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UIH CITIZli.N. FUIDAV, NOV. 17, 1011.
ARMORY DEDICATION
IN HONESDALE
HISTORY OF THE COMPANY---ITS OFFICERS,
PAST AND PRESENT, IN COMMAND.
The now armory Is a real fortress, " On the 14th of April. 1878, tho
and not only appears so to tho eye, Guard celebrated the anniversary of
but could become a veritable refuge Its muster Into aei ice by an ex
in caso of defense. It is unique in j curslon over the Gravity Road to
its construction, and is sure to re- Honesdale, and the oijoyment. of the
teive uuiiiinuiun irom military au-
thorltics, tho country over. Oriels
ally the plans called for a structure,
similar to that at Pine Grove; but,
after much deliberation by the Arm
ory Board, it was decided to accept
tho new type of building. Tho Arm
ory Is situated on historic ground,
near Irving Cliff, and from Its
mount one can obtain a clear view of
tho country for miles around. Tho
Armory Is a masterpiece of architec
ture, and in ilts imposing position,
Is a show spot of Wayne county.
McCormlck and French were the ar
chitects. The Honesdalo company is well
deserving of Its handsome Armory.
Years ago the company had a build
ing oi its own, managed by trustees,
but so heavily mortgaged, that wltn
out State assistance, it could not bo
maintained. It was finally sold, and
Is now tho home of a skating rink.
In the meanwhile tho company, rec
ognized as one of the very best in
tho National Guard, has been poony
quartered over store buildings, while
the ritate property has been housed
In a stable. Within a recent per
iod, tho State and United States in
spectors condemned this method of
storing Government property, scent
ed with tho atmosphere of an ani
mal retreat. The company officers
in fact, were so discouraged with
the conditions that the future of the
unite rested In grave doubt for some
time. Captain Carroll J. Kelley was
equal to the emergency, however,
and to his untiring zeal, coupled
with tho responsive interest of the
members of the Armory Board, and
the patriotism of residents, is due
the dawn of better things in the
military history of Honesdale.
Captain Kelley is indebted in great
measure to tho patriotic impulses of
tho citizens of Honesdale. Through
tho earnest endeavors of E. B. Har
denbergh, Homer Greene, John D.
Weston, Myron E. Simons, Judge A.
T. Searle, who constituted a local
Armory Board, and who visited
Gettysburg and presented the cause
to the attention of Governor Edwin
S. Stuart and Adjutant General
Stewart and tho members of the
State Armory Blard, the acquire1
ment of the new building Is in great
part a reality.
The Thirteenth Regiment is a ai
rect outgrowth of the Scranton City
Guards. This battalion, of four
companies, was organized in 1877,
for tho protection of that city.
It was decided to formally reor
ganize the Citizens' Corps Into a
company of the National Guard. The
Scranton City Guards was the out
come. The number of enlistments,
however, warranted four companies,
and consequently a battalion was
recruited. The formal election of
officers of the companies took place
on August 13, 1S77. Henry M.
Boles was chosen as Major of the
battalion on the following evening.
The times were still far from
qulot, however. "The continuance
of tho lawless spirit in the region
was manifested in attempts to in
timidate and Injure the engineers,
who were running the pumps at the
mines, and the Guardsman placed
for thoir protection," writes Dr. Lo
gan. "On the 27th of August there
was created a positive excitement
and indignation by a dastardly at
tempt to wreck a train on the D. &
H. Company's Gravity road, which
was carrying an excursion of citizens
with their wives to Honesdale. This
excursion was gotten up especially
for the benefit of Col. Morrow and a
company of the United States officers,
who wore in command of the troops
stationed hero, ihis attempt was
made by the displacement and spik
ing of a switch at a culvert, over a
ravine, somo forty feet deep. The
party providentially escaped with
some severe bruises, a brakeman
alone having been seriously wound
ed. This dastardly wickedness
deeply Impressed tho people with a
sense of the dangers to which the
city was yet exposed, and the work
of drilling the companies went on
with renewed energy."
On November 14, the corner-stone
of an Armory for tho new organiza
tion, was laid .with impressive exer
cises. On November 24, steps were
begun for tho incorporation of the
battalion as tho Scranton City Guard
Association. The charter was grant
ed on January 14, following.
nospitaiity of that city, writes Dr.
Logan in "A City's Danger and De
fense." " Here was initiated the
idea of taking tho men into camp for
tho purpose of lnstrjction and prac
tice In the duties of n National
Guardsman. Captain Bryson asked
and obtained permission to place
Company A in a camp under mili
tary order for a week. This com
pany went Into camp on tho Dy
nerry
near Honesdale. on the oven
on the 19th." In 1878, largely as a I
result or tne industrial riots nf the
previous year, there was a complete
reorganization of the National
Guard, in response to the public de
mand:.
