The times., 1898-06-22
MANY RECRUITS COMING IN
Hundreds of New Men Filling
the Ranks at Camp Alger.
A BURLESQUE DRESS PARADE
Humorous Incident of Camp Life
Hugely En5oyed-ofEicers Receiy-
ing Their COmmissions-AnOth
Relief Society orgnnized-Queer
Accident to Two PrIyates-Evan-
GeIist I'm CamF.

The last long, long strains of taps had
died away into stiffness; the fairyland of
pure color sparkled with the sheen of
fiickerlng lights; the black horizon gave
forth no reflection of life, and the weary
troops lay gazing into the far, far world
of dreams, the restful journeyings which
pave with down the paths of sleep.
And as though born of the unspoIen
desire of ten thousand hearts. soft,
long. ringing note came from the slope
higher than all-and second note which
soothed the brain and calmed the aching
longfngs for sweet voices, loved faces
and warm hands. The voices whispered
In the very ears. the faces bent close and
near to the anxious. the hands were
clasped in the thrilling touch of memory.
For the notes had dreamed on into the
echo Of all that one has lost-"Home.
Sweet Home"
The lone singer on the Sixth Massa-
chusetts hill but taught his cornet to
speak-but the memory of the grateful
chords came like a kiss to a feyered
brow And so the boys in the great hol-
low slept. The iron strength of five States
Yielded calmly 10 the music of one lone
PLAYER. whose heart went out in his de-
sire fer home and whose only expression
came through q si!very cornet. Grad
ually. peacefully. silently the strained
faces relaxed. the eyes closed and the
thousands of deniZeus Of the tented city
slept AT home again.
Recruits are arriving every day and
the camp loses much Of its military as
pect when the boys are hanging around
or drilling IN civilian dress.
nj no EiUsFb Ohio held 4
rookie dress parade, which was one Of
the most laughabie affairs ever conceived
The rockies are the raw recruits and
they We're lined upon the parade ground
III ali the grOtesque uncouthness of their
attire and ignorance of any thing mill
tary. There were three batta.iOns, or
nearly so Of them, and they kept the
great crowd Of onlookers roaring for half
an hour.
Tee regular band headed the parade.
the members being dressed up IN all kinds
Of costumes and acting as f0oliShly as
possible. They played marches in all
kinds Of dIscords and marched like a
drove Of scared sheep.
All Of the f5rna-i-ies attending dress
parade were carefully burlesqued, the
colonel and staff beng represented by
nou-cJmmissioned officers, who were at
tired in all the glory Of paper shoulder
straps and medals. The acting colonel
wore the ace Of diamonds on each shoui-
der In token Of his rank. Instead of the
usual star SpanEled Banner" while the
line stands al attention, a horrible rem
d,don Of Home, Sweet Hone was pro-
dUceI By the band and instead OF play
ing n march time. waltzes were intro
dGCci which broke up any attempt tC
keep step. When the command ''shoul.
der arms was given, the line got theil
rifles into all kinds of strange attitudes
ana their company front was a thing OF
terror. The affair was hugely enjoyed
by the officers Of the various regiments
and Col. Hard. Of the Eighth Ohio. was
highly elated over the sight Of his sub
st.tu.e inspecting his regiment.
Chaplain J. n kiefer, of the Eight
Ohio has been confined 10 his bed fol
the past two days with Illness
Pr.vates Varley Clark and Charlie.
Grimm, Of Company T, One Hundred and
Fify-n.nth Indiana, met with peculiar
accident yesterday While sitting on
rail fence the fence collapsed. throwing
them TO The ground. Clark had a les
broken. while Grimm Is suffering from
broken rib and other injuries.
Nearly all Of The officers have received
their commissions and are ready to de-
part as soon as the troops can move
Private Phillips Of Company c. Sixth
Massachusetts. treated the mechanics
tent TO q feast from a large box OF good
things sent by Mrs. +. T. Munne jr. OF
Lowell Mass.
Private Hewitt Of Company f. Eighth
Ohio, Is greatly incensed over reports in
various newspapers that he had been
subjected to twelve hours punishment for
INSTRUMENTATION. Capt. Leighton Of Com
pany ] denies the report as false.
wealthy lady Of Cleveland o.. has
interested herself in the troops at Camp
Alger and has formed a relief associa-
ton. composed OF well-known residents
OF Cleveland, O.; Dayton. O.; Piqua, O.
and Buffalo, y. Y. Supplies Of all kinds
have already been received from this as
sociati0n. which works through the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Frank Smith, The soldier evangelist is
speaking at tent No. :, Y. NJ c. A this
week. He is known as the Soldier
Evangelist because of his record during
the civil war He attracts large audi
ences. and the troops enjoy mis- remin-
isconces.
The Twelfth Pennsylvania has jus
completed a new six-inch well which af-
foTds a beautiful flow of water