The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-04
LEE HEARD FROM.
The ln%tellIgenecr Correspondent Write
Feom Camp Lee.


Feom Camp Lee.
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS,
CAMP LEE"
KANAWHA CITY, w. Va, May Q.
Your correspondent writes his first
war letter this afternoon under difficult
ties: being On duty at the guard house.
he is using the stock of his gun as a
writing desk.
After a great deal of squabbllng the
camp has at last begun to take on the
appearance of q military camp. The
men who refused to volunteer went
home last night at 10 o'clock on a spe-
cIal. Company NJ lost the least per-
centage of any company in the Guards.
only fourteen going home. We have the
largest company here and have received
praise. as being the crack company OF the
regiment from almost everybody.
We have begun to realize that we are
not to have cake and pie with our ra-
lions: the fare usually being: Breakfast.
brown bread and coffee; dinner. beef.
potatoes, bread and coffee: supper.
brown bread and coffee; and next day
the fare Is reversed.
Company NJ has been honored by the
following visitors, besides many strang-
ers who visit camp: Governor and Mrs.
Atkinson, Senator Mathews, ]. D. Burly,
B.. F. Meighen and DR.. Steele. Mrs. At
kinson was q visitor on Sunday.
The company attended church yester-
day morning and listened to a very ap-
propriate sermon by Rev. W. P. Walker,
chaplain of the regiment.
The boys enjoyed the experience Of
helping to loss recruits in the flyer yes
terday, but SO far company NJ boys have
been fortunate enough to not be tossed.
For the information of those who have
never been nj camp, I will explain the
flyer" Fifteen or twenty OF the boys
take hold of n blanket around the edge
and start IN n run through camp; when
q raw recruit Is sighted by one OF the
band a halt is taken and the new man Is
hustled into the blanket and tossed high
in the air to the hilarity Of the whole
camp. Yesterday when one OF the cx-
cursIon boats landed Mt the camp the
boys with the flyer were in waiting.
having been notified that several guys
were on board bound for camp. The
first game sighted was n young fellow
who looked rs II he had Just come out
Of n handbook, with white pants, hair
parted In the middle, and carrying a
huge cane. He was dumped in in great
haste and tossed up In fine style. and
while that was going on a big colored
fellow with n collar that hid the lower
part Of his face, and a fair.ope clinglng
to his arm, hove In sight. gAicessntion
Of shaking was at once ordered on the
dude. and the squad left him to gather
himself together the best way possible.
and set out after the dusky pair. He
promptly came to at the command OF
halt, and was taken in charge, but not
without some resistance from the lady,
who used her parasol freely on the boys.
Saturday n cow was struck by the
Fast Flying Virginian" and killed In
front OF the Second regiment %headquar-
tcrs. and the boys proceeded TO take
charge OF the carcass. A large copper
head snake was killed nea the barracks
Of company NJ on Sunday.
Since arriving Mt camp last week COM
pnny NJ has been quartered In n large
building about half n mile out of camp,
owing to the delay In furnishing camp
equipments to our company. To-day We
expect to move Into the tents that were
vacated by company G, II of the unfor-
tunntc companies in drawing lots 10 go
10 the front.
Private Wyatt. who has been sick for
several days, was removed to the hos
pital this morning. He Is suffering
from Indigestion. Two or three OF the
other boys have been on the sick roll for
n short time.
Corporal Saltcr has been promoted to
nuartcrmaster sergeant In the place Of
j.. Roberts. who has returned home, and
the boys anticipate having the best that
Is to be had from headquarters while he
Is quartermnstcr.
Private Millcr's sister was n visitor
to company Ms camp yesterday.
A number Of company NJ boys were
visitors ut Charleston yesterday and
some OF them, Sergeant Conner, Cor
pornl Parkinson and Privntcs Mctiill,
Israel and Lewis. went through the
state capitol.
Company NJ has made many friends.
especially In the signal corpa. whosn
men have been Guartcrcd in the same
building with us. They are n genial
pleasant corps and the members OF COM
pnny NJ wish to thank them for their
kindness In leaning blankets. beds. etc.
10 US before We got our camp OUTFIT.
We also wish TO thank DR.. steele
Senator Mathews and A. j.. Sermon for
the stoElcs presented the company.
We expect to be mustered Into the scr.
vice OF Uncle sam" on Wednesday. and
10 be removed 10 MartlnSburE.
Persons sending mail or other ma,sor
TO the boys should nddrcsS X to Camp
Lee, kanawha City, Kanawhu county,
y. Va"
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