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 . Theboys of the Xinth were astonished onthis day when, for the first time, theysaw a whole regiment of regulars stripof¥ their clothing and take a most invig-orating bath in statu uaturtr, with allout-of-doors as a bath house: then giv-ing their c
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 . Theboys of the Xinth were astonished onthis day when, for the first time, theysaw a whole regiment of regulars stripof¥ their clothing and take a most invig-orating bath in statu uaturtr, with allout-of-doors as a bath house: then giv-ing their clothing a scrub they resumedit and it was quickly dried by the return-ing sun. ()thers could and did catchin their rubber blankets rain water, withwhich they filled their canteens. On the 4th, Musician P. E. .Sullivangoes on a visit to the 2d Massachusetts,and hardly recognizes his old friendsthere, since they, during the interval fol-lowing Camp Dewey, have practicallygiven up using the razor, and through afull beard he has to look closely to findhis Worcester acquaintances. There hefirst heard of the death of Lieutenant Pienchley of \\orcester, and later hevisited the fith Regulars and conversedwith fellow officers and men who hadknown P>enchley so well. At this verytime Worcester was hoping against 260 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH !?, 1. T. r,. 1. J. Scvj Sri,l-I\-AN (in LLY. his sailor days). Hknrv Criffin. yi. J. hopu that subsL-cjiiPiif rcpiirt> wmild ren-der back the yoiiiii; man whose futurehad promised so much. Also he foundthe I2th Regulars and a hirge repre-sentation of Worcester friends who liadenhsted under Lieutenant Anghmi. While (i Company was away fromthe regiment, the same had a visit fromLieutenant rrowU-y of the -oth West Joint classmate of j-iench-ley, who expressed great regret at notseeing fellow Worcestermen. Lie was entertained by CaptainDunn of Company I. Later CaptainMoynihan, with Li
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