Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-22
From Company l.
Intense Heat. and Stiil No Water---the
Boys Are Elated over the Prospect of
a Change


| both Poles. The soldiers noticed IL more
than they otherwise would have, because
of the rains which have made things what
we call cool for three or four days past.
| Then to have Od Sol show himself in his
| best regalia the first thing in the morning
| and not even shade his face the whole day,
made many wilt.
There was a grand review of the third
brigade out on the plain near Lytle at /
p. NJ, the Third Tennessee band furnish
ing music, with the assistance Of bugers
from the three regiments which form the
third.
This time the heat struck those who
have done considerable watching out, just
the same as it did the rest Of us.
On the way out one OF the color-bearers
had to give up, but returned in time to
pass the reviewing officers. Sergeant Da-
Wis Of Company took his place during
the interval.
About Is dropped between and : p. VI.
from he First Vermont, but none out of
Company |.
over 30 from the Eighth New York had
to give up, while the number out of the
Third Tennessee was much greater, they
lying in groups under trees, comrades
wringng water from haudkerchiefs upon
their upturned faces all along the line as
We returned.
Officers as well as those carrying the
heavy rifles gave up-some going to quar-
ters in rigs others resting while and re-
entering the ranks.
None have been taken to the hospital be-
cause Of the heat as far as can be learned.
put this in just to show some the heat
here is still capable Ct boiling eggs in the
shade-but with the same kind OF heat to-
day and no drills we shall be in as good
trim tomorrow as before those four days of
rain and shade.
We have it this morning that the regi-
ments in the Third corps stand show at
last OF doing a little al the front.
1t is understood by the line officers that
regiments from the Third corps will be
transferred to the First corps and vice
versa. We hope the First will get whack
in the transfer and surely should be given
a chance, as the companies drill excellent
ly after the fine work the battalion and
company officers have given all the COM
panies.
The regiments which will make up the
next expedition will go to Porto Rico.
Camp Notes.
~ ithaca po+as ;o
following: No water to drink in the regi-
ment at any price for all these men since
p. NJ. last evening up to now, . A. NJ.
Sunday, unless in officers tents, and as
they don't keep it by the gallons, could
not furnish the boys with it. We did not
even have standpipe water at $50 last
evening to fix the nice beans Billy was CO.
ing TO give rs this morning. This is right.
Only FIVE barrels from the filterers all
day yesterday, with twelve men working
hard all the time on them. We are going
to have some of the water from the springs
which we have been shut off from once.
Any old thing ii it is wet is what we say.
Following appointments are at Adju-
tant Eaton's tent to be issued: Lieut..
Curtin, chief OF signal corps in First Yer
mont; Lieut.. Estey, acting quartermas ter
while Capt Greed is away; Lieut. Sterling,
chief of ordnance in the First Vermont,
su ceeding Lieut.. Fuller; Lieut.. Robbins,
engineer corps.
Inspection of clothing by company Off
GERS each day, as graybacks have shown
themselves much to our dismay. 1t is i'm
possible to keep clear of them all the time
when in one place as long as We have been.
Fred Robinson returned from division
hospital today and looks much better. He
says they receive fine treatment over there.
Equipments that should have gone to
regiments in First Army corps have been
placed at our quartermaster's to be issued
to US. Another sign toward moving.
Prvates Thomas Lynch, Slater and
Wrsley sent to division hospital with Ger
man measles.
The following composed by a 14th Min
nesota bugler, is not actually true, as our
mess is all right. No one kicking any
where:
Backward, turn backward, o Time, in your
hight
Feed me on grub again, just for a night;
| am so weary of sole leather steak,
Petrifed hardtack a sedge could not break;
Tomatoes and beans in a w9tery bath,
Sow belly as strong as Goliath of Gath.
Weary of starving on what cant eat,
Chewing up rubber and calling it meat
Backward, turn backward, for weary am,
Give me whack at my grandmamma's Jam.
Let me drink milk that has never been skinned,
Let me eat butter whose hair has been trimmed,
Let me have once more an old fashioned pie,
Then III be ready 70 go south and die.