The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-27
DELAWARE !: !.
VOLUNTEERS.
They Will Start for Mid
eletOwn, DEL, To-day
To be Mustered
Out.

Camp Meade, Middletown. Pa. Sept &C.
"A heavy storm thir afternoon dealt out
death at Camp Meade. Lightning struck
a tent of the Tenth Ohio, which Is In a
field adjoining the First Maryland's camp
on tho west, and instantly killed Private
Benjamin Dsrlouiner, who with COM
RADIO, had been detailed to guard the tent.
The lightning ran down DerlOniner's spin.
oil column. ripping his coat and stunning
his oomrade. The tent was badly rent by
the bolt. Derlouiner was about So years
old, aud a resident Of CINCINNATI He was
Mason, and will be buried at Cincinnati.
The storm did no serious property DAM
age In camp.
To-morrow,tbo First and Second Battal.
ions of the First Delaware will be moved
to Middletown, preparatory to being mus
tered out. 1t Is expected that Governor
Tunnel, In few days. will appoint ma
jor for tho battalion to remain i'll the sell
vice. Colonel Gordon, LieutenantC Colo
mel Stephenson and Major Townsend are
all candidates, with the chances IN favor
of the former. Regilnental Adjutant Rod.
ney will remain rs second lieutenant Of
Company @, succeeding Lieutenant Watt
son, who will BIO mustered out as battal-
ion adjutant.
There have been comparatively few dis
charges granted in the companies selected
to stay in The service. Company A, Of
Wilmington, leading in this respect. Five
married nen of this company were thus
favored to-day, among them Sergeant
George Pierce and Privatos Conley and
Murphy.
1t Is reported that Corporal Whitnack,
ofComrany II, First Delaware. who IL i'll
with typhoid fever at his home in New
Casio, Is not expected to recover.
There are still number of the soldiers
away from the regiment and some Of those
who are missing belong to companies that
have been marked to remain Some OF tho
missing men are known to be in Whining
ton and 1t is very likely that as soon us
some of the details regarding tho MUSTER
ing out are settled provost guard will be
sent TO Wilmingl on to bring back to camp
the missing men. The soldiers who left
camp without leave will pay dearly for it
when they are brought back and If they do
not return before tie mastering takes
place they will not only receive dishonor.
able discharges, but are likely to receive
term In the military prison at Governors
Island.
Tho ladies of the Soldiers Rest ut Har.
risburg have received largo donation
from the people of Wilmington. Del, of
such things rs will be u great help to them
i'll feeding the hundreds Of soldiers who
every day visit tho rooms of the assocn-
ton large bcx was received contain.
ing sugar, cocoa, coffee. ham, oatmeal,
cornstaich. beef tHa and jellios OF these
things tho jellies, cornstarch, oatmeal and
beef tea have been sent to the sick In the
hospitals. The rest of the donations have
already been exhausted by the demands
from the soldiers who have visited tho
rooms.
The ladies arc anxious to have large do
nations of similar good things, also tina
local papers of current date from the
homes of tho companies now located at
Camp Meade would be donated to the
rooms, us hundreds of Pennsylvania sold.
iers come in, hoping to get tho local news
They will also be grateful for done lions of
envelopes, stamps, paper, pens and ink.