The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-24
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News of Morristown Soldiers, the
BattlefeIds and Camps.

| Extracts from Letters Home-A San
tiago Sunset-Good Times with the
Crack Second Regiment at Jacksonville.
Morristown sent seven of her sons to
the front on Monday, they having pre-
viously enlisted at Dover to complete the
full list of Company M of the Second
Regiment, in camp at Jacksonville. OF
the whole number of twenty-eight called
for by Quartermaster- Sergeant j. w.
Sturnberger, who was sent to Dover
as recruiting officer, seven were taken
from Morristown, passing the initiatory
physical examination. by Examining
Physician Col. w. F. Decker of Pater-
son, on Friday evening last. They were
Bartholomew w. Clifford, George L..
Berry, Frank Holloway, Charles w.
Bodine, George Cook, Charles E. Letch-
er and Woodruff M, Vance.
A large crowd of relatives and friends
were at the station to say good-by. They
Joined the recruits from Dover on the
10. 10 a. m. train. At Newark the party
stopped for lunch, and then proceeded to
Sea Girt, for physical examination,
all being accepted, save Clifford
and Vance. They left yesterday with the
other Second Regiment recruits for Jack
sonville, Fla, from whence, prob
ably by July /, they will sail for Porto
Rico.
! Three other Morristown men are now
with Company M at Jacksonville, having
enlisted at the first CALI Robert Trow-
bridge. j. R. Sutton and Patrick Cassan.
a very interesting letter was received
by representative of the CHRONICLE
Wednesday evening from Joseph Boni-
face, with the Marines at Guantanamo.
Besides giving an account of his expert
ence, he furnishes the first description
that we have seen of a Santiago sunset:
sThe sunset was glorious beyond de-
cription. The beautiful blue sea was
silYery on the wave crests and purple in
| the hollows, the silver changing to a
| bright gold and then copper color. The
clouds were fiery red, giving the effect
of a great city in flames, while over to
the eastward the skies were very black
and threatening, with occasional streaks
of lightning flashing through them.
And all the time the sea was angry and
tossing wildly in the wind. 1t was a
picture long to be remembered, both for
it's gorgeousness and threatening
aspect.
for Camp VOORHEES, on Monday, states
that though they are much crowded, as
many as fourteen sleeping in tent, all
are well and satisfied, and have plenty
of good food. A large per centage of
those recruited are being rejected daily
upon physical examination; in one COM
pany of fifty only eleven we're accepted
They expect to leave for Jacksonville
Saturday or Monday.
From Guantanamo, Joseph F. R. Bon
iface writes to his father on June 12 and
IS. His company (C) had been fighting
an unseen foe all day Sunday. The
losses were two privates and two officers
killed. He says the bodies were horribly
disfgured and mutilated. At the close
of the first letter he had just volun-
teered for desperate duty.
On Monday he writes 1--WE passed
through terrible time since yesterday
a. m. Had to change our tents and
camp from the hill to the sandy plain
below. We threw up intrenchments and
foated Old Glory, which was the cause
of the repeated attacks on u.s. We have
had no sleep for five nights. The Span
ish attack at about o'clock and con
tinue all night. It is fierce shooting al
unseen foes in cactus and bushes .
A Letter from jacksonville.
An interesting letter was received al
the CHRONICLE Office Wednesday from
James R. Sutton of Company M, Second
Regiment, from which the following il
an extract:
sI received the CHRONICLE of Friday
last and it will be greatly appreciated b.
the few boys here from Morristown. w
are glad to see that somebody remem
bered the boys. The Jersey fellows ar,
getting pretty well broken to army lif,
and keep as well as could be expected il
such warm climate. The Second is th
finest regiment in camp, and, especial,
in drill, has more notice than any O
, them. The thermometer goes up to II
almost every day, but there is a fin
breeze blowing and the evenings are yer,
cool. The wind blows the fine san,
about us very much, and when fellow
perspires it fastens to him and stick
, there. We have fine water down here
it contains so much sulphur that we cal
smell it, but the doctor says to drink al
, we want, as it is good for us. Tn
parade ground is not so good as the on