The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-07-21
At Camp Alger
Has Harry Slisher Arrived and Writes
Home an Interesting Letter.

BY kindness of Mr.. Tom Price
we publish below an interesting
descriptive letter to HIM from Mr..
Harry II. Slisher In Camp Alger:
CAMP ALGER. VA, July 10, '9S.-|
My Old Friend Tom:
L Iarrived at camp all right, after
very pleasant journey through
the mountains. One can hardly |
realize the vast difference there is
i'm the two trips, going and coming
back. Going home / was just az
impatient and fussy and nervous
AS an old woman. 1t seemed as
though the train wasn't going as
fast as it should, that the stops were
too frequent, and that they were
never going to go on after having
once stopped. Fact is, Tom, / was
80 impatient that everything SEEM
ed wrong. Coming back here was
altogether different. enjoyed my
trip immencely. And by the way,
1 had for a travelling companion
part of the way, one Trueman, in
the employ of p. Welty. Perhaps
you know him. Ispent Il few hours
in Washington taking in the Navy
Yard and other public institutions
and after lunching came on out to
camp. / would have spent more
time in the city than l did rs !
wished to take in the thertre (there
is good company playing at the
Columbia) but my abundance of
baggage compelled me to journey
on. The Pugh Mess were delight
ed at my return especially so on
account Of the nice presents l had
for them in the way of liquid re-
freshments. They all voted the
Logan people good fellows, liberal
to fault, and men Of rare judg-
ment as regarding old wines, etc.
Quality counts the world over, you
know. They all send you their
klndest wishes and when the war
is DER and we fight (?) no more, I'VE
intend having reunion in the old
town, a banquet having been ar
ranged for us sometime since.
The boys took quite an industri-
Gus turn while 1 was at home and
rearranged everything in the quar-.
ters, needless to say for the better
The bed was made two stories, 8
dinning table was built and other
changes made. But just let me de-
scribe our mess quarters and tel
you what's In them. Our tent i.
ten by twelve and six are quarter
ed therein. The bed, made of pole
and boards, IS in the rear part
about 8 #. long and f.. wide, con
sists of lower and upper berth
]. and three of US occupy each berth
At the foot of our bed is our celia
] 2 1t. deep, 4 fl. long and 2 IT. wide
] We cover the rear end of this will
! boxes of nic-nacs. Next to the bee
a on the one side is our gun rack
Q 1t takes up about four #. of tn
r room, and holds guns Zone of ou
s messmates is a trumpeter an
i doesn't carry gun.) Next is tn
cupboard, twOshelved, occupyin
the right-front of the quarters,
j. receptical for our frying pans, ii
:, cups, knives and forks and what
d ever else the thing will hold. o
n the left side near the bed is rae
II on which we hang our canteen
g haver sacks, leggings, belts, ct
)f On the lett front is the dinnin
table, used as a nic-nac stand,
writing desk and for eating pu
poses. Over head running alon
just below the ridge pole is OF
III clothes line containing about so a
ii ticles of wearing apparel. blouse
o. trousers, underware, etc. Undo
v the bed we stow our broom, shove
hatchet and shoes. Under the tab
we have boxes of tent stakes al
~ poles, gum boots, brushes and sue
;" things. Quite good deal Of ba
~ gage for ten by twelve tent, is
not?
y" l found the daily routine Of can
60 duties some what changed. v
10 have only 2 hours drilling in Il
o morning besides the setting up e
~ ercises and the schooling, and
=, the afternoon we only have @
and half hours drill along wi
one hours schooling and dress p,
-. ade and guard mount. About
hours drill having been cut out
account Of hot weather or our p
oh ficiency in the art, probably
former. Otherwise there is nothi
new in camp. The rations are go'
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