken 
sick  with  typhoid  fever,  and  when  Ser- 
geant Corliss  came  down  he  found  the 
young  officer  delirious  and  very  much 
needing  medical  attention.  For  this 
purpose,  he  was  sent  to  the  hospital  ai 
Fort  Meyer,  and  liL-re  he  remained,  his 
disease  becoming  finally  tj-pluiid  jineu- 
monia.  from  which  hi  died.  .-Vugust  21. 
Just  before  his  passing,  though  he  had 
long  been  imconscious,  his  voting  wife 
armed  with  their  baby,  hoping  I" 
gladden  his  eyes  with  a  sight  of  tlu- 
infant,  named  for  him  and  the  camp. 
John  .Mger.  Inn  there  was  no  recog- 
nition   in    his    d\ing   sight.      With     liis 


hand  clasped  in  that  of  his  wife,  whom 
he  had  wedded  only  the  Thanksgiving 
before,  he  received  his  final  muster- 
out.  He  was  born  in  County  Kerry, 
Ireland,  Feb.  2"/,  1874.  the  son  of  Dan- 
iel and  Elizabeth  (Sullivan)  Mc- 
Sweeney.  and  the}-  are  still  living  in 
the  old  country.  .\t  the  age  of  eight- 
een, in  company  with  an  aunt,  he  came 
to  .\merica.  stopping  first  in  Xew 
York  city.  He  very  soon  came  to 
Worcester,  and  for  five  years  had  been 
a  member  of  the  "Emmets."  His  voca- 
tion was  that  of  meat  cutting,  being 
employed  by  Fred  M.  Clark,  on  Foster 
Street.  1  loping  to  secure  an  appoint- 
ment on  the  police  force  of  the  city,  he 
had  been  a  pu])il  in  the  Shrewsbury 
Street  evening  school  during  the  win- 
ter. His  bod}-,  being  the  first  soldier's 
remains  to  be  brought  home,  it  re- 
ceived all  the  attention  and  honor  that 
friends  and  citizens  could  bestow.  .-K 
vast  array  of  ])eo[)le  viewed  the  body 
as  it  lay  in  its  casket,  at  37  Eastern 
.\\enue.  and  on  tlu'  _'4th  it  was  buried 
with  military  honors  from  St.  .Anne's 
Church.  The  burial  was  in  St.  John's 
Cemetery.  His  widow,  nee  Nellie  J. 
.Sulli\an.  and  the  son,  John  .\lger  Mc- 
.^weene\  .  now  reside'  on  Ciage  Street. 
h'dward  h'rancis  Sullivan. — Not  till 
the  Company  was  on  its  way  home  did 
death    again    in\-ade    the    ranks   of   ilie 


The  Transport  .Alle 


292 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


"Emmets."  As  already  stated.  Sulli\an 
had  been  one  of  the  stron.a^-est  men 
in  the  regiment,  sceming'ly  immune  to 
the  aihnents  wdiich  had  so  weakened 
his  comrades,  but  his  turn  came  when 
he  went  aboard  the  Allegheny.  "What 
might  ha\'e  been"  has  been  the  refrain 
in  many  a  recital  of  the  sad  incident 
on  that  vessel  when  the  delirious  sol- 
dier leaped  to  his  watery  grave.*  Had 
there  been  greater  care  given  to  his 
"heat  oppressed  brain,"  very  likely  he 
might  have  come  home  with  his  fel- 
lows. As  it  is.  there  is  nothing  left 
hut  his  obituary,  wliich  follows:  He 
was  bum  in  .Shre\vsbiir\-,  Aug.  2<;,  1874, 
his  parents  being  Patrick  and  Joanna 
(Xagle)  Sullivan.  To  him  was  im- 
parted some  of  the  physical  vigor 
which  enabled  his  father  for  years  to 
walk  daily  from  and  to  that  hill  town, 
that  he  might  earn  his  stipend  at  the 
Quinsigamond  wire  mills.  The  son 
had  his  schooling  on  Shrewsbury  and 
Grafton  streets,  in  this  city.  He  grew 
to  be  a  stationary  engineer,  and  was 
thus  employed  when  the  call  came  for 
volunteers.  For  several  years  his  home 
had  l)ecn  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Sullivan,  No.  14  Gage  Street,  and  by 
whom  his  untimely  death  is  stiH 
mourned.  His  father  is  lixing  in 
Holden. 

Charles  Francis  Mc.Mann. — When 
the  war  cdl  came  there  was  \-isiting  in 
\\  orcester  a  young  man  from  \'er- 
mont.  He  h.id  conu'  here  to  see  his 
younger  sister,  and  th(jugli  almost 
twenty-one  years  (jbl  it  was  only  the 
second  meeting  in  their  recollection. 
Iloth  tile  young  peoj)le  were  children 
of  .Michael  and' .Mary  (Reynolds)  ( iaf- 
ney.  who  di^Ml  wlu'u  t'harKs  was  a  lit- 
tle more  than  ihrcj  years  old.  There 
were  four  ollur  chililren.  all  of  whom 
were  (Iis]>ersed  in  the  gn-.'it  misl'ortune 
wliieh  hail  come  upon  them.  Charles 
was  ado])ted  l>y  Thomas  .McWann,  of 
East  I'airtield,  \  iTmont,  though  the 
lad's  birtli]d,-ice  w.is  Cnderliill  in  that 
."^tale.  The  sister,  Agnes,  was  ;ido|)ted 
by  John  Al.  Cunningham,  later  of  Wor- 
cester.    Thus   llie\    were   reared   a   lontr 


*.Sc 


ways  from  each  other.  Charles  had  the 
benefit  of  \'ermont  schools,  graduat- 
ing in  '07  at  lirigham  Academy, 
llakersfield,  an  all-round  athlete.  Fully 
si.x  feet  in  height,  weighing  180  jjounds, 
the  examining  surgeon  said  he  was 
the  best  man  he  had  ever  seen.  He 
was  a  star  football  player  and  was  to 
enter  the  University  of  Vermont  in  the 
fall  of  i8(j8.  It  was  when  he  gradu- 
ateil  from  the  Academy  that  his  sister 
first  met  him  after  infancy.  Having 
tatight  school  during  the  winter  of 
i8cjj-'()8.  he  had  come  down  to  \A'or- 
cester  to  repay  the  visit  and  to 
strengthen  the  ties  so  recently  made. 
The  call  to  war,  however,  proved 
stronger  than  that  of  college,  and  he 
was  one  of  the  gallant  boys  who 
marched  aw;i\'  with  the  "Emmets,' 
regularh-  doing  his  duty  till  laid  low- 
by  fe\'er,  from  which  he  died,  .\ugust 
30,  when  on  his  wax  home  in  the  .\lle- 
gheny,  and,  it  will  be  remembered,  the 
vessel  was  turned  back  that  his  body 
might  rest  beneath  the  deep  waters. 

Michael  Joseph  Healey. — The  third  of 
the  "Emmets"  to  receive  ocean  burial, 
lie  died  just  as  the  vessel  was  nearing 
the  long-desired  shores.  Dying  on  the 
,^ist  of  August,  there  was  only  a  brief 
interval  between  his  death  and  the 
Committing  of  his  body  to  the  waves. 
He  was  l)orn  in  Castle  Island,  County 
Kerr\-.  Ireland,  in  1875,  hence  was  only 
t\vent\-three  }-ears  old  when  he  <Iied. 
His  father,  l^dward,  is  still  lix'ing  in 
the  old  home,  in  this  countr)-  he  is 
sin-\i\ed  b}-  se\eral  sisters  and  broth- 
ers. He  came  to  New  York  city  when 
sixteen  years  old  and  worked  there  for 
a  wdiilc,  coming  to  Worcester  after 
aboiU  two  }-ears.  Here  he  worked  as 
a  moulder  and,  at  the  time  of  his  en- 
listment, was  employed  at  E.  B. 
I'ierce's  foundry.  His  home  was  with 
his  sister,  Mrs.  P.  F.  Lawler,  on  Sham- 
rock Street,  and  during  his  last  winter 
he  had  been  a  pupil  in  llie  Shrewsbury 
Street  evening  school,  umler  the  care 
of  that  \eteran  teacher,  William  ]. 
Fallon. 

Joseph  .M.  Coffee.  —  (  )f  this  man,  who 
was  a  recruit  to  the  Company,  there  are 
\'er\-     fe\v    data      extant.        It     would 


EM.MKT     CfARDS,     COMrAXV     G. 


293 


appear  that  lie  was  horn  in  W-w  Ha- 
ven, Conn.,  apparently  of  Irish  uarenl- 
age,  and  that  he  had  worked  in  Wor- 
cester for  several  years  Ijefore  his  en- 
listment. His  family  affiliation,  how- 
e\er.  seemed  to  lay  hold  on  New  llrit- 
ain.  Conn.,  for  there  his  hodv  was 
taken  for  burial.  He  boarded  on  Thom- 
as Street  for  some  time,  and,  on  hav- 
ing his  life  insured,  he  had  the  pol- 
icy made  payable  to  his  boarding  mis- 
tress rather  than  to  his  immediate  rel- 
atives. Indeed,  it  is  claimed  after  his 
death,  a  brother-in-law  came  to  Wor- 
cester endeavoring  to  secure  the  re- 
sults of  the  insm-ance,  but  did  not  suc- 


CnrpMi'al  John  l'"rancis  lloran  was 
born  in  Abbeyleale.  County  LJmerick, 
Ireland,  son  of  Michael  and  Catherine 
(Wright)  Horan,  who  arc  still  living 
in  the  old  home.  He  came  to  America 
in  1880,  and  was  a  brother  of  First  Ser- 
geant ^I.  J.  Horan.  He  never  attended 
anv  of  the  schools  in  this  country.  He 
was  a  single  man.  and  by  trade  was  a 
mason,  an  occupation  which  was 
shared  by  his  three  brothers.  He  had 
Iieen  a  foreman  in  the  employ  of  Con- 
tractor Henry  Mellen  for  a  number  of 
years:  he  was  prominent  in  the  Brick- 
layers' I'nion  and  had  represented  his 
local  bod\-  as  a  deleyate  in  Chicago  and 


■MoxiAUK"  \cii.r.\ri;KK 


ceed.  Coffee  was  employed  as  a  wire 
goods  maker  at  the  time  Sergeant  Cor- 
liss returned  home  for  recruits,  and  he 
became  one  of  those  who  were  to  raise 
the  Company  to  the  maximum.  Re- 
turning witli  the  Sergeant,  when  the 
new  men  went  down  to  Camp  Alger, 
he  partook  of  the  experience  of  the  re- 
cruits, going  with  them  to  Camp 
Meade  in  Pennsylvania,  where,  at- 
tacked by  typhoid  fever,  he  died  Sept. 
5,  just  after  the  return  of  the  "Em- 
mets" to  Worcester.  At  the  expense 
of  the  Commonwealth,  assisted  by  the 
honorarv  corps  of  the  "Emmets,"  the 
bodv  of'  Private  Coft'ee  was  carried  to 
New  Britain  for  burial,  and  it  lies  now 
in  St.  Marv's  Cemeterv. 


Peoria.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
the  .\.  ( ).  II..  everywhere  consjMCUOUs 
for  his  readiness  and  faithfulness.  He 
was  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  faithful 
members  of  the  "Emmets."  He  had 
belonged  more  than  ten  years,  joining 
about  the  time  the  Company  went  into 
the  militia.  He  had,  on  a  previous  en- 
listment, worked  himself  up  to  the  first 
sergeancy.  On  going  in  again,  he 
had  given  the  same  care  and  interest 
as  of  old.  He  had  a  hard  experience  in 
Cuba,  going  to  the  hospital  there,  and 
the  trip  home  on  the  Allegheny  was 
anything  but  helpful.  .\t  Montauk  he 
failed  till  death  came  to  his  release, 
Sept.  9.  though  the  announcement  of 
his  departure  was  a  surprise  to  his  im- 


294 


WORCESTER    IN"    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


mediate  friends.  His  Ixxly  is  buried 
ill    .St.   jdlm's    C"emeter\'. 

John  ['"raneis  Kee^an  was  a  W'or- 
cester  hoy,  l)orn  in  this  eity  Xov.  2, 
1872.  son  of  John  and  Mar^-  (()'Coii- 
nor)  Keetjan.  His  father,  a  veteran  of 
tlie  Ci\'il  War,  lia\-in,q-  served  in  the 
navy,  is  a  nieni!)er  of  Post  10,  and 
resides  on  Water  Street.  As  a  school 
boy,  he  attended  the  institutions  on 
Ash  and  Ledge  streets,  in  the  lattei 
place  being  under  the  care  of  Master 
E.  E.  Thompson.  He  left  school  after 
completing  the  ninth  grade.  His  father 
was  a  moulder  by  trade  and  the  boy 
took  up  the  same  occu|)ation,  and 
\vorked  with  the  father  in  Colvin's 
foundry  on  Assonet  .Street.  He  was  an 
active  luember  in  l-'ather  Alathew's 
Temperance  Society  and,  in  the  best 
days  of  the  St.  John's  Cadets,  he  was 
one  of  the  most  active  and  interested 
members.  Xaturally,  when  the  call  to 
arms  came  he  was  read}-  ti.i  respond, 
and,  with  the  other  boys,  he  marched 
awav.  His  brother,  Thomas,  also  en- 
listed, going  into  the  _'d  L'.  S.  Artillerv, 
being  one  of  the  tii\st  recruits  for 
the  regidar  army  sent  away  from 
the  city.  .\s  a  ^olllie^.  in  camp  and 
field,  h,-  (lid  his  duty  imcom])lainingly, 
anil  wrote  cheerful  letters  to  his  Wor- 
cester home.  Throughout  the  Cuban 
campaign  he  was  alert  and  well,  but  he 
succumbed  to  the  rigors  of  the  trans- 
port and  Cam|)  WikofT.  .\t  the  last 
moment,  his  father  went  down  to  the 
camp,  only  to  receive  the  dead  body 
of  his  son,  he  having  .lied  on  the  Qth 
of  Sei)teniber.  of  tvi)hoid  pneumonia. 
I'.otli  Honin  and  Keegan  were  buried 
Ironi  St.  John's  Church  on  the  same 
day,  the  i.^th.  Keegan  at  0  o'clock  and 
Horan  at  10,  and  the  bodies  of  both 
rest  in   St.  John's   Ct'inetery. 

James  l-'rancis  McTiernan. — Septem- 
ber's death  record  for  the  "Emmets" 
was  a  he,i\\  one,  since  no  less  than 
five  of  tin-  nun  passed  on  between  the 
5th  and  the  J31I1  of  the  month,  and  all 
of  them,  except  C/offee,  at  Montauk. 
The  fomnh  in  September's  list,  the 
15th,  was  McTiernan,  a  young  man  of 
Worcester  birth,  the  son  of  James  and 
Mari,Mret       (Mcl)ermott)       McTiernan, 


of  whom  the  father  survives.  As  a 
school  boy  he  went  with  his  fellows 
to  Ledge  Street,  and  was  another  pupil 
of  Master  Thompson  to  don  the  blue 
and  follow  the  flag.  At  the  time  of  his 
enlistment,  he  was  a  mason's  appren- 
tice. When  his  body  was  brought  back 
to  Worcester,  the  friends  of  the 
family  had  an  opportunit\-  to  \iew  the 
same  at  the  home  on  Coral  Street, 
whence  it  was  taken  to  St.  Stephen's 
for  the  last  rites  of  the  church,  ac- 
companied by  a  representation  of  "Etn- 
mets,"  active  and  honorarv.  The 
eulogy  of  the  Rev.  D.  F.  McGillicuddy 
was  specially  touching  and  impressive. 
Over  the  grave,  three  volleys  were 
fired  in  honor  of  the  ileparted  soldier, 
and,  after  "ta|is"  by  the  bugler,  the 
friends  turned  homeward,  leaving  in 
his  grave  one  more  memorial  of  man's 
sacrifice  for  man. 

John  James  Crea\en. — The  ele^•enth 
death  in  the  Com]ian}'  was  that  of 
Creaven,  -whose  earthl\-  journe)"  ended 
at  Alontauk  on  the  25th.  The  soldier 
was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  was  about 
thirty  years  of  age.  His  parents  were 
John  and  Ellen  (King),  of  whom  the 
mother  is  yet  living  in  Ireland. 
In  1885  Creaven  came  to  this  country, 
landing  in  Portland,  Me.,  but  he  soon 
found  his  wa\  to  Worcester,  where  he 
entered  the  employ  of  Washburn  & 
Moen  as  wire-drawer,  and.  as  such, 
continued  till  he  went  to  Camp  Dewey. 
Of  his  immediate  family  only  his 
brother  Patrick  livetl  in  this  city, 
though  a  cousin,  Patrick  h'eeney,  lived 
on  Millbury  Street,  from  whose  h<ime 
the  burial  was  had.  Early  after  his 
Coming  to  Worcester  he  associated 
himself  witli  several  of  the  Irish  Catho- 
lic organizations,  and  was  proininent 
in  the  .\.  (  ).  H.  and  the  Catholic  Asso- 
ciates. He  had  been  a  member  of  the 
"Emmets"  three  years,  and  was  one  of 
the  first  to  indicate  his  readiness  to 
volunteer  for  the  campaign.  His  army 
life  was  all  right  till  about  three  weeks 
bt'fore  the  leaxing  of  Cuba,  when  he 
was  stricken  with  malaria  and  had  to 
go  to  the  hospital.  Recovering  some- 
what, he  boarded  the  Allegheny  with 
his    comrades,  but    on    reaching    Mon- 


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296 


tank  lu-  a.uaiii  went  to  \.hv  hospital, 
whidi  he  did  not  leave  in  life.  Over 
his  remains  impressive  services  were 
held  in  St.  John's  Church,  the  words  of 
the  Rev.  Mg^r.  drififin  heinc;  particular- 
ly fitting.  .At.  St.  John's  Cemetery  the 
last  chapter  in  this  life  history  was  had 
with  the  flag,  volleys  of  musketry  and 
"taps"  in  the  presence  of  many  hun- 
dreds of  interested  spectators. 

John  Edward  Casev. — Though  he 
was  the  first  member  of  the  Company  to 
receive  his  discharge.  Private  Casey  did 
not    come    home    to    become  a  healtliv. 


vicissitudes  of  the  Cuh;in  service  wore 
upon  him  so  nuich  that  his  friends 
solicited  and  secured  for  him  a  dis- 
charge, thinking  iiim  better  employed  at 
home  than  in  a  foreign  land.  The  burial, 
in  St.  Jolui's  Cemetery,  was  from  the 
Church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  Wednes- 
day. Jan.  Tid,  lyoo,  at  nine  o'clock  a.m. 
Over  the  gra\e  liis  comrades  tired  three 
volleys  and  the  bugles  sounded  "taps." 

Walter  .Allen. — One  of  the  recruits 
secured  liy  Sergeant  Corliss  was  a 
young  wire-worker  from  South  Wor- 
cester, thousih  in  hi-  earlier  i!a\';  he  had 


IKirll      -Md.NTArK" 

robust  worker,  for  the  hardships  of 
the  campaign  wore  upon  him  till,  bereft 
of  his  reason,  he  was  taken  to  the  Lu- 
natic Hospital,  where,  Dec.  31,  1899,  he 
died.  He  was  born  in  County  Kerry. 
Ireland,  Nov.  18,  t866,  the  son  of 
Michael  and  Catherine  (Brosnihan) 
Casey.  Bv  occupation  he  was  a  team- 
ster, but  he  threw  up  his  employment 
that  he  might  go  with  younger  men  to 
the  war,  though  in  doing  so  he  left  si.x 
children  and  their  mother,  who  before 
lier  marriage  was  Catherine  Gleeson. 
He  was  the  first  and  only  man  hit  by  a 
hostile  missile  in  the  company,  and  the 


Dr.  Peter  O.  Shea. 
T-.ltc  .'\ssl.  Suri;.,  gth  M  . 
\(lI.rNTKKRS. 


worked  in  the  carjiet  mills,  for  winch 
this  locality  is  noted.  He  was  a  native 
of  England,  born  in  Twerton-on-Avon, 
near  Bath,  October  28,  1877.  How- 
ever, onl\-  his  earliest  boyhood  was 
spent  there,  for  in  1881  he  came  to 
.America,  where  the  father  had  already 
C')me  with  an  older  Ijrother.  He  was 
the  voungest  child  of  George  and  Em- 
ma (Schofield)  Allen,  the  last  of  a  nu- 
merous group  of  sons  and  only  one 
daughter?  :\Irs.  Edward  Lever  of  South- 
cjate  Street.  After  a  residence  in 
Thompsonville.  Conn.,  the  family  came 
to   \\'orcester,   and   Walter's   schooling 


296 


WORCESTER    IX    THE    SPANISH     WAR. 


was  had  in  Cambridge  Street,  principal- 
Iv  iiiKler  the  care  of  Miss  Ellen  M.  Boy- 
den  He  was  employed  at  the  Grove 
Street  mills  when  the  war  fever  struck 
him.  and  his  experience  in  the  "Em- 
mets" only  served  to  increase  its 
streng-th.  After  his  discharge  he  worked 
for  a  short  time  in  the  Grove  Street 
works,  but  after  a  few  months  re-enlisted 
in  the  9th  U.  S.  Infantry  and  was  with 
his  regiment  when  it  went  to  Pekin, 
though  before  that  he  had  had  his  expe- 
rience in  the  Philippines.  He  died  of 
chronic  dysentery  Nov.  5,i900,in  Pekin, 
and  his  body  was  brought  home  for 
burial  May  29th,  1901.  With  funeral 
services  from  Hope  Church,  it  was 
buried  in  Hupe  Cemetery.  It  was  a 
sad  acconi|ianiment  of  his  body's  return 
that,  on  the  very  day  of  its  coming,  his 
mother  was  stricken  with  paralysis,  and 
from  the  stroke  she  never  rallied. 

Peter  H.  Bennett. — Another  recruit 
who  did  not  see  Cuba,  yet  was  willing  to 
enlist  for  that  purpose,  was  Bennett, 
who.  the  son  of  Patrick  and  Elizabeth 
(Herald)  Bennett,  was  born  in  Worces- 
ter, and  here  his  life  was  spent,  except 
for  that  portion  passed  in  the  armv.  He 
died  of  consiunption  Jn'H'  24,  1902,  and 
was  buried  in  St.  John's  Cemetery.  By 
trade  he  was  a  metal  polisher  and  was 
a  member  of  the  union  of  that  occupa- 
tion. A  sister,  Susan,  is  Mrs.  Theodore 
.St.  George  of  Brooks  Station,  town  of 
Princeton.  :\t  his  death  he  was  aged 
29  vear^.  d  nn  mihs  and  26  days. 

David  James  Kennedy. — The  third 
among  the  "Emmet"  recruits  to  get  his 
final  muster-out  was  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  He  was  born  in  Hardwick, 
Mass..  a  son  of  David  and  Catherine 
(Cronin  )Kennedy.andin  that  township 
passed  his  earlier  days.  In  Worcester 
his  employment  was  that  of  a  shipper, 
and  in  that  cap.icity  he  was  with  Clark, 
Sawyer  Co.  when  he  enlisted.  He,  too, 
did  not  get  army  enough  in  his  brief 
experience  of  189S,  so  like  Allen  he 
went  into  the  '){h  I'.  S.  Infantry,  enlist- 
ing Jan.  14,  \^<)').  and  there  gained  a 
wide  knowledge  of  what  real  war  is.  In 
the  I'hilippines  he  fought  in  many 
battles  and,  when  tlie  war  in  China 
Ijroke  nut,  he  acciinip;inied  his  regiment. 


At  Tien  Tsin.  July  13.  1900,  where  his 
colonel  was  killed,  he  received  a  severe 
wound  in  the  groin.  Through  conse- 
quent disability  he  was  discharged  Oct. 
22,  1900.  His  death  was  on  July  2,  1903, 
and  his  body  lie.^  in  St.  John's  Ceme- 
tery. A  brother  of  the  deceased  soldier 
is  Patrick  Kennedy,  foreman  in  (^.  B. 
Wood's  printing  establishment  mi  Fos- 
ter Street. 

\\'illiam  H.  Alurphy.— The  latest 
"Emmet"  to  receive  tinal  muster-out 
was  voung  Murphy,  than  whom  there 
was  no  stronger,  more  athletic  soldier 
when  the  Company  marched  away,  but 
the  seeds  of  disease  were  sown  during 
the  campaign,  and,  though  he  survived 
the  return  fully  six  years,  it  was  only 
to  fall  at  last.  The  record  in  \\'orces- 
ter's  City  Hall  says  that  he  died  of  tu- 
berculosis, but  malaria,  acquired  in 
Cuba,  was  the  provoking  cause.  On 
his  return,  he  became  a  conductor  on 
the  street  railway,  and  there  continued 
till  illness  compelled  him  to  go  to  Col- 
orado, where  lie  remained  something 
more  than  a  year  and  a  half.  On  his 
return,  still  ailing,  he  was  unable  to 
wcirk.  and  finally  went  to  Rutland  for 
the  beiielits  of  its  altitude  and  clear 
air;  but  it  was  in  vain,  for  October  12, 
1904,  he  died  at  the  Highland  View 
House.  He  was  born  in  Worcester. 
April  19,  1879.  the  son  of  John  and 
Ellen  (O'Brien)  Murphy.  His  school 
(lavs  were  spent  at  the  Thomas  Street 
building,  supplemented  by  a  course  in 
a  business  college.  -\b<iut  the  time  he 
had  finished  the  latter,  the  Spanish 
War  began,  and  an  Irish  lioy,  born  on 
the  anniversary  of  Lexington's  great 
day,  could  do  no  less  than  enlist.  His 
brother  Frank  also  was  a  soldier,  now 
serving  a  second  term  in  the  regulars. 
Our  subject  was  a  member  of  E.  R. 
Shunnvay  Camp.  Spanish  War  Veter- 
ans, an(K  with  delegations  from  the 
Camp  and  from  the  "Emmets,"  mili- 
tary honors  were  accorded  his  remains, 
which  were  buried  from  St.  Peter's 
Church.  (  )ctober  14,  in  St.  John's  Cem- 
etery. 