'There were, nerhnns. few ,
twtaJL an,Mt,.on ,ln the, stft
that were more potent in awakening
tnis long dormant military sn rlt.
d In bringing the National Guard
of Pennsylvania oui of tho entau , .
ments of this imnie;iti ovcan i
Minn was the Sc.-anton fit.- G ..iV.
writes Dr. Lojnn. ; :' o '.ir-.ii-ter
of tho younn me i v o romporcd
the companies, by the etnu L effi
ciency of the officer, and by tho
worthy pride -and interest taksn by
the citizens in tho battalion, the
military zeal of the city of Scranton
spread through all tho towns In
Northeastern Pennsylvania. The
commanding officer was approached
oy committees, and appealed to by
letters from Inchoate companies for
(WI'taix t m: .tiM a:
j '"- ' ii .in i ii i t i r .Vii.V,
counsel. Propositions for the con- of Honesdale citizens, and deserved
solldatlon with the City Guard of ly so. A great fair given for tho
now companies, made of the best ma-j benefit of the company in April,
terial, in neighboring cities poured i 1 890. Is still well remembered ns nnn
... I...... ui uc, wiu cuuLuuuu-
tlon ordered by the Act of 1878, it1
was soon supposed by tho Major and
some of his advisers, that the Scran-
ton City Guard could hardly hope to
retain its existence as a separate
COMPANY "E" UPON ITS KETUHN
battalion of four companies. Ilenco
It was suggested that -It would bo tho
part of wisdom to anticipate the ac
tion of high auhorltlcs and secure
such ouside companies as would
most readily afflllate with the
Guard, and thus create a regiment
capable of a first-class reputation.
To this end the young men of
Honesdalo, of Carbondnlo, and of tho
Providence of Hyde Park wnrds of
Scranton wore encouraged to enlist
and organl ze companies, with tho ex
pectation of being united with tho
Scranton City Guard. Thus the mil
itary enthusiasm crented by the suc
cess of tho Guard, which was tho first
organization In the State that own
ed its own rifle range and among
the first to own Its own Armory,
nread and was directed into tho
bet, channels. By the visit of the
Gi crd to Honesdale, and the en
campment of Co. A In that place, a
military spirit was aroused, which,
within a few months resulted In the
enrollment and organization of one
of the best companies in tho State;
with Captain Georgo P. Bentlcy In
command, and Lloutonant D. It. A-
icinson anu Horace G. Young in tu.
rear; The Honesdale Guard.- wei
uu
o.
of fit;:
tlifH had
Three additional cOmnanloK wr-o
afterwards nreanlzml In tlm mitnti.tr
adlncent to Kcrnrfrnn nnri n nntni.o.
-fSTS, the Thirteenth Regiment,
N. G. P., was formally organized,
The following nfflonrs wnm aiontori.
Colonel H. M. Boles, Lieutenant-Col.
i.
. W
u , cu ,n ton-
.! vci.meiu ever
.ui. t lie nrst en-1
reginient took i
P'i.nu at Long Branch, N. J., In Au
gust, 187i), and this tour of duty
served to induce the State authori
ties to have a Guard encampment
annually.
Co. E, llko the Thirteenth Regi
ment, has an lnterestim? lifKtnrv it
has always been close tn th hnnrts
ui me Bi-uuieBt uuiurs oi mo Kind
ever held In this State. At that
time an interesting newspaper, cal'-
ed "Atten-tion." was issue in b'-p'f
of th -nn,nnnV. We republish from
its columns of more than a score of
r t I Hi,,-
FHOM TUB IXAlGUtATIO.N OV PItESlDUNT TAFT.
Io i l n
year, t c i .
story r' t.e c . '.. .
dale Guard.
This article entitled
"Good Old
Timer." rem'.?:
n,,i ....... ... .
effort was made to form V military
comnanv in Honesdnln. Zl
,,,, ; t " :: , .
' met oVenlnVaf
.- -.
f I la' for organization and drill.
v fito ajthoritles wero very slow,
owevor; and their dilatory conduct
proved fatal to the movement: for
that time at least. In the spring the I
mourners or the proposed new com-
pany, adjourned their meetings. " to
wait the further action of tho author
ities at Harrlsburg"; this amounted
to a practical abandonment of tho
project.
