The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-18
AT CAMP
! TUNNELL,.,
The Delaware Regiment
Now Full and Ready for
Regular Service. II

Middle,own, May 1I-Dolaware's rogt.
ment of Infantry IL com plete There
came down from Wilmington during the
day a sufficient number OF men to I'LL tho
ranks, and the men who will como down
Tomorrow will be sent back homo Now
that the ranks are full Company G Will
BIZ mustered In Tomorrow and the entire
regiment on Thursday.
When the third battalion has boon
mustered Ia Governor Tunnel will COM
mission Lieutenant Walter H. Gordon OF
tho Regular Army to DO major, There
will be three adjutants under the new forr
nation Instead of one as under tho Old
Adjutant John M. Dunn will retain his
position OF regiInsntal adjutant with the
rank OF first lieutenant and there will DO
two battalion adjutants appointed. They
will have the rank OF second lisutenants.
and the governor will commission the msn
who are recommended by tho commanders
OF the battalion. This being the case 1t ID
supposed that Major Townsend will name
ono Of them and Major Gordon " other.
Company N under the command Ut Caps
tain William A. Pratt Of Wilmington, was
mustered lnt9 the, service q the govern
iii5nt to-day, making eleven cofhpanies
In all now In actual service. "
Lieutenant Gordon, thu G)vornme mt OF
1cer. Is making out full report, and upi
on its receipt by the Adjutant Gcneral OF
ders will be sent.
Inst night some of the guards had an
experience with tramps, who attempted to
steal through the lines. The soldiers rqs'
pulsed the intruders without much troU
bic Il;
The last batch OF men who declined to
volunteer were to-day discharged from the
service of the State.
Company H, Of New Castle. has within
Its ranks Edward Fitzgerald, who was
awarded Victoria Gross medal for sav.
ing the life Of General Graham while serv-
Ing as member of the English army In
the Egyptian oamdaign In 1885. Ho Is q
native Of England. and spent six years in
the Durham Light Infantry. j.,
Lieutenant Ho!comb lost his cot by fire !,
which originated from priyates pipoes
ed about the fac, land arms while ox@'
tinsuish!ng tho blnze.
The soldiers continue TO sing patriotic
songs. How Can Boar to L,ave Thee"
is over popular, but WOO to the man who
dares start "pom'. Sweet Home" i
That is the one tune the soldier cannon
sing with his face toward tho fold Of
baltic.
There have boon several mothers among
tc-lay's visitors to rhe camp who ca'ne to-
got their boys who had enlistud withouE
their knowledge 1t has bsen necessary for,
all those to be referred respectfully to the
Secretary Of War, but, for the como t OF
the q and other mothers, tho statement is'
authorized by regular army officer hore,.
TINT the War Department will promptly
discharge any one who has been musteredi
in II it Is conclusively shown that ho Is
under 49, Nor is there any punishment
provided for tho recruit having given q
false age. II there Is any muther1 thereN
fore. having a boy among tho Delaware
volunteers who Is under tho legally.pre-
scribed age, she can get him homo again
by forwarding the necessary proof to
Washington.
Clarence w. Evans Of Company Drs-
signed his position with the REPUBLICAN
Printing and Publishing Company which
will be offered to him upon his roturns
Other newspaper men in camp as privates
arc A, f.. Pyle Of the Sunday Star and
Fred Hoffman Of the New Castle News.
Mr.. Pyle is member OF Company II.
-Four employees of the Middletown Tran.
script are also in camp
One Of the most popular officers Is Lieu
tenant Brown IF Company e, who was at
one time u druggist in Wilmington butt
now at Milford. Fred L. Kelley is also
popular with the Wilmington men.
John W, Davies re urnel to Camp from
Wilmington to-day. John is membcr
of Company X, but when the guard was
because of Illness
Last week when the list Of di5honorably
discharged men was published John's
name appeared. He was naturally vexed
inasmuch rs he had not been allowed the
opportunity to enlist in the regular service
and instead o? waiting until his months
furlough had expired, he appeared before
the recruiting officers at Wilmington to-
day and Is with his c)m ales to-nigh'.
John will do some corresponding for tho
Wilmington Republican while tho troopl
arc south and his letters will no tnuhB be
read with interest by his many Whining,
ton friends there and In the ranks !
Many of the soldiers carry pictures OF
thor best girls next to their hearts.
Bill Smith il the best entertainer in,
camp and naturally the pIiva.es are al+
ways about him.
There were few soldiers who did not
sleep like u log during the night and woke
wi h a groan at revllle this morning.
Clear sunshine gave the otfoers OF the
regiments just the opportunity they have
been longing for, and tho mon were put
through day s work snch as they have
not had for a week
Soon after getting up squad drills were
hold in the company streets, consisting OF
setting up movements intended to stretch
tho limbs of thu mot anl got them into
general shape before work.
After breakfast company drills wore
held by every company IN the camp for
two hours. and tho now men wero put
through their pacos and Groken in After
dinnor n short rest was taken, before the
bugle sounded the call for battalion drill.
This WAS tho feature OF tho day, and was
witnessed by many visitors.
The field In which the drills vera hold Is
hardly large enough to carry out all She
movements ptrfectlO, but for two holrJ
the officers worked hard with the men, Ena
when tho drill was over expressed thon-
selves well pleased with tho form tho !n6L
ara showing. This was the most exacp!nB
task of tho day, and tho men laid DIVA
their muakcts with wet brows and tir&d
limbs.
Tho crowds which took advantage Of ne
bright sunmcry weather to visit the SOL
dinr boys made things lively in tho COM
pany streets OF tho camp, most of which
wore deserted all Of Lass week, except by
the bedragglcd soulrcs.
The camera !icnd WAS ont in full force
md snapped groups OF soldiers and hsiua
and outside view Of tents wherever theyJ
would allow It,. The chief victims wcro
the sentlnels, who were obliged to pose
many times for photographs.
Tho soldiers are becoming very obliging
explaining all tho details OF camp life
many times to inluisiivo visitor.
Cramps again annoy tho sontrias who
are without ammunition. Monday night
ono vagabond attempted to Cross lho limo
where Private Anseauma OF Wilmington
was on guard. Tho soldier pointed his
bavonct at the intruder but 1t was pushed
aside Then tho tramp hurled Stone at
Anseaunlc which struck him on tho nrm
and compelled him to ask rcIief from tho
duty. Anscnume is now In Wilmington
on furlough.