The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-09
BARNETT'S REGIMENT.
Recruiting Officers En- Route to Indi-
ana to Secure More Volunteers.

ana to Secure More Volunteers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMP ALGER, Va, June S-The muster
ing officers and assistants appointed from
this regiment left for Indianapolis to-day at
noon. They will not know what plan of
mastering will be followed until they reach
Indiana. The list published in the Journal
was correct. The work of drills will be cur
tailed for the time being and all double
time stopped on recommendation of sur
geons. 1t was feared the men would be
overheated while their vaccinated arms
were swathed in flannel. Under the present
orders recruiting officers will proceed to
point central in their respective districts,
and there await orders from the adjutant
general. There was a wild rumor abroad
to-day that the Second Division would be
moved some place within a week. There is
no authority for the report.
BY a special order fifteen enlisted men
have been detached from companies in the
Notwithstanding Indiana for
duty in the division hospital corps. The
names, relative rank and company are as
follows: Charles Duerson, Company B,
Terre Haute; Chester D. Johnston. Com
pany NJ, Evansville; Harry Hawkins, James
McConkey and William II: Clifford, Com
pany l, Greencastle; William FL. Jiencke
Haute: Robert Bailey, Mat Mcbride and
Harvey Reckort, Company D. Washington;
Bufford McQuart and Ora 3. Lloyd, Com
pany l., Vlncennes; Claude Mcdonald COM
pany K Princeton; Henry Bauerlo, Com
pany C, New Albany. These places will be
filled in the companies by recruits.
The water question is still very Dotner-
some one. The well recently completed by
the regiment is not yet furnishing the best
Of drinking water A. second well . Is Dein n5
which promises a better success. Under or
ders from the chief surgeon, all water is
now boiled before using.
Advices received by the several captains
indicate that the recruiting of men in the
various towns will only require as much
time as will be necessary to examine re-
cruits, as many men are awaiting chance
in each town. The companies each need
twenty-eight and twenty-nine men.
The order for vaccination has been
changed, and now every soldier and officer
will be inoculated with virus. The work
was first confined to those who had not yet
A half dozen boxes of points were used
to-day by DR.. Davis, acting regimental sur
geon.
The Y. M c. A. tent is now in full swing.
Musical and devotional services are held
every evening after parade, and are Wen
attended.
Chaplain Weaver baptized. Private Mino
of Company A, last evening in front of reg
mental headquarters. Mino lives at DECK
er, Ind few miles from Vincennes.
Several companies in the One-hundred-
and-fifty-ninth have money coming from the
State of Indiana which they would like 10
have. Colonel Durbin held out money for
captains. but has not yet sent it on.
Senator Fairbanks is untiring in his eff
forts TO make the boys of the One-hundred-
and-ffty-ninth Indiana comfortable at
Camp Alger. and is moving to increase the
water supply for the regiment He has also
suggested to the War Office the desirabiity
OF removing the camp TO better location.
He has requested Colonel Barnett TO keep
him advised of the exact condition of the
Indiana regiment. and Will make II his spe-
clal business to see that they have every
thing that is coming to them.
So far as known to-day nothing nas been
decided upon as TO moving the troops. 1t