The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-13
The Second Regiment
Reaches Camp.
A LACK OF EQUIPMENT
Captain Gresham Annoyed 1t slow.
ness Of Mastering I'm Of Second Regi.
Complete Equipment-COmpa OF
second Regiment without Full
Quota Of Men-Complimenls TO the
Soldiers.
Especial TO The MesengerD

AT Camp Grimes this afternoon there
was the now familiar sight of arrival
OF new companies. Five came in as
follows, all the Second regiment: Cap
tain S. J. Cobb, of Lumber Bridge, IS
men; Captain j. T. Smith, of Green
Vile, A. men; Captain w. T. L. Bell,
of Rutherfordton, 20 men; Captain
John w. Gotten, Of Tarboro, 80 men;
Captain r. L. Durham, of Gas tonia. s.
men. Tonight at o'clock Captain ].
L. Gibson's company from Nantahala
arrives with 112 men. All these six
companies are at the fair grounds in
the spacious building. Acting COM
misary marshal issued them food, cook
ing utensils and Blankets and they are
in good quarters.
Colonel Burgwyn of the second, who
is a veteran in camp, was found in his
tent late this afternoon. He said he
had appointed Thomas Davis, who
came here as a sergeant of the Will
mngton company, of his regiment,
sergeant major. 1T is said Rev D. +.
| Tuttle is to be chaplain of the second.
| The governor says he will be appoint
ed.
Mastering officer Gresham is annoy
| ed. and reasonably so, a. the slowness
| Of the Second regiment in being mus
| tered in and tonight telegraphed to the
| war department as to the fact that
| some of it's companies had come here
| short of men. He says such companies
| should not have been allowed to come.
| The Greenville company is a case in
| point. No company ought to come here
with less than 80 men. One would have
| thought this fact had been fairly ham,
mered into the heads of those persons
who got up the companies, but it seems
not.
| Colonel Burgwyn more than hinted
! this afternoon that the Washington
: company OF his regiment would fai
and that it would have to retire.
The adjutant general thinks enough
: men will be on hand by Friday 10 fill
! all these companies. Oxford company
! got fifteen this afternoon from Hender-
son. Wilmington yet lacks two men.
| Today it sent home five rejected men
! and two sick and it got one recruit.
| Two companies of the Second will 60
before the surgeons tomorrow.
| The mastering officer tonight tele-
! graphed the war department a state
ment of the ordnance stores necessary
| to complete the equipment Of the First
! regiment, as follows: Five hundred
and fifty-seven rifles, 100000 45 calibre
| ball cartridges 603 knapsacks, 725 can
teens, 779 sets of knives, forks, and
| spoons, $50 cartridge belts. W. 3.
! Gulick Of Goldsboro is ordnance Ser
/ geant of the First regiment.
| The officers of the Gastonia company
are: r. L. Durham, Captain; Rev.
Plato Durham, first lieutenant; f. n.
| Farror, second lieutenant.
| Lieutenant Colonel Calvin ID. Cowles
| Of the First regiment was seen at his
| quarters. He had just returned from
| the drill ground where he got his firs.
/ view of the regiment. He says the men
| are fine lot. a high type OF men, and
| ne expects great things Of the regi-
| ment. The camp he regards as admir-
ably located and thoroughly clean. In.
! deed il is treat TO a lover Of neatness
| to go through the camp OF the First
regiment. The Second regiment camp
Is by degrees being put in order. In a
few days 1t too will be a model Of neat.
ness. There is a vast difference be.
tween the appearance OF things before
| and after a regiment is mustered into
service. The First regiment camp
looks as II ii had been there a year.
I, Lieutenant Smith. of company X
First regiment tRaleigh), is assistan,
! commissary 10 Lieutenant Marshall L
S. A.
I There was dress parade today and
battalion drill. these ending a day oi
hard work Il is a pity there Is nc
4, clothing for the recruits.