The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-14
ARMY LIFE At
CAMP CRAWFORD
Our Soldiers Still Struggling in Gettysburg
Alkali Mud.
SCENES ON The old battlefield
The Location Conceded to Be the
Most UnfavorabIe of Any Ever Visit
ed by the Guard-Poor Water and
Miserable Transportation Facilities.
The Thirteenth Regiment Inspected.
Excellent Showing Made - Pro-
gramme for Today - Interesting
Notes Of the Camp.
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CAMP CRAWFORD,

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CAMP CRAWFORD,
GETTYSBURG, Aug. 10
GPHE Thirteenth regiment today
successfully passed the ordeal of
inspection, making splendid
u showing The rain continued TO
descend until II o'clock this morning
aud little later the sun broke through
the clouds rapidly drying the muddy
camp grounds. BY evening they were
in comparatively good condition. AT
3 o'clock p. m. the Thirteenth regi-
ment was called on the field
for inspection and marched to
their position with the precision
of veterans Colonel McKiOben. in
spector general, assisted by Major
Patterson, inspector of the Second
brigade and Others, conducted the it,
spection. Governor Pattison, General
Snowd0n, General Goblin. Adjutant
General Greenland and Captain Rog-
ers, of the regular army, were among
those who witnessed the inspection.
They all expressed their admiration
for the work Of the boys. Tonight
Company B was to have hSld an cleo
tion to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of First Lieutenant H. r. Madi.
son. 1t was postponed until Aug 22
AdJutant Millar had been enlisted to
accept the position, but has declined
The Second brigade was inspected
today. AM the Thirteenth, Twelfth,
Fourth and Ninth regiments of the
Third. The Eighth regiment of the
Third will be inspected at o'clock to-
morrow morning A number of Sec
ond brigade soldiers made a raid on
the shop of a dispenser of relics at
Round Top this afternoon and cleaned
min out. They are now in the guard
house. Lieutenant Colonel Good, of
the First regiment, was division officer
of the day, and Lieutenant Colonel
Samuel Hartranft staff division COM
mander. Major Q. Q. MATES, of the
Thirteenth. was brigade officer Of the
day.
When taps sounded tonight the men,
bers Of the Thirteenth retired to their
tents thankful that the ordeal OF in
spection was over. Camp Crawford is
most interesting place to visit, but
thus far there has been no great rush
of people to see the soldier boys, The
absence of ladies is particularly notice
able and is regrstfully commented by
the sons of moss, for whom a pair oil
flashing feminine eyes have always a
wonderfully invigorating effect Al
Gettysburg the young ladies will noj
deign to give the suspicion of a smile
to any one below the rank of captain
and it is, therefor, not wonderful that
they are voted intolerably slow by the
great mass of the boys.
The camp is laid out in the form OF {
hollow square The central space il
quarter of mile long and equally as
wide and is used as a division parade
ground
AS the camp is approached from the
town OF Gettysburg the quarters OF til,
artillery and cavalry is first discerned
They are close to the historic bloody
angle and surrounded by monument
erected to commemorate the brave
deeds of those VINO fell during the fight
ing on that field. The cavalry consist
of the City troop, OF Philadelphia; the
Governors troop, Of Harrisburg; the
Sheridan troop. Of Tyrone; and TrooI
f, of the Seventh cavalry of the regu.
larry army stationed at Fort Myers, Va
OF the artillery Batteries A, of Phila-
deiphia; B. of Pittsburg, and G, o
Phenixvile belong TO the Natona
guard and Battery G to the regular
army with headquarters at Washing
ton, ID. G.
CAPTAIN ROGERS PLEASED.
Captain Alexander Rogers, OF tn
Fourth United States cavalry, is a
General Snowden's headquarters t,
make official report of the inspections
for the benefit of the army and nav,
department.
After the inspection today Captain
Rogers said to The TRIBUNE repre-
sentative that he WAS much please,
with the soldierly bearing and action
OF the members of the guard and tn
spirit with which they obeyed the or
ders given them.
1t is generally conceded that Will
Gettysburg is unsurpassed in histories
interest and surroundings calculated
to impress devotion to duty on tn
minds of the citizen soldiers, it is n
sense a good place for division en-
campment. The facilities for reach
ing the place are poor. there is in n
stream of water convenient to tn
camp and the soil could not be worse
being intensely muddy or intensel
dusty, just as Old Prob wills 1t, Their
is no happy medium about the "sacre
and blood bedewed soil of Gettysburg
Adjutant. Millar is Of the opinio
that much worse place could not
secured, and Major Gerst. OF Geners
Gobin's staff, was no less vigorous /
eondsmning the place for camp pur
poses. The routine observed by th
soldiers is as follows;
Roll call. .... ..5 minutes before 500 o. II
Reveille, one gun. n............... 300 a. n
Police call. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 u. n
Mess call, breakfast. .......... 500 a. n
Sick call. 100 a. II
Guard mounting. .............., 500 a. n
Drill, company and battalion. $50 a. n
Recall. 1913 a. II
Mess call, dinner. MINIMUM. 100 m,
Drill for infantry-regimental
and brigade, battalion for
mOuntad troOns ........ . I'M a n