The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13
CAMP HUTTON.
A Delegation From the Bay In Quar-
rntlne Camp.

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A few lines from this out.of-the
way place may be read with interes
by your patrons, andans we are ab
solutely settled down to that world
known life of idleness Of the militar,
camp, it is pleasing pastime TO h
able TO contribute this letter to m,
old friends at the Bay and give then
an insight of what we do, Cor rathe
made to do,) to kill time, as th,
saying goes.
In order to make the whole matter
as interesting as know how, l viii
begin at the beginning. After tvt
weeks Of much mint worry and {
great many dollars spent in kilograms
comforting with the heads OF the
various departments Of the quaran,
tine organization, we succeeded ir
leaving Bay st. LOUIS on Friday
night at 1880 p. M, in private
coach, under the sanitary regulations
of the Louisiana board Of health, and
in charge of Df. Toledano, who, not.
withstanding bis sirict enforcement
OF quarantine laws, showed us every
courtesy possible, and one and oil ct
our tents wish VIC could tell him how
much we appreciated his kind for
bearance Of our human frailties. Bv
that genileman's orders The l., & NJ.
train dropped us near Genully sta
lion where we remained all might
till 1880 n. IN. windows and doors
closed, and 10 tell you how much we
would have enjoyed few limitations
of the cold and bracing air outside
would take more space than feel
justified to appropriate In The col
umns Of tlIs paper. HAweyer. as
all things come TO those who wait =,
our mon0lonous long night OF com
paia'ive imprisonment was b'Okrn
locomotive, sent to pull our coach In
time ~ connect with the regular mail
train Of that company. and in less
time Than IT takes to tel it, we were
whrling through immense cane fields
with appearances that promise 10 ma
terially swell the bank accounts of
their owners; and by the signs Of
those countless weallh-producng
fields | can foresce great prosperity
for this section and That il will spread
part OF Its surplus along The gulf
coast this coming season. We reach
ed Camp Hutton in command of DR..
White, Of the II. NJ. s., and just as
soon ~ we put foot in The mi
litary limits. we understood that
obeving orders was TO be our watch
word.
Before giving us the liberty Of the
camp grounds all of our 81 men were
ordered to The fumigatIng department
aud there to deliver every thing in
the lire Of wearing apparel, satcheIs,
trunks, blankets; IN fact every thing
in our possession which articles were
placed in The fumigalIng room and
there remained unull 4:50 p. m.
When every thing we had fuinigai-
ed was returned to US, with fresh
orders TO repair to our tents, strip off
our travelling clothing, that our
veslmerts might undergo thesame
trealm ent, after which, we went
about camp and there met the Blaize
boys and II. EgIoff, who cheerfully
volunteered their services, and under
the escort of our genial young friend
Xavier Ladner, we settled in one of
the many comfortable tents, provided
for the people, we were furnished
with new cots, mattresses. bed linen,
basins, tincups, camp stools, new
blankets, soap, candles candlesticks,
and the way we commenced house
ke, ping and succeeded would bring
the color of envy to the cheeks Of the
nealest housewife.
For The first time in my life | real
lZed how necessary was my past
training, and ! now apologize for
grumbling so often at my betterhalf
for the many shakings and seedlings
| she gave me for what she termed my
awkwardness and want OF neatness
when performing certain household
duties TO which she ''so often" as
! signed me.
Now for the daily routine: Ats &c
a. N. the bugle sounds the revelIe
and all hands dress and get ready for
breakfast, served at 10 clock. A
description of the manner in which
some people behave at the breakfast
table would recall to all who have
lived on their fathers farm feeding
the pigs, and even the antics of tho
young rooters would fall short OF
conveying to you the horrible sceEe:
for which none Of our officers are
responsible; those gentlemen 90 al
they can, but in an improyised camE
like ours it is impossible to contro
the scrambIing of such combination
coming from the four corners of tht
world.
/ will write 10 you again, but be
fore closing | cannot refr@in froh
adding that one and all of the officer
under who we are living, are genial
kind gentlemen and of the old schoo
who are every ready to provide on
wants and answer all onr questions
and my "mess" have delegated m,
TO represent them in telling you anC
The public generally how much W
thank them for their varioes contri
buttons towards making pleasant ou
detention here.
Your friend, A. G PERI