Evening journal., 1898-08-29
COMPLIKsATED BY THg PRESIDENT
PRAISED THE DEu lANK1Au7uo
TROOPS. WHO FORMED dIIS E.s-
CORT ON SATURDAY..

lttCOFS, WHO FOHlMlcD ILLS ElS-
CORT ON SATURDAY..
Harrisburg, Pa. August 29.-Escort-
ed by the First Delaware Regiment
President and Mrs. Mckinley visited
Camp Meade Saturday afternoon, and
spent an hour passing through the va
riois reglmental camps and hospita.s
The President expressed himself as
pleased with the site and appearance OF
the camp, and warmly commended the
troops for their soldierly Bearing and
neat appearance.
The president, looking exceedingly
well considering the intense strain un-
der which he has been for the last SIX
months, was met at the camp station
by General Graham and President
Thomson, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company With Mrs. Mckinley he was
escorted to a four-horse Landau amid
the plaudits OF the large crowd, which
the president acknowledged by bowirg.
Mrs. Mckinley also came i'll for large
share OF applause. and smilingly bowed
to the right and left. Attorney-Gen-
eral Mccormick and Secretary Of State
Martin represented Governor Hastings,
who has gone to Chicl1amauga with the
train which is to bring back sick Penn
sylvania soldiers.
The day was perfect and the camp
ais clean as a new pin. The surround
ings are picturesque. All the tents are
pitched en- an extensive natural TER
race, overlooking the placid and bread
|Susquehanna, with the York ccunty
hills for a background. The president
frequently remarked upon the beauty
ofthe camp surroundings.
Before leaving camp President Nc
Kinley intimated to General Graham
THAT Middletown would be a permanent
garrison post. He also stated that GER
tain regiments and parts Of regiments
now ct Camp Meade would he mustered
out OF the service at an early date
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley left camp at
p. m. for Somerset, Pa, where they
are now the guests Of Abner Mckinney.
Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson, who Is
in command of the First Delaware, In
the absence OF Colonel Wickerzham at
his home, in Wilmington on sick leave
has received the following eulogistic
letter from Adjutant- General Roberts:
THE commanding general desires
me to express to you his satisfaction al
the soidierly conduct and bearing OF
the men OF your regiment upon the oc.
casion of the presidents reception. III
also desires me 10 say that his excel
liency, the president, spoke ln terms o
praise OF the steadiness and evideni
careful military instructions OF yow
men. The commanding general Is
gratlfed to he able to be the medium
Of conveying encomiums to organiza-
tions Of his corps"
The First Delaware HAS but fouI
men out of $50 in camp on the sick lisl
and none OF uhe cases IS serious. Ont
Of the men, Private Taylor, OF Com
pany L, was prostrated by the heat yes.
terday while on the escort march.
First Sergeant Craig. Of Company M
received his commission from the gov
ernor OF Delaware Saturday promoting
him to the second lieutenancy OF th'
company. The vacancy was created b.
the resignation of Captain Pratt, wh'
goes to Newark TO take the chair Of cleo
trical engineering In Delaware College
and the promotions Of First Ideutenan
Taylor and Second Lieutenan
Springer.
Adjutant Rodney, of the First Della
I ware, is in New York on two days
Through.