The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
BROUGHT THE BOYS PIE
THE MEN AT CAMP MOUNT FAIRLY
LOADED DOWN WITH DELICACIEs.
Hundreds of Out-Of-Town Visitors at
the Camp Yesterday-The Reg
mental Drill.

Two thousand visitors helped to cheer the
soldiers at Camp Mount yesterday during
their first regimental drill. Both the Big
Four and the L. Z. & w. roads brought in
trains full of excursionists from the homes
OF the different companies. I-awrenceburg
was again represented by about two hundred
residents of that town, who brought the
Goetz band along with them to give the
boys taste of home comfort. Tie Elwood
delegation also brought a band, and between
the two music was at a discount for the
afternoon. 1t appeared to the officers, who
have forbidden the eating of pie and other
delicacies, that every visitor brought an
extra large supply of the forbidden edibles.
In spite of the hot weather the boys were
eager for the regimental drill in their new
uniforms, were all their acquaintance
from home who had come to camp in order
to see what sort of soldiers 'our boys"
make. About the time formation call was
sounded the sun seemed to have reached the
broiling point, and Colonel Durbin felt great
anxiety for the safety of the men. and an
ticipating that some OF them might be pros
trated by the heat ordered out the ambu-
lance. AS the evolutions were confined
strictly to formation and a short review,
there was no demand for the services of the
surgeons or ambulance corps. One of the
noticeable features of the drill was the sol
dierly bearing Of the men. The friends of
many of them were present, and as they
passed would call, Hello, Bill" or That's
the stuff, Jackv' but in no instance was a
single soldier seen to turn his head Each
man attended strictly to business and made
a creditable appearance for the regiment.
According to a regimental officer. there is
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equipped with the Krag-Jorgensen rifles.
From what source this information comes
he will not say, but that the rifles will be
here before long is almost a certainty. One
reason for the troops being supplied with
the new rifles is said to be the fact that
they have never handled any other gun,
which will tend to make their familiarity
with the ''Krags" more easily acquired.
Nothing, it is claimed, will be gained by CIV
ing them Springfield rifles only to change
them for the new ones by the time they get
acquainted with the old ones. Troops using
the Springfelds are not allowed in action
with other troops, because of the smoke
their volleys make. except in an emergency.
There is every reason to believe, accord
ing to the tetimony of one of the officers,
that the ne-hundred-and-sixty-f Regi-
ment will be sent next week to Chicka-
manga. While this is not given out as a
certainty, there are abundant indications
that such is the case. 1t is the intention of
the government, as soon as the present
troops at that point have left, to thoroughly
disinfect the Chickamauga camp, and as
soon as this is accomplished the new troops
will be sent there. The leggins for the boys
arrived Saturday night and will be issued
to-day to all the companies.
Lieutenant Waterman is q deserter. Sat-
urday night he surreptitiously removed his
belongings from Camp Mount, and is now
quartered in the Statehouse, where he will
give Governor Mount the benefit of his mill
tary training as long as he is in town. The
soldiers in camp are complaining against
Quartermaster Brunt and threaten to mu-
tiny against his orders. They claim they
are given too much food, and on several &C.
casions have refused to take their allow
ance. Lieutenant Brunt and Sergeant Mes
ton have hunted through the articles of war
for precedent, but find they are powerless
to do anything but issue the rations and
hope for an increase in the appetites of the
boys to the army standard.