The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-07

will have a concert or two before lsay.
ing. This organization halls from Hunt
lngton.
The arrival Of tho Second increased
the noise and confusion by about as
much again. Thssams scenes and Incl.
dentI took place as upon the arrival oil
the First.
As soon as the tents were up there
vas a grand rush for the straw stacks.
Each fellow had bed tick and some had
TWO.
It was a lauIhabls Iight to sec the
lads with facet as black a. pots, aud
clothes soaked with Precipitation, pull
ing behind them great big bulky ticks,
which were to serve them as couches
for several days TO come. The festive
small boy took prominent part in the
bed tick business, and made himself
useful by d!linR the licks as we'll ~ OBJ
isclIonabls by scattering the straw To
the winds In ScuGlss with his eompan'
ions.
some of the boys could not wait Tor
supper aud one might sec many OF
them dsmolishing refreshments which
they had brought along,
some few soldiers thought OF cieRnii.
nesS. Most Of them did not aud spent
the evening covering with black 90 that
a stranger might think that the crowds
we're one Of cooTsd gentlemen. Most
Of those who thought OF washing per.
formed that weariaoms task in the
water barrels, while the officers backs
were turned.
About 0 o'clock the boys began TO 90
to supper aud the way they did eat was
4 caution. Everything went as tho
small boy says Everything from soup to
nuts" Company E. had pretty good
fare considering that this was the hrSt
night Following was thair menu:
Coffee, bread, scrambled eggs, beef and
potatoes, with their jackets on" as
Tom johnson, the cook, remarked.
THOROUGHLY MILITARY.
Capt A. NJ. Welhsrill, Of Company
A, Sixth infantry, regular U, S.
A., arrived here lsIt night from Fort
Thomas, near Cincinnati. whore he 10
stationed. The captain has been de-
Jailed by the war department 70 atIiss
At Camp MaeCorkle as general in.
sttuctor.
Civilians visited the camp in great
numbers to-day aud last night. They
went in carts. GrAgS, phaetons, traps,
bicycles, horseback and in carriages at
ten cents q head. There was a con-
tinuous stream OF vehicles moving on
Seventh street to aud from the camp.
There were gay parties OF society folk.
carriages filed With styliShly dressed
ladies. Everybody was on their way to
Camp MacCorkle.
The camp wa. not under strict mill
sary discipline yesterday evening. The
rigid ruleI Of military discipline did not
90 into force until midnight last night,
hence civilians could 90 within the lines
and watch tho operation OF patting
everything in readiness. Il was an in
tsrestiug sight to the initiated, aud was
much enjoyed.
THE CAMP ny WooSLIouT.
Camp MacCorkls is admirably ar.
ranged and the credit for this due Major
Gluck who worked hard to have every.
thing completed aud in readiness when
the gallant boys 10 blue arrived. In
fact his time was 90 occupied that up
till late yesterday evening he hal not
yet donned his uniform, not having
found time 10 do 50. 1t was worth the
trip to have seen the camp after dark
last night The night was one Of rich
beauty. The sky was q waste Of rAreat
blue aud the moon was bright and large
and shown on the whito tents and the
camp with its hurrying soldier boys and
blazing campireS. Il was beautiful
sight to behold.
The first dress parade was held this
evening at ssvea o'clock. It was bril-.
liant spectacle aud 4 great success from
a military point Of view. Tho uniforms
and arms Of the boys Were bright, and
the general appearance oil the brigade
was much improved by the new cam.
paiRn hatI and lsSgin'.