The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

Dinners ........ 1910 12.15
Fatigue ......... 10 LIS rs
Police ........... Los 200 800
Drlll ............. $40 o.oo o'JV
Mess Callst. ... 6.25 $50
Tattoo .......... 500 9.oO
Taps ..........,... 80
On Saturdays no drill after $50 a. m.
Sunday hoiday-dress parade Satur-
day and Sunday.
'Coffee. bread. butter, potatoes beef,
gravy, ham, and plenty of 1t.
.'Soup, bread, roast beef boiled ham,
baked beans, potatoes water.
'"%Bread, butter, rice, syrup, beef, ham,
water. Fish and meat on Fridays.
With reference to our camp l clip
the following from the New York Trib-
une of recent date:
ABOUT CAMP LIFE.
Dubious skies did not deter larger
number of visitors than usual from visit
ing camp today. The most prominent
among them were Brigadier General Geo.
l.. Gillespie, of the Department of the
East. who came to see his son, Lieut..
Lawrence l.. Gillespie, of Company +, and
Rear Admiral John G.. Walker, retired,
and Mrs. and Miss Walker. who were on
a visit to their son and brother, Lieu
tenant Henry p Walker. of Company A.
to camp He was here in the early
rineties in command of the white squad
ron, that had the naval reserve of the
New York National guard on board for
a practice cruise, the squadron consist
ing of the Dolphin, the Chicago, the At
lanta and the New Hampshire.
For several days the vessels lay In the
shadow of Old Dunderbcrg, while Ad
miral Walker Governor Flower and the
late Adjutant General Josiah Porter ex-
changed courtesies afloat and ashore The
naval reserve and Uncle Sans blue
jackets and marines came ashore on the
last da. for grand review, in which
the military organizations in camp par
ticpated. Admiral Walker remembered
it all, and spoke of it this afternoon in
camp.
1t was General Gillespie's first visit.
and, although the tops OF the mountains
were cloaked in mist, he was greatly
plea sed with the camps picturesque sur
| roundings and its location. He came at
noon. accompanied by his aid Lieutenant
Schumm. of the Second United States ar
tillery, and as he rode into camp a brig
adler generals salute of eleven guns
doomed forth in his honor near Battery
Hill.
BATTALION REVIEWED.
After luncheon at the officers mess Col
| First battalion, consisting of Companies
A, b. c and d, and in the review that
followed the battalion men cid their best.
Their lines were well formed and their
| marching was steady andN smooth, and
General Gillespie viewed it all with salts
faction. When II was over he said he
| had nothing to say in the way of criti-
| cism and was surprised that the regiment
| should do so well for the short ime it
| has been organized. Most of the after
noon he spent on the field watching the
| company and extended order drills and
| he went on the late afternoon train with
| Admiral Walker and his party, an hour
before the evening parade of the resi-
| ment.
A few of the er gireers had a little taste
| of repair work today. The electric light
pole near Colonel Gritfin's had been
| broken down. and two woodsmen from
| Company NJ were detailed to 60 up into
| the woods and cut down a cedar tree
| Two carpenters from Company G
| trimmed it up and another detail set it in
place. Another Of the carpenters was
set at work fixing steps from the camp
| to the ferry landing. which were sadly
out of repair, and still others have been
saving and hammering away all day back
| of the mess hall, constructing mess tai
for the Second ard Third battalions.
ARTICLES FROM HOME.
Private Loughney. of Company ],
| Third battalion, has use for frog in
the throat" His voice is decidedly
bass.
Private FELTON,, of Company l. Third
| battalion, puts in his spare time 10 ,k-
| ing for Baxter street merchants to dis
pose of his civilian clothing.
The company mess tents for First
| battalion have been erected, and as
| soon as the stores arrive will be occu-
| pied and used.
Private Arley Gilroy, of Company ID,
| First battalion, is the captains ORDER
| ly permanently, and is excused from
guard duty and most of the drills.
Private Meyer, veterinary surgeon, of
| Company l, whose home is in Jermyn,
| is doing his first guard duty today. He
| ought to be proficient as he has been
practicing the duties of that important
position for the past week.
The drills of the past week have been
| confined to battalion formations and
skirmish drill.
The men who enlisted from the state
| of Massachusetts were made happy
| by the arrival of the first pay rolls Of
| the state, which, in accordance VITA
| the special act of 1898, gives to each
| enlisted man 81 per month from the
| state. No checks will be sent to the
| camp or field, but will either be held
| until end of enlistment or assigned To
relatives, and when so assigned Will
| be paid to the relatives each month.
THEY ARE SATISFIED.
The members of Company d are more
| than satisfied with their captain, Mer-
ritt II. Smith, who is a resident of
| Yonkers, N. Y. He was formerly cap
tain in the Seventh. New York, and is
| a thorough tactician and a model Of
ficer, is feet 3 inches tall. and is the
| tallest officer in the regiment. The first
and second lieutenants, A. A. Robbins
| and w. II. Hopkins, respectively. al
though young, are we'll up in military
movements, and are gentlemen who
have the respect Of every man in their
| command.
A package of c. & S. tobacco from
| Pop Florey, of Florey & Brooks,
was gladly received on Friday last.
| Private John Byrne, Company H.