The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-31

Special Correspondence The st. Paul Globe
CAMP MEADE, Pa, Oct. 28.-That
Camp Meade will soon be a thing Of
the past there is now no doubt The
troops stationed here will be scattered
in various cities of South Carolina and
Georgia, beginning Nov. 10. The des-
tina'tion of the Fifteenth Minnesota
will be Augusta, Ca, but whether for
a, long or short stay no one In camp
is able to say. Undoubtedly the final
destination of the regiment before the
reconstruction Of the regular army and
the mastering out Of the volunteers
will be some point in either Cuba or
Porto Rico.
The regiment has been fully equipped
with extra blankets and winter cloth
ing, and requisitIon has been made by
the quartermaSter for a new lot Of
tents. The new tents are very much
needed, as the ones now in use leak
badly, there being scarcely q perfect
tent left in the regiment.
The general health Of the boys re-
mains good. slight attacks of brOn-
chitis and rheumatism being about the
worst ailments with which any are at
present afflicted. Every day sees the
return Of from one to g dozen of those
left behind at the Twin Cities down
with typhoid fever, and once more the
regiment is practically at it's full
strength.
The weather here Is severe on the
Minnesota boys-a cold, raw wind with
moisture that penetrates the clothing
and chills to the bone. There has only
BEEN one severe frost as yet, but men
who have worked on the farm or in
the pineries Of Minnesota in the cold
est of weather, and thought nothing Of
it, SILVER and complain of the cold here
when the thermometer registers from
40 deg. to so deg. above zero. Nearly
all OF the officers and many Of the en-
listed men have provided themselves
with small Oil stoves with which to
heat their tents, and the regilnental
store has secured considerable trade
in kerosene.
The boys were all vaccinated about
a week ago, and from present appear
ances but few will return to Minnesota
without visible mark on their person
Of honorable scars received in the
service Of Uncle Sam.
At the corps inspections held weekly
the Fifteenth shows up favorably with
the other troops stationed here; and,
despite the lack Of drill during the
time the fever at Smelling and Ramsey
passed by none.
At the great peace Jubilee held in
Philadelphia a battalion consisting Of
Companies B, F, I and L was sent,
under the direct command of Lieut..
Col. Gotham, to represent the common
wealth Of Minnesota in the parade
Those who were participants saw the
sight Of lifetime; 10000 troops, head
ed by Gen. Miles, were in line, and over
10000 people viewed the procession
from stands erected along the line Of
march. Inadequate provisions were
made for feeding the men by those
having the matter in charge, but
whenever halt of a minutes duration
was made the people fairly deluged
the waiting troops with all kinds Of
goodies. Upon arrival at the city from
Camp Meade the boys were marched
to some vacant sheds at South wharf,
which were the quarters provided. Lib
erty of few hours was allowed to all
to take In the sights, and to the credit
Of Minnesota all returned and took
their part in the parade, not one of
the Fifteenth being absent from his
place in line.
Quite a number Of the boys have
made application for discharge on vari-
Gus grounds, but none has been grant
ed, except to Private Blaker, Of Com
pany G, as yet. Several others Of the
boys are looking and longing for some
word to come from Washington that
will relieve them of their suspense, and
either let them go home or say that
they cant.
In the New Jersey and Pennsylvania
regiments arrangements are being
made by which those soldiers who are
discharged from commands that are
mustered out and wish to stay may be
enlisted in one OF the other regiments.
In this way, nearly all who wish to
leave may do so.
Some such arrangement might be
made in Minnesota. Perhaps some Of
the boys of the Twelfth and Four
teeapth regiments would like to see the
full amount of service for which they
were enlisted and would be glad to be
sent with the Fifteenth should oppor-
tunfty present Itself. Some of the boys
here would be glad to be allowed to go
home. These men are not the kind
who wish to make frantic appeals for
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