The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-12
OUR TROOPS
ARE IMPATIENT
Chafing Boys at Camp Tunnel
Want TO Move to the
Front.
REGIMENT NEARLY COMPLETED
Many Recruits Arrive and Work
Of Mastering in Progresses
with Great Speed.
REGIMENT NEARLY COMPLETED
No Official InformatiO as to Move.
nent of Delaware Troops, But
thing is Impending.
From Il Staff CorresI ondent.

From staff CorresI ondent.
CAMP TUNNEL, Middletown, May -
Impotence marks the face of every SOL
der in the United States Volunteer
Army now stationed at Camp Tunnel
And although this Impotence exists
and although the uncertainty which in
wolves the contemplated movement Of
the Delaware troops is apparent, never
theless it appears to be only u question
Sf time when the present camp will have
passed into history and be no more.
In the minds of every one associated
with the mobilization of the troops is
the ever-strengthening conviction of the
Intention to move the volunteers at the
earliest possible date.
There is no official information to be
had on the ground to this effect.
Those who possess it refuse to unsea
their lips, but the majority are beyond
doubt kept is ignorance until the orders
for any movement are promulgated.
As a matter of fact there are many
stories directly contradictory OF the NOV
ing OF the regiment. The boys all ex-
press themselves as not being satisfied
with orders to do coast defence work.
They are anxious for move to the
front and have desire to join 1.-THE volun-
teer service in active work.
The Interpretation of remarks made at
headquarters, may be that either Chica-
manga or Tampa will be the camping
ground of the First Delaware Volunteers
as soon as the regiment is completed.
There was some talk today that a point
IL
Of mobilization OF the Delaware boys,
along with other volunteers, but little
credence is given this theory.
The feeling in the air is that some
thing is impending and this is assuming
more and more the shape that camp will
be broken in the near future. Every
thing points that way, A hint dropped
here and word there when fitted to-
gether, tell a very plausible story.
In the rush and hurry now noticeable
in every detail of the mastering, Camp
Tunnel, to the casual observer. appears
70 have about degenerated into pleasure
outing of 4 vast crowd of congeniaI
spirits. True, the daily drills of the
awkward squads that dot the entire
camp would disilIusion even the veriest
tyro in military matters, but fresh in
petus is given the impression by the hu
rying of the blue coated boys in fro!ic
oyer he field
The work OF mastering in was resumed
today, and now in the regular camp
Company f. is added to Companies A, +,
K and G. Tomorrow Companies II and
d will be mustered in and, there then
being seven companies in the volunteer
service, Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson
will be mustered in, t. take command Of
the Second battalion.
Tsse division of the regiment being
int tree battaIions, with Major Towns
end commanding the first and Leuten-
ant-Colonel Stevenson the second, Il
third battalion commander will have to
be appointed. In all probability Lieu
tenant Walter Gordon L. 5. A.. will
be promoted to major and given COM
mand of tn" third battalion
About Is recruits arrived in camp TO-
day and they are being examined i'm
medately.
The arrivals today were divided among
companies M, f, and ID. The regiment
is fast filling up, and, as expressed by
Col Grantey +. Postles, Inspector of
Rifle Practice, will be completed by
Saturday, that lis il the recruiting con-
tinuesu., to the mark.
RiH' practinr WAS continued today on
he 10)-yard, 50,yard, and 5OOyard
ranges. The shooting is now for the
raynard trophy offer d by Samuel e..
Faynard of Wilmington. Eighteen points
must be male on the l0O-yard range to
qualify for the 2lO-yar'l range. Lieut..
Foreman, L. S v, had charge Of the
i00-yard range and Lieut.. Otwell, assis-
liant to Cot PostIcs, the 800 yard range
Four men in Company A and six men
in Company X qualified on the 100
yard. Quite large number in Company
A made II. One man in Company A
and one in Company X qualified on the
5OO-yard range, Outside of these two
the highest made on the 800. yard range
was -. Qualification on the latter
range entities the man toa standing o!
so per cent.
The officer OF the day in the camp OF
the United States Volunteers today was
Captain Matlack and the officer Of the
guard was Lieutenant Flynn. Leutcn-
ant Springer was officer Ol the guard in
the camp OF the State troops.
Lieutenant Cotton oi COMPANY 4 IL
now acting adjntant of the fist batalIi II
First Delaware Noiunecr~, The name
Of the volunteer camp is Little Cuba -"
Dress parade was held At $50 y. N. and
battalion drill under Major Townsend.
4 consignment Of campaign hats and
new uniforms from the Government vii
arrive tomorrow and will he given ont rs