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All details have been arranged in regard to launching the 2nd battalion of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, who will arrive here today at 12:45 from Regina and Calgary. Some 400 men will reach here by the C.P.R. In two different trains; the railroad officials will do all in their power to have the last section here before one o'clock so that the men can sit down together at Broadway drill hall.
Some of the aldermen are trying to make arrangements to have the men form up at the station and march in a body to the city hall where they will have the street cars. If there is time for this it will give Winnipeggers an opportunity of seeing what a fine body of men the westerners are, but it is feared that the men will have trolleyed direct from the station to the drill hall and back again owing to the limited time. About a dozen street cars will be needed for conveyance. Aid. Mitchell, the acting mayor, with Col. Ruttan, will meet the men at the station and accompany them to the Broadway Drill Hall, where Mrs. Hample will cater. The city engineer's department has erected temporary tables in the hall.
The following district order has been issued:
"Headquarters M.D. No. 10, Winnipeg, 15th January 1900."
"The officers of the militia, including those on the reserve and retired list have been invited by the city council to meet Lieut. -Col. Herchmer and the western contingent for South Africa at the drill hall at 1 o'clock on Tuesday the 16th inst. Officers are requested to attend in winter uniform.
H. N. RUTTAN, LT.-COL. D.O.C., M.D. No. 10.
The city treasurer, Mr. W. G. Scott, has received a letter from Regimental Sergeant-Major Frank Church, of the western battalion of Mounted Rifles informing him that the majority of the members of the N.W.M.P. Lodge 61, A.F. and A.M., are going away on the western contingent and as they stop some time in Winnipeg they would be very pleased to see him and if possible the Grand Master, Col. John Leslie and such of the brethren as could meet them.
ENTRAINING AT REGINA
Regina, Jan. 15. - The train for the Regina contingent of the Northwest Mounted Rifles, was run to the barrack's siding at 4 o'clock, and at 5 o'clock the train steamed into Regina station. Here a large and enthusiastic crowd had gathered from a wide area around the capital. A special train had brought a crowd from Moose Jaw, accompanied by its town band. Patriotic airs by the band, and loud cheering by the public, continued all the time the train was being made up. The Lieutenant Governor and Madam Forget were in the crowd.
There were two ladies in the train vis., Mrs. Westgate, whose husband is a volunteer, and Mrs. Randall, daughter of Col. Herchmer, with her baby daughter, whose grandfather commands the battalion and whose father and uncle are volunteers in its ranks. The train pulled out amid renewed cheers, and as it did so the headlight of the second section, with the Calgary and Macleod boys on board came into sight. The precision and promptitude with which the entraining occurred are much admired, and credit is given to Col. Herchmer and his officers and Mr. Milestone and the C.P.R. officials for the excellent arrangements that have characterized the starting of the battalion on its long journey to the seat of war. The horses are 157 in number and they were loaded in 1 hour and 15 minutes by eight men, and the whole of the movements were carried out with similar promptitude.
THE EDMONTON BOYS
Regina, Jan. 14. - The Free Press correspondents at Regina, Calgary and other points have before furnished brief sketches of the brave boys enrolled at those places for service with the Northwest Mounted Rifles. The following are the volunteers for the war from the district around Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan.
D. E. ADAMS, Canadian, and a Methodist, was six years in the N.W.M.P., and since has been engaged as horse and cattle dealer, freighter, etc., near Edmonton, is 37 years of age, 6 ft. 1 in. high, weighs 185 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 37 1/2 ins.
W. A GILES, is a native of the U.S.A., carpenter and member of the Church of England. He is one of the pioneers of the Edmonton district, having gone there in 1874 for I.G. Baker & Co. He is 40 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 171 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 37 1/2 ins.
J. E. BALL, native of P.E.I., where he was a carpenter. He is a Baptist. He has been a cattle man about Edmonton, is 24 years old, 5 ft. 7 1/2 ins. high, weighs 155 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 38 ins.
G. W. M. CAMPBELL, Canadian, Presbyterian, was a telegraph operator, but has served seven years in the N.W.M.P., is 31 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 inches high, weighs 185 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 39 1/2 to 41 1/2 ins.
E. D. CLARK, a native of Toronto, Presbyterian, is a cowboy, a great rough rider, and has served in Rosenfeldt's horse, is 24 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 170 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 39 inches.
G. A. DAVY, an Englishman, and member of the Church of England, served a year in the British South Africa Police, and has a good discharge from the Matabeleland Police, is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins. in height, weighs 173 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
OLIVER G. DENNIS, formerly of Toronto, a member of the Church of England. He is a surveyor and road constructor, doing considerable work in northern Alberta, was gold commissioner in western British Columbia. He is brother of J. S. Dennis, deputy commissioner of public works, Northwest Government. He is 39 years of age, 6 ft. 1 1/2 ins. high, weighs 178 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 1/2 ins.
