St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-18
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
Goes Into Camp at Lake Calhoun
Amidst laundering of Heavens
Artillery,

Yesterday opened rather inauspiciously for the
first day of the annual encampmeht of the First
regiment. By noon the dark and threatening
clouds which seemed to forbode almost cyclone
cleared away and no damage was done even to
the uniforms of the "parlor soldiers.
Companies f from Fergus Falls, H from Itch
field, and G from Red Wing. arrived in Mime
apolis on early morning trains over the Mani
toba and Milwaukee roads, and were met at the
depots by officers from local companies, (de tailed
by Maj Naylor) and escorted to restaurants, after
which, at 1:15, the three companies,
reinforced by Co. I, of this city, they
took the motor for the lake, and
We're the first to arrive in camp at a few minutes
past o'clock. Companies A and B, from Min
neapolis X from Saltwater and c from st. Paul,
followed on the next motor, reaching camp at 10
O'Clock. Companies d and E, from st. Paul. &C
companied by the regimental band, were to have
taken the same train, but as they reached the st.
Paul depot the Milwaukee short line train pulled
out and left them, and they were delayed an
hour. Company was still further delayed.
The pump of the steamer ''Hattie'' was discov-
cred to he full of waste, and after waiting two
hours during which thirty nine verses of
'Thirty-nine jugs hing on the WALL
Were sung, and several selections rendered by
the First Regiment band, the boys got ''hot''
and in spite of the invitation of Capt. Bryant to
go over in sail boats, marched around the lake
from the Lyndale hotel boat landing to camp
Sheridan.
AT THE CAMP
Everything seemed to be behind hand. The de-
tails appointed to arrange for the camp had not
done their duty any too WELL
The tents were not well lined; the band did
not arrive until noon; the colors were not hoist
ed until half an hour latter. Consequently there
was no gaurd mount, and in the ungramatical
but expressive language of one of our ''countrys
saviors'-there was ''no nothing" The tents
of which there were lis, were finally correctly
lined. Nearly all of them were
foored, and the camp experience
of last year evidently bore fruit for
there were number of ungenerous contrivances
for the shortage of uniforms and such things as
militia companies are apt to have about them
When they camp. Company F, CT Fergus Falls,
had the most unique continuance, in the shape of
set of shelves which held the clothing, books,
etc., on one side, and on the other furnished
gun rack. Nevertheless the boys made the most
of the situation and let off few mild oaths (no
cannon being on the ground) which served
to give vent to the vexations which will arise
when company goes into camp, or a newly
married couple begins housekeeping.
THE ROSTER
in the morning showed an unusually light at
tendance, which was, however, considerably in
the afternoon. AT noon the following were re-
ported "here.'
Colonel--W. B. Bend.
Lieutant Colonel-C. w. johnson.
Major-Geo. M. Naylor.
Surgeon-Jas. Davenport.
Chaplain-M. n. Gilbert.
Adjutant-W. j. Sonnen.
Quartermaster-J, X. Metzger.
Judge Advocate-H. II. Horton
Assistant Surgeon-R. j. Fitzgerald.
NON-coMNIssIoNED STAFF.
Hospital Steward-J. Dow.
Sergeant-Major-J S. Robertson.
Commissary Sergeant-Frank Kehoe.
Colonel Sergeant-G. E. Austin.