Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-06
BATTLE IN ARIZONA
New Mexican's Special Correspond
ent Tells of a Terrific Encounter
at Whipple Barracks.
ETIQUETTE OF CAMP DINNERS
Splendid Hospital Service Practical Jokers
in the Ranks-The Bright Side Of SOL
dier's Life-Members of Company
G Mentioned.

Written on New MExICAN's war cor
respondents special cracker box, at Mole
off St. Whipple, August 2 (via Flagstaff
"A most important battle has been
fought since the last batch of special
dispatches were sent to the New MExI-
IAN. The engagement lasted about
five minutes and was participated in
by the cook and Private Mullen. For a
few minutes the clash of pokers and
roar of falling frying pans and other
heavy artillery was positively deafen-
ing. During a lull in the battle Ser
geant Easley, bearing al olive branch,
| and preceded by a white dove, entered
the breach and concluded peace nego-
| tiations. No fatalities resulted, and no
| indemnity asked. A new cook is now
commander-in-chief of the kitchen.
Company c now has its full quota of
soldiers. Three rockies from Pres
| colt have left their happy homes and
| cast their destinies with the Santa Fe
boys. One of the new acquisitions, who
is a printer, has been given a position
in the kitchen, where he will prepare
"pi' and other delicacies. There are
now a sufficient number OF printers in
the company to hold chapel meetings
and attend to all matters affecting the
spiritual welfare Of the boys. The
names of the new recruits are: Edward
%Janeway, Edward Anderson and Frank
Sullivan.
Colonel McCord reviewed and inspect
ed the troops last week. Major Mitchell
is now commander of the post, and is
making many radical changes, which
give a more decided military aspect to
the fort.
A regimental band has been formed
and it d%iscourseS excellent music dur
ing guard mounts and dress parades.
Robert Murphy, Ernest Stelton, William
Bennett, Alexander Hamilton and Rich
ard Warrick were taken from the Santa
Fe company and placed in the band.
Although called the ''Arizona Band
New Mexico furnished IL of the II must
clans comprising the organization.
The uniforms and other equipment
for the regiment have been received and
will be distributed this week.
Sunday was ''muster day" The know
ing ones state that the mastering form
ality bears a close relationship to pay
day. This intelligence caused some of
the boys to faint in the ranks, during
the ceremonies.
The new cook is preparing an excep-
t~ionally fine feed for next Sunday.
The exclusive ''stag'' dinners of Com
pany G are the talk of the camp and are
in%variable attended by more than 100
stays. all of whom are unanimous in the
opinion that there is no better browsing
ground in this locality. These affairs
are approaching a recherche phase, OBJ
served only in the most genteel society.
During the past two weeks no one has
broken a limb while making a desperate
run for the center plate, and the recent
importation of knives and forks has
obviated the necessity of eating with the
fingers. In fact, the latter habit is
almost entirely obliterated, as several
consider it bad form. Other habits, such
as placing the feet on the table, sopping
bread in pork grease, drinking
slumgulion from a plate, ETC., are
also melting away under the
whitening taboo of those who
have enjoyed the benefits of "good
raisin'." When the commissary depart
ment receives its quota of dried apples
|, it is expected that the dinners of Com
pany G will mount a pinnacle of excel
lency emitting them to a prominent
place in the social column, under the
caption, ''swell functions" The menr
Of Sunday, as arranged by the chef de
cuisine. is as follows:
%Slumgullion a la Spain.
Fish Tales a la Blanco's Amanuensis. =,
Potatoes Fried in Greece. on Lard
Salt Pork. Guests who do not get In line
can not Havana.
Quail a la Camara. IAN American never
More Beans
Lettuce get at EN- Mckinley
Manila Sherbert.
Revolutio nary Pie
Cheese Made 3O1 B. C., (A.dam Brand.
Olives Bottled a la Cervera
Small Coffee and Lots of Water.
During the sumptuous repast the
newspaper correspondents will collec'
their notes and render some charming
music, and a rough shod soldier boy will
, walk on tactics and hard tack for the
amusement of the guests.
Later the picket line ditto tooth.
picks will be passed, and lovers of the
terpischorean art, will do a sand hill
suuadrill and other dances.
The daily exodus to the hospital ha.
been increased considerably by the eff
\ fects of vaccination. Yesterday, one o
the Arizona companies furnished q
inmates. Your correspondent took al
accidental dose of fever and was con
fined there one week. Everything i
%scrupously neat and decidedly comforta
BILE about the place. So much so, II
fact, that it is real luxury to be taker
sick and placed in the hospital. Eacf
ward, including the steward, is in appl,
pie order. The culinary department
lacks nothing that tends to build up tn,
system and insure rapid recuperation
and the chef certainly knows how t,
prepare the numerous delicacies which
the system of the invalid delights in as
Stimulating. Hospital regulations hav,
changed wonderfully since the civi
war. Many can doubtless remember
the time when it was customary to give
a man who suffered with a shattered
bone or broken member, a dose of pill
and consider him cured. But all tina
is done away with now. Either thu
government has stopped issuing thu
sort Of pills which are warranted t,
grow a set of artificial limbs with eacl
box, or Surgeon Smith has forgotten
how to use them. Medicine of ever,
description is prepared in closely com
pressed tablets, which are easily HANDLED
and convenient for the patient. 1t re
quires as many tablets to conduct a hos
pital as it does to operate a newspaper
DR.. Smith is making a great record TO
himself here. He handles no less thai
100 patients per day and has net will
remarkable success in every case. H,
is ably seconded by DR.. w. E. Lindley
Sergeant G~uitterman, the irrepressibl,
wag Of the company, is still PLAYING tn!