Evening journal., 1889-07-25
ENCAMPMENT ECHOES.
CAMP PHIL. SHERIDAN RETlRES FROM
THE TENTED FIELD.

THE TENTED FIELD.
Incidents of the Closing Day-soidiers
sunburned and Weary Reporters on
the stan-6reen sentineIs.
The special train bearing the National
Guard of Delaware arrived in this city at
2.20 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
Wilmington companies, headed by Hy-
ats Military Band, marched to their ar
mories and dispersed. The out-of town
troops went on the Delaware Division of
the P, w. B. railroad to their homes
down the state. II was a tired,
sun-burned crowd and all were
glad that they were going home. The
train that brought the soldiers to
this city was crowded, there not being
enough cars to accommodate the men.
Each soldier wore his full dress suit,
knapsack and overcoat, cartridge box and
bayonet, and carried his gun.
Musician Jordan who assisted in occu-
pying the first car OIL the train, helped to
enliven the occasion. He opened the
exercises by trimming the nous
| taches of those in the car and
the whiskers of Colonel Hyatt. Lamp
lugh, another band humorist, dropped
lighted shooting cracker beneath
colored boy. When the cracker ex-
ploded the boy jumped about two feet in
the air, and giving yell of terror. ran
out on the platform The band PLAYED
Aud Lang Syne" ON the march up
town from the station. The soldiers felt
better although very tired, after they
had changed their soldiers dress for that
of civilian.
During the encampment the EVENING
JOURNAL was sent TO Brandywine Springs
on the 2 30 train each afternoon. More
JOURNALS We're sold than either of the
other local papers.
There are probabilities that the next
camp will be held at Brandywine Springs
Colonel Marshall says more healthy
place could hardly be found and if the
state was sure of fair treatment at the
hands of its managers the soldiers would
again camp there.
Governor B. T. Biggs and staff viii 60
to Baltimore on September 12 to the cele
bration Of the one ne-hundredth anniversary
Of the battle Of North Point The staff
reporters of the Morning News and
EVENING JOURNAL have been ordered to
attend. Apropos Of the next eneamp-
ment, the orders will include these re-
porteIs on the regular staff.
Rile & Company of Philadel-
phia took large number of
views at Camp Phil. Sheridan
Negatives of the governor and staff, Col
onel Marshall and staff the companies,
the Italian Brigade and of the whole
camp were taken.
An amateur photographer took a ega-
tive of the fallen camp yesterday.
1 Co1nnaf Marubon arafr 4aatoJ 41,o
guards on Tuesday night, and found them
attending to duty
Captain ]. r. My1ick, Third U. S. Artil-
lery, on Tuesday morning took a number
| Of points on the result of rifle practice, to
complete the report which viii be made
to the War Department. Captain My
rick was pleased at the way the camp was
conducted and his own bearing won moth
ing but praise. He was always at work
somewhere in camp.
Captain l. j. Wootten and his detail Of
/ fifteen men are at work on the camp. All
the camp material, tents and the like
will be shipped to Dover Immediately
During the clearing up of the camp site
\ the detail is occupying the tents that
were used as General Kenney's head
quarters
The EVENING JOURNAL anecdotes were
one of the features of the camp. The
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph thus
| jumps upon the governOr-sentinel joke:
'The demonstration of the Delaware
militia at Camp Phil. Sheridan, appar
emily, was a great affair ia its way, and
| from all accounts the Delawareans never
had such big, big time since
/ the Blue Hen Matched her first
brood of chickens AS a matter of
course, some enthusiastic Delawarean
scribe had to bring out and put a new
| polish on that wonderful old story, that
dates at least as far back as julius Cesar,
about the commander-in-chief who was
halted by the faithful sentry. who would
not let him pass because he didn't have
the countersign The hero of the ro
nance is his excellency, Biggs, while the
party who knew the countersign, and
who so got the governor past the faith
full sentry, is, Of course, a newspaper
reporter. This gentleman, however,
forgot to say with what kind of liquor
he and the governor and the faithful
sentry celebrated the glorious occasion.
May be, however, this is because they
don't have but one kind down Delaware
way"
The skirmish firing Of Company B on
Tuesday morning was the most realistic
approach to soldier life that was given
during camp.
From the many laughsble experiences
which fell to the lot Of the JOURNAL +
war correspondent, few are given be-
low. One night, desiring to 60 to the
hotel, he started for the gate in the rear
of General Kenney's headquarters. The
sentinel on guard said Halt Render
vousp "What2' exclaimed the re
port sr. The guard then asked for the
countersign, which was given, and the
reporter passed out. The word "Rendez
vous' made such a deep impression Oh
him that be gave it as the pass word OF
returning. The supposition is that tn,
sentinel had drank too much iron water
At another time the reporter ap
preached the picket line in front of the
press tent. "Halt, said the sentinel
"You can't cross here.
"Why not2"
cause you can't.
"Well, look here how are you going to
work this2 Will you bring my tent t,
me or take me to the tentf'
"0h, do you belong here?"
Il do.
Have you pass?
II have"
Let me see it,
The reporter showed him Co lionel Mar
shalrs pass and the sentinel said: Pass
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