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Called Out by Governor Mount Last Night.LEAVES FOR INDIANAPOLISOn the 7:30 O'clock Dinkey This Morning.RECEIVED A GREAT SEND-OFF.Thousands Cheered Them on Their Way.MANY TEAR-BEDIMMED EYES.Company Leaves Nearly Ninety Strong.COMPLETE ROSTER OF COMPANY.Dally, !6th.Company C. First Regiment, Indiana National Guard, of this city left at 7:3( o’clock this morning over the Pennsylvania road fcr Indianapolis where the state militia will be mobilized and held in readiness to be moved to the south.When it became known yesterday that Secretary of War Alger had notified the governors of the states to order ont their qnota under the call for troops of President McKinley, an order was momentarily expected by Capt. W. J. Coleman to call ont Company C. Last nightthe company was drilling at the Armory, Spring and Vincennes streets, when Capt. Coleman received the orders for the company to be in readiness to leave for Indianapolis today.The order was received with cheers by the company and soon all the absentees were notified to be ready to leave on the 7:30 o’clock Dinkey. The news e spread over the city and at 11 o’clock the fire bells sounded eleven taps, the riot alarm, notifying the sleeping citi s that the soldier boys were to leave. Councilman George Strack’s “Butcher Boy cannon began firing salutes about 11 o’clock and the knobs reverberated the booming of the cannon until thisEarly this morning, the citizens arose and prepared to give the boys a good send off as suggested by Mayor Armstrong in yesterday’s Tribune. The members of Company C., assembled at the Armory at 6 o’clock and about 7 o’clock started for the State street Dinkey depot, the line of march beiDg down Spring Pearl and in Pearl street to tLe depot.Notwithstanding the early hoar, the streets were filled with people and the boys were constantly cheered. But little time had been allowed the citizens to make preparations to give the boys a send-off, but notwithstanding, nearly every residence and business house was decorated with the national colors. The Silver band had been secured and led the parade, followed by Mayor Armstrong and a number of prominent citizens, Company C bringing up the rear.Along Pearl street, the thoroughfare was choked with people and at the depot nearly two thousand pushed and crowded around the three coaches which were to carry the boys to Jeffersonville and be attached to the regular train. Several Cuban flags were carried in the proces-It seems as though the women outnumbered the men three to one at the depot. There were mothers, sisters and sweethearts bidding good byes, some perhaps for the last time and there were many tear bedimmed eyes seen in the immense assemblage. The soldier boys reached the depot only a few moments before time for the departure of the train and farewells were short.As the train started off, the air was rent with cheers, myriads of handker chiefs fluttered, the band played “The Girl I Left Behind Me,’’ and Company C was off to begin its first actual duty on the battle field. The company was called out about three years ago on account of the coal miner’s riots but never before ’ on account of hostilities with a foreign country.The complete roster of the company is as follows:Captain—W. J. Coleman.First Lieutenant—J. R. Gebhart.Second Lieutenant—F. McCurdy.Orderly Sergeant—Otha H. Gandy.Quartermaster Sergeant—Joe Fox.Duty Sergeants—J. W. Yelton, Geo. Groves, Berry Harbeson.Musician—Chas. Miller.Corporals—Harry Whiteman, Emil Barth, William Detrick, George Schuler.PRIVATES.Chas. Cheap, John Chamberlain,Lloyd Hough, Herman Gulitz,Chas. Goodwin, Ed Crutchfield,Bert Glore, Edw. Hogan,Frank Stay, R. A. Jacobus,Stanley Keas, Lloyd Kessner,Wo. Lynch, Oscar Leach,Chas. Moss, Bert Mays,
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New Albany Weekly Tribune
New Albany, Indiana, US
Fri, Apr 29, 1898
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