Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-26
fFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
CAMP HARTRANFT.

mI. 0hEINA, OULI Ios
In another "a hours camp Hartranft
will be no more and the 5000 men who have
slept within the guard lines of the tented
city the past week, and wake up in the
mornings to find enough mountain moisture
in their clothing to soak all the postage
stamps and envelopes ever made. will be
scattered miles from each other. Soldier
uniforms Will be brushed, mended and put
away and the 5000 guardsmen will once
more assume the garb of citizenship.
The departures of the troops began at. 2
o'clock this afternoon, and Will continue
all day tomorrow. The regular artillery
and cavalry will remain for another week,
but the infantry will depart for Madison
Barracks, N. Y, Sunday evening. The
officers in command of the artillery and
cavalry say the encampment has done their
men much good and propose to give them
another week of it. The two batall1ons will
stay here and practice, while the infantry
will again do business in their barracks.
THE HoMEwARD MARCH.
The first regiment to be sent home was the
Ninth, of Scranton, Third Brigade. 1t was
followed by the Governors Troop, but the
few regiments was unnoticed. General
Quartermaster Hill, of Pittsburg, superin-
tended the work of loading the troops and
getting the trains out on time in order to
avoid confusion. Battery B, of Pittsburg,
left at 9 o'clock tonight, and will arrive
home in time for breakfast tomorrow. The
Fourteenth and the Eighteenth Regiment
will not leave until morning. The former
breaks camp at o'clock in order to get
away at 5; the Eighteenth will be out about
O'Clock, and expects to get away by 6. 1t
is probable, however, that the regiments
will not leave for several hours after sched-
ule time.
The Fourteenth will stop at Johnstown if
the train can conveniently be held. and will
give dress parade in the town. The regi-
ment was on duty there last summer during
the time the city was under military govern
ment, and the heroic work of the boys is too
we'll known. A request to give dress pa
rade has been received from the citizens of
Johnstown in recollection of what the men,
bers of the regiment did in the dark days.
sALUTING MAJOR GENERAL sNowDEN.
The Fourteenth had a skirmish drill this
morning despite the rain and the boys did
effective work. The firing was rapid and
exciting and the men went into it like old
time warriors. The first official recognition
of General Snowden as Major General of
the guard was taken this morning by Bat
terry A firing a salute OF 13 guns in front of
division headquarters. The Battery was
ordered out by Adjutant General Hastings
Immediately after the receipt of Major Gen
eral Snowden's commission. Colonel Smith
and staff of the Eighteenth Regiment to-day
sent congratulations to Major General
Snowden on the latter's appointment. Gen.
eral Snowden will not announce his staff
until some time next week.
An election for First Lieutenant of Com
pany K, Fourteenth Regiment, was held
to-day to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Lieutenant Jacob Straiten-
berger. Sergeant j. Miller Doolittle received
unanimous vote.
Battery B, of Pittsburg, left for home in
command of Lieutenant Kimmel. Captain
Hunt went East on business.
Colonel McKiffen, ex.commander of the
Eighteenth, also went East to enjoy himself
at the seashore.
Tonight Pap" Dillon, Quartermaster
Sergeant of Company c, Eighteenth Regi-
ment, and the oldest man in the regiment,
was given serenade by the drum corps.
He is 70 years of age, and has been in the |
service carrying a musket for nearly 30 |
years.
The officers of the Second Brigade and
the Cathedral Band left for home last night |
at 6 o'clock.
The Tenth Regiment departed at 10
o'clock under command of Colonel Hawkins |
and Lieutenant Colonel Streater.
Captain Malone, commander OF the State |
arsenal at Harrisburg, was captured last
night trying to get through the lines with
out the countersign. The joke is going the
rounds of the camp, and everybody is hay
ing laugh at the Captains expense.
Captain Fox, of Company G, Sixteenth |
Regiment, Bradford, was elected Lieutenant
Colonel to-day. MCSwIGAN.