Timothy  J.  Ahern. — "The  latest  to 
die"  has  already  been  written  of  Wil- 
liam H.  Murphy,  but  delay  in  publish- 
ing the  Ijook  admits  of  a  repetition  of 


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297 


the  expression,  since  March  9,1905,  the 
first  name  on  the  roll  of  the  "  Emmets" 
was  starred.  On  that  day  the  soldier 
who  had  warred  against  disease  ever 
since  his  retnrn  from  the  service, 
passed  over  to  rest  on  the  other  side 
of  the  river  at  the  age  of  31  years,  i 
month  and  3  days.  His  residence  was 
at  33  \^'ard  Street,  where  his  widow 
and  two  children,  a  boy  and  girl,  are 
left  to  lament  the  going  of  husband 
and  father.     He  was  born   in    Ireland, 


Tiuttcrhn.  County  Cork,  where  his 
[)arcnts  and  two  brothers  survive  him 
with  three  sisters  in  this  country.  He 
came  to  America  in  1S96,  and  was  a 
machinist  by  trade.  The  maiden  name 
of  his  widow  was  Rridget  Devine. 
The  funeral,  from  St.  John's  Church, 
Saturday,  the  nth,  was  attended  by 
many  of  his  comrades,  and  the  bodj' 
was  buried  in  St.  John's  Cemeter}^ 
where  so  many  of  the  "Emmets"  lie. 


AT    PRESENT. 


The  following  list  contains  the 
names  of  all  survivors  of  Company  G, 
their  present  addresses  and  vocations 
as  far  as  the  same  liave  been  found. 
Unless  otherwise  stated,  the  State  is 
Massachusetts,  the  place   Worcester: 


Captain  Jeremiah  J.  ^loynihan,  police- 
man. 

First  Lieutenant  John  F.  Hurley, 
Health  Department. 

Second  Lieutenant  William  E.  ^Ic- 
Cann,   clerk. 

Sergeant  Michael  J.  Horan,  mason. 

Sergeant  John  J.  Corliss,  druggist. 

Sergeant  William   F.   Casey,   plumber. 

Sergeant  Patrick  J.  Moynihan,  insur- 
ance, councilman. 

Sergeant  Charles  J.  Degnan.  mattress- 
maker. 

Sergeant  Michael  J.  McCartin,  con- 
ductor. 

Corporal  Thomas  F.  Lavin.  machinist. 

Corporal  James  F.  King,  wire-drawer. 

Corporal  John  T.  Green,  coremaker. 

Corporal   Frank   H.   Doran.   moulder. 

Musician  Nicholas  J.  Skerrett,  re- 
porter. 

Musician  James  A.  G.  Casey,  moulder. 

Musician  Peter  F.  Sullivan,  ticket 
agent. 

Artificer   Patrick  J.   Sulli\-an,    fireman. 

Edward  R.   Barker,  draughtsman. 

James  M.  Barrett,  plumber. 

]\Iichael  C.  Brophy.  clerk. 

David  J.  Burke,  shipper,  Holyoke. 

Timothy  J.  Burns,  U.  S.  Army. 

James  F.  Connolly,  shoemaker. 

Charles  S.  Corcoran,  engineer,  St. 
John,  N.  B. 


Michael  J.  Delaney,  insurance. 

Dennis  J.  Doyle,  electrician. 

Frank  P.  Doyle,  motorman. 

John   Farrcll,  coachman. 

John  J.  Fitzgerald,  letter-carrier. 

[ohn    E.    Filz])atrick.   conductor.   \\'el- 

lesley  Hills. 
Michael  J.  b'lynn,  brewer. 
John   E.  Fogerty,  moulder. 
Frank  P'orrest,  U.  S.  .\rmy. 
Daniel  Gardner,  machinist. 
Michael  F.  Garrett,  helper. 
John  J.  Gilchrist,  U.  S.  Army. 
William  F.  Gilmore.  wireworker. 
John  T.  (ireen,  coreiuaker. 
Henry  Griftin,  barber. 
Michael  J.  Grogan,  driver. 
Michael  J.  (iully,  brakeman. 
Edward  F.  Hackett.  policeman. 
Michael   L.  Hoar,  janitor. 
Frank  E.  Joyce,  motorman. 
Charles  E.  Kenney.  mason. 
John   Larkin,  motorman. 
James  F.  Earner,  steamfitter. 
Frank  C.  Leonard,  moulder. 
John  J.  Loftus,  mason. 
Edward  H.  Lyons,  driver. 
Tames  I.  McGrath,  moulder. 
Hugh  NicGuire,  mason. 
Henry  J.  Martin,  machinist. 
Edward  Murphy,  driver. 
John  F.  Murphy,  reporter,  Chicago,  111. 
Timothy  J.  O'Brien,  mason. 
John  H.  6'CaIlaghan,  steamfitter. 
Daniel  W.  O'Connor.  U.  S.  Army. 
Patrick  J.  O'Keefe.  letter  carrier. 
.Vnthony  J.  Prendergast.  moulder. 
Patrick  J.  Prendiville.  steamfitter. 
Robert  H.  Rooney,  moulder,  N.  J. 
Patrick  J.   Scully,  clerk. 
Edward  F.  Steele,  roofer. 


298  WdKCESTF.R    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 

jrihn   H.  Svveencv,  electrician.  Thomas   F.    KcUaher,   steanifitter;   lias 
Henrv   1'.  Tracy,  harljer,  Clintcin.  Ijeen  in  U.S.A. 

Michael  F.  Bradshaw,  laborer.  Thomas  J.  Kelleher,  policeman. 

James  M.  Carberr^-,  electrician.  Thomas   B.  Kelley,  salesman. 

James   F.  Carey,  beltmaker.  John  J.   Larkin.  pressman. 

John  H.  Carroll,  U.S.A.  William   M.   Leonard,  springmaker. 

Thomas  V.  Casey,  waiter.  John  J.  Martin,  motorman. 

Frank   H.   Connolly,   mason  ;  has   been  Gerald   F.   iMcGillicnddy,  buffer. 

in  U.  S.  Marines.  Laurence        .V.        (  )'Sulli\-an,        wood 
Michael  H.  Conroy.  niachini.--t.  worker. 

Hanicl    1'..   Lrnnin.  iilunilier,  Xir^inia.  James  h".  Lower,  lithotrrapher. 

.\rthur   L.   D.'sautelle.  CDiik.    Bostdu.  Richard    H.    Lowers,    teamster. 

Thomas  I'~(_)lev,  plumber.  Charles  F.   Rice,  woodworker. 

Patrick  J.  Fleming-.  l'.S..\.  \\'illiam  J.  Riley,  clerk,  Boston. 

Stephen  F.  Ha,e:g■ert^■,  U..S..\.  Arioul     A.     Shejiardson,     wireworkei, 
Timothy  J.  Hurley,  machinist.  Clinton. 

Maurice  A.  Keane.  brewer.  Patrick  F.  Shea,  waiter. 


MusTER-ix    Roll    of    Comi'axv    G,  qth    Regiment  of  Infantry,    ;\L\ssa- 

CIirSETTS     \'oLUNTEERS,      IN     THE     SeR\'ICE     OF     THE     UnITED     St.\TES,      FOR     Two 

Years    from    May    ii,    i8g8,   rxLESS    Sooner    Disch.xrged. 

[  TIk-  (l.-ita.  in  nnk-r.  cover  rank,  name,  age,  birthiilace  and  iicciipation.] 

CAPT.MN.  James   F.    King,  33,   Montreal,  Canada, 

-           ■  ,    T    ^^        -1                      T--U  screw-cutter. 

Jerennah  J.  Movmlian.     3.V     Kdlarney,  ,^,^_^     ^      j_j,^^.^^^^      ^.^     Limerick,     Ire., 

Ire.,  ixiliceman. 

'  mason. 

FIRST  LiELTEX-VNT.  Joliti     T.     (irceu,    J3,  Worcester.  core- 
John   F.   Hurlev,  ^7.   Worcester,   liealth  Frank  H'Doran,2r,.  W^3rcester,mouldcr. 
inspector. 

second  LIEUrEN,\NT.  MUSKI.\NS. 

\\-illiam    F.    .McCann,      42.      W..rcester,  J^"'^'^  -^^     '■■     ^a^ey,     24,     W.>rcester, 

lather.  moulder, 

Nichiilas  J.  Skerrett,  21,  Worcester,  re- 

SERCEANTS.  ]iorter. 

Michael    J.    Hnran.    27,  Limerick,  Ire.,  ^'^'ter  F    .Sullivan,  27,  Kerry,  Ire.,  news- 

'  dealer. 
masOiL 

John     J.     Corliss,    2S.     Worcester,  con-  artificer. 

tractor. 

William      h".      Casey,      2y,      Worcester,  Patrick  J.  Sullivan,  31,  Kerry,  Ire.,  fire- 

])hmil)er.  man. 
Patrick  J.  Moynihan,  32,  Killarney,  Ire., 

ck-rk.  wagoner. 

Charles  L  neuiK.n.  24,  I'ldinburijh,  Sc  >t-  ^    ,        t-     .-•                      i-              i          . 

,       ;          .                  1  John   E.   Casev.    y.    kerrv.    Ire.,  team- 

aiid,  maliress-niaker.  ■                      ^l  ',  ,      r    1        '       00 

Michael     J.      .McLartni.     26,     Lethrem, 

Ire.,   polisher. 

'  PRIV.VTES. 

CORPORALS.  Ahern,  Timothy  J..  24.  Cork,  Ire.,  ma- 
John    D.    McSweeney,    24,    Kerry,    Ire.,  chinist. 

teamster.  Parker,    I':dward    R..   21,    I-'ramingham, 

Thos.  F.  Lavin.  20,  Worcester,  spinner.  draughtsman. 


EMMET     CfARDS,     COMTAW     C. 


299 


Barrett,     James     AL.      2'k      Worccsu-r, 
plumber. 

Brophy,  Michael  C.  26.  Killarnoy,  Iri.-., 
teamster. 

Brosnan.   George   \\'..   20,   Xew   York. 
X.  v.,  pressman. 

Burke,   David  J..  23.  Worcester,  team- 
ster. 

Burns,     Timothy      J.,     23,     W'orcestci , 
grocer. 

Connelly,  James    1-".,   34.   Lowell,    shoe- 
maker. 

Corcoran,    Charles   S.,   20,    Kings     Co., 
Nova  Scotia,  engineer. 

Creaven,  John  }..  30,  Galway,  Ire.,  wire- 
worker. 

Delaney,     Michael    J.,    21,     Worcester, 
bookkeeper. 

Doyle.  Dennis  J..  24.  Kerry,  Ire.,  team- 
ster. 

Doyle,  Frank  P.,  26,   Kerry,  Ire.,  mat- 
tress-maker. 

Farrell,     John,     24.     Roscommon,   Ire., 
moulder. 

Fitzgerald.     John     J.,     2T,.     \\'orcester, 
plumber. 

Fitzpatrick,  John   E.,  21,  Alilfonl,   pho- 
tographer. 

Flynn,  Michael  J..  24,  Kerry,  Ire.,  clerk. 

Fogerty,  John  E.,  22,  Holyoke,  moulder. 

Forrest,  Frank.  25,  Worcester,  laborer. 

Gardner,     Daniel,     26,    Killarney,    Ire., 
laborer. 

Garrett.  Michael  F.,  22.  Waterford,  Ire. 
steam-fitter. 

Gilchrist,  John  J.,  23,  Worcester,  laborer. 

Gilmore,    William    F..    26,    Worcester, 
laborer. 

Griffin,   Henry,  30,  Limerick,  Ire.,   ma- 
chinist. 

Grogan.     Michael     J..     28,     Worcester, 
buffer. 

Gullv,    Michael   J..   24,   Worcester,   pol- 
isher. 

Hackett,   Edward   F.,     20,     Worcester, 
painter. 

Healy,     Michael     J.,     24,   Kerry,   Ire., 
laborer. 

Hoar.   :\Iichael    L.,   31,   Worcester,  in- 
spector. 

Joyce,  Frank  E.,  22,  Worcester,  motor- 
man. 
Keegan,      John      F.,      25.     Worcester, 
moulder. 


Kenney.  Charles  E.,  21,  Worcester, 
mason. 

Larkin,  John,  jy.  i-'itciiburg,  stage  man- 
ager. 

Larner,  James  I-'.,  21,  Worcester,  steam- 
fitter. 

Leonard,  I'rank  C,  23,  Leicester, 
moulder. 

Loftns.  John  J..  2^.  Mayo,  Ire.,  wire- 
wi  )rker. 

Lyons,  luhvard  11..  2:.  'rii)i)erary.  Ire., 
plumber. 

Mcfirath,  James  J.,  2_^.  Waterford.  Ire., 
machinist. 

Mc(iuire.  Hugh,  26,  Latcrim,  Ire., 
mason. 

McMami.  Charles,  21,  Cnderhill,  Vt., 
school  teacher. 

McTiernan,  James  F.,  22,  Worcester, 
lamp-lighter. 

Martin,  lienrv  I..  28.  Worcester,  pol- 
isher. 

.\lurpiiy,  l-'.dward  !•".,  23,  Spencer,  shoe- 
cutter. 

Murphy.  John  F..  22.  Worcester,  re- 
porter. 

r^Iurphy,  William  II..  20.  Worcester, 
teamster. 

O'Brien,  Timothy  J.,  T(),  Worcester, 
wood-worker. 

O'Callasrhan.  John  TL.  T,rK  Troy,  X.  V., 
steamfitter. 

O'Connor,  Daniel  W.,  23.  Grafton, 
wire-worker. 

O'Kecfe,  Patrick  J..  33.  Grafton,  letter 
carrier. 

Prendertrast..\nthony  T..  2_i,.  Mayo.  Ire., 
moulder. 

I'rendiville.  Patrick  J..  2^.  Palmer, 
steamfitter. 

Rooney,  RoI)ert  IL,  27,,  Worcester, 
moulder. 

Scully.  Patrick  J.,  25,  Worcester,  drug- 
gist. 

Steele,  Edward  F.,  23,  Worcester,  roofe  . 

Sullivan,  lulward  F.,  24.  Shrewsburv, 
thread-winder. 

Sullivan.  Henry,  2^.  Winchendon.  mat- 
tress-maker. 

Sullivan,  Peter  F. 

Sweeney,  John  H.,  20,  Worcester,  con- 
ductor. 

Tracy,  Henry  P.,  26,  Boylston,  barber. 


300  WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 

Recruits  to  Company  "G"  who  were  Haggerty.     Stephen  F.,  20,  Worcester, 

mustered  in  July  1st  and  12th,  1898,  for  waiter, 

three  vears,  etc.;  and  were  mustered  our  Hurley,    Tmiothy    J.,     24,     Worcester, 

with  tile  Company  in  November  fohow-  teamster.  _ 

Keane.     Maurice     A.,     21,  Kerr> .  ire, 

'"^'-  laborer. 

.„      ,,  Kellev,  Thos.  B.,  20.  Worcester,  clerk. 

Allen,  Walter_,2i,Thompsonville,  Conn.,  Kellaher,   Thomas    F..   21,    Worcester, 

wire-worker.  spoke-maker. 

Bennett,  Peter  H.,  24,  Worcester,  buffer.  i^^.i]ei,(.r    Thomas    T.,  28,    Kerry,    Ire., 

Bradshaw,     :\lichacl  F.,  26,  Worcester,  painter. 

machinist.  Kennedy,  David  J.,  33.  Hardwick,  ship- 

Carberry,  James  AI.,  25,  Worcester,  ma-  pj^^^g.  ^lerk. 

cbinist.  Larkin.Tohn  J.,  23,  Worcester,  armorer. 

Carey,  James  F.,  21,     Waterford,     Ire.,  Leonard,  Williain  AL,     25,     Worcester, 

belt-maker.                                    .  currier. 

Carroll,  John  II.,  21,  Worcester,  lal>..rer.  ]\ieGillicuddv,  Gerald  F.,  23,  Worcester, 

Casey,     Thomas  V.,  23,  Asht<>n,  K.   I.,  skate-maker. 

barber.  Martin,  John  T..  28,  Paxton,  laborer. 

Coffey,  Joseph   M.,  24,     New     Haven,  Q'Sullivan,  Laurence  A.,  25,  Worcester, 

Conn.,  japanner.  piano  polisher. 

Connolly,  Frank  H.,  38,  Lowell,  stone-  Power,     Limes     F.,  iQ,  Worcester,  case 

mason.  hardener. 

Conr.iy,  Michael  II.,  22.  Worcester,  ma-  po^vers,  Richard  IL,  2J.  Detroit,  [Mich., 

chinist.  cook. 

Crunin,     Daniel      F.,      24,     Worcester,  pi^-^^._  Charles  F.,  2^^.  Worcester,  wood- 
plumber,  worker. 

Desautelle,     Arthur     L.,    32,  St.  John,  Rik-y,  William  J.,  25,  Worcester,  book- 
Canada,  cook.  keeper. 

Flcmin-,  Patrick  J.,  21,  Waterford,  Ire.,  Shea,  Patrick  F.,  21,  Kerry,  Ire.,  buffer, 

spinner.  Sliepardson,     Aridul  A.,  25,  Worcester, 

Fdlev,  Thomas,  23,  Worcester,  plunil)er.  mechanic. 


ICMMICT     GUARDS,     COMPANY     C, 


301 


THE    EMMET    HOXORARTES. 


Almost  coincident  with  the  sound  of 
war's  alarms,  came  the  increased  activ- 
ity of  the  band  of  men  who  for  years 
had  acted  as  friends  in  need  of  the  cit- 
izen soldiers.  They  had  aided  in  the 
payment  of  extra  bills  when  necessary, 
they  had  helped  out  im  anniversary 
and  public  occasions,  but  now  the  time 
was  approaching  when  they  must 
stand  in  the  breaches  develo])ed  by  the 
departure  of  the  active  company  for 
the  front. 

The  honorary  records  for  this  pe- 
riod, in  the  handwriting  of  the  Sec- 
retary, William  J.  Tansey,  give  a 
graphic  picture  of  the  disposition  of 
these  friends  of  the  soldier  when  he 
was  called  to  leave  his  home  and  re- 
sponsibilities. The  first  date  in  the 
volume  is  that  of  March  31,  when  at 
9  p.m..  apparently  in  the  Armory,  the 
assembly  was  called  to  order  by 
Captain  !Moynihan :  John  J-  Riordan 
was  made  temporarjr  chairman,  and 
\A'illiam  J.  Tansey  secretary  pro  tem. 
Later  the  same  officers  were  made 
permanent  with  the  addition  of  Dr. 
(ieorge  McAleer,  vice-president;  Lieu- 
tenant James  Early,  treasurer.  Di- 
rectors were  also  appointed  in  the  per- 
sons of  Richard  O'Flynn.  J.  F.  Fitz- 
gerald. Paul  Henry,  J.  Frank  Ouinn, 
and  Philip  J.  O'Connell.  An  assess- 
ment of  five  dollars  on  each  member 
gave  an  air  of  earnestness  to  the  occa- 
sion. 

The  next  meeting  was  on  the  eve  of 
dejiarture.  viz..  Alay  3d,  when  it  was 
voted  that  the  honoraries  should  turn 
out  to  do  escort  duty  on  the  Com- 
pany's going  to  Framingham.  the  next 
day.  A  tribute  to  the  services  of  Col. 
F.  W.  Wellington,  in  the  addition 
of  the  "Emmets"  to  the  State  militia, 
was  paid  in  the  proposition  that  he 
should  be  the  chief  marshal  in  the 
parade.  This  proposition  on  the  part 
of  Lieutenant  Early  met  the  the  ap- 
proval of  all.  Captain  Moynihan  was 
received  and  spoke  on  the  coming 
ordeal,  as  also  did  Lieutenant  Hurley. 


Jeremiah  .Murphy  told  of  the  Civil 
War  days  and  of  the  probable  demands 
to  be  made  on  the  health  and  energy 
of  the  men. 

Later  in  the  evening.  Colonel  Wel- 
lington came  in  and  spoke  of  the  in- 
terest he  had  ever  had  in  the  "Em- 
mets." On  the  motion  of  Mr.  David 
Goggin  a  Relief  Committee  to  look 
out  for  the  families  of  departing  sol- 
diers was  appointed,  consisting  of  M. 
B.  Lamb,  David  Goggin,  J.  H.  Mur- 
phy. W.  H.  Toner  and  \\'.  J.  Tansey. 
The  president  of  the  honoraries,  Mr. 
Riordan,  was  added  as  chairman  ex- 
ofificio  of  the  committee. 

The  honoraries  did  escort  duty  as 
contemplated,  but  they  did  not  meet 
again  till  the  very  last  morning  in  the 
month,  when  they  came  together  in 
the  council  chamber  of  the  City  Hall, 
their  mission  to  determine  in  what 
manner  the  passage  of  the  Companj' 
through  the  city  should  be  observed, 
and  it  was  voted  to  give  the  boys 
money  rather  than  a  lunch.  On  the 
motion  of  Dr.  George  .Mc.Meer,  sec- 
onded by  Mr.  Richard  Healy,  it  was 
voted  that  a  subscrijition  paper  be  cir- 
culated then  and  there,  with  tlic  result 
that  $250  was  raised  at  once,  the  list 
being  headed  Ijy  the  name  of  Mr. 
Healy  with  the  siuu  of  one  hundred 
dollars  affixed ;  nor  did  generosity  end 
here.  for.  through  the  passing  of  a  hat, 
twelve  dollars  was  secured  for  the 
procuring  of  pipes  and  tol^acco  for  the 
"boys."  Then,  beyond  all  this,  the  or- 
ganization assessed  itself  five  dollars 
per  ca])ita  for  the  good  of  the  soldiers 
and  their  dependencies. 

Thenceforward  the  records  of  the 
honoraries  are  really  those  of  the  Re- 
lief Committee,  which  for  the  most 
part  met  in  the  music  store  of  Mr.  M. 
B.  Lamb,  and  at  frecpient  intervals. 
Anv  one  contributing  five  dollars  or 
more  to  the  relief  fund  was  voted  an 
honorary  member  of  the  corps.  As  a 
starter  in  the  matter  of  giving,  one 
hundred  dollars  was  voted  to  the  \'o\- 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


Wm.    J.     lANSKV.  I'ATKUK    J.    .Ml MaMS. 

THE    "AlnXTArK"    COMMIT 

unteer  Aid  Society;  at  the  saiiK-  time. a 
vig-ilant  eye  was  kept  u|Hin  tlie  wants 
and  needs  of  the  '■luiunet"  families. 
such  action  beinfr  taken  i  in  jnne  1st. 
One  week  from  tliat  (kite,  cuntriliu- 
tions  toward  the  fimd  amounted  tn 
$714,  in  which  were  not  inchided  the 
loans  of  carrias,res,  etc..  in  the  raisins; 
of  the  foregoin.q'  sum.  thanks  f<ir  the 
same  going  to  Mr.  Jnhn  1'.  McDonnell 
for  his  generosity  in  this  directinn. 
The  records  for  several  weeks  were  for 
the  most  part  statements  of  relief  af- 
forded to  different  families. 

In  Jtdy  the  committee  aided  in  the 
success  of  the  famous  lawn  ])arty 
given  l)v  the  Ladies'  Au.xiliary.  and  in 
nian\-  ways  contributed  to  the  well- 
being  of  people  who  otherwise  had 
suffered.  In  .\ugust  came  the  services 
of  the  Corps  in  securing  ])roper  ob- 
servance of  soldiers'  fimerals,  thence- 
forward to  be  entirely  too  frequent. 
The  arrival  of  the  "Emmets"  at  Mon- 
taid<  brought  comparatively  near  the 
Committee  the  chief  cause  of  its  e.xist- 


J.    J.    KI..KI.AN.  M.    B.    I.AMB. 

TEE,     ■■EM.MET"     HONOR. \R1ES. 

ence.  and  nex'er  for  a  moment  was 
there  an\-  abatement  of  eft'ort  to  hel]) 
and  forward  their  interests.  Arrange- 
ments for  the  proper  reception  of  the 
C'oni]iany,  the  dis|3osal  of  territory  for 
\olunteer  physicians  and  nurses,  and 
man\'  other  items  were  all  considered 
and  acted  upon  by  this  same  commit- 
tee. The  visit  of  the  committee  to 
.Montauk  gave  to  it  for  war  annals  the 
a])pellation  of  the  "Montauk  Commit- 
tee." Septendjer  ist,  Katharine  John- 
son had  vohmteered  to  act  as  a  nurse, 
and  hers  is  the  first  name  on  the  list. 

.At  subse(.|uent  meetings  there  were 
conferences  with  the  physicians  who 
had  \-olunteered  to  help  the  soldiers  on 
their  arrival  in  Worcester,  and  the 
names  of  additional  nurses  were  re- 
cei\ed.  Later  there  were  votes  to  send 
lloral  tributes  to  the  funerals  of  de- 
ceased soldiers  and  to  designate  rep- 
resentatives of  the  corps  to  attend  in 
])erson.  .-\s  time  advanced,  after  the 
return  of  the  men.  meetings  assumed 
rathertheformofapproving  and  paying 


EMMh:T     r.rAKDS,     COMI'AW     G. 


