The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-01

Wncu ADicuS was TeaCQeQ 5b was
raining but the First Battalion OF the
Regiment. Of which Company | is a
part, formed in heavy marching order
with ponchos spread over blanket
bags and started for the camp
grounds. Before going far, Major
Smaller. the Battalion's commander.
decided not to have his soldiers build
their camp in the storm, SO led them
to building in the business portion
I of the town, which was formerly an
Opera House, and where the battal-
4 ion was quartered, as it afterward
proved, for the week Monday it still
rafned too copiously for any attempt
at cainp-buiiding to be made. Tues
day good start was made by clear
4 ing the ground, but on Wednesday it
rained some more. Thursday the
weather was good and the day was
spent III building tent floors, which
were constructed substantially OF
Georgia pine. The Regiment expect
ed to move out. the camp being stu
I ated about mile and half from the
business portion Of the city, on Fri
day. but Third Regiment weather
( prevailed again and the men had to
wait until Saturday to erect their
tents, into which they moved on Sun
day. The camp was built ON a new
principle. Three tents were spread
over each floor behind one another.
The backs OF the first and second
were ripped up and the backs rolled
up with the fronts of the second and
third, making a tent about Sx21 feet.
In the centre of the floor square
hole was cut and filed in with stones
and earth as foundation for stoves,
which are to be issued later when the
weather gets colder. Six men occupy
each of these large tents. The back
tent is used for sleeping and the 9th
er two for general Living apartments.
Each man thus has much more room
than formerly and all will be more
comfortable than they have been at
any time, three and four men being
required to occupy one small tent
heretofore. The tents all face as near
ly South as the conformation of the
land will permit The tents are set
eight feet apart with streets thirty
feet wide and everything abou the
camp is arranged with a view to as
nearly perfect sanitation as possible.
With the Third are the Fifteenth
] PeAnsylvania and Two Hundred and
Second New York regiments Of the
same Brigade, swhieh is commanded
by Brig. Gen. Oates The headqnar
+ ters of the Third division of the Sec
ond corps, commanded by Brig. Gen.
Randall, is also at Athens The 3rd s
corps is located on the brow of hill
Overlooking the camp of the New
/ York soldiers and the lower land be-
tween the caino and the city. 1t is
regarded as the choice location of
! Camp Haskell.
Athens is city Of over 10. 600 inllab-
/ itaDts, about forty per cent. OF whom
are coiored. 1t is tine County Seat of
j Clarke county and ia the city are the
/ University OF Georgia, the Lucy Cobb
/ Institute, large school for girls, the
] State Normal School. which is situ-
ated near 5he camp; and several 9TH
er public and private schools and
about fifteen churches. Ithas paid
/ fire department and uniformed po-
lice department, which is assisted in
its efforts to maintain order by q pro
vost guard from the camp, each regi-
ment furnishing the guard in turn.
There are many things of interest
about Athens, which will form sub
jects for future articles. Thespeople
are noted for their hospitality. which
has been shown in numerous wavs TO
the soldiers The people of the city
have subscribed large sum OF money
toward improving the camp. City
water mains have been laid so that
the purest of water is obtainable from
hydrants located at the end of every
Company's street. The trolley rail-
road is building an extension to the
camp and electric lighting from the
I City's system is being extended into
the camp.
On Saturday afternoon a football
game was played between the team of
the University of Georgia and team
representing the Third regiment The
/ students had been beaten but once
/ this season, SO it was generally con-
/ eeded that they would defeat the sol
diers. who had had but one days
/ practice. After game, distinguished
! by clean playing, the soldiers were
defeated by.a score of only 6 to 0. The
members of Company | who played
on the team were w. T.. Stanton, cap
| tain and full back; Finnegan, right
half back; Height, left half back
and Abrahams, right end. After the
game the victors rendered the van
quished supper at one of the leading
hotels Another game win be played a
week from next Saturday.
Discharges have been received in
camp for bout ten members of Com
pany I, married men or single men who
have given good enough reasons TO
the War Department for them 20 be
released from the service. At this
writing none have been given out to
those for whom they were intended.
The discharges which are at regimen
/ tai headquarters as far as known are
for Corporal Brewer, Artificer Emens
and Privates Ely, Reid Roone, Van
derhoef and Yetman. 1t is rumored
that the Companies are to be reduced
to 81 enlisted men, married men being
given the preference in the giving out
OF discharges There are now 1914 enlist
ed men on the rolls of Company | so
that if the company be reduced six
teen more men will be discharged
from the Company to reduce it to the
required number n addition TO the
above.
| Corporal Taylor has been detailed
as stenographer at division headquar-