The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-28
THIRTEENTH IN CAMP.

Boys From Minnesota Pleased With
Their Surroundings
Special Correspondence The St Paul Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23-As the
boys Of the Thirteenth become accus-
toned to their new camp and surround
ings, they are better Pleased with
them. The tents are comfortable, the
sand is soft to lie upon. and though
they have insufficient straw for bed
ding they manage to feel comfortable
at night.
There is a good deal of complaint
about the rations they receive. but the
ST. Paul companies all have good cooks
and they do the best they can with
what they have.
The guard at night is more strict
than it was at Ramsey. The city is
believed to be full of Spanish spies
and detectives. and Col. Reeve does not
expose his regiment to any harm that
can be avoided by ordinary means.
The change of climate and the damp
trade winds that blow every afternoon
have affected number of the men and
nearly all who are sick have been trans
ferred to the French hospital, which is
short distance from the camp. This
hospital is controlled by society of
Frenchmen and women. and when the
troops came to San Francisco the d.
rectors decided that as the FreEch gov
ernment has manifested Eostili y to the
United States in this war with Spain,
they would prove their loyalty to the
United States by throwing open the
hospital to the volunteers free of
charge. There are now nearly thirty
volunteers in the hospital. of whom
eleven are Minnesota men. The hospi-
tai is directed by DR.. v. E. Putnam
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the boys the best accommodations af-
forded by the institution
The freedom Of the Sutro baths has
been extended to the officers and men
of the Thirteenth. and on Monday a
number visited them. Capt. Metz and
the men of Company D went to a
bathing establishment in the city to-
day. that had been opened to them
without charge.
CHINATOWN TOUR.
A large crowd of Company H men
obtained leave Thursday night and WIS.,
tied Chinatown. In the crowd were
Sergeant MeLeer, First Sergeant Lem
hart. Corporal Dow. Private Dow, Ser
geant Earl, Sergeant Smith, Musician
Larsen and Private Egbert. They Sc
cured the services of a guide and were
shown all the sights. They went
through the entire district and saw the
joss house, the Chinese theater, the
gambling joints. the opium joints. res
taurants and other places Of interest.
They returned to camp Tuesday
morning and related their adventures
to comrades. who were siezed with a
desire to visit the locality
Among the men encamped. here now
is Private Ward. of an Oregon regi-
ment, who was formerly st. Paul man
nd of
Another st. Paul man named Mayes,
who used to belong to Company H. is
with the First California regiment,
which departed on the City Of Picking
for Manila this morning.
Excellent drill grounds have been
found in Golden Gate park. and every
morning several companies make use
of them.
Company D gave an exhibition drill
yesterday which was witnessed by a
large crowd Of spectators. It was de-
-clared to be the best exhibition of the
kind seen in San Francisco.
The camp ground is full Of moles that
burrow under the sand and throw I'D
mole hills all over the encampment.
Maj. Bean found one in his tent this
morning and promptly turned him over
to Captain Metz. and he was elected
private without pay in Company D.
Gifts of flowers and fruit continue to
pour in upon the men, who say they
have more sweet things to eat than
they ever dreamed Of before. When off
duty the men find entertainment in
concert halls that are running near the
camp. Nearly every man in the regi-
ment has stopped drinking beer They
order claret now, which is only cents
glass. A quart bottle may be bought
for 15 cents. Oranges are only cents
dozen. but the men, do not have to
buy them. They are continually in re-
ceipt of large boxes of that fruit and
are already becoming satiated with
them. Evan NJ. Jones.