The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-09
AT CAMP
TUNNELL.
Four Companies Mustered
Into the u. S. Service
To-day.

Middletown, Del, May S.-Sunday
the rain came down in torre nts.
1t put quito dampcr on the spirits of the
soldier boys who had looked forward to
the visit from friends In Camp, who had
written stgnifying their intention Of com.
ing down to see them on the special train
which left Wilmington at 10 80 o'clock
OH Sunday. The train left as advertised
and took down some four hundred excur-
sionistl who visited the camp ground,
walking through tho mud and water,
which made tho visit very unfavorable
bnt none no less welcome to the boys in
blue whose friends had braved the storm
to greet their friends In Camp. On that
account the visit was doubly welcomed
especially as word had come that the MEM
bers OF Companies A G # and X Will be
mustered into service Of the United St1tos
on Monday by Lieutenant Gordon Of the
U. S A.
Major Townsend will be sworn in at the
Same time US Commander Tho four
companies have filed up aud officers and
men will take the oath at tho Same time
Owing to the slew work in recruiting
the companies from the down state towns
it was deemed advisable to abandon the
original plan Of mus erng the entire regi-
mnut in at one time.
The down State companies ore not hold
Ing up their end rs recruits in their COM
p'nies and are coming in so slowly that
the recruits will have to come from viii
mingson. 1t is likely that two more COM
panies will be mustered in on Wednesday.
The o. her six companies will be mustered
IN on Saturday. Lieutenant Stevenson
Will DO sworn in as the commander rs soon
~ six companies are sworn in. 1t Is under.
stood that when the Third battalion is
complete Lieutenant Gordon, L. S. A.,
will be commissioned major.
After the First Battalion is mustered in
tu-morrow the tents Of the four COM
panies in the regular service will be struck
and moved from the present camp ground
across the northern guard line, and will
he entirely independent OF the State ell
campmcnt.
Colonel Wickersham and Chaplain
Munson will be the last men sworn into
the government service.
As soon as the mastering in is CONFLICT
cd it IA likCly.that there will be grand
State ceremony to be presided over By
Governor Tunnel. The necessary 800 men
it Is believed will BIO obtained before the
end Of the week.
The guile on Saturday evening, dsar-
Hanged several Of the tents, blowing some
of them fiat on the ground, but they
were soon Strengthened up and fastcued
securely 50 that they stood the wind the
oeiubso VI WIG anu Nlbu morning
came it was n relief to the soldier boys
who took cat maps expecting their tents
TO be blown over with every gust of wind
while the rain came down In torrents. In
side the tents everything was dry but
damp and cold and 1t was hard work to
tanr warm ovon when wrapped in blank
cts. IL Will be night long no iio loinvnI-
lered In camp
There we're some twelve hundred visi-
tOrS in cnrnn n0twi IN staDuipp tho
agreeable day.
Captain Lank was officer of the day anil
Lioujenants Reynolds and lIegeman were
officers of the guard. Chauncey Holcomb
has been appointed first lieutenant of
Company II, Of New Castl,, to succeed A.
Is. Lancaster.
Private Morris, OF Company c, has been
scnt home sick
by direction of the Secretary Of War
the following described garments, in ad-
dition tothe prescribed unifOrmnow worn,
are authorized:
"For general officers A blouse Of dark
blue cloth or serge. with four outside
pockets with flaps, rolling collar double
breasted, with two rows of buttons,
grouped according to rank, same kind MS
those worn on dress coat. The skirt to
extend from one-thrd to one-hhlf the dis.
TANGO from the hip joint to tho bend of
the knee Tho shoulder straps will al
ways be worn with this coat.
'For all officers. A blouse of dark blue
cloth or serge, with four out;lde pockets
with flaps. falling collar, siugle- breasted,
with five buttons In front, same kind as
those worn with the dress coat. The skirt
to extend from one-thlrd to one-ha!f the
distance from the hip joint to the head of
tho knee. Tho shoulder straps will always
BIO worn with this coat
The new blouse fitted with pockets and
otherwise improved over that now in use
Is said at the Department to be much bet
ter adapted for active service and work in
the field.