The Indianapolis journal., 1898-09-02
Sandwiches, other Food and Coffee
for Breakfast Prepared by the
Local Samaritans.
UNDER 4 CRUEL BRlGADlER
STORIES MEN TELL OF GEN. HALLS
TREATMENT OF SOLDIERS.
He Was One of the Figures in Fore
Sheridan Sensation-Arranac-
mcnts for the Sick. i


The baggage train of the one-hundred-
and-fifty-seventh Regiment reached this
city at midnight but there was only one
sleeping car, containing detail of men to
look after the horses and property attached
to the train. The second section directly in
charge of Colonel Studebaker, and contains
ing, among other soldiers twenty-six seri-
ousiy III men. will reach the Union Station
about o'clock this morning and the other
sections will probably come in at intervals
OF one hour after that. While the hour at
which the men will take up their march
through the city cannot be stated exactly.
it is probable that the column will move
from the Union Station somewhere in the
neighborhood of 10 o'clock. At ! clock this
morning Colonel Studebaker's section was
just leaving Cincinnati. and message
from him early this morning said he had
twenty-six sick soldiers on his train. while,
scattered through the other sections, were
about one hundred men who are in bad
physical condition and will require convey
ances to the camp ground.
Colonel Studebaker also wired to Super
intendent Zion at the Union Station asking
that arrangements be made to provide $500
sandwiches, with sufficient coffee, for the
regiment. Superintendent Zion replied that
the Ladies Soldiers Aid Society had made
all arrangements to furnish the men with
wholesome food and that the colonel need
not concern himself about that matter. Lat
er, another message was received from
Colonel Studebaker thanking the ladie7 for
their forethought on behalf of his officers
and men. The sandwiches, with zrulf and
coffee, will be furnished the tired voIun-
teers before the march to Camp Mount is
taken up.
The Commercial Club and Mayor Taggart
are the ones who are preparing the break
fast for the boys, but the Ladies' Aid So
ciety has been the promoter Of all this
thoughtful me vement and the society will
take its turn with furnishing the regiment
with luncheon Saturday evening.
1t is supposed the regiment will march up
Meridian street a considerable distance be-
fore taking cars for the fair grounds. South
Of the Ohio river the regiment came in
three sections. the first in charge of Colonel
Studebaker. the second Major Fitzgerald,
and the third Major Kuhman. Major
Barnett YVES in charge of the sick on the
first section, Lieutenant Garstang OF the
second section and Hospital Steward Schultz
of the third. Coming from Cincinnati. it is
understood, the train was divided into four
sections. The remains of Private William
A. Snyder and Clifton Lowell. who died at
Fernandina, were brought with the train All
far as Cincinnati and from there sent direct
TO Fort Wayne.
The detail in charge of the baggage was
greatly interested in knowing where the reg
iment would be camped. One of the boys
said: It's a shame to put us on exhibi-
ton at the fair grounds like prize cattle"
They were delighted to be 50 rear home,
nod md fn1l To
pie who pressed around them to ply them
with question.
The boys on the baggage train said the trip
had been uneventful. so far as they were
concerned. and that they had been informed
the sick nen on the hospital train had stood
the journey very well thus far Their faces
lighted up when they were told that roast
beef. sandwiches and coffee had been pre-
pared for their arrival at indianapolis.
The baggage train, which came in about
midnight. was in charge OF a detail OF thirty
five men from Company X. of Auburn. The
horses of the officers of the regiment were
in the first car, and a sleeper for the men
a part of the train. At Connersville
and other Indiana towns the station plat
forms were crowded with people, who had
come down to see the regiment. The SOL
diers are not by any means tho same kind
months ago. They have been changed from
national guardsmen to regulars. and the
change shows itself in their faces and sober
manners.
The first section of the train was in
charge Of Sergeant Kendall. The train con-
tanned one containing the horses of the
officers, fifteen box cars, with the camp
equipment, and one sleeping car for Ser
geant Kendall and his men. The last time
Sergeant Kendall and his detail saw an
other section of the train, he said was at
Macon, Ca He reported that the train Is
running in three sections, each containing
battalion. Col. Studebaker and Lieut.
Col. May are on the first passenger section,
which has with it three hospital cars for
the sick and convalescent.
Sergeant Kendall was under the impress
sion that about twenty-five men were in
serious condition. with enough more in a
more or less decrepit physical condition to
make about one hundred, all told, In the
hospital cars. 1t was his understanding that
the bodies of Privates Lowell and Snyder.
who died en- route, were to be sent from
Connersville to Fort Wayne.
STORIES OF GENERAL. HALL.
On the way home the men have had a
very hard trip. ON one of the Southern
roads the train service was so bad that one
OF the men in the sergeants detail had to
take the place Of the fireman. who did not
know how to fire the locomotive All the
men are very anxious to know the facts
concerning the thirty days furlough ana
seem 10 fear that after that time is out
they viii be sent back to the service. They
express themselves as having had enough
They say Tat the fair grounds viii be a
welcome sight. When We left" said ona