303 


Dr.  Wm.  J.  Uelahantv. 

VOLUNTEER     I'lIYSICIAXS     AT     MONTAL'K. 


bills,  which  were  mnnermis.  fur  wlmse 
defrayal  there  always  seeiiiecl  to  be 
enough.  Xovember  25  was  nearing 
the  end  of  the  many  assemblages  of 
the  committee.  At  this  one  Presi- 
dent Riordan  stated  that  they  had  met 
once  a  week  ever  since  their  organiza- 
tion, and  during  the  stay  of  the  Com- 
pany at  Montaiik,  every  night,  and 
that  to  the  best  of  their  ability  they 
had  discharged  the  duties  laid  ujjon 
them.  At  this  time  gratitude  was  ex- 
pressed to  the  many  persons  and  or- 
ganizations that  had  contributed  to 
the  success  of  their  work.  In  this  list 
were  included  the  names  of  Senator 
George    F.    Hoar.    Rev.    Father    D.    F. 


.McC.illicuddy.  Colonel  F.  W.  Welling- 
tcm.  .Martin  H.  Russell,  who  went  to 
Montauk  to  rejirescnt  the  committee, 
and  finally  to  all  who  Itad  in  anv  way 
contributed  to  the  good  work.  Messrs. 
T.  J.  McAnliffe.  J.\|.  .Moynihan.  J.  J. 
Riordan  and  William  J.  Tansey  were 
a|)pointed  a  sub-committee  to  see 
about  ])lacing  in  the  .Armory  a  tablet 
bearing  the  names  of  those  who  had 
died  during  the  war.  a  consummation 
not  as  yet  attained.  The  memorial 
services,  held  in  St.  John's  Church, 
February  22d,  1899.  were  under  the 
auspices  of  the  committee  and  were  of 
a  fitting  character.  The  last  meeting 
recorded  in  the  annals  bears  date  June 


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WiiKCESTER    IX    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


12.  1900,  and  therein  we  learn  that 
from  all  SDurces  the  honoraries  had 
collected  $1427.65,  and  that  there  was 
a  balance  remaining  of  $191.76,  which 
sum  it  was  voted  to  turn  into  the  treas- 
ury of  the  Honorary  Corps.  The  final 
act  in  this  chapter  was  the  reading  of 
a  highl}'  eulogistic  stor\-  of  the  ser- 
\ices  to  the  cause  of  John  J.  Riordan, 
who  had  recently  died.  Xo  one  can 
tell  how  much  his  services  during  the 
trying  period  of  the  war  ma}'  have  con- 


tributed to  his  untimely  death.  Dr. 
(ieorge  .AIcAleer,  the  memorialist,  ac- 
quitted himself  most  admirably,  and 
never  had  reader  a  better  subject.  As 
a  singular  appendix  to  the  foregoing, 
the  secretary  of  the  committee,  Wil- 
liam J.  Tansey,  has  also  joined  the 
great  majority,  and,  with  the  "Em- 
mets" beyond,  contemplates  the  lives 
and  deeds  of  those  still  this  side  of  the 
dix'ide. 


LADIES'    AL'XILIARY    TO    THE    EM.MET    (lUARDS. 


True  to  their  womanl\'  natures,  the 
lady  friends  of  the  "Emmets'"  early 
united  in  an  effort  to  make  happier  the 
lives  of  the  men  themselves,  and,  where 
necessar}',  the  homes  that  they  had 
left.  While  many  of  the  auxiliary  were 
related  to  the  soldiers,  there  were 
others  \vhose  sole  interest  in  the  cause 
arose  from  their  innate  desire  to  work 
for  the  cause  of  God  and  humanity. 
The  work  that  these  young  women  ac- 
complished in  the  few  months  of  their 
organization  was  remarkable,  and 
they  fully  merited  the  gratitude  which 
every  soldier  felt  towards  thent.  From 
the  records  of  the  secretary,  it  is  pos- 
sible to  glean  certain  interesting  facts 
concerning  their  work  in  this  summer 
of  anxiety  and  grief. 

.Starling  in  June,  1898,  it  is  stated 
that  llie  primary  nbject  of  the  organi- 
zation w.is  Im  make  comfort  bags  and 
abd(jmin,il  bands  for  the  men  at  the 
front,  furnishings  for  the  hosi)ital 
shijis  ;ind  necessities  for  sick  and 
womnKd  soldiers.  Meetings  were 
held  two  i-\enings  in  the  week  at  98 
l-"ront  .Street,  in  the  Knights  of  Robert 
l''.niiint  Mall.  Three  members,  Mrs, 
!'.  II.  Mnrphy,  .Mrs.  J.  E.  Hurley  and 
Mrs.  I',  j.  .Moynihan,  were  designated 
to  represent  the  auxiliary  in  the  Sol- 
diers' Aid  .\ssociation,  whose  object 
was  the  help  of  the  soldier,  irrespective 
of  race  or  creed.  These  ladies  spent 
a  part  of  e;ich  day  at  the  rooms  of  the 
Soldiers'  Aid.  cutting,  sewing,  etc., 
until  the  \\orl<  in  hand  was  accom- 
])lislieil.  The  greater  part  of  the  mate- 
rial   used   In-   the   auxiliarv     was      fur- 


nished l)y  the  Soldiers'  Aid,  but  the 
former  gave  thread,  binding,  buttons, 
tape  and  lalior  for  the  articles  made. 
The  accomplishments  of  the  organiza- 
tion in  this  line  were  seventy-seven 
abdominal  bands,  just  the  number  of 
the  original  "Emmets ;"  eighty  com- 
fort bags,  for  the  same  company : 
twenty  dozen  sheets,  for  the  hospital 
ships,  twenty  dozen  pillow  cases,  and 
twentv-five  mos(pulo  nettings,  also 
for  the  ships. 

W'ith  this  record  of  labor  behind 
them,  the  auxiliary  set  about  raising 
money  for  the  soldiers  and  their  fami- 
lies, for  which  purpose  properly  ar- 
ranged small  books  were  given  certain 
members  for  the  entry  of  the  names  of 
givers.  This  was  soon  found  to  be  a 
ver\-  slow  and  humiliating  system, 
since  so  many  causes  were  afield  that 
the  returns  in  no  way  were  equal  to 
the  elTort,  though  something  more 
than  eighty  dollars  was  thus  secured. 
That  greater  results  might  lie  at- 
tained, feminine  efifort  was  directed 
towards  entertainments  which  might 
attract  the  public,  and,  under  the  guise 
of  rendering  an  cfpiivalent  for  fimds 
received,  gather  larger  sums  of  money 
for  the  cause. 

Xo  military  campaign  was  ever  more 
carefull}-  planned  than  that  which  re- 
sulted in  the  lawn  party  given  on  the 
grounds  of  St.  Stephen's  Church,  July 
27th.  \\'ith  perfect  weather  and  a 
generous,  jjatriotic  company,  one  even- 
ing's harvest  garnered  more  than  an 
all  summer's  canvass  v/ould  have  pro- 
duced.     There    was    entertainment   for 


l'..M.MKT     tU'AKD? 


305 


Miss  Abbie  I.  Hi 


all.  Both  sexes  and  all  a^es  were 
equally  cared  for.  There  was  fooil  fur 
the  mind  and  for  the  body,  with  di- 
versions for  the  eyes,  ears,  hands  and 
feet.  Evidently  all  had  come  to  the 
festivities  with  the  longest  purses  in 
their  possessions,  since  the  summing 
up  of  money  received  made  a  large 
average  for  all  present. 

From  8  to  g.30  o'clock  p.m.,  there 
was  a  literary  and  musical  entertain- 
ment in  the  church  hall,  wherein  the 
musical  parts  were  taken  by  Miss 
Madge  Feehan,  Mr.  John  Roberts. 
Miss  Mary  Lynch,  Miss  Alay  Butler, 
?^Iiss  Mary  Cove.  Mrs.  William  Hef- 
fren,  and  5lr.  John  Reardon.  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Collins  jjlayed  the  banjo,  while 
Miss  Margaret  Sullivan  and  Harry 
Foley  gave  readings,  every  effort  se- 
curing deserved  applause.  Then  fol- 
lowed the  terpsichorean  diversion 
upon  a  platform  under  a  pavilion, 
where,  to  the  music  of  Coburn's  or- 
chestra, the  "light  fantastic"  was 
tripped  till  after  12.30  of  the  following 
morning;  for  did  feet  ever  weary  when 

"Music  arose  with  its  voluptuous  swell"? 

There  were  some  who  did  not  care 
for  the  dancing,  and  for  them  there  was 
prepared  a  hurdy-gurdy  entertainment 
by  certain  misses  in  the  guise  of  Ital- 
ian flower  girls,  as  remote  from  the 
strains  of  the  dance  music  as  the 
grounds    would    permit.      Then    there 


was  the  White  House  Cafe  Drum 
Corps,  which  ])ounded  out  most  fitting 
martial  music  from  their  sheepskin 
covered  instruments.  Everywhere  and 
at  all  times  there  were  to  be  hail,  for 
compensation,  most  excellent  refresh- 
ments consisting  of  ice  cream,  cake. 
candy,  lemonade,  popcorn,  all  sorts  of 
non-intoxicating  beverages,  souvenirs 
and  flowers  to  the  limit  of  every  purse. 
as  was  evident  in  the  grand  summing 
u]),  which  netted  $608.48.  Seldom  has 
labor  been  better  rewarded  than  on 
this  occasion.  The  result  indicated 
not  onlv  the  best  of  planning  and  ex- 
ecution, but  also  the  most  patriotic 
impulses  on  the  i)art  of  those  who  at-- 
tended  and  so  swelled  the  receijits. 

In  the  list  of  sub-connniltees  might 
be  found  nearly  every  name  in  the 
auxiliarv.  for  it  was  evidently  an  as- 
sociation of  workers,  each  one  vying 
with  her  neighbor  to  do  her  utmost. 
The  society's  President  was  Miss 
Mary  E.  Fitzgerald :  the  Secretary. 
Miss  Abbie  I.  Heffren.  and  the  Treas- 
urer. Mrs.  \\'illiam  Goodwin.  Thus 
excellently  officered,  tlie  record  of  the 
organization  was  a  proud  one.  The 
funds  secured  at  the  lawn  part\-  were 
disbursed  as  follows :  to  the  Soldiers' 
Aid  Society,  $125:  to  the  "Emmets" 
in  Cuba,  $100;  to  the  recruits  in  Camp 
Alger,  $50;  to  needy  families,  $56;  the 
remainder  was  ])assed  over  to  the 
Honorarv   Corps   for  work  among  the 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


Miss  Anna  M.  1)e 


ll.l'XTKKR     XURSilS. 


lux'ily  aii<l  I  itluTw'isc,  acciirdin^-  tn  the 
C'lrps'  ju(l<;nu-iU.  ,\ftcr  tlic  rrtuni  (if 
tin-  .M)lilii-rs  frdiii  tlieir  C  nlian  cam- 
]iaij;ii.  certain  ladies  i  if  the  nieiiilier- 
sliip  jciineil  in  xisilin.i;  the  inxahils  and 
re]Mirtin,L;-  their  conditinn  tn  the  Siil- 
diers'  Aid  and  to  the  Huntirarv  Corps. 
For  masses  in  l)ehalf  of  the  men  who 
dii'd,  the  au.xihary  assumed  the  ex- 
pense ancl  also  attended  the  services. 

In  their  records  the  society  names 
the  ])arties  who  were  conspicuous  for 
their  giving  to  the  cause,  and  among 
them  should  he  mentioned  the  Rev. 
Father  Alcfiillicuddy  of  St.  Stephen's 
Church,  who  donated  the  use  cif  the 
grounds  fur  the  lawn  party,  as  well  as 


tables,  church  hall,  dishes,  etc.;  Clark, 
Sawyer  Co..  fur  the  loan  of  drinking 
glasses;  Coburn's  urchestra,  for  music; 
William  J.  Tansey,  who  gave  the  bev- 
erages fur  the  occasion;  Washington 
Social  Club,  for  decorations,  and  the 
Consolidated  Street  Railway,  for  ac- 
commodations. Xiir  should  the  devo- 
tion of  Messrs.  John  Foley  and  Timo- 
thy Sullivan  be  forgotten,  since,  on  the 
night  of  the  ]iarty,  they  hired  a  hurdy- 
gurdy  and  perambulated  the  streets 
till  nearly  midnight,  thereby  being 
able  to  turn  over  to  the  hands  of  the 
fair  patriots  above  forty-five  dollars 
to  lielj)  swell  the  net  proceeds.  From 
Jerome   Marble  &  Co.  they  received  a 


kmmi-:t   cuards,   company 


so- 


large  nunil)i.T  of  spono'cs  ti)  he  sent  to 
the  hoys  in  Camp  Alg-er,  P.  J.  Judge 
donated  the  printing  incident  to  their 
canvassing  books,  while  the  Robert 
Emmet  Hall  was  given  by  its 
Knightly  occupants.  Its  work  ac- 
complished, the  auxiliary  disl)andccl 
February  9th.  1899. 

For  the  sake  of  history  and  the  in- 
terest in  the  story  which  must  ever  be 
fresh,  the  names  of  the  members  of  the 
auxiliary  are  appended:  Misses  Lizzie 
Brosnan,  Bridie  and  Katie  Cahill, 
Minnie  Carney,  Mrs.  Casavan.  Mi.sses 
Mamie  Casey,  Teresa  ClafTey.  Katie 
Clemens,  Jane  Coligan,  Jennie  Connol- 
ly, Mrs.  J.  J.  Corliss,  Misses  Katie 
Crowe,  Mary  Cullinane,  Eunice  Dar- 
ney, Mamie  Deedy, Mary  Degnan.Mrs. 
Jas.  Degnan.  Mrs.  Frank  Doyle.  Mrs. 
N.  Earle,  Misses  Mary   E.  Fitzgerald, 


Miss  Alice  C.  McC,,,,  nrv, 
:     .NURSES. 

Josie  Flynn.  Kate.  Margaret  and  Sarah 
Folan.  Statia  (Jarretl,  Teresa  Gilmore, 
Mrs.  William  Goodwin,  Misses  Mary 
Greene,  Julia  Ilackett,  Josephine 
Hartnette,  Abbie  I.  Hcfifren,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Hcfifren,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Hurley, 
Mi.sses  Margaret  Kiley,  Nora  Larkin, 
Katie  and  .Mary  .\.  Leonard,  Mrs. 
James  McGrath.  .Misses  Sarah  Mc- 
f'artland.  I'.llen  McTiernan,  Anna  and 
.Mary  .Mahony,  ALirgaret  and  Teresa 
Martin,  .Margaret  .Vlillea,  Kate  and 
Mary  Monahan,  Mrs.  P.  J.  ^[oynihan, 
Misses  Julia,  Kate  and  Margaret 
.Mnrjihy,  .Mrs.  P.  H.  Murphy,  Misses 
Xellie  C)"Toole,  Mamie  and  Nellie 
Ru.ssell,  .Margaret  Scannell,  Nellie 
Sheridan,  Mary  Sulli\an,  Margaret 
Sweeney,  Josie,  -Maggie  and  Minnie 
Powers,  ^Iinnie  Thompson,  Mrs.  B. 
L.  Troniblev  and  Miss  .\Iarv  Walsh. 


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WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


VOLUNTEERS'   AID   ASSOCIATION. 


Major  E.  T.  Raymond.  President. 

The  (lei)arturc  <if  \Vorcester  soldiers 
for  the  Smith,  and  the  passage  of  those 
from  other  states  through  Worcester, 
early  aroused  her  citizens  to  the  neces- 
sity of  raising  funds  for  meeting  ex- 
penses sure  to  arise  in  many  ways  not 
immediately  provided  for  l)y  the  State 
and  nation.  In  compliance  with  a  call, 
the  first  meeting  of  citizens  for  organ- 
ization was  in  the  Board  of  Trade 
Hall,  at  8  p.m.,  May  27th,  1898.  From 
this  inception  grew  the  association 
known  as  ahnve,  wlidse  ministrations, 
extending  oxer  more  than  five  months, 
resulted  in  the  collecting  and  expend- 
ing of  ahove  nine  thousand  dollars, 
thus  conferring  unnumbered  blessings 
on  homes  and  inclixiduals  otherwise 
left  to  suffer. 

The  associatiiin  was  officered  as  fol- 
lows: President.  Major  E.  T.  Ray- 
mond; \'ice-president.  Rev.  A.  S.  Car- 
ver; Secretary,  Carl  ISonney;  Treas- 
urer, Halleck  Bartlett,  all  of  whom 
with  the  Hon.  .Stephen  Salisbury,  Cen- 
eral  A.   1'..   R.   Sprague  and   Dr.  T.  J. 


Barrett,  constituted  an  Executive  Com- 
mittee. A  Finance  Committee  was  ap- 
]i(iiiited  having  a  single  representative 
friini  each  ward,  as  follows:  Ward  I, 
Frank  F.  Dean;  ^^'ard  2.  John  J.  Rior- 
dan  ;  Ward  3,  \MlIiam  F  McFoughlin  ; 
Ward  4.  I'h'ilip  J.  (VConnell;  ^^'ard  5, 
?ylatthew  ]'..  Famb ;  Ward  6,  Colonel 
F.  J.  Russell ;  Ward  7,  Mayor  Rufus  B. 
Dodge,  Jr.;  \\'ard  8,  R.  James  Tatinan. 
The  Auditing  Committee  of  three 
members  comprised  Messrs.  Edwin 
Brown,  James  P.  Hamilton  and 
.Samuel  E.  \\'inslow.  The  Relief  Com- 
mittee had  four  members  from  each 
ward  and  the  people  thus  designated 
were:  \\"aid  I,  Cajitain  A.  A.  \\'hite, 
Charles  F.  Crant,  Mrs.  James  Fogan, 
Mrs.  Marv  H.  Burr;  Ward  2,  Captain 
P.  F.  Rider,  J.  B.  Shattuck,  IMrs.  Chas. 
FF  Pinkham,  Mrs.  F.  \\'.  Wellington; 
Ward  3,  Julius  C.  Zaeder.  James  F. 
(iuerin.  Aliss  Frances  ^F  Athv,  Miss 
Fvelvn  Munn.e;  Ward  4,  A.  A.  Rheu- 
lan.  Patrick  (  )'Dav,  ?ilrs.  P.  H.  Mur- 
l.hv.  Mrs.  T.  V.  I'.ovle;  Ward  3,  J.  B. 
Stnne.  F.  C).  Dahlquist,  Airs.  Charles 
H.  Hall,  Miss  I.  M.  Crompton  ;  Ward 
6,  I.  Swan  Brciwn,  David  Goggin,  Mrs. 
\Villiam  F.  Robinson,  Mrs.  E.  I.  Co- 
mins ;  \\'ard  7,  Richard  Healy,  Capt. 
Horace  Hobbs,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Knowles, 
Mrs.  R.  B.  Dodge.  Jr. ;  Ward  8,  Fieu- 
tenant  H.  A.  jcihn.son.  General  Josiah 
Pickett,  Mrs."  A.  M.  Parker,  Miss 
I'" ranees  M.   Fincnln. 

The  regular  meetings  of  the  associ- 
ation were  held  in  the  hall  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  such  use  having  been 
generously  donated  through  the  Pres- 
ident, Mr.  I.  E.  Comins,  who  was  also 
the  "at  large"  member  of  the  Relief 
Committee.  At  the  very  first  meeting 
after  organization,  June  3d,  letters  of- 
fering services  and  aid  were  received 
from  several  bodies,  while  the  first 
gift  in  the  way  of  material  assistance 
came  in  the  sha])e  of  a  check  for  $100 
from  the  "Fniniet"  honoraries. 


VOLUNTEERS      AID     ASSOCIATION. 


3(1'J 


June  71I1  the  Relief  Coniniittee  met 
and  org-anized  with  Miss  Frances  M. 
Lincoln  as  president,  and  Mrs.  Charles 
H.  Pinkham.  secretary.  The  rooms  of 
the  Worcester  Employment  Society 
were  offered  for  the  use  of  the  commit- 
tee in  its  labors.  As  the  committee 
had  the  power  of  addinjj  names  to  its 
list,  at  a  subsecpicnt  meeting;  these 
were  voted  in.  viz.:  ^^'ard  I.  Mrs.  L.  A. 
Elv,  Mrs.  Helen  DeCamp;  Ward  2. 
Mr.  Geo.  F.  Blake,  Urs.  H.  S.  Pratt; 
Ward  3.  Dr.  J.  H.  Kelley,  Miss  Xora 
Ready ;  Ward  4,  Hon.  F.  A.  Harring- 
ton. Mrs.  0"TooIe;  Ward  5.  Richard 
H.  ^loonev,  Mrs.  Willard'F.  Pond: 
Ward  6.  Theodore  P.  Ilrown.  Mrs. 
George  H.  A\'ard  :  \\'aril  7,  Osgood 
Plummer.  Mrs.  John  Legg:  Ward  8, 
F.  M.  Clark,  Jr.  Mrs.' 'George  E. 
Francis. 

At  this  time  it  would  he  <lifficult  to 
state  just  who  were  the  prime  movers 
in  the  plan  of  an  association  for  the 
purpose  of  looking  after  the  interests 
of  all  the  volunteers  and  their  fami- 
lies, but  the  expected  passage  of  a 
Maine  regiment  through  the  city  on 
the  27th  may  have  brought  matters  to 
a  focus,  since  it  was  on  the  very  night 
of  said  incident  that  the  meeting  for 
organization  came.  The  Woman's 
Relief  Corps  of  Worcester,  in  their 
efforts  to  properly  receive  the  Maine 
boys,  had  taken  the  south  store  in  the 
State  Mutual  building,  and  with  ac- 
customed zeal  were  working  most  vig- 
orouslv.  There  were  alxne  thirty  of 
these  patriotic  women  who  were  see- 
ing to  it  that  the  proverbial  hospital- 
ity of  the  Heart  of  the  Commonwealth 
should  suffer  no  disparagement  if  in 
their  power  to  prevent.  They  were  an 
already  organized  body  and  for  many  a 
day  it  had  been  theirs  to  look  out  for 
the  creature  wants  of  the  "Boys  in 
Blue."  Under  the  ef^cient  direction 
of  their  President,  the  late  Mrs.  Marj'  H. 
Burr,  they  presented  a  scene  of  earnest 
activity  delightful  to  contemplate. 
From  some  sources  always  open  to 
them,  they  had  developed  the  means 
to  secure  large  quantities  of  food  and 
now  they  were  preparing  it  for  "hand- 
outs."' In  the  midst  of  the  hurly- 
burly.  Captain  Charles  H.  Pinkham, 
the    husband     of     one  of  the   hardest 


workers  in  the  corps,  noticing  the 
bustle  in  the  hitherto  unoccupied 
space,  made  bold  to  enter  and  to  ask 
the  cause  thereof.  To  his  susceptible 
mind  the  answer  was  sufficient,  for  he 
proceeded  at  once  to  lend  a  hand,  in 
that  he  stationed  himself  near  the  door 
on  the  street,  and  all  parties  fortu- 
nate in  his  intimate  actpiaintance  were 
held  up  for  a  contribution  to  the  merit- 
orious object:  and  so  well  did  he  ply 
his  avocation  that  in  a  very  short  in- 
terval he  was  able  to  turn  over  to  the 
ladies  more  than  forty  dollars.  The 
practical  character  of  the  Pinkham 
family  is  evident  in  the  fact  that  a 
little  later  Mrs.  Pinkham.  who  had 
been  on  a  similar  quest,  was  able  to 
add  five  dollars  to  the  masculine  gifts. 
For  the  lads  from  the  Pine  Tree  State 
there  were  made  ready  300  loaves  of 
bread,  2500  doughnuts,  several  cheeses, 
with  hams,  butter  and  mustard  neces- 
sary to  reduce  the  mass  to  the  shape 
of  toothsome  sandwiches.  From  the 
Creamerie  restaurant  on  Pleasant 
Street  had  been  ordered  no  gallons  of 
prime  coffee,  and  before  6  p.iu.  the 
work  was  all  in  shape  for  the  travel- 
ers. Then  appeared  the  wagons  of 
Calvin  Farnsworth.  and  the  food  was 
transported  gratuitously  to  the  Union 
Station. 

