The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-04
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VOLUNTEERS.
Uniformed and Awaiting
War Departments Call.

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Middletown, June 3.-The members Of
the First Delaware Regiment ares now
| will move. Equipment for the regiment
ts now on hand and Is being distributed
among the men who have been In camp
seven weeks with no clothes or shoes.
Who Is responsible no one knows but all
agree that some ono has been grossly ig-
norant OF the needs of the Delaware boys.
However, the boys are in happy frame Of
mind. Every mothers son Is as proud Of
his blue blouse, trousers, hat and brogans
10 Delaware toddiing Y could DO Of his
Arst pair of red topped boots.
The man was asked his height and
weight. II he was tall, slim fellow ho
was handed suit Of number ones" Ii
4 corpulent and broad number thres's''
AMI II ''middliug lean or fat he got
'.number twos."a No ammunition has yet
arrived.
The men are becoming acclimated to
che streaming rays Of the SUI. There Is
not tree on tho camp ground and whilo
the men work an hour and half at field
practice every afternoon they sweltor
under q heat that the tropics cannot
eclipse by many degrees.
money.
The majority sent theirs homo but the
the guard house tells where Others spent
theirs. One fellow became so intoxicated
several hours after receiving his check that
he was in the guard house and Is still
there. His offenso will Keep bin from
eigh: roll calls.
There was another battalion drill this
afternoon and grand sight IL was There
wore 900 men on parade and as the officers
rushed them through the different tactics,
many new 10 the recent recruits thoy prov
ed their soldlerly bearing and left tho field
satisfied in their own minds that they
were the best body Of volunteers Uncle
Sam has at his call,
X Company particularly, did itself credit.
The boys of the company have all along
endeavored to outstrip some of the men
who branded them tin soldiers, and to say
that they have succeeded was sufficiently
answered by view of them this aft,r-
noon. Lieutenant Ellison was in com.
mand and all his orders were obeyed as
promptly and correctly d, If the mon We're
regulars. Captain Rutan AMI Lieutenant
Dillon are soldiers Of the finest qCaitity
and wherever Uncle sam commands them
to go they will obey and make * Conn
pany's praises resound higher than any
coml any in tn, regiment. Tho men are
gentlemen everywhere.
Thore Is but one sick man in tho hos.
pital and he is a sufferer from pleurisy.
luCle DSeu illllO stNtle Dun 1852 buu
many OF the the men suffer from diarrhtBl
and cot Il alton. BY liberal and routln-
ued do.u5 of pills the physicians hope to
stamp out the ailments.
There are several men in camp who are
complaining Of the money received. They
say hey served throe days at tho Armory
for which they have received nothing. Ad-
jutaLt General Hart was Informed Of the
mistake yesterday and assured th5 men
that they would get all tho money due
them
McDowe,lv.llo has moro young men in
% mp than any other potion Of the city,
an the peoplo OF the village see that they
f."t many delicucies. Week after week
boxes OF good things arc sent and the boys
enjoy them. Most of the men arc in X
Company and whom there is little "home
grub in camp you can find it in K street.
Lieutenant Dillon Is genial and obliginy
and his many friends are Hospitality enter.
tertaned upon every OCCASION lie gets
bis share Of good things and frequently
divides With his men The Lieuten0nl and
all tbs men return their thanks 10 their
many friends for their kindness.
S. Wallace Merrihew is i'll unable
attend drills He expects 10 begin Wo *
next week
Bas" ,all cont ne, nmusei may If
t o. Con p ny sire, re alive with
t,,., sand elue lLIy Onc receives
dis la"od eye or II bruised leg by the fly
lns: sphere. ,.,,.,,. .,
Of their victuals. Now man goes from
tent TO tent receiving complaints. Often
times u hundred dissatiStaCtiOnI arc re-
corded and of course tho cooks nftcrward
prepa 0 meal which cannot DU surpu5s-
ed.
Sergeant Grottjhcnn, n United States
army officer, reported for duty to-day as
Mpin (,npihn will ns-
iu - tom all Of tho T"iri Battalion
n rs j. : relieved from the duties Of
mus sring fficer. As quito u number Il
...,.4 .Iuve a. kGd 10 b. enlisted, and rs tho
regiment is filled up, Major Gordon has
asked for permission to muster in such
men os may voluntarily apply.
Many men in Company NJ arc also COM
planning of orpoy. Ono member said:
IA numb er OF men loft Wilmington on
May 7, marched from he station at Mid.
dIetown tOG ethet and were enrolled at
hendq ;arters. they were VXamucd IN tho
same room, at the same time, and ycstcr.
day they marched with their company to
the paymaster's tent, each one expecting
the sum due them, SIG, 81, the amount for
eleven days counting from May7 until
May i, the day on which they were mus
tered into the Unitesi States service, ono
man was paid but $I5 and the others re-
o5iycd nothing
IS, ma.. O. he " have been here for
mont, and have not received cent,
while some who came two weeks later
were fortunate enough to get full pay. |
WINS talking to 4 man last night who en-
liz ell two days fore his company was
Nmnstered in and he received 20. Is this
jGssCGY Can you cxpecta man to soldier
with light heart md be treated like
thisf"
Adjutant General Hart says these mis-
take will also be corrected.
= There was II hapFy meeting of brothers
here this morning, Private Wcbicy of
Company K had MT seen his brother for
nine years although they both reside in
this state the soldier at Bear, and VIII
liam near Smyrna. William came up OH
the early train and upon reaching ca mp
inquired for his brother. He was aiken to
his brothers tent and wien they met
neither knew each other,
After William informed tho volunteer
who he was there was a hand shake and IN
embrace. The men remained in company
during the day and William went back to
Smyrna after promising his brother that
nine years would never again elapse with
out their meeting.
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