The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-05
MUST BE STALW ART MEN
SEARCHING MEDICAL EXAMINATION
IN 161ST INDIANA.
Recruiting a Band-Recruits STONED
from Tossing "a NegrO-CoIum-
bus Company In.


Observation-Disclosures Regiment on
the second floor of the administration build
ing at the fair grounds is enough to con-
vince any one of the thoroughness with
which the medical work is being done by the
reglmental surgeons. The examinations
given the first-call men were mild compared
10 the severity of the present work IN
stead OF taking the word of the recruit for
the condition OF such portions of his interior
anatomy as are not in evidence the
surgeons make rigid examination as far
as possible. With all. this care however
the proportion of reflections continues to be
Insignificant.
Colonel Durbin is hard at work trying to
get reports from all the captains on the
number of men in the regiment who are
musicians. A band is needed and must be
recruited from the ranks of the regiment.
mere are musicians enough in the regi-
ment, but the assortment of instruments
played is not varied enough to admit of a
thorough organization unless some more are
heard from
Col. Hugh T. Reed, of Chicago, formerly
OF the First Infantry of the regular army
ana later inspector general of the Indiana
militia under Governor Porter, was a. Wis
itor to Camp Mount yesterday. He was
appointed to West Point from this State. his
nome at that time being at Richmond He
is the author of several army manuals on
tactics for infantry, artillery and signal
corps work and several stories of army life.
his last one being Cadet Life at West
folnt colonel Reed is the colonel of one
or the new Chicago regiments and will
leave Tor home in day or two While en-
gaged IN army talk yesterday he pro-
pounded conundrum, as follows: "Why
goes colored man make the best soldier
Tor service in Cuba during the rainy sea-
SOM, Every one gave it up and the colonel
fast black and won't rum"
Lieutenant Peterson in discussing the re-
ports OF the naval battle before Santiago
announced his regiment as having suffered
the heaviest loss in officers of any of those
engaged. One-third OF all the officers of the
regiment were either killed or wounded.
while 10 per cent. of the total loss In off,
GERS fell to the regiment. Had he been in
the engagement, however, he would nave
been unnurt, as the officer who is acting for
MN escaped injury. In the regiment were
two Indiana men wounded. Capt George
b. Walker, of Evansville, who graduated
at West Point in 1872 and was appointed a
captain Aug: l, 1892, was one, Lieut.. Clar-
ence n. Purdy, who graduated June L. 1896
being the other. While his regiment was
statlonea at Fort Ihomas Lieutenant Pur-
dy STUDIED law at the Cincinnati Law
School, and when he was called away to
Cuba his diplon was forwarded to him by
the faculty of the school.
The Columbus company arrived at noon
yesterday and went at once to it's paddock
in stable j. Capt. w. T. Stott brought 12S
men with him and all look fit to pass any
examination.
Nearly all the companies brought long
streaming cloth signs with them from their
homes and now have them stretched across
the front of their stable quarters, indicating
the towns from which they came.
Squad drill continues to be practiced with
more or less diligence and success by all
the companies. The mastering will COM
mence as soon as the examinations are fin
ished and the officers receive their COM
Captain McIntire of the signal corps. will
leave for Fort Sheridan to-day, he having
received orders to draw on Lieutenant
Petersen for transportation.
Colonel Durbin was treated to a. surprise
yesterday when he was introduced to Re-
cruit Maurice Durbin of Michigan City.
who is a nephew of the colonel. He brought
with him letter from his parents author
iZing his enlistment as a musician, he being
only seventeen years old. The colonel and
his nephew had long and gratifying talk
together and arrangements will be made
to fit him into the regimental band. Lieut.
Petersen and wife have, since Camp Mount
opened, moved to the city from Iryington
and are now located in the Blacherne
Last night Colonel Durbin took the first
step looking to the establishment of an or
derby camp by the posting of the following
order: "All unnecessary noise, shouting
jeering and acts of personal violence on the
part of the enlisted men in this camp and
regiment are hereby strictly prohibited
Company commanders will see that this or
der is strictly enforced" The step was
made necessary by the men "guying's visit
ors, especially colored men, Yesterday one
of these. becoming nettled at the Jokes of
the boys, made a move as if to draw a pis-
| toll, and the recruits promptly brought out
a blanket and had the colored man Ali
ready for tossing when Colonel Durbin
appeared on the scene and rescued him.
A dispatch from Jeffersonville saws that
Ed Wyatt, Ed Berry, William Rider and
Joseph Higdon. of that city. and Ernest Sell
lers. Of Sellersburg, who left there with
Company G. under Captain Baird have re-
turned home. They claim they were not
furnished sufficient food at Camp Mount
The other soldiers laugh at this claim,