J. T. DOOLAN, a native of P.E.I., Roman Catholic, a farmer. He accompanied the recent commission to the Northern Indians, a good all-round man, is 23 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 154 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 38 1/2 ins.
BASIL C. D'EASUM, born in India, a member of the Church of England, has been a cowboy for five years. He is a brother of the Rev. Mr. D'Easum, of Fort Saskatchewan.
F. J. TAYLOR, of Walsall, England, member of the Church of England, has been ranching near Wetaskiwin. He is 30 years of age, 5 ft. 73/4 ins. high, weighs 153 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 3/4 ins.
P. G. FERGUSON, Fort Saskatchewan, was 14 years in the N.W.M.P., born in Glasgow, Scotland, a Presbyterian, is 34 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins., high, weighs 169 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 ins.
W. A GILES, is a native of the U.S.A., carpenter and member of the Church of England. He is one of the pioneers of the Edmonton district, having gone there in 1874 for I.G. Baker & Co. He is 40 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 171 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 37 1/2 ins.
J. E. BALL, native of P.E.I., where he was a carpenter. He is a Baptist. He has been a cattle man about Edmonton, is 24 years old, 5 ft. 7 1/2 ins. high, weighs 155 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 38 ins.
G. W. M. CAMPBELL, Canadian, Presbyterian, was a telegraph operator, but has served seven years in the N.W.M.P., is 31 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 inches high, weighs 185 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 39 1/2 to 41 1/2 ins.
E.D. CLARK, a native of Toronto, Presbyterian, is a cowboy, a great rough rider, and has served in Rosenfeldt's horse, is 24 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 170 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 39 inches.
G. A. DAVY, an Englishman, and member of the Church of England, served a year in the British South Africa Police, and has a good discharge from the Matabeleland Police, is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins. in height, weighs 173 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
OLIVER G. DENNIS, formerly of Toronto, a member of the Church of England. He is a surveyor and road constructor, doing considerable work in northern Alberta, was gold commissioner in western British Columbia. He is brother of J. S. Dennis, deputy commissioner of public works, Northwest Government. He is 39 years of age, 6 ft. 1 1/2 ins. high, weighs 178 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 1/2 ins.
J. T. DOOLAN, a native of P.E.I., Roman Catholic, a farmer. He accompanied the recent commission to the Northern Indians, a good all-round man, is 23 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 154 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 38 1/2 ins.
BASIL C. D'EASUM, born in India, a member of the Church of England, has been a cowboy for five years. He is a brother of the Rev. Mr. D'Easum, of Fort Saskatchewan.
F.J. TAYLOR, of Wai sail, England, member of the Church of England, has been ranching near Wetaskiwin. He is 30 years of age, 5 ft. 7 3/4 ins. high, weighs 153 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 3/4 ins.
P. G. FERGUSON, Fort Saskatchewan, was 14 years in the N.W.M.P., born in Glasgow, Scotland, a Presbyterian, is 34 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins., high, weighs 169 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 ins.
W. SPROTT, a teamster, has been ranching near Edmonton, was born in Jedburgh Scotland, is 21 years old, 5 8 1/2 ins., high, weighs 174 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
OLIVER TRAVERS, an Englishman and member of the Church of England, has been a trapper and rancher near Edmonton, id 23 years of age, 5 ft. 9 in. high, weighs 161 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
C.C. WESTHEAD, a native of Portland, England, and a member of the Church of England, has been ranching for some time near Buffalo Lake, offered to provide two horses, is 29 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 36 ins.
W. WOOD, born at Rice Lake, Ontario, and is a Presbyterian, is a son of J. C. Wood of Topfield and for some time has been a teamster around Edmonton, is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 137 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 32 3/4 to 36 ins.
J. WOLLACOMBE, native of Plympton, England, and is a member of the Church of England, has been a rancher at Lacombe, is 25 years old, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 142 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 36 1/2 ins.
HY. Y. BALDWIN, a native of Toronto, and a member of the Church of England and is a Surgeon in practice at Wetaskiwin, has been a military surgeon and has seen service in many parts of the world. At one time was a surgeon to the N.W.M.P. Is 39 years old, 6 ft. high, weighs 185 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 36 to 41 in.
W. GRIESBACK, born at Fort Qu'Appelle, a law student living with his father Major Griesback, of the N.W.M.P. at Port Saskatchewan, who himself has seen much active service in South Africa, is 23 years of age, 5 ft. 8 3/4 ins. high, weighs 140 1/2 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 32 to 36 inches.
