Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-07
THE TRIP TO L KINGDOM, Ky.
"Char," True to HIS Promise, writes an
Interesting Letter.
TIE VOLUNTEERS LIKE CAM HAMILTON.

N lflU from AiuuQut TQuN WAS QUE
ovation until We arrived here, on
" edue-day afternoon about 8 o'clock Az
ksnsas cay the sec, nj section went over
the Mabash route ~ st. Louis; thH hr-t
section took lhe Chicago q alton, aud
90 third vent over the Burlington route
10 ~ Louis
The three trains then went over the
Air Line" TO Louisville, with about al
hours interval between each. From
Louisville To Lexington the three Sec
iiUBs went over the Chesapeake u Ohio.
The majority Of The boys were some What
afl tcted With that tired feeling" whom
lney rtached here, but non we're To TX
hausted to respond to the reception ten
dered them here by giving an imitation
u an Apache ghost dance aud a terri y
ing wal whOop. IL IL the opinion Il
some that the other Regiments are "tuh
lOpd" b. the "locUed' actions u our boys
aud tne highly painted f%alsehOOd5 circu-
lated by the Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory contingent. Who came here a week
ago 10 day, M TO what terrible tarantula
eaters W. we're. The regiment has been
visited and serenaded every nisht sine
it, arrival, the Twelfth New York max
ing its appearance last night with three
drums aud hfes.
The government could not have select
eda more ideal or prettier ~ I Tor the
concentration u Its soldiers than here
Nature has made II one enchanted panO-
rama. with msiestic elms, walnut aud
hickory trees all over the reserve, aud
three or four streams running through
IL, Well cultivated and fertile ia ms
surround the camp, and a railroad pas ~
through the center portion Of 10 separat-
ing the two brigades that are here
Trains run every thirty minutes to Lex
ingtOn. the fare being teD cents each
way.
The number Of re. lments stationed
here are ~ follows: One Hundred aud
Sixtieth Indiana, Third Mississippi,
Third Kentucky, Second Missouri, Eigh h
Massachusetts, Twelfth New York, hirst
Territorial regiment, Third engineer
corps, Seventh and Tenth immunes
(cOlured) and u detachment OF the signal
corps.
lne Second Missouri. Third Mississippi
and First Territorial are on the left Side
OF the railroad, and are under command
OF Brlgalier General Sanger, aud during
his absrnce Colonel Gallery, OF the sec
ond Mississippi, takes command, IA he 10
next highest Ia rank.
GeneTal Breckenridge Is in command
Of the division, but he has not betn here
oil CO our arrival.
The second Missouri band Is the &C
knOwledged wind pushers Ot the camp,
they having takrn all prizes AZ ChicNa'
manga. luOy also Carried oil the pflz--
In dTlll, base bail and foot bali, hut when
1t comes down to pOpu. arity, the First
Territorial Outranks Them for The present,
The people imAgiue W. are unclylliZed
cOwbuys, Indiana and Mexicaus, who
rather shoot, 10 "A war dance n eat rat
tle4nakss Ia preference To chatting with
Il pretty girl over n dish OF Ice cream aud
cake.
Many amusing and laughable incidents
happened 10 the boys al route. Sergeant
Charley Whiting declares no Will retufi
to Dodge city ~ the expiration of his
time aud marry the whole town, IL Wa
noticed he had no buttons on his blouse
after running the gauntlet OF the fail
SIX that welcomed us there. Corporal
AIhey, who Wa "A former fireman Ou the
santa fe, between Newton aud Dodge,
kept the Dire. plate hot IN hi anxious GU
drayOr 20 get TO Newton u sec the boys
and some OF the girls, too. Private
Cav n got his face fixed (Derhaps II was a
shaye) at Louisville aud left his blouse
In the barber shop. When the train
would pull out Of a diyision point
check" was always taken. On one uc
caslOn a number we're found missing
but finally were discovered on top OF tht
coaches. P~riyates QUINN, Gratz, Left
wich, Perry aud others were among the
number TO get on the rOOst aud crow
In mean cheer while passing through
the corn fields OF Indiana,
While running through Missouri nj
the rate OF forty miles al hour Private
Doc SlemmOns, who Is a native OF that
state, saw a pumpkin and II took eighl
men TO hold him from going out Of the
window. Priyates Red" Everett and
Archie Brown hlled their cups with poke
berries at a siding and some that Nv rett
was guilty 1T eating them. His hair It
about the same shade yet, but his fingers
are still dyed red. 'lts Just my fate I,
get left" said a Tucson member who wa
ON the FIRST section aud who had his feel
on Private Garrahy's srat on the secOnC
section, when the latter remarked
III You keep those fate there, sure, anC
III be left standing"
A number OF changes ara ALREADY con
templated In Company Il, and a lev
have already taken place. Sergean
BaTnhill has been appointed sergean
major OF the regiment and Sergean
Norton il now acting first sergeant
thereby promoting Corporal Athey TO
sergeant. Three new cOrpOrals wei
created and received their warrants "a
day, namely: Stevens, Perry an
Leonard. IL Is said several members O
Company Il have In their applications I
he transferred 10 the signal corps, an
Private Vie has already passed "A con
' mendable examination for that branc
F, OF the service. COmmissary Sergear
= Smith will In all probability enter IN
engineer corps. while two or three Othel
are expected TO be ransfrrred 20 thl
branch.
; NOTES.
Fred. MaBgrr, formerly Of AlbuqueI
4. que, but nov ia charge OF the ealin
|. house la the grand uuiOu depot at s
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