The sun., 1898-05-31
WITH THE
BOYS IN BLUE
Camp Life at Middletown Beconl-
Ing Monotonous to the First
Delaware Volunteers.
WANT TO GO TO THE FRONT
Pay Day and Court Martial to Be
Held Tomorrow.
Soldiers Will BE Leniently Dealt With
for the First Offense-.Many Wis
itors at Montchanin and Car
ney's Point--All Need Shoes
and Clothing.

Special Dispatch to THE SUM
MIDDLErowN, May 3O.-Quite mum
ber OF Wilmingtonians paid visit tt
the First Delaware Regiment of Volun
teers, in camp here, today. In num-
Der OF instances the boys received sub
stantial tokens of regard fronl their re
latives and friends, and that they appre
ciated the kindness OF the donors was
shown by the smiles that crossed theil
cOuntenances.
The understanding here is that the
men will be paid off by the state or
Wednesday as the loan bill has passed
the Legislature and the money will be
available tomorrow.
All bills are to be paid by check, in
order tn at there will be no hereafter
about recei pts. 1t was thought that the
expense of the encampment to the state
would reach something like $lS.OO0 but
it was stated by an officer Yesterday that
the state would have to bear less than
SIS, 200 of the expense. This is crafty.
ing, as it was thought at first that the
entire $S0,0o0 appropriated would be re-
quired.
No word has been received as yet from
the government as to when the men will
break camp and be sent to the front.
All are anxious to leave, as they are kept
in very close confinement in camp, none
OF them being allowed to leave the place.
At times the temptation is too strong
and the boys take French leave, and
when they return here from visit to
their homes they are placed in the guard
house as deserters, t+ a"-,.a-.res y
On Wednesday court martial will be
held for the trial of lot of these Of
tenders, but they viii be leniently dealt
with this time. Should it happen again,
however, the chances are that they will
be imprisoned for the full term of their
enlistment or two years.
Today inspection and regimental drill
was held for the first time in two weeks,
as rain has heretofore prevented the
boys in blue from going on the field.
Some OF them, however, were excused
from this duty, as they are minus shoes
and sadly in need of footgear and cloth.
ing. 1t is expected that this will be
remedied in the near future, as the gov.
ernment is expected to send the neces-
sary supplies i'll a few days.
AT CAMP MoNTCHANIN.
The First Battalion, Second Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, guarding the du Pont
powder mills at Montchanin, was the
magnet that drew many Philadelphia
and Wilmington visitors to that point
yesterday.
They were courteously received by
Col. John Biddle Porter and his officers
and shown around the works.
In the afternoon they had the pleasure
of witnessing guard mount and dress
parade. Like the Delaware Regiment
some of the Pennsylvania boys also are
almost barefooted
CARNEY's POINT.
Many Philadelphians yesterday visited
,he Second Battalion, Second Pennsyl-
yania Volunteers, Col. Henry Deshart
commanding, at Carney's Point, N. J.
The officers and men were kept busy
how the explosion of Satur-
lay occurred, where one man lost his
ife and two were injured. Battalion
lrill was held in the afternoon and was
witnessed with pleasure by those
present,