Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31

all the tedious work of packing trunks anC
boxes preparatory for Saturdays exit from
the city.
A citizen unacquainted with militar,
matters would be surprised at the extensive
kit, not personal goods. but company lug
gage and truck that must upAvoidably ao
company troops going ont on field duty
The reporter watched the great Ions
wooden boxes flled one alter the othel
with the mult.tarl0us impediments OF camp
life. He lie able to state that he could moi
detect anything hidden away in the boxes
that might bs construed as contraband Of
war.
Some few OF the privates were engaged
giving q finGi polish to their accoutre
ments. The non-commissioned Officers
were found masking out their details FOL
minor work.
Captain wickarsham, 90. o. took com.
mand OF che troops Saturday with Lieu
tenant Harkins, %. F, as adjutant. Gap
tain Mitchell, Co. a, who Ii ranking cap.
tain, was detained, 1t is understood, by
pressure of business at the tax office, Sat
urday being one OF his haaviest days.
The city battalion was formed along
Eighth street. The march was down
Market to Seventh when the troops whesled
to the lett, taking the route along King
street and reaching Sixth riRht-faesd again,
marching past the city tax office, where
from the window Captain Mitchell wit
messed his men, whom ha would gladly
have accompanied, march past. The line
then continued down Market street march
ing to the railroad station, where arms
were stacked, awaiting the arrival of the
down State troops.
The command at Camp Blggs this season
comprises the following commissioned
officers of the Stare brigade:
His Exoellency Benjamin T. Blggs, Gov
ernor and Commander 10, Chief. Adjutant-
nd Inf ~ ltuff nrIV los Eaa,
eral Richard X. Kenney. Dover.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS General, Lieutenant
Colonel William II. Mc0abe Selbyville.
Quartermaster-Ge neral, Brigadier- en-.
eral Jacob A. Marshall, Lewes.
Assistant Quartermaster-G General Lieu
tenant Oolonel John Nj. Newell, Wilmington.
Inspector General, Brigadier- General
Theodore F. Armstrong, Newark.
Judge Advocate General, Colonel Ezekiel
7. Cooper, Dover; Assistant Inspector
General, Lieutenant Colonel w. 7. Records,
Laurel.
Aids-de-C Camp Colonies John T. Lay
field, William 3. Hall and William H.
Stevens.
Inspector OF Rifle Practlce-Lleutenan
Colonel Garrett j. Hart, Wilmington; Assis-
tant Inspector of Rife Practice, First
Lieutenant Howard Simpson, Wilmington.
Quartermaster Of New CASTLE County
Colonel George NJ. d. Hart, Townsend
min Whitley, Frederick; Qnartermasler
Sussex County, Colonel Everett j. Hickman,
Frankford.
Surgeon-Major William Marshall, NIL.
ford; Assistant Surgeon First Lieutenant
o. ID. Robinson, Georgetown.
Chaplain-Ihe Rev. jonathan 8. Willis,
Milford.
ouartsrmaster-Flr Lieutenant A. d.
Chaytor, Wilmington.
Oommlssary OF Subsistence-FIrst Lieu
tenant W. f. Weller, Wilmington.
First observation-disclosures George W. Mar
shall, Milford; Lieutenant Colonel, Andrew
=, K:tk, Dover; Major, Charles IL. Carey,
Camden.
Oaptains-Edmund Mitchell, Jr., 90. A,
Wilmington; FEED o. Wiswsli, 90. b, MIL.
ford; T. Pnsey Wiokersham, 90. O, Whining
ton; III bert j. simmons, Co. d, Dover
W. I. Gflffsnbere, Co. e, Wyoming; vii.
liam D.. Condor. 90. F, Wilmington;
Charles W. Cullen, 90. G. Georgetown
Evan q. Boyd, %. f. New Oascie.
First L!ontenants-WilliRm Floyd, Harris
u. Paige, George NJ. Fisher, Wilbur O.
Hammond. Charles A. CASTOR, William p.
Harkins, Robert G. Houston, james E,
Booth.
