Evening journal., 1898-04-27
TRUE DELAWAR EANS.
Camp Tunnel Awaits Orders
From Uncle Sam to March.
MOST OF THEM WELL PLEASED
OF FOOD YESTERDAY,
BUT PLENTY NOW-THE SOL
DIERS WE'LL RECEIVED BY THE
CITIZENS OF MIDDLETOWN.

OOA LI44Nll NOW lf1h oOll- |
DIERS WE'LL RECEIVED BY THE
CITIZENS OF MIDDLEToWN.
Camp Ebe w. Tunnel. Middletown, |
Del, April 27.-The First Regiment, |
National Guard of Delaware, 500 |
strong, went into camp here yesterday |
morning. Rain fell Monday and most |
of the night, making the ground very
wet but Immediately upon the arrival |
of the men, between 10 and II o'clock, |
all went to work with a will, erecting
tents, and by nightfall all were in COM
Portable quarters.
The men are in excellent spirits and
ready for any duty which may be re-
quired OF them.
All Of the companies have been filled
up to sixty men, with two or three ex-
ceptions, and it is expected that before
the end Of the week there will be 647
men and officers enlisted.
Many of the new recruits came to
camp without uniforms, but they will
/ be fitted out completely during the next
few days. Most of the material is here,
and what is lacking will arrive very
| soon.
DOvER'S VACANCY.
| The militia vacancy at Dover has not
been filled, and all efforts to reorganize
the company there have been about
abandoned. A company will be organ
lied either at Smyrna or Bridgeville to
fill the vacancy.
ON THE CAMP GROUND
The camp ground is about a mile and
a half from the railroad station. 1t is
admirably located, being on high, level
4 = 4
country.
There was very little formality in
camp yesterday, the entire time being
devoted to getting the encampment in
shape. Strict order was enforced
however, and none was allowed inside
the guard lines except by authority.
There was no attempt at drilling and
will not be until tonight, when the
entire regiment win go out on dress
} parade.
The camp was formally chrlstened
"Ebe w. Tunnell," in honor of Cover
nor Tunnel, at o'clock yesterday
morning, by Quartermaster Sergeant
John A. Jordan, who fired a salute of
six guns.
Colonel l. Pusey Wickersham, of
b Wilmington, is in command; Captain
e. E. Rogers, of New Castle, was officer
Of the day, and Lieutenant Clarence M.
/ Dillon, of Wilmington, officer of the
guard.
The officers have as yet received no
, orders from the government, but are
, ready to respond to Instructions at any
5 time.
: ENTIRE REGIMENT MAY ENLIST.
) An officer Of the National Guard sale
: yesterday that ii was the hope OF thl
officers that the entire regiment woulC
5 enlist in a body. He. expressed the be
| lief that 80 per cent. would willingly &,
and more than enough volunteers werl
available to send 1900 men from Della
: ware within two weeks. Much care hal
t been exercised in recruiting the severa
d companies.
z, CAMP LIFE CREATES AN APPE
! TTTE.
- The soldiers at Camp Tunnel yester
> day had a hard struggle to get some
! thing to eat The provisions did no
= arrive until late in the afternoon, an,
as. some of the boys had left withou
breakfast there was a big scrambl
among the bakeshops OF the town 70
e | food.
, | THE GIRLS WILL MAKE IT PLEAS
ANT.
Most of the members of the cover
p nor's staff visited the camp yesterda
. and were entertained at dinner by Gen
~ eral r. L. Holiday in his private cal
\ The young women Of the town are pre-
% pairing to entertain the visitors and a
- ready the officers and members Of tn
I governors staff are besieged with inv
= tations for dinner. Mrs. M. j. Mill
Al gan, Of Wilmington, has organized
~ woman's auxiliary to look after the so
- diers' comfort.
IL Edward Brown, a non-cCmmissione
officer OF the Milford company, Will
erecting a tent, was struck on the hea
with stake and painfully hurt SUI
geon France attended him.
The Association of Homeopath
ao Physicians last night decided to offC
y the hospital, physicians, SURGEONS an
g nurses to the United States Cover
ie ment to care for the wounded soldier
The government will be notified Of II
u associations proposition by DR.. L.
8 Finn.
III "A meeting will be held in Deawal
Avenue Baptist Church on Monday a
ternOOn next to organize a Christia
Relief Corps. Rev. w. A. Walling, pa
T. tor of the church, is at the head Of Il
or movement which, when organized, wi
ho act in conjunction with the corps
On Philadelphia.
", "