The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16


had left Camp Meade up to that time.
the Thirteenth was the best oilicered,
the most orderly and the most exact
and business"like in its carrying out Of
orders. Somewhat similar compli-
ments have been gratuitously paid It,
all along the line by railroad officials
They inquired what that orderly. well
behaved regiment was. II is now $50
e. m. We have reached Clinton. 5. c.,
and all are well, no mishaps whatso-
ever. We are now eighty miles from
Augusta, Ga.
LAST NIGHT IN CAMP.
After having spent two months and
thirteen days, or from and including
Sept. till yesterday. at Camp Meade,
the Thirteenth struck tents yesterday
morning at 3 o'clock. The history of
the regiment came near repeating itself
as to the rain question. At o'clock
in the evening of the last day spent at
Middletown. 1t began to rain. and
very fine, slight shower was falling at
o'clock when the boys fell in for what
they consider and hope will be the last
roll call which they will have to an
swer on the soil of the Keystone state.
The prospect of rising for reveille at
8 o'clock and of several hours Of hard
work thereafter, acted as a very strong
inducement for the boys to go to sleep
as soon after taps as possible; and at
$50 all had turned in with gloomy fore
bodings of the morning. The clouds
We're heavy and lowering, and a down
pour, by no means the first the regi-
ment has had since it went into the
service of the United States, was i'm
minent. Visions of bad roads. wet tents
to be rolled in the rain and drenching
showers acted like n nightmare on the
boys. They were pleasingly dsap-
pointed and surprised. however. when
in the early morning they had to pack
their knapsacks and haversacks, to po-
lice the streets, to roll their tents and
load the army wagons by the light of
blazing bonfires, which frightened up
the entire camp and turned night into
day.
Very little rain has fallen since
taps. and as the dawn became by de-
grees more perceptible, 1t was seen that
the day would be pleasant. This made
everybody happy The result was sim
ply amazing, for, in less than three
hours after the men had been reused
from their hunks, they had cooked and
eaten their breakfast, every strip OF
canvas was taken down and rolled.
tent floors piled in place. the company
streets policed, all refuse burned and
the wagons bearing the camp equip
page to the sidings at the Commissary
camp had in fact disappeared.
ORDER TO MOVE.
Colonel Coursen gave the order to
lu of ~ nd l,.N
moment the regiment began the three
mile march to the train, arriving at its
| destination a few minutes after 9. II
| took a very short time to unload the
| baggage from the wagons to the freight
| cars, and at II o'clock the three trains
! bearing the regiment in it's entirety
| were speeding on their way to High
| spire. to Steelton, to Harrisburg.
| Colonel Courscn once more came to
| the rescue of the men of his command
! on this occasion. Knowing that the
men We're tired and their knapsaclts
! heavy on account of the extra supply
Of winter clothing which had to be
used at Camp Meade. and at the same
time appreciatng the long walk and
| the three inches of mud which covered
the roads, the colonel thought 1t advis-
sible, and accordingly ordered their
knapsacks 10 be loaded into wagons
and carried to the train. This consid-
crate act was duly appreciated and all
feel much better in consequences as,
otherwise, they would be pretty badly
used up. Were il not for the delay in
! removing knapsacks the regiment could
have left an hour before time.
/ SUNDAY pioht tho fnllowiDor ;n,pnr-
tant special order, governing the care
and general conduct of the regiment
during its trip to the South was issued
and published at roll call to each COM
| pany:
Headquarters 18TH Regt.. =. V. l.,
Camp Meade, Pa, Nov. s. 1885.
Special Orders.
The movement of the regiment to Au-
Susta, Ga. will take place tomorrow,
| Monday Nov. IA, 1895. Reveile will be
sounded a a m, ana the march to the
train will begin at 80 u. n sharp. I'm
| nediatcly after rcvcillc all canvas will lie
taken down ready for leading upon the
wagons and all floors will be neatly piled
| in the center of the streets.
For the purpose of Transporting, ;he
regiment will he divided into three Sec
| tionS, namely;
| SECIloN CoMMANDERS.
First section, consisting of Companies
ii, +. and T.. commanded by Colonel
Coursen, with the following officers:
Captain Corwin, Captain Smith. Captain
Decker, Lieutenant Dodge, LieutenGnt
Benjamin, Lieutenant Freeman. Ada
tant Gunster and Lieutenant Merriman
(of the medical STAN.
Second section, consisting OF Companies
q, and ID, commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Stillwcll, with the following Off
GERS Major Wood, Captain Gilman,
iieutenants IIuf, Berry Varcoe Footc.
Roberts and Blanchard (of the medical
| staff.
Third section, consisting OF Comanics
A and g, commanded by Major Fellows,
with the following officers: Major Keller
tof the medical staff), Captain Robl!nS,
| Chaplain Stahl Licutenants Burkhousa
! Murphy and Keith.
Lieutenant Murphy is hereby assigned
to duty with Company \. and l.ieutcnan,
Narcoe Is assigned to duty with COMPANY
q. They will he relieved from such duty
upon the arrival Of the regiment at the
camp grounds in Georgia.
The commanding officer of each section
will arrange 10 have n guard stationed
at the ends of each car at all times and
will detail an officer as commander OF
such guard.
The guards will not allow enlisted mcn
to leave the cars without permission from
the commander of the section. and thcr
such enlisted men must he accolnpani ID
by non-commissioned oillccg. No smoli,
Ing or noise will be allowed on tho car
after 10 O'Clock p. m.
At all stops made by the train AN Off
Ger must remain with each company dur.
ing the entire stop.
BY order OF