The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-02
ED McELROY, OF WAYNESVILLE,
BECOMES A RAVING MANIAC.
Troops Will not Go to Ashev|e Corpora|s Appointed
First Regiment Lacks 120 Men--TwcheTs Narrow
Escape--The North Carolina Soldiers in
StFrances Barracks at St. Augustine.
From Our War Correspondent


twelve companies. Lieutenant Christian
is short 20 recruits. Lieutenant Erwin 40
and Lieutenant Stewart 10. They will
all. however, be required to remain at
work recruiting service until the regi-
mcnt is completed.
With all discharges. deaths and deser-
tons eliminated the strength of the com
panes in enlisted men is now as follows
Asheville 105. Statesvlle 104. Waynes-
vile 1O4. Shelby 9S. Goldsboro 81. Dur
ham 96. Queen City Guard 93, Hornets
Nest Rifles 81. Raleigh 90. Reidsvile 80.
Concord 80, Winston 50.
The tough character of some of the
new men sent in shows that the recruit
ing officers are not sufficiently cautious
in their selection. Recruits recently sent
here. Colonel Armfield declares, are
causing more trouble than all the other
members of the regiment. Only men who
will behave themselves and make good
soldiers are wanted.
Saturday afternoon Henry Twichell,
of the Goldsboro company. came near
losing his life He was playing in the
company street with. George Franklin
and others. knocking off each others
hats. Franklin grew angry. it seems. and
struck wichell such n blow as rendered
him insensible. 1t was some three hours
before he 'regained consciousness. and
it was feared for q while that conclusion
Of the brain would result. Fortunately
his injuries have proved less serious.
Franklin is under arrest.
The News and Observers expose Of
the condition of the Division hospital
here has caused much comment. Some
who are in position to know say its
condition is worse than represented in
this paper.
Captain j. II. Gardner. of the Shelby
leave of absence.
Captain Balm has secured permission
to place Sergeant Freeman. of the Colds
boro company, in st. Lukes hospital. Of
this city. He has typhoid fever.
Qnartermaster Sergeant John n. Har-
rel. who has for several days been
threatened with fever, is better
Lieutenant n. T. Smith. regmental
commissary. returned Sunday from a
visit to his home in Raleigh.
Private James Atwood, of the States
vile company. has gone home on a seven
days furlough.
Jesse NJ. Patton. of the Ashevile com
pany. has been detailed as member of
the Seventh Army engineer corps.
Simpson j. Schenck and Clarence
Staples, of Greensboro, who enlisted as
members Of the hospital corps. have been
transferred from the Second to the Third
division hospital. They are now at Pana-
ma Park.
Private George Williams, of the
Waynesyille company, has been detailed
as a clerk in the office OF the chief quar-
termaster of the corps. Williams is II
son Of DIR. John Hey Williams, of Ashe-
vile.
The North Carolina soldiers in ST.
Francis Barracks at St Augustine are
drilling every day. They held a skirmish
drill Saturday afternoon. using blank
cartridges. Captain Edmund Jones.
commander Of Company G.. with two
commissioned men. and detail Of
thirty privates have pitched their tents
and established n camp on the Fort
Reservation. These men have been de-
tailed to Fort Marion to form guard
for the prisoners to be confined in the
fort. Captain Jones and his men have
selected Il beautiful site for their camp
1t is located on good turf. and directly
on the water front, where cool breezcs
always prevail. so the soldiers VIII be
comfortable while guarding the prison
ers. There are five men now at st. Au-
@nstine under sentence Of about one year
each, and another lot of prisoners are ex-
pected to arrive in a few days. so that n
strong guard will be constantly main
tanned. This detail will probably be sta
toned at the fort permanently. and the
mon are pleased with the assignment.
Colonel William j. Bryan has been in
vited by the citizens of st. Augustine
and the Tar Heel soldiers there to pay
them visit this week or at such time MS
may be most convenient. 1t will be be
remembered that it was in ST. Augustine.
during the last campaign. that the San
Marco platform collapsed with Colonel
Bryan and hundreds of others, many
ma rrowly escaping death.
General Lee promises the people of St
Augustine to go down within few days
to examine that city and vicinity with a
view to establishing there camp for
part Of his command. A committee is
preparing to give him n rousing reception
when he arrives there.
FRED. l.. MERRITT.