The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-29
From The 10Th.

From The 10Th. *
CAMP MEADE, Pa, Sept. 20.
Tho 18th Minnesota arrived at
Camp Meade Sunday and immed.
lately went into camp, and is now as
much at home here az though it had
always quarters here.
The regiment left St. Paul Thurs
day afternoon in three sectious, one
for each battalion. The fret batal-
lion went over the Omaha road to
Chicago, and from there on Pennsyl-
vania line. The second battalion
went over the Minneapolis and St.
Louis to Chicago and from there on
the Pennsylvania. The third batal-
lion, of which Co. II is member,
came over the Wisconsin Central and
Baltimore and Ohio.
Our train was composed of twelve
cars including ono baggage car and
one car of officers. Co. H had two
cars which afforded ample room, as
we only had 81 men, the rest being
left behind in the hospitals or on sick
furloughs. We had next to the
smallest company, Co. G., the Lu-
verne company, having only 46. We
had fairly good sleeping cars, and
had the best kinds of accommoda-
tions in the line of something to eat.
Coffee was secured at diffesent stops
on the road and we had all kinds of
canned goods, sandwiches, bareback,
etc., withs1s.
We broke camp at Smelling early
Thursday morning, and by nine
o'clock were ready to move, but we
were compelled to wait until about
noon, when we marched to the street
car line and took the cars for St.Paul.
At St. Paul we were splendidly treat
ed by the citizens, who furnished us
plenty of good things to cat at Smiths
Park. We marched to the Union de-
pot and boarded our train, which
pulled out at four o'clock.
We enjoy pleasant ride through
Wisconsin, and arrived in Chicago
Friday morning. Quite a lengthy
stop was made there, and we put in
about a half hours drill on the plat
for of the depot there.
We passed through the states of
illinois and Indiana during Friday:
and Friday night we crossed Ohio.
All day Saturday we enjoyed the
beautiful scenery of the Allegheny
Mountains in West Virginia and
Maryland. We stopped off at Graf
ton, w. ", for a few hours, and show
ed the natives how we'll drilled
battalion earns it's bread. We sue
ceeded in frightening all the live
stock off the streets.
From Grafton our train was divid-
ed into sections, and we commenced
the ascent of the Alleghanies. The
road over the mountains is 90 crooked
that the train did not get straighten-
ed out all day. 1t is said that at one
place the fireman pitched a shovel
full of coal into the headlight of the
engine, the curve was SO great. / will
not stand responsible for this state
ment, however.
At Cumberland, Maryland. the
train was joined again, and we made
the trip through Pennsylvania Satu1-
day nj ght, arriving at Mddletown
about ten o'clock Sunday. From
there we marched to our camping
grounds, a distance of about three
miles.
Camp Meade new contains about
26 regiments. On account of the I'M
eveness cf the country, they are not
all camped together but extend over
a distance of about ten miles.
We camped next to the 18th and
9Th, Pa, together with them we form
the third brigade of the first division
of the second army corps.
We are camped in a good place
surrounded by woods and hills and
on high ground. The only thing we
do not like is the soil. It is of dark
red color, and is harder than seven
teen cents. And, talk about dust!
it is the worst shat ever happened.
It is rumored that we will move our
camp tomorrow to another camping
grounds, short distance away.
It is generally understood that the
second corps will soon receive orders
to go to Cuba, Porto RIGA or some
where else, but we have been in the
army long enough to know better
than to place any truth in a rumored
move until the move is completed.
We are located in beautiful coun-
try, and the climate now is delightful
except that the nights are quite cold.
The boys are all we'll, except one or
two, who are slightly indisposed.
I must close now, but will keep you
informed on our movements and mis-
fortunes. ARTHUR P. Rose,