Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

Gang which do not belong hare.
w = II you can get NV home, do 10. We
are not the same lot Of men that left
Delaware two weeks ago. You would
hardly know some OF the men, they are |
30 sichly looking. for one would |
come hons to-day If could.
"A prominent citizen Of Wilmington |
was up here yesterday and after he had
hssn around among the men and saw
how they were treated he was so dis
Ruated and angry that be could hardly
talk.
others are two cases OF typhoid fever
| in our regiment aud there will be more
II we don't get home soon.,"
BADLY FED AND NOT ALLOWED TO buy
POOP.
"Things ara fierue up here now"
writes another soldier to his mother.
land from the time We left Middle.
I town. Dell, have not had square
| meal the orders prevent even a bakery
\ wagon on the grounds and We have to
90 without water from supper till after
| morning drill at IL o'clock some days
| and 1t Ia aeldom different. y
4 he then goes on TO tell OF q soldier,
| who after being on guard all the pre-.
yious day, coming off at Q. 30 O'Clock in
4 the morning, had onH patat0 anu cup
OF coifss and two slices Of bread for
breakfast. And whom he went over
tho lns into the next regiment and
bought some eakes from the store there
be was disciplined.
The captain of ons Of the companies
wanted to know who had not had
enough to eat, and every man raised
his hand and said he had not had
enough.
Thera ia said to be danger of q
mutiny II the mon are not musteren
out Hoon.
A recent order prevents the mon
going into the next camp after supper
! although all the other camps are allow
, ed such liberty. On account of this
order about 500 of the Delaware boye
lined up and went to the colonel, and
. when he said that mo cauld not allow
. them out they jumped the guard iine.
I in crowds of 90 or more and were all
back to roll call at 49, p. M.
: The men ara said to be opposed tt
b being kept in the aerVioe for garrison
Q duty, in view of the fact that it wal
o the first reg iment in the field and wa,
4 not called TN for active service.
In another letter from the Holdie
. already uotsd be sends a piece o
u bread (?) showing what kind of hreat
Q he had fur breakfast that morning
IT Each man also had piece OF bRcol
J. abnut two inches SO uare and cup .
} coffee. The camp authorities, he con
% tinues, 'trefuae to allow uH to buy pie
Of which several ladies' on farms il
1t vicinity OF scamp were ceiling and GOO
10 home made MES at that, and we cnpno
ID buy lemonade, canned beef, potted ham
" cakes, canned beans, except on the oily
10 and I spend money for food every da
1T or would stsrvs, yet We have flou
~ issued and no baking powder Or larf
" and ! ,io not think the things name
IS abova would ,lo me half as much harl
as this samnle Of cake, which had 4
ir breakfast, "
a Speaking Of march to new CANT
re- the writer says that come OF the biggal
~ and strongest men In line were con
to pslled to drop out as they had only OF
ny potato and two hard tack and cup
a coffee for dinner before the march.
NEW CASTLE PEOPLE WORRIED.
- Tn Tuesday several anxious paren
left New Castle for Camp Meade to Il
ru and secure ths release OF relatives wi
y are 10 the First Delaware Regiment,
I. Letters we're received Monday tn
70 have almost broken the hearts Of son
,t9 of the mothers. Young men strong
sn body and mind are pleading that SOC
,fa effort bs made to have them return
ne to their homes or supplied with enoul
food to keep them alive and from ia
On ing and fainting while on DUTY.
~ A letter received at New Cast
~ stated that the writer would short
er jump the lines u ie we're shot for
rather than STAND the treatment he
~, now receiving.
80 wILaIlNaToNIANs VISIT CAMP MEADE
tsd Thomas II. Foreman, Clarence Groa
ma William Il. Lincoln, William O'Conr
Az. and 8. II. Baynard visited Camp NJ ca
Nv on Monday. They all Hpea kwell Of
III location and OF the general health
nm. the men. There la little need OF I
mn hospital for the Delaware Regiment.
nus Mr.. Baynard says the reports OF
short food supply is evidently OK,
ult gerated. During the changing OF
re-. regiment from one location to anoti
there is some irregularity, due to
rat inability of the comtnissary depa
~ ment to move the stores exactly on
hour, but the general appearance
the men indicates that they possess
ST. healthy condition of body as they
Go. when eating from their own tables
la home. Tha meu have ravenous ap
,rp. titles. owing to the kind of life Il
;er- are living, and they are always ?
hey pared to make as vigorous an attack
,tal the cUmmissnry department as Il
were to make on the Spanish lines.
I'm The sentiment about mastering
the is divided. All OF the officers are PR
the of the regiment, and some of tt
think that State pride demands I
sas Delaware be represented az long
|, he there la apparent need of troops,
, nv particulHrly as this regiment is sue
ann credit to the State. Seyeral oiit
~. and a very large proportion OF the 7
der. think they ought to be mustered G
,nao At the call of the President, they "a
aily feed their positions and, in many ca
has the cumforts due their families,
enty enlisted, expecting to do active ser'
M for the government That emerger
Nj they say, has been removed, and :
think an appreciative governm
II ~ ought not to demand a oonfinuance
,icai their sacrifices. Many men OF fami
pad object to doing police duty, with ST.
tske per month to support thsir families
rom when the regular army is sufficient
could readily he made so. with
out discomfort that ia evident In the raj
Col. there ia no DOUBT that the interests
! "a the government of the State and Of
8 by individual mempers OF rue Iesiti
de- demand the mastering out OF the q
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