Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-10-12
WILL BE LARGE CAMP,
Second Army Corps Ordered to
Join Wisoonsin's Fourth.
TO GET MORE TROOPS.
Weekly Inspection of Fourth Resi-
ment-News Items and Per-
sona1s from the Camu,

tnIs morning. This afternoon q game of
ball will be played at Admission between
a team from the Wisconsin regiment and
one from the Third Tennessee.
There has been lots of rain here during
the past week. but through it all the
health of the men remains very good.
The entire Second Army corps, 10000
strong, has been ordered to Camp Shipp
from Camp Meade, Pa. They are ex-
pected to arrive in a week. These 30
U soldiers with the 10000 already here
VIII make Camp Ship the largest and
most important army camp In the United
States.
Capt: ROLLS is officer of the day and
Lieut.. Everett officer of the guard.
Inc men are becoming so accustomed
70 army fare and army life that it will no
9o9Dt tax some time, after their return.
before they can settle down to civilized
, LIE and ways in the same comfortable
way as of old. As it is, one q the Nil
Waukee officers has declared his intention
or having a tent struck on some vacant
lot after his return home, and there
spend the rest Of his days in Comfort"
1t is surprising to see how suddenly
some of the men detailed for special duty
VIII become sick. Time and time again
ehtlre details OF as many as six men will
become sick at the first hint of special
duty. Ot course it is not because they
q any contempt Tor fatigue work; but,
Wen, 1t can be understood.
The Fourth in Fine Condition.
The Fourth Wisconsin is in fine condi-
tlon ootn as to drill and health, and the
men are anticipating a great time in
CuDa, where they will undoubtedly 90.
Inc regiment receives many compliments
on the splendid showing it always makes
during parades and reviews and the men
are beginning to feel like the genuine sol
dlerS they are.
Now that September is past and paw
day is near, the soldiers are thinking
ABOUT the paymaSter. 1t is thought that
he will be here about the 10th of the
month to pay off the soldiers of Camp
Shlpp. Only one paymaster will come to
the camp, so it is said. The men are
nearly all broke now and so. when he ar
rlVes, the paymaster will be a popular of
hcer, indeed.
Maj. Drake, division surgeon, has been
actlng as corps surgeon, thus leaving
Lieut.. Seaman, assistant surgeon of the
Fourth, practically in command of the
division hospital. Lieut.. Seaman has the
reputation OF being one of the best sur
ge0ns IN the corps, and while his COM
RACES IN the Fourth are anxious to see
MN gam distinction and promotion in the
division hospital, they do not like the
idea of having him leave the regiment al
together. AS it is now, he still belongs to
the regiment, but one cannot tell how
soon he may "do something that will
brlng him promotion and at the same
tlhe take MN away from the Badger
regiment.
Most of the sick men at the l~iv:sion
hospital are members of the Fourteenth
New York, the Third Tennessee and the
Fourth Kentucky, and a good many of
them We're sick before they reached this
camp. The officers at headquarters are
very much pleased with the health of the
Fourth Wisconsin,, and the mem have
turned out to be such excellent soldiers
ID every way that they need not fear
being mustered out in a hurry.
A few nights ago one of the s~emtries-
while off duty, asleep in the guard tent,
was awakened by 4 crawling sensation
across his throat. He got up immediate
" and 1t didn't require a light, either, To-
convince him that Il snake had been his
bed-fellow. The reptile was killed and
found to be an adder about four feet long
and one inch and a half through the !arg-
est part of its body.
The weather here is very pleasant just
now and compares fayorably with that
of July in Milwaukee. 1t is cool in the
evening and early morning, but becomes
quite warm at noon. Taken altogether,
it is ideal weather for camp life and with
the healthy climate leaves no cause for
complaint.
The heavy rainstOrm last Monday hight
wars a forcible reminder of those at Camp
Douglas III more ways than one. The
high wind kept man. of the men up pre-
pared to hang on to their tents. and then.
too, many of the tents were drcnched
through and if it had not been for the
floors much more discomfort would have
been caused.
The camp is flooded with negroes. end
it took some time faT he men to get used
to them, but now the novelty has worn off
considerably and it seems more of an ?d-
vantage than otherwise to have them
around. because they do most of The
washing for the men. and there is such a
rivalry between them in this line of work
that the prices are way down.
Capt. Sullivan and His Mule.
One of the funny sights in camp is to.
see Capt Sullivan, the quartermaster, i'd
ing around the camp on a mule. He has
n good horse, but seems to find more en-
joyment in riding a mule.
Col Seaman has been doing his best TO,
put the Fourth regiment on a sound Mill
tary footing and it cannot be denied hat
he has succeeded. The health of the reei-
ment is fine, and compared with other
Northern troops in Southern camps, must
be considered exceptionally so. And
when it comes to discipline and drill il
can, without effort, hold its own with any
volunteer regiment it has come in CONTACT
with thus far. Gen. Ayers remarks i'll
that regard, during his review, settled
that point.
Maj Gambler has been very busy in
his capacity as acting engineer officer, and
through his u~ntiring efforts much has
been accomplished in the way of laying
out and clearing the camp.
Capt. tom Neville, Co.. G, is surely a
jolly soul and it seems as though some
thing must be wrong, even at the dead of
night, when his voice is not heard in
happy song, and his hearty laugh-no
words are adequate to express how Each
good it does one to hear it. It must be
heard to be appreciated.
PRIVATE NELSON VERY LOW.
Esfe of a WISCONSIN Soldier o% YaCL-