It  was  not  till  one  o'clock  in  the 
morning  of  the  next  day.  on  the  28th, 
that  the  first  section  of  the  aiorthern 
train  drew  into  the  station,  iiencc  the 
wait  liad  been  long,  but  all  was  in 
readiness  for  a  quick  exchange.  An 
engine  and  a  baggage  car  were  in  com- 
mission and  the  goods,  ready  for  pass- 
ing over,  were  there,  and  by  running 
alongside  the  waiting  train  it  was 
easv  to  pass  over  the  needful.  Mayor 
Dodge  and  Halleck  Barllett  were  in 
control  of  the  affair  and  everything 
worked  admirably.  Notwithstanding 
the  unseasonable  hour,  more  than  a 
thousand  people  were  in  waiting  and 
a  large  part  of  them  remained  till  the 
last  section  was  entertained,  and  this 
was  not  till  after  two  o'clock.  Hardly 
had  the  first  section  had  its  fill  when 
the  second  appeared,  to  be  followed,  as 
above,  by  the  third,  when  all  the  Maine 
boys  were  happily  speeded  on  their 
wav  to  Chickamauga.    Xor  was  all  the 


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WORCESTER    IX    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


feeding  clone  b\-  the  orp^anized  relief, 
since  there  were  many  friends  and  rel- 
atives in  the  city  who  came  down  to 
find  and  remember  their  own  ;  among 
them  a  mother  with  a  box  and  can  of 
coffee  for  her  son.  her  sixty-fi\'e  years 
being  no  barrier  to  late  hours.  Ca])tain 
P.  L.  Rider  of  the  Light  Infantry  also 
came  along  to  find  if  Portland  had  not 
sent  some  of  her  boys.  Light  Infantry- 
men, and  so  kindred  to  the  W^orcester 
soldiers.  It  was  a  wide-awake  com- 
pany, even  though  the  hour  was  "wee 
and  snia',"  and  it  was  (|uite  natural 
that  some  one  should  shout,  as  the 
train  was  drawing  out.  "Remember  the 
Maine,"  and  the  gallant  boys  from  the 
Dirigo  State  answered  merrily.  "Ynu 
bet  we  will."  What  a  pity  that  the 
fortunes  of  war  did  not  carry  these 
soldiers  to  the  scenes  of  hostility 

Realizing  that  the  raising  of  funds 
was  the  chief  object  of  existence,  the 
aid  association  lost  no  time  in  getting 
to  work,  and  all  honorable  methods 
were  resorted  to.  Ministers  i)reached 
in  their  respective  pulpits  nn  the  neeils 
of  the  hour, and  collections  were  taken  : 
money  came  from  volunteers  and  from 
the  solicited,  and  all  sorts  of  entertain- 
ments were  given  to  help  along  the 
cause.  Among  the  latter  especially- 
notable  was  the  concert  in  Mechanics 
Hall,  Jime  idth,  wdien  the  I'esti\'al 
chorus  bore  the  major  part  in  ime  cif 
the  finest  mUbursts  of  song  that  even 
that  music-laden  place  ever  experi- 
enced. The  Worcester  Brass  Band 
was  there  and  Charles  H.  (irout  drew 
on  the  ultimate  resnurces  of  the  great 
organ,  while  Arthur  J.  Ilassett  and 
Walter  B.  l'".;itiiu  were  the  pianists. 
The  programnu-  \\,-i>  |iatrintic  thrnugh- 
out,  the  excellrnt  miIo  parts  being  ren- 
dered t)v  \nu\i-.  II.  CatTertv.'  .Mrs. 
Daniel  D'nwiirN',  .Mrs.  Ilenrv  l'.  Har- 
ris, Dr.  I';nil  '  (  '.  W  .  I  )ufaull,  Mrs. 
Dorathy  Alc'raggart-Miller.  and  .Miss 
Flora  I'rovan.  It  was  wlu-n  the  mighty 
chorus  began  ".\mcrica,"  :ind  tlu'  audi- 
ence forgot  til  rise,  that  a  wnman  roNe 
in  lu-r  |)lace  and  with  a  \\.i\e  <  if  ju-r 
handkerchief,  as  it  were,  bade  the  pen- 
pie  stand.  She  was  obeyed  with  an 
alacrity  that  spoke  volumes  fur  the  ap- 
j)reciation  nf  tlu'  listeners.  The  I'A-sti- 
val    chorus    at    niliL'r    times    ma\'    ha\e 


rendere<l  more  classic  music  than  that 
sung  on  this  occasion,  but  ne^■er  did 
song  touch  more  responsive  chords. 
The  "music  in  the  air"  was  that  of 
the  nation's  "mighty,  faithful  heart." 
The  next  mi  ine\-getting  ]ilan  was 
that  of  a  tableau  e\'ening  in  Salis- 
bury's Hall,  under  the  direction  of 
John  Ci.  Hey  wood,  Charles  S.  Hale 
and  Halleck  Bartlett.  The  date  was 
June  23d,  and  the  audience  all  that  the 
most  sanguine  could  ask.  Eager,  in- 
tent and  appreciative,  the  people  con- 
tributed not  a  little  to  increasing  the 
relief  fimd.  The  tableaux  z'iz'ants  and 
the  li\ing  pictures  made  an  evening  of 
Iileasure  ti  1  this  day  recalled  by  many. 
The  ilis]ila\-  nf  each  scene,  i.  e..  the 
jiarting  nf  the  cin"tains.  was  most  ef- 
fecti\-el\'  accomjdished  by  two  diminu- 
tive lads  in  white  page  costumes.  Mas- 
ters llenshaw  Dewey  and  Thomas 
I  ireene.  while  the  real  dramatis  pcr- 
sonac  I  if  the  charming  evening  were 
Misses  Dorotln-  and  Ruse  Lincoln, 
Edith  and  Nancy  r.artnn,  .Mildred 
Sargent,  I'dorence  Heywood,  Ethel 
I'lartlett,  Helen  White,  Rosamond 
Mitchell,  Mary  Brooks,  Helen  (iould- 
ing,  Catherine  I'.ent.  <  )li\-e  Mason, 
.Maude  .\rmsli\-.  .Mar\-  Morgan,  .Amy 
Brnwn.  Mar\  ami  Katharin,-  I'.utler. 
Edith  r.aliKvin,  I'jnily  L.atnn,  l^dith 
Hamiltiin,  lulgewnrth  W  hittall,  Emily 
Richardson,  Mrs.  Samuel  E.  Winslow, 
Mrs.  Homer  (^age.  Mr.  Richard  Mitch- 
ell,   .M;isters    Chester   and    Philip    Hev- 

Wiind. 

I'llscwhere  in  this  \iilume  mention 
has  been  made  nf  the  innnense  box  of 
gnnil  things  which  the  citizens  brought 
Ingether  at  the  Armory  and  wdiich 
Armorer  George  Hubbard  packed  for 
the  hii\s.  the  same  gning  to  I-liirida, 
,-inil  nil  whnse  nearly  nne  tnn's  weight 
the  express  was  ahine  $Cvv  There- 
after it  was  thought  best  tn  send 
nmney  direct  rather  than  use  so  much 
in   pa\ing  tran>pi  irlatinn. 

Well  ailing  m  July.  .Mrs.  T.  B.  F. 
I 'inland  inaugurated  a  happ}'  mox'e- 
ment  in  t-nlisting  the  fingers  and  en- 
ergies of  the  Lamartine  vacation 
sclinol  children  in  the  making  or  fold- 
ing of  surgical  sponges.  Many  of  the 
children  had  relati\es  in  the  service 
and   their  assistance  was  all   the   more 


VOI.rXTEEKS      AID     ASSOCIATION. 


311 


readily  secured,  and  with  soul;'  and  rec- 
itation of  the  leading  events  of  the 
strife,  they  made  the  work  speed  right 
merrily. 

Perhaps  the  event  of  all.  during  the 
war  period,  for  raising  cash  and  at  the 
same  time  interesting  a  large  number 
of  people,  was  the  baseball  game 
played  at  the  Oval,  Julv  22d,  between 
the  doctors  and  the  lawyers.  The 
teams  as  they  were  ranged  against 
each  other  were  as  follows:  for  the 
^sculapians,  F.  H.  llaker.  H.  S. 
Knight,  E.  H.  Trowbridge,  II.  W. 
Cronin,  T.  J.  1-oley,  R.  d!^  Small.  (/.  W. 
Stevens.  1'.  .V.  I'nderwood,  |.  |.  Raf- 
ferty.  J.  H.  Kelley.  J.  \V.  'McKoan, 
eleven  in  all.  for  the  situation  de- 
manded two  first  basemen  and  two 
pitchers.  The  legal  lights  were  J.  E. 
Sullivan.  Webster  Thaver.  R.  A.  Stew- 
art, W.  E.  Sibley.  H.  'L.  Parker.  J.  F. 
Tandron.  Roln-rt  Washburn.  Rock- 
wood  Hoar,  H.  S.  Haskell.  In  b.ith 
]irofessions  can  be  recognized  some  of 
the  leading  names  in  the  city,  an  in- 
dication of  the  public  interest,  not  so 
much  in  the  game  as  for  what  it  stood. 
\\'hile  the  score,  24  to  14  in  seven  in- 
nings in  favor  of  the  barristers,  would 
not  indicate  the  very  highest  kind  of 
skill  in  the  great  American  game,  yet 
it  did  give  the  beholders  a  deal  of  fun 
for  their  money.  It  was  very  odd  to 
see  men  of  note  acting  the  part  of 
hucksters,  but  they  did  their  stunts  ad- 
mirablv.  As  peanut  venders.  Colonel 
Horace  \'errv.  Judge  Geo.  M.  ^^'ood- 
ward.  Dr.  W.  T.  Clark  and  Lawyer 
James  McGovern  were  stars.  Frank 
P..  Hall  found  cocoanut  cakes  a  source 
of  revenue.  John  R.  Thayer  and  Her- 
bert Parker  dispensed  lemonade  to  a 
thirsty  crowd.  Arthur  P.  Rugg  sold 
the  finest  bunches  of  sweet  peas  of  his 
own  raising.  Dr.  L.  F.  \\'oodward 
found  readv  purchasers  of  his  ginger 
pop  and  other  mild  bex'crages,  while 
P'rank  H.  Kelley  made  even  non- 
smokers  smoke  l)y  the  eloquent  way 
he  presented  his  cigars.  The  hit  of  the 
day,  aside  from  those  on  the  field,  was 
made  when  the  hurdy-gurdy  of  an 
Italian  was  captured  and  with  Colonel 
^\'.  A.  Gile  in  place  of  the  steed  be- 
tween the  thills,  John  R.  Thayer 
grinding  and    I'rank    P.    Hall   pushing 


behind,  a  march  was  made  in  fmnt  nf 
the  grandstand.  1-dr  |)ure,  ini(|ualitied 
mischief,  nothing  could  l)e  more  funny, 
and  the  responses  as  the  hats  went 
round  were  free  and  full.  It  is  said 
that  so  com])letely  did  the  company 
e.xhaust  its  change  siijiply  that  the 
trip  home,  by  wav  of  tiie  trolley,  oc- 
casioned the  conductors  lots  of  trou- 
ble in  the  breaking  of  hills.  Few  men. 
guilt}-  or  otherwise,  escaped  some  kind 
of  a  demand  upon  their  pocketbooks. 
If  the  visitor  got  off  easily  from  the 
score  card  sellers,  P.  J.  O'Connell. 
Henry  Y.  Sim])son.  Chandler  I'.ullock, 
George  S.  Taft.  Dr.  W.  R.  Gilman.  Dr. 
R.  W.  (ireene.  Dr.  G.  .\.  Tripp  and  Dr. 

D.  P>.  Lovell.  he  was  sure  to  fall  a 
victim   to  one  of  the  ticket  sellers.  F. 

E.  Gunnison.  Dr.  E.  D.  Fitch,  E.  A.  D. 
Moss  and  W.  J.  Peacock.  Ushering 
for  the  memoral)le  day  was  by  E.  F. 
Thompson.  .M.  M.  Tavlor,  C.  E.  Mc- 
Gillicuddy.  T.  C.  Carrigan.  C.  \\'. 
Saunders.  J.  P.  Morrissey.  all  disciples 
of  Coke  and  lUackstone.  while  Doc- 
tors Lamson  .Mien.  M.  T-  O'Meara. 
G.  O.  Ward.  J.  M.  W.  Farnham,  A.  M. 
Shattuck  and"  George  H.  Hill  did  the 
honors  for  the  followers  of  Hippoc- 
rates. Frank  L.  Dean.  Esq..  headed 
the  grand  entree  of  all  the  performers, 
while  Samuel  E.  Winslow  and  Rufus 
AXoodward.  well  seasoned  baseball 
players,  armed  respectively  with  re- 
volver and  rifle,  undertook  the  arduous 
duties  of  umpire.  The  ball  was  started 
bv  the  first  citizen  of  Massachusetts, 
United  States  Senator  George  F.  Hoar, 
rising  in  his  place  and  deftly  tossing 
the  s])here  into  the  midst  of  the  con- 
testants. That  more  than  $2000  was 
netted  for  the  relief  fund  was  some 
token  of  the  success  of  the  profe,ssional 
men's   efforts. 

The  manv  entertainments  during 
the  summer,  concerts,  tableaux,  lawn 
])arties  and  every  possible  device. 
served  not  onlv  to  raise  money  for  a 
good  cause,  but  also  relieved  the  minds 
of  manv  an.xious  friends  too  much  dis- 
posed to  dwell  on  the  tribulations  of 
the  men  in  Cuba.  While  a  recital  of 
all  the  incidents  of  the  summer  might 
afford  pleasant  reading,  space  forbids 
further  reference. 

As  the  season  advanced   i'   .iccurred 


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WORCESTKR     IX    THE    SPAXISH    WAR. 


to  the  officers  of  the  associatinn  that 
the  best  way  to  get  their  gifts  to  tlie 
men  afield  was  to  send  them  in  charge 
of  one  of  theirown  number, and  Halleck 
Tlartlett  was  designated  for  that  nur- 
])(ise.  Abo\'e  one  thousand  <lollars' 
wortli  of  necessities  was  collected. 
and  the  packages,  large  and  small, 
were  transported  to  the  Red  Cross 
headtpiarters  in  Xew  ^'ork.  It  was  a 
motley  array,  though  a  useful  one, 
that  was  thus  sent  on.  There  were 
medicine  cases  from  I'.rewer  &  Co.,  in- 
cluding 15,000  i|uinine  pills,  a  keg  of 
Jamaica  ginger,  lemon  tal)lets,  mus- 
tard plasters,  etc.;  cases  of  stimu- 
lants from  E.  S.  Pierce  &  Co..  and 
from  (",corge  F.  Hewett.  for  hospital 
use;  (.)uinsiganionil  Lodge  with  Raw- 
son  &  Simpson  sent  tobacco  and 
pipes  enough  for  a  regiment,  let  alone 
four  com|)anies.  Literary  wants  were 
lo()ked  out  for  by  James  Logan,  who 
sent  a  (|uire  (if  paper  with  envelopes 
for  e\'er\-  man  in  the  Worcester  rep- 
resentation; I'utnani,  I  )avis  &  Co.,  in- 
delible ])encils,  and  1'".  .A.  Easton  sent 
reading  matter;  Duncan  &  Goodell 
furnishecl  pocket  knives  to  sharpen  the 
pencils  with;  E.  T.  Smith  Company, 
whok-salc  L;rocers.  gave  a  long  list  of 
items  in  their  line,  as  condensed  milk, 
pickles.  Soap,  extract  of  beef,  cereals. 
|)rtser\cd  lish.  and  candies.  The  enu- 
meration of  .•irtieles  of  underwear  fur- 
nished 1>_\'  a  generous  ])ublic  would 
till  cobunns  of  thi-^  book,  but  e\ery- 
thiui;-  was  secureh  ]>;icked  and  s.  ut  to 
Xew   \<>vk  for  >hiiimenl  to  the  field. 

Then  came  a  ]ihasi.'  of  the  situation 
not  a|)]irrciated  till  the  gifts  were 
rt'ad\-  to  \ic  sent.  Red  tape  obstacles 
iuterp<jsed  of  the  most  obstructive 
kind.  Though  .Mr.  I'.artlett  visited 
Washington  and  hail  at  his  back  so 
strong  a  suiiporter  ;is  Senator  (  leorge 
]•".  Hoar,  and  all  his  reipusts  were 
granted,    it    was    well    nigh    impossible 


for  him  to  get  away  on  the  same  ves- 
sel with  his  charge.  At  last,  however, 
the  seemingly  impossible  was  sur- 
mounted ami,  on  the  Breakwater  with 
Worcester's  toker.s  of  love  and  appre- 
ei.alion,  he  left  Xew  York,  .\ugust  .^d, 
for  the  regions  of  fe\er  and  war. 
Though  the  gifts  did  not  reach  the 
scenes  of  need  just  as  their  gi\'ers  had 
ho|ied,  vet  evcntuallv  they  were  de- 
\'ote(l  to  the  ij'ood  of  the  soldiers. 

I'rom  the  final  statement  of  the  as- 
sociation it  a]ipears  that  there  ]:)assed 
through  its  hands  the  sum  of  $9684.89. 
of  which  large  amount  all  was  dis- 
jiensed  for  the  good  of  the  soldiers  and 
their  families,  except  $1247,  which  was 
eipiallv  divided  at  the  closing  up  of 
the  account  .among  the  \'eteran  .Asso- 
ciations of  the  City  ( iuards,  the  Light 
Infantr\-,  ;iuil  the  Wellingtrin  Rifles; 
the  'Tunmet"  honoraries  and  the 
Woman's  Relief  Corps.  No  community 
ever  did  itself  greater  credit  than  did 
Worcester  in  her  de\'otion  to  the 
cause  of  sutTering  humanity.  \\'hile  in- 
di\idual  reference  is  often  invidious, 
and  while  every  one  interested  did  his 
jiart  in  the  happiest  manner  possible, 
\et  there  woidd  be  no  hesitation  on  the 
|iart  of  au\-  one  in  the  parting  state- 
ment that  a  large  part  of  the  success 
of  the  work  was  the  direct  result  of 
the  devotion  ami  constant  application 
of  Mr.  Halleck  I'.artlett,  to  whom  the 
period  of  the  war  was  one  of  cam- 
paigniui;-  almost  as  arduous  as  that  in 
which  the  Worcester  voung  men  were 
engaging  beneath  the  tropical  sun. 
Xot  for  many  hours  at  a  time  were  the 
sons  of  Worcester  out  of  the  minds 
and  hearts  of  the  citizens  wdio  had 
speeded  their  going,  had  watched  with 
breathless  interest  their  progress,  and 
with  open  arms  greeted  their  return. 
Citizens  and  soldiers  were  alike 
worthv  ot  each  other. 


THE   RELfEE  COMMITTEE. 


I  )iu-  phase  of  the  work  of  the  \'oluu- 
teer  Aiil  ,\ssociatio]i  demanils  special 
mention,  \iz..  that  of  the  conunittee 
whose  uu'mbers  wi-re  n.'inied  earlier  in 
this   article-.      Theirs    was    a    direct    and 


personal  labor.  imiio>.silile  of  adecpiate 
descri|)tion,  \et  one  of  the  most  valua- 
ble e\'er  i)erformed  by  any  body  of 
|)eople.  The\-  saw  and  lessened  suf- 
ferinsr.        Thev      cemipensated    for   the 


THE     RELIEF     C'OMMITTICE. 


liV.i 


thoughtlessness  of  husbands  and  fa- 
thers whose  place  was  with  their  fam- 
ilies rather  than  in  the  ranks,  for 
America  has  unmarried  men  enougfh  to 
fight  all  her  battles :  l)ut  no  such 
thoughts  were  in  the  minds  of  the 
committee  when  they  unilertmik  to 
supply  what  others  had  omitted. 
Extra  rooms  were  opened  in  the  same 
quarters  with  the  Employment  Soci- 
ety, and  the  same  were  put  in  charge 
of"  ^Frs.  Angic  .\.  Robinson,  the  wife 
of  William  1,.  Robinson,  each  actively 
and  for  a  lung  time  connected  with 
the  Grand  Army  and  Relief  Corps  re- 
spectively. 

Bv  no  means  ccmlil  the  duties  of  the 
position  have  fallen  on  more  trust- 
worthy shoulders.  \'igilant.  active, 
svmpathetic  and  discriminating.  Mrs. 
Robinson  brought  to  her  place  just 
what  the  situation  demanded. and  most 
nobly  did  she  work,  early  and  late,  day 
and  night,  in  season  and  out.  till  the 
word  "finis"  was  written,  after  the  sol- 
diers were  mustered  out  and  peace 
again  had  resumed  her  happy  sway. 

As  the  vote  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee to  thus  open  rooms  was  taken 
Tune  20th,  it  must  have  been  about 
this  time  that  the  active  campaigning 
began. and  bv  the  direction  of  the  same 


body  tiiey  were  closed  Xovember  3(1 
of  i8(;8.  so  for  five  months  there  was 
an  open  door  through  which  innnedi- 
ate  want  might  be  supplied,  a  slight 
ciimi)ensation  for  the  evils  following 
the  failure  of  humanity,  thus  far,  to 
beat  its  swords  into  plowshares.  For- 
tunately for  the  convenience  of  the  an- 
nalist, the  main  features  of  Mrs.  Rob- 
inson's work  have  been  collated  by  lier 
and  it  is  ])ossible  to  summarize  tliem 
in  the  following  lines.  In  addition  to 
the  care  of  the  lieli)less,  there  was  the 
pre])aration  of  all  sorts  of  articles  for 
hospital  use,  as  sheets,  pajamas,  can- 
o]n-  nettings  and  scores  of  other 
items,  all  under  the  direction  of  Chair- 
man Lincoln,  hut  it  is  with  the  relief 
work  that  we  are  chiefly  interested 
now. 

The  ofiicial  designation  of  Mrs.  Rob- 
inson in  her  labors  was  Chairman  of 
the  "Local  Relief,"  and  she  had  au- 
thority to  draft  from  outside  sources 
such  people  as  she  chose  to  call  to  her 
assistance.  .Applications  for  help  fre- 
quently went  directly  to  Treasurer 
Bartlett,  and  where  it  was  possible  for 
him  to  supply  at  once,  he  complied, 
otherwise  the  request  was  turned  over 
to  .Mrs.  K.  with  instructions  to  inves- 
tigate. Considering  the  size  of  the 
city  and  the  number  of  applicants,  this 
was  no  small  task.  Much  of  the  diffi- 
culty of  the  work  arose  from  an  exag- 
gerated notion  in  the  minds  of  some 
families  as  to  what  the  public  duties 
were,  as  in  the  case  of  one  little 
woman  who  thought  that  the  govern- 
ment or  some  i^arties  were  going  to 
take  herself  and  family  at  once  into 
complete  care  and  keeping,  instead  of 
being  a  sort  of  supplementary  aid  to 
her  own  efforts.  From  a  letter  from 
the  Mayor's  Clerk,  Charles  H.  Bench- 
lev,  it  is  possible  to  secure  a  fair  idea 
of  the  kind  of  requests  that  were  daily 
received : 


The    bearer,  Mrs. 


-,  filed    her  appli- 


cation for  State  aid  several  days  ago.  but  on 
account  o(  tlie  red  tape  to  be  gone  through 
with,  she  can  draw  nothing  till  about  the  25th 
of  this  month,  when  she  will  get  relief  for  her- 
self and  nine  children,  for  July  and  August.  In 
the  meantime.  I  understand  she  is  suffering 
for  the  necessities  of  life.  Can  you  help  her? 
She  will  state  her  case. 


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WORCESTER    IX    THE    SPAXISH    WAR. 


It  was  for  jvist  such  cases  that  the 
committee  came  into  existence,  but 
just  think  of  the  lieedlessness  of  the 
soldier  and  culpableness  of  the  enlist- 
ing officer  who  would  take  a  father 
away  from  such  a  responsibility  when 
able-bodied  young  men  were  anxious 
to  go.  Sometime  men  and  recruiting 
officers  will  be  more  sensible.  A 
woman  writes  to  the  treasurer  to  ask 
if  a  mother  must  be  sick  before  she  can 
get  aid  from  the  association.  An  en- 
listed man  writes  the  President  of  the 
association  from  Framingham  re- 
questing the  same  to  look  after  his 
wife  while  he  tries  to  place  the  flag  on 
the  Cuban  breastworks.  Evidently  his 
patriotism  should  have  been  tempered 
with  some  discretion. 

In  very  carefullv  kept  books,  Mrs. 
Robinson  entered  the  names  of  those 
helped,  with  such  remarks  on  the  cases 
as  the  circumstances  warranted,  a  col- 
lectiim  that  will  be  of  infinite  interest 
to  the  antiquarian  of  the  twenty-first 
century.  Help  was  given  to  the  fam- 
ilies of  those  in  the  regular  army  as 
well  as  to  those  of  the  Worcester  com- 
panies, all  being  equally  meritorious. 
The  help  rendered  was  usually  in  the 
shape  of  provisions  and  clothing,  the 
same  based  on  the  apparent  needs  and 
income  of  the  family.  Personal  obser- 
vation was  had  in  all  cases  to  decide 
upim  iheir  merits.  There  were  dis- 
trict nurses  whose  duties  carried  them 
where  they  could  see  for  thems'jlves 
the  wants  of  the  destitute.  Many 
babies  were  born  in  these  days. and  the 
place  of  the  supporting  father  was  sup- 
plied by  these  good  women  who 
helped  the  motluTs  through  their 
hours  of  peril  and  suffering. 

Human  nature,  in  all  its  varieties, 
could  I)e  studied  from  the  viewpoint 
of  the  committee.  Some  people 
would  accept  only  the  barest  necessi- 
ties, while  others  were  ready  to  take 
all  that  was  otTered  and  still  stand  with 
outstretched  hand.  (  )nc  woman,  ex- 
pecting to  become  a  mother  ere  lung, 
is  fearful  lest  she  he  ejected  fr.  mi  her 
home  for  ufin-payment  of  rent,  hut  the 
committee's  help  sa\-es  her:  in  all  cases 
the  giving  was  done  in  a  way  t<i  con- 
\ince  the  recipients  that  it  was  the 
])ul)lic's    appreciatidu    nf   the   situation. 


not  alms  nor  charity.  When  a  call  for 
cast-ofif  clothing  was  made,  the  re- 
sponse was  immediate  and  sufficient, 
especially  from  All  Saints'  parish, 
whose  generositv  drew  from  the  com- 
mittee a  vote  of  thanks.  The  sudden 
departure  of  the  men  upon  whom  so 
many  were  dependent  and  the  limited 
supplies  on  hand,  soon  rendered  out- 
side aid  necessary. 

