The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-06
COLONEL SMITHS REGIMENT.
sold Sol" Preparing the Boys for the
Hereafter in Cuba.

hereaIter IN cuba.
Correspondence of the Journal
CAMP THOMAS. Chickamauga Park.
June 3.-The One-hundred- and fifty eighth
Indiana is still in camp, and the weather
is hot. The men will certainly become
acclfmated if they stay here very long.
The thermometer yesterday reached nearly
100 degrees i'll the shade. Not breath of
air stirred, and it does not seem possible
that it could be any warmer in Cuba Drills
were held as usual but the regimental drill
in the afternoon was cut short Even then
two or three of the boys were slightly af-
fected by the heat, and had to be carried in.
owing however, to their thorough training
the illness was slight and the boys were
soon about as usual The men in this regi-
ment have become toughened to such a de-
gree that they can go through a drill like
that of yesterday afternoon and not feel it.
Three weeks ago it would have been the
death OF half of them. Your correspondent
very much doubts whether their best friends
would recognize these dust and sweat be-
srlmed soldiers as they come in from
drill They are tanned a healthy brown.
and in their campaign hats, with no blouses
and most of them in their undershirts.
some of them with uniform trousers, and
some in civilian trousers which look as
though a bull dog had caught them in the
most likely place. they little resemble the
men who recently took part in the social
events of Indiana cities.
Despite the good health of these Hoosiers.
number of them try to avoid company
drill in the morning by attending sick call
even when nothing is the matter with them.
The measles seem destined to be always
with the camp. Yesterday Privates Mon
ical and Lane, of Company F. were dis
charged from quarantine. To-day Privates
Arch Brooks, of Company +, and c. +.
Hall, of Company G., in quarantine are in
the hospital. both broken out with measles,
while as result of keeping "measly'
company Private Isaac Miller, of Company
g. and Privates Lennon. Burkman, Monroe
and Rhodes. of Company F. have been put
in quarantine. One of the men who has just
recovered from the disease wrote home that
it required no warm teas to bring out the
eruption down here. that the atmosphere
could do that to perfection
Major Whittel. an evangelist of Chicago,
and a veteran of the civil war held services
in front of Captain Frank McCrea's quar-
ters Thursday night. There was a large at
tendance and an enthusiastic meeting
Harry Maxwell, of Charlottesville, Ind,
was present and led the singing. When the
Observation-Disclosures fty-eighth gets it's large
tent. concerning which a telegram was re-
ceived yesterday from Evans WoolIen, and
which was accepted by Colonel Smith on be-
half of the regiment, the regiment will have
a place in which to hold meetings, and it
will be put to good uses. Last evening at
supper Major Rich suggested that some of
the officers ride to the celebrated Crawfish
springs. He said that people came hun
dreds of miles to see the place and we ought
to be willing to go three miles, especially
as it was a beautiful moonlight night
Well. party went. Colonel Thayer led
the host. Then came Majors Rich. Condo
and Skinner. Drs. Jones and Barcus, Ad-
jutant Boyle and last but not least Bugler
Jim Braden on the large gray mule,
which Jimmie" has appropriated to his
own use. The party started Immediately
after parade. about o'clock p. m. and
rode along adnairing the beautiful scenery.
and il was beautiful. The party rode over
Georgia hills, and through Georgia forests.
now on the main road and now on coun-
try road running up and down hin through
a pine forest, and between rows of under
brush so thick that invoIuntarily the