The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-31

Pegram NJ Fourth
Third BattalIon-Major F. c. scruggs'
commanding:
Captain Company Regiment
cr,msIev p Third
Faulkner Il Third
Wingfeld u Third
Rowe X Ihird
Masurier NJ Third
owens l. Second
Some OF the men from companies not
named turned out with the commands
that Dataded.
Colonel Taylor. Of the Fourth Regi-
emit had charge of the regiment of sol
diers. Colonel Baker cecved on the
stan of General Phillips, the CHIEF mar
shall.
MANY VISITORS HERE.
There were thousands Of out OF town
visitors at the camp yesterday A large
party came down from Farmville and
Blackstone. Company C.. Of the Thtd
Regiment. is made up of men from those
towns The Farmville people brought
the soldiers enough provisions TO last
them a day or two. All srrts OK good
things were given to the boys.
People from various cities and towns
were at The camp ana ~ lsi,g from the
diers were remembered by relatives or
friends.
MR.. STRINGFELLOW ACCEPTS.
Rev. A. s Lloyd. OF Norfolk having
been persuaded by his congregation not
TO leave. observation-disclosures Taylor, COM
manding the Fourth Regiment telegraph
ed Rev. Frank Stringfellow at AIRING
ton. Va. as follows
with the permission OF the Governor.
I take pleasure in Offering you the chap
laincy of the Fourth Regiment. An
swer"
The reply came yesterday as follows:
II accept with thanks for your kind
ness. ! will write"
Mr.. Stringfellow was a celebrated Con-
federate scout. He is very popular with
the old soldiers and is likely to be as
highly esteemed by the new ones.
ARE POORLY EQUIPPED.
The Government has sent absolutely
nothing here In the way Of equipments
for the soldiers. Governor Tyler has
given an order for the purchase OF Sv
pairs OF shoes which will be paid for out
| of the contingent fund. Nearly all the
men need shoes They came here under
the impression that the Government
would equip them and many have not a
| change Of underwear. great number
| are wearing citizens clothes and many
| OF the uniforms that are being worn are
| old and moth-eaten. Some of the SOL
diers are not in shape TO go out OF the
| camp grounds. only about 40 per cent.
| are armed with old Winchesters.
The work OF vaccnating the men IN
| the Fourth Regiment IS nearly completed
and there are many sore arms in camp.
| The thunder storm Sunday night passed
over without any Inconvenience TO the
soldiers in Camp Lee. They all got up
| bright and early and before breakfast
] call was sounded. all the tents and COM
| pany streets were in flrst-class order.
VERY POOR FOOD.
| Considerable commotion was created
| when the men went To breakfast. There
| had been a good deal OF complaint dur
| ing the past few days as 10 the quality
| OF the food furnished 10 those companies
who do not yet do their own cooking but
| are supplied by the contractor In the
| general mess hall. Yesterday when
| the men were marched in TO breakfast
| they were given sausage which was unht
| TO be eaten. Samples OF IL were after
wards shown to butchers who pronounc-
| ed Il TO be unsound. or the boiled eggs
a good many were also spoiled and the
| result was that a number Of the men
| who had partaken Of the breakfast, were
| taken sick.
There are at present eleven companies
| I'm camp that are unable TO do their own
| cooking for the lack of the necessary
| cooking utensils, etc. Two or three OF
! them have put up their kitchens and
| dining rooms but have not yet been able
10 receive their ratiOns from the Govern
| ment The contractor is paid by the
| Government the sum OF AZ cents per day
for each man and judging from the eX-
| perence Of others who have been feed
| f,,.r Of
| able TO furnish good meals and still make
| n handsome profit. Col. Coulling has
| been complained to but he has no control
over the contractor and nothing 70 do
| with food furnished in the mess hall.
ERECTING BATHS.
Mr.. Joseph w Thomas, former men,
Der of the Common Council from Monroe,
| IS busily engaged at the Fairgrounds
| just outside OF the easterly camp line in
| putting up a number of spray baths
which are greatly needed TO promote
| cleanliness among the men.
The men Of the different companies find
| II to be a great hardship that they are
! compelled 10 pay the full fare whenever
| they have TO make use Of the cars OF
| the Richmond Traction Company. They
think that inasmuch as Camp Lee Is the
means of bringing large crowds OF visi-
| Tors QdllV 10 lut EIouuuSs the Splulfio
| might be given at least half rates. on
| the other hand citizens OF Richmond, es
| pecialy those on Broad street are great
| ly annoyed by the numerous instances
where they are stopped on the street by
soldiers who ask them for five or ten
cents 10 pay their car fare with.
Only one of the thirty-six companies Of
the Virginia Volunteers has not yet been
put under canvas-Company NJ Fourth
Regiment, better known as company b.
of the Blues. That company Is still quar-
tered in the auditorium building. but will
be taken into camp soon as the addi-
tional tents have arrived.
HOW 1T is ARRANGED.
Camp Lee, as it now exists in it's COM
plete form. consists Of ten company
streets. most OF which are occupied by
four companies each. The company
streets are faced by the tents OF the line
officers six tents TO each street. Begin
ming with the easterly end OF the line
Nos. /. 3. g. and OF each six tents are
occupied by the captains and first lieu-
tenants OF the various companies, while
tents Nos 2 and have been assigned 10
the second lleutenants.
The next row OF tents. parallel with
that OF the line officers is that OF the lieu
tenant colonies. majors and stan officers
of the three regiments while the tents
OF the three cOlOnels form another row.
The following sketch shows the exact To-
cation OF the several companies and OIL
GERS tents:
SUNDAYS VISITORS.