Evening journal., 1890-07-28
CAMP LIFE IN EARNEST.
suSY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT
CAMP 3. T. BlGGs.
General Ksnney Meets "a Sturdy Sentinel.
Colonel Cooper sprained Ills Aakis.
Nearly 1000 People on the Grounds.
Chaplaia Willis breaches.
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Staff Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP BENJAMIN T. BIGGs,
BRAEDywINE SPRINGS, July 29.
The National Guard OF Delaware wen
into camp on Saturday and the routin
work Is now being strictly followed. Tn
men were busy enough In the Afternoon
arranging their effects and drying theii
tents, which had become thorough,
soaked by Friday nights rAin-cyclone
No guards were placed on duty excep
those around the headquarters q
Brigs disr General Richard r. Kanne,
and staff. In the evening the full detail
Of guard went on, although the freedom
Of the camp was allowed so everybody
until 10 o'clock.
General Humidity
The rain stopped before the troops ar
rived and the sun soon dried the grass
General Humidity hung around the en-
campment and seemed reluctant to throw
up his commission after the shades oil
night fell. The men sweltered In the
heat and worked hard aud affairs were
put Into good shape. The clouds threat
ened rain several times In the afternoon
but no rain fell and the heat continued.
Raising the Flag Pole
Acting Quartsrmaster General, Colonel
John M. Newell, was busy part OF the
morning trying to erect the camp flag
pole. Just as the attempt was receiving
. successful completion, the pole veered,
the guy ropes ran through the pulley and
the pole dropped. Colonel Newell decided
to have dinner before another ATTEMPT
was made to raise the pole, and at 3
o'clock squad went to work Assisted
by everybody who did not know anything
about it, and few who knew something
the acting quartermaster general sue
ceeded in getting the pole to slide lnts
the hole prepared, and 1t was done with
out breaking lung, as Colonel Newell
pat it,
Camp Biggs Opened.
The ceremony Of raising the flag. ant
by that means' formally opening CsmI
Benjamin 7, Biggs, was held at 5 o'clock
In response to assembly call the infantr,
and cavalry marched from their quarters
and the cannon squads Of the Delaware
College Cadets went into position.
The infantry marched to the flag pole
In front of General Kenney's headquar-
ters, and the First Regiment Fife and
Drum Corps preesded it across the field
Troop B, First Cavalry, formed to the
north of the pole. Brieadier.
General Ksnney, Brigsdier- General
Theodore +. Armstrong, Colonels J. T.
Layfield, W. T. Records, George White
ley aud Lieutenant Colonels a. s. Kirk
and Garrett J Hart stood with uneov-
cred heads as the flag. was being raised.
Color Sergeant Grant had charge OF
ths guy ropes on the pole and he raised
the flag as Hyatt's Military Band PLAYED
the Star Spangled Banner The
troops stood at present arms during the
ceremony.
The strains Of music were followed by
a salute of seventeen vollsys from the
two field pieces OF the Delaware College
Cadets. The salute was to Brigadier-
General Richard R. Kenney, the com.
manding general Of the camp. and was
as'prescribed BY the tactics. A pound OF
powder was used In each volley.
FIRST Dress Parade.
Ths band played my Country 'TIs Of
Thee, after this and the ceremony was
over. The infantry, in command OF
Colonel George w. Marshall, and the
cavalry, In command Of Captain Z. L.
Rice, Jr., held the first dress parade -oi
shs .encampment. The men were In
excellent form. The prsttiest evolution
Of the FIRST Regiment Of Infantry was
at the retreat, when the companies coun-
termarched on the field before going TO
their quarters In the first sergeant's 8
report, Colonel Marshall used the order to
''countermarch, double quick" for the
first time. This facilitates matters and
gives more "go" to the ceremony.
Harris Lee Paige, AdjutAnt.
II was not generally known that the
National Guards Of Delaware had a new
adjutant. This important position was
filed last year by First Lieutenant Har.
ris Lee Paige of Company B Of Milford
He was acting adjutant, and although
the position Of adjutant was offered to
him, he did not desire to leave his com
pRny, and declined It, Soon after last
years camp, William II. Boyce Of Com
pany Z, GEORGETOWN, was appointed ad
jutant of the First Regiment.
Within two weeks since, he resigned
from the adjutancy and the National
Guard of Delaware On wednesday.
First Lieutenant Harris Lee Paige re-
ceiyed the commission Of adjutant, and
he filed the position on Saturday.
Lieutenant George Leroy Brown Is
one Of the most energetic men In the
camp. He is the instructor and com
mandsnt OF the two companies Of cadets
from Delaware College, and 1t Is through
him that this branch Of the college is
having so much success. The cadets are
here at their own expense. Lieutenant
Brown said that the principal reasons
they came were to get practice in guard
duty and In the cannon firing. Target
shooting will be arranged In the latter
branch.
First Night IN Camp.
The first night in camp was not very
quiet, as the excitement kept many SOL
surplus nervousness by singing. The
and parties we're trying to get through
the lines unchallenged.
RunnIRE the Pickets.
Brigadier- General Richard z. Kenney,
Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Kirk, Captain
Evan g. Boyd Of Company II, who was
also officer Of the day, and Quarter mas-
ter Sergeant Miller went on a tour OF in
HptotlOu W bco buo cuCleucy OF bDe
guard. They found that it was very ef-
ficient Post No was the place where
they met their stone wall, as It ware
Robert A. Cochran, son Of ex Clerk of
the Peace Cochran, OF the cadets, was
on duty there Several stories are told
about the affair. One is that the guard
ordered the party to halt and they did so.
He ordered one 20 advance and give the
countsrsign, but the party retreAted.
Cochran went after them with his musket