Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . o caiituredhis sandwich. Boarding the north-ward-liound train, the Second Regi-ment \\as en route for home viaIalnier. .\t the several stops throughthe Land of .Steady Habits, the hospi-tality of many coming on the train,however well meant, was i
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . o caiituredhis sandwich. Boarding the north-ward-liound train, the Second Regi-ment \\as en route for home viaIalnier. .\t the several stops throughthe Land of .Steady Habits, the hospi-tality of many coming on the train,however well meant, was in some in-stances of that excitable nature thatthe dispensing of liquids had to be for-bidden, though coffee and milk werenot considered contraband. Generos-ity even reached the pitch of passingarijund cigars. At Palmer there camea separation of the regiment, partgoing to the westward, while the ^Vor-cester companies turned towards theeast. At state line, where the imaginarybonmlary separates Connecticut andAlassachusetts, Governor Roger Wol-cott came aboard, and it was a par-ticularly pleasant thing for him to thuswelcome home the snr\d\(ns of those-ivhoni, a few months before, he hadreviewed ui)on their Framinghamcampground. Passing through eachcar he gave the boys a chance to knowthat he had not forgotten them. At CITY crAKPS, COM PAW A. 73. R. H. A. Cole. II. C. CiROVER. C. S. IIlGGINBOTHAM. Sergt. C. a. Iola-nd. Palmer there was a large delegation of\\orcester friends with more refresh-ments. It really began to look asthough the iieople of the sister stateshad begun to think the boys hollow totheir heels, and some of them were re-duced to the condition of that news-boy at the charity dinner who couldchew, but couldnt swallow. Amongthe visitors were Dr. A. C. X. Petersen,Dr. E. H. Trowbridge, LieutenantLiicke, Harrv ^lerritt, and onlv did they bring food, but theybrought waiters as well, whose duty itwas to anticipate every want of thereturning sold
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