The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

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Mud in We, Weathcr..More Free.
qucmt Division Camps in Future.
The Thirteenth regiment returned
home from camp Saturday afternoon
in Il train of fourteen cars over the
Pennsylvania and I.ackawanna roads.
1t was a tired and dusty body that
hustled out on the depot platform. but
all the men We're bron2ed and showed
the physical benefit of week in the
open air. excepting few who suf-
fered from common digestive disor-
deiS.
y delay of over an hour in the yards
at Lewistown junction because of
troublesome air brake, and frequent
stops during the run from the same
cause delayed the train over an hour
and Scranton was not reached until
425 O'Clock. The crowd at the depot
was q small one Only the Second bat
talon, Companies \. Il, C.. and u, In
command of Major Barnard, marched
to the armory on Adams avenue. Com"
panies F. of the West Side, and RI. Of
the North End, went direct to their
home localities. while q, of Montrosc,
and l.. of Honesdale, left the city ut
O'Clock.
IT was fitting that General Snowden'3
high handed arrest of Captain kam-
beck and Lieutenant Smith should he
publically repudiated before the regi-
ment left camp. This was done by Gen
eral Goblin. In it's way off the camp
field the regiment was lined up in front
Of brigade Headquarters when General
Goblin addressed them. In his remarks
he said:
GENERAL GOBIN'S REMARKS.
Il want to tell you, every officer. and
every man. how pleased ] am with your
conduct and showing while In camp
You have pleased me and have done
nothing for which l can criticize YOU
mean this in every sense of the word.
While talking. General Goblin spoke
slowly and distinctly, and while glanc-
ing earnestly along the line or faces
before him gave an emphatic utter
ance to the words which the men it
once interpreted as n reputation OF
Snowden's harsh and unwarranted act.
A cheer went along the line. and then
three hurrahs and a tiger. and then a
series of company yells and cries OF
who's all right? General Goblin.
whats the matter with General Cob
in? He's all right" etc, etc. No ei-
fort was made by the more superior Of
the Commissioned officers to stop the
hub hub, nor would such an effort have
been successful The regiment had To
d man been roasting Snowden, as dlh
the other regiments in the brigade. and
they took that opportunity or letting
General Goblin know their sentiments.
Concerning the arrests Il typosraphl-
cal error In saturdays issue ol Ihe
Tribune made Il sentence read thut
Major Barnard. who was Thursdays
brigade. officer Of the day had not the
right To grant permission for the pas
sage of companies in and out of the
lines The sentence should have read
that the United States army regula tionS
provide that a brigade officer of the
day can grant such permission. This
correction Is especially due Major GAR
nard whose part in the unfortunate at
fair WAS merely accidental and who re-
ceived conmendation and not criticism
at division headquarters and by Colonel
Cuursen.
CAMP GROUNDS COMPARED.
Now that the camp has ended
there was ample opportunity to COM
pur. I.ewistown and Mount Gretna. The
former has the greatest space and with
it's running water. topography and ser
les Of three immense drill fields is an
ideal place for the masSing Of the thous-
anls of Pennsylvania soldiery. In wet
weather, however no more disaSreeable
spot could have been selected. The soil
is of the nature of clay and the water
will not soak into it, neither will it run
off. because Of the level. a whole days
hot sun viii scarcely evapurate the
water left by preceding half-day's
rain. Mount Gretna does not compare
with the Lewistown field in outline or
extent but the formers sandy soil will
soak the surface water. a thing that
does not happen at I.ewistown.
Governor Hastings. Snowden and
General Goblin and the Other two brig
ade generals are however pleased with
the division idea of encampnent and 1t
Is quite probable that they will be held
more frequently in the future At divi-
sion headquarters the idea Of holding
a division camp every year was often
discussed but without any definite con-
clusion. Lewistown, at all events. will
be the place for massing the large body
Of men. That is settled. Anyhow.
there will not he three rainy days out
of seven every year and that fact will
have much to do in again selecting
A DESIRABLE PLACE.
The great mileage of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, its yardage and other
facilities coupled with the fact that
its lines reach to nearly every sec
ton of the state where regiments are
located. make 1t desirabl to have the
camp near one Of the company's divi-
sion points. This suggests remark
by Vice President Thompson of the
company in reply to
who asked him how many SOL
diers the company could transport in it's
own cars 10 Washington. the Atlantic
coast or the Canadian border within
"a hours. One hundred thousand men
was the number Mr. Thompson speci-
fed.