The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-19

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reckless feats TO break away from the
guards would send a shudder over the few
spectators A dozen men darling through
a moving train or under it was no unusual
sight, nor would the faintest heart pause at
jumping from window when the guard was
looking the other way. The officers regard
it as remarkable circumstance that 10 ac-
cdental deaths resulted.
For three blocks on either side Of the
yards there was not a saloon or eating house
without a dense crowd of patrons, who did
not always confine their passing remarks
to the amenities of such an occasion. Wis
consin and Pennsylvania volunteers, quick
to fraternize at once, might be engaged in
a very warm discussion, with blow or two
perhaps a moment later. The quality of
liquor brewed or sold in Chattanooga had
more or less to do with these little unpeas-
antnesses, and by morning they wcIe all
forgotten.
The Hoosiers had little opportunity to
make a reconnaissance towards the city.
Their officers were too intent on seeing that
they kept within their own lines. A twenty
four hours trip on the cars veteranized tine
lads wonderfully. The nonchalant manner in
which an Indianapolis clerk would throw
himself down on pile of greasy railroad
ties and fall asleep, oblivious to locomo-
tives screeches or rumbling trains, would
witness this. -
The Indianapolis companies feel very
proud of their reception in the progress
through three States. Faded and bedra ggled
flowers Uttered the coaches, but in the in
side coat pocket of many a man was little
written slip with the name of the sweet un-
known girl who had presented the bouquet
At nearly every stop from Shelbyville, Ind
to Nashville, Tenn, these flowers were
showered on the Indiana trains, and the
method of this thing on the part of the
young women would seem almost {. general
preconcerted plan. Hundreds of these little
slips are in the possession of Indiana SOL
diers and in not an instance does the holder
know the young woman in the case. The
mail that went back up North last night
bore many a postal card of nenciled
scrawled letter to these dear unknowns,"
and after the war is over there is promise
of romantic aftermath to the movement of
Indiana soldiers towards Cuban SOIL
When the story comes to be written of In
diana mascots in the Spanish American
war 1t will be varied tale of many species.
Most of the companies having forgotten this
important adjunct before leaving home, they
made desperate efforts to circumVent ILL
luck before striking camp. Company H, of
Indianapolis, in its desperation forcibly
seized pickaninny at Burger, KY, and
had him half way up the side of a coach,
preparatory to landing him in its net, when
the childs distressed mother put in an APP
pearance and rescued little Sammy by the
heels The quartermasters car of the old
Second was ably protected by ferocious
hall hos
that prophecy sees him 'pizened'' within
two days at camp. Howard Young, of Com
pany d, is custodian of unique mascot,
who comes dangerously near the i'll omen
classification, since he only differs from a
raven in being crow, and crippled crow
at that. Young picked him up near Camp
Mount, and during the trip drug clerk.
by virtue of his medical studies conducted
behind soda waterseA inter, essayed to give
the bird surgical attention He put the
crows leg in splinter made of toothpicks,
then carefully bandaged it so that the crow,
when it ultimately RECEIVERS, will be walking
both ways at once. Last night the boys
dragged the glossy bird from coal box and
proudly exhibited it to a few callers, calling
attention to it's docility. That crow was
picture of ineffable sadness. 1t will take
even more than the sight of Cuban recon-
centrado TO make the bird feel that there
are Others" First Sergeant P. A. Thomp-
son, of Company B. Observation-Disclosures
seventh Indiana, marched into Camp
Thomas with a fine hunting dog in his
wake, and half dozen animals from the
Ohio quarters came out to survey curiousy
the new arrival.
Governor Mounts plan Of numbering the
Indiana regiments is not treated with much
reverence by the volunteers of other States
who have come in contact with the Hoosiers.
do you belong to the Four-thousand-and-
ninety-eighth Indiana?" was the form of
one query put to a e-hundred-and-ffty-
seventh Indiana man to-day, and this was
followed by shot from another Michigan
man: why didn't the other 156 regiments
come, too?" The difficulty in remembering
the numbers of the Indiana regiments, where
they run into three figures. is responsible
for this badinage.
AS so eminent writer as Mr. Kipling did
not hesitate to say that large part of the
British dominion rested on the feet of Pri-
vate Mulvaney, it may be apropos to call
attention to the condition of the feet which
are now supporting the military honor of
Indiana, or at least to the feet in Company
d, and at least one other company of Col.
Studebaker's regiment. Shoes were bought
at Indianapolis for number of men. The
seams of these shoes across the instep have
chafed the feet of the wearers till the wear
ing of the leather has become a torture.
The Second Regiment band had novel
experience on the road to Chattanooga. 1t
inaugurated the history of band playing in
the town of Whitley, KY, where the thirst
of the huge mogul drawing the train neces-
STATED stop. The strains of brass band
had never before been heard in the place,
and when a request to play was sent the
band, coupled with the information men
toned above, Colonel Smiths music makers
felt they were just the boys to give the first
May festival in Whitley Ky. Horns We're
unpacked and the natives delightfully."- en-
tertained with the Selma two-step, a COM
position by an Indianapolis woman. The
famous Cowan band, which bolted from
Camp Mount under such distressing cir
cumstances, might have made glorious his
tory in Whitley KY, had it only remained
true to Old Glory.
The first impression Of the Hoosier vol
unteers of 1898 on reaching Chickamauga
was the vastness of the place as a park. A
mere matter of ten thousand soldiers hard
ly creates an appearance Of army occupa-
ton when their bivouacs are viewed from
the top of one of the tall observation towers
on ba Ground A davis travel On borSa-