WM. JAS. MULLIN, Canadian and Presbyterian, has been engaged in farming, freighting and farm implement selling at Edmonton.
FORBES GROAT, native of Edmonton, and a member of the Church of England. He is a teamster by trade and a son of Malcolm Groat, one of the original white settlers at Edmonton, going there as an officer of the Hudson's Bay Company. Groat is a good all-round man, a first class shot and an ideal scout. It will be remembered that about two years ago he rescued the captain of a shipwrecked whaler at Herschell Island and brought him to Edmonton. He is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 7 1/2 in. high, weighs 168 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 inches.
SID HARRY HODGKISS, native of Birmingham, England, a member of the Church of England, has been a teamster and farmer near Edmonton, is 29 years old, 5 ft. 9 ins., high, weighs 155 Ibs.
WM. HY. HANNAH, native of Belwood, Ontario, a Presbyterian, a farmer near Edmonton, is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins. in height, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 ins.
FRED A. JACKSON, native of Winchester, Va., U.S.A., a Roman Catholic has been cowboy, prospector and packer near Edmonton, is 37 years of age, 5 ft. 8 ins. high, weighs 134 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 1/2 ins.
F. G. JAMIESON, a lawyer practising at Strathcona, Alberta, a native of North Grower, Ontario, a Presbyterian is 25 years of age, 5 ft. 6 ins. hight, weighs 148 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 37 inches.
CORP. J. B. MANSON, N.W.M.P., Scotch and a Presbyterian, from Edinburgh, has been in the police for five years, in the old country was an engine dr\ver, is 25 years of age, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 ins. While in the police he was chiefly at Fort Saskatchewan.
CORP F. J. FITZGERALD, of the N.W.M.P., stationed at Fort Saskatchewan, native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Roman Catholic, was with Indian Commissioner Moody in the Yukon and with Inspector Snider on the recent Indian Commission, was 11 years in the police, age 30 years, height 5 ft.>LO 1/2 ins., weight 155 Ibs., and chest measurement 34 1/2 to 37 insX
ARCH. KERR, of Prince Albert and Edmonton, a native of St. Thomas, Ontario, member of the Church of England, and a teamster and was cook on the Indian Commission, is 36 years of age, 5 ft. 6 ins. high, weighs 156 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 37 ins.
R. S. KING, son of Robt. King, Welbourne Hall, Lincolnshire, England, born at Newmarket, England, member of the Church of England, has been a cowboy at Lacombe, Alberta, is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 3/4 ins.
JOHN LINDSAY, cattle buyer and rancher near Edmonton, born at White Lake Ontario, a Presbyterian, is 22 years of age, 5 ft. 7 3/4 ins. high, weighs 157 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 37 3/4 ins.
A. J. H. McCAULEY, Edmonton, bookeeper at the Livery stable of his father, Mr. M. McCauley, M.L.A., born in Winnipeg, a Presbyterian, is 28 years old, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 107 1/4 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 36 1/4 ins.
THOS. McGEACHY, fireman, at Edmonton, was born at Castlemore, Ontario, Presbyterian, was in "C" Company of the Royal Canadian Infantry, is 24 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins high, weighs 153 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 35 1/2 ins.
ARCH. McKINLY, farmer and teamster near Edmonton, born at Thornbury, Ontario, a Methodist is 35 years old, 5 ft. 8 1/2 ins high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
J. D. MALONEY, farmer of St. Albert, son of D. Maloney, ex-M.L.A., was born in Winnipeg and is a Roman Catholic, is 21 years old, 5 ft. 9 3/4 ins. high, weighs 154 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 1/2 to 37 3/4 ins.
C. H. MARCHANT, carpenter and bridge workman at Edmonton, a Canadian and Roman Catholic, was a member of Battleford Scouts during the rebellion, is 38 years of age, 5 ft. 6 1/2 ins. high, weighs 171 Ibs, has a chest measurement of 33 1/2 to 37 3/4 ins.
A. C. MALONEY, from Gosport Barracks, England, Roman Catholic, was a member of the Clackworthy Yukon party, has been working as a packer in Edmonton, is 30 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 37 ins.
WM. J. MULLEN, machine agent at Edmonton, born at Barrie, Ontario, member of the Church of England, is 24 years of age, 5 ft. 8 3/4 ins. high, weighs 162 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 ins.
W. M. MURPHY, native of South Norisewock, U.S.A., and a graduate of West Point, Baptist, has been working around Edmonton where he is known as a good rustler (sic), is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 8 ins. high, weighs 175 1/2 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 40 ins.
ED. NUNNELEY, native of Market Harorough, England, member of the Church of England, has been seven years in the N.W.M.P., and has been in the cattle business around Edmonton, is 28 years of age, 6 ft. 1/2 in. high, weighs 164 1/2 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 ins.
