The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-06

How Col. Gunder's Men Celebrated the
Santiago News.

Correspondence. of the Journal,
CHICKANlAUGA PARK, Ca, Camp of
the One-hundred- and-sixtieth Indiana Regi-
ment, July 4.-The commissary sergeant CT
Company is very methodical in his work
and was able, by planning the bill of fare
for a week in advance, to make the rations
drawn for eighty-four men supply 103 men
and every one had all he wanted The regi-
ment Is ahead with it's supplies. cannot eat
near all that is issued and is trying to Sc
cure bids on four barrels of vinegar, two
thousand pounds of Armour's beef, one
thousand cans of prime tomatoes and a
quantity of sidemeat When this is all sold
and the proceeds. divided the company funds
will be materially increased.
Words cannot describe the excitement in
camp when news was received from Santi-
ago. 1t was after taps and the men were in
bed. Some way the news was brought from
the First Georgia Regiment, the nearest
neighbor of the Observation-Disclosures
and quickly passed through the regiment
passed down the line. Finally some holder
than the others got up and ventured out. 1t
but a minute until almost every man
was UP and out, yelling and shouting at
the top of his voice The band joined the
chorus until some happy spirit lighted a
candle and shouted fail in. 1t neeueu out
the command and headed by the band,
playing patriotic airs, they marched up and
down the streets, with candles for torches,
cheering as they marched. The procession
stopped at regimental headquarters, where
speeches were made by Lieutenant Colonel
Kiger Majors Harter, Backman and Miller
and Adjutants Merely, Martz and Beshore.
The costuming Of the regiment was very
simple and quite decollete in several in
stances.
Saturday afternoon the paymaster came
with $38, 500 for distribution and left it all.
Quite little disappointment was seen when
1t was learned that the pay was for forty
pected 1t was all explained when the pay
master announced that the government rec
ognizes thirty days in every month. This
morning Lieutenant Colonel Kiger took all
the surplus money. together with the names
of the senders, to the bank at Chattanooga,
and received individual drafts for the same.
This Will give every man opportunity to
send home his money safely and promptly.
Yesterday patriotic services were held in
The Declaration of Independence was read
by Major Harter. a short address was made
by the chaplain and the meeting closed by
singing America : In the afternoon a Bible
class was organized and the evening was
used in an earnest song service led by Mr..
knepper. of the Christian Commission.
camp than have been here at any one time
since the boys came South. They were from
Indianapolis. Lafa en,s,, Logansport. De-
The regiment begins target practice to-
day. 1t is the first firing the men have had
and they are expecting all sorts of things
The Fourth Of July was ushered in by
cheering from camps all over the battlefield,
beginning about $3.50 o'clock in the morning.
Soon the regimental bands and drum corps
caught the spirit and for half an hour or
more Chickamauga Park was full of song
and cheer and good feeling
The regiment is now recruited to its full
strength and the work of clothing and equip
ping the new men is going steadily on. Sat
urday the regiment was furnished with
twelve additional fonr-mule teams. They
have now twenty-seven mule teams for reg
mental use
To-day there was a post exchange es-
tablished in camp to supply the needs of
the men. The chaplain has been assigned
the oversight of it and has as his store
keepers Private Crosby. from Company F.
and Private Della of Company II.
w. d, w.