At  times  the  duties  of  our  Chairman 
became  almost  judicial,  as  when  she 
had  to  act  between  a  woman  and  the 
latter's  friends,  who  wished  her  to 
send  her  children  to  Canada,  to  be 
boarded  there  at  the  public  expense, 
wdiile  she,  the  mother,  went  out  to 
wiirk.  To  Mrs.  R.'s  judgment,  the  bet- 
ter way  was  to  move  the  family  into 
cheaper  quarters  and  with  association 
aid  keep  her  children  with  her.  The 
latter  counsel  happily  prevailed  and  a 
home  was  ready  for  the  husband  and 
father  when  his  release  came.  There 
was  no  danger  of  pauperizing  the  peo- 
ple helped,  except  certain  cases  al- 
ready upon  the  city's  list.  The  habit- 
ual beggar  was  easily  detected.  ( )f 
course  there  were  frauds,  but  they 
Avere  in  a  ver\'  small  minorit\',  and  in 
the  words  of  the  Chairman,  it  was 
nuich  better  to  be  deceived  at  times 
than  that  a  single  meritorious  case 
should  be  neglected. 

The  following  instance  did  not  dis- 
courage the  good  people  who  l(ioked 
into  it:  the  help  was  needed,  even  if 
it  were  gi\en  im  false  re|>resentations  : 
The  story  was  tnid  nf  a  mother  and 
fi\-e  children  l:)eing  in  the  most  abject 
want,  their  home  little  better  than  a 
kennel:  that  the  father,  a  drunken  fel- 
l(i\\  at  best,  had  left  his  abode  to  seek 
for  work,  and  had  ended  his  seeking  l)y 
enlisting,  and  that  he  was  then  in  the 
army.  The  want  was  so  obvious  and 
pressing,  help  was  granted  and  inves- 
tigations as  to  truth  were  made  later : 
then  it  a])peared  that  the  man's  name 
did  nut  dccur  in  the  lists  of  \\'orces- 
ter's  soldiers.  biU  inquiry  at  the  police 
st;iliiin  ilid  re\eal  the  fact  that  the  so- 
called  soldier  was  doing  service  for 
tlu'  county  in  the  jail,  having  been 
sent  there  duly  from  the  Central  Dis- 
t)-ict  Court,  and  th;it  his  wife,  herself, 
a])peareil      against      him.        The      [Kior 


THE     KEI.ir.F     COMMITTEE. 


315 


woman    m-ciU-d    all    that    she    ijut.    hill 
slie  was  not  an  army  widow. 

The  return  of  the  volunteers  ami 
their  .subsequent  illness  broun'ht  on  a 
new  phase  of  work.  Xurses  had  to  be 
supplied  and  physicians  furnished,  but 
nowhere  did  the  committee  falter. 
Prescriptions  were  filled  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  association,  and  every 
possible  convenience  was  s^iven  where 
the  want  was  known.  If  tiie  govern- 
ment wa.s  lacking  in  certain  directions. 
and  there  seemed  to  be  rrrounds  for 
the  accusation.  th_'  remissness  was 
wonderfulh'  supplemented  by  the 
folks  at  home,  ^lrs.  Robinson  finally 
found  herself  acting  the  part  of  ipiar- 
termaster  and  commissary  to  full- 
grown  men,  trying  to  fit  them  with 
garments  in  the  place  of  the  frayed  and 
soiled  regimentals  in  which  they  had 
come  home.  Indeed  she  was  wont  to 
remark,  save  in  tlvj  matter  of  uniform, 
she  began  to  feel  as  though  she  were  a 
soldier  herself  and  that  she  had  really 


been  discharge<l  from  the  Secnud  Reg- 
iment, 'riirough  all  tliese  months  she- 
says  she  received  only  one  expression 
of  disresi)ect,  and  that  was  from  a 
young  man  too  badly  inebriated  to 
realize  what  he  was  .saying.  When  lie 
returned  to  his  senses  he  had  tlie  man- 
liness to  come  back  and  most  con- 
tritely apologize  for  his  unseemly  l)C- 
havior.  Back  of  tlie  rum  ilenion. 
almost  every  one  "is  a  man  for  a' 
that  and  a'  that."  Transportation 
was  sometimes  furnished  regulars  and 
sailors  back  to  their  res])ective  sta- 
tions, and  a  wurd  of  thanks  from  the 
recipient  on  his  safe  arrival  was  an 
oasis  in  the  midst  of  so  great  a  waste 
of  siilVering.  Thus  in  a  thousand  ways 
(lid  ihe  men  and  women  of  Worces- 
ter, through  their  rejiresentativcs.  re- 
member the  Scri])tural  injunction: 

Inasmucli  as  ye  l:ave  (loiu-  it  unto  uiR-  of 
the  least  of  these  my  hrelhrcn.  ye  have  done  it 
unto  me. 


A  I  lli:iiKAI.    IX 


IT  lu-'Sf    i\     \M  I'Kie  \ 


316 


WORCESTER    IN    THE    SPANISH    WAR. 


ED  P.  Dean,  Comp 


SPANISH      WAR     VETERANS. 


317 


Letrion  Spanish  War  \'ctcrans. 

COLON KL  i^.    K.  SllUMWAY   CAMP,  NO.  ;,o. 

[Instituted  May  2S,  igo2.  witli  tifty-one  charter  members.  The  name  01  J.  J.  Corhss  is 
number  one  on  the  list,  tliat  of  Lieut.  \Vm.  E.  McCann,  number  two.] 

Commander,  Arthur  S.  Longley  ;  Senior  \'ice  Commander.  J.  J.  Corliss:  Junior 
Vice  Commander,  Edward  R.  I'.arker:  Paymaster,  Michael  Ilogan:  Quartermaster, 
Louis  B.  Glixman  ;  Adjutant.  Ur.  A.  F.  Wheeler:  Surgeon,  Dr.  t'eter  U.  Shea : 
Officer  of  the  Day,  Wm.  E.  McCann:  Officer  of  the  thiard,  S.  E.  Clapp :  (Officer 
of  Watch,  J.  J.  Quirk:  Sertreant  Major,  James  E.  L.  Todd:  Quartermaster  Ser- 
geant,  P.    Brule:  Color  Sergeants,   J.  F.    Quilty,  C.  L.  Humphrey. 

Past  Commander,  Capt.  Edwin  (i.  Barrett. 

Meetings,  third  Wednesday  of  eacli  niontli  in  Sons  of  X'eterans'  Hall.  No.  .418  Main  Street. 


Adams,  W.  C.  2'j~  W.  Bovlston  ;  Co. 

H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 
.\hern,  Timothy    T-.  30  Ward:   Co.   G, 

gth  Mass.,'u!S.V.:  died   .March  y. 

1905. 
.■Vldrich,    Olnev    T..    141    P.eacon :    Co. 

C,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.\". 
Allen,  Frank  L.,  8  Forest:  Captain,  Co. 

C,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
.■\llen    (Ahlin),   John   D.,  22  Gre.endale 

Ave. :  Co.  H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Allison,  R.  L.,  s6  Front:  Corporal,  Co. 

A,  2d  Mass\,  U.S.\'. 
Allison,   Walter   H.,   4   Dudley    I'lace : 

First  Sergeant,   Co.   A.  2d   Mass., 

U.S.V. 
Alton  William  R.,  ^^'orcester;  Co.   K, 

6th  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 
Amell,  Harry  C.   i8i   Woodland:  Co. 

H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Andresen,  Lucas,  180  Canterhurv;  Co. 

F,  2d  Mass..  U.S.\'. 
Ballon,  Herbert  A..  24  Lee :  Co.  A.  2(1 

Mass.,   U.S.V. 
Baril,  H.  V.,   S9  Pleasant:   1st   Maine, 

U.S.V. 
Barker,  Edward  R.,  32  Crystal :  Co.  G, 

9th   Mass.,  U.S.\'. 
Barrett,  Edwin  G.,  128  Paine:  Captain, 

Co.  A,  9th  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Benson,   Nils,   U.   S.  Army:   Corporal. 

U.  S.  ^larine  Corps. 
Bergstrom,    John   F.,  20  Laurel:  .\rti- 

ficer,  Co".  B,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Bjorkman,  William,  6  Rodney;  Co.  C, 

46th    U.S.\'. 


]!lair.    l-"raid<    K.,    ^8  C>range:    Battery 

1;,  2d  L'.  S.  Artillery. 
Boyd,    Morris   C,   2   Green    Lane:    1st 

Naval  Battalion,  U.S.N. 
Brett.   Dennis.    15   Pink:   Co.     I.     12th 

U.  S.  Infantry. 
Brigham.  De.xter  E.,  107  Commercial: 

Sergeant.  Co.  H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Brule.  Philemon,  59  Grand;  Co.  A,  2d 

Alass.,  U.S.V. 
Burke.  Ulysses  M.,  126  Green;  Co.  K, 

9th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Butler,  Clarence  E.,  8  Davton ;  Co.  C, 

2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Butler,    George    C,     Portland,      Me. ; 

Fort  McKinlev.  U.  S.  H.  Artillery; 

Co.  C.  2d  Mass..  U.S.\'. 
Butler,  William  H..  10  Brittan  :  U.  S. 

Navy. 
Casey.  James  .\.  G.,  25  Trumbull :  Mu- 
sician. Co.  G.  Qth  Mass..  U.S.\". 
Cavanaugh.  John   F..   10  Warren  ;  Co. 

H.  i2th  U.S.  Infantry:  died  March 

13.   1905. 
Champney,  Peter,  20  Mechanic ;  Co.  K. 

12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Cheever.  Fred  \\'..  the  .\urora;  Co.  B. 

I2th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Cheever.   Herbert   ^[.,'4  Fern:  Co.  B. 

iitli  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Christenson.    Elmer     I..    4    Sherbrook 

Av. :  Co.  A.  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Clapp. S.  E..  12  Newnort;  Artificer,  Co. 

A,  2d  Afass..  U.S.V. 
Clossen,    Herbert    I.,  West  Bovlston: 

Corporal,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 


318  WDKCESTER    I\    THE    SPAXTSH    WAR. 

Coaklev,  Timothy,   lo  E.   Shclliv:  Co.  Farrow,   George  S..   t^zy  Main;  Co.  C. 

.\.' 9th  Mass!,  U.S.V.  '  2d  Mass..  U.S. V.' 

Colbnrn.  Charles  H..  i   Hampden;  Co.  Fav,   Peter    T-.   Z-    Frcscott ;   Troo])   F, 

C.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V.  '  5th  U.  .^.  Cavalrv. 

Cole.    James   A.,    18  Canal:   Co.  A,   2d  Feenev,    Patrick    ].,  9    llelknaii;    io8th 

Mass..  U.S.V.  Coast  Artillery,  U.S.A. 

Colev,  Henrv  G..  21  Crompton  ;  Co.  A.  Feltv,  Geore^e  H.,   17  Catharine;  First 

'2d    :\Iass.,   U.S.V.  'Lieutenant.  Co.  C.  ()th  111.,  U.S.V. 

Coh'in,   Christopher,   37  Harrison  ;   Co.  Fischer.  Charles  .-\.,  (.^~ 2  Main  ;  Co.  A, 

K,  I2th  U.  S.  Infantry.  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Connors,   William,   49   Endicott ;   Cox-  Fitzpatrick,  John  E.,  43  Ward  ;  Co.  G, 

swain,  U.  S.  Navy.  9th   Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Cook,  Clarence  E.,  74  Russell;  Co.  H,  Fitzpatrick,    Patrick  J.,  2   Foyle :  Cor- 

2d  Mass.,  l'.S.\'.  poral,  Co.  L,  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Cook,  Fred  A.,  Jr..  40  Lincoln;  Co.  D,  Flint.  Charles  I.,  11   Elizabeth;  Co.  H, 

ist  N.  H..  U.S.V  2d  Alass.,  "U.S.V. 

Cooper,    Renjaniin.    is   Lriim]itiin;    Co.  I'^igertv,    John    E.,    19^    Milllnirv:    Co. 

A,  2(1  Ma.^s.,  L;.S.\'.  '   G,'<;th  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Corliss,   John   J.,  0  Clarenclon  ;   O.    M.  Forsliers:'.  Charles,   i   Kosta :  Corjinral, 

Serg-eant,  Co.  G,  9th  i\Iass.,  U.S.\\  Battery     C,     2d     U.     S.    .\rtillery; 

Cronin,  Dennis  J.,  police  station  ;  Ser-  Troop  H,  Tith  U.  S.  Cavalr\-. 

geant,  L^  S.  Marine  Corps.  Foss,  Rodne\-.  S])ringfield;   12th  I'.   S. 
Crooker,  Leonard  AL, 22  Belmont ;  Ser-  Infantry. 

geant,    Co.    C,    2d    Mass..  U.S. \'.,  iM-eeman.  Harrv  IL,  6  Fox ;  Battery  B, 

26th  LI.  S.  Infantry.  2d  V .  S.  Artillery. 

Cross,  John  J.,  28  ( )rcharil ;  Battery  C,  Fvrlierg,  Charles,  West   Bovlston  St.; 

2d  L'.  S."  .\rtillery.  '  "      12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Cruikshank.    James   T..   11   Wimdland;  Gardner.    (  )cta\e    V..,   9   College;    12th 

Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.N'.  U   S.    Infantry. 

Cummings,   Matthew,  6  Scott;  Corpo-  ( "larrett,  Michael  F.,  140  Belmont;  Co. 

ral,  Co.  I,  26th  U.S.V.  Infantry.  G,  9th   Mass.,  LT.S.\'. 

L)a\-is,   (  )rlo    \\'.,   48    jaipies   A\-. ;   Co.  Gilligan,  Edward,  109  I~lumnier;  Co.  F, 

-\,  2.1   Mass..   L'.SA'.  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Dean,  h'red   P..  5  Xewhurv  ;  Co.  C,  2d  Gilmore.    George    C.    7    \'ine ;    Co.    H, 

Mass.,   U.S.V.  '  2d  Mass.,  U.S,\'. 

Degnan,   C.   J.,   39   Presc.jtt;   .Sergeant,  Gleason.   Odiorne    J.   \\'.,    Post   Llthce ; 

Co.  G,  9th  Mass.,  U.S.X'.        '  Co.  C,  2d  Ma.ss.,  U.S.V. 

Delanev,    Michael    }.,   24   Wrnon ;   Co.  Gleason,    N\'illis,    18    Plawlev ;    Co.    H, 

G.'vnh  Mass.,  (t.S.V.  2(1  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Dennis.    William    IL.    231)    Park    .\v.;  (ilixman.   Louis  B.,  ^8  Lamartine;  Co. 

Co.  C.  2(1  Mass.,  U..SA'.  C,  2(1   Mass.,  U.S.\'. 

DeMarco,     Joseph,      130     Shrewsliurv  ;  Goddard,  George  N.,  660  Grafton  ;  12th 

Co.  H,"2d  Mass.,  U.S.W  "  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Ditson,   Charles   H..  44   Fales ;   Co.    H.  Gould.    Luhertia    M..   30   Mendon;    Co. 

2d  .Mass..  U.S.X'.  F.  1 2th  I'.  S.  Infantry. 

Doran.  l-'rank  H..  90  Ja(pies  Ave. ;  Cor-  Gowans.      John     G..    11     Austin:    Ser- 

poral,  Co.  G,  9th"  Mass.,  l\S.V.  geant,"Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Doyle.   Dennis  J..   17   Lunelle:   Co.   G.  Green,  John   T..   618   Main;   Corporal. 

'  9th  Mass..  U.S.X'.  Co.  G.  9th  Mass..  U.S.X'. 

Dovle.    Frank    P..    \-\   Temple:    Co.   G.  Green.  Ralph  C.  10  Preston  ;  Co.  A.  2d 

■  f,th    Mass..  I'.S.V.  ^  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Dumas,    Adelard    J..    181    Canterbury ;  Griffin.    Henry,   33    Pond;    Co.    G.   (jth 

Co.  B.  43d  U."S.  Infantry.  '  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Eldridge.  Clifford  T.,  469  Grove:  Cor-  Griswold,  Charles     E.,  20     Mulberry; 

poral,  Co.  C.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V.  Artificer,    Co.    K,    12th   U.  S.   In- 

Fairbanks,   Llarrv      I',..     27     Richards;  fantrv ;  Battery  E,  1st  I'.  S.  Artil- 

Major,  2d  Mass.,  L^S.V.  lery. 


SPAXISII      WAR      NKI'KKANS. 


Guilliani,  William  A.,  i  CoUofjjc  ;  Troop 

D,  6th  U.  S.  Cavalrv. 
Gully,  Michael,  85  Salem;  Co.   G,  9th 

Mass..  U.S.V. 
Hackett,    Edward    F.,   84    Providence; 

Co.  G.  9th  Mass..  U.S..\. 
Has^'berg-.     John    G..    Worcester ;   Cor- 

"porkl.  Co.  A.  2(1  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Hagertv,  Stephen  F..  ^15  Grafton;  Co. 

G,  '9tli  Mass..  U.SA''. 
Hall,    Ernest    B.,    Milford;   Co.    A.   2d 

Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Hays,  Fred  R.,  13  Mendon  ;  Co.  A,  2d 

Mass..  U.S.\'. 
Havward,   Artluir    L.,    t    Preston ;    Co. 

'  A,  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Healv,  Patrick  E.,  123  W'est  Bovlston  ; 

F  Battery,  3d  U.  S.  Artillery. 
Helm  Oscar,  4  Everard ;  Corporal.  Co. 

L.   1 2th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Hicks,  R.  C.  140  Beacon;  Co.  .\.  ISat- 

talion  of  Engineers,  U.S..\. 
Hill.  Georg-e  H..   3   Ferdinand :  Co.  C. 

2d  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 
Hoar.    George    F..    3    Merrifudd;    Cor- 
poral, Co.  H,  9th  I'.  S.  Infantry. 
Hoar.   Michael    L.,  4   W-rnon ;    Co.   (i, 

9th  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 
Hobbs,     Howard     K.,     Court     House; 

Corporal,  Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  l\S.\'. 
Hogan,   Michael,  27   Gardner:  Co.    M. 

6th    Mass.,    U.S.V. 
Holden,  Charles  S.,  40  ^"ine:  Cajjlain. 

Co.  H.  2d  Ma.ss..  U.S.\'. 
Hooker,  Walter  F.,  29  Ingleside  .\.\e. ; 

Co.  H.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Horan.   Michael   J..  48   Barclay ;    First 

Sergeant.  Co."  G.  9th  .Mass.'.  U.S,\'. 
Humphrey,   Charles    L..    no  Sunnner; 

Co.  H,  9th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Hurd.    Herbert    E.,    2t,    Charlotte :    3d 

U.  S.  Cavalry. 
Hurd.  Joel  B.,  2^  Charlotte;  Troop  L, 

(itli  U.  S.  Cavalrv. 
Jenkins.  M.  P.,   161   Highland;  Co.   B, 

I2th  I'.  S.  Infantry. 
Johnson,  Albert  S.,   10  Lancaster ;  Co. 

A,  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Johnson.    Roland,   27   Ru.ssell :    Co.    C, 

2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Johnston,  Joseph   H..   523    Park   .Ave.; 

Corporal.  Batteries  B  and  I.  U.  S. 

Heavy  Coast  Artillery. 
Jones,  George  T..  276  Grafton;  Co.  C, 

2d  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 
Jones,   Willard    F..    19   Piedmont ;   Co. 

M.  i2th  U.  S.  Infantrv. 


Jordan.    I'Vederick    1'..,  2    Isabella:  Ser- 
geant. Co.  H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Keane.    Maurice   A.,   7    Sigel ;    Co.   G, 

9ih  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Kellaher,    Thomas    F.,   io<;   Highland; 

Co.  G.  9th  Alass.,  U.S.\'. 
Kelleher,  Thomas  J.,  96   X'ernon  ;  Co. 

G,  9th  Mass..  U.S.V 
Kellev,  Thomas   B.,  247   Main;  Co.  G, 

9th  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Kelle\-.  Timothv,  50  Green;  Corporal, 

Co.  .\.  3d  Xeb.,  U.S.V. 
Kennt\-.  Charles  E.,  13  Clifton;  Co.  G, 

wth  Ma.ss..  U.S.V. 
I\i<lilrr.    Lyman    W.,   6  Charlotte:   Co. 

.M.   i2th  V.  S.  Infantry. 
Killelea.    Charles,   66   Belmont;   Oiler, 

U.  S.  Xavv  :  was  on  the  Boston  in 

Manilla  Harbor.  May  i,  1898. 
Killian.Henrv.  70  Lafavette;  Corporal, 

Co.  E.  202  X.  v..  U.S.V. 
King,  James  F.,  rear  71  Madison  ;  Cor- 

poVal,  Co.  G.  9th  Ma.ss.,  U.S.V. 
King.  lcise])h  L..  23  Merrick:  Corporal, 

Co.  II.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.X'. 
Knibbs,   Charles    H..  6   Barton    Place; 

Co.  C.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Korosei    Stany.    16    I'~oyle;    Co.    I.   9th 

L'.  S.   Infantry. 
Lacha])elle.   Ralph.  4  Wall:  Co.  Ci.  ist 

K.    1..    U.S.V 
Lallaninu-.  loseph  T..  4  I'linlon:  Co.-'X, 

2d  .Ma.ss.,  L'.S.W 
Lambert.  Stejihen   .\..  34  Grove;   Bat- 
tery Ci.  2(1  U.  S.  Artillery. 
Lamberton.  Charles  F..  9  Preston  ;  Co. 

A.  2d   Ma.ss..  U.S.V. 
Larkin.    Edward   F..    i/i    Washington; 

U.  .'^.  Marine  Corps. 
Larkin.      L)hn.     24  Coral;  Co.   G.  9th 

.Ma.ss!.  U.S.\'. 
Larkin.   lohn    I..   171   Washington;  Co. 

G,  9th  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Lawrence,  Cyrus  H.,  26  Bradley ;  Co. 

E,  26th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
Lawson.  .\lbert.  2^  Maple  Terrace;  Co. 

C.  43d  U.S.\'." 
Leonard.  William  M..   ^6  Fox;  Co.  G, 

9th  Mass..  U.S.V.  ' 
Linehan.  John  J..    12  Austin;  Battery 

I.  2d  U.  S.  Artillery. 
Long,     Luman     B. ;     Hospital    Corps, 

U.S.A. 
Longley.     .\rthur     S.,     82    Piedmont ; 

First    Sergeant.   Co.   C.   2d    Mass., 

U.S.V. 


320  WORCESTER    IN    THE    SP.WrSH    WAR. 

Love,    Alliert    F.,    I     Kin.i;sbur\- :    Cor-  Aro\nihan.     P.     I..    64  Miilberrv ;   Ser- 

poral.  Co.  H.  _'(1  Mass.,  U.S.\'.  'seaiit.  Co.  {].  9th  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Lowe,  William  L.,  34  Prcscott :  Co.  I,  Miir])ln-,    William    H.,    died    C)ct.    12, 

6th  Mass.,  r.S.\'.  i()04 :  Cc  G.  9th  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Lundl)erg,  Carl  .\..  iS  Laurel:  Co.  H,  Murray,  Archie  F.,  8  Cutler;  Corporal, 

9th  I'.  S.    lufantry.  Co.  A,  2d  Mass..  l'.S.\'. 

Lundstrnin,   Lharles    L.,  240  \\'e1)Ster:  Murray.    John    E..   56   I'liion   A\'e. :   2d 

C...   .\.  2,vl   V.   S.    Infautry.  I'.' S."Heayy  .\rtilli-ry. 

McCann,    William    L.,      79      llarrisoii;  Xewt(in,  Alliert  I*"..  2  I'reeland:  Co.  H, 

Second    Lieutenant,     Co.      C     9th  2d    Mass.,    C.S.W 

]\Llss.,   U.S.V.  Northrido-e.    Charles,    i<)   Tin. mas:    Co. 

McCann,  William  E.,  Jr.,  79  Harrison:  L  9th  U.  ."s.   Infantry. 

Sergeant,  ist  Diy..  3d  Corps.  Field  C)'Callaghan.  J.    H..    5    Sih'er:    Co.    G, 

Hospital.  9th  Mass.",  U.S. A"'. 

iMcCartin,   Alichael    T-.    107   Main;  Ser-  (  )'Flynn,  Michael  }.,  12  E.  Shelby;  Co. 

geant,  Co.  G.  otli  Mass.,  U.S.V.  G,  oth  Mass.,  "L'.S.W 

McCullough.   E.    A.,   93   Chandler;   As-  ()'Ilara,    Peter  J.,   H.itel   .^dams ;   Cor- 

sistant     Surgeon.     41st     I'.  .^.   In-  poral,  I".  ,S.  Marine  Corps. 

fantry.  O'Keefe.  Patrick   ]..  604  Main;  Co.  G. 

McDonald,  Thomas  D.,  20  Pmyidence;  9th  Mass.,  I'.S.A". 

Co.  H,  9th  Mass.,  L'.S.W  ()'Leary,    Cornelius,    t,jj    Shrewsbm-)-; 

McDowell.  William   ]..  13  A\aldo;  Co.  Sergeant.    Co.    K,    12th    U.    S.    In- 

K,  I2th  U.  S.  Infantry-  fantry. 

McGillicuddy.  Gerald  F..  77  Gage :  Co.  O'Lcary.  Jeremiah,  fn    Ward;   Co.    B. 

(.;.  9th  Mass..  U.S.V.  (;th  U".  S.  Infantry. 

McGuire.    Hugh.    60    Vernon;    Co.    G,  (  )li\'er,  Ernest  C,  i2()  Canterlnn-y ;  Co. 

