The times., 1898-05-21
THE LAST DAY At HOME
The District Regiment Leaves
for Camp Thomas Today.
GRAND VIEW AND PARADE
The President VIII Inspect the Reg
Parade on PeDnsyI, aria Avenue
incidents OF the Day at Camp
AsgeF.

Brig. Gen. Guenther assumed command
of Camp Alger last night and has ap-
pointed Mai. Strong assistant adjutant
general. A major of the Eighth Ohio
regiment will be given a place on the bril-
gade STAFF. The camp will then be fully
established and Maj. Gen. Graham will
take command in a few days
-Four regiments Of infantry arrived yes
terday. The Sixty-fifth New York Reg
the grounds exhausted a number of the
men and they We're obliged to lie by the
roadside until tentage arrived.
The Sixth Illinois came into camp last
evening and were assigned quarters. Sew
and one of them is seriously iii with ty-
phoid fever
They were delayed in getting to camp
by being held up at Alexandria. Va They
came in three divisions, under Col Jack
Foster, Major ID. f. Clarke, and Lieut.
Col. Jickleson. The troops were furnish
ed coffee and food by Quartermaster
Fred Barber
The District OF Columbia volunteers are
making final preparations for departure
yesterday was made eventful by a
number of presentations and touching
farewells of friends and relatives. Dur
ing the afternoon the friends of Major VI.
Emmett Urell surrounded his tent and
presented him with a pair of field glasses
and several useful articles.
Capt. John Simms made the presenta-
tion speech on behalf of Encampment No
SO, Union Veteran Legion.
Ten members of the order of Elks pre-
sented Mai Richard o. O'Brien with a
handsome horse. After the speechmak-
ing, the Eighth Ohio Regiment Band
furnished music.
At regimental headquarters the pres
entation to the First Regiment District
Volunteers of beautiful stand of colors
took place. The American emblem was a
gift of the Legion of Loyal Women. and
Col. Harr1es thanked the ladies in be-
half of the regiment Then the bugle
sounded for regimental dress parade, and
the different companies marched to the
field. All the officers were mounted and
the soldiers made a fine appearance
Capt Otto Simonson. of Company f,
the senior company, received the colors
and marched along the line of troops At
ter the parade the boys celebrated their
departure and enthusiasm ran high
The bands of the different regiments
played continually in different parts OF
the camp until the trumpeters of the
Eighth Ohio and Eighth Pennsylvania
sounded the call for evening parade
The plan for the departure of the Dis
trict volunteers was announced tonight.
Tents will be struck at a. m and the
march TO Dunn Loring will begin at 9
p. m. sharp. The train will leave at once
for Washington and the troops will dis
embark at Fourteenth Street and march
TO the White Lot. Here they will rest
for awhile and then proceed up PennsyI-
vania Avenue to the Executive mansion.
in front of which they will be reviewed by
President Mckinley
The troops will leave Washington at :
p. m. over the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
way for Chickamauga. II has been de-
cided to have no regimental band, but
instead twenty-four trumpo.ers
Company ID Cthe Ordway Rihes) had a
pig roast last night. Gen. Blanco -
the pig mascot, was slaughtered yester-
day and roasted for the company mess.
1t was served under the direction of
Sergt. DOdsOn and Privates Burke, StarKe
and Glenn.
The boys of the First Battalion were
treated tonight to a keg OF beer for each
company by a Washington brewery.
II was discovered by members of Com
pany B that their rooster mascot, Fight
ing Fitzhugh Lee was stolen by some
of the soldiers of the Eighth Pennsyl-
vania Regiment, and rescuing party
was sent out TO recover il, but returned
unsuccessful.
Six thousand fighting men are encamp-
ed on the hills of Woodburn Manor. now
known as Camp Alger They are fine
looking men and superb specimens of
the American soldier.
One regiment slept on the ground Thurs
day night with the sky for shelter and the
stars their light. Not a man grumbIed.
The situation at Camp AIger illustrates
how unDrepared the Government is to
handle the thousands of volunteers who
are ready for service.
The men Of the Eighth Pennsylvania are
of the rough and ready class. hard
workers and used to hard knocks. They
come principally from the coal mining
regions as does also the Thirteenth Regi-
ment which is located Immediately ad-
joining.
The Twelfth Regiment came out to
Dunn Loring Thursday. and slept in their
ears. AT O'Clock, as the first call was
sounding in the District of Columbia
camp. the strains of Dixie" were
heard on the road a short distance
away. Coming along The road were the
Twelfth Regiment.
1t was not long after this that another
band was heard and the Sixth Pennsyl-
Tania hove in sight. Both regiments
took positions on the grounds and, throw
ing down knapsacks, broke ranks Many
of the men Immediately went to sleep as
they were utterly exhausted. They too
occupied a train at the railroad station.
The Pennsylvania troops as a lot are
not well equipped. The Eighth Regiment
has excellent tentage arrangements and
is the only regiment having large mess
tents for its men. The soldiers. however.
are not well clothed and LEX un forms a I'd
the officers say they were told they would
get equipment on arrival at Camp AIger.
The hospital. as finally organized, is as
follows: Surgeon. R. A. Pyles; assistant
DIR. Clifford Cox; hospital stewards. p. C.
King, c. X Bradbury. Woodbridge and
Kelly; nurses, Wallace and Mansfield.
The sick call was responded to by large
number of men with slight ailments.