The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-04
ENROLMENT
UNDER way
Company + First to be Mustered
Into United States Service.
EXAMINATIONS AT THE CAMP.
Movement of First Infantry Il Matter
Nof Conjecture Much Concern
Given Over Organization of
De;aware's Regiment.
Special Dispatch toTHE Sun.

Special Dispatch tolHE Sun.
CAMP TUNNEL, MIDDLErowN, May g.
The Delaware boys in b!ue are being
mustered into the service OF the United
States as volunteers under the Pipsi
dents proclamation OF April %.
Lieutenant Gordon, [. $. A., is the
enrolling officer and, assisted by Sur
geon Wyeth, t. S. a. medical examiner,
began his work today.
Company +, known as the "lrish
Brigade" was the first company en-
rolled and, with tie exception OF five,
the entire company passed the rigid en-
animation.
The five who we're turned down failed
to pass the examination owing to defects
in the eye.
Great and unconc. a'ed was the cnlhuSi-
asm among the men i'll camp when it
became known that time for enrolment
had arrived. The loyalty and patri, tism
amony tie men is wonderful.
The work of examining the n.cn is
necessarily slow and after Company +
had been examined and enrolled, Surgeon
Wyeth and Lieutenant Gordon declared
their intention OF discontinuing for the
CAV. the work to be resumed tn-no!ruw
and pushed from day TO day until com
pleted,
The soldiers were taken ore At Il time
into the headquarters OF Surgeon Wyeth
at the National Hotel, and there rightly
examined. Disgust aud disappointment
marked the countenanccs OF the live
men who failed to stand the phys cur
test, and they felt keenly their inability
to ioin the ranks OF their comrades as
folio, ers OF the stars and Stripes in the
glorious service OF Uncle Sam and
humanity.
II is probable that the crack Company
A will come up ior examination nnd eli
rollment tomorrow, and from the iact
that Captain Calter's gallant boys are
and always have been the pick OF the
National Guardsinen, it il highly prob
able that tomorrow night will find all
OF Company 4 enrolled ana mastered
into service
Different suggestions as to where the
regiment will be ordered have led to not
little surmisn and conjecture among
officers and men.
By Friday it is expected that The regi-
mcnt will consist OF twelve full compa-
nics. all Organized and mustered into ser
vice.
Efforts to fill the vacancies in the
ranks of the officers with West Point
graduates will meet with failure, but
,hpv are nevertheless giving the candl-
dates iur those offices and also the com
n.ardiur officers at headquarters no little
cnucerr. First Sergeant 4. Is. Lancaster,
of Company II, is noy prepared ana
waiting to take his cXNm!nato'. as First
Lieutenant, he having already been
elected to that position.
One week in Camp Tnnnel. Time
does not lang heavily on the boys in
blue with theirmultitldinous duties and
vet in ihe routine OF duty, day mcrges
into day so fastlv that all reckoning OF
time is lost
1t is varied life There are many
details ald incidents OF this experience
under canvass: the pleasures and discom-
forts encountered: the triiling happen
i,'gs that are magnified into importance
and the military discip plinc that governs
all with Il hand of iron.
4 couple of hours drilling by the vlri-
OtlS Ct'iil lEtHlCS, uic JituiilolIS vi ""
regiment. as ordered by the commanding
officer Col. Wickersham takes place
arch day. The events Of the day for
visitors is the dress parade at silnlown.
During the afternoon until theevrning
parade the men lolled about their tents.
The little tents that afforded the only
shelter during the inclement weather nf
last week are much more comfortable
than the uni.itated would suppose.
In this city to day at the armory the
captains of the several companies were
stationed, recruiting men to fill the com
panies up to the quota
Captain Cater of Company A added l:'
new men to his company during the day
and with those enrolled by the other
captains and by Major Curtis, the enroll.
ing officer OF the regiment, u total of
about 80 were recruited.
The officers will be at the Armory I'M
til Thursday morning and those wishing
to enlist will find blanks at their dis
posal in any OF the company rooms.
Majo Curtis and the company officers
are strict in their selections and the men
heing enlisted are all good ones. Major
Curtis says he turns down about 10 per
cent. of those applying.