The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-03
|DELAWARE'S
REGIMENT,
Third Battalion to Come
Home and States Quota
to be of Satisfied
Men.

Washington. d. C, Nov. a--The War
Department has directed the muster out
OF the battalion of Delaware Infantry,
which was formerly designated to remain
In tn, service
The news that the Government bas
marked tho third battalion OF the First
delaware Regiment for release from the
service is the result of efforts made toward
that end by Horace Greedy Knowles. 1t
means that tho entire regiment will be
mustered out, unless tho War Department
next week Issues orders to extend the fur.
ioughs OF the first md second battalions
row here, for ano; her month, then retain
one battalion OF men who desire to remain
in the army, which will in all probability
be done.
Delaware must be represented in The
service, according 10 Secretary Alger, and
officers of the regiment believe the bat
tallous havo been ordered home in order to
let dissatisfied men leave the service, and
the States quota made up OF men who arc
anxious to serve their country Major
Andruss OF the Fourth United State,
Artillery. chief mastering officer received
telegram from Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral johnson, stating that orders were Is
sued to the commanding general a. Camp
Meade to prepare the Battalion for must.
ering out and forward 1t to Wilmingt on
for final furlough ami muster.
No date was given in the telegram for
the battalion to arrive home but as tho
despatch stated that the officers had been
ordered to prepare tho soldiers at once, 1t
Is probably only question OF few days
whom they will got back
Whom the battalion at Camp Meade ar
rives home they will be given thirty day
fnrlough at once. 1t Is expected that they
will turn in their tents other government
property and possibly their rifles at Camp
Meade so as to relieve this mastering out
place Of the trouble and responsibility of
handling them. Major AndTuss has not
yet decided what no will do with all the
soldiers. The Armory will net be largo
enough to give them sleeping acoomino.
dntions while they ars in the city ard
Lieutenant Alexander who Is comm, ssary
and quartermaster will have to hunt for a
suitable building for barracks as soon as
1t Is definitely known when tho soldiers
will leave for Wilmington.
The members of the Wilmington Bicycle
Club return publicly their thanks to Mr..
Knowles for his labors in their behalf.
The Bicycle Club Is preparing to give re.
turning soldiers u rousng reception, fol.
lowed by a dinner.
II has been suggested that the battalion
DO given all elaborate welcome when 1t ~.
rlyes in Wilmington, but some are OF tho
opinion that this could not be done, owing
to the lack of cooperation to receive tho
first and second battalons month ago.
William Lawton thinks that tho soldiers
should be greeted at the station by q b and,
and after q short parade they should be
given sumptuous supper. Mr.. Lawton
says he will contribute to a fund for tina
purpose.
Under an ordcc issued by Col Walter H.
Gordon, the roll call OF the First and
Second Bait ,ions OF the First Delaware
Regiment will take place at the armory,
Thirteenth and O;ange streets, at 1l.3O
o'clock next Monday morning, instead Of
. o'clock, a under the original order. The
purpose of the change in tho time is to
giv0 the Kent and Sussex members of the
batta!ions an opportunity to come up on
Monday morning and still DO in time for
the roll call; whereas il . o'clock had con.
tinued the hour they would havo had to
come to Wilmington on saturday night In
order to be in timo
After the roll has been called on Mon.
day the physical examinations of the men
will DO begun. The War Department will
send one OF two physicians here to assist
Or. J. France, tho roglmental surgeon.
The moA will continue on duty until Mo-
ycmbcr 18th, by which time II ilcxpccted
everything will be ready for their nal
payment aad muster out,