The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
Adj. Gen. Corbin's Order az to the
Muster-COlored Companies to
Go to Fort Thomas.
TROOPS COME HOME Friday
STUDEBAKER's MEN WILL BREAK
CAMP AT FERNANDINA TO-DAY.
Col. Gunder's Men Now Settled at
Camp HamiItOn-Durbin's Heart
Set on Going to Cuba.

Last midnight telegram was received at
the Governors office from Colonel Stude-
baker, of the observation-disclosures -fifty-sev-
enth Regiment, from Fernandina, Fla. 1t
said:
I'VE expect to leave here tomorrow even
ing. Will wire later the time of our arrival
at Indianapolis VIII have twenty-five men
needing hospital attention. Urgent wants of
such men, food such as broth, milk and
ice
1t Is understood at the Governors office
that the regiment will reach Camp. Mount
Thursday or Friday. The telegram is very
encouraging, considering the rumors to the
effect that 70 per cent. of the men Of the
regiment are sick have reached this city.
Indicating, as it does that but twenty-five
men are ill, the telegram gives strong dis
proof to such rumors.
Earlier in the day telegram was received
by Lieut.. Waterman, United States muster
ing officer for the Indiana troops from Brig.
Gen. Carpenter, commanding the brigade in
which the One-hundred-and-fi -fifty-seventh is
assigned is as follows: THE One-hundred-
and-tifty-seventh Indiana will probably be
in Indianapolis on night of Aug. 81. They
leave here Monday Aug. 20. Number re-
quiring treatment, 15C.'
frem Adjutant General Corbin instructing
Lieutenant Waterman as to his duties in
mastering out the men, as follows:
Secretary of War directs that you take
charge of the muster out of the United
States service such volunteers as may be
| ordered to indianapolis for that purpose.
You will be assisted by Lieuts. c.. l.. Beck
harts and E. r. Christnan, of the Sixth In
fantry, who are ordered from Montauk
Point for that purpose Take the necessary
steps to provide for the comfort of this
command
Lieutenant Christman arrived here yester-
day and is prepared to start to work as
soon as the men arrive. He has been de-
tailed as quartermaster and commissary.
To-day the erection of the tents for the
soldiers is to begin. While the exact place
has not as yet been decided on, Quarter
master General Richardson yesterday said it
was more than probable the men would go
to the fair grounds.
OPPOSED TO FAIR GROUNDS.
That this plan will not meet with the ap-
proval of the soldiers, a message from the
One-hundred- d-and-fifty-seventh Regiment
can be taken as evidence, as follows:
1T is understood that Colonel Studebak-
er's regiment will be encamped at Camp
and men of the One-hundred-and-fif -fifty-sev-
enth are very indignant over being camped
at the fair grounds, and assert that it is
purely move to secure an additional at
traction for the State fair, and under no
circumstances will they allow themselves
to be made a show of. There are eight men
in the regimental hospital seriously i'll,
twenty-five sick patients at division hos
pital, and over two hundred men sick in
quarters, and the fair grounds would be
very unpleasant place for the troops during
the fair. Several State encampments have
been held at Fairview, and it is the desire
of the entire regiment that Fairview Park
be selected camping site. The officers
are very much agitated about the matter,
and protest to being camped at the fair
grounds during the State fair"
The State officers wish to do everything
which will tend to make the returning SOL
diers feel that a strong interest is felt in
their welfare in Indiana, and will no doubt
camp them in Fairview Park if possible,
but it is said there is not an adequate wa
ter supply there. The original intention was
to build a fence to-day, extending COM
pletely across the east end of the grounds,
east Of the race track and entirely shut off
from the rest of the fair grounds. Egress
through the road entering the fair grounds
to the east of the grand stand, and it was
the intention to use it for no other purpose
than to make the visits OF the friends of the
men as easy of accomplishment as possible,
and not compel them to pay fee at the
main gate for entrance to the grounds. In
this way it was hoped to give the soldiers
seclusion, and at the same time allow the
visits of friends without restriction.
Inasmuch as the colonel of the regiment
has ii in his power to fix his camp in any
place he may see fit, there being no superior
officer here, it is probable that the camp
will be established in Fairview Park, if that
is available.
Governor Mount is also considering the
availability of the sixty-acre tract of land
belonging to the State. which is situated
contiguous to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum