The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-19
START DURING THE DAY
JUST AS SOON AS THEY CAN GET
PACKED UP.
THE BOYS ARE JU3ILANT
Their Uniforms, Guns and Other Equipment
Await Them at Tampa Camp Grimes
is in a Stir This
Morning,
Morning.


An order came from the War Depart
ment to Colonel Armfeld at 10 o'clock
last night to move the first regiment of
North Carolina volunteers at once 20
Tampa, Fla The order was short, and
was not surprise for moving orders
were expected at any moment, and the
regiment had been getting itself III
readiness. Colonel Armield and his
staff officers ut once consulted and de-
cided to begin early this morning TO get
ting the men aboard the cars. The mon
will 20 on two special trains, six COM
panies going by the Southern and six by
the S. A. L.. The trains will be made
up and will perhaps leave from Pullen
Park.
Colonel Armfeld thought that com
plete arrangements could be perfected
and the departure made during the fore
noon. General Cowles and Colonel
Cowles suggested that perhaps it would
take until about $3.50 o'clock p. IN. to
get everything in readiness and the
troops ON the trains. The boys will be-
gin packing and loading on the train
Immediately after breakfast this morn
ing, and the trains will move out us
soon as all are on board.
The boys are iubilant over the orders.
They would have preferred having their
new uniforms. etc, but these await them
in Tampa, and rations Ell route and other
details are all perfected.
The people of Raleigh will regret to
see the soldier boys leave. They have
been here now for three weeks and were
beginning to be a big feature of the
everyday life of the capial city. No set
of men ever gathered together and be-
haved themselves better than these
young Tar Heel soldiers have since they
have been in Raleigh.
They go to Tampa, hoping that they
may soon be ordered to Cuba and end
the war, but their kindred and friends
viii hone that the necessity may not
arise for them to go beyond Tampa.
HOW THEY WILL MOVE.
The first regiment to be ordered away
is the one that has its full quota muster
ed in first. The second viii probably be
started for some point under department
commander within very short time at
ter it is mustered in.
The men will receive supplies Of every
character in Tampa. Immense amounts
of equipage have been sent to the sup
ply depots there. including uniforms,
arms, and ammunition. and camp sup
plies of every character. The present
rifles will be replaced by the modern, inn
proved Winchesters, IL much more eff
fectiye weapon in every way.
TO BE FED EN- ROUTE.
Arrangements have been made for sub
sisting the men en- route to Tampa. The
following representing rations for 100
men, show how the soldiers will fare
en- route:
Soft bread, 112 pounds, or 100 pounds
of hard bread: rs pounds of canned corn
beef. or canned fresh meat; 80 1-pound
cans of baked beans, or 20 2-pound cans.
or Is 3-pound cans. Besides this, the
captain of each company, it is said, will
have issued to him Il certain amount for
the purpose Of purchasing hot coffee for
the men ut stations en- route.
4 great deal of interest has been mani
tested at Camp Lee, in Richmond, as
well as in our camps, as to the character
of the quarters to which the men are
going to be assigned at Tampa. Iieute;-
ant Price. of Richmond, has just re-
ceived u letter from the army engineer
who laid out the camp at Tampa, and
the writer says it is one of the most de-
Iightful he ever saw. 1t is situated in Il
beautiful pine forest on a lofty plateau,
and the men there are said TO be in the
finest health and spirits SO it would
seem that the troops need have no mis-
givings regarding the nature of the
Tampa camp.
1T will take twenty-five cars to trans
port the First regiment.
Tt is positively known, says the Rich
mond Dispatch. that General Fitzhugh
Lee is to command the volunteer army
of invasion. which is to follow close af-
ter the column Of regulars under Gen
eral Shafter The corps under General
Lee will be made up Of troops on the
ground when the expedition is ready 70
leave Tampa, and the Virginians and
North Carolinians have been DESTROYS
OF getting away as soon as possible III
order to be under General Lee
Yesterday was balmy day. and both
camps looked unusually cheerful and
happy. The first regiment Is beginnine
to look decidedly soldiery. There is
manifest improvement every dav in tbs
drill and parade exercises, and the bows
are becoming well drilled and well dis
ciplined
They want their new uniforms. They
have been waiting patiently for tbon,
for three weeks. but some of tbon, 40,
getting a little impatient. Thav 40
anxious, too to go TO Tampa. to Cuha
or any point to which they may ho or
dered. They would very naturally nrn
fer to have their uniforms and conn
ment before going away from home
They don't care to pay n visit Ia III,
Pearl of the Antilles wearing their 81,
clothes. and they are ready, willing an,
large majority of them anxious t,
move nearer to the seat of war. am
there was no grumbling whcl
they got moving orders befor
they were equipped. The second battalion
of the first regiment had their first Skin
mish drill yesterday afternoon and wer
complimented by the commanders on tn