The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07
COL. SMITH THINKS HIS I5STH REGI-
MENT CAN START BY FRIDAY.
Insists that Camping Ground with
Good Water he Chosen-CoIum-
bia Clubs Reception.
FIT. WAYNE PEOPLE ARE ALERT
CHARTER A SPECIAL TRAIN TO
TAKE THEIR BOYS HOME.
Good Feeling Between State Doctors
and Surgeons of 157fh-Bat-
terry A Reception.

According to the calculations of Col
Harry Smith, the e-hundred-and- fifty
eighth Regiment will start on its homeward
journey tomorrow or Friday In letter
received by Governor Mount last evening
Colonel Smith discussed the affairs of the
regiment as follows:
Your telegram was received late Satur-
day night and l did not wire you yesterday
on account of it being Sunday, hut an
sWered this morning, saying it was imCos-
slDle for me to state the time of departure
Of this regiment from this place or its ar
rival at INDIANAPOLIS. We are busily
gagged at the present time in bringing
books up to date and as soon they are
completed will gladly avail ourselves of the
opportunity of returning to Indianapolis.
This mornings sick call showed forty
eight in the hospital and thrty-four sick in
quarters. My impression is that all of these
men viii be able to go to indianapolis with
US. There is no one seriously sick in quart
ers, and l think by the time we are ready
to start for indianapolis the above sick re-
port will be reduced 10 per cent. We shall
secure sleepers for all the sick who are able
to travel, and bring them to Indianapolis
with u.s. / do not know what arrange
ments have been made with regard to
camping the troops at indianapolis, but
have heard that they cannot be quartered
at the fair grounds and will either have to
go to Fairview Park or Broad Ripple. /
know nothing of the facilities for water at
either place. No doubt some arrangement
can be made to secure one of these places,
will be able to leave here about Thursday
or Friday of this week, but it is also posi-
BILE that we may not get away at that time:
l will wire you Immediately on receipt of
any definite instructions or information that
l may get from our division commander.
I'm securing the location for the camp of
the d-and-fifty-eighth Indiana
on its return to Indianapolis there is one
thing that will have to be looked after very
carefully and that is the water. Our ex-
perience at Chickamauga was such as to
make me very careful in regard to this
matter. 1t will be necessary to have an
adequate supply of the very best water at
ability, turn in all our transportation in the
way of wagons, mules, etc, to the quarter
you will advise me what steps, if any, have
been taken looking towards securing camp
ing grounds for the regiment on its RETURN
RECEPTION FOR 15STH.
The misunderstanding eighth Regi-
ment contains about $50 indianapolis boys,
and preparations are already on foot to give
them welcome that they will remember as
long as they remember any incident of their
campaigning. The Columbia Club has
taken the affair in hand, and a committee
consisting of r. o. Hawkins, Floyd Woods,
Horace Smith. Harry G. Adams John B.
Cockrum and A. A. Young has been ap
pointed to perfect the plans that are already
fairly we'll laid. The ladies of the city, I'M
aid and will show the boys a little of what
they call civilization At the home of
Mrs McCrea Monday night seventy-five
ladies, mothers, sisters and sweethearts of
the boys of Company d alone assembled
and got much of the work under way. 1t is
the plan at present to meet the boys at the
train with the When Band, and then give
them light lunch of coffee and sandwiches
to last them until they arrive at their camp,
where something more substantial will nave
been prepared. AS soon as the first well
come is over the When Band will retreat 10
the lawn in front of the Columbia Club,
where it will be at the command of COM
mittee appointed for the purpose. With their
own band at their head, the regiment VIII
march through the city, passing the club
house, where special preparations will be
made. From this point the When Band will
make suitable music, and If it happens to be
at night there will be red lights and fire.
works. 1t is also planned to have the
monument lighted if the boys come after
dark.
They will then march to a suitable place
and again take their train or the street cars
for their camp. Twelve tables, each seventy
two feet long, have been provided, and upon
these, one for each company, the bountiful
repast will be spread, with young ladies S
walters Each table will be spread with
white tablecloths, and it is hoped to give
the boys the first taste of home life. After
the meal, which will consist of wholesome
food and good coffee and cold milk, there
will probably be some speech making Oh the
part of the citizens and the members of the
regiment.
A telegram received yesterday by Gov
ernor Mount from Lieut.. Col w. +. Burn
ham, chief mastering officer at Camp
Meade says the misunderstanding
ninth Regiment will soon be ready to be
sent home for muster out. He desired to
have the Governor send his opinion as TO
whether the state officials wished TO have
the regiment bring ITS camp equpage with
ii, and also to send word as to how many
days rations it will be necessary for the
men to bring with them.
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