HERBERT W. PEEBLES, son of Col. T. Peebles of Cheltenham, England, has been in South Africa and knows Stormberg well, at present the scene of Gen. Gatacre's movements, has been ranching at Buffalo Lake, is 22 years of age, 5 ft. 11 1/2 ins. high, weighs 155 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 38 ins.
ALAN PIERSON, farmer of Edmonton, born at Manchester England, a member of the Church of England, age 28, 6 ft. 1 1/4 ins. high, weighs 168 Ibs., chest measurement 33 to 35 1/2 ins.
WM. ARCH. REID, born at Gault, Ontario, father now a farmer at Lacombe, Alberta, a Presbyterian, is 22 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/4 ins. high, weighs 159 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 23 1/2 to 38 ins.
JOHN RUSSELL, a native of Sligo, Ireland, Presbyterian, has lived in the United States and has been to the Klondike, is a cowboy, is 23 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 187 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 37 to 38 ins.
J. J. SCHELL, farmer near Edmonton, native of Little Britain, Victoria county, Ontario, Methodist, has been seven years in the N.W.M.P., before which he was in the Royal Canadian Infantry, is 31 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 190 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 1/2 to 41 ins.
LANCE SHARP, rustling (sic), around Edmonton, a native of Bradford, Yorkshire England, where he was a mill hand, a member of the Church of England, age 21, height 5 ft. 5 1/2 ins., weight 162 Ibs., chest measurement 36 to 38 1/2 ins.
H. E. SMITH, born in Stanmore, Manitoba, member of the Church of England, a farmer near Edmonton, is 37 years of age, 5 ft. 8 ins. high, weighs 161 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 35 1/2 ins.
W. WILKIE, rancher of Edmonton, a native of Fort Terry, Lanarkshire, Scotland, member of the Church of England, is 35 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins. high, weighs 143 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 32 to 33 1/2 ins. Has lived in northern Alberta as cowboy and rancher for 16 years.
THE BOYS FROM BATTLEFORD
SERGEANT PERRY, in the N.W.M.P. for 12 years, a well known and able energetic officer.
G. H. REEVE, a native of Birmingham, England, son of C. P. Reeve, Grenfell, Assa., Methodist, a highly efficient constable in the N.W.M.P., age 28, height 5 ft. 9 1/8 ins., weight 151 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 1/2 ins.
G. T. HOWDEN, native of Montreal, member of the Church of England, has served in the N.W.M.P., age 28, height 5 ft. 9 3/4 ins., weighs 156 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 38 ins.
T. E. CARSON, a native of Toronto, a Presbyterian, has served in the N.W.M.P., is 24 years of age, and 5 ft. 9 1/8 ins high.
RICHARD LEECH, native of Crediton, England, member of the Church of England, has served in the N.W.M.P., is 27 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins. high, weighs 168 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 39 ins.
J. T. LONG, rancher, a native of Surrey, England, member of the Church of England, is son of Jeremiah Long, of 31 Finsbury Square, London, England, is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 11 1/2 ins. high, weighs 156 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 37 1/2 ins.
J. D. WILSON, a native of Ontario, member of the Church of England, has been ranching for some years, is 39 years of age, is 6 ft. 1/8 ins. high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 38 1/2 to 40 ins.
R. VILLEBOURN, rancher, Canadian and Roman Catholic, is 24 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins. high, weighs 165 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 38 to 39 ins.
J. F. LONG, blacksmith, native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Roman Catholic, has been in the N.W.M.P. for eight years, is 27 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins. high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 37 1/2 ins.
FROM PRINCE ALBERT
A. C. McNIEL, rancher, a native from P.E.I., Presbyterian, is 21 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 175 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 37 to 39 ins.
D. CLARK, a native of Prince Albert, member of the Church of England, a student, age 18 years, height 5 ft. 6 1/2 ins., weight 140 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 36 1/2 ins.
Manitoba Morning Free Press, January 16th, 1900
Mike
WESTERN MEN ARRIVE TO-DAY
NORTHWEST BATTALION OF MOUNTED RIFLES COMING BY
SPECIAL TRAINS - LARGE CROWDS FAREWELL
THE BOYS AT REGINA
THE SQUADRONS REACH WINNIPEG AT NOON AND WILL
BE DINED AT THE DRILL HALL SKETCHES OF
THE MEN FROM EDMONTON
NORTHWEST BATTALION OF MOUNTED RIFLES COMING BY
SPECIAL TRAINS - LARGE CROWDS FAREWELL
THE BOYS AT REGINA
THE SQUADRONS REACH WINNIPEG AT NOON AND WILL
BE DINED AT THE DRILL HALL SKETCHES OF
THE MEN FROM EDMONTON
All details have been arranged in regard to launching the 2nd battalion of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, who will arrive here today at 12:45 from Regina and Calgary. Some 400 men will reach here by the C.P.R. In two different trains; the railroad officials will do all in their power to have the last section here before one o'clock so that the men can sit down together at Broadway drill hall.
