Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-25
COMPANY &C"
Getting Into Shape--Lots Of Drill
No Overlooking and No Gout
Among the Volunteers.
MEASURED FOR UNIFORMS
Santa Fe Company the Best Drilled
No Passes Money scare-Five
Dollar Bills As Big As An
Army Blanket.

Whipple Barracks, July 23.-The boys
of Company C have settled down to the
routine of barrack life in earnest, and
the utopian dreams of the brave sojer
lads are at an end. 1t is quite different
from anticipated results, and while re-
ports of an early move to some scene OF
action are heard daily and listened to
hopefully, they are generally discredit-
ed. All are anxious to see service and
if the company is forced to occupy some
frontier post, as now seems probable,
the disappointment will be great.
The commander of the post refuses to
issue passes for a greater length of time
than five hours, on the plea that an or
der to nov is expected at any time.
Camp utensils have been distributed
and measurements taken for clothing.
However, these preparations may sig
nifty nothing.
A baseball team has been organized
by members of the company. Lieuten-
ant Otero, manager, donated the neces-
sary paraphernalia for operations.
The bundle of NEW MExIcAN's con-
tanning the write up soft For Service"
lasted about as long as a SNOWFALL
would in a Sahara simeon. And when
that portion of Colonel Frost's letter,
relative to g%ratuitous distribution was
read, the boys expressed all manner OF
| gratitude and appreciation. The edict
was issued Immediately that the CORE
| spondent devote the time necessary for
regular correspondence. The penalty
l fnc on,n n1in n 40 ic q n, oaria1 ViHn nn
the back of a bucking blanket. Verify,
the duties of a New MEXICAN war corre-
| spondent devolve heavily.
The GRUB" is improving daily, but
there is room for plenty of it-grub and
Improvement. For the past week the
little gray ''g strings" furnished by the
Santa Fe ladies have protected an ach-
ing void and tapped idly against the
spinal columns of the recruits. One of
| the boys AYERS that he fed his rations to
a canary bird and starved it to death,
but that state of affairs is rapidly I'M
proving and plenty of good, wholesome
food is promised in the future.
From four to five hours drill is en-
gagged in daily. Swollen, blistered and
sore feet are prominent. Washington's
army in Valley Forge did not expose
worse lectures. C'Das yoke|).
Some days every gust of wind seems
a hot breath of air from a furnace.
Ranchmen here feed their hens cracked
ice to prevent them from laying hard
boiled eggs. yoke No. 2-somewhat
ancient).
There are but few cases OF sickness.
Change of climate, food and water oc-
casion attacks of vertigo and once in a
while a recruit topples over while stand
ing at attention. No serious results are
attached to such cases. Govt, dyspepsia,
etc, arc rare indeed. Soldier fare is
not so conducive to such ailments as
some people may imagine. The delicate
looking fellows are all improving rapidly
and none of them have been on the sick
report. Corporal Hurt and Dettlebach
and Goldoft, whom it was thought
"roughing it," would lily agree with, are
about the Lost healthy, lively and
cheerful boys in the command. Plenty
of exercise, plain food and regular hours
are furnishing weight, flesh and muscle.
The boys Of Company G are models OF
propriety and %neatness. Not a fight has
disturbed the calm serenity Of their do
nestle felicity, and cleanliness is OBJ
served with rigidity. No subjects fol
the guard house have been furnished
from their quarters. The only disturb
ance worthy of distinction was RAISED
when some ~unprincipled vandal, will
malice aforethought and kl%eptomaniaca
tastes. stole Sergeant Omerod's pajamf
suit.
Company G is the best drilled body o
men in the camp and is the only com
pany which attends dress parade IL
coats.
Ladies are partial to their quarters
In fact. the boys present such a nea
appearance that it became necessary t.
detail Sergeants Pearce, and Ormerod
Corporal Robinson and Privates Helm
Allen and others. to keep ladies ava,
from the barracks.
The nocturnal perambulations of Pri
vate Pat Miller furnish food for con
siderable amusement. He gets som
exceptionally peculiar ideas in his head
/, but his most startling exhibition oc
Cured night before last, when he wa
found in the center of the squad room
Justify calling for the company jewele
to clean the wheels in his head.
The Albuquerque company sent 2
men to the hospital n day this week
Those not addicted to the baleful influ
ences of drinking water, were in tn
immune class. They Immediately forme
a mission school and opened service
with a corkscrew, and things went O
smoothly until the choir sung WAS
My Sins Away" The heavens becam
densely overcast with rainclOuds an
the mission fearing another flood vista
ton, surrendered its charter and retire
from business.
1t is not known whether the Albu
querque ladies sent their boys the mus
tard, towels, napkins and toilet soar
called for in the requisition, but If the
do not arrive this week, the commissar
sergeant will probably issue them a
extra supply of mince pies and butte
tickets" The Manila favored toile
soap ia needed to wash the boys ashor
on the Philippines.
Sergeant Guitterman is the hardes
worker in the camp. His previous arm
experience makes him invaluable to tn
company and he is continually on th
hustle, looking after matters tending I
a higher degree of efficiency in eac
department. He has q large fund
bear stories at command from which b
draws occasionally for the entertain
ment Of the boys,
Money is scarce In the quarters.
S. bill looks as large as an army blanke
and nearly everyone is looking for ''al
gels"
Vaccination occurs today. Compan
&c will take its medicine at 4 o'clock.
Albuquerque has furnished one II
sane patient to the guard house. H
hobby is ''free silver and he devote
his spare time in exemplifying the Of
iect lessons contained in his creed.
Is not known whether he will be sent I
some government insane asylum q
transferred to Colonel Bryan's reg