The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-31
AND ALL WERE HAPPY
THEY WILL BOARD THE CARS
AT THE UNION STATION.
AT FIVE O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
The Four Companies for St. Simons go by the
Southern; the Two for Lands End and
Tybee Island 60 by the Seabcard
Air Line,

MI lIlts
The soldier bows were all in jolly good
humor last night, for it was to be their
very last night in camp, where they have
been learning to soldier until every man
ofthem believes he knows right well the
rules of the game.
About O'Clock orders from the Depart
ment of the Gulf reached Colonel Bur
gwyn. advising him that transportation
had been arranged for and that he would
leave as soon as possible. The word
quickly spread through the camp, and
a ripple of song broke after it. There is
no Joy to the heart of the young soldier
like that of marching away and all the
old WEAKNESS of the long hot months
and the new WEAKNESS of the afternoon $
tramp vanished like magic Tomorrow
was to be the gladdest day in all the
calendar and it was only here and there
that Il soldier was sad for reasons known
only to himself. The Improvement in
drill has not been more marked than the
Improvement in song and many member
of the Second has learned to carry arms
and carry L tune at the same time and
for the first time i'm his life. And of the
latter accomplishment he was making
the most, by the light of the moon that
was doing its best to silver the squat
tents through any chance rift in the
clouds.
The order for transportation came so
late that it was not possible to have the
necessary cars ready by this morning.
Nevertheless, many of the ment were
packing lat night and getting ready 10
be off at short notice.
The companies will not go aboard the
cars near the camp as did the first con
tingent, but will be marched through
the city to the Union station, where they
will load for their destinations.
The best information obtainable last
night was that the troops would leave at
; o'clock this afternoon. The time of
leaving is necessarily somewhat uncer-
tain. because of the shortness 6f the no.
tice to the railway people to have trans
portation ready. One of them said last
night at 8 o'clock that no steps had been
taken toward getting the necessary cars
to carry the men, but he had not then
been advised to get cars ready.
The trains carrying the troops will be
specials made up of the usual number
of day. Pullman nd baggage coaches.
Company G, Captain Durham. of Gas
tonia, which goes to Lands End. near
Port Royal, S. c., and Company e. Cap
tain Smith, of Greenyille. which goes -
Tybee Island, Ga. will leave via the
Soaboard Air Line. -
Company X. Captain McRae, of Will
mington, Company Il, Captain Bell. CT
Rutherfordton; Company Il. Captain
Gibson. of Nantahala; Company III, Cap
tain Wagner, of Asheville, all go to st.
Simons Island. near Brunswick, Ga,
and will leave via the Southern
Colonel Burgwyn will have his head
quarters with the latter four companies
mt st. Simons. and will. of course be ac-
companied by his staff. the rcgimental
band. supernumeraries, etc.
Surgeon Stockard is at home on sick
leave. 1t is understood that Surgeon
Brevard will accompany the companies
going to st. Simons. while Surgeon
Brooks will assume charge of the hos
pital here until the sick are sufficiently
recovered to be able to join their various
companies. As there are no very Sc
rious cases in the hospital at present,
the last man will probably soon be gone
from Camp Dan Russell.
CAMP NOTES.
The soldiers will be greatly missed af-
ed never palling attraction and day
after day one saw among the new visit
ors many who neverl allowed day to
pass without visiting camp. Almost ev-
cry out-of-town dweller who came to
Raleigh managed to run out and see the
soldiers wnile here.
To those who had not had an oppor-
fn nf mil
discipline and camp Efe upon the raw
recruit the camp has offered much in the
way of instruction. The total result
among the rank and file has been dis
tinctly and Enthusiastically beneficial. IT
is impossible to recognize in the soldierly
looking men of the Second regiment the
men who came here few short months
ago.
For most of privates. especially of GER
tain companies, life has moved on a
higher plane than at home. They have
improved remarkably in bearing. man
. ner. appearance, and that indcfina bic
quality which has its root in an increased
self-respect. There are dozens of men
in the regiment who have seen more al
ready in their short life in camp here
than in all their previous experience. 1t
is equally true that many Of them are
farther from home now than they ever
were before There have been some
drawbacks to be sure, hut, taken all in
all. Camp Dan Russell has been an ex-
cellent place for the great majority Of
those trained there, and the city of Raj
eigh will be sorry to see the camp de-
serted