Some of the aldermen are trying to make arrangements to have the men form up at the station and march in a body to the city hall where they will have the street cars. If there is time for this it will give Winnipeggers an opportunity of seeing what a fine body of men the westerners are, but it is feared that the men will have trolleyed direct from the station to the drill hall and back again owing to the limited time. About a dozen street cars will be needed for conveyance. Aid. Mitchell, the acting mayor, with Col. Ruttan, will meet the men at the station and accompany them to the Broadway Drill Hall, where Mrs. Hample will cater. The city engineer's department has erected temporary tables in the hall.
The following district order has been issued:
"Headquarters M.D. No. 10, Winnipeg, 15th January 1900."
"The officers of the militia, including those on the reserve and retired list have been invited by the city council to meet Lieut. -Col. Herchmer and the western contingent for South Africa at the drill hall at 1 o'clock on Tuesday the 16th inst. Officers are requested to attend in winter uniform.
H. N. RUTTAN, LT.-COL. D.O.C., M.D. No. 10.
The city treasurer, Mr. W. G. Scott, has received a letter from Regimental Sergeant-Major Frank Church, of the western battalion of Mounted Rifles informing him that the majority of the members of the N.W.M.P. Lodge 61, A.F. and A.M., are going away on the western contingent and as they stop some time in Winnipeg they would be very pleased to see him and if possible the Grand Master, Col. John Leslie and such of the brethren as could meet them.
ENTRAINING AT REGINA
Regina, Jan. 15. - The train for the Regina contingent of the Northwest Mounted Rifles, was run to the barrack's siding at 4 o'clock, and at 5 o'clock the train steamed into Regina station. Here a large and enthusiastic crowd had gathered from a wide area around the capital. A special train had brought a crowd from Moose Jaw, accompanied by its town band. Patriotic airs by the band, and loud cheering by the public, continued all the time the train was being made up. The Lieutenant Governor and Madam Forget were in the crowd.
There were two ladies in the train vis., Mrs. Westgate, whose husband is a volunteer, and Mrs. Randall, daughter of Col. Herchmer, with her baby daughter, whose grandfather commands the battalion and whose father and uncle are volunteers in its ranks. The train pulled out amid renewed cheers, and as it did so the headlight of the second section, with the Calgary and Macleod boys on board came into sight. The precision and promptitude with which the entraining occurred are much admired, and credit is given to Col. Herchmer and his officers and Mr. Milestone and the C.P.R. officials for the excellent arrangements that have characterized the starting of the battalion on its long journey to the seat of war. The horses are 157 in number and they were loaded in 1 hour and 15 minutes by eight men, and the whole of the movements were carried out with similar promptitude.
THE EDMONTON BOYS
Regina, Jan. 14. - The Free Press correspondents at Regina, Calgary and other points have before furnished brief sketches of the brave boys enrolled at those places for service with the Northwest Mounted Rifles. The following are the volunteers for the war from the district around Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan.
D. E. ADAMS, Canadian, and a Methodist, was six years in the N.W.M.P., and since has been engaged as horse and cattle dealer, freighter, etc., near Edmonton, is 37 years of age, 6 ft. 1 in. high, weighs 185 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 37 1/2 ins.
W. A GILES, is a native of the U.S.A., carpenter and member of the Church of England. He is one of the pioneers of the Edmonton district, having gone there in 1874 for I.G. Baker & Co. He is 40 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 171 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 37 1/2 ins.
J. E. BALL, native of P.E.I., where he was a carpenter. He is a Baptist. He has been a cattle man about Edmonton, is 24 years old, 5 ft. 7 1/2 ins. high, weighs 155 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 38 ins.
G. W. M. CAMPBELL, Canadian, Presbyterian, was a telegraph operator, but has served seven years in the N.W.M.P., is 31 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 inches high, weighs 185 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 39 1/2 to 41 1/2 ins.
E. D. CLARK, a native of Toronto, Presbyterian, is a cowboy, a great rough rider, and has served in Rosenfeldt's horse, is 24 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 170 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 39 inches.
