The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-08-12
THE ENCAMPMENT.

The city this week has been decket
out in holiday attire in honor of th'
eucampment at this place of the Second
Regiment. There are lines of evergreens
along Eighth street and the nationa
colors are profusely displayed from every
available point. Banners bearing mot
toes are suspended over the streets and
the people lounge about in holiday
+ fashion. On Saturday details from the
several companies arrived and proceeded
to erect tents and make other necessary
| arrangements. The Evergreen City
Guards of Sheboygan also arrived on
that day and proceeded to the camp
grounds escorted by the local militia.
They and the Rankin Guards Of this city
went into camp on Saturday evening.
On Monday the other eight companies
arrived by special train and we're es-
corted to the camp grounds by the com
Psnias already in camp. There are in
all IL companies represented and the
number in camp is about 425. Col.
King of the regular army gives instruct
ion in military tactics, though the
regiment is in command of Col. Patton.
The discipline Is unusually strict this
year, SO much so as to be trying to the
boys who heretofore have had consider
able personal liberty. The drill is much
better than at any former encampment
and everything is conducted with the
rigor of the regular army. The officers
school takes place in the morning and
lasts for one hour. The noncommis-
stoned, occupies two hours, one in the
forenoon and one in the afternoon.
There are two battalion drills which are
movements of the entire regiment, one
in the forenoon and one in the afternoon.
These are under the direction of Col.
King who exacts the closest observance
of all orders.
The staff and field officers have their
headquarters on the south side of the
camp. The company officers have head
quarters directly opposite. In the street
separating these tents none but officers
are allowed. The "color line" is direct
ly west of that portion of the camp ground
occupied by the tents. Here the arms
are stacked in line with the colors in
the center. The officers pass out on one
side of the colors; the enlisted men on
the other and all are required to salute
the colors. This is a new requirement
and officers and men are frequently
obliged to retrace their steps and repair
their forgetfulness. The enlisted men
occupy the camp grounds to the north.
The staff and field officers take their
meals III separate tent. The Rankin
Guards end the Watertowr Rifles have
each dining place for themselves. All
the remainder take their meals in the
large hall.
The limits of the camp grounds are
patrolled by sentinels and no visitor is
allowed to pass the line unless accom-
panied by commissioned officer. This
new arrangement gives the officers men,
toned considerable extra labor, particu-
larly those of the home companies, as
visitors are anxious to get within the
lines. But it has been fruitful of good.
as heretofore the camp was overrup nv
outsiders and discipline suffered in con.
sequence.
The boys are not allowed to leave camp
without pass or unless accompanied by
an officer. There are many other and
new requirements to insure good con-
duct and prevent escapades which re
ceiveG structures on former occasions: as
result this is said to be the most order
ly encampment of the regiment and all
are acting like gentlemen. There have
been no punishments for insubordinate
or other disolderly conduct with a single
exception: Three persons were ordered
confined in the guard house. They were
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escape through the window.
The surgeon has not been called upon
to render any professional service except
in the case of three of the men who in
dulged too freely in watermelons and
suffered touch of cholera morbus. The
dress parade in the evening draws the
largest crowd of visitors, though the
battalion drills attract large number,
and indeed at all times the number of
visitors on the grounds is by no means
insignificant.
The dust is an extreme annoyance.-
The place is infested with impromptu
boot-blacks appealing for the privilege
of giving a ''shine," and the entrance
is lined with loudmouthed sports appeal
ing to passersby to take ''just one chance"
The gold laced uniforms captivate the
girls and they are always on hand inter-
ested and eager spectators. The uh;aui.
tous reporter is there, of course, The
Milwaukee Journal man taking "not
luck with the boys. A couple of organs
are on the grounds and night concerts
are frequent. The military band has a
number of good singers and they enliven
things considerably. During the night
some of the boys come down town and
give full play to exuberant spirits.
Governor Rusk will arrive to-day at
$50. The entire regiment will be at the
depot to receive him and will escort him
TO the camp, after which the review will
be held. Adjutant General Chapman