The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-10
AT CAMP
TUNNELL,
Guardsmen Hear the News
OF the Movement to
Chickamauga. /

| Middletowp, Camp Tunnel, May o.
The announcement made Mt Camp tL. lay
| that tho guardsmen had been ordered to
Chlckamau.a caused some exciteme mt
! The mon had expected to go into camp at
loves, then to 20 to Chickamauga, but
the governments plan was not disappoint.
Ing. 1t was not pleasant enough The
men are anxious to go to the front, but ID
Is the intention fthe War DEPARTING mt to
Keep thom In this country at coast de Tense
work. Therefore the disappointment.
IL is possible that this move will be made
before the end of the week. Regimental
officers are awaiting the necessary orders,
one day after which ths guardsmen can be
on their way South. The news thai the
uneasiness among the relations Of the
NELL Many letters were received and moi
a few mothers and friends came down on a
late train.
The work OF mastering in the Guards
continued during the day and by to-night
Companies A G L and X all Of Whining
ton had sworn their allegiance to their
arms and equipments, They presented an
excellent appearance and each was eager
to have the mastering completed as soon
as possible.
During the day many recruits came
down and were promptly examined. Several
failed to como up to requirements and
wero sent home Only about 80 mon, how
ever have boon refused. Lieutenant Cor
don, the mastering officer, said that he was
somewhat surprised at the number Of men
rejected from the companies. He SAID l
though, that most Of them were turned
down either because they did not come up
to the required feet inches OF altitude |
or because their eyes could not stand tho
test.
Wysth. U. s. A., said that the examina.
ton was almost as stringent a. tho regul
lar army examination. The surgeons !
thought 1t necessary to make 10 severe, be- |!
cause there are many men in militia reRi4
ments who might like to be declared In,
capacitated on some trivial disability and
who might take advantage Of such slight
Affections to avoid going to the front. In /
order that there should be no difference
shown between the case Of q man who
wanted 10 escape service and a man who
wanted to see service, although he had
some uncomfortable affection, all such
aflltctions throw out candidate for
martial honors.
As far as the examination of the eyes Of
the mon Is concerned. DR.. Wyeth says
that any one wearing glasses may not be
afraid OF being turned down, provided the
glasses remedy The defect in his eyes. A
man. who, through glasses can shoulder
the tests which are given him will be pass.
ed as readily as II he had never looked
through an eyeglass In his life
This has been as grandly glorious a day
as yesterday was an almost unbearable
one 1t goes without saying, therefore,
that the camp has taken on an an aspect
Of comfort; that choerlossness has been rel.
egated to the rear, and that no sun ever
shone upon q more active scene than has
been enacted upon the slopes OF Camp Tuu.
nell between this dawn and dusk
The clearing off came in tho night time
just as the rain had come, so the promise
Of fine weather was fulfilled with the day
break Reveille rang out In tho clear
choerlly as soon as it was seen that tho
storm had passed. Bedding of all sorts
and conditions WINS flung upon the tent
tops for drying; company streets were
quickly made spck and span and before
guardmount everything was as nearly ship
shape us things on shore can be,
Tho recruits awoke from their shell like
beds with an appetite for their coffee and
for something to do as well, and they got
1t. AS fast as compauy's squad of new
corners had passed tho surgeons, they were
hustled over to their regimontal quarters,
and as soon as they got there. they were
put to drill. For there Is no time to be
lost In getting the recruits roady to do their
part in ranks.
1iuhho Vi VucSo SUlll Cl1u In
their citizen's clothes, were to be soen all
over the drill park going through the
marching movements under the direction
of corporals No uniforms will b. issued
to the recruits until thoy are mustered in,
and then they will get the regulation
United States Army outfit. Meanwhile
they are doing their ''fours right and left,
them with high collars and immaculate
shirt fronts and all of them with trousers1
turnsl up In Difference 10 the sogginess
that still reminds one Of that nwfullvt
rainy Sunday. One young fellow was
respondent In n greon velvet waistooat,
which Tomorrow will 10 charged for u
blue flannel shirt.
slros to have plainly understood Is In res
gard to clothing allowances. Lieutenant
Bootes. who Is in Charge Of this part of
the work, said that no settlement Is made
n tho matter of clothinT allowances un-
til at the expiration Of six months. Mean
while tho men will draw their full month
ly pay butif, at the end OF six months, 10
Is found that man has exceeded his
clothing allowance. tho excess will ba
stopped from his monthly pay.
Still another point which the army off,
'ers hope tho guardsmon will not lose
light of is that when they are mustered In
IS soldiers of the United States thoy will
ma themselves held TO strict accounts
1ility under the articles of war. As
natter of Of general discipline, it should
% remembered that n single absence from
ol call may BIO punished by stoppage Of
u from the pny of "a private, sc from that
IT corporal and 50 from that of II ser-
,eant
Refusal to obey a superior officer COM
or nOn-conmisIioned, may be
punished by dishOnrahle discharge, loss Of
y pay and Imprisonment for two years.
hese arc maximum penalties, Of course,
vhlch a court martial may lnitigate, but
hey point moral to adorn tho tale Of u
oldier's lfo.
L. Is probable that no more mustoring
will be done until "Wednesday, when Com
'aaies f and II VIII bO enrolled in tho e.
olunteer service, MS n detail of tho Sec
nd battalion. When tho ontire rcymont
: mustered in the different companies in
II probability will DO supplied with now
shipments and will settle down to hard
york.