The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03
Examining Surgeon Wakeman Ar
the Muster PreIiminaries.
GROUNDS OPEN TO VISITORS
MEN VOLUNTARILY RETURNING
HOME WILL RECEIVE NO PAY.
General Harrison to Make IA Flag Pre-
sentation speech This Afternoon
The RegimentaI Reports.

Camp Mount was strangely quiet yester-
day. The busting activity of last week
i'll getting the camp really organized. and
the noise and the confusion of the thousands
who visited the camp Sunday, had given
way to d peace that was most enjoyable to
the soldiers and their officers.
The camp yesterday had that impressive
quiet that comes with Sunday and it seemed
that the two days passed had been trans
posed, that the real Sunday had been Mon
day. The men awakened to the most per-
feet morning that has ~dawned since the
camp was established. The men came from
their quarters, breathed deep the invigorat-
Ing air and went to mess leisurely. The eX-
element that attended the reading of
the extra editions of the morning papers,
containing accounts CT the great American
success at Manila, seemed not to break the
quiet, though most of the companies gave
three rousing cheers for Old Glory and
Admiral Dewey's fleet, but they soon settled
back to 1ead the accounts carefully. The
drills went on with clock-work regularity.
The officers, when not on duty, lounged
about their quarters engaged with conversa-
tons or the newspapers. Hardly a shout
was heard in camp. The Third Regiment
band turned out and played it's farewell
concert. 1t went back home to South Bend
in the afternoon.
About General McKee's headquarters the
officers sat on the veranda smoking and
buried in the newspapers, but every little
while they raised their heads and looked ex-
pectantly down the main driveway and not
seeing what they had looked for, settled
back again. An air of quiet expectancy
prevailed. General Mckee walked restlessly
about in the hall in the headquarters. The
cause of it all was that Lieutenants May
and Peterson and DR.. Wakeman were eX-
pected to arrive at any moment to take
charge of the camp and begin the examina-
ton which would end in the death of the
Inliana National Guard and the birth of the
- brigade, U. S. A. 80
The regular army officers had given no
intimation to General Mckee of the time
that they would arrive in camp and be-
gin their duties. The general was as much
in darkness about the movements of the
officers as was any one else in camp. He
expressed his opinion that the officers had
their orders as to when to begin their work
on the Indiana volunteers and that they
were waiting to get together. and would
then move on the camp in a body.
The camp in the morning was almost de-
WIN vi IA L OGClOl1 INO' R0O-
pie entered the grounds, but in a short time
they left again. Only a few women were
observed. The men were either connected
with the refreshment stands, which by the
way did a bankrupting business, or had
| some other business in camp which they per-
formed quickly and then disappeared. OF
sightseers, merely but one or two Strayed
into the grounds and not a carriage rolled
over the drives till the afternoon. 1t was
a morning to breed inconsistencies or to add
to the already general restlessness to be
away on the business they were sent on.
EXAMINING SURGEON ARRIVES.
DIR. w. j. Wakeman,n u. S. A, who has
been detailed by the federal government as
medical examiner for the Indiana state
troops, arrived in the city last night from
Chickamauga Park, where he has been at
tached to his regiment. The doctor was
| very much wearied after his long ride, and
retired at once to his room, where he was
seen by a reporter. The doctor stated that
he had received no instructions from Wash
ington touching on his mission to this city
excepting the peremptory order to report
here and place himself at the disposal OF
Lieutenant May, who will have sole charge
of the work at this point. Continuing, he
said that he could hardly be expected to
dlllLCIpdlG WIidl 1AlCObSAldAAt WAC - NSSNO
would be regarding the time for the ex-
animation of the troops, but in his opinion
it will not be long delayed: The work or
examining such a large BODY OF troops ne
he supposed that with the pest possible
facilities anywhere from four days to Il
week would be required to give the men
anything like an examination. When asked
as to how much assistance would pc az
6 dSrd dsam him IN the the s W9g G be 1 had d" not been nos ad1
vised that any assistance would be aHorded
him. When asked what the regular army
examination consisted OF, he stated that ne
could hardly enter into details off-hand with
any degree of comprehensiveness. He SAID,
however, that 1t was al a f H%9remeiy trd rdgsa
however, he said there were so many. to be
examined in such a short space or time
that he would not attempt to put them
through a regular army examination, ana
that the standard to be exacted Would pe
lower. DR.. Wakenan will report to Lieu
tenant May this morning TO receive ms Ilnal
instructions, and it is probable that prelim-
mary examinations will begin at once.
NO PAY FOR OBSERVERS"
The men who have come up to Indian
apolis to go to war and then have weakened
will draw no money from the State of In
diana for their services sup to date. Gov
ernor Mount and General Mckee reached a
very prompt decision on this point yester-
day afternoon when they met at the camp.
The Governor went out to see the regi-
mental urliiS' ana WltAesseU neN ~" 'N
balcony of headquarters. He expressed
himself very much pleased with what he
saw. The officers who have concluded they
do not wish TO go to the front Will be asked
TO resign. No men who voluntarily return
to their homes will be allowed the usual per
diem given by the State while ITS soldiers
are in camp. Those who are rejected at
the muster will not come under this order:
The Governor and his brigadier general
talked over the situation developed by the
return of so many men to their homes.
They both agreed that there would not be
the slightest difficulty in Milling up the
quota.
This afternoon at $40 o'clock a flag will
be presented to Battery A by young ladies.
and eX-President Harrison Will make the
presentation speech.