9th  Mass.',  U.S.\'.  I'.  43<1  U.  S.  Infantry. 

MacKav.  John  C.  Spencer:  Co.  H,  2d  Osterberg,    (ins    1.,    147    N'ernon  ;    Cor- 

Ma'ss,,  U.S.V.  l>orai,  ist  U.  S.  Cayalry. 

McLoughlin.  Hugh,   18  Assonet ;   12th  Payne,   William    1-.,    10  ()liyer:  Co.  P., 

LT.  S.  Infantry.  '   U.  S.    Infantry. 

]\Iagee.   .\rthur   C.   616   Main;   Co.    .\.  Pembleton.    Alonzo     T-.     ^o   Fountain; 

'"2d  Mass..  U.S.\'.  Co.  C.  2d  .Mass.,  U.SA\ 

Malm.   .Mexander,    Hotel   Carlyle:  43d  Perkins,  Mark  A..  2h  Pearl:   Musician, 

U.  S.  Infantry.                      '  fith  Mass.,  I'.S.W 

Malm.  (  )liyer  W..'  31  1   Main  ;  C.S.X.  Peterson,  C.  H.,  2  Ma.xwell  Court  ;  15th 

Martin,   Edward   J.,  _^J   Mason;  Cm.  C,  U.  S.   Infantry. 

2d  Mass.,  L\S.\'"  Porter.  Walter   M..  58  Harrison;   Cor- 

Martin,  Godfrew  46  C)rient  ;  12th  I'.  S.  ]ioral,  Co.  F,  20tli  U.  S.  Infantry. 

lufautr\.  Potter.  Clarenc  ■  F..  9  I'liftim  Terrace; 

Martin,    j.    ']..   109  Grafton:  Co.  (_i,  tjth  Co.  G,  ist  N.  H..  U.S.\'. 

Mass.,  "U.S.V.  Power,  William   T..   88   Prospect:   Co. 

Merritield,  Waldo  .\..  I  E.  Shelby;  Co.  I.  20th  and  2d  U.  S.  Infantry. 

C.  2<1  Mass.,  U.S.W  Powers,  Edwar.l  P..  iS  lugalls;  Co.  K, 

:\liller,   lames  W.  J.,  9  Hernion  ;  Co.  C,  12th  V.  S.   Infantry. 

C.  "S.   Infantry.  Preble.  Campbell  C.  40  e"utler;  Co.  C. 

Miner,    De.xter.    Grafton;    C".     H.    2d  c^th  Mass.,  U.S.W 

.Mass..  U.S.V.  1 'rendergast,  Anthony,  49  Park;  Co.  G, 

Mitchell.  Patrick.  18  Worth;  Sergeant.  ijth '.Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Co.  1".  17th  V.  ^.  lnfantr\-.  Prendixille,  Patrick   ]..  Hotel  Vernon; 

Moudv.  William   E.,  ()4  Groye;  Co.  A,  Co.  ( i.  oth  Alass."  U.S.W 

2d   .Mass..  U.S.\'.  Purinton.  .\.   L.,  (  )live  .\ye. ;  .\rtificer. 

:\lorse,   William    H..    13    Wiuslow;   Co.  Co.  II.  2d  .Mass..  U.SA". 

.\,  21I  .Mass.,  L'.S.V.  Qiiilty.  James   F.,  17  Bancroft ;  Co.  H. 

Moynihan,   Jeremiah      J.,      1      Wabash  2d   Alass.    \'olunteers. 

".•\ye.:   Laptain,   Co.    G.   oth    .Mass.,  (juirk,    James    J.,    15    Thomas:    Co.    C, 

U.S.\'.  '      <;th'U.  S.  Infantry. 


SPANISH      \S'.\R     N'KTERANS. 


321 


Reinbold,  Albert  J.,  i  ^  Xcwlnirv  ;  Co. 
A,  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Renaud,  Louis  A..  Ware;  ijtli  l^.  S. 
Infantry. 

Rice,  William  W.,  Charlton  City;  Co. 
A,  2d  Alass.,  U.S.V. 

Reidv,  Dennis  D.,  684  Cambridge ;  Co. 
G,  9th  I\Iass.,  U.S.V. 

Rix,  George  E..  7  Sturgis ;  Co.  C.  2d 
Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Rogers,  S.  Walter,  Holden ;  Co.  F,  6th 
Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Russell,  Walter  M.,37  Catharine;  Hos- 
pital Steward,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Rvan,  Paul  J.,  64  Parker;  Battery  C, 
2d  U.  S.  Artillery. 

Sawyer,  Elbridge  B.,  63  King;  Ser- 
geant, Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 

Scott,  Albert  B.,  515  Main;  Corporal, 
Co.  H.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Seibert,  John  W. ;  Co.  G,  8th  U.  S.  In- 
fantry. 

Shea,  Michael  J.,  8  Harrison;  Co.  I, 
i2th  U    S.  Infantry. 

Shea,  Dr.  P.  O.,  183  Green  ;  First  Lieu- 
tenant and  Asst.  Surgeon,  9th 
Mass.,  u'.S.V. 

Shunuvay,  Edwin  R.,  10  Hollywood; 
Lieut. -colonel,  2d   Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Skerrett,  Nicholas  J.,  10  Meade ;  iNIusi- 
cian,  Co.  G,  9th  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 

Sleeper,  Charles  F.,  15  Sylvan  ;  Co.  H, 
2d  ?klass.,  U.S.V. 

Smith,  Clarence  E.,  243  Stafford ;  Q.M. 
Sergeant,  Co.  H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Smith,  Dr.  J.  A.,  476  Main;  Co.  K,  21st 
U.  S.  Infantry. 

Spenser,  John  J.,  130  W'ashington  ;  Co. 
L,  I2th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Standish,  Lewis  O.,  29  Winfield;  Co. 
A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Standish,  William  G.,  Belmont-Locust 
Ave.;  Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Stearns,  E.  A.,  1381  Main;  Co.  C,  2d 
Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Stebbins,  George  W.,  10  Lancaster ; 
O.  M.  Sergeant,  Co.  C,  2d  Mass., 
U.S.V. 

Stevenson,  John,  19  Jefferson  ;  2d  U.  S. 
Heavy  Artillery. 

Sullivan,  David  J.,  151  Summer;  Cor- 
poral, Battery  K,  3d  U.  S.  Artil- 
lery. 

Sullivan,  Michael  J.,  25  Assonet ;  12th 
U.  S.  Infantry. 

Sullivan,  Patrick  J.,  6  Merrifield; 
Artificer,  Co.  G,  9th  Mass  .  U.S.V. 


Sullivan.  Peter  F.,  J7<>  Graftcjn  ;  Musi- 
cian, 9th  .Mass.,  L'.S.N'. 

Sweenev,  Thomas  .M.,  18  As.sonet ; 
I2th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Taft,  Robert,  ^56  Irving;  Co.  C,  2(1 
Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Tisdell,  Moses  H..  Tf^  Vernon ;  First 
Lieutenant,  Co.  .\,  2d  Mass., 
U.S.V. 

Todd,  lames  E.  L..  17  \'ine;  Co.  C,  2d 
.Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Tolson,  Harrv  W.,  182  Russell ;  Co.  L, 
6th  Mass.,  U.  S.  V. 

Traver,  W.  A.,  i  Ashton ;  Musician, 
Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Turner,  William  T.,  4  Chelsea;  Co.  A, 
2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Vaughn,  Frank  L.,  148  Highland;  Ser- 
geant, Co.  H.  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Vinton,  Fred  E.,  rear  27  W.  Boylston ; 
Corporal,  Co.  L,  13th  U.  S.  In- 
fantry. 

Vosburg,  Edgar  H.,  ^i  I'.elmont;  Co. 
H,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Walker,  Fred  C,  96  Mavwood ;  Bat- 
tery B,  2d  U.  S.  Artillery. 

Wallace,  Samuel  A.,  5^  Pleasant;  Co. 
A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Ware,  John  C,  21  Florence;  Co.  H, 
2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Warren,  Herbert  H..  12  Columbus; 
Second  Lieutenant,  Co.  C.  2d 
Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Wheeler.  Dr.  Aurelius  F.,  Knowles 
Building;  Co.  C.  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 

White,  Peter  N.,  608  Park  Ave.;  Co. 
A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.A. 

Whitman,  Albert  F.,  Chester,  corner 
Grove;  Co.  H.  12th  L'.  S.  Infantry. 

Wilmot,  J.  L.,  40  Dewev ;  Corporal, 
Co.  C.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Witham,  Charles  L..  Boston  Journal ; 
Co.  L,  26th  U.S.\'.  Infantry. 

Wood.  Arthur,  4  Orchard ;  ist  Conn., 
U.S.V. 

Young.  Harry  C,  195  Park  Ave. ;  Ser- 
geant. Co.  H,  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 

Young,  William  S..  22,  Lincoln  ;  Co.  .\, 
2d  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 

Zaeder,  Emil,  176  Lincoln;  Co.  C,  2d 
Mass.,  U.S.V. 

\' eterans  voted  in  but  not  mustered ; 

Bartlett.   Lvman    H.,   55   Elm ;   Co.   C, 

2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Barton,   Charles   A..  6  Shawmut ;   Co. 

.A.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.\'. 


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WORCESTER    IX    THE    SPANISH    WAR 


Chatelain,  Edniond  C,  Worcester;  Co. 

1,  26th  U.S.V. 
Coates,  Herbert  A.,  Hotel  Albany;  Co. 

H,  2d  Mass..  U.S.V. 
Cornwell.    William    G.,    Xorwich,    Ct. ; 

Co.  A.  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
DeMuth.    John,    Hotel    Kennmre;    Co. 

K,    1st    So.    Dakota,    U.S.V.;   44th 

Cor.ipany,  Coast  .Artillery. 
Gray,    Harry    T..    28    Oxford;    Second 

Lieutenant,  Co.  H,  2d  Mass.,  U.  S.\'. 
Hisi.s:inlK)thani,    Charles     S.,   .\nsonia ; 

■^'Co.  A,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 
Holhrook,  J.  Warren,     18     Burncoat ; 

Sergeant,  Co.  C,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 


Lindsev,  Joseph  T.,  18  Summer;  Co. 
H,'2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Porter,  Leverett  W.,  U.S.A.,  Wor- 
cester ;  5th  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Powers,  Richard  H.,  140  Exchange ; 
Co.  G,  9th  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Rheutan,  Winfield  D.,  Richmond,  Va. ; 
Co.  C,  2d  Mass.,  U.S.V. 

Riordan,  Alartin.  6  Ilerklcy;  First  Ser- 
geant, Co.  K,  1 2th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Vezina,  Alex.  53  Lamartine ;  Co.  L, 
1 2th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Williams,  C.  G.,  18  Orient ;  Sergeant, 
15th  U.  S.  Infantry. 


Early  in  the  ciniiniaiul  of  Daniel  E.  Denny 
of  Post  10.  he  set  about  trying  to  secure  for 
memorial  purposes  one  of  the  Spanish  guns  de- 
livered into  American  hands  at  the  surrender 
of  Santiago.  Assisted  in  this  direction  by  the 
late  Senator  George  E.  Hoar  and  by  Gov.  John 
L.  Bates,  he  succeeded,  an<l  in  the  early  autumn 
of  1904  the  gun  arrived. 

It  is  of  bronze.  II i  feet  long,  bore  6^  inches, 
and  was  cast  in  Sevilla,  Spain,  May  5,  1798. 
Conspicuous  upon  the  gun,  near  the  breech,  is 
an  elaborate  monogram,  surmounted  by  a 
royal  crown;  the  letters  C.  A.  R.  O.  evidently 


indicate  Charles  IV,  who  was  King  of  Spain 
in  1798. 

It  stands  in  the  triangular  plot  of  land  in  front 
of  the  Armory,  given  by  the  Hon.  Stephen 
Salisbury:  the  granite  carriage,  given  by  Geo. 
D.  Webb,  is  from  designs  by  Stephen  C.  Earle 
and  George  T.  Tribe;  the  trucking  essential  to 
its  placing  was  donated  by  Horace  F.  Ball:  the 
wire  fence  about  the  plot  was  given  by  the 
Spencer  Wire  Company. 

It  was  given  in  the  care  and  keeping  of  the 
city,  December  9,  1904,  with  a  great  camij-fire 
in  the  Armory. 


RS  AND  Sailors  of  i8q8.  this  Cun.  Surre> 

BV  Citizens  of  Worcester  Under  the  Au 

SPICES 

rge  H.  Ward  Post  lo.  (l.A.R..  1904. 

323 


INDEX. 

(This  index  includes  all  names  in  the  text,  except  the  alphabetical  list  of  Spanish  War  Veterans, 
those  of  members  of  the  Emmet  Auxiliary  and  of  the  participants  in  the  Oval  ball  game.) 

Abbott,  H.  B.  71,  78.  80. 

Adams,  H.  H.  87,  126,  46.  47. 

Adams,  W.  G.  162,  -ji.  g8.  204,  15,  17. 

Ahern,  T.  J.  245,  83,  97,  99. 

Ahlin,  J.  D.  vide  Allen. 

Aldrich,  O.  T.  log,  46,  47. 

Alexandria,  20. 

Alger,  Camp  R.  A.  243. 

Alger,  Secretary,  132;  his  card.  133. 

Allegheny,  Transport,  272,  73,  75,  91. 

Allen,  Capt.  F.  L.  5,  34,  38,  70,82,87,92,  100, 

01.  08,  17,  24,  zi.  ^y.  46,  47,  73. 
Allen  (Ahlin),  J.  D.  176,  215,  17. 
Allen,  J.H.  87,  137.  46.  47,  60. 
.Allen,  Walter,  283,  95,  300. 
Allen,  Wilson,  162. 
Alligators,  173,  77. 
Allison,  G.  E.  12,  47,  60,  78,  80. 
Allison,  R.  L.  10,  12,  14,  46,  60,  78,  80. 
Allison,  W.  H.  12,  34.  60,  71,  78,  80. 
Amell,  H.  C.  162.  76.  215.  17. 
Ames,  H.  H.  160,  68. 
Ames,  M.  F.  160.  62,  203,  11,  13,  j6. 
Anderson,  J.  F.  157. 
.Andrew,  Geo.  J.  .A.  224. 
Anglum,  Capt.  D.  F.  4.  260. 
.Armory,  State,  8. 
-Articles  of  War  read,  15. 
Athv,  Andrew,  219,  20. 
At  Present,  Co.  A,  78:  Co.  C,  146;  Co.  H,  215: 

Co.  G.  297. 
Austin,  H.  E.  12.  13. 
Bachelor,  W.  O.  162,  63,  94,  215,  17. 
Baker.  David  J.  7. 
Baldwin,  H.  W.  211. 
Ball,  H.  F.  \22. 
Ballon,  H.  A.  12,  51,  78,  80. 
Baltimore.  20.  92. 
Band.  Battery  B,  11,  74. 
Bankbill  Joke.  169. 
Banks.  Geo.  N.  P.  223. 
Barbed-wire  defense,  262. 
Barber,  The  Company,  175. 
Barber,  G.  D.  160,  206. 
Barker.  E.  R.  6,  233,  64,  97,  99. 
Barnard.  E.  M.  87. 
Barnard.  Sumner  &  Putnam  Co.  173. 
Barrett,  Capt.  Edwin  G.  5,  7,  8,  10.  12.  15,  16. 

18,  19,  21,25,26,34,36,41.43,45.46,53. 

58,  59,  60,  65,  67,  68,  70,  72,  78,  80,  134, 

69,  269. 
Barrett,  J.  A.  215.  17. 
Barrett,  Jas.  M.  2},t,.  90.  97,  99. 
Barrett,  T.  J.  279.  308. 
Barrett,  Telegram  to  Mrs.  68. 
Bartlett,  Chas.  W.  5. 
Bartlett.  Halleck.  6,  62,  loi,  30,  31.  3^.  270,  308, 

09,  10,  12. 


Bartlett.  Lvman.  124,  ?o,  ^i,  ^7,  46,  47. 

Bartlett,  Wm.  H.  287." 

Barton,  Clara,  58,  128. 

Barton,  Chas.  .A.  12,  51,  78,  80. 

Barton.  Wm.   E.  5,  87,  112.  17.  27,  28,  35,  46, 

47.  73- 
Baseball  at  the  Oval,  311. 
Bassett.  .A.  J.  310. 
Bathing  by  rubber  blanket,  41. 
Bathing  incident.  167. 
liates.  Geo.  J.  L.  2,22. 
Battery  B.  4,  286. 
Baiidett.  W.  .\.  162. 
Beans  counted.  41. 
Bcaudoin.  vide  Boardman. 
Bedloe's  Island,  18. 
Beiune.  G.  H.  87,  125.  46,  47. 
Benchley,  Lieut.  E.  N.  5,  105,  17,  27,  40,  42, 

-•59.  313- 
Bennett.  Geo.  E.  126,  46,  47. 
Bennett,  P.  H.  283.  96,  300. 
Berger,  .A.  .A.  160. 
Bergeron.  Jos.  A.  12. 
Bieberbach,  Jacob.  12. 
Biersdorf.  .A.  G.  135,  37,  46,  47. 
Bigelow.  Lieut.  C.  F.  133. 
Bigelow,  Opinions  of  Capt.  John,  Jr.  40,  170, 

71.  83. 
Birthday  of  the  "Wellingtons,"  161. 
Black  powder,  46. 
F^lockhouse.  Santiago  Harbor,  26^ 
Bloody  Bend,  48,  117. 
Blouse.  The  Captain's,  59. 
Blue  and  Gray  blend.  173. 
Boardman.  J.  H.  12.  43.  75,  76,  77,80. 
Began,  Col.  F.  B.  237,  40,  54.  57. 
Boland.  Mrs.  T.  B.  F.  310. 
Bond.  Wm.  ^L  162.  216.  17. 
Bonney.  Carl.  6.  308. 
Bonsai.  Stephen,  on  night  march  of  the  Second 

Regiment.  1 1 5. 
Booden.  W.  J.  226. 
Bout  well.  Gov.  Geo.  S.  220. 
Bowen,  Capt.  Geo.  7. 
Bowen.  Surgeon,  63. 
Bowers.  P.  R.  157. 
Boxes.  Coming  of  Worcester,  100. 
Boyd,  H.  E.  160. 
Bradley.  J.  F.  87.  135.  iT.  46,  47- 
Brady.  Edward,  2i},. 
Bradshaw.  .\[.  F.  283.  98,  300. 
Bradshaw,  P.  J.  231. 
Brass.  Wesley  S.  2->,. 
Breakfast  in  Washington,  20,  93,  167. 
Brewer  &  Co.  312. 
Briggs.  E.  A.  87.  135.  46.  47- 
Briggs.  Gov.  Geo.  N.  85. 
Brigham.  D.  E.  160.  62.  84.  204.  15.  16. 


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Brigham,  I.  A.  88,  iii,  2^,  ^i,  46.  47. 
Brigham.  R.  H.  7i,  78,  80. 
Bropliy,  M.  C.  233,  83.  97,  99. 
Brosnan,  Elizabeth,  248. 
Brosnan,  Geo.  W.  21,3,  VS.  49.  64,  89,  91. 
Brown,  C.  A.  88,  146,  47". 
Brule  Philemon,  si.  78,  80. 
Briisky.  J.  T.  42, '78,  80. 
Bruso,  VVm.  T.  30.  ?4,  51,  78,  80. 
Bryan,  R.  B.  5. 
Bryant,  Dana  A,  162. 
Bryson,  G.  S.  160. 
Buck,  Chas.  E.  162,  99,  208,  17. 
Buckley.  Thos.  H.  248. 
Buckman.  C.  T.  157. 
"Bug  Chaser,"  35. 
Burbank,  Chas.  E.  isg,  64. 
Burbank,  D.  E.  231.' 
Burkhardt,  Walter,  12. 
Burial  of  Rough  Riders.  39. 
Burke,  D.  J.  233.  45,  46,  69,  97,  99. 
Burns,  R.  M.  226. 
Burns.  T.  J.  233.  37,  97,  99. 
Burr,  Geo.  E.  212. 
Burr,  Mrs.  Mary  H.  309. 
"Busy  Bees,"  100. 
Butler,  Gen.  B.  F.  222. 
Butler,  C.  E.  87,  106,  46,  47. 
Butler,  Geo.  C.  146,  47. 
Butler,  May,  305. 

Butler,  W.  H.  88,  122,  35,  37,  46,  47. 
Buzzacott  Outfit,  69. 
Cafferty,  Jas.  H.  310. 
Calf  and  hound  incident,  98. 
Call  for  troops,  Q. 
Callahan.  Frank,  233. 
Callahan  Bros.  281. 
Camp  (Co.  A)  before  Santiago,  59. 
Camp  of  the  Ninth  in  Cuba,  273. 
Camp  of  the  Second,  195. 
Camp  Massachusetts,  21. 
Campbell,  B.  F.  233. 
Canteens  filled,  47. 
Capron,  Body  of  Capt.  40. 
Capron's  Battery,  44,  47,  113,  15,  87. 
Carberry.  J.   .M.  283,  85,  98,  300. 
Cardin,  Wm.  E.  12,  76,  78,  80. 
Carey,  J.  F.  283,  98,  300. 
Carey.  M.  226,  44. 
Carroll,  J.  F.  283.  98,  300. 
Carroll,  M.  W.  226. 
Carrying  rations,  183. 
Casey,  J.  .'\.  G.  233,  6r,  90,  97,  98. 
Casey,  J.  E.  233.  46.  47,  57,  59,  64,  95,  98. 
Casey,  J.  J.  226. 

Casey,  Thos.  F.  283,  86,  98,  ,300. 
Casey,  Win.  F.  233,  42,  74,  90,  97,  98, 
Casey,  Lieut.  Wm.  J.  254. 
Cat  overboard,  180. 
Cathedral  in  Santiago,  315. 
Chamberlain,  Gen.  R.  H.  7,  229. 
Chamberlain.  W.  H.  242. 
Chapman,  .Mderman,  151. 
Cherry  Hill,  20. 
Chapin.  H.  T.  119,  46,  47. 
Christenson,  E.  A.  22,  74,  78,  80. 
Citv  Guards,  7,  n. 
Claflin,  C.  H.  160,  16S. 
Clapp.  S.  E.  5.  12.  34,  42.  52,  74,  78,  ,So. 
Clark,  Earle  E.  162,  203,  og,  10,  17. 
Clark,  Col.  E.  P.  18,  20,  21,  33,  38,  41,  51,  62, 
8s,  109,  15,  40,  59,  67,  69,  73,  86,  90,  95. 


Clark.  Lieut.  F.  ^L  Jr.  S7,  131.  56,  57. 

Clarke,  Julius  L.  7. 

Clarkson,  F.  H.  135,  37.  46,  47. 

Cleveland,  Capt.  Geo.  H.  7. 

Cloys,  W.  O.  166. 

Coan,  John  J.  229. 

Coat  incident,  183. 

Coates,  H.  .\.  162,  63,  76,  203,  16,  17. 

Cobb,  Corp.  Edward,  34. 

Coburn,  J.  J.  87. 

Cocoanuts,  183. 

Cofifee,  J.  M.  282,  83,  89,  92,  300. 

Cofifee  grinder  incident.  269. 

Coffee  story,  1 10. 

Colbert,  Rev.  J.  D.  235. 

Colburn,  C.  H.  87,  lii,  22.  35,  37,  46,  47. 

Cole,  James  A.  12.  73,  78,  81. 

Colesworthv,  F.  E.  160,  162. 

Coley,  H.  G.  14,  78,  81. 

Collins,  Wm.  305. 

Colored  soldier  shoots,  170. 

Colored  soldiers,  46,  180. 

Coniins,  L  E.  308. 

Conaty,  Rev.  Thos.  247. 

Concho,  25,  26,  2g,  102,  77. 

Condy.  Capt.  Wm.  A.  7. 

Conklin,  Capt.  Geo.  B.  7. 

Connelly,  F.  H.  283.  89,  98,  300. 

GMinelly,  Jas.  233.  36,  46. 

Ctinnollv,  J,  F.  226,  97,  99. 

Conrad.' Dr.  A.  Z.  287. 

Conroy,  M.  H.  283.  98,  300. 

Converse,  Col.  H.  E.  233,  52. 

Cook,  C.  E.  162,  84,  203,  16,  17. 

Coolness  under  fire,  190. 

Cooper,  Benj.  12,  14,  78,  81. 

Corbett,  Capt.  Jas.  225. 

Corbett,  P.  J.  226. 

Corbin,  George,  282,  87. 

Corcoran,  C.  S.  233,  36,  89,  97,  gg. 

Corliss,  J.  J.  6,  228,  33,  36,  37,  39.  42.  46,  47, 

48,  82,  84,  97.  98. 
Cornwell,  Wm.  G.  12,  14,  49,  54,  78,  81. 
"Couchee,"  232,  34,  36,  41,  48,  49,  63,  77,  80. 
Cove,  Mary,  305. 
Cow  and  sentinel,  173. 
"Crab  Hollow,"  35,  36. 
Crabs  and  tarantulas,  185,  igi. 
Crab  stories,  108. 
Crandall,  H.  M.  157. 
Crazy  man  at  sea,  205. 

Creaven,  J.  J.  233.  36,  60,  66,  82,  8g,  g4,  99. 
Cronin,  D.  E.  283.  98,  300. 
Cronin.  Marcus  D.  5. 
Crooker,  L.  E.  118,  20,  37,46,  47. 
Grossman,  F.  E.  88,  135,  37.  46,  47. 
Cruikshank,  J.  T.  12,  51,  78,  80. 
Commissions  given,  Co.  A,  16;  Co.  C,  gi;  Co. 

