Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-27
AT CAMP THOMAS
LIFE OF THE KANSAS TROOPS AT
CHICkAMAUGA PARK.'
ORDER COMING. OUT OF CHAOS.
KANsANs WILL SOON BE EQUIPPED
AND READY FOR DRILL.
The Best Of Treatment Accorded to
the Soldiers by the People of
Chattan00Ea-AN the Sick
Are ImprOvinK-CamD
Incidents.

Are lmprOvinE-CamD
Incidents.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK. GA, May a.
It Is $50 and already we have eat
en- our morning meal. AS yet the off,
GERS mess Is not in running order, and our
| meals are not served In courses, for there
| is no book on table etiquette that tells how
to serve hardtack and ham according to
the most approved style.
The first consideration has been for the
comfort Of the men. and yesterday, al
though 1t was Sunday, the roads were full
of teams issuing various necessities to the
companies. They received their ovens and
cooking utensils, and it will take but q
short time now until the Twenty first resi
ment of Kansas will be fully equipped and
! ready to begin drilling The new ovens are
what have been used for some time in the
regular army and are called the bussicotts.
They are regular stoves. and now the cooks
Of different companies can bake light bread
cook and pays, him at the rate Of ~ cents
a day per capita. which gives the cook an
additional salary Of from $50 to $3o per
r The COOKS to to
This will be hard for some of our Kansas
boys. but it will make men and gentlemen
It is a matter Of astonishment through
out the park, how infinitely much better
our Kansas boys know this historic spot
al poy
permission to 60 outside the guard ts TO go
to some Of the most famous points of inter-
in search Che Of relics s wed And aey sre
a Confederate belt buckle, that has caused
much envy among members OF the compa-
them found skeleton of hand and arm.
with ring on the bone Of the third finger.
rado. % Kas'. have m ef been furnished d tents. M % and
this evening feel quite jubilant. Robert
Vaught would have been chosen as clerk
for one Of the superior officers. but his
it. The Eldorado boys have been highly
complimented on their excellent behavior.
e Of Rr
felt as happy over the capture as they
would have been had it been a coyote and
chased with hounds and horses. They ran
Company D. of Smith Center, has been
unfortunate in having many sick. They
were exposed to the measles in Topeka and
1t seems to be going through the entire
company In spite Of the strictest quaran-
tine ordered and executed by Surgeon Arm
strong. On this point, General Brooke at;
by the guard. He halted and said. II am
your commander and can go anywhere"
D sidde who sat near salItea and said
graciously bowed and said. Il beg your
pardon"
Company D has mascot in the shape
Of a small black and tan dog. which has
his hair artistically clipped to form the
letters Company D. Twenty-frst Kansas"
When the chaplain enters camp with the
matlsack the first sergeants are sent at
once to his tent and mail for different COM
panies handed out. I had the pleasure Of
assisting in the first distribution Of mail.
a md mn q YNYfy n ha oh Ia tn v1Ny0
the boys SO much pleasure. The few that
were disappointed in home letters. my heart
ached for. Our mail comes promptly now
and we receive letters from home inside of
thirty-six hours.
Our first services were held in the grove
Sunday morning. and our chaplain was as
mer Christian minister-Mr. Galloway. The
services were opened by the band playing
America" during which the congregation
sood S the Mords Country ef
Thee" The boys sat beneath the shade Of
these lovely pines. and oaks. and almost
mother or other dear friend had given him.
Chaplain Woodward. OF Larned, was con-
siderate and preached a short sermon. say
Ing he realized the boys had no backs to
their seats, Many familiar hymns were
sung with the bugle to carry the air. Those
who o sang n the choss ns. at hsme came for.
were present to one of the boys who put
them in charge Of the chaplain to be dis
|
Yesterday each company was given two
new Studebaker wagons and twelve mules.
Some Of the mules had never been In har-
mules. Il was wonderful sight to watch
them. A roundup Of cattle Is the best
comparison. A Missouri, mule left the
eled through PENNSYLVANIA, Michigan. Mas
| sachusetts and New York, and attached
| himself to the picket line Of this resiment
gone on on a lark. and. getting a little
mixed. decided, when he reached the
Kansas line. that 1t was as near home as
kick over the line and be at home. He has
not learned that the map differs in times
Of war. But the mules are only few Of
| Stewards Mckenzie. Of Eldorado and
and couldn't 90 near the water" The
savored Of the emisrant trains. when you
see a whole family Of children bathed in q
teasup Of water. But since the wagons
will not suffer longer for drinking water
One team is kept busy all the time hauling
| water. As soon as possible water will be
1t has been impossible SO far to develop
| any negatives, as water and ice are too
scarce. The people in Chattanooga did
| comp. These people are most exceptional
| IN their kindness to the regiments. AL
though the demand has been SO great for
everything they have not raised the orig
tnal prices penny. Necessary articles Of
camp equipase are cheaper than at home
I.aundrymen call and take the laundry at
| wagons and grocers all sell at the same
prices or less than we pay at home. The
residents all seem SO glad to have the
greater than in the days Of their great
boom. The little station Of Lytle, where
we go to take the train. is the busiest
place 1t has ever been my lot to see. Car
load upon carload Of wagons. hay, straw.
lumber, tents and all sorts of commissary
day and ape
and distributed among the different troops.
| New buildings Of every sort are being
pushed to completion. and since we landed
there last Friday. May IS. there have been
| twenty new buildings built from which
country fair sort of stands" where all
sortz OF things-paper, pens. ink and
upches-are sold. are too numerous to
count.
We find the train service very uncertain.
| II they move within an hour Of scheduled
| time It IL a matter Of comment.
Each member Of the company has been
promised by tomorrow new cloth uni
form, duck uniform, hat, cap. Springfield
fife. canteen and shoes. The boys are an
ticipating these with much pleasure and
when our Kansas boys are uniformed and
regiment than the Kansas Twenty-hrst.
Even as they are. they have been most
highly complimented by the United States
officers. Their camp Is beautifully laid
out and cleanly raked OF all the dead
leaves. A great deal Of pride Is taken by
| 30 clean the chances of finding valuable
souvenirs have been greatly enhanced