The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-26
Opening Of CAMP TUNNEL
Everything Arranged for the
National Guard of Delaware.
THE BOYS READY FOR WAR.
Closing Scenes at the ArmOry
Prior to the Departure of the Sol.
dicrs for the Encampment at
MiddlctOwn.

The armory building was scene OF
activity last evening. .
Final preparations were being made
by Adjutant General Hart, Lieutenant
Chaytor and the other officers, for the
trip to Middletown this morning.
Twenty of the National Guards left
at Midnight for Middletown to unload
the tents and other material that had
gone ahead; also to make what arrange
ments are possible to receive the troops
ON their arrival this morning.
DIR. j. l.. France will go as surgeon OF
the camp with the rank of major.
DIR. France succeeds DR., Lukens, who
resigned some time back.
A continual string of the troops were
in evidence all through the evening
bringing in their grips and baggage.
Quite number of ladies' were on the
outside awaiting some sweetheart or
husband and it was a common occurrence
to hear sob amongst them.
The feeling amongst all the boys seems
to be one of determination and that they
will endeavor to make good name for
themselves if they are called to the
front.
Several squads OF "raw recruits were
on the floor the entire evening going
through the drill. Some learn very easily
while others find difficulty in keeping
step andplacing the gun on the proper
shoulder.
The troops leave at S,l3 this morning
for Middletown where they will go for
practice in field duty for at least two
weeks. A good many of the boys look
upon the trip as an outing but'they will
find plenty of work.
1t is the intention Of the officers to en-
force strict discipline during the whole
camp.
Each form of drill will be gone through
every day, followed by full dress
parade about 5 o'clock each evening.
There will be about 700 men in camp.
In the event of the boys being called to
the front, Deawale's proportion for
volunteers is 34l; the others of course
will be allowed to go if they so desire.
The camp will be known as Camp
Ebe w. Tunnell."
The Wilmington companies will march
to the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4 Balti-
mora railroad station IN time for the s. l3
o'clpck train. The line will be headed
by Col Wickersham, accompanied by
Lieut.. John NJ. Dunn, adjutant; Major
James L. France, surgeon; Capt. Robert
Pennington, judge-advocate and Lieut. H.
V. ID. Bootes, quartermaster, all OH
horseback. The staff will be followed by
the First Regiment Band which offered
its services for the privilege of escorting
the militia to the station. Next will
come the Regi.n"ntal Fife and Drum
Corps.
At the head Of the battalion will be
Lieutenant Colonel Charles NJ. Steven
son and his adjutant, Lieutenant Harry !
Cotton, mounted. The order OF the com
panies will be c, A, X and + in ac-
cordance with the seniority OF their cap
tains.
The detail ior guard duty is as follows:
Officer of the Day, Captain +. Il.
Rogers, Co. Il.
Officer OF the Guard, First Lieutenant
G. M. Dillon, Co. X.
Co. A, ) men, | sergeant; Co. b, 3
men; Go. G, 3 men, corporal; Co. l., 3
men; Go. +, 3 men; Co. &, 3 men; Co.
H, 3 men; Co. |, 3 men, corporal; Co.
K, 3 men, corporal, two musicians.
The steamer Republic, which recently
eft winter quarters at the wharves of
he Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Co., is to
'un on the regular Cape May route this
and will not go into the govern.
nent service. as had been anticipated.
W. w. Ward, ST., and William Glow
er, local ship carpenters have been
ordered by the government to 60 to Key
Vest.
The flag has not been flying from the
taft at the Shields Library Building ON
Vest Sixth street because of a broken
,ully at the top OF the pole, The pole is
o be taken down in order that re-
,airs may be made.
The Order of United American Me-
hanics will keep the flag flying over its
lall in this city until the war with Spain
9 over.
The apprentice boys in the machine
hops Of the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth
company have a large flag strewn across
everal windows in the front of the shops
Which front on the railway tracks.
One carload of marines passed through
his city yesterday morning in a car at s
lched to the Atlantic Coast Line ex-
ress bound for the navy yard at Brook
ln. The men were in good trim and
nxious to be placed in active service ,