G. A. DAVY, an Englishman, and member of the Church of England, served a year in the British South Africa Police, and has a good discharge from the Matabeleland Police, is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins. in height, weighs 173 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
OLIVER G. DENNIS, formerly of Toronto, a member of the Church of England. He is a surveyor and road constructor, doing considerable work in northern Alberta, was gold commissioner in western British Columbia. He is brother of J. S. Dennis, deputy commissioner of public works, Northwest Government. He is 39 years of age, 6 ft. 1 1/2 ins. high, weighs 178 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 1/2 ins.
J. T. DOOLAN, a native of P.E.I., Roman Catholic, a farmer. He accompanied the recent commission to the Northern Indians, a good all-round man, is 23 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 154 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 38 1/2 ins.
BASIL C. D'EASUM, born in India, a member of the Church of England, has been a cowboy for five years. He is a brother of the Rev. Mr. D'Easum, of Fort Saskatchewan.
F. J. TAYLOR, of Walsall, England, member of the Church of England, has been ranching near Wetaskiwin. He is 30 years of age, 5 ft. 73/4 ins. high, weighs 153 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 3/4 ins.
P. G. FERGUSON, Fort Saskatchewan, was 14 years in the N.W.M.P., born in Glasgow, Scotland, a Presbyterian, is 34 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins., high, weighs 169 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 ins.
W. A GILES, is a native of the U.S.A., carpenter and member of the Church of England. He is one of the pioneers of the Edmonton district, having gone there in 1874 for I.G. Baker & Co. He is 40 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 171 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 37 1/2 ins.
J. E. BALL, native of P.E.I., where he was a carpenter. He is a Baptist. He has been a cattle man about Edmonton, is 24 years old, 5 ft. 7 1/2 ins. high, weighs 155 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 38 ins.
G. W. M. CAMPBELL, Canadian, Presbyterian, was a telegraph operator, but has served seven years in the N.W.M.P., is 31 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 inches high, weighs 185 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 39 1/2 to 41 1/2 ins.
E.D. CLARK, a native of Toronto, Presbyterian, is a cowboy, a great rough rider, and has served in Rosenfeldt's horse, is 24 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 170 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 39 inches.
G. A. DAVY, an Englishman, and member of the Church of England, served a year in the British South Africa Police, and has a good discharge from the Matabeleland Police, is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins. in height, weighs 173 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
OLIVER G. DENNIS, formerly of Toronto, a member of the Church of England. He is a surveyor and road constructor, doing considerable work in northern Alberta, was gold commissioner in western British Columbia. He is brother of J. S. Dennis, deputy commissioner of public works, Northwest Government. He is 39 years of age, 6 ft. 1 1/2 ins. high, weighs 178 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 1/2 ins.
J. T. DOOLAN, a native of P.E.I., Roman Catholic, a farmer. He accompanied the recent commission to the Northern Indians, a good all-round man, is 23 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 154 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 38 1/2 ins.
BASIL C. D'EASUM, born in India, a member of the Church of England, has been a cowboy for five years. He is a brother of the Rev. Mr. D'Easum, of Fort Saskatchewan.
F.J. TAYLOR, of Wai sail, England, member of the Church of England, has been ranching near Wetaskiwin. He is 30 years of age, 5 ft. 7 3/4 ins. high, weighs 153 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 3/4 ins.
P. G. FERGUSON, Fort Saskatchewan, was 14 years in the N.W.M.P., born in Glasgow, Scotland, a Presbyterian, is 34 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins., high, weighs 169 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 ins.
W. SPROTT, a teamster, has been ranching near Edmonton, was born in Jedburgh Scotland, is 21 years old, 5 8 1/2 ins., high, weighs 174 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
OLIVER TRAVERS, an Englishman and member of the Church of England, has been a trapper and rancher near Edmonton, id 23 years of age, 5 ft. 9 in. high, weighs 161 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
C.C. WESTHEAD, a native of Portland, England, and a member of the Church of England, has been ranching for some time near Buffalo Lake, offered to provide two horses, is 29 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 36 ins.
W. WOOD, born at Rice Lake, Ontario, and is a Presbyterian, is a son of J. C. Wood of Topfield and for some time has been a teamster around Edmonton, is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 137 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 32 3/4 to 36 ins.
J. WOLLACOMBE, native of Plympton, England, and is a member of the Church of England, has been a rancher at Lacombe, is 25 years old, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 142 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 36 1/2 ins.
HY. Y. BALDWIN, a native of Toronto, and a member of the Church of England and is a Surgeon in practice at Wetaskiwin, has been a military surgeon and has seen service in many parts of the world. At one time was a surgeon to the N.W.M.P. Is 39 years old, 6 ft. high, weighs 185 Ibs. and has a chest measurement of 36 to 41 in.
