Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-26

the men in company had finished
pitching their tents they We're given
permission to go bathing in the James
river. which is but few hundred yards
from the camp. and at times yesterday
there were several hundred men pad
ding in the historic stream.
WE'RE NOT KILLED
For While yesterday morning it was
thought that the firsi sergeant am.
,hren ErivHtes belonging TO company l..
Fourth Ohio, had been killed in The
Ling trnnel which runs through the
Blue Ridge mountains one mile this
side of Basic City.
There is a steep grade leading up to
the tunnel and just before IL was
reached the men We're seen standing on
the platform of one % the CAR: hut
when the train emerged on tie other
side the men We're missing It was
supposed they had been killed, and
their comrades were agreeably sur
prised when they arrived in camp
several hours later.
The men had jumped off tn. train to
look through the tunnel and failed to
get aboard. They walked back to
Basic City and caught the next train.
OFFICERS UNDER ARREST.
One company in the Ohio regiment
was in command of the first sergeant
yesterday, the captain. first and second
lieutenants being placed under arrest
for an infraction of the rules.
1t seems that shortly after arriving
the commissioned officers left their
command and came down town with
When they returned they were placed
under arrest and put in charge of a
corporal The incident created consid-l
erable amusement in camp, but the
men in the captains command were.
hot in the collar" as it is necessary
for them to have permit from their
captain before they can pass through
the lines, and being under arrest that
officer could not issue passes.
NEARLY ALL LAND LUBBERS
Nearly all the men in General Haines.
brigade are land lubbers. They never
We're as close to the sea as they are
now. OF course it is natural for some
Of the men to ask foolish and ridiculous
questions. Yesterday a squad went
fishing. Some OF them had good luck.
hut when they caught any crabs. they
had something they did not know what
to do with. Several were seen carry
ing crabs around in the streets show
ing them to the other landsmen
10 the western troops the cruiser
minneapolis was wonder. and they in
sisted on calling the vessel a battleship.
\ number of jack tars visited the
camp yesterday and they were received
streets jackey might be seen spin
ming yarns to the soldiers of his ex-
perience in southern waters.
POSTAL CLERKS BUSY.
The clerks in the postotfice We're new
er buster than they are now. Since
the arrival of the troops letters have
been coming in from Chickamauga
Park. having been forwarded from that
point to this city. 1t is estimated that
over 10000 letters We're handled for
me troops alone yesterday. The reg
istered letter and money order. depart
ments We're also kept busy, as many
OF the soldiers received money sent to
them from their homes.
The telegraph wires of the Western
Union and Postal companies were kept
hot receiving money sent to the SOL
diers by wire.
*. SAID HE WAS A COOK.
7. 1An-Suid NculoreG man applied at the 4
Headquarters of one OF the companies
yesterday morning for position as
cook.
Boss, said the old negro. addressing
the first sergeant, II hears yer want Il
cook an Use cum to ply fer dc Job"
Are you COOKE" asked one OF the
fellows who was half starved rs he
had been living on canned beef and
hard tack.
Yes. sab: but amt much o hand
at maxim pastries an SIGH things. hut
kin cook the substantial eatings," re
piled the son of Ham.
Get to HI out of here them" shout
ed the lean and iank private I'VE
want a man who can make cream
puffs and cookies out of air. What do
you suppose we eat2 .n
AND the old negro moved on.
CAUSED HIM TO CLOSE.
a squad OF ten soldiers made Arthur
Chrysson, the Greek who keeps a fruit
stand next door to the Daily Press Of
nee shut up shop yesterday after
noon; Two men went up and engaged
the Greeks attention by asking him the
price OF bananas. apples and other fruit
while the eight filed their pockets
and shirts with anything they could
get their hands on. Chryssun jabber-
ed in broken English, but it had no eff
rect on the hungry men. Fearing that
other soldiers might take possession of
his place the Greek carried his fruit
inside and closed up.
CARRIED TEsTAMENTs.
Nearly every man In the brigade
carries small testament and a plug
of tobacco in one of the pockets of his
blouse. Some Of them have the pic
lures OF their wives. mothers and
sWeethearts. which were taken on but
tons. and they wear them on their
shirts. I'M
PRAISE THE c. & O. OFFICIALS.
The officers and men are loud in their
praise of the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
way officials Tor the prompt and sys-
tematic way in which they were trans
ported from Chickamauga Park to
Newport News. E4eTl
Not man was injured on the trip,
ana there were no accidents
The troops and trains were handled
with dispatch when they reached this
city. General Yardmaster Z. l, Ford.
who. by the way, is the youngest mas
ter in the employ of the company and
IS II, charge of the largest yard outside
of Cincinnati. was in charge of the
trains. and they were skilfully handled
by him. =
HAS TYPHOID FEVER.
;, Private Mansfield. of company c,
Fourth Ohio regiment, was taken sick
en- route from Chickamaugn Park. and
his case was diagnosed as typhoid fe-
yer. He was placed in the hospital
tent lie vii! be sent to the hospital at
Fort Monroe.
RABBIT AS A MASCOT.
The boys of company c, Fourth
Ohio have young white rabbit as a
mascot Rubber Neck" is the hare's
name, and it knows every man in the
company. Rubber Neck makes his
home in the first sergeant's tent. He
gambols in company C's street. bnt
cannot be induced 70 go outside Of the