The excursion of tho Scranton City
Guard Battalion in August, 1878,
and the encampment of A Company,
at Honesdale, set everything ablaze
again. Tho A men were here one
week; their camp being located on
16th street, ii come (then) vacant
lots, opposite the residence of It.
w. TI lo ". it was constantly
thronged with visitors. No company
in the Stato could nt that time have
anpeared to better advantage than
did A. and their presence here exrU-
ed the warmest intm.n.t ,.'i
I'VKV,
of Thirteenth Infantry.
umong all classes a desire
u ny which would com
o;..o y with them.
i lie middle of August, 1878,
.HIiolH nnttot wrna ntm,1nfn.t
:nrgoly through tho influence of Geo!
a. uenuey anu wiiuain a. Stanton.
In a day or two sixty names wore
obtained. Nearly all those who had
been Interested in the attempt to
raise a company the winter before
signed tho -paper. There were some
ox. eptlcns; two of the most notable
being Dr. It. W. Brady and Charles
E. ICnapp. In both Instances busi
ness prove ned their Joining.
August 23, 1878, all tho signers,
in pursjanco to notice, gatkered in
Liberty Hall, to meet Major Henry
ill. .'Jules, the mustering officer. The
irom was filled with spectators.
Major Boles made an earnest and
able address and then administered
the oath of allegiance. Two of the
sixty withdrew before this ceremony
was performed; so the new company
counted Just fifty-eight men the
pick of tho town. An election was
hold on the spot, under tho direction
of Major Boies. A precedent was
formed that night, which for over
...n yea: a was strictly adhered to:
There was no contest; only one can
a.ortce iur tho same office. George
:. Bel, 11a;.' was elected Captain; D.
K. , tt'u. ;iscn, First, and Horace G.
i o..n., Second Lieutenants. It is
. naoc OE:.f.ry tn Epeak hero of Bent
isy. i.e Ij dead. " Of the dead no
:.;itjr i i :;ccd should be spoken,"
. t i.i o : dead Captain nothing but
;nod i an be spoken. Thanks, mainly
:o l.Ia energy and sound Judgment,
a!! went well. The non-commissioned
officers wore appointed, Wm. H.
StsirUn at the head of the list, and
a bettor appointment could not have
been made. In E's service he was
the most untlrinE- nml nuiimm nf
human beings. There was much to
be done. Order had to bo brought
out of chaos. One or two evenings
were devoted to effecting a civil
organisation. The new company be
came known as the. "Honesdale
a-.-av.'." Sergeant Shuman wished
U'o name to be the "Irving Blues,"
b 't Mb motion was lost. A few days
rtiv the muster in, we were asslgn
od to the Scranton City Guard as
Co. E, but we wero a company only
In numbers, unarmed, un-unlform-ed,
arrt with very misty notions in
regard to discipline.
Drilling Eoon became Incessant.
We labored under great disadvant
ages. Not the least formidable was
one al.nost unrecognized by the men,
and only vaguely appreciated by the
officers. We were all too well
known to each, other, and only long
experience taught us the absolute
necessity of laying aside all social
familiarity between officers and
men, the moment we wore under or
ders. We drilled for the first four
months somotlmes twice a week; oc
casionally three times; and twice
four and five times each week. And
we did drill, too. Every night meant
one hour squad drill, and one hour
company drill.
The first drills wero held In
Weaver's Hall, but the large room,
now converted Into T. B. Clark &
Co.'s factory, was soon rented, and
for five years used as our Armory.
It was badly adapted for the purpose;
in fact, a miserable place, much too
small, and hrnknn tin hv 1
but wo made the most we could of
u, ana so aid our visitors, for every
urui urougni us nost or lpokcrson.
Our early efforts must have been
ludicrous In tho nvtrotno Tim
were generally speaking, wholly un
taught, and we did not have one of
ficer qualified to instruct a squad In
upion s Tactics, we did not lack for
veterans In our number. Bontley
and Si. i r. Inn had linth torunH
mere striplings under an emergency
t-uu. ivnu umong tno non-commissioned
offlcors, Shuman had been in
(Continued on Pago Three)
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"Hre over post office. All legal buslnes!
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EC. MUMl'ORD,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-I.AW .
HOMEIt GKEENE.
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Office over Helf's.storc. Honesdale Pa.
1HAKLES A. McCARTY,
J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-IT-LAW.
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FP. KIMBLE,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Office over the post office Honesdale. Pa.
ME. SIMONS,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW,
Office in the Court House, Honesdale
la. '
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r.m -ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW,
Office-Second floor old Savings Bent
bulldlnc Honesdale. Pa. "'" "i
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Offices lately occupied by Judce Searle-
CHESTER A. GARRATT.C
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Office adjacent to Post Office. Iloiiesdale, To.
Dentists.
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1' DENTIST, HONESDALE, PA.
1011 MAIN ST.
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Livery.
LILU. red. G. Ricknrd has re
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