W. GRIESBACK, born at Fort Qu'Appelle, a law student living with his father Major Griesback, of the N.W.M.P. at Port Saskatchewan, who himself has seen much active service in South Africa, is 23 years of age, 5 ft. 8 3/4 ins. high, weighs 140 1/2 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 32 to 36 inches.
WM. JAS. MULLIN, Canadian and Presbyterian, has been engaged in farming, freighting and farm implement selling at Edmonton.
FORBES GROAT, native of Edmonton, and a member of the Church of England. He is a teamster by trade and a son of Malcolm Groat, one of the original white settlers at Edmonton, going there as an officer of the Hudson's Bay Company. Groat is a good all-round man, a first class shot and an ideal scout. It will be remembered that about two years ago he rescued the captain of a shipwrecked whaler at Herschell Island and brought him to Edmonton. He is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 7 1/2 in. high, weighs 168 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 inches.
SID HARRY HODGKISS, native of Birmingham, England, a member of the Church of England, has been a teamster and farmer near Edmonton, is 29 years old, 5 ft. 9 ins., high, weighs 155 Ibs.
WM. HY. HANNAH, native of Belwood, Ontario, a Presbyterian, a farmer near Edmonton, is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins. in height, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 ins.
FRED A. JACKSON, native of Winchester, Va., U.S.A., a Roman Catholic has been cowboy, prospector and packer near Edmonton, is 37 years of age, 5 ft. 8 ins. high, weighs 134 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 1/2 ins.
F. G. JAMIESON, a lawyer practising at Strathcona, Alberta, a native of North Grower, Ontario, a Presbyterian is 25 years of age, 5 ft. 6 ins. hight, weighs 148 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 37 inches.
CORP. J. B. MANSON, N.W.M.P., Scotch and a Presbyterian, from Edinburgh, has been in the police for five years, in the old country was an engine dr\ver, is 25 years of age, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 38 ins. While in the police he was chiefly at Fort Saskatchewan.
CORP F. J. FITZGERALD, of the N.W.M.P., stationed at Fort Saskatchewan, native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Roman Catholic, was with Indian Commissioner Moody in the Yukon and with Inspector Snider on the recent Indian Commission, was 11 years in the police, age 30 years, height 5 ft.>LO 1/2 ins., weight 155 Ibs., and chest measurement 34 1/2 to 37 insX
ARCH. KERR, of Prince Albert and Edmonton, a native of St. Thomas, Ontario, member of the Church of England, and a teamster and was cook on the Indian Commission, is 36 years of age, 5 ft. 6 ins. high, weighs 156 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 37 ins.
R. S. KING, son of Robt. King, Welbourne Hall, Lincolnshire, England, born at Newmarket, England, member of the Church of England, has been a cowboy at Lacombe, Alberta, is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 9 ins. high, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 3/4 ins.
JOHN LINDSAY, cattle buyer and rancher near Edmonton, born at White Lake Ontario, a Presbyterian, is 22 years of age, 5 ft. 7 3/4 ins. high, weighs 157 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 37 3/4 ins.
A. J. H. McCAULEY, Edmonton, bookeeper at the Livery stable of his father, Mr. M. McCauley, M.L.A., born in Winnipeg, a Presbyterian, is 28 years old, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 107 1/4 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 36 1/4 ins.
THOS. McGEACHY, fireman, at Edmonton, was born at Castlemore, Ontario, Presbyterian, was in "C" Company of the Royal Canadian Infantry, is 24 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins high, weighs 153 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 35 1/2 ins.
ARCH. McKINLY, farmer and teamster near Edmonton, born at Thornbury, Ontario, a Methodist is 35 years old, 5 ft. 8 1/2 ins high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 38 1/2 ins.
J. D. MALONEY, farmer of St. Albert, son of D. Maloney, ex-M.L.A., was born in Winnipeg and is a Roman Catholic, is 21 years old, 5 ft. 9 3/4 ins. high, weighs 154 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 1/2 to 37 3/4 ins.
C. H. MARCHANT, carpenter and bridge workman at Edmonton, a Canadian and Roman Catholic, was a member of Battleford Scouts during the rebellion, is 38 years of age, 5 ft. 6 1/2 ins. high, weighs 171 Ibs, has a chest measurement of 33 1/2 to 37 3/4 ins.
A. C. MALONEY, from Gosport Barracks, England, Roman Catholic, was a member of the Clackworthy Yukon party, has been working as a packer in Edmonton, is 30 years of age, 5 ft. 7 ins. high, weighs 160 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 37 ins.
WM. J. MULLEN, machine agent at Edmonton, born at Barrie, Ontario, member of the Church of England, is 24 years of age, 5 ft. 8 3/4 ins. high, weighs 162 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 ins.
