The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-29
Co. K Will Not Enlist Un=
less their Officers Go
A LAME EXCUSE.
The Irish Brigade Enlist to
q Man. Recruiting
More Men.

| an opportunity to re-enlist but many pre-
| ferred not to become true soldiers and a II
were sent home In the evening by order of
| Colonel l. P. Wiekersham.
| None butthe officers and men Of Com.
| pany X. of Whining tou, had ~ plausible
excuse for not re-enisting. Captain Ru
tan did not care to go to Cuba because OF
| his family. The company was satisfied to
| 60 to the front without him but wanted
Second Lieutenant Ellison captain. An
| election was gone into but as Lieutenant
Ellison received but thlrty-fve votes Gov
ernor Tuunell refused to commission him
because the selection was not unanimous
Then the company determined to return.
to suit them, and Company G has 4S out
CO. Company A has 46 men left out of
60 Company K went home. Company
| II of New Castle has IS men left.
Company B Of Milford went home except
ten men. The men were unwilling TO 60
to Cuba Most Of Company K of Wyon-
ing went home but Lieutenant Wheatley
remained with eleven new recruits. Eight
men were given as the number who re-
manned out Of Company G of Harrington.
Twelve men were reported to have remain
cd out OF Company Of Laurel. The cap
tain went home.
The Wilmington companies, except X,
remain In the camp. almost In q body.
Company F leads the list, and the men
are happy. Captain Brennan was delight.
ed. Buttwo men In the company declined
| company II they can arrange their affairs
| Only two field officers declined to serve,
| Paymaster Syphred and Inspector Of Riffs
| Practice Orwell.
The men who went homo did consider
able grum bling. They claimed the Com-
mlssary DEPARTING ut was lacking in attent.
ion to them. They also wanted to remain
in Delaware. but Colonel Wickersham
| could make no such promise, They were
| assured, however, that no changes would
| be made In the company officers, com.
| plant which appeared to be the hobby. As
| soon as tho officers learned that many men
| were unwilling to enlist in the service of
! the United States, this order was issued
state of Delaware.
First Regiment Infantry.
"Camp Ebe W. Tunnel, April 2S,
1898
General 0 der No 49,
'1--Pn|snant to general order No.27,
A G. @, April 2s 1893, the officers and
mon who decline to enter the volunteer
service Of the United States are relieved
| from duty and Will return to their sta
lions.
III All arms equipments and sur.
plus property will he turned over to the
| regincntal quartermaster ut once The
AeCehSaFy luT tHelE Will 10
deposited iu the company rooms without
delay.
"lll-Mnste rs and pay-rolls of officers
and mon returning to their stations will
he made out 10 triplicate, two copies to be
turned over to the adj utant and one copy
to I've returned.
"IV-The companies north of Middle
town will take tho train at s 81 p. Ill.,, this
date; those south at lSp. III. in charge
pf tho canior nff nar xphr, 1pilI h,
responsible for their conduct. and report
their arrival by letter to the coonul COIN
mandng, without delay.
by order Of
Colonel Wickersham,
"Jnhn NJ Dunn Adjutant"
The field officers who remain with the
| regiment are: Colonel | Pussy Wicker
| sham of Wilmington; Lieutenant Colonel
| Charles NJ Stevenson of Wilmington;
| Major Theodore Townsend of Milford
| Adjutart John NJ. Dunn OF Wilmington;
Quarle' master H. V. Bootes of Whining.
ton; Surgeon j. l.. France
During the day Governor Tunnel com
miSsioned DR.. John M. Curtis, of Newark,
recruiting officer with ntlrn at Whining
ton. lie will recruit both for the National
Guard and the volunteer army of the gov.
eminent, He will recruit all the COM
panirs to their fun strength and no irou-
bic is anticipated The men now in camp
are satisfied nnd anxious to reach the front
~ the earliest time The men are not he
ing drilled brcaus6 of the wet grounds but
~ soon aS the recruits arr!vo tho colupun-
iss will be worked.
There is some question Us to what will
income Of the National Guard The COM
p,uics which will go to war viii not 10
National Guard companies hut at the same
time they will make u hole in the Ma
tiunn Guard by going out Of it. Milford,
Wyoming, Harrington and Laurel will
StIl have their National Guard companies,
rs their men have returned home. but
Wilmington is practically without com.
rnnies lis supposed that the Whining
ton companies will DO recruited by others
recruited for the purpose
The day in camp was unpleasant for the
srntries only. The tents are water proof
and he boys who were not outside were
dry and warm. But the field was q sea of
mud, and the camp Approa hos were no
better.
Camp fires cheered the somewhat desc
late appearance OF the camp. Early in the
morning large wagons laden with fire
| wood drove into the grounds and piles of
| the wood were dumped at the ends of the
| avenues The fuel was soon pounced upon
| by tho men aud in q twinkllng bright
| fires were burning in the streets mon 81
ting around them and trying to dry their
clothing and blankets. which had become
| saturated with rain, or with the even
worse dampness, which seemed more
| plentiful than air.
Just ut dusk these fires gave the camp
! most picturll resque appearance. There
| wa. he hnzy atmosphere tho hundreds Of
snowy tents and the bright spots of fire.
with the figures of IN owing men silhouetted
against them, while the smoke curled ND
| from many fires and was blown away in a
wave by the southeast wind,
1t WAS remarkable how few men felt the
| effects Of tho ordeal through which they
| Lad passed tuesday night. The men were
raw and unused to marching Still they
had marched IN rain, gotten thoroughly
wet, pitched their tents upon wet ground,
covered themselves with wet blankets or
damp straw, and tried to sleep tho sleep
which tired out humanity needs. 1t was
| TO b" expected that yesterday would be u
busy day for tho hospital staff, but tho
sui gp'ns and the stewards were agreeably
| disappointed.
OF course, there were many husky
voice sand many who had caught colds in
ted portions Of their anatomy, but
| there was not one serious case of i'll.
| ne:S.
Last night the boys sang nationa! airs
nni familiar songs. -" We won t do a thing
| when we get IN Cuba WINS chorused to
| the tuno Of John Drown's Body" The
hcyS marched around to the officers tents
| md serenUdcd them.
| 1t WAS said hat several members of .hc
militia Lad eyaded the guards Wednesday
| Eight and slept al some Of the hotels near
| by. II such was the case tho truants es-
zap d detection, for the officers know moth.
!. I .! any man who had thus broken dis
| GIiIne The lines are very lightly drawn
a feature was the increased vigilance of
the scDtres, who had orders to allow no
one insde the lines who was not properly
accredited. The sentries fulfilled their
| duties well, and man without "pass'
| could advance but a few yards before be-
| ing brought up at the hnyonet's point.
/ Muuy relatives of the mliltiamen who
went to the camp considered it heartless
| on the part Of tho commanding officers
| that they could not see the son or the hus
| band, but Colonel Wickersham realizes
| that the camp has been pitched for bust.
| nes' ard not Tor show, ana he adheres o
| Dis original position that the avenues be-
! tween tho tents must not DO overluu by
| visitors.
| ihe mister Of the regiment was made
| yesterday and found to be a,foliows Com.
mlss!oned officers, IS. non commissioned
| officers and men, lo5; total, 557 As near
as clull be found 200 Of these pr.yates de-
| CllpI tn IDlikt in Ia