Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

certainly to the Register from Camp
Conrad, at Columbus, Ga. He says:
We are still in camp here, and there
is no apparent signs of any OF US leav-
ing. although there are any amount OF
rumors that we are to be sent home on
a sixty-day furlough, or that we Will
soon be sent from here to Mantanzas'
Cuba. None of these can be verified,
except that we have been selected to
do garrison duty at Mantanzas, and
this was gotten from an old order. We
are in what is called the sunny
South" but the boys have failed to see
and understand it as such, because we
have now been here over two weeks
and only one or two days can be said
to have been pleasant. 1t will rain
hard one day, and then get cold enough
the next day to be uncomfortable in
our tents, or out of them, unless we
have a stove, and then it never gets
just right.
Several of the officers and mems
tents have been smoked by having Oil
stoves and leaving them turned too
high. One of the officers who had his
tent smoked said it was SO black that
he had to use search light to hno
his lamp, which he had just lit. Sew
eral of the tents and some clothing
have been caught by fires in tents.
This gives the trumpeters chance to
blow the fire call" and then the
crowd will surge in the direction OF the
fire.
All our officers are being examined
by our regimental surgeon. All VINO
are not physically qualified, are to be
discharged. Some of the enlisted men
are to also be examined, and II not
physically qualified for service they are
to be discharged. Many of them hope
that they will fail in this examination
as much as they hoped seven months
ago to pass it.
Camp life has become a monotony,
and most all of the enlisted men wish
that something would be done with
us. either send us to Cuba or home.
1t is dangerous to go to town here,
even if you have a pass. Some OF our
boys who had passes issued IN the reg
ular manner went down town and the
provost guard would have locked them
I'D once if it had not been for our
regimental adjutant, White. Inc
guard said that the passes were bogus
because the date had been changed.
The date was changed, but it was done
at headquarters before any one Of the
three commanders had signed them.
Some of these we're caught later and
locked up by the provost guard. The
guard is made up of men from the
16Oth Indiana and 3rd Kentucky reg
iments, who are on detached service
there.
We have not received our November
pay yet, but we are looking for 1t
every hour now. 1t has been later
every month since we have been in the
service.
Several Of the members of this regi-
ment have received discharges and are
now once more ordinary citizens of the
United States.
Sunday was day of activity here in
camp. Our regiment had an inspection
of arms and clothing at 10 a. m. and at
1 D. m. an inspection of quarters was
had, and then all bedding was placed
outside SO as to be aired At the rifle
ranges part of one of the regiments
here was at target practice. Our regi-
ment built frame guard house for the
prisoners of our regiment. Taking all
in all, it was as any other day, except
we did not have any drill. Church call
was sounded, but the men were under
orders not to leave their company
streets, and in fifteen minutes the first
CALI for inspection was sounded, so no
church was had in the morning. AT
night it is impossible to attend church
on account of the fact that we usually
have two roll calls after dark. Then
we have another before daylight.
Corporal Robert McCluskey, of Co.
G, left last night to go to his home at
Wheeling on a short furlough. He is
the son of VIM. McCluskey, the promi-
nent oyster dealer there. Capt. c. E.
Morrison is in Parkersburg on leave
of absence.
The health of this regiment is better
now than it has been for long time.
But this is thought TO be the result OF
cool weather here. Nothing of i'm
portance has happened here lately.
We expect to spend Xmas in our camp
as best we can.
Ladies' Fur Collars and Scarfs very cheap.