W. M. MURPHY, native of South Norisewock, U.S.A., and a graduate of West Point, Baptist, has been working around Edmonton where he is known as a good rustler (sic), is 26 years of age, 5 ft. 8 ins. high, weighs 175 1/2 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 40 ins.
ED. NUNNELEY, native of Market Harorough, England, member of the Church of England, has been seven years in the N.W.M.P., and has been in the cattle business around Edmonton, is 28 years of age, 6 ft. 1/2 in. high, weighs 164 1/2 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 ins.
HERBERT W. PEEBLES, son of Col. T. Peebles of Cheltenham, England, has been in South Africa and knows Stormberg well, at present the scene of Gen. Gatacre's movements, has been ranching at Buffalo Lake, is 22 years of age, 5 ft. 11 1/2 ins. high, weighs 155 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 38 ins.
ALAN PIERSON, farmer of Edmonton, born at Manchester England, a member of the Church of England, age 28, 6 ft. 1 1/4 ins. high, weighs 168 Ibs., chest measurement 33 to 35 1/2 ins.
WM. ARCH. REID, born at Gault, Ontario, father now a farmer at Lacombe, Alberta, a Presbyterian, is 22 years of age, 5 ft. 10 1/4 ins. high, weighs 159 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 23 1/2 to 38 ins.
JOHN RUSSELL, a native of Sligo, Ireland, Presbyterian, has lived in the United States and has been to the Klondike, is a cowboy, is 23 years of age, 6 ft. high, weighs 187 Ibs, and has a chest measurement of 37 to 38 ins.
J. J. SCHELL, farmer near Edmonton, native of Little Britain, Victoria county, Ontario, Methodist, has been seven years in the N.W.M.P., before which he was in the Royal Canadian Infantry, is 31 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 190 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 1/2 to 41 ins.
LANCE SHARP, rustling (sic), around Edmonton, a native of Bradford, Yorkshire England, where he was a mill hand, a member of the Church of England, age 21, height 5 ft. 5 1/2 ins., weight 162 Ibs., chest measurement 36 to 38 1/2 ins.
H. E. SMITH, born in Stanmore, Manitoba, member of the Church of England, a farmer near Edmonton, is 37 years of age, 5 ft. 8 ins. high, weighs 161 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 33 to 35 1/2 ins.
W. WILKIE, rancher of Edmonton, a native of Fort Terry, Lanarkshire, Scotland, member of the Church of England, is 35 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins. high, weighs 143 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 32 to 33 1/2 ins. Has lived in northern Alberta as cowboy and rancher for 16 years.
THE BOYS FROM BATTLEFORD
SERGEANT PERRY, in the N.W.M.P. for 12 years, a well known and able energetic officer.
G. H. REEVE, a native of Birmingham, England, son of C. P. Reeve, Grenfell, Assa., Methodist, a highly efficient constable in the N.W.M.P., age 28, height 5 ft. 9 1/8 ins., weight 151 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 36 1/2 ins.
G. T. HOWDEN, native of Montreal, member of the Church of England, has served in the N.W.M.P., age 28, height 5 ft. 9 3/4 ins., weighs 156 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 to 38 ins.
T. E. CARSON, a native of Toronto, a Presbyterian, has served in the N.W.M.P., is 24 years of age, and 5 ft. 9 1/8 ins high.
RICHARD LEECH, native of Crediton, England, member of the Church of England, has served in the N.W.M.P., is 27 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins. high, weighs 168 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 36 to 39 ins.
J. T. LONG, rancher, a native of Surrey, England, member of the Church of England, is son of Jeremiah Long, of 31 Finsbury Square, London, England, is 28 years of age, 5 ft. 11 1/2 ins. high, weighs 156 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 1/2 to 37 1/2 ins.
J. D. WILSON, a native of Ontario, member of the Church of England, has been ranching for some years, is 39 years of age, is 6 ft. 1/8 ins. high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 38 1/2 to 40 ins.
R. VILLEBOURN, rancher, Canadian and Roman Catholic, is 24 years of age, 5 ft. 9 1/2 ins. high, weighs 165 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 38 to 39 ins.
J. F. LONG, blacksmith, native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Roman Catholic, has been in the N.W.M.P. for eight years, is 27 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins. high, weighs 163 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 35 to 37 1/2 ins.
FROM PRINCE ALBERT
A. C. McNIEL, rancher, a native from P.E.I., Presbyterian, is 21 years of age, 5 ft. 11 ins. high, weighs 175 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 37 to 39 ins.
D. CLARK, a native of Prince Albert, member of the Church of England, a student, age 18 years, height 5 ft. 6 1/2 ins., weight 140 Ibs., and has a chest measurement of 34 1/2 to 36 1/2 ins.
Manitoba Morning Free Press, January 16th, 1900
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