The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-30

whose lips an oath would sound strange
catch the contagion from the muleteers and
others soon learn to rip them out by the
yard Such unanimous swearing 1 have
never before heard. Perhaps the good Lord
understands that these boys, fresh from
home, do not mean to take his name in vain,
and He may reckon it up among their fol-
bles. 1 doubt whether such good casuists
as the chaplains even would find this thing
much of a burden on the conscience. ITO
hell with SPAIN is only mild beginning.
If one were to read the hundreds of de-
scriptive articles sent out from camp to
metropolitan newspapers, one would get the
impression that interest here is about even
ly divided between the soldier and the mule,
and it is no exaggeration to say this is
largely the case. The animal figures in a
thousand and one stories of daily life, in
such a variety of ways that these stories
repeated from mouth to mouth by the SOL
diers are seldom tiresome. The One-hun-
d-and-ifty-eighth Indiana Regiment had
a very good one in connection with the bat
tie maneuvers of yesterday, when Private
Fred Hornaday, of Company d, Indisnap-
oils, distinguished himself as a general of
no means talents. The full equipment for
the regiment not being received it was
necessary to improvise on the requirements
of a well furnished regiment. Orderlies had
to make the best of the situation, which
only offered mules, with no saddles at that
To Hornaday's lot fell one of the most ac-
tive mounts in this line, and there being
few saddles in the regiment he was forced
to ride with only q blanket between him.
self and the roof of the mule. The firing
was at its height when Colonel Thayer sent
him across raVine to bring up another
regiment to his support. Unfamiliar with
the lay of the land, Hornaday lost his way
and found himself in the lines of the
enemy, a fact of which he became cognizant
when dozen of 'the other fellows rushed
down on him and demanded a surrender
AS they closed in on him, Hornaday cooed
into Huldahs ear. Ahen he manned
Hudah's aft batteries, whirling his ship
about with the speed of maelstrom. The
would-be captors tuHbed over themselves
to get out of range and before they could
close in on the ship again it was scudding
across the fields and out of danger.
In the battle maneuvers, which were at
their prettiest in the neighborhood of the
Brock field, the companies of Captain Tarle-
ton, of Indianapolis; Jacobs, of Kokomo,
and Miles, of Covington, acted as skirmish-
ers. Major Davis of General Breckinridge's
staff, was with the regiment most of the
time. Private Blankenship, of Martinsville,
was another distinguished figure on the
scene of carnage. He was an orderly for
Colonel Thayer and rode a mule on which
he had strapped gunny sack with pair
of old suspenders, the flaps on the suspend
ers swinging with the rythm of the mules
ears. Around the mules neck he had thrown
one of the white horse collars used by Off
GERS. Colonel Thayer keenly felt this in
fringement on the dignity of the occasion,
and fired Blankenship off of the field, send
ing him back to help out the hospital corps.
Private Steinhauer, of indianapolis, who
had such a close call for his life, was dis
charged from the hospital last night. The
lad never understood how grave was his
condition, and his recovery. considering
the few hospital facilities on the grounds.
is considered unusual. However. he had the
best of attention. The presence of his faith
er, who sat by his bedside most of the day
and most of the night, did much to cheer
him. The lack of hospitals in camp is be-
coming felt, and while the Indiana men
have been fortunate, there is much danger
Gus sickness in other regiments, besides a
few deaths. Mrs. Anna MoltZ, of Chatta-
nooga, who was nurse in the civil war, is
the only woman of the Clara Barton Red
Cross Society on the grounds yet. / met
her going to the camp yesterday morning
with an armload of cotton. She said she
had found a large number of pneumonia
cases in camp and was going to try the
effect of wrapping the sick men in cotton.
She expects Miss Barton here in week or
two. Mrs. Moltz has received letters from
many prominent young women who wish to
serve as hospital nurses, but she does not
know what provisions the government will
make for the services of women nurses
Aside from women relatives who have come
here from Northern cities to watch over
their sick ones, Mrs. Moltz is the only wom-
an nurse on the grounds.
To-day Major Fitzgerald, of the One-hun-
dred-and- fifty seventh Indiana, had his bat
TALON up on Lookout mountain sightseeing
This battalion consists of the company from
Fort Wayne, c, of Goshen, and E. of Elk
hart. The warm weather of yesterday fur
nished a rush of business to the regimental
canteen, which is conducted by the thirty
one commissioned officers. The first dividend
declared by the canteen brought 50 into the
purse of each officer. 1t was not the inten-
ton of the officers to make money out of the
canteen. A bigger glass OF beer than could
be obtained for the same price in Indiana is
sold across the canteen bar
Ouartermaster L. H. Hudson, of Angola,
was hustling yesterday for the new uni
forms promised the old Third Regiment.
They will be allotted early this week. Pri-
vate Kiser of Fort Wayne, finds his trade
as a tailor duly appreciated by Colonel
Studebaker and the other officers. He was
detailed yesterday afternoon with goose to
take out the kinks in the regimental trous-
ers, and sang merrily as he pushed the
smoking goose up and d1wn the crease line.
Mr. Milburn, of a big woodworking plant
here. is an uncle of Colonel Studebaker, and
has contributed many little conveniences,
such as typewriter tables, etc, to regimen
tai headquarters.
Color Sergeant Howard Long, of Angola,
is one of theTpopular men of the regiment.
His comrades say he receives four letters
regularly every day. all in the same hand
writing The handwriting on the letters
from home make many soldier the target
for the little pleasantries of his mess mates.
Hospital Stewards Moore and Schell have
filed prescriptions for fifteen or twenty of
the boys of the regiment whose eyes have
been inflamed by bathing in the waters Of
Chickamauga creek. The bed of this creek
is of a rock which contains a great deal of
lime, and the water is strongly impregnated
with 1t.
Private Willis Van Cleve, Of Company E,
of this regiment, on trial before a court
martial summoned at the headquarters of