The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-27
REaUIsrTIoN FOR suppLrEs.
Governor Didn't Understand Why
There Was No Food.

Anere was NO Food.
Maj. A. o. Eagle, who is in charge of the
commissary department of the brigade, did
not find supplies on hand for dinner, but he
promptly made out his requisition and
hustled about to get supplies to camp in
time for supper. Before nightfall he had
two days rations in store He rather ex-
pected some complaints on the first day, as
that is usually customary in forming a
camp of any magnitude. Major Eagles
requisition was for six days rations for
400 men and for the first day he calls for
the following provisions: 1876 pounds of
bacon, 500 loaves of soft bread, 1,4S5
pounds of cooked beans. $40 pounds of rice,
5sS pounds of coffee, LIPS pounds of sugar.
As gallons Of vinegar, $50 pounds of SOAP $50
pounds of SALT 1850 pounds of potatoes, 60
pounds of onions, LASS pounds OF canned
tomatoes, 4,50O pounds of pickles. 765 dozen
eggs. LASS pounds Of dried apples, % ounces
OF pepper and 80 pounds of candles. The
ratons for the second Gay follow much on
the same order as those OF the first day,
with the addition of 9,S75 pounds Of fresh
beef $500 pounds of hard bread $40 pounds
Of hominy. 80 pounds of tea, LASS pounds of
corn, and later in the week there will be
added 1857 pounds OF corn meal
There was much complaint in camp yes
little to eat but pickles. but in the evening
most OF them apparently forgot all about
their grumbling in the earlier part of the
day There was stream of men going to
and fro for the commissary department
Several wagon loads of cord wood had been
hauled out 10 the ground and this was dis
tIibuted among the companies. Before sun
down camp fires were spluttering away in
all parts Of the ground and over these fires
swung the kettles in which the food was
cooked. Major Eagle viii make AN effort
this morning to have the natural gas on the
grounds connected up with burners, so that
much OF the labor of hauling wood may be
abandoned.
The Indianapolis Light Artillery boys di-
Z Vided q handful OF sandwiches among them
selves at noon, but later in the day the
pangs of hunger moved number of them to
make an onslaught Jack Christians
1oadhouse near the grounds and in fifteen
minutes they had eaten everything he had
about the premises except the limburger
cheese. Included in Major Eagles requisi-
tion was 1880 pounds of army biscuit COM
monty known hard tack" This, how
ever, will not be issued until the troops
leave Indianapolis.
There was some little confusion at army
headquarters at the State House yesterday.
Governor Mount was IN his Office Adjutant
General Gore and Eluartermaster Richard
son were in their offices and Brigadier
National Guard, was in the private office
OF the adjutant general where he sat at
q telegraph instrument which informed him
OF the movement of the troops toward the
city and into camp. Toward noon word
came from Camp Mount that there We're
200 mslitiamen there without food. IL was
reported from the camp that there was
much complaining on the part of the sol
dters that no provision had been made for
them. The report was to the effect that the
soldiers were Obliged to depend upon q few
enterprising suffers" who drove out TO the
fair grounds with wagons loaded with cold