H,  165:  Co.  G,  240. 
Cuban    beauties,    124;    camps,    185;    fruit,    35: 

patriots,    39;    rains,    121:    suffering,    35: 

vegetation,  200:   war  views,  56;   woman 

at  fountain,  122. 
Cubans  and  the  tomatoes,  195. 
Cubans  at  ease,  183. 
Cummings,  W.  B.  160. 
Cunningham,  James,  231. 
Curtis,  .\lbert,  83. 
Daicpiiri,  33,  106,  181. 
Dalton.  Adjutant-general,  91. 
Daly,  D.  C.  226. 
Daly,  Capt.  Wm.  224,  225. 


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Daly,  Will.  \V.  226. 

Dand,  Thomas  R.  12. 

Darling,  F.  W.  160. 

Davis,  C.  T.  157. 

Davis,  Luke,  71. 

Davis,  O.  W.  22,  24,  78,  81. 

Davis,  Richard  Harding.  171,  89. 

Deacon,  Win.  C.  157. 

Dead  in  Co.  A,  77;  Co.  C,   i?6:  Co.   1 

Co.  G,  288. 
Dean,  F.  P.  6.  88.  103,  14,  16,  18,  20. 

41.  46,  47.  78. 
Deaths  at  sea,  67,  20.?. 
Death  begins,  58. 

Degnan,  C.  J.  2^3.  36,  42,  46.  8q,  97.  98, 
Delahanty.  Dr.  W.  J.  279,  303. 
Delaney,  .\niia  M.  281,  306. 
Delaney,  May  E.  306. 
Delaney,  Rev.  M.  237. 
Delaney,  M.  J.  233,  36,  46,  97.  09. 
DeMarco,  Jos.  175,  81,  90,  204,  16.  17. 
Dennis,  W.  G.  87,  135,  37,  46,  47. 
Denny,  Daniel  E.  316,  22. 
Departure  of  Co.  A,  10,  17,  29:  Co.  C,  8 

Co.  G.  231:  Co.  H,  161. 
Desautelle.  A.  L.  283.  98,  ,300. 
Devens,  Gen.  Chas.  222. 
Devil,  Raising  the,  169. 
Devine.  Surg.  W.  H.  234.  48,  ^4. 
Devlin,  H.  H.  160,  162. 
Diary,  Co.  C  man,  iig. 
Ditsort,  Chas.  H.  194,  204,  16,  17. 
Dividing  rations,  185. 
Dobbins,  Paymaster  H.  E.  247,  54, 
Dodge,  F.  E.  157. 
Dodge,  Karl  H.  157. 
Dodge,  Hon.  R.  B.  11.  15.  135,229.47.8 
Dogs  in  camp,  251 . 
Doherty,  Chas.  I.  241. 
Doherty,  F.  W.  226. 
Dolan,  Patrick,  2^,^. 
Donnelly,  246. 

Donovan,  Maj.  W.  H.  234.  68. 
Don  Quixote  and  his  Rosinante,  64. 
Doran,  F.  H.  2ii,  67,  81,  90.  97,  98. 
Dornian,  P.  226. 
Downey,  Daniel,  231. 
Downey,  Mrs.  Daniel,  310. 
Dowse,  R.  H.  87,  122,  24.  25.  36.  39.  47. 
Doyle.  A.  F.  226. 
Doyle,  D.  J.  233,  72.  97,  99. 
Doyle.  F.  P.  233,  36,  37,  60.  65.  97.  99. 
Drabble,  Geo.  J.  157. 
Drill-shed  at  Armory,  84. 
Drum,  Capt.  John.  259,  73. 
Drury.  E.  F.  125.  31,  35,  38,  47. 
Dry  Tortugas,  31. 
Dufault.  Dr.  P.  C.  W.  310. 
Dufticld,  Gen.  H.  M.  250. 
Duggan.  J.  F.  226. 
Duncan  &  Goodell,  312. 
Duncan  incident.  Capt.  285. 
Dunn-Loring.  240.  43.  84. 
Dyon,  Mai.  M.  R.  287. 
Earle,  Ralph,  5. 
Earle.  S.  C.  .^22. 
Earle,  W.  H.  160,  68. 
Early,  Lieut.  James,  231,  301. 
Easton,  F.  A.  312. 
Eaton,  Capt.  Edwin,  7. 
Eaton,  W.  B.  310. 
Eddv.  W.  W.  88.  iiS.  46.  47- 


Edmonds,  Lieut.  75. 
Eighth  Regiment  departs.  237. 
El  Cancy.  44.  45,  53.  115.  19.  S7.  89. 
El  Caney  to  Santiago,  196. 
El  Caney  Views,  56.  120.  88,  92. 
Eldridge,  C.  T.  5.  87,  90,  120,  35,  46,  47. 
El  Poso,  43.  57,  116. 

Emmet  Guards.  54;  story  of,  219;  volunteer,  227: 
I,  208:  leave  Worcester,  229,  30;  in  Camp  Dewey, 

2:^2;  leave  South  Framingham.  240:  i)ass 
,?5.  40,  through  Worcester,  241 :  in  Pittsticld,  241 : 

reach  Washington,  243;  take  a  spin.  24(): 

receive  pay,  247:  march  to  the  Potomac. 

250;  receive  grifts.  251 :  leave  Camp  .Mger. 

251:    Sunday  episode.  255;    reach  Cuba, 

256:  at  Santiago,  265;  secure  supplies,  270: 

leave  Cuba,    272;    leave    Montauk,    279; 

home  coming,  279:  mustered  out,  287. 
"Emmet"  .Auxiliary,  250;  members  of,  307. 
"Rmniet"  Honoraries.  240,  301. 
"Emmet"  recruits,  282. 
English.  John.  34. 
I""ntrencliing.  50. 
Fa.gerstrom,  O.  L.  170,  216,  17. 
Fairbanks.  F.  L.  12,  30,  44,  66,  74,  78,  81. 
Fairbanks,  Maj.   H.  B.  11,  20.  37.  47.  86,  92. 

95,   100,    14,  31.  34,  40,  61,  65.  69,  206, 

69,  86. 
Fairbanks.  W.  E.  C.  87. 
Falardeau.  Henry  .-V.  157. 
Falardeau.  Leo  C.  157. 
Fallon,  Dr.  M.  F.  179,  293. 
Farewells  and  furloughs,  74. 
Farley,  .Vnnie,  281. 
Farmer,  .-Mlie  L.  162,  209.  210.  J17. 
Farnsworth,  Calvin,  309. 
Farrell,  John,  2.%^.  45,  97.  99. 
Farrow,  G.  S.  87,  90,  122.  35.  37.  46.  47,  57. 
Father  and  son  incident,  16^. 
Fav,  H.  R.  4^.  76,  78,  80. 
Fay,  L.  M.  76.  77.  81. 
Fayetteville.  20. 
Feehan,  Madge,  ,^05. 
Feet  inspection,  178. 
Fennesy,  J.  G.  234. 
Fenwick  Hall,  219.  222. 
Fischer.  Chas.  -V.    12,   23.  42,  45.  50,  66.  74, 

78.  81. 
Fish,    Lieut.    E.   B.  29,  158.  59,  60.  62.  65.  72. 

83.  93.  200.  03,  15,  16. 
Fish.  Body  of  Hamilton,  40. 
Fisher,  Frank  L.  157. 
Fishing  incident.  Lake  Parker,  96. 
Fitzgerald,  Father.  62. 
Fitzgerald,    Hon.   J.  F.  239.  40,  44.  47,  49.  50. 

5-'.  77.  78. 
Fitzgerald.  John  I".  301. 
Fitzgerald,  J.  J.  2^3.  36.  '72,  97,  99. 
Fitzgerald,  Mary  II.  305. 
Fitzpatrick,  J.  E.  264.  97.  99. 
Flag  incident,  Daiquiri,  33.  181. 
Flag  of  truce.  50. 
Fleming,  P.  J.  283.  84.  98,  300. 
Fletcher,  C.  T.  87.  114.  31.  .55.  37.  46,  47- 
Fletcher.  Mayor  E.  F.  151. 
Flint.  Chas.  J.  162,  86,  216.  17. 
Flint.  Leroy  J.  157. 
Florence.  20. 

Florida  nights,  97:  rains,  175. 
Flvnn,  J.  H.  135.  37.  46,  47. 
Flynn,  M.  J.  233,  49.  72,  97,  99. 
Fogerty,  J.  E.  281,  97,  99- 


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Foley,  Harrv,  30s. 

Foley,  H.  P.  226.  44. 

Foley,  T.  F.  2,53,  46. 

Foley,  Dr.  T.  J.  26g,  75,  76,  77,  79,  303. 

Foley,  Thos.  283,  98,  300. 

"Fool  Captain,"  105. 

Forest,  Geo.  L.  12,  74,  75.  76,  77,  Si. 

Forrest,  Frank,  2:^3.  97,  99. 

Fort  on  Santiago  road,  191. 

Fortier,  Q.  E.  67,  78,  81. 

Fredericksburg,  20. 

Fresh  beef,  58,  198. 

Fresh  bread,  58. 

Fruit,  not  healthful,  121. 

Frv,  Capt.  Jos.  199. 

Fuller.  C.  M.  182,  216.  17. 

Gage.  A.  C.  88. 

Gage.  W.  I.  88.  129,  ^^2.  46.  47- 

Gagnon,  F.  C.  30.  78.  80. 

Gagnon.  T.  H.  216.  17. 

Gale,  F.  E.  51.  78,  8r. 

Gale,  G.  H.  G.  5- 

Gale.  L.  H.  160. 

Gallagher.  M.  M.  226. 

Gardner.  Daniel,  2^^;^.  47.  65.  97,  99. 

Gardner,  Geo.  H.  J.  221.  2^. 

Gardner.  R.  F.  5. 

Garrett,  Michael  F.  233.  97.  99. 

Garon,  Rev.  .A..  S.  308. 

Gates,  Asst.  Sec,  63.  122. 

Gazette,  Worcester,  6,  132,  261. 

Gendron,  Jos.  S.  162.  83.  216.  17. 

Gilchrist,  J.  J.  233.  97,  99. 

Gilman,  Lieut.  W.  F.  86,  128.  31.  ,^2.  x^. 

Gilmore.  Geo.  C.  173,  82,  216,  17,  89. 

Gilniore.  John  H.  216,  17. 

Gilmore,  Wm.  F.  297,  99. 

Gleason,  O.  J.  W.  88,  119.  26.  46.  47. 

Gleason,  Willis,  6,  162,  83,  90,  204.  16,  17. 

Gleason  and  Mower  prepare  supi>er.  195. 

Glixman.  L.  B.  102,  46,  47. 

Goggin,  David,  301,  02. 

Going  home,  62. 

Goodhue,  Capt.  John  M.  7. 

Goodnow.  G.  A.  160. 

Goodwin,  Mrs.  Wm.  iot. 

Gould,  A.  W.  162. 

Gowans,  J.  G.  14,  47,  78,  80. 

Grady,  J.  J.  226. 

Grady.  Maj.  F.  J,  234.  68.  73. 

Graham,  Gen'l  W.  .\I.  246. 

Gray,  Lieut.  H.  T.  158.  60,  62,  58,  69,   72,   73, 

200,  01,  15,  16. 
Green,  E.  H.  162,  201. 
Green.  John  T.  233,  98. 
Green.  R.-C.  15,  30,  78,  81. 
Green,  R.  M.  160. 
Green.  Wm.  162. 
Green,  Wm.  C.  211.  13.  17. 
Greene,  Harry  H.  157. 
Greene,  H.  J.  5.  87,  109,  25,  46,  47. 
Greenhalge.  Gov.  F.  T.  159. 
Griffin,  Henry,  2,],^,  44,  60,  97,  99. 
Griffin,  John  J.  234. 
Griffin,  Rev.  Thos.  229. 
Grime's   Battery,  117. 
Grogan.  J.  A.  226. 
Grogan.  M.  J.  265.  97,  99. 
Grout,  Chas.  H.  310. 
Grover,  H.  C.  6,  36.  73.  79,  81.  167. 
Guild,  Lt.  Gov.  Curtis,  151. 
Guinea  hen  incident,  197. 


Gully.  J\L  J.  297.  99. 
Gunnison,  Rev.  Almon,  11. 
"Gus's"  mule,  123. 
Hackett,  E.  F.  267,  97,  99. 
Hackett.  M.  A.  226. 
Hagberg,  J.  G.  30,  49.  78.  80. 
Haggerty,  S.  F.  283,  84,  98.  300. 
Haile.  Lieut.  Gov.  132,  35. 
Hakanson.  F.  H.  162,  63,  y,^.  201,   09.    13.    17, 
Hale.  Chas.  S.  310. 
Hale.  F.  C.  in,  25,  31.  46.  47. 
Hall.  Ernest  B.  12,  22,  4s,  =i2,  60.  79.  81. 
Hall.  John.  157. 
Halpin  J.  H.  2?s. 
Ham.  H.  H.  87^ 
Hammond.  Maj.  F.  H.  251. 
Hammond.  J.  H.  49,  69,  79,  81. 
Hampton  Roads.  253. 
Harford,  Fred'k  A.  157. 
Harris,  Mrs.  H.  F.  310. 
Harrison,  W.  H.  7. 
Hartwell.  Hattie.  281. 
"Harvard"  entered.  253:  incident.  260. 
Hassam,  Lieut.  W.  E.  159.  60,  64.  65.  66.  206. 
Hastings.  H.  L.  87,  157. 
Hats  at  the  surrender,  63. 
Havener.  Mahlon  E.  157. 
Hawkins.  Paul  R.  86.  129.  77,  95. 
Haye,  C.  M.  160,  62.  63.  213,  14.  16. 
Hays.  Fred.  R.  12.  15.  22.  40.  79.  81. 
Hayward,  A.  L.  12.  49,  57,  71.  79.  81. 
Healv.  M.  J.  273.  89.  92,  99. 
Healy.  Lieut.  M.  J.  283. 
Healy,  Richard,  277,  301. 
Heffern,  Abbie  L  305. 
Heffern.  Mrs.  Mary.  30s. 
Helmie.  Lt.  Eli.  259.' 
Help  wanted.  38. 
Henderson,  R.  E.  in,  46.  47. 
Henry.  Paul.  301. 
Henson.  Melvin  .\.  157. 
Hewett.  Geo.  F.  312. 
Hew-ett,  Walter  R.  157. 
Heywood.  John  G.  310. 
Hickey,  Capt.  Wm.  231. 
Higginbothani.  C.  S.  s8.  75.  79.  81. 
Hill,  F.  M.  160.  62.  70.  216.  17. 
Hill.  G.  E.  160. 

Hill,  Geo,  H.  85,  87,  91.  98,  131,  35.  37.  46.  47- 
Hinchley.  Wm.  A.  12. 
Hinckley.  L.  C.  12. 
Hines  M.  E.  226.  28,  m,  34. 
Hinkel,  F.  R.  162. 
Hissing  incident,  264. 
Hitchcock,  Asst,  Surg.  63.  127. 
Hoar.  Hon.  Geo.  F.  132,  278,  303,  12,  22. 
Hoar.  M.  L.  261.  97.  99. 
Hobbs.  Capt.  Geo.  7,  220. 

Hobbs,  Horace  K.   12.  42,  45,  47.  78,  80,   151, 
Hobson,  Lieut.  67,  193. 
Hobson's  excliange,  Scene  of,  268. 
Hodgins.  G.  W.  162.  63.  83,  203,  13,  17. 
Holbrook.  J.  W.  87.  114.  20.  46.  47. 
Holden.  Capt.  Chas.  S.  5.  158.  60.  61.  62.  63. 
68.  69,  72.  77,  85,  89,  91,  95.  200,  05,  16. 
Holden  Rifles,  224. 
Holmes,  Jas.  P.  2^,3. 
Holton,  Chas.  E.  157. 
Homesickness.  58. 
Homeland  sighted.  68.  130. 
Hooker,  Walter  F.  162.  70.  204.  16,  17. 
Hopkins,  Col.  W.  S.  B.  287. 


au: 


Horan.  J.  F.  2,1?.  ,?6.  4U.  60.  81,  Sq.  93,  98. 

Horan,  M.  J.  233.  35,  ,?0.  40.  46,  48,  97.  98. 

Horan.  "'Tim."  .'36. 

Horses  unloaded.  .?-. 

Hospital.  58.  63,  loS. 

Houlihan.  P.  F.  226. 

Hoyt,  Chaplain,  245. 

Hoyt.  John  I.  157. 

Hubbard,  Chas.  P.  162. 

Hubbard.  Geo.  W.  71,  133.  201,  03.  310. 

Hughs,  John  J.  225. 

Humes.  \V.  J.  12s,  46,  47. 

Hurley,  Lieut.  J.  F.  6.  218.  26.  28.  ,\l  M-  48. 

59,  97,  9^'  .?oi. 
Hurley,  Mrs.  J.  F.  304. 
Hurley,  T.  J.  283.  85.  98.  300. 
Illinois.  The  7th.  243,  45,  51. 
Irish  stew.  266. 
"Iron  bells,"  43. 
Israel,  Simon,  58,  69,  74.  "g.  81. 
Jackson,  Gilbert  S.  157. 
Jackson,  W.  Hubert  249. 
Jackson  Guards,  219,  20.  23. 
Jefferson,  F.  R.  204.  16.  17. 
Jefferson,  G.  N.  160.  68. 
"Jennie."  the  burro.  O4. 
Jersey  City,  18. 

"Johnny"  marching  home.  74.  135. 
Johnson,  Albert,  51,  "g,  81. 
Johnson,  Roland,  87,  94.  146.  47.  57. 
Johnson,  W.  R.  22,  79,  81. 
Jones,  C.  A.  160. 
Jones,  George,  t2. 
Jones.  Geo.  T.  87,  129.  46.  47. 
Jones,  L.  S.  160.  62,  81.  go.  204.  15.  16. 
Jordan.  F.  B.  6,  45.  160.  02.  78,  80.  94.  g5.  -i5- 

16. 
Joyce.  F.  E.  233.  97,  99. 
Judge,  P.  J.  307- 
June  17  in  Camp  Alger,  249. 

Keane.  M.  A.  257,  83,  84,  85,  98,  300. 

Keegan,  J.  F.  281.  89.  94.  gg. 

Keevan,  T.  F.  212,  17. 

Kellaher,  T.  F.  233.  44-  K^.  84.  8.S.  98.  .^oo- 

Kelleher.  T.  J.  264.  83.  .po. 

Kelley.  Bertha.  246. 

Kellev.  Dr.  J.  H.  27g.  80,  82. 

Kelley,  Adjt.  J.  J.  234.  54. 

Kelley.  Jos.  P.  287. 

Kelley,  T.  B.  260.  83.  85,  g8,  .^00. 

Kelley.  T.  F.  284- 

Kellogg.  Lt.  Col.  E.  R.  258. 

Kennedy.  John  A.  233. 

Kenney.  Chas.  E.  233.  97.  99- 

Kennedy.  D.  J.  283.  96,  300. 

Kent.  Gen"l  J.  F.  259. 

Kessell.  Robert,  75.  279. 

Kimball.  A.  D.  6.  162.  84.  91.  201.  10.  17. 

Kincaid.  R.  W.  87.  90.  122.  ,30.  46,  47. 

King,  Lieut.  A.  C.  s,  82,  87,  gi,  gg,  103.  08,  09, 
20,  22,  23,  28.  .30,  31,  3^.  4-'-  47. 

King,  J.  C.  88.  136,  39-  47- 

King,  Jas.  F.  233.  36.  42.  97.  98. 

King.  J.  L.  160.  62.  66.  73.  g8.  215.  16. 

King.  J.  W.  162.  216.  17. 

King.  Capt.  W.  H.  -■ 

King.  \Vm.  H.  162.  86.  215.  16. 

Kingdon,  Fred,   160. 

Kinney.  C.  F.  160. 

Kissing  girls.  167. 

Kitchner.  Lt.  D.  W.  287. 

Khaki  measurements,  60. 


Knapp,  Rhoda  L.  307. 
Knibbs,  C.  H.  87,  118.  46.  47. 
Knickerbocker.  29.  31.  32.  33,  103,  05.  78. 
Knight.  .Austin  M.  5. 
Krebs,  F.  H.,  Jr.  162,  70,  go.  93,  216,  17. 
Ladies'  Auxiliary  to  the  Emmets.  304. 
Latlamme,  Jos.  T.  5.  12.  43.  47.  52.  60,  79.  1 
Lakeland.  2i.  95.  g7,  169. 
Lakeland  N'iews.  19.  27.  28.  104.  174. 
Lakeland  woman  with  a  gun.  100. 
Lamb.  M.  B.  6.  240.  79.  .301.  02. 
Lambcrton.  Chas.  F.  12.  15,  23,43.  47.  51. 

8r. 
Lamothe.  Major.  33. 
Landing  at  Daiquiri.  33.  34.  106. 
LaPoint.  .-\.  C.  160. 
Larkin.  John.  233.  36.  64.  67.  97.  gg. 
Larkin,  J.  J.  257.  83.  98.  300. 
Earner.  J.  F.  233,  48,  64,    97.  gg. 
Las  Guasamas.  ,36.  no,  84,  257. 
"Laura  and  Bessie,"  66. 
Lavin.  T.  F.  2,33.  42,  44.  66.  g7,  98. 
Lawrence.  E.  VV.  162.  g4.  216,  17. 
Lawton.  General.  113,  gg. 
Lcary,  Tim.  233.  246. 
Leaving  Cuba,  65. 
Lee.  Capt.  .\rthur  H.  171. 
Legasey.  John.  247. 
Legion  Spanish  War  Veterans,  317. 
Lego,  H.  E.  162. 
Lemonade  weak,  176. 
Lemons  near.  177. 
Leonard.  F.  C.  233.  64.  g7,  99. 
Leonard.  \V.  M.  283.  85,  98.  300. 
Letter  from  a  private,  128. 
Letter  from  a  Worcester  boy,  124. 
Lincoln,  Capt.  D.  Waldo.  155. 
Lincoln.  Francis  M.  309. 
Lincoln.  Capt.  Geo.  85. 
Lincoln.  Capt.  John  W.  83. 
Lincoln.  Gov.  Levi,  83. 
Lincoln.  P.  W.  87.  102.  24.  46.  47. 
Lincoln.  Capt.  W.  S.  143  ct  scq. 
Lindsey.  Jos.  T.  162,  75.  76.  204.  16.  17. 
Lindscy  makes  desks.  175. 
Light    Infantry.   7.   83;   in   Camp   Dewey. 

Centennial.  149:  marching  to  camp,  I 

History.  152. 
Lightning  bugs.  183. 
Locomotive  fixed,  38. 
Loftus.  J.  J.  2.33.  97.  99- 
Logan.  James,  132,  51.  52.  73,  239. 
Lo.gan.  Lt.  Col.  L.  J.  234.  38.  47-  54.  f"- 
Lohnes.  R.  .\.  12. 
Long.  Dr.  2-;o. 
Long  Bridge.  20.  167. 
Long  Island  Sound.  135. 
Longley.  .\.  S.  87.  114.  31.  46.  47- 
Losiltircs.   Mount.  181. 
Love.  .\Ibcrt  F.  162.  76.  204.  15.  16. 
Loveiov.  Chas.  E.  162. 
Lowell',  J.   H.  12.  76.  79.  81  • 
Lowell.  Jas.  Russell.  85. 
Liicke.  Lieut.  F.  H.  12.  13,  16.  71.  73- 
Ludlow.  General.  55-  57.  62.  70.  109.  15.  75 
Lvnch.  Mary.  .305. 
Lvons.  E.  H.  2.33.  59-  97.  99- 
M'cAdam.  A.  R.  212. 
Mc.Meer.  Dr.  Geo.  6.  231.  79.  301,  04. 
McAuliffe.  T.  J.  231.  .303. 
McCafferty.  M.  J.  223.  24. 
McCallum.  L.  M.  i57- 


328 


WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


McCann,  J.  E.  226. 

McCann,  Lieut.  Wm.  E.  6.  53,  21S.  77,80,82, 

90,  97,  98. 
McCartin.  M.  J.  2,^3.  45,  57,  60,  6.?,  97,  98. 
McCarthy,  JMicliae!,  Sr.  252. 
McCarthy,  Michael,  Jr.  236. 
McConville.  M.  S.  224,  25. 
McCormick,  Wm.  H.  157. 
McCurdy,  A.  226. 
McCutcheon,  H.  J.  162. 
McDermott,  Thos.  248. 
McDonald,  John  P.  281,  302. 
McGauley,  Thos.  F.  225. 
McGillicuddy,   Rev.   D.   F.   227,  29,  77,  79,  87. 

^0?,  06. 
McGillicuddy,  G.  F.  272,  83,  98,  .100. 
McGillicuddy.  Dr.  J.  T.  231,  33.  83. 
McGourty.  Alice  G.  281,  307. 
McGourty.  Dr.  J.  E.  277,  95. 
McGrath,  J.  J.  233,  49,  63,  65,  97,  99. 
McGuire,  Hugh,  233,  36.  59,  97,  99. 
MacKay,  John  C.  194,  204,  16,  17. 
McKeon,  F,  P.  231. 
McKenzie,  Wm.  R.  157. 
McKinley.  President.  57. 
McKoan,  Dr.  J.  W.  279,  303. 
McLaughlin,  J.  J.  210,  11,  17. 
McLoughlin,  Peter,  245. 
McMahon,  B.  H.  279. 
McMahon,  E.  J.  5. 
McMann,  Chas.  F.  273,  89,  92,  99. 
McManus,  P.  J.  240,  302. 
McNeil,  Jas.  E.  235. 
MacNevin,  M.  W.  184,  216,  17. 
McSweeney,  J.  D.  233,  36,  44,  52.  89,  91,   98. 
McTaggart,  D.  D.  12,  71. 
McTiernan,  J.  F.  233,  36,  82,  89,  94,  99. 
Magce,  Arthur  C.  12,  47,  51,  69,  79,  81. 
Magurn,  Surg.  F.  T.  L.  2.^4,  50,  54. 
Maher,  M.J.  226. 
Elaine,  Ironclad,  9. 
Manhansett,  steamer,  132. 
Map  El  Caney  field.  45. 
Marble,  Jerome  &  Co.  306. 
Marlow,  M.  F.  226. 
Marsh,  John  F.  62. 

