The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-29

the charge Lieutenant Dennis Mische,
son OF the professor at West Point,
fell beside him, mortally wounded. A
comrade, Private Moore, finally came
to Corporal Guiney's assistance and
dragged him into a trench until the
battle ended, when hundreds of the
wounded were removed to the hospital
at Siboney. Corporal Guiney's term
OF enlistment expired at April last,
but he at once re-enlisted for the pres
ent war.
The First regiment. United States
volunteer Engineers, has been order
Ell to Porto Rico" says yesterdays
New York Sun. Colonel Eugene Grif-
I'm received the news today in a de-
spatch from Adjutant-General Corbin.
The regiment will be started south as
soon as transportation can be arrang-
cd. Colonel Griffin left for Washington
this morning to complete arrange
nents. The men are much pleased at
the prospect Of active service. Not
one of the eleven hundred men in camp
has been idle today. At the rife range
this morning the men of Company g
were displaying their craftsmanship.
This afternoon Company G had rifle
practice. The range is $50 yards. Each
man has five rounds. The best scores
out of possible twenty-five made by
Company l. this afternoon were as fol-
lows: Captain Charles Parker Breese,
2l; Sergeant Washburn. II; Corporal
1ielmann, IS; Private Ottly, Is; Pri-
vate McManus, 13. On the east parade
ground the Third battalion has been
drilling all day in extended order. On
the north parade ground there has
been drill in practice firing without
cartridges. The first engineering
drills began late this afternoon. One
hundred mon selected from the First
battalion, in charge of Major Sewall,
were armed with picks. spades. hatch
cts and axes. They were marched over
to Battery Fill and the instruction in
forest work was commenced. Colonel
Joseph G. Story, assistant chief of
ordnance of the state of New York.
came to Peekskill at noon. He desis-
mated what trees, branches and sap
lngs might be cut by the engineers.
Trees were cut. trimmed and piled or
tied together by the men with the skill
of experienced woodsmen. instruction
in the work of building breastworks
was also given. The drill will be con-
tinued tomorrow by the Second bat
talon. Beginning with the MONDAY
meal tomorrow the regiment will feed
itself. Duncan & Co.'S contract for
catering expires tomorrow. On Sat
urday evening the officers will open
their mess. The mess tents have all
been erected and thc company kitch-
ems were completed and furnished at
retreat tonight. The commissary sup
plies are all here except the fresh veg
etables. and they have been ordered"
An enormous quantity of letter mail
is now being handled at the Chicka-
manga postal station of the Chicka-
mauga postofIice. All of the soldiers
mail goes to this office and all civilian
mail is sent to the Lytle, Ga, regular
postoflice. At the Chickamauga sta
tion branch over 100000 letters are
handled each day. This includes both
the incoming and outgoing mails, re-
Quiring a force of seventeen clerks TO
distribute and make up the mails. in
addition to these letters an average of
25050 mail packages, including papers,
boxes, ETC., are handled each day. This
makes up over 200 sacks of paper mai!
every twenty-four hours. The malls
are now being received and dispatched
without delay and much credit is due
the postal authorities.
j. Augustus Schmidt, of Company i,
Ninth regiment. died of typhoid fevei
at Letter hospital, Chickamauga,
Wednesday afternoon. The deceased
wns p years of age and was studying
law with Wheaton, Darling & Wood
ward, of Wilkes-Barre. He left
Wilkes-B Barre for Mt. Gretna on April
q. His father, Justus Schmidt, Ie-
sides in Hazleton. This is the fifth
death in the Ninth of typhoid fever
Henry Gilmartn, of Pittston; Will
liam Thomas, of Larksville; John r.
Thomas, of Wilkes-Ba Barney
Cohen. of Wilkes Barre, being the 9TH
er four.