The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-08-12
A Visit to Camp Thomas.

Thinking the home folks would be in
terestrd. | write This account of a visit to
our boys at Camp Thomas.
Un " editesday morning. August Bid, a
sluah party lett Chattanooga Tor Chicka-
manga Trains run hourly to the park.
a"d the fare for the round trip Is fifty
cents.
l.cl,er hospital three miles beyond the
pax station LS tie. was our first stop ut
fFtsrest Ideally situated, beautifully
EQUIPPED. clean. we'll managed. entirely
itraltbiui. With an abundant supply Of the
famous Ciswfish spring water. 1t mskes
otie glad 10 think that the suck soldiers
are 80 we'll cared for. Al the time 1T my
visit there We're fur hundred cases of
Illness. mostly typhoid fever.
Our party Of six took hack at Letter.
Hospital. which W. had the Use Of from
10 n'ciock until s for the small SUN of
So 30. ('rhe rate is Fixed by the park
commissioners
lie fifteen square miles OF tire park
are nu aer0usly inrers-cted by well con
strncted roads. which touch every import
ant point.
A drive of about three miles along TIN.
Ctawh>n spring road landed Us al the
camp ol the Srcolld Arkansas Volunteer
infantry. where We received an enthnsi.
a~tic welcome fron Com. any H.. the in.
'rrrst OF wlueh might have been slightly
enhanced by the tact that we brought with
u a donation ut fruit
1t was treat to watch its consumption
anything out nf the regular had been
scarce. IT having been some time since
-, day.
The second attaiion. composed Of Com
ponies 4. +. g and II. had returned in
The mnrhing from Snudgrass Hill. where
il-, had D--,, for tive days at target prac
lice. The, march cut from ramp. each
private aud noi, COMMISSIONED officer ear
rsing a dog tent. tao blankets (one wool
aud one fnbher) = eS.ni-en holding half
saIi"n nt waller. a TIN cup. plate. frying
pan. knife. furk. hayefsaek with clothes
cartridges and belt aud gun Weighing
nine pounds.
r.r Ut the park. aud there are usually
i.sur 90 live ,altalinn> trosn the different
regiments out there praci,caig. n, IL onid
br lmpossble to do so at the camps on ac
count of the danger from the firing.
On account of the excessive rain, the
str ut tue calnp was changed last week
INV NfobdN VIZ
pace. The health of the camp is far
q 1--WE the average. The streets IN ca,pp
ate quite as regularly laid out as In some
oil our best cities, the rows III teuts with
the street between for each csn,ll,an, /;
with the tents ef the officers OF the rrgi
nents in All open Sp,ce. viii, n street be-
tween them and the rows ot Ifiyates tents.
" hen we arriytd AT camp the boy were
~ housekeeping. The first martial sound
We heard was the bugle call To line up for
muster roll. as pa, day MAS approaching
Gsrdan CasteeI. first sergeant. called The
rall finding of the axe hundred aud eight
nnn ~ Co. Ill only three absent, one in
the d'visDn hospital the other two on
I, .tN IA other parts 0f The camp While
Lieut.. TURKEY was attending to thus dut,
the message came that Abraham Lin
{ M had gotten away As Lam is a
he soon had Abe. The mascot of ca II ,
safely trilirrrd Ia tree. his perch OF
homer. near Col. Cooks tent
had a Pheasant VISIT with the colonel;
| tod hin that | was from Forrest City.
aud Was Visiting ca. Il He SAID might
veal br proud 1T them. as there WAS nat a
- '''f tVuiBdtty iIi the irkisiNU', vi w tlft
camp.
sir said that the officers of the other
l~gtn,ni> cal.rd his the Second Con. FEEDER
ae. as ninety Yer cent III the men are
s',n> OF Confederate vep Grams, with AN tx
Confederate in command.
1, takes th,rt, -,ght Thousand dollars Ia
pay this regiment thus mauIit. aud over a
million To pay the entire army now al
l.s-
irslnents. consisting OF fort, live tho,is
aad men IN camp there. 1t is hard la re-
: zv this large nunher. as oae never sees
n'"rr than about two thousan men at Il
time.
oar Forrest City hoys all look we'll
after ra,io and Woodte l'as,ay have
l. en- sick. hui ale NOW Wei i.oais Rnl-
wage is exhibited AS the TAT man of The
company. aud il is hard Ia recognize the
rgaut Mr.. Edwin .Jonston IN the sui,
harmed. bilr-eiothed man vino answer, Ia
that nauae IA the master roll
The m.'n al sesin very happy. aud have
great ieai of tun. tine constantly hear,
snch expressions as. to. Il fall IN and
We me- match y '.fivr dollars reward
FIR a Iap- tud OF t,baeca." etc.
We dlned we'll with The officers of the
tH-tVtu ftdh >hutt. HdHt. ttbtdtbtS.
bread. butter. coffee. pickle. and canned
peaches. There MAS tine music by the
) .cnnd Arkansas band. one ot the best IN
the PARK
After dinner an impromptm reception
a. held al Captain Bra.,'s tent. where
W. waited Tor The battalion driil. which
'a"nsf Cook promised should take place
at $50
The pleasure OF our afi-rnaan wa.
s'igntiy msrrei bs thu. receipt al a ts.le.
ram sayl,,g The First Arkansas regiment
Lad. With six others. h.eu ordered [,
l.rto k,eo Our regiment was SO anx
! ,u> IA go. aud unit the arrival OF tli,
telegram We're mast sansuine They
Nefe d>gasled WHEN | said was glad
f''s were To Ie.aaiH safely at Chleka.
mauga.
As light rain prevented drill. we
crowded In as many "a The hack won,G
hold and, with Louis Roliwage at the
reins. We took long drive; passed the
salvation army tent the Red Gross hospi.
tai tsamp Thomas theatre aud luntllnpra.