The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24
All the Companies in
Camp by Tuesday.
FIRST OFF FOR TAMPA.
Ii VIII Break Camp at O'clock This
Morning Raleigh Ladies' Present q
Flag Co the GOVERNOR Guard aud
supply the Wen with shoe. aud I'm.
d~erclothing The Davis BAND OF
Charlotte To He Mustered ln-fsyeue-
vile Company Too Late.
Especial to The Messenger


Raleigh. y. g. May 9.-The FIRST reg
iment Will break camp at : o'clock to-
morrow and pack FOR the trip TO Tampa.
Three days travel rauons. coffee. money
FOR use along the route and ten days
campaign rations were provided today.
The regiment viii begin TO leave =. noon.
sharp, special trains being at Pulicn
park. near the camp. Each battalion
goes over different system OF roads as
follows: Regimen,al. field and stan.
field music ana Companies 4. Charlotte:
/. Durham: l.. Concord. and VI. Char
lo;te. OF the First Battalion. on the
Southern railway Via Ashcvllle and At
lanta; Second battalion. compose Of
companies L, Ashcville. q. shelby. II.
Waynesville. and r. Statesville. VIA the
Atlantic Coast Line. 10 he transported by
the Seaboard Air Line a. far a. Chcraw.
;. g., Third battalion. composed or COM
panies Il, Goidsboro; {. Winston. -.
Re!dsville. and X, Raleigh. on scaboard
Air Line. Via Monroe and Atlanta. Field
and STAN OF each battalion. together with
surgeon and TWO hospital stewards. viii
accompany 1t. The first train to depart
Will be that with the Second bit;allon.
Intervals between trains viii bc very
'+'b4 iApoI~ VIII 10 IL sis NtatlsI@
be allowed TO leave the ears ana all Viii
be given ample accommodations.
There was a great crowd OF visitors in
camp today. Discipline was extremely
strict. No one was allowed to pass be
yond camp limits.
Captain Claude II. benson at noon on
behalf OF the ladies Of Raleigh. present
ed TO the Governors Guard, OF Raleigh.
a national flag which il to be kept here
as a souvenir OF the company's war SER
vice, as OF course no company flags are
carried in actual service.
1t was reported that "A member OF the
Goldsboro company had deserted. but
Captain Balm said he had sent into Raj
eigh TO look for him and had no doubt
he would turn up.
An order was issued today that al
sick men in the regiment must remain
here and not accompany the regiment.
There We're several men in the hospital.
but as soon as they heard This news all
save two returned 10 their one
of these two is OF Company A. Charlotte.
He is not seriously sick. but is in bed.
Many people are asking whether after
the First regiment departs the second
regiment will leave the fair grounds aud
occupy the old camp OF the First. II h
not at all probable. The Second is nicely
settled now, and while its camp lacks
the picturesqucncss Of that Of the FIRST.
both officers and men like 1t very much.
II is said only one man In the Second
regiment is sufficiently sick to be worthy
of mentioning. He is VI. w. Hayes. of
the Tarboro ompany who has a bilious
attack.
Governor Russell Will tomorrow com
mission Carl Jeffreys captain Of the Tar
boro company.
The Davis band, OF Charlotte. IL cx-
pected tonight and TO be mustered in as
musicians with one of the companies.
Then transfers will be made 80 AS TO give
each company two musicians. Adjutant
General Cowles tells me that John w.
Harden, today appointed acting adiutant
general, Will be allowed an assistant.
The ladies' OF Raleigh today gave the
Governors Guard a complete outnt N
u~nderciothing and shoes. They are far
quicker than the United States quarter
masters department in matters OF equip
ment. In fact. only a snail can go slow
or than that department has moved so
far as North Carolina Is concerned. A
mistake was made, IL seems 10 me. in
not using influence at Washington in
procuring supplies Of uniforms. under
clothing and shoes.
Major Huske. commanding the Fay
etteville Independent Light Infantry,
which was formerly In the Second reRl-
ment of the state guard. called on the
adjutant general and rendered the ser
vices of that historic company. 50 1T
could get In the Second regiment OF VOL
unteers. The adJutant general expr essed
his thanks for this tender OF service. but
said the three companies needed to com
plete the regiment had already been or
dered here.
There Is pleasure at the news that the
entire Second regiment Will be mustered
in by noon next Tuesday. There are
seven companies anxious TO get into the
regiment. but .he vacancies arc all flied
panies settled. Tonight the Murphy
Company, Captain Cooper. VIII reach
Camp Russell. Tomorrow night the sec
ond Waynesvilie company under COM
mand OF X. @. A. Love. Will 10 into
camp and Monday night the second
AshevLie company will reach here and
complete the regiment.
A reception was given by the governor
and Mrs. Russell to the field and staff
and company officers OF the First and
Secohd NJ at the executive man
sion tonight. II was a handsome affair
and attended BY all the officers. There
was music, and Refreshments were serv-
ed. The governors STAFF were present m
full dress.