The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-04
sTUDEBAKER's MEN.
Waiting for Transports to Carry
Them to Cuba-New Recruits.


Them to Cuba-New Recruits.
Correspondence Of the Journal.
PORT TAMPA CITY. July 1.-The men Of
the One-hundred- and -fifty-seventh Indiana
Regiment are preparing to spend the Fourth
of July here in camp with great joy. 1t is
reported that this regiment will be taken
to Cuba or Porto Rico on one of the trans
ports which are now returning from the
first expedition. AS soon as these trans
ports are inspected and coaled this regi-
ment will go on board. The delay caused
in loading the thirty batteries of regular
army light artillery was greater than the
authorities at the port anticipated. The
loading ofNthe forty-five days rations on
the supply ships also consumes considerable
time. The rations must be first drawn from
the store depots and then loaded on the
trains to be taken to the port, and then
placed aboard the ships. Owing to the large
amount of traffic over the railroad a great
many places have become blockaded, in this
way increasing the delay in getting the reg
iments and supplies to the port,
DR.. Reginald w. Garstang, assistant sur
geon, rode over to the range to-day to wit
ness the rifle practice of Captain Gilbert's
company. The firing no sooner began than
the doctors horse began to jump and Dance
and. starting forward made a quick turn
The doctor picked himself up from the
ground as sprightly as though he had fallen
on an air cushion. The horse was not heard
of for several hours, but later was discov-
cred in the corral of the First Ohio Regi-
ment where it had been taken by one of
the members of that command. who had
captured the animal several miles from
camp. DR.. Garstang stated that he would
either sell, trade or give the animal away
before another twenty-four hours passed by
The following recruits arrived to-day from
Elkhart for Company E: Albert Scheuren-
brand, Alden b. Streby William S. Trash
sci, William Telker, George w. Van Hou-
ken, Hiram Speicher. John l.. Snyder, Ran
son Pressler. Philip Fletcher, Stephen Pei
trasgWskl burt Overly, Asa II. Kantz Will
liam Mclaughlin, Asa Tres, Smith HoWland
William A. Hendershott, MlchaeI rGrazer
robert f. Galpin, Herbert Il. Everett, VIII
liam Connolly, Axol Fransen, Ira Harrison
Church, George II. Cook, Verlie Buck. Guy
Bulla, Albert Bell
Only thirteen men answered the sick call
this morning, nearly all complaining OF gas
trio troubles caused by INDUCING in the
stun which the stands in the vicinity of
the camp are dIShlng out. Orders were
issued to-day closing every one of these con-
Germs. This will eliminate a disagreeable
feature, which has, literally speaking, DSen
poisoning a great many men and causing
the surgeons great deal of trouble ana
worry.
PrlVateS Charles M. Hart, or Knox, Ind,
George Keebler, of South Bend and Melvin
Fftzhugh remain at the division hospital,
Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga
Park Advices from them state that they
are rapidly improving and will soon be able
to rejoin the regiment.
Private William Killen, of Company B,
Fort Wayne is acting as clerk to Quarter
master Hutson.
The following recruits arrived for Com
pany G from Fort Wayne: Harry T. Doni-
van, Clyde F. Driesbach, James A. Lari-
more. John II. MaReeS. Fred A. Miller
Charles E. Osborn, Edward E. Stink, Her
bert M. Wheeler and Frederick NJ. Wilson.
Sixteen recruits arrived from Fort Wayne
for Captain Reese's company. Their names
are William w. Carson. Otto F. Piepen-
brink, William F.. Emerson, Henry A. En-
gle, John T.. Cooke, Harman G. Godfrey.
William G. GroSvener, John ]. Lauternier,
John p. Mooney, Henry A. Reinkensmeier,
Frederick c. Schaaf, Verwe Robbins, Carl
j. E. Anderson Clarence Robbins, William
Tombaugh and Eugene Stoche.
To-day Quartermaster Harman L. Hutson
issued eleven hundred blue flannel shirts
and about three hundred pairs of shoes. The
quartermaster is kept busy from morning
until night and his Office is veritable bee
hive. The quartermasters position is a very
responsible one, as on his shoulders rests
the entire responsibility of equipping the
regiment in the way OF clothing, etc. The
captains of the various companies are con-
tinually after him, and it seems to make
little difference with them whether he can
get the acquisitions filled or not. They ex-
pect him to work miracles in the way of
getting things. AT times it is almost i'm
possible to get goods from the depot quar-
termaster owing to the great number Of
regiments that are drawing on him for sup
plies, and quite frequently the cars contain
Ing the stores are blockaded on some sta
tion or side track. But the quartermaster
has this regiment better equipped than any
other volunteer regiment that was sent out,
taking into consideration the condition in
which they were equipped by the State.
Private Martin L. seagraves, of Com
pany A, of Knox, was sentenced to twenty
days hard labor by the officers field court
on charges of violating the Sixty-second
article Of war by disorderly conduct
Two large boxes of supplies have arrived
from Fort Wayne for Companies and G.
The contents consisted of soap, clothing,
towels, combs. lead pencils and many other
articles which tend to make the soldiers
life more comfortable. The boys all ex-
pressed gratitude to the patriotic people at
home who so kindly remembered them.
Several friends also sent ten gallons. of
good old burgundy First Lieut.. William
McLoud stated that there were only two or
three men in the company who cared for 1t.
Some one suggested that it be sent to the
hospital, but this motion was overrued, for
the reason that it was feared in that case
too many of the members might possibly be
confined there in the near future. B. j. E.