The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-24

Ramsey to Clean Up the Grounds
The Day Was Such a Fine One
That Col. Leonhauser Decided to
Move His Men at Once and Take
No Chances.
Quickly and unexpectedly the whole
FIFTEENTH was yesterday transferred
from the fair grounds to Fort Smelling.
Unexpectedly? Yes. Although permits
Sion to move was received Monday
from the war department, Col. Leon
hauser had not intended to move more
than the detached battalion yesterday.
But at 10 a. m. orders were issued for
sill but Company G to break camp
Immediately and prepare for the
march
The colonel was prompted to make
this change In his plans by the IDEAL
marching weather and the fact that
the process Of disinfection turned out
to consume more time than was an
tcipated. After waiting long enough
to feel sure that 1t was not going to
rain, word was sent to the company
commanders and from there 1t quickly
spread through the entire camp. The
men everywhere greeted the announce
ment with cheers All the hovs' buds
were soon packed and their blankets
rolled
Shortly after - the striking IF tents
began and as street after street dis
appeared, in the place of the neat
white rows of tents one beheid only
piles of straw and rubbish. Camp
Ramsey was passing away. TIE troops
We're, however, jubiiant a the thought
of a change in their surroundings, glad
10 get away from the scene of so much
sickness and sorrow.
Col. Leonhauser decided to leave
Company G 10 do the policing, which
in military parlance means cleaning
up and putting things II order, be-
cause that company i:2s the smallest
sick list. The G boys hardly Gppre-
ciated the coloners kindness, but they
made the best of it, and as each bat
- talion left Capt. Nelson marched his
men down to the gate and from there
they sent their comrades off with three
rousing cheers.
Companies K and F, Of the detached
battalion, were entirely disinfectei
Monday night. They We're up bright
and early and at $50, after 4 hearty
breakfast, got under way rs planned
The morning was cool and pleasant
and they made eXcelle NJ progress. The
line of march was south On Smelling
avenue to Summit, to Cleveland. to
Seventh to the new camping grounds
Not a man fell out along the march
and none was exhausted when the
camp was reached.
The ground occupied by the detach-
ed battalion is away out beyond the
rows of barracks and the quarters for
the officers of the post. 1t is on the
level ground right along the edge of
the bluff overlooking the Minnesota
river. A fine spring of the pureSt
water which bubbles out of the size
nf ha hal "a n
furnishes all the water needed for
drinking purposes, and a climb of q
few rods down the hill brings one to
excellent bathing facilities.
At about 10 a. m. the remaining COM
panies from Camp Isolation, Companies
H and NJ, set out after complete dis
infection to join the vanguard. They
arrived at 1870 p. M, with the same
good fortune that favored their prede-
cessors. Corporal Twitchell, of Com
, pany H, furnished amusement for the
crowd by carrying the company mas
cot, q little white pointer puppy, ali
the way in his haversack. The big cor
'Poral, with his own baggage and that
OF several sick men, marched easily
along, while pup, with his white head
and forepaws peeking out from under
the cover of the haversack, wondered
where he was going.
After 10 o'clock no sentry halted the
CURIOUS that were minded TO wander
into the area that has been the scene
of the scourge of fever. Camp Isola-
ton was deserted, except for few
men finishing the loading Of wagons
and burning the heaps of rubbish
About the hospital there was more
life. A very small sick call was shown
for the morning, and the fact that there
were only two or three new fever cases
greatly eased the minds of the medical
corps. Indeed in the excitement the
men did not have time to be SICK and
the agreeable weather seemed also to
lend its aid in making the last hours
e Camp Ramsey pleasant ones. Pack
ing was completed soon after noon,
and the outfit loaded upon the wagon
sent up by the Quarternlaster. Then the
3nvalds, in charge of steward, were
started on Lowry's transports for Fort
Smelling, via the Como and Fort Shell
Ing lines.
At 2:30 p. m. the bugler signaled
from headquarters for Lieut.. Col. Got
zian's battalion to fall in. All the prop
erty had been loaded on wagons and
: started for the fort. The men quick
iy slipped on their blankets, haversacks
and canteens, snatched their guns and
took their places in the ranks. Prompt
~ came the order to march. The bat
-talion passed in review before Col.