Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-05-12

soaking wet, and mud 10 the knees.
The rain had soaked through and wash
ed the wrappers off the bundles of
clothing and food they carried Their
faces showed depression and misery.
Poor follows, we pitied them, though
III little better shape ourselves. The Y.
VI. c. A. tent Is blown down This
camp is the most -begone and God
foresaken place in America today
There was a small railroad smashup
juit below our camp this afternoon and
a passenger car demolished
LATER:-Bowser cooked us a good
supper, bean soup, boiled beef. bread,
and hot coffee with sugar; the clouds
have broken, the sun has come out. and
we will whip Spain and free Cuba yet.
MONDAY YAFTERNOON:-Nice weather
once more We have dug bitches suf-
fciently deep TO drain our company
quarters, if there is any more rain.
This morning was frosty and so cold
that the tent canvas was frozen stiff.
Some of the Fifteenth recruits have
arrived, thirty came from Mercer Co
for Co. G. We expect Lieut. Scott to
bring ours in tomorrow morning
Squads of new ones have been coming
in all day. HaZ. Jackson and Wensel
Walker, who has been with us through
| our seige of bad weather. start for But
Ter this evening
The new recruits will be equipped to-
morrow and we will be Immediately
mustered into the L. 5. service.
TUESDAY. This is written in the
Second brigade Y. NJ. c. A tent,
which, all covered with red mud, has
| been set up again. Lieutenant Scott
with Co Els twenty-five new recruits,
| baggage and large number of pack
| ages from our Butler friends arrived
| this morning. We are very proud of
our new members, for no better looking
| lot have come in. And then we know
! they We're first class fellows at home.
| They have been examined by the sur
| geon already.
Six or seven will have to be returned
to Butler because there is no room for
them. We will be accoutred an6
mustered into the U. S. service inmedi-
ately, and expect to be shipped away
before many days.
Battery B. is leaving this afternoon
it is reported they are being taken to
| Fort Niagara Cars are waiting here tC
transport the second brigade. Among
our new accoutrements will be repeat
ing rifles and cartridge belts
| Next to our recruits the most wei
come arrival in Co. E today was that
of two barrels of good things" con
signed to the U. P. squad of Co. Z from
the young people of the Butler U. P.
/ church. Corp. Jackson and private
| Waters found the barrels at the express
Office this morning. The expressage
was marked paid so each took a barre
on his back and carried it over to camp.
There each one of the Z. P. Squad tool
out packages addressed to himself
The remaining contents Were then
turned over to Commissary Martin
who issued them share alike to
the whole company. Company
E sends its hearty and unanimous
thanks to Our Young Peoples Christian
Union of the U. P. church, Those t,
whom it was consigned express theiI
special thanks and regards for theil
fellow church members. Z. P's. are
popular here today. But our Butler
friends must not think the State is neg
Of food, plain hut healthy. The only
fault to be found was little irregularity
in the issue of it. which was no doubt
due to the very bad weather we had.
Co. E. has had its first accident. Ser
geants O'Donnel and Alexander and pri
vate Eckelberger have been messing to
gether Last night was very chilly
and they left an oil lamp burning in the
tent to warm it a little. About 2 A
NJ Alexander, tossing in his sleep
stuck his foot out of the bed and kicked
the lamp over, The tent aud contents
were partly destroyed in the resulting
| fire. Johns clothes We're ignited and
his left leg quite badly burned below
the knee. He is in the hospital today,
but the surgeon says he Will be able to
walk about again tomorrow. The 9th
ers were not hurt. Private Simonel
| has returned to Butler.
| A few moments ago Col. Morrel, In
spector Gen. of the n. G.. P. was
thrown violently from his horse and
was very badly injured. He is uncon-
scious now Gov Hasting has just rid
den past on his way to see the injured
man who is in the 18th Regiment, hos
pital tent
Heretofore we have been under the
| impression that there would be twelve
| corporals under the U. S. Company
organization. The truth is there will
be hutf Is 81. 81 per day, Under the U s.
it will be $500 month. a corporal s
| pay is tribe more.
E n NEGIEY