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290 THE STORY OF JOHXSTOWX.Z
$^,50, and -;5 cents for each service stripe ,
5j. and 25 cents fur each stripe ; Corporals.
St. 75. and 25 cents for each stripe ,
i 50.
I'oLir lumdrecl ot these soldiers were relieved tin June ::Sth. leavin::; for
Pittsburgh the next altenioun. The}' \\ ere ail members of the Fourteenth
regiment. Comjianies C. I", and I ^v(Ie retainotl to assist the local police
authorities. Details, from each of the otluT companies in the reL;inient were
assigned to the companies remainint;. in order to give them their full quota,
thus making the numlier left for further duty about 150, in atldition to company
H of Johnstown. The Fourteenth regiment was on duty twenty-six days.
Tlie company recei\inL; the largest amount of money was K >t.779.o6; the
compan\' recei\ing the smallest amount, G. Company K is one of tiie crack
companies of the rejiiment. and on dress piarade was greeted witii special e\"idence
of recognition by th.e spectators. Speaking of their departure the
Jolmstown Tripuiu- remarked :
"It is simplv a recognition of duty faithfully discharged to say that the militiamen uho
have been here since the t'.oi'd have, as a body, behaved themselves in a soldiery manner, and
have rendered us a creat service, which we duly appreciate."
Private Young, of company C, upon being relieved from duty on June
loth went into his tent, put tile muzzle of his mu.-d look where the old home stood." When
four peaceful-faced Sisters in con\ent garb, on their mission or mercy, came
that way the sentinels stood back a pace and no voice ordered • Halt
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