Second Lieutanaats--W William Fl. Hanna,
Theodore eowt5end, =. P. Stephens, John
Phillips.
Oavelry--Stalor, E. L. Rice; Adjutant,
First Lieutenant Charles NJ. Stevenson.
Troop A--Oaptein Isaac j. Wootten, First
Lieutenant Joseph I. Osbourn, second
Lieutenant o W. Maxwell.
Troop C-firet Lieutenant Savoy Evans
Troop D--Acttng Lieutenant 5amue l..
ooheltreo.
Assistant surseon--Flrst Lieutenant j.
Paul LuRens.
Artiilery--Lleut.na lie Roy Brown, U.
=. A., commanding TWO batteries Delaware
College cadets,
Fite and Drum Corps sergeant-rnaior.
j. W. Higgins; Fisa Sergeant. W ]. Burs-
ler; Drum Sergeant, Harry IL Kay; Fife
Corporal, O. =. MaguiTe Dunn Corporal,
Frank Mckay; Chief Bugler, Harry Filler.
Company clustered 81 rnen this morn.
Ing; Co. Q So; sad o. I, 81. This is ex-
elusive OF officers. TIE GavRlry squadron
mustered "A men In two troops. The arttl-
lery Is In two batteries Of 80 men each.
Az amusing Incident occurred at the rail-
T. 'atioh Saturday afternoon at the mr..
t-yai o ne last Delaware train. Eleven
coloTed 10 = from Milford, detailed fol
camp duty by Nolodel Marshpll, lost their
way around thu station and we're too late
TO catch the q. " D. train QUITO BrandyWine
Springs. They were discovered and fasen
IN tow by lively member CT the fife and
drum corps. de euNGhed the gang to-
getuer. They vera so alarmed; they had
never been IN t5scn before. One Of them
was giant, Reieting $40 pounds. He was
kept IN the m!iia as 4 rallying point,
They ware eli tasen 10 Captain Mitchell
who Kindly provided them With supper
When they GGd done f6tdi shay were
locked up H. Gao OF ,he upper Arcaory
rooms to kesp ID N from further Eiraylng
away
The field piseoa Of tire First Artillery
Delaware C6.ievs Cadets, erytf in cafaI
Saturday az Gaf.
rnE RfiaAnE LEA7rs FoR CAMP.
BY vigorous york IN FsiIiy's rain o.
! under cpme,lnd Of aptRia Wootsar
completed ptfehlag tsuts.
The squadtoa OF neEalr7 under eor1nianc
Of Major L, n. .5!s eIaaslbled at til;
armory, Elen Hal, it go satur lay morn
ing Everything F7s rsadY Within 90 ininuta
when command wss giYs aua he troop,
marched from dpartsrS tasiag tina route
down Market tract TO the =. d d station
Rain was pouring heavily this time Thu
troopers TOOK the early rain for camp anc
will be ready to rensigs the brigade at III
arrival at Camp Is. Z. BigRs Mt ii a. N.
The down state tfcaps arrived at the P.
W. Il d. station 1t 9,h5 saturday uude
command Of Colonel Marshall, First Rsgl
msht N. q, y. ire fiyo companies, b, b
g r and H wore all present.
Adiutsnt PstRa and the regimental stat
accompanied Colonel Marshall Co. ID
Captain +. q. Wiswell, reported 80 men ant
two Officers. Co. d, Captain Il. G.. s N
mons. 80 men aud 8 officers. Co. f, Capt
W. T. G-iffnnberR, SO mon and officers
Go. g, Captain Charles W. Cullen. IS mel
and 3 officers. 90. II, Captain Il. G. Boyd
40 men and officers.
A tsrachment Of 10 OF the cadet artiiler
arrived on the snme train.
The companies wsrs paraded on the plat
form and then marched to the B. n o. eta
ton, whers they were embarked In tn
speciql tf4in awaiting the regiment 70
tranHpprta' ton to camp Biggs.
The city companies arrived at the rail
way STATEN. The march from tho srmorie
was made rs already described. Capital
Wickereh9n then delive ed up comm an
to NRiJr Carey.