The times., 1898-05-24

non yesterday morning. This regiment
was the first full volunteer regiment of
twelve companies to be mustered into
service since the Civil War closed.
Made n Well of Their Own.
The Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment
has been saying little and saving lots of
wood during the past few days. and now
boasts one of the finest camps on the
ground. Finding the water supply useless.
Company G. of this regiment. took up
collection and bought a pump and pipes
in Washington. Private Pitcairn, who is
a civil engineer drove we'll at the rear
of the company kitchen, and now the
whole regiment enjoys splendid water.
Company has a fine kitchen. complete
with range and dishes. The mess tents
are long. and seat fun company. Mai.
King. of the First Battalion, has been try
ing to make this the model camp of the
place and has pretty nearly succeeded.
There are no cases in the hospital. as the
men seem to be afraid of the hospital
corps, the smallest member of this body
! being Assistant Surgeon C. w. SaIada,
who weighs 100 pounds.
The Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment is
beginning TO get acclimated and to en-
JOY the camp. The men have taken great
pride in the arrangement of their streets
and this section presents a very orderly
appearance.
why" laughed Col. Watts. this is
wonderful country. II is indeed fertile.
When I went 10 bed last night there
wasn't tree in the camp. and when I
woke up this morningI found one grow
ing in front OF every tent"
The men had cut down whole pine trees
and planted one directly in front of
each tent. These will afford splendid
shade on hot days.
This regiment yesterday morning re-
ceived a stock of medicines from the
surgeon generals department This is
the first medicine of any kind received
from the Government since the Eighth
was mustered in, three weeks ago.
Incidents of Camp Life.
Some of the boys in the Sixth Illinois en-
Joyed roast pig last night. 1t matters lit
tie where the pig came from as long as
it was well roasted
Squad drill was postponed in most of the
camps owing to the rain The Eighth
Pennsylvania went through some skir-
mishing tactics, while the Ninth Ohio
Battalion of colored troops worked hard
all the afternoon at bayonet exercises
Major Young drilled his men with great
| care and has made the Ninth one of the
| crack battalions in the volunteer service
The boys of the Sixty-fifth New York
are anxious TO learn when pay day will
come They threaten TO raid the canteen
! keeper unless they get their money soon
The First New Jersey Regiment is so
| far back in the woods that their men get
| lost every time they leave camp lines
rs this the road to New Jersey?' asked
! one Of them who was hunting his
camp. Of a Pennsylvania boy.
What part, Atlantic City?" was the
| answer
Many of the boys spent the day in
| Washington on leave. Col c V Hard,
Lieut.. Col Dick. and Surgeon Farquhar.
| of the Eighth Ohio. were in the city all
! day.
The ladies of the Christian Endeavor
| Society Of Falls Church visited the hos
| pital tents of each regiment yesterday
and supplied the surgeons with many
| needed articles Of food. such as extract of
| beef. oatmeal. and jellies. They also Wis
| tied the cot Of each invalid and bright
ened the ward tents with pretty flowers.
| beside pinning a fragrant bouquet to each
| pillow
The One Hundred and Fifty-ninth In
| diana Regiment Is expected in camp by
morning, also two troops of cavalry from
New York. two regiments of infantry
from Missouri. and one regiment from
| Kansas.
Camp Alger is gradually spreading and
viii soon be the center of important mill
tary operations
Nursing Dying Soldier.
Mrs. Hit. wife of Representative Hit.
| of Illinois, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, is nursing d
| dying soldier at Fort Myer The lad is
from Galena, Ills. the home of the Hits.
and is Private P. P. Stevens, of Company
NJ. Sixth Illinois Volunteers. Private Ste
yens came 10 Camp Alger with his regi-
ment from Illinois, already suffering from
a threatened attack OF typhoid pneumo-
MIA Yesterday ii appeared that his case
was hopeless. but 10 secure the services
of a trained nurse and to render his dying
moments as comfortable as possible. the
invalid was removed TO Fort Myer-
Mrs. Hit read Of his illness and also
Of the fact that the hospital tent was un-
| equipped with cots and the men We're
/ compelled to sleep on the bare ground
| and this morning called at the tent to
/ learn of his condition. On being in
| formed that he had been removed to
Fort Meyer she insisted on being taken
! there at once Arriving there she found
| that his condition was so serious that he
was very likely to die at any moment.
| The sympathetic lady thereupon pulled
| OFF her gloves and announced that she in
| tended to nurse him until there wos some
| decided change either for the better or
| the worse. She remained with him last
/ night
Troops A and c. Of the New York volun-
| teers. arrived at Dunn Loring last night
| at half past nine. The intention was to
| have the men remain in the cars all
| night at the station. but Gen. Graham has
decided to detail them as his bodyguard
| and they were ordered into camp. A
regulation of the camp forbids the en-
trance of any troops after sundown.
| This. however, was waived by the gen.
| eraI in command and the New York
troopers were allowed to enter the reser-
| vation They will be camped around
Headquarters when they unload their bag
| gage.
In Time of Wsr.
| From the Galveston Negs.)