The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-11
SOLDIERS LEAVE TODAY
THE 161ST REGIMENT TO MARCH
DOWN TOWN THIS AFTERNOON.
Route Over Meridian Street to WASH
fngtOn - COlOred Companies
Howl Over the Pay.

The officials of the Big Four Railroad and
Colonel Durbin have come to terms and the
e-hundred-and-sixty-f Regiment will
break camp this afternoon, beginning its
trip to Jacksonville. Mr.. Lynch, who called
at headquarters Tuesday, proceeded to Chi
cago, and after consultation secured such
cars as were specified in the contract let
to the railroad. Thirteen cars have been
obtained from the Wagner Company and
twenty-six from the Pullman Company, for
the enlisted men. The officers will have
three standard sleepers, which had been re-
tanned previously by the company. From
Cleveland there will come one standard
sleeper and eleven tourists; from Cincinnati,
one tourist; from Kenton. two standards
and one tourist; from Louisville, twenty-six
tourists. In addition there are three bag
gage cars. one horse car and six box cars
to accompany the troops, making in all
fifty-two cars necessary to transport one
regiment. There are ten horses belonging
to the staff officers. The route will be
from indianapolis to Louisville thence via
the Louisville &s Nashville. There will be
no change Of cars.
The street car line will transport the reg
iment from the fair grounds to Seventeenth
street. and from that point the line of
march will be along Meridian street to
Washington, west to Senate avenue, north
to North street. The regiment will board
the cars at the North-street depot. The
two colored companies will escort the regi-
ment down town, but will remain in camp
until further orders. Provision was made
for their support yesterday. The GOVERNOR
escort VIII accompany the soldiers to the
depot and give parting salute.
AS the regiment will leave camp about l
o'clock it is expected to reach the down.
town district between 2:90 and $3.50 o'clock
in the afternoon. 1t will be headed by the
When Band, and at the Statehouse will be
massed while the Governor reviews it,
When the order is given to break camp,
which will not be done until noon. it
Will take about one hour to pack tents and
all remaining baggage; Most of the bag
gage is already packed and placed in cars,
side-tracked near the camp The departure
from the city will not be accomplished be-
fore o'clock this evening.
The companies which did not receive pay
the colored companies. Many of the colored
and were raising a howl about it. 1t was
explained that their pay began from the
time Of enrollment, not. from the day of
mastering. There were similar cases among
the white troops, but no protests, as it was
SHOWN why there was difference in the
pay of the men.
ported to the hospital yesterday. The Sc
rious illness is diminishing in camp Sur
ans inspected fhep mess oy a the b
companies, and found them in fairly good
condition. but the drainage was not what
it should be, and consequently there were
foul odors arising here and there The COL
ored companies received the highest praise
from the surgeon, as their quarters were
the cleanest. This is in part due to the
fact that these companies are encamped on
higher ground. There will be seven fur
loughs, OF twenty days each, given for sick
ness, after the regiment leaves the fair
grounds.
:. Nine bottles of whisky were captured by
the guards yesterday, and the vendors were
taken to the guardhouse to await further
orders from Colonel Durbin. These bottles
were brought out by citizens and offered
visitors We're prohibited from passing
through the guard line. These "contraband
goods. will be retained for emergencies.
and Major Peterson instructed the men how
to. tie up their blankets and accoutrements
into a compact bundle easy to carry.
Travelling Passenger Agent W S. jordan i'
OF this city and General Eastern Agent c..
s Blackman, of Buffalo, called on Colonel
difficulty of Tuesday was not the fault of
the Big Four, but arose from the fact that
all the sleepors had been contracted for by
other roads beforehand from the two COM
panies owning them. But they made very
determined effort, and finally secured cars.
squad was detailed from the provost
guard last night to find several men who
had broken guard and gone to the city. The
squad was in charge of Sergeant Major
Starr, and searched in every downtown
saloon for the men. Not all of them were
found. The squad went to the police sta
ton and asked permission to leave the men
there when found until the squad returned,
but the turnkey informed them that if put
in the lookup a charge would have to be
preferred and the case come up in court
This did not suit the sergeant, who marched
his men away. This being the last night to
be spent in camp here, the men seemed
anxious to spend their money in the saloons