The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-05
GREAT FIELD DAY
FOR THE BRIGADE
The Three Regiments Are MarshaIIins
Their Athletes.
ABOUT A GIGANTIC RECRUIT.
The Soldiers Have Fun at the EnpenS
OF the New Membcrs-The four'h
Regiment Only Lacks a Few
Thingsto BE Fully Equipped

CAMP CUBA LIBRE. August 2-Spe-
cial.-August 18th has been set asldo
brigade field day az the sugges ton %,
General Burt. OF the First Brigade, anu
an the athletes in the three regiments OF
the brigade have made their preparations
for the day.
A new street OF white duck tents has
been added 20 the signal camp, when i
occupied by the company OF Indiana SIG
nal volunteers. which arrived here from
Washington on Sunday afternoon. Inc
company IS I'm charge OF captain NhafieS
r. Mcintyre and comprises forty-seVen
enlisted men and three commissioned oi-
fcers.
Thomas DAILY. the chief Of the signal
battalion mess met with an unfortunate
accident yesterday afternoon. The ia
of the large ice chest fell on his hand.
in which he held a sharp butcher knife
The blade nearly severed the little nm
ger of his right hand and inflicted an
ugly cut on the next lnger.
A GIANT RECRUIT
Among the last recruits received by
Company II. OF tho Fourth REGIMENT VAS
one. a young farmer from southwest Nir-
ginia. who measured six feet three Inches
and a half I'm his stocking feet and who
at once attracted the attention or the
entire comnauv. The first evening after
his arrival the boys picked him out az
the object Of their consideration TO
was given "A gun hy one OF the oiaer
members who represented nimsci as one
Of the sergeants and was told lnht ~
would have 20 do guard duty IN the com.
many street for two hours. lie was toii
H. nav special attention 20 tent so and
TO allow no one TO enter tho same. RIO
faithfully walked his beat in his citizsn
clothes. wearinr straw hat a- nead
gear and endoayorcd 20 carry out the
Instructions given him.
AS luck would have ~ soon after The
recruit entered upon his duties Private
H.. who is one Of the color bearers and IN
inmate OF tent 80. b. came along ana de-
sired To enter his tent 10 lay down. He
was politely but firmly told hy the would
be sentinel that ho could not enter and
the color bearer. who is hy no mo n.
dwarf was go deeply impressed hy ihe
pers0ncl of the sentinel that be- quietly
withdrew and hunted up ID resting place
I'm am dajoIning tent until the walking ob-
stacie had been removed
FUN WITH THE BOYS
The boys of Company VI. who had on
the same day received about dozen
specimens from the back woods as add'-
uons 90 their ranks. played similar
pranks ON them and for an hour or 40
had unlimited fun at their expense.
That n is dangerous experiment to
lie down I'm tent for am after dinner
nan is manifested every day. This af-
ternoon for instance two soldiers I'm one
| of the companies had during nap their
mouths filled with Quininc. When thev
awoke and found ont what trick their
comrades had played ON them. they bad
TO take their ridiculo IN the bargain.
! The various companies of the Fourth
| Regiment were to-day supplied with odds
| and ends in the line of ordnance stores
and mess oquipago. Tho only things fhIf
! these troops now need tO ho completely
fitted ont TO g0 to the front arc belts anf
| blanket bags There is perhaps no better
! drilled regiment Boo camp and ifs mon VII
no doubt make splendid soldiers when
| ever they may Doe called upon.
LIEUTENANT WOON.
First Lieutenant Frank II Woon ~
| Company NJ Second Regiment. who 'e at
81. Tulxo's hospital suffering with fever
! Is slowly improving. although Doe is s'UI
very sick First Lieutenant church o-
| Fourth Regiment who is also at ST.
Lukcs hospital IS improving
At the close oi the sk.rmi-h drill ana
battle formation of the Second Battalion
1 of the Fourth Regiment competitive
| drlU I'm the manual of arms tool place
between Companies T.. n and NJ. refnor-
lively under the command of Major Inr-
rail- in which Captain WAITS company
carried off the palm
Private Drewry W. Hinton. ~ Come
pany IS. OF Petersburg Of the Fourth
| Regiment who has been quite sick with
rheumatism for the past two weeks IS On
| the way to recovery. q. W.