Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-03

missary General A. A. Franzheim; Bri-
gade Inspector Gluck, Col. R. NJ. Freere,
commanding First Regiment; Major
Armstrong, First Regiment; Major Il.
B. Baguley, Reglmental Surgeon, and
Col. Ford. commanding Second Regi-
ment. Other officers will be In to-
night, and tomorrow morning the gen.
eral staff and line officers will all be
present, with two or three exceptions.
Capt. G. B. Barrett, y. s. A., is here, as
the representative of the regular army,
and will pass upon military matters
generally.
The first company to arrive was Com
pany A, First Regiment, OF Richie G.
h.. Capt. w. S. Hamilton, and the sec
ond Company B., of the Second Regi-
ment, Capt. D. T. E. Casteel, OF Buck
hannon. Then came Company /, Sec
ond Regiment, of Berkeley county, and
Com pany I, First Regiment, OF Morgan
town, came fourth, about 9 o'clock.
At noon Company B, First Regiment,
Capt. Zinn, of Auburn, Richie county,
arrived from Clarksburg and stacked
arms under the trees. Just as they did
so the general, staff and other commits
stoned officers were eating dinner In
shady chestnut grove. The men
were marched to the mess hall
bv companies under command OF their
first sergeants, and it took about two
hours to serve the five companies then
present. This was the first serious at
tack on the Commissary Department,
breakfast this morning being small
matter, and as result number OF de-
fects In the arrangement were devel-
oped and will be at once rectified.; Sew
eral additional companies arrived during
the afternoon among them being
companies f, of Burton, Capt. r. b.
Ash; Company G, Of Bethany, Brooke
county, Capt. Colley Shriver; Company
d, of Flat Run, Marion county, Capt.
w. B. Sine, and Company c, OF Grafton,
Capt. ]. r. Miller, all of these being of
the First Regiment, making Col. Freer's
command complete. Six additional
ompanies of the Second Regiment will
get in tonight or in the morning, among
them being Company A, Capt. l. Il. Bee,
of Princeton, Mercer county, this COM
mand having to make trip OF over
thirty-five miles in wagons from Prince
ton to Hinton before they could be en-
barked in the cars.
The Second Regiment Band OF Charles
ton got in tonight and enlivened things
materially with some good music.
There are now over 400 men in camp
and this number will be increased TO
$50 or 600 tomorrow. So far the
Brooke County Company, Captain
! Shriver, is the strongest numerically,
pringing in 40 of the AZ men on the roll.
Governor Fleming and staff will ar
rive at the camp next Monday evening
and the brigade inspection will take
place Tuesday.
A sun rise gun will be fired to-mor'
row and will be followed by the revlllie,
guard mount and the institution OF
strict discipline. Capt. Barrett, who 1:
here by direct order Of the Secretary o. o.
I war will h.,'~ - "cniui oSo up0" -
miIitary matters and will do all In his
power to aid in the performance OF good
work.
Although they have not yet forgotten
down to formal work General Spillman
and the other officers feel greatly en-
couraged by the outlook and predict q
general revival Of interest in the Nation
al Guards arising from it.
The existence Of the camp has aroused
great interest in all the surrounding
country and there will be tremendous
crowd Of people.
General Oxley to-day telegraphed to
the Postmaster General asking to have
a postoffice established on the grounds
during the continuance OF the camp. In
reply he was Informed the best thing
the department could do at this late day
would be to order all mail destined for
the camp sent to Lumberport, Harrison
county. Those addressing officers or
men should govern themselves accord
ingly.