The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-24
REGIMENTS AT CAMP HOvEY
Military Serviceasthe Young Militiamen
of the Indiana Legion Perform 1t.
Every Man Required to Keep in Line of Dis
cipline-Musicians in the Guard-House
and Sergeant's Grave 0fense.

Camp Hovey was as soldierllke in ap-
pearance yesterday as any reasonable mil
itary critic would demand for the second
day of q six-days' service. 1t is, indeed, so
military some of the men declare that it is
not playing soldier at all, but the actual
thing, all but the fighting. Military eti-
auette is everywhere; even the boot blacks
who struggle about the camp give the re-
quired salute, usually adding picturesque
flourish not stipulated in the regulations.
The morning report at brigade headquar-
tiers, yesterday, showed the following men
in camp: First Infantry, 50 commissioned
officers, 1876 men; Second Infantry. 80 COM
missioned officers, $50 men; Third Infantry,
AZ commissioned officers, 800 men; First Ar
tillery, Is commissioned officers, 143 men;
total, 143 commissioned officers, 1,461 men.
This does not include the field and staff at
headquarters, nor cooks and servants.
The men who drew brooms. rakes and
shovels in their quartermaster's supplies
discovered yesterday, before the sun was
many hours high, that they were very
necessary articles, and the camp was made
to look as neat as a brand-new pin. The
little trenches around the tents served to
carry off the water, and the quarters were
kept comfortably dry, in spite of the
DRILLING rain. The three brass bands took
a turn about furnishing music, and the en-
ivening strains lightened the labOrs of the
who were off duty. There was great
amount of visiting among the men of the
different regiments, who are now beginning
to get acquainted with each other. The
younger men are getting frisky. and prac-
teal jokes are more numerous than delicate,
though every body is in high state of good
humOr, and would feel sighted if nything
were going round in which he fails
to have some share, either as perpe-
TRAITOR ft OF victim; A number OF
taken place, giving great satisfaction to
all concerned. The most noteworthy en-
counter was a six-rOund set.tO between two
members of Company NJ, Second Regiment,
Captain Rhodes's colored company, which
The event of the day was military
conrt.martial, held in the afternoon, the
culprit being a sergeant of Company b,
Second Regiment. The offense for which
he was tried was violation of the fiftieth
article of war, the sergeant having de-
serted his post while on duty at brigade
headquarters by turning over the command
OF the guard to- q corporal and then
retiring to his straw bed to slumber until
lnoAuluH. 1uc COuTl-uldTUldl CODSlStcu VI
Captain Kercheval, of Company, A; Capt.
Lessel Long, of Company q, and Captain
Robbins, of Bunker Hill Company. The
finding of the cOurt-martial is secret, and
will not be disclosed until Col w. J. Nc
kee Will have 1t read on dress parade this
afternoon or tomorrow.
The guard-house had two occupants
whose fOrlorn appearance moved even the
hearts Of the stern sentries who stood
guard over them. They were musicians,
md hair ffnr r,str aQt
while on duty. They had guyed him while
he was pacing his beat, and when
he demonstrated they had laughed
at him. These music-makers were
not aware of the fact that sentinel, in the
discharge of his duty, Is sacred, and the ar
ticles of war allow no one, not even the
commander-in-chief,t to do him dlshOnOr or
interfere with his duties The two must
clans were given several hours in the guard
house, the time, doubtless, being probably
employed in thinking over the exceeding
gravity of their offense. There were really
three offenders. but the third one escaped,
and, having put himself in the hands of the
camp barber. was soon so changed as To hair
and whiskers that the sentinel could not
positively identify him.
The attendance of visitors from the city
at the dress parade in the afternoon was
not large, but many more are expected to-
day. The artillerists went through foot
movements only, but Will probably indulge
in firing to-day or tomorrow. The three
infantry regiments made n handsome APP
pearance on the closely-cut clOver-feld,
their movements being sufficiently original
at times to escape the criticism of being
machine-like. The men are quick and
willing, however, and in day or two the
instruction they receive will begin to tell.
There are squad, company and battalion
drills,s as well as regimental drills. and
each day the officers are themselves given
instruction in various complicated move
ments. During drill yesterday afternoon
the Third Regiment stirred up a
hornets nest in the clover, and
the Infatuated insects attacked the
militia with q suddenness and intrepidity
that bid fair to rOut company or two OF
the boys in blue. The Third had hardly
got out of danger when the Second RegI-
ment stirred up the same nest of hornets.
About twenty men were stung, the casual
ties being. for the most part, confined to
the men, though Major Harry Smith was
also numbered with the wounded. There
will be brigade drill tomorrow morning
to prepare for the review by the Governor
on Friday.