The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-19
The Fate Of the First.

COLUMBIA, October 1o.-lne press
dispatches this morning make mention
of q petition which Pennsylvania
regiment has presented, asking to be
retained in the service. When Senator
McLaurin and his party called on
President Mckinley he spoke OF the
desire Of the men to remain in the
service, and said that he had received
petitions from the 1st California and
the Ii LIST New Hampshire, signed by
fully 80 per cent Of the men, asking
to be retained in the service, although
thew had been ordered mustered out.
He intended keeping these regiments
in the service. Other regiments seem
70 have done the same as the California
and New Hampshire regiments.
Almost anyone who says anything
on this line is thought to be urging
the Keeping in of such men as want to
get out Of the army, and, Of course,
there are many such in every regl-
ment.
To-day in conversation with Adjt.
Frost he said that no less than hum
dred men of the regiment had come to
him and asked him whether there was
any way by which they could be re-
tained in the service. He said that
some oe those who were most eager to
get out of the service are now most
anxious to remain soldiers.
There seems to be curious fascina-
tion in the soldiers life. It is not
known whether or not any effort will
be made to have the regiment remain
in the service. The chances are that
the internal dissensions and the recent
trouble will make those desiring to
have the regiment remain IN service
hesitate to take any action which
would in any way interfere with the
present orders Of the regiment.
Yesterday message was sent the
department at Atlanta that there are
now 1874 privates in camp here, 80 non
commissioned officers, and all the OH :
GERS except four or five, who are absent
on sick leave.
The Columbia Fair Association
hopes to have the First Regiment Band
to play here during Fair week. This
will be quite an attraction, as great
many visitors who will be here have
never heard the regimental band, and
there is something Of a sentiment con-
nected with the First South Carolina
regiment.
Capt. Fuller, chief mastering officer,
said to-day that he had received nu-
merous letters relative to the time the
men must report here. There is but
one time for them to report here, and
that is on the 28th OF Oct. Neither
he nor anyone else mas the right to
change the time, and tits immaterial
as TO the hour of arrival in camp, but
it must be some time during the day
Of October 90. There has been no ex-
tension of the furloughs, and there is
no reason to expect there will be.
Capt. Fuller suggests that all in
duiries relative to reporting here
should be addressed to the company
commanders and not TO him or any
ono else.
Capt. Fuller had received instruc-
tions from the war department. that
he can employ civilian physicians II
deemed advisable for the examination
Of the men. The order seems to indl-
cate that there are several mastering
officers in the State. and that the reg
iment is being mustered out at sta
tions, Il is likely that the message
was sent to all the States. Captain
Fuller will advise with the war depart.
ment and surgeon generals Office as
to whether he is to employ four or FIVE
physicians here. If he does, the work
will be very much dispatched and the
Government will be the gamer by
about $500 for every day saved in
the mastering out.-Ne~s and Con-
rier.