The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-28


nv. clouds, then never again would
w." ,,,p shine on Tampa. A enowball
.,rlos down hill could not gather ma.
,l,l as fast as they do, and the old
.,rr familiar TO every school boy. Of
=. man ..ho vomited thres back crows,
Il thrown into the background by much
!, The news circulated here.
do no. know that any one starts q
1 ,,o,y with deliberate intentlon-he! on
r. wonders what would happen II So
and.so were done.
N Tbe next man says 1t will be DONE.
~ Three hears crookodly and says It
~. been done, and the vdrdant cor
,ssoondent, anxious lest some competl-
nv gets "a scoop" for his paper, burns
The wire In his haste. only, In many
eases, 10 be obliged to order his news
asIlled" an hour later. n Y i,a
/ Staff officers here, With so many
4 t.,douarters, are thick as flles, and un-
,ss the general issues an order against
,hroy,ns clubs some quartermaster will
Srnlsh material for q first-class fu-5
\
4 N nractlce on with the burial service.
Medical officers lead in point of num-.
4 hers. for every regiment has two at
4 tached to It, and there are t'To or three
4 medical directors. one or two yellow.
4 ever experts, and then carae the vets"
With the cavalry.
In a corral near the railroad, not far
from the shore OF the bay, are about
slrht hundred mules, which had been
| bought in St. Louis for the Spanish
ryyerument, and had reached New
\ Orleans, en- route to Cubu. when war
/ Was declared. They were to be paid for
4 IN Cuba, so our government bought the
/ hi and saved the owners from actual:
/ lo,s. But, did they deserve to be saved
from loss? They knew that war was
/ imminent, and that IL 1t came on the
4 stock would be used in serGice against
this country. Put pins point on their
patriotism, and see how much will be
4 left uncovered. 81
THE SCIENCE OF. PACKING.
Packers ore engaged in sorting out
mules for their use. fitting the pack
furniture, etc. Most OF them Will be
fitted with the Mexican nparejo (pro-
rouuced aparaho), which Is to be pre-.
.srred to the saddle with q tree and
awbuck."
II consists, first. OF two or more thick
felt blankets folded large~enough 10
nearly cover the mule from shoulders 10
rump. Over this is placed ashuge pair
Of the same material, the cavities stuff
ed with soft hay. -. n
YThis is girthed to, the mule by q
'tlnch" nearly foot In width, which Is
drawn as tightly, as Is possible TO do by
strong man, pulling with both hands
and with q foot against the animals
ribs to give him greater purchase.
On each side OF the spine the, articles
10 be carried are placed. and flashed"
10y rope about fifty feet in length,
which has at one end broad webbing
belt, to pass under the belly, as was
done with the others. q
Another Squeezing" Is given and
the rope IS crossed In different direc-.
tons over the load. frightened at every
crossing, and finally fastened in knot
which can be loosed by one pull. Sc
Packing" is, a science, and as such
commands good,wages. have known n
.Chle! Packer" to be paid salary OF
$50 per month on the frontier. and. his
services were worth the money paid.
The 'du;F Is taught to cavalry1nen, as
part OF their drill, and many Of the SOL
c!ess become very expert in It.
AT pack drill OF the Ninth Cavalry
few days before II left Montana. one
company detail packed its mule IN one
Minute and fifty-four seconds, and 9TH
ers were but little slower. vs.
Thirty mules generally constitute O
"trail," and ore managed by three
nieE. They are trained to follow 4 bell,
worn br @ horse. white preferred. AS
being more readily seen. They are nor
conaEed in any way, except when first
put into the train: then, any straying
from It IS punished very severely, and
Ar. Mule soon learns his place, and tha.
IS best to keep It..
Each man with the train carries a
a!aEord-shaped leather blind with lea
theT cords attached to the ends, and
Efo;ted together. II pack becomes
al'?i:anged. two OF the men lead the
mule ont OF the trail, blindsold him
with this blind, rearrange Ills lead, re-
move the leather and allow him to re-
JOIN his fellows. He is never struck
when started, and ] have never seen
pack mules misused BY good packers.
GEN. JOE WHEELER.
The happlest man about Tampa Just
Tow is General Joe Wheeler. The first
Tine he put on his new uniform his
feelings must have taken n retrospect
u7e turn, and he doubtless thought OF
ue Gay when he so foollshlF discarded
MTyears ago. and donncd the rebel gray.
ne holds quite lovee In the hotel ro-
Whoa every evening: and witnessed
= meeting between come OF the mem
Sess o. his old command and himself.
NO ono cared 10 intrude upon them,
ou' both parties seemed In happy
MOOD, and one nfterward said to me:
!on bet. little 10 Is mighty glad 10 get
osck INTO blue UNIFORM"
tnouga s.xty-two years Of age, he Is
az spry as n cricket" bustlcs about In
w%n, making purchaees for camp life,
S%h!eS, Unless very bulky, he refuses 10
nave sent to his room, preienrlng to
carry thom. - (
With his (about) 125 pounds OF bone
.he nerve he Is most marked contrast
70 Ieaera! Sha.ter with his (nearly) 300.
mo ono correspondent suggested that
we pair swap uniforms. To this propo-
s''on another took exception, saying
.aet we could not afford to lose 30"
nov that we had him.
me colonel Of the Sixth Infantry Is
aholher officer whose size must Inter-
,ste with activity In the field. rs he
raves very large vacancy In crowd
"hen no Ylthdraws from II.
among those who have come to see
vow ,hs Americans mike war. Is On
nne,lsa captain OF artillery. quiet.
,ssh'Iemanly appearing man. but one
maom II Is difficult always 10 recognize.
a. nG sports different style OF uniform
~ Inherent hours OF the day-an ex-
%S',nlfe followed by new-made brlga-
r r'st, whose manly form Is Girt nbont
, ~. ut leasl three differently-made
''.ts every twenty-tour hours.