The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-23
Notes from the Camp.

The camp barber had q customer in his
chair and half-shaved before the hrst COM
pany tent was pitched.
The camp guards went on last night sin
formally" The first guard mount will be
made this morning at Sis.
To-day Harry Smith will exchange his
lieutenant straps for the oak leaf, having
been promoted to major on General Ruckle's
staff.
The soldiers of the Legion, whatever they
may do at home, do not smoke cigarettes.
A short. black pipe gives the proper mill
tary style.
When it came to preparing dinner some
OF the indianapolis cooks complained that
there was no natural gas, and that they
had to use wood as fuel.
There will be more attention paid to drill
and discipline than to pop and peanuts at
this encampment. There is but one suit
ler's tent. and that is in charge OF Gus Full
Ter.
Samuel Hanway is master of Transports
wagons. under his direction, from quarter
masters. headquarters, on Twenty-second
street.
The Indiana militia has greatly i'm
proved. There are no original commands
like form in two strings as You did yes
terday," but the drill-masters all adhere to
the standard tactics.
Metropolitan force. will be on day duty at
the camp during the week. Their services
are not needed at night, as no outsiders are
then allowed inside the guard lines.
One of the best infantry companies on
the grounds. attracting every. ones atten-
reason of its soldierly appearance, is Com
pany b, Second Regiment, Captain Frank
Rawles, of Fit. Wayne.
Among the visitors in camp yesterday
was Ben EnOs of New York city, who,
years ago, was member of the Indianap-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Keyser and the
boys made him welcome.
The regimental quartermasters were kept
busy yesterday afternoon. In addition to
provisions. each company is furnished two
frying pans, one pickax. two spades, one
waSh-panS, two mesS-panS and eighteen
candles.
The gallant young soldiers of Captain
Kercheval. Company A, Second Regiment
may not like work any better than other
members OF the militia, but they got their
tents and tables up in such quick time that
they had moro leisure to lie in the shade
afterwards.
Just as the members of Compa ny G, Sec
Ond Regiment, Capt. Lessel Long, of An
drews, seated themselves for dinner the
table gave way. The dinner was saved,
but the beans, which had fallen upside down
in patch of pennyroyal had a strange ro-
mantle flavor, like one of Amelie RiveSs
novels.
The proverbial laziness of the soldier
broke out in detail sent to put up the
tents for brigade headquarters. The boys
lay down under the trees after employing
James Turner, a colored man of muscle, to
do the work. Lieutenant-colonel Wright,
whose attention was called to this little
game, set the youngsters at work and gave
Turner the soft place on the grass.
The menu at Gen. Ruckle's table at din
ner consisted of beans, ham, cOrned beef,
potatoes. onions, bareback and coffee. One
staff complained that there was neither
milk nor butter. that the plates and spoons
we're tin, and the table cutlery not worth
over IL cents dozen. They looked with
favor upon the china and glassware that
embellished the table of the officers of the
Third Regiment.
Yesterday an old resident living near the
camp quietly mentioned the fact that he
had lived thereabOuts for twenty-six Years
and had never known the 'skeeters to be as
vicious as they are now. Last nights ex-
perience of the boys in camp will long be
remembered as night of horror. The
sweet singers of the ice-ponds do not often
have such feast, the nearest approach to
1t being an occasional picnic party, and
they will make the most of it.
Several members of the Governors
Guards, Company E. Second Regiment,
gave an open-air concert in the afternoon,
which was largely attended. The instru-
mental music was evolved from either,
a base viol and two guitars. This company
has the credit of furnishing the first subject
for the hospital. private Farnsworth, who
cut his knee with an ak while putting up a
table. The wound was not serioas. He
was waited upon by Surgeon Dan Thomp-
son, of the Artillery, and Hospital Steward
Garhart