The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-05
ENTHUSIASTIC AT AMFsBURY.
FILLING FAST.
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everything shall be done according to the
rules governing the United states regular
army. While II 10 not known that any OF
the men have attempted to desert the
camp, precautions have been taken to
avoid any such thing. and the camp Rnard
has been doulbed at night. and any recruit
who should attempt to take French leave
will probably ind himself In very serious
trouble. VI
Tho preparations for putting the men
under canvas comr1enced Yesterday after
noon. q detail under the orders of Capt.
Greene brigade engineer, putting up
about 90 tents, and as 20 men wens down
In the boat yesterday afternoon, It is
probable that there are fully 100 tents al:
ready set-up and In use at the camp this
afternoon. The tents have bonn located
Just back of the mess houses, at the
north end of the parade ground, and when
they are all mp they will extend for a DIS
tance OF about 600 feet. The hospital tent
was pitched today, near the mems GUAR
tsrs although up to the present the hospi-
tai corps has had very little to DO. No
but 1t IL probable that IN a day or two
this will be arranged. In the meantime.
the officers are takiug their mesls at farm
houses near the carnn aud are sleeping
at headquarters.
Seven Companies Organized
The recruits in camp 90 far, which
number about 7S0 inep. have been divided
into seven companies, rs follows: Com
pany A, under command of Capt. Tilling-
hast, has 75 men. Company Il, Capt.
Cook, has 80, while Lieut.. johnson has
Company q, with SO men. All OF these
are Of the First Regiment The other
four companies nave been designated o.
E., and q. Company ID has 40 men. un-
der First Lieut. Williams OF Company A !;
Cmpany II has 60, comm anded by Second
Lieut. Eaton OF Com pany A Company X
consists Of 43 men, commanded by Lieut..
Richmond OF Company b; Company a is
composed OF SO men from Company u of
the First Regiment under Lieut. Ames.
Capt. Kelley OF Company A Of the Second
Regiment arrived on the boat yesterday
with " men. With him was Second
Lieut.. flaming
Fairmar's band OF pawtuckst has been
detailed for duty at the camp, COM
incncing tomorrow, for two weeks. This
was on Col. Abbot's return from Wash
iuatop This morning. Gov. Dyer received
word from senator Aldrich last evening
In reference to the six steel guns for the
light battery. senator Aldrioh says they
will DO shippsd In very few dsvs and
at the same time will come the 900 rifles
""N ""'s~S 40 '~o '~A~-se~A vs.
ment. fH t 81 UN.7a &
Full Quota by Saturday.
Recruiting has progressed very favora-
bly, so far, and there seems to ba no, doubt
thst b, Saturday afternoon the full Rhode
Island quota will be- completed. In &C d.
tion to the work being done ~ the recruit
ing stations some Cf the militia officers
are doing active work In enrolling men,
with good success. Lieut.. Col Forsyth
has already secured the names Of 1l0 men,
and his company Will be enlisted ct once.
From other towns encouraging news OF
recruiting IL being received. and the GLASS
of men accepted Is very good. While all
the men accepted so far have passed the
inedioal examination, they Will each have
to pass another and more Rigorous med
icai examination. nt camp, before being
finally mustered into the United States
service.
The health Of the men In camp Is being
cared for In manner far ahead OF that
adopted by several other states ard this
Is due 10 tho emphatic instructions issued
by Gov. DER. Tbs commander.in chief
has insisted that every recruit shall, rs
soon as he IL ordered TO leave thu city,
receive heavy army overcast and \ good
warm armS blanket Tbis keeps che men
very comfortably and has no doubt had
n great dsnl 20 do with the htaIthy copdi.
consignment OF rubber oversnees Is ek.
pected nc the cAup. and II nsscsd, thtse
will ps used by tie men while sngsgsd Ia
work on the drilling field. "a
Cart. Murray. United states army, In
structor nc Brown University. was at the
camp Of Instruction st Quonset Point TO-
cas, he haviog bfen appointfd mustericg Y
officer for the regiment OF volunteers bv
tho war department. whether Capt. Muir.
ray Will commence mastering today. has
not yet been decided, out 10 will be his
duty 20 read the name OF every mar. ann
IN IN have each man pass before him tor
examin stios. When all these fornialitIss
are complied with the nen Will be gath.