Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-30
OUR BOYS IN CAMP.
Co. T.. 10Th Regiment, Fort
Washington, Md.

So far as Fort Washington Is concern
ed everything quiet along the Potomac
The weather here Is very dry, every
thing is covered with dust. The days
are warm but the nights are uneNpect-
edly cool Flies, mosquitoes and wood
ticks continue very attentive.
Except negroes. we see but few ma
tives of the surrounding region. and
these few are decidedly cool IN their
bearing toward rs. In fact so far as
has been our lot to observe, the far fam
ed and boasted Southern hospitality
we are in the South-is a minus quan-
tity. We don't want nor expect people
TO throw boquets at us because we are
soldiers but at the same time we don
like to be treated like convicts.
No one ever heard of Pennsylvania
farmer forbidding people to use travel
ed path over his farm because they
wore soldier clothes. as was the case on
the Virginia side few miles above
camp.
The only time they treat soldier
ciyilly here is when he is showing his
nonay at them over the counter. We
prefer Pennsylvania and Pennsyl-
vanians every time
Yesterday afternoon Cos A. and Il.
were transferred from Fit. Sheridan to
Ft. Washington and are now encamped
about two hundred yards west of rs.
Springfield rifles very little different
| from the ones we brought out from
Butler with us are being issued to the
| 18th. Coz. will need nearly seventy,
| because we gave twenty some guns to
| the 10th Regiment before they were ia
| ken to Chickamauga A telephone line
| has been strung between headquarters
at the Fort and Capt McJunkins tent.
| All Co. E is now drilling on two of
| the big ten-inch guns for two hours
every morning. Saturday we will try
| to hit a target placed a few miles down
the river A full charge requires $50
pounds of powder; half charge Is l4o
| pounds Some of the powder Is IN
| Jumps like nut coal.
Sergeant Alexander has left the hOspi-
t2l and is with us again. George
Thompson of Centre twp, Co. Els last
recruit. arrived yesterday afternoon
We now have one hundred and six men
and three officers Albert Waters has
| been detailed as the line officers order
ly, taking the place of Charley Regel-
man. the Pittsburg boy who had TO re-
| turn home
This afternoon Corporal Will jackson
leayes for Butler on few days fur
Tough to visit his family.
Today Lieut. Col Mechling, Maj
Heilman and Clerk Rebhun returned
from their recruiting trip to Western
Pennsylvania.
Last Tuesday we received .. S. pay
for twenty days service IN May. III
amounted to $40 40 for private.
| JUNE 81, 1898. For the past few days
the weather has been burning hot here
and in the afternoon the mercury hovers
around 100 degrees in the shade AT
times clouds have appeared but no rain
has fallen and the air is still full of
dust and flies.
Friday afternoon we were visited by
Mylert Mccullough of Butler county;
Bert Fleming, of Sarvers Station and
w. A. Greer, of Washington d. c.
Saturday w c. Thompson, Esq, ar
rived with the new silk flag which the
people of Butler donated to Co. E. Eli
Wolf who is now working as a 1nachin-
ist in the U. S Navy Yard, Mr.. McCol-
Tough, Misses Angie and Alice Thomp-
son, Angie White, Rose Adams and
Desdemona Vanderlin, all of Butler,
came down from Washington with Mr.
Thompson The young ladies are spend
ing the week seeing the sights of the
Capital and visiting their friends of Co.
E. That evening the Company was
lined up and in a neat speech Mr.
Thompson for the people of Butler pre-
sented the flag Capt McJunkin re
sponded and the ceremony closed with
I Saturday the two ten-inch rifles
which Co. E has charge of We're in
spected by Maj. Crozier of the U. S.
Army We fired two shots from each
of them with very satisfactory results.
The projectiles ploughed up the waters
of the Potomac about five miles down
the river.
Our Butler visitors walked out to the
emplacement and expected to see the
shots fired, but citizens are not allowed
| about the Fort or works and when
| Capt Howe saw them he gave orders
that they should keep back out of sight.
| This morning Col Mechling succeed
ed Capt. Howe as commander of this
post by right of rank We have re-
ceived thirty eight new Springfield
breechloading muskets. We need thirty
one more to completely equip the Com
pany. The six new corporals, which
| ou1 formation calls for have not yet
| been appointed but probably will be
| within few days We may also have
| third lieutenant but this is not def
initely known.
Charles Reeder, of Butler is now in
Washington.
E. FL. NEGLEY.