Martin,  E.  J.  88.  117.  35,  37-  4''.  47-  .=;7- 
Martin,  Geo.   128,  46,  47. 
Martin.    II.  J.  233.  39,  67,  97.  99- 
M.irtin.  Jiihn  J.  283,  98,  300. 
Marlni,   R.  J.  51,  79,  Si. 
Mascot,  Co  A,  64. 
Mayo,  S.  L  87,  124,  36,  39,  47. 
Mayers,  F.  R.  160. 

Maynard,  F.  B.  88,  117,  30,  35,  37,  46,  47, 
Mechanics  Hall,  Reception  in,  2S6. 
Melaven,   Alauricc,  224. 
Mermaid  adventure,  176. 
Merrificld,  W.  A.  87.  114,  35,  37.  46,  47. 
Mcrrimac,  Steamer,  67,  276. 
Merritt,  Chas.  E.  T57. 
Merritt,  Harry,   18,  73. 
Michigan,  The  33d,  243. 
Middlesex  Post,  No.  163,  17. 
Miles,  General.  55,   132,  76. 
Milford  priest,  93. 
Miller.  Colonel,  103. 
Miller,  :\Irs.  D.  McT.  310. 
Mills,  A.  G.  15,  22,  23.  43,  47,  ()4,  79,  81. 
Mills,  Geo.   162. 
Mills.  H.  N.  1 02. 


i\Iiner,  Dexter.  182,  204,  16,  17. 

Mirick,  H.  W.  162,  80,  216,  17. 

Mobile  transport,  66,  67,  130.  202. 

Monahan.  Ella  A.  306. 

^lonroe,  C.  E.  6.  160.  62.  68.  72.  78,  83.  87.  91, 

93,  200,  15,  16. 
Montauk,  Co.  .\  at,  79,  131;  Co.  C,  137;  Co. 

H,  204;  Co.  G,  290. 
Montauk  committee.  302. 
Montauk  Point.  68. 
Moody.  Wm.  E.  12.  14,  79,  81. 
Mooncy.  J.  F.  H.  229. 
Moore,  John  J.  180,  204,  10.  17. 
Moran,  John  M.  209,  10,  17. 
Alorro  Castle,  Santiago,  278. 
Morse,  Arthur   S.   157. 
Morse,  Wm.  H.   12,  22.  59,  60,  79,  81. 
Morton,  Lake,  21. 
Moss  beds,  97. 

MoWer,  H.  A.  160.  62,  70,  72,  83,  204,  16,  17. 
Moj'nihan,  D.  J.  226.  46. 
Mnynihan,  F.  j.  279. 
:\Ioynihan.   Capt.  J.  J.  6,  3.^  218.  26.  28.  33. 

35.  40,  44.  97.  98.  303. 
Moynihan.  C.  J.  233.  36.  39.  42,  52,  60,  66.  97, 

98,  301. 
Moyniihan,  Mrs.  P.  J.  304. 
Murray,  A.  F.  42,  78,  80. 
Munger,  Geo.  W.   157. 

Murphy,  Chap.  P.  B.  239.  45.  48.  51.  54.  67. 
]\turphy,  Daniel,  248. 
Murphy,  E.  F.  269.  97,  99. 
Murphy,  J.  F.  233,  36,  48.  98,  99. 
Murphy,  J.   H.  301,  02. 
Mur])hy,  Jeremiah,  226,  301. 
Murpliy,  Mrs.  P.  H.  304. 
.Murphy,  Wm.  H.  233,  49,  57,  S3,  96,  99. 
Musician's  mishap,  205. 
Muster-in,  Go.  A.  m;  Co.  C,  qi;  Co.  H,  163; 

Co.  G,  235. 
Muster-in   Roll   Co.   A,  80:    Co.   C,   147;   Co. 

11,  216:  Co.  G,  298. 
Muster-out,  Co.  A,  75:   Co.   C,   135:   Co.   H, 

208:  Co.   G.  287. 
Nault.  J.  B.  216.  17. 
Ncedham,  Wm.  1.  157. 
Nelson,  A.  H.  223. 
Newell,  F.  G.  42,  79.  Si. 
New  London,  72. 
Newport.  17,  91,  165. 
Newport  News,  253. 

Newton,  A.  E.  162,  63.  82,  05.  204,  16,  17. 
Newton,  Capt.  L.  7. 
Newton,  O.  J.  87. 
New  York,  i6s. 
Nichols,   Eli   F.   157- 
Nichols,  Rev.  R.  279. 
Night  march  from  EI  Caney,  47. 
N(m-com.  officers,  Co.  C,  98. 
N'orcross,  J.  O.  160. 
Norton,  Edgar  H.  162. 
Nugent.  ]\L  226. 
O'Brien,  j\L  J.  226. 
O'Brien,  Patrick,  231. 
O'Brien.  Thos.  2.^3.  98.  99- 
O'Brien.  T.  J.  233- 
O'Callaghan,  T.  H.  261,  98,  99. 
O'Caliaghan,  Dr.  T.  .\.  279.  303- 
O'Connell,  P.  T.  279.  301. 
O'Connor.  D.  W.  233.  39.  49.  61,  98,  99. 


329 


O'Connor,  Jolm   K.  jjg. 

O'Connor,  Maj.  .M.  J.  230,  68,  74. 

O'Connor,  Rev.  P.  M.  239. 

O'Day,  Patrick,  240. 

O'Driscoll,  Michael,  221,  22,  24. 

OTIynn.  Richard,  6,  219,  22,  23.  26.  3or. 

O'Go'rman,  Minnie.  281,  306. 

O'Keefe,  P.  D.  233.  36,  39,  66,  69,  71,  82,  90, 

98,  99- 
O'Leary,  F.  A.  226. 
O'Learj',  T.  S.  5. 
Oliver,  E.  G.  88. 
O'Neill,   Captain,   34. 
O'Neill,  Tho,s.   224,  25. 
Orizaba,  29,   loi,  03. 
Osceola,  33. 

O'SulIivaiV  I..  .A.  264,  83,  85,  98,  300. 
Out  artist  afield,  61.       "       ' 
Owen,  F.  S.  88. 
Owl  and  the  captain,  185. 
Pando,  General,  119. 
Paradis,  .A..  J.  162.  98,  216,  17. 
Parker,  Chas.  F.  Jr.  162. 
Patten,  Colonel,  142. 
Pay-day,  24,   175,   277. 
Pearson,   Col.   E.   P.  25S,  59. 
Pease,  Giles  S.   157. 
Pembleton,  A.  J.  88,  in,  46,  47. 
Pepner,   Rev.   George  W.  227,  7, 
Perky,   H.   D.    132. 
Personals,   138. 
Pettet,  F.  W.  88. 
Petersen,  Dr.  A.  C.  N.  73. 
Peterson,  Chas.  .-X.  157. 
Philadelphia,  20,  92. 
Physical  examinations.  89,  16^. 
Pltinkett.  F.  T.  226. 
Phinimer.  Lient.  \V.  H.  10.  12,  i  i,  2>,  34,  49, 

64.  65.  73.  78,  80. 
Plymouth,  Steamer,  17,  18,  O-^,  165. 
Pickett,   Gen'I  Josiah,  225,  29. 
Pig  chasing,  94,  16S. 
Pickaxe.  The  only.  197. 
Pierce,   E.   L.   160.  68. 
Pierce  &■  Co.,  E.  S.  312. 
Pierce,  Col.  F.  E.  6,  164. 
Pierce,  F.  H.  160. 
Pinkerton,  Hon.  A.  S.  287. 
Pinkham,  Chas.  H.  287,  309. 
Pinkham.  Mrs.  Chas.  H.  309. 
Pitts.  R.  H.  88.  126,  38,  47.  60.  73. 
Point    Mulas.  31. 
Poisonous  plant,   rgo. 
Poland.  Chas.  A.  12.  15,  41,  60,  73,  78,  80. 
Pool,  Capt.  Leonard,  7. 
Pope,  J.  E.  88,  118,  35,  37,  46,  47- 
Portico,  20. 

Post  10,  G.  A.  R.  II,  74- 
Power,  E.  J.  12.  157. 
Power,  J.  F.  283.  86,  87,  98.  300. 
Powers,  "Patsey,"  236:  finds  a  bill,  249:    49, 

52- 
Powers,  R.  H.  283,  98.  300. 
Powers,  Letter  of  Rev.  L.  M.  127. 
Pratt,  A.  W.  162,  63,  73.  90.  91.  216,  17. 
Preble,  A.  W.  160. 
Prendergast,  A.  T.  267.  98,  99. 
Prendiville.  P.  J.  233.  44.  46,  60,  65.  98.  99. 
Prentiss,  H.  C.  160. 


Preston.  Capt.  Wm.  D.  7. 

Prior.  Lieut.  W.  S.  159.  60,  64,  65. 

Prince.  B.  .A.  88,  102.  35,  37,  46,  47. 

Provan.  Mrs.   Flora,  310. 

Purinton,  .X.   L.   160,  62.  78,  215,  16, 

Putnam,  Herbert  C.  157. 

Putnam.  Davis  &  Co.  312. 

Putnam,  Harrj-  S.  5. 

Quarantine,  70. 

Quilty,  J.  F.  173.  82.  216.  17. 

Quinn.  J.  Frank.  2^1.   ^oi. 

Rand.  .Annie  F.  281. 

Randall.  Harvev.  162,  201,  14,  16. 

Randall.  R.  C.  87. 

Rations  carried.  38. 

Rawson  &  Simpson.  312. 

Raymond.  Maj.  F.  T.  5,  132,  ,?o8. 

Rcardon,  John,  305. 

Rebbqli,  A.  F.  87,  91,  101. 

Rebel  yell.  169. 

Recruits  for  "Emmets,"  246,  47. 

Red  Cross  flags.  122. 

Red  Cross  supplies.  $.  277.  85, 

Reed.  Geo.  A.-  162. 

Regan.  Wm.  225,  31. 

Reina    ^ferccdes,  67.  276. 

Reinbold,  A.  J.  71.  79.  81. 

Relief  Committee,  312. 

Resting  on   March  to  K\  Cancy.   189. 

Reynolds.  C.  P.   173,  204,  16,  17.' 

Rhcutan.  .A.  .A.   131.  32.  3^ 

Rheutan,  W.  D.  88,  109.  46.  47. 

Rice.  Chas.  F.  283,  98.  300. 

Rice,  P.  J.  226. 

Rice.  Wm.  W.  12.  30,  46.  78.  81.  176. 

Richardson,  Chief  Alusician.  23. 

Richardson.  Mayor  Geo.  W.  222. 

Rider,  Capt.   P.  L.  6,  85.  86.  87.  92.   100,  31, 

32.  33-  5'.  55.  5".  310- 
Riedl.  E.  R.  12,  69.  77.  80. 
Riley,  Wm.  J.  272.  83.  98,  300. 
Riordan.  John  J.  226,  29.  31,  79.  301.  02,  03, 

14- 
Rix.  Geo.  E.  87.  94,  135.  37.  46,  47. 
"Roast  beef,"   31. 
Robbins,  Howird  W.  157. 
Roberts,  John,  305. 
Roberts,  W.  D.  &8,  135.  36,  39,  47. 
Robinson.  Mrs.  Wm.  L.  6,   513. 
Rocky  Mount,   t68. 
Roc,  Alfred  S.  5. 
Rogers,  John  J.  231. 
Rooncv,  R.  H.  233.  36.  81.  98.  99. 
Ronayne,  Dr.  J.  A.  277,  82.  93. 
Ronajiie.  Margaret   L.  281. 
Roosevelt.  Col.  199. 
Roosevelt's  horse.  37. 
Rose.  Robert  L  157. 
Rough  Riders.  36.  39,  108,  10. 
Rmnid  Robin.  64. 
Russell,  Col.  E.  H.  229,  79. 
Russell.  M.  L.  237.  79,  82.  303. 
Russell.  R.  W.   157. 
Ryan.  E.   H.  233, 
Salisbury,  Stephen.  308.  22. 
Sampson.     Wm.  H.  157. 
Sands.  Chas.  ^L  116,  46,  47. 
San  Juan   Hill,   120,  258,  66. 
San  Juan  River.  43.  47. 
Santiago  Harbor,  32.  130. 


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WORCESTER     IN     THE     SPANISH     WAR. 


Santiago  surrenders,  120,   25.  94,  95.  265. 

Santiago  visited,  268,  69;  view  of,  270. 

Santiago  wharf,  271. 

Santiago,  Scene  of  final  surrender  in,  2S0. 

Saratoga.   Transport.    18,    19,    165. 

Sarsfield   Guards.  225. 

Savage,   G.   A.    160. 

Savannah.  20,  95,  169. 

Sawyer.   E.  B.   12.  42.  74,  78,  80. 

Sawyer,  H.  N.  160. 

Schofield,  W.  E.  12,  14,  15,  49,  79.  81. 

Scott.   Albert  B.  6.   160.  62.  85.  98.  200.  04. 

15.   16. 
Scott,  Henry   A.   157. 
Scully,  P.  J.  260.  90.  98.  99. 
Second   Mass.  and  71st   N.     Y.     contrasted, 

171.  77. 
Second  Regiment.   11.  23.  3.V 
Serenade  to  the  Sixth.  2j8. 
Sessions.  Frank,  140. 
Seventy-First  New   York.   18.  20,  22,  50,  92, 

167. 
Severv,  Wm.  M.  71.  79.  81. 
Shea.  P.  F.  283.  98.  .^oo. 
Shea.  Asst.   Surg.   P.  O.  265.  75.  95- 
Shedd,  Geo.  L.  162,  Si.  84.  216.   17. 
Shedd.  Roscoe  H.  157. 
Shedd.   Thomas   S.    I57- 
Shepardson,  A.   A.   283.  98.  300. 
Sherman.  Rev.  Fr.  246. 
Sherman.  Wm.  E.  12.  14.  79.  81. 
Shoe   mending.   198. 
Shooting  affray.  Lakeland,  95.   i"o. 
Short.  C.  S.  Jir..   160. 

Shumway,  Lieut. -col.  E.  R.  7.  n.  18.  34.  39. 
72.  :o<5.  24.  31.  34.  38.  (A  67.  69.  90.95. 
269. 

Siboney,  :^:i.  35.   108,  257. 

Sixth  Regt.  departs,  238. 

Sixth  \J.  S.   Cavalryman,   116. 

Skerrett,  jNIark,  277. 

Skerrett.  N.  J.  6,  229.  ^:i,  66.  67.  69.  81.  97, 
98. 

Sleeper,   Chas.  W.    162,  98,  216,   17. 

.Slocum,  S.  160.  168. 

Smith   Charles,   162. 

Smith.  C.  E.  =;.  160.  62.  78.  87,  204.  15.  16. 

Smith  Co..  E.  T.  31-'. 

Smith.   Tas.   W.  4-.  45.  79.  81. 

Smith.  Wm.  S..  Jr.   162. 

"Snowball,"    179,  87,  93. 

Soap   incidents.  32.    177.  97. 

Sons  of  Veterans,  11,  74. 

Southmayd.  Major,  54. 

Spanish  block-house,  262. 

Spanish  gun,  322. 

S|)anish  sharpshooter.  115,  261. 

Sparrell.   C.   H.   160.  68. 

Sparrell.    F.   J.   160. 

Spencer.  Wm.   H.  226. 

Spiders  in  Lakeland,  99. 

Spiers,   F.   R.    160. 

Sprague,  Gen'l  A.  B.  R.  7,  -'^9.  79.  .!oS. 

Springer.   F.   A.   157. 

Springfield,   135. 

Soy  fracas,  238,  39. 

Squires,  A.  T.  30,  79,  81. 

Stalker.  C.  D.  160. 

Standish.  L.  O.  76.  79.  81. 


Standish.  Wm.  G.   12,  15.  79,  81. 

Steals  wagon-Ioiad,  239. 

Stearns,  E.  A.  88.   126,  35,  37,  47. 

Stebbins,  Geo.  W.  87,  109.  13.  30.  46.  47.  57- 

Steele.  E,  F.  258.  61,  98,  99. 

Stevenson   John,    214. 

Stevenson,  J.  C.  87.  157. 

Stevenson,  Wm.   157. 

Stewart.  A.  D.  88.  136,  39.  46.  47- 

Stiles.  Maj.   F.  G.   151,  5-'.  ^^i- 

Stiles,  Wm.  H.   162,  204,  16,  17. 

Stone.  Gen'l  Ebenezer.  222,  23. 

Strong.  Gov.  Caleb.  83. 

Studley.  Lt.-col.  J,  M.  221. 

Sullivan,   D.   J.   226. 

Sullivan,    Edw.    F.    2^3.   60;   his    death.    272; 

289.  91.  99- 
Sullivan,  Henry.  233.  67,  89.  300. 
Sullivain,   Gov.   Jas.  83. 
Sullivan.  Jas.   E.  238. 
Sullivan,  J.   E.  233. 
Sullivan.  J.   F.  233. 
Sullivan,  Capt.  J.  J.  254. 
Sullivan.  Gen'l  John,  83. 
Sullivan,  ^largaret,  305. 
Sullivan,   P.   F.  6.  231,  33,  35,  44,  51,  56,  59, 

69.  77.  97.  98.  300. 
Sullivan.  P.  J.  233.  55,  60.  97,  98. 
-Sunday  in   Camp   M'ass.   99. 
Surf  bathing,  ^y. 
Surrender.  57.  265. 
Sweeney.  J.  H.  233,  46,  39.  98.  300. 
Tableaux  in  Salisbury  Hall,  310. 
Taft.  F.   B.  88.   119.  20.  36.  39.  47. 
Taft.  Fred  W.  162.  80.  204.  16.   17. 
Taft.  R.  B.   160. 
Taft,   Robert.  87.    118.  46.  47. 
Tampa,   23.    177;   Bay,   24. 
Tansey.  Wm.   J.  231.  40,  79.  301,  02,  04,  06, 
Tarantula  incident,  37. 
Tatman.  C.  T.   160. 
Taylor,  Gen'l  Chas.  H.  247. 
Taylor,  G.  P.  160. 
Taylor.  J.  H.  135,  46,  47. 
Telegram,  Worcester,  21,  57,  199,  245. 
Tents  for  Co.  G  arrive.  265. 
Thaxter,    Levi,    154. 
Thirteenth  in  the  story,   103,  19. 
Thomas.  Q.  F.  12,  76,  79,  81. 
Thompson,  .A.lex.  G.   12.  23.  69.  78.  80. 
Thompson.  C.  W.  162.  86.  216,  17. 
Thomson,  Geo.  AL  12. 
Tillery,  Annie,   168. 
Tinkham,  Eugene  L.  157. 
Titus.  Jos.  H.  7. 
Tisdell.  Lieut.  M.  H.  12.  16.  2$.  34.  36.  50.  5^. 

54.  55.  57.  60.  78.  80.  134. 
Tnbacco.   High  orice  nf.  41.  262. 
Tndd.  J.  E.  L.  III.  T4.  18.  46,  47. 
Tomato  can  labels.  262. 
Tone.  Wm.   226. 
Toner,  Wm.  H.  231,  301,  02. 
To. , hill.  J.  J.  226. 
Tdi.mev.  D.  P.  6. 
Torkelson.   L   G.    12. 

Torkelson,  R.  .-\.  12.  22.  49.  57,  74.  80,  81, 
Tdurtelotte,  .\.  II.  216.  17. 
Towne.   City   Clerk.    173. 
Tracv.   II.   P.  243.  gS,  300. 
Tr.iver.  W.   A.   12.    14.  34.  78.  80. 


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Trenches,  Second  .Mass.  in  the,  187. 

Tribe,  Geo.  T.  322. 

Tribnte  to  Post  10,  316. 

Trowbridge,  Dr.  E.  H.  73. 

Trudel,  G.   L.  204.  i6,  17. 

Trnmbull.   .Mrs.   133. 

Tucker,  !•".  J.  135.  37,  46,  47. 

Tnrner,    Wm.   T.  22,  80,  81. 

Undergrave,  Silas,  162,  200.  10,  15,  17. 

Vaughan,  C.  A.  Jr.  87,  102,  37,  46.  47. 

Vaughn,    F.    T,.    160,   62,   72,   78,  8r,  85,  204. 

15,  16, 
Vesper,  Lieut.  41.  66,  67. 
Virgimius  Wall,  igg. 
Vizard,  W.  J.  206. 
Volunteer  .Aid  .Association,  308. 
Volunteer  nurses,  306,  07. 
Volunteer  physicians,  282,  93,  95,  303. 
Vosberg,  E.  H.  190,  216,   17. 
Vulcan  repair  ship,  255. 
Wagner,  Capt.  C.  .\.  123,  244. 
Walker,   Hon.  J.   H.  287. 
Wallace,   .Arthur  J.    157. 
Wallace,  S.  .A.  12,  30,  80,  81. 
Walsh,   Harry,   T62. 
Ward.   F.   W.   88. 
Ward,  Cant.  Geo.   H.  7. 
Ward,  Ralph  W.  157. 
Ware,   Horace   L.    12. 
Ware,  J.  C.  162,  86,  204,  16.  17. 
Warren,  Lieut.  H.  H.  82,  87,  91,  122,  40,  46, 

47- 

Washburn,  F.  W.  87. 

Washington,  20.  92,   169. 

Watermelon,  The  only,  132. 

Waycross,  95. 

"Weary   Willies,"    173. 

Weaver,   Lieut.  W.   M.   m.   165.  2?4- 

Webb,  Geo.  D.  322. 

Wei.xler,  Carl  W.  69,  76,  80,  81. 

Wei  don,  20. 

Wellington,  Gen'l  F.  W.  72,  135,  59.  22$.  31, 
79,  86.   301,  03. 

Wellington  Rifles,  159;  at  Camp  Dewey, 
162;  leave  Framingham,  165;  get  the 
cigars,  167;  get  roses,  168;  leave  Lake- 
land, 174;  nationalities,  175;  in  the 
trenches,  181;  night  march,  187;  first 
death,  200;  leave  Cuba,  202;  reach 
Montauk,  205;   leave,  206. 

Wellvvood,  Chap.  J.  C.  12,  23,  62,   163,  73. 


Wcntwiirtli,   II.  B.  67,  87,  106,   ?o,  36,  39,  47. 

West,  Chas.  1'.  286. 

West  Point  Lieutenant,  70. 

West  Point  prig,  A,  199. 

Wheeler,  .A.  F.  6,  102,  16,  35,  y;,  46. 

Wheeler.  II  E.  30.  80,  81. 

Wheeler,  Henry  E.  157. 

Wheeler,  Gen'l  Joe.  36,  70.   133,  77,  267,    75; 

his  letter,  281. 
Wheeler,  J.  W.  124,  36.  39.  46.  47. 
Wheeler,  J.  W.  124,  36,  39,  47. 
Whiople.  Major,  167.  95. 
White.  Peter  N.  12,  42,  44,  49,  80,  81. 
Whitinir.  Wnv  I.  157. 
Wliittakcr,  .Abel   E.  162. 
Whittakcr.   Leaver,   162,  86,  216,  217. 
Whittall.  M.  J.  279. 
Whittle.  Jas.  C.   157. 
Williams,   Cant.    (Co.   T).  45. 
Williams,  Col.  W.  .A.  220. 
Wills.  A.  M.  35,  52.  76,  80.  81. 
Wilmot,   T.   L.  87,  90.   146,  47. 
Wilson.  .A.  E.  160. 
Wilson.  A.  W.   160. 
Wine  found,  37. 

Wintcrsgill,  .A.  T.  87,  90,  130.  46,  47. 
Wiseman,  Thos.  F.  233. 
Writing  material  scarce,  193. 
Wolcott,   Gov.   Roger,  9,    16,   72,  91,    135,  65, 

235.  37.  38,  40. 
Wood,  W.  H.  Jr.  172,  203,  15,  16. 
Woods,    H.   W.    12. 
■'Wood's  Weary  Walkers,"   108. 
Wooldridge,  E.  D.  88,  90,   146,  47. 
Worcester  Board  of  Trade,  6. 
Worcester  helps  the  regulars,  132. 
Worcester  officers  at  Montauk,  134. 
Worcester  welcomes  companies,   207. 
Wounded  twice,  49. 
Vbor,  City,  23,  24,  107,  72. 
Veaw,  C.  S.   12.  15,  17,  19,  2S3,  87. 
"Ye  brave  orderly."  62. 
Young.   General,    132. 
Young.  H.  C.  5.  6.  160.  62,  68,  73.  78.  85,  91. 

95.  204,  06,  15.  16. 
Y'oung.  Wm.  S.  60.  80,  8t. 
Y.  .\L  C.  .A.  in  Lakeland.  loi. 
Zaeder.  Emil.  87,  109,  35,  37,  46,  47. 
Zacdcr,   F.  J.  87. 
Zaeder.  Julius.  131,  32,  a.