The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
BATTERY A HONORED.

Three Members Selected as Orderlies
for Gen. WiIlestOn and Mai. Rodney.
Correspondence of the Journal.
CAMP THOMAS, Chickamauga Park, Ga,
June 1.-THE Twenty Battery has
again been honored by the appointments of
Van Camp and Riley as permanent order
lies to General Willetson and Private Grit
fifth as permanent orderly to Major Rodney,
commanding the First Battalion of Artil-
lery. This is quite distinction, as it Is
very seldom that special orderlies are APP
pointed from one battery.
Yesterday morning Gabe st. Clair, the
cook for the officers, got up, as he supposed
at the usual time to call the officers for drill,
which he did after starting the breakfast.
When the officers had dressed they found 1t
was 1 o'clock in the morning, and as Gabe
had not found his mistake, the breakfast
was ready. The members of the battery
have not ascertained as yet whether the
breakfast was eaten at that time or not.
But they have found out it was not best to
say much to Gabe about the affair. as the
cook is very sore over the loss of sleep.
There has been no rain recently, and the
drill grounds very dusty. This makes it
very disagreeable for the men when going
through the mounted drill. This morning
two horses of the st. Louis battery were
overcome by the heat, but so far none of
the art;lerymen of the brigade has sue
cumbed.
To-day's drill for Battery A was divided
into cannoneers' drill around the pieces,
under command of Captain Curtis, and the
drivers drill with the horses only under
command of Lieutenant Garrard. This was
the first drill of the cannoneers under Capt.
Curtis with the new guns, and he was much
pleased with the progress the boys had
made under the instructions of the section
Sergeants.
The camp was visited yesterday by Mayor
Tafel, of Cincinnati, who came to the park
to present flags to the Ohio boys that were
donated by the people of Cincinnati. He
made a full inspection of the camp, accom-
panied by Captain Curtis, and expressed
himself as well pleased, especially with the
cleanliness of Battery AS culinary depart
ment.
Last night one of the guards from Battery
E, of Fort Wayne, was found asleep by
Corporal Cooper and Immediately placed
under arrest. He is now in the guardhouse
awaiting trial He is the first Indiana SOL
der to be court-martialed, and the men are
taking great interest in the Sc. AS the
death sentence can be inflicted for SUCH an
offense, it looks rather serious for the boy,
but every one sincerely hops the full PEN
atty will not be melted out.
To-day being inspection day special de-
tail was formed for cleaning the camp, and
as the boys were cleaning they could hear
the other men calling their numbers as they
drilled. The police detail also formed Them
selves into the following squad for drill
under command of Sergeant Swan: No. l
with broom), Harry Thomas; No. 2 with
SCOOP Maurice Shearer: No. with rake),
Walter Helm; No. A with pitchfork, Sam
Sellers; "wheelborraw corporal, Emerich.
The squad put up quite drill, as the
grounds showed afterward. and challenges
all police squads in competitive drill.
Maurice Shearer says when he leaves the
army he intends getting position of Gus
todian in an Indianapolis park, as by the
time he retires as a G. A. r. veteran he
will be well able to hold the position.
A Norwegian captain was shown through
camp this morning. This makes about the
fifth or sixth foreign military attachee who
has visited the camp since the arrival of the
volunteers.
Lieutenant Cross, of Battery b, Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, commonly known in In
dianapolis as Pick Cross, is accompanied
by his wife, who is stopping al Dixon's Ho-
tel Mrs. Cross who was formerly Miss
Weimer. of Cincinnati, is well known in In
dianapoiis Lieutenant and Mrs. Cross had
the honor to be invited to lunch with Gen.
Willetson to-day. j. V. V.