The times., 1897-06-17
Soldier Boys Feel the Effect OF
the Excessive Heat.
DRILLS TRYING ON THE MEN
SIX Cases of Sickness Treated in
the Third Severe fhnI-
der storm Visits Camp -locke,
i'm the Guard nouse-Canp WAL
Be Broken Saturday Morning.

co,onauies The former VIII be posted as
exterior guard at O'Clock. and the latter
as provost guard at 4:3o o clock
The daily drills and parade viii be a.
usual, unless the heat be excessive, when
some portion Of the days duties VIII ne
omitted The drills of yesterday were
exceedingly trying on the men, ana the
afternoon extended order instruction of
companies was curtailed somewhat on ac-
count of the intense heat
Comusny c, First Separate Battalion,
coiored, put 1p good guard mount at
6 o'clock, and Company C, Firth Battalion,
pcrformed well the ceremony for exterior
guard in the afternoon
At the first drill call. 9 O'Clock, all the
officers in camp reported TO Capt. Con
stantine Chase, Fourth United States Ar
tiIiery. who put them through course of
Instruct ION III the extended order drili for
an hour and Z. half For the time beng,
capta ias ana /. autenanfs became corporais
ana prisates. and Ma jor Simonson became
temporarily a sergeant for n squad 1ie
drill was an instructive one, and at its
finish the officers put their coTsipantes
through the sprouts" for an additional
hour and a half. The drills were Credit
able, and viii probably be repea ted today
Plans for the field day have bot yet
been formulated, nor has it been decided
Just at what hoar camp VIII be broken
though it viii probably be in the forenoon
Of Saturday.
A large number OF visitors We're in camp
yesterlaY and went over 10 the parade
ground to witness dress parade, which was
commanded by Col. Cecil Clay. Lieut..
Col Treil again commanded the Second
Regiment.
The canlp OF instruction of the brigade
for SS7 win be remembered as the most
soidieriy most orderly, and most instruc-
tive Of those here tofore held. The army
officers detailed for duty with the brigade
have taken an unusual interest in th'ar
various duties, and the men have shown
a co,nmendaele zeal and anxiety to learn
any and everything pertaining to the
duties of soldier. The camp is always
quiet and orderly after taps, and it is che
rarest thing TO be obliged to order lights
out The order compelling men to wear
coats buttoned al all times when out Of
company streets is well observed, aud
the men IN consequence when off duty
present a far better appearance than they
would otherwise. The Improvement in
drill and discipli inc has been paTticu
larry marked, and the duties of sentinels
have been better performed than ever
before.
The reluctance of the men to go through
the long extended-ortier drill or the morn
ing was the cause of several clashes be
tween the officers and men. In Company ID,
Second Battalion, three priyates skipped
the drill. anu were later ordered by Capt
StutZ to march up and down the company
streets for fifteen minutes carrying
stick OF wood in place OF the musket. AT
first this was regarded a joke by the
culprits, but later. when a small crowd
gathered TO watch their promenade, they
grew tired, and two OF them refused to
continue Capt stutz at once ordered a
corporal and guard to convey the rccaIci-
trants to the guardhouse There was some
question as TO whether Capt. StatZ did not
exceed the limit of his powers in imposing
such penalty, and upon the matter being
referred to Col. May, the officer of the day,
he informed Capt Stutz that the penalty
was some what too severe one He also
stated to Capt Stutz that matters of
that kind should properly be referred TO the
major Of the battalion
Attic request of Capt. StutZ the two dis
o.,edient privates were released
The intense heat OF the day furnished
more work for the hospital corp~ than at
any time since the opening of the camp
Six cases were treated at the hospital,
al OF them being more or less the result
OF the heat.
Capt. Clarence Y. sayre, OF Company G,
Fifth Battalion, is one OF the patients, ard
he is being treated for bowel complaint
Corp. Robert L. Murch, Company d, Fifth
Battalion. was treated for chiils and dis
charged. Private a Burga, Company c,
First Battalion, and Sergt Sneedan also
OF CompanyC. First Battalion, were treated
for bowel complaints Private Martin Nc
na3iels, or the Hospital Corps, was treated
for gastriuis, and discharged Sergt. W p
Keane, Company c, of the Engineer Eat
TALON, was treated for weakness, anil also
discharged
Surgeon General Henderson, in his daily
report, stated that the sanitary condition
of the camp was excellent, aud that, with
ore or two minor cases of neglect in ca ring
for the sinks, he had no fault to find
The food, he stated, was wholesome and
good.
The bridge over the ravine which has
been under course OF construction by the
Engineer Battalion for two davs. WAS
finished today. IT is considered an ex-
eellent example of military enginsering.
This morning battalion will be marched
over the structure on a double-uuck in
order to test its strength. The spans of
the bridge are SO feet in length, 26 feet
high, and the roadbed feet in width.
The f;and Is improving daily, if there is
room Tor any such thing Its music nos
sesses the swing and cadence so necessary
TO the march. and the members are TO he
congratulated on their very crelifshle
work The music is always a source of
favorable comment by the visitors &c the
camp
For the third successive day the camp
was visited by a furious thunderstorm
early last evening. The electric disnlay
was especially brilliant and the rainfall
was also heavy The roads through the
caEnc are consequently in an exceedingly
bad condition.
Lieut. J. Bruce Webb, quartermaster
and acting commissary of the Second Bat
TALON has returned to camp
Whispering Bill Thompson, of COMPANY
B, First Battalion, arrived in camp yester-
day.
Joe Kondrup, of Company C, First Bat
talon, has returned to camp after leave
OF one day.
Mr. Daniel L. q. P:exotto, formerly of