The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-14

to be at his post. 1t was about l o'clock
when this section entered the city, and the
blowing of the whistles began. The second
section, containing the other two Indian
apolis companies, Company ID, commanded
by Captain McCrea, and Company A, Cap
tain Little, as well as the Franklin COM
pany, Company +, commanded by Capt.
j. H. TarltOn, arrived few moments later.
The boys cheered wildly. Hardly was the
train stopped before Captain McCrea's wife
and the other ladies were ready with coffee
and sandwiches for all the companies, and
with soup and broth for those IN the hos
pltal cars. The ladies were assisted by the
Columbia Club, which provided the finances.
The boys appreciated the difficulties under
which the ladies labored. All the rainy day
they had been ready and waiting. While the
comfort of the men was being looked after
by the ladies' a few members of the Hem
dricks-Gray Clubs with a band and dozen
or so of the candidates for Office marched
around the trains serenading the boys who
were too busy eating and drinking to pay
much attention TO anything else, and then
marched away again somewhat like the
King of France who marched up a HILL
The boys are all game" A reporter was
in the cars of Company II, inquiring for the
names of those who had become i'll on the
way home VIII Mediation came along as
one of his comrades was giving his name.
Don't you put me down sick, said Nc
Hatton.
But you are SICK" demonstrated his
Nothing of the kind. I marched to the
train at Knoxville, didn't / ?"
Put down Otis Ashley"
ing up in time to hear his name mentioned.
Il am not sick
When his friend insisted that he was sick,
he contended that he was not, insisting that
he had done guard duty on the train. If
there are any cry babies in the One-hun-
dred-and-fifty-eight Regiment they do not
appear to have turned up SO far incidents
like the above without number might be
mentioned
Il thought you were sick. son." said a
father Mother and | heard last week you
were sick and we have been worried"
Il was sick last week, but am all right
What was the matter with you?"
Il ct too much was the frank reply.
If there was any grumbling yesterday it
must have been in some out-of-the-way
place where no one heard it.
Earl Mckee, Oliver Sears, "Coonie" Bauer,
to have become ill on the way home. They
were not around TO deny it when their names
were given. Bauer, later in the day, had
to be taken to the hospital. Inquiries made
in the other Indianapolis companies did not
disclose any having become sick on the way
home.
The second battalion, commanded by Maj.
Skinner, travelled in the third section. In
this battalion were Company /, Capt. Cox,
Sheridan; Company G., Capt. Miles, Coving-
ton; Company NJ, Capt. White, CraWfOrdS-
vile, and Company b, Capt Ginger, Roch-
ester. 1t was reported that this section
came through without any unusual incl
dents. All along the route much attention
was shown it, as well the other battal-
ions. Chaplain Christensen was with Major
SINNERS section. He said that the regi-
ment did not feel so much concerned about
the rain as the people here: they were glad
to get home With others who discussed the
four months away. the chaplain said the
sickness had originated in Camp Thomas.
The two weeks in Knoxville had done much
to improve everybody. Before reaching
Knoxville, the chaplain said. about every
body was sick without knowing it, He de-
scribed the miasmatic fog of Chickamauga
most depressing, both to the sick and
those who wanted to cheer them up.
The last section, containing the third bat
TALON, under Major Condo, the hospital cars
and the cOlonels car, was delayed by bad
transportation facilities before reaching
Big Four territory. AT one place a culvert
was reached that was blocked up with two
cows and a horse. Before the train could
proceed men had to be detailed to remove
the distractions. At another time the en-
CINE that was drawing the train, worn out
old pile of rusty iron, broke down. Things
of this sort made the section several hours
late. AS it turned out, it did not make so
much difference, as it would have been very
unpleasant to set up camp in the rain
yesterday afternoon. Last night Col. II. N.
Houghton master of transportation on the
Governors staff, had all the box cars con-
tanning camp equipment and supplies placed
on the siding at the fair grounds, so that
everything will be in waiting for the regi-
ment to form it's camp this afternoon when
it reaches Camp Mount.