The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24
Given to Him by Benne-
han Cameron.
CAMP RUSSELL NOTES.
Health Of the Wen Good-Nore Com.
panies TO be Observation-Disclosures
Colonel Burgwvn Goes TO Warrington
In interest Of His Regfment-Com.
Panfes Uniformed From state Ar~en-
aI-The Food supply. for the Soldier.
Especial 10 The Me-senger.)

Especial 10 The Messenger
Raleigh. N. @. May 2-Colonel Bene-
han Cameron. OF Raleigh, who presented
General Fitzhugh Lee with the magnif-
cent stallion Choctaw. today received a
telegram from General Lee asking him
TO ship the horse 70 Tampa tomorrow.
Choctaw is a chestnut, the finest in
North Carolina, is 9 years Old and gen.
tie.
There were many visitors TO Camp Rus
sch this afternoon, though nothing like
the hundreds who used 10 visit Camp
Grimes. Your correspondent spent an
hour at the camp late this afternoon.
Surgeon Brevard said only four men were
in the hospital. One of these is a First
regiment mar and has measles. The doc
tor said he can rejoin his regiment in
ten days. He is the only man who did
not go with the First regiment which.
therefore, took away 9Sl men, or within
only one of its full strength. DR.. Brevard
says Camp Russell is very healthy. The
water supply is good; there aresseven
wells.
Captain Cooper, of the Murphy COM
pany, says he will get nine men from
Burlington tomorrow and will be muster
ed in tomorrow afternoon, as ne now has
seventy men who have passed the exam
ination. Captain Cooper says many OF
his men were under the influence of
whiskey and had had no sleep in thirty
six hours, and that this initiated against
them.
Colonel Burgwyn, Lieutenant Colonel
Cowles and Major Wilder were looking
at the space inside the race course. A
crop Of wheat is on part OF it. This will
be bought and the ground will all be used
for drills and parades.
The adjutant general says the regi-
ment will be completed Tuesday with
forty to spare, as Fayetteville and Ashe-
vile companies are each required by the
mastering officer to bring not less thar
100 men here. He adds thu if either of
these fail Charlotte and Waynesville are
ready with 100 each.
The adjutant general assures me of his
positive belief that in twenty days there
will be another call for volunteers by the
government. He believes the country
will have in the future a regular army of
100000 at least. He also believes that the
organization of a large proportion of the
volunteer regiments will be maintained
by the government.
Captain Smith, of the Greenville com
pany, says he has now sixty-eight men
and will make up the required number
and be mustered in by Tuesday noon.
Lieutenant White. of. the Wilmington
Company, is detailed by Acting Quarter.
master and Commissary Marshall to ac-
company him to Fort Macon tomorrow to
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negro battalion. They expect to be alb
sent three days.
The Greensboro company, CPercy
Gray's) and the Gastonia compan DUR
ham's) were both uniformed today. uni
forms having been issued from the state
arsenal. Neither company is as yet arm
ed. In fact, only the Tarboro, Greenville,
Wilmington and Lumber Bridge compa-
MES of the regiment are armed.
Colonel Burgwyn says he will go to
Washington day after tomorrow and will
see a Butler and Pritchard and
urge them to secure an interview for him
with the secretary Of war so he can get
his regiment completely armed and
equipped at once.
Logan d. Howell, of Raleigh, is ap-
pointed quartermaster sergeant of the
Second regiment.
Statements having been made b. some
persons that the food supply at Camp
Russell was poor, Captains Smith and
Durham showed me the issue list and
also the supplies in the commissary tent
of each company. There are issued pork.
salt or fresh, beans. rice. tomatoes, fresh
beef once a day, bakers bread once a
day, fresh onions and cabbage. sugar.
coffee, canned beef. Besides these, vine
gar, pepper, salt, soap, and matches are
issued.
Rev. W. Y. Everett, of Dare county. de-
clines the appointment as chaplain OF the
regiment.
One member of Wilmington's company
Dudley is in the hospital; his ailment is
trifing.
Fred y. DeRosset was a visitor TO the
Wilmington company today.