The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20

Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va, May
1--we "ah in Virginia shoe enough"
tonight, a delightful night. The Thir-
teenth. every man happy, hale and
hearty, sleeps beneath canvas in the
hills of Fairfax county, 175 miles dis
tant from Gretnas muddy mount
where they last night wooed the sopor-
fife God.
It IL unnecessary to say it rained as
Boon as the regiment left the train;
that the Thirteenth expected. 1t was
a light shower and only lasted for an
hour. The first section of the train
reached Dunn Loring Point at o'clock
and the second section followed an
hour later, the trip being devoid of a
single accident or unpleasant incident
and being marked from beginning to
end by an almost continuous ovation.
At Harrisburg Governor Hastings
met the boys and after greeting the
officers, walked the length of the train,
shaking the hundreds of hands ex-
tended to him through the car win
dOws.
York turned out en- mass to cheer
the soldiers onward. Every cross-road
had a group of flag-waving women and
loudly cheering men. Factories and
mills along the railroad footed their
whistles and the workmen rushed to
the windows to wave a God-speed.
Even the navvies along the tracks
stopped long enough to doff their hats.
BALTIMORE RECEPTION.
At Baltimore the reception was not
of a demonstrative character, both Sec
tions of the train coming unheralded
and stopping only long enough to take
on big tanks of steaming hot coffee
ordered in advance by Quartermaster
Cox. Travel rations, consisting of
bread and canned goods, were issued
and between Baltimore and Washing
ton the boys enjoyed their dinner.
Washington was reached at $3.50.
The trains were switched to the South
ern railway and did not get into the
heart OF the city. Many people from
the mall" however, hurried over to
the train and cheerily greeted the SOL
diers. The girls gave them red, white
and blue ribbons and received in re-
turn samples of Kelly's conglomerate.
The run to Falls Church was very
of Pennsylvania and the Eight of Ohio
arriving at the junction at the same
time as the Thirteenth and being given
the preference.
A three mile walk brought the reg
iment to camp Alger. The First of
the District of Columbia, the Eighth
of ennsylvania and the Eighth of Ohio
who had preceded, welcomed our boys
with hearty cheers and as night was
coming on invitations were generally
extended for them to make use of the
tents and other extra shelter if they
could not get their own canvas up.
The invitation of the Eighth Pennsyl-
vania was accepted and tonight all
the Pennsylvanian's are sheltered in
the same camp.
WILL FORM A BRIGADE.
Brigadier General Geuther stated
today that the Eighth, Thirteenth and
Twelfth Pennsylvania will be located
together and formed into a brigade.
Colonel Hoffman Of the Eighth is com
manding when General Geuther is not
on the ground. Lieutenant ID. ]. Davis
of Company f, who came down yes
terday had a supply of coffee ready for
the boys and with the assistance of
Lieutenant Wellington of the District
Guards had the camp staked out. Much
of the canvas was put up tonight. Be
fore 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the
work will have been completed.
Twenty-Five thousand soldiers are TO
be,mObilized here. The District Guards
20 to Tampa Saturday. The other reg
iments will be moved awiV' from here
as fast as they are equipped and fair
ly we'll drilled. Camp AIger Is fifteen
miles from Washington in Fairfax
county, Virginia. 1t is located on an
undulating plateau at Minor Manor in
the Munsar Hills and is as beautiful
stretch Of country as one could wish
TO sees 1t Is about equally distant
from Fails Church and Dunn Loring on
the Southern railway and from the
terminal of the electric road running
from Georgetown out by Fort Meyer
and Arlington and terminating in East
Falls Church. It is about ten miles
back of Arlington Heights in a north
erly direction from Washington. The
Potomac,of course, is no where near it.
FEDERAL ARMY WAS THERE.
1t was a rendezvous for the Federal
army during the civil war and when
better water supply is secured will
be an ideal camp. The camp ground
is skirted by woods and the neighbor-