New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-21

lly apparent that every member Of Min
nesota's first volunteer organization was
glad to place his feet once more on Min
nesota soil. The only difficulty expert
enced on the trip home from Lexington
according to Chaplain Clemens, was the
struggle to get enough to eat. This ap-
Piled especially to the boys with the
second and third sections. The men
were compelled to get off at various
places for coffee, and he had observed
that, as rule, the men Of the first sec
ton made q clean sweep Of everything
in sight. It was only natural, therefore,
that a large portion Of the regiment
should be hungry and tired when they
reached New Ulm. The local executive
committee was on hand, however, to do
all in its power to facilitate matters and
get the regiment to the camp with as
much dispatch as possible. It had also
arranged for vehicles for the sick, and
rooms for them at the hospital. Fortu-
nately, there were only few requiring
such attentlon-not to exceed twenty in
all-and these few will not wan. for the
best of care.
When the train was unloaded the bat
talon was marched to German park, q
beautiful place only block away, and
ordered to stack arms there and await
the arrival of the rest of the troops.
Within an hour all three bastalions had
reached the city and by two o'clock were
started Oh their way to the camp grounds
at the driving park. .s.
The march was witnessed by thousands
of people, and called forth the enthusi-
asm and admiration of all. Tue twelve
companies, notwithstanding the long
trip, presented a military appearance that
was in marked contrast to that dis splayed
when they left the state five months ago,
and which proved, better than anything
else, the truth of the fattering comments
paid the Twelfth at Chickamauga Park.
It demonstrated too that, if Col. Boblet-
er has exerted himself to bring the
Twelfth to certain degree of perfection,
he has not labored in vain. Capt. Nor
gan and Maj. Bach, of the regular army,
witnessed the march from the Dakota
House, and remarked repeatedly that the
regiment was we'll drilled.
When the soldiers reached the fai.
grounds they beheld that which appealed
to them as nothing else could. Spread
out over the grounds were a field of ia
bles, all covered with snowy white cloth,
strewn with bouquets of flowers and
loaded down with all the boys could eat
This evidence of hospitality was the
work of New Ulm's enthusiastic and
generous hearted women. All who could
| possibly leave their homes joined in the
Labor of patriotic love, and they would
have been only too glad to do more had
the army regulations permitted. As i
was, with hundred of New Ulm's best
looking girls to serve them, the soldier.
were unanimous in pronouncing it the
noblest treatment they had yet received
They went to the tables with cheer
they left them satisfied. And it just die
everybody good to see the way they ate
Immediately after the meal the boy.
went at the work OF laying out their fu
ture camp. As the stock and baggag.
train did not arrive until late it wa.
quite far advanced in the night when th.
tents were up and the regular camp rules
established. A good part Of the eveninf
they were at leisure, and they spent th.
time viewing the Sights Of the city. Il
their credit, be it said, that they vert
always orderly and well behaved.
The camp grounds are highly salts
factory to all the officers and men, and By
reason of the excellent water and drain.
age are sure to prove healthy and popu.
lar. The Wlnona committee, which ar.
rived Friday night and assisted materi.
ally in the reception Of the troops, visi.
ted the camp Saturday and at once
wired the people of Winona as follows
ssAll arrangements are so complete
that every contingency seems to- have
been provided for, and every thing that
the most thoughtful supervision could
Suggest has been supplied by the citizens
leommittee Of New Ulm. We were cour-
teonsly invited to make suggestions,
but had none to make. The grounds are
admirably located, and al danger oi
contamination has been seduously guard
ed againat. a more perfect camp ground
could not be selected. The WInona mem
Il 4