Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-18
SUNDAY AT THE CAMP.

soidiers-The Daily Cost of the MI
liIia.
The rsgimental chaplains and the pretty
girls reigned supreme at Camp Sam Blaci
yesterday. The usual number OF soldier
were there too, but they seemed to be e3
isting only to hear the ministers and enter
tain the swarm Of handsome visitors
Divine services were held in nearly
all the regiments and some eloquent
sermons were preached to congregations
much larger than are usually found IN the
churches. In many of the regiments
the soldiers were ordered to attend
divine service or 90 to the guard mouse
which to an extent, at least, accounted foi
| the liberal attendance.
1t was estimated that 30,00O visitors were
in the encampment yesterday, and the bulk
| of that vast crowd was made up OF
women. The old lady whose father,
husband or son had seen active
how the citizen soldiers compared with the
| veterans she knew best. The young woman
| was there to see her husband or her brother
who is faithfully serving the state. ana ,ita tne
| Young lady, dressed like fairy, in Whlte,
| was there to see her sweetheart or TO make
| slaves of the blue coats with whom sne came
| in contact. The girls came in from every
section of the State, and every regiment In
|
| entertain.
Ladies Enjoy the Maneuvers.
The soldiers went through the regular
drills in the afternoon, and in the evening
they all turned out in dress parade, not only
| to obey the orders of their commanders, but
| to delight the hearts of the admir1ng army
OF ladies who watched every movement
| with rare interest.
The heliograph was winking and blinking
| all day from the headquarters at the school
| house to the detachment of the signal corps
| on the other side of the river. The State
signal corps comes entirely from III COM
| pany of the Twelfth which is stationed at
Lock Haven and which has spent nearly
| s., 600 on its signal work The heliographlng
was excellently done and the company is
| now conducting a series of experiments
| with night flashes on the heliograph. which
are watched with great interest by the
regulars on the ground.
! Most of the lady visitors who came down
in crowds from Pittsburg and the other
neighboring towns to-day clustered with
| morbid curiosity about the gatling gun at
headquarters during the day, and listened
| with rapt attention to the handsome young
| gunner who explained how 1000 bullets a
| minute could be ground out OF the hopper
and scattered over such parts of the land
scape as might be selected. Itwas curious
| fact that the prettiest girls always required
| the most explanation.
Lively Scenes ut General Headquarters.
The hill upon which is located the general
headquarters was alive with people all the
day, and from that point they seemed to
scatter out over the whole camp. There
was no relaxation of discipline on the part
of the soldiers. but the guard
lines seemed more flexible than
usual and there was little or no
difficulty in getting by the santries. The
crowd went to the camp early and stayed
there until the night developed, when the
camp was cleared. The people left the
the outside lines until after taps, when the
warriors were forced to their tents,
where the lights were lowered and the
men were supposed at least to retire. If
they did not 20 to bed they disobeyed Or
ders, in which event if caught at it they
will carry rail through the camp for GER
tain time this morning.
The custom of Furnishing all violations of
military discipline by making the offender
carry rail on his shoulder for certain
time seems to be growing, and fully 1000 peo-
pie watched the process in the Tenth
Regiment yesterday. member of III
Company had offended by talking
loud while religious services were being held.
he was sentenced to carry the rail for two
in that part of the camp watched him with
morbid interest. His was the only breach
that occurred atIhe open air services.
Preaching on the Labor Trouble.
All the chaplains talked of the Home
stead trouble and the presence of
the militia at that place, but
Rev. Mr.. Gerhard, of the Twelfth Regi-
ment, preached q purely military sermon.
He went into the question OF the con-
science of the soldier, and told his flock
that as citizens they must obey American
law and as soldiers they must enforce its
obedience. When called to the colorS, there
was but one plain duty for every National
Guardsman and every soldier in America,
and that was honestly, heartily and Loyalty
to obey the orders issued by his su-
perior officers. In no other way could
the State be safe, the Republic per-
manent He said that tremendous
responsibility lay upon the National Guard
sponsibility was to be discharged by disci-
pline, resolutions and courage. keep your
oath you have freely taken to be loyal to the
State and o the United States, and you will
have done your whole duty" Mr. Gerhard
concluded.
Several other sermons were preached in
ing hold OF the question of the hour as was
Mr.. Gerhard's.
In the town pulpits the stS1e was re-
ferred to, but the efforts of the clergymen
were chiefly directed to allaying the excite
ment of the past two weeks, and none of the
clergy took very strong ground save in urg-
ing arbitration
The Works Closely Guarded.
Throughout the town, far more numerous
than lamp posts, armed sentries were pacing
backward and forward. Around the Car
negie property and outlined in relief against
the giaring whiteness of the high board
fence, the pickets were so close as to be able
to almost touch each others hands,
The military are already growing anxious
about the length OF time they will be re-
quired to remain at Homestead. No definite
information is obtainabIe on the subject
but on saturday contract was signed to
supply the Provisional brigade with water
for three weeks, with the privilege of re-
newing the contract at the same
rate for an indefinite period there
after. With the few who know OF the
signing of the water contract there is
a growing belief that the encampment will
extend to an annoying period at least 1t
was said yesterday by an officer that two
regiments would be left at Homestead for at
least TWO months after the bulk OF the SOL
diers had been called homo.
1t is estimated that the keeping of the
troops at Homestead and at Mt. Gretna is
costing the State upwards of 5000 a day.
The pay Of troops amounts to over SIG O0O
Their subsistence aggregates S3 600. Horse
hire amounts to 81, 600 and the expenses of
the Quartermaster's department reaches
81. 500. The transportation of the troops to
Daily Pay ofthe Guard.
Fully 5000 men responded to the Gov
errnor's call. The daily pay of the memb bers
of educational Guard is appended:
Brlgad1er General ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is 90
Colonel. ----......-........-..... - 20
Lieutenant-Colonel. nel...................... 10 SO
Major. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 700
Captain ........................... 8 90
lfst Lieutenant. ..-.-....--..--.--..... 4 IL