Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-16
vas probably the first days work they per-

was probably the first days work they per-
formed since the Johnstown flood.
''Our men were subjected to almost in
human exposure since they came into this
camp, DIR. Foster said. "They slept on
the ground and had to stand the rain and
sunshine just as it came, but it seems to
have only strengthened them They have
no use for surgeon. In fact" the doctor
concluded, sit is only another evidence
that the Fourteenth is made up of real
soldiers
No Sickness in the Tenth
Surgeon Major Neff, of the Tenth, spent
most Of yesterday in directing the construc-
tlon OF a hospital tent, but he had no occu-
pant Tor the place after its erection. "Our
men are remarkably free from Sickness
DR. Neif said. SIT begins to look now as
though the hospital tent will stand as a
bluff to complete our camp"
How do you account for the good health
In camp?" was asked the doctor
The general good health is easily ac-
counted for. The troops were Unexpectedly
ordered out They carried three davs'
cooked rations, but their rations were
shipped direct to Homestead, while they
were shifted about in q mysterious way for
two days During that time they had little
TO cat and nothing to drink, and as result
they came here suffering only from hunger
In the harry when ordered'ou they did not
nave the time to procure the sweetmeats
ana delcacles they usually take to camp,
anu without which they are always better
now they are eating plain soldiers
ratlons, and if they can successfully
dodge the heat 1 think 1 will have
little more to do than to help Colonel
Hawkins entertain the pretty girls who
call at headquarters to visit Adiutant
Hays and Captain Brown, who are detailed
from the Fourteenth But seriously" the
doctor concluded, 81 have not been called
vet only to dress the hands of few of the
boys who were unfortunately poisoned by
ivy.''
Captain Little Painfully Wounded.
Captain Little, of Company c, Eight
eenth Regiment, while out with his COM
pany yesterday just after the rain, fell upon
his sword and suffered an ugly scalp wound
just behind his right ear The wound, while
painful, is not considered dangerous. The
captain is not likely to enjoy any more of
the encampment, however His was the
only accident reported in the camp yester-
day, although Colonel Smith, of the Eight
eenth, is suffering severely from an ankle,
which he had broken some time ago and
which he spraiDed again yesterday morn
ing
Camp Sam Black came near being known
in military history by another name. 1t
was GenerI Snowden, who named the place
Colonel sam Blacks name will ever live in
military history. He will be always known
as q brave soldier. 1t is told of him that
once when young lawyer at the Pittsburg
bar he was unexpectedly called by the Court
to defend man charged with felonious as
sault The Court ordered him to take
charge of the case and to clear his client if
possible Colonel Black asked for a con-
ference with the accused. The story was told |
TO the attorney who after looking at the |
case as a hopeless one, said: 'tNow, boy, YOU |
run like lightning" The boy ran, and after
he had gotten out of the Court House
Colonel Black returned to the court room.
Cleared His Client Out of Sight
"Are you ready to proceed with the
cGse?" the Court asked when the Colonel
appeared
''Yes, sir" the attorney replied.
'Where is the prisoner" asked the
Court.
''Nou told me to clear him if could. 1
heard his case, and the only way could
clear him was 70 make him get out of here"
laughed, and another case was
first order issued at Homestead
Ide by Colonel Hawkins after he had
% assigned TO the command of the Pro-
visionel Brigade. He dated it at Camp
Thomas A. Rowley, but about two hours
after General Snowden issued an order and
dated it at Camp Sam Black. The Generals
christening of the encampment was not dis
puted, but in any event Pittsburg supplied
the name for the enforced encampment, and
the one suggested and the one accepted was
brilliant soldier in war times.