The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-22

laughed at the elements and began to
receive their portion of the $4,000 feet
of lumber, scantling and matched
boards, which they turned into tent
floors. Camp presented a scene which
rcsembled an open-air carpenters
shop on large scale, or a mechanical
| school in which nothing was taught
but the art of carpenterring. In "a
short time after the noon hour every
man in the regiment had more comfor-
table quarters, and, as result, all
slept more sound last night and felt
better today.
| BALMY TEMPERATURE.
| AS if to give an increase of bright
ness ard happiness to camp life, the
sky has been cloudless all day and the
sun shining with all his force for this
time of year. A few incidentals easily
| illustrate the difference in tempera-
ture between Camp Meade and Camp
| Young. There the boys always kept
| close to the fire, donned their heaviest
clothes and complained continually of
the cold, especially in the early part
of the morning; here overcoats have
| fallen in disuse, no complaints are
made about the cold. and today hun
| dreds Of the boys are roaming around
without their blouses, drinking in the
fresh cir of what is reckoned to be the
healthiest spot in all Georgia. and en-
Joying the warm glow of the sunny
SOUTH On the average. this place is
| Il degrees If not IL degrees warmer
| than was Pennsylvania, and frost is
| utterly unknown on this high, dry,
sandy plain which extends further
hn 81, 81,
is perfect today, and the boys of the
Thirteenth are enjoying it to their
! hearts content.
! There is another reason why this
camp is much in savor--the presence
Of the city Of Augusta, which is an
ideal and typical southern city. One
of the chief drawbacks of the other
camps was their distance from cities,
or centers of nineteenth century civil
lizatiOn. Lebanon was seven or eight
| miles from Camp Hastings it took
| two hours and cost sevcnty-fve cents
to reach Washington from Camp AL
ger: and a visit to Harrisburg from
Camp Meade cost nearly the same in
time and money.
! When soldier who has very little
liberty inside of camp lines. or. at
| least, thinks he would like to be freed
| from Its restraints gets a pass and
enjoys few hours of complete liberty,
| time is almost as precious to him as
| money, and he very much dislikes the
| idea of sharing it up with railroad and
street car companies. A soldiers pass
privilege is as dear to him as a holiday
| is TO school boy--it prevents him
| from becoming a mere automaton, re-
| NolVing eternally in one circuit with
out hope of freedom. or oven of n
change. AS it is here, the boys have
no trouble in getting to. and return-
| ing from, Augusta: and the street car
line is only a few hundred yards dis
tant from camp-just beyond is
ncighboring town named Summerville,
a cosy, prosperous little settlement en-
joying the distinction of having fine
United States arsenal.
GEN. CORBIN'S LETTER.
In response to a letter of inquiry,
Adjutant General H. c. Corbin has
sent to Major General Young, of the
First division, an important communi-
cation which will very likely be of in
creased interest before long to the
troops now stationed here. II refers
to the subject of cots. and is directed
personally to General Young. It says:
Referring to your telegram of recent
date, ! will state that cots have been
| adopted for use in the West Indies. The
% 0D ordered By the quartor-mastcr gen
eral are now being manufactured, AMI
will be issued to regiments before their
departure in the order of their embark l.
tion. For troops remaining in the coun-
try, the bed sack is to be issued.
Major General Butler formerly COM
mander of the First division, and at
present acting as one of the Cuban
commissioners, is expected to arrive
here inside of a week. 1t is not known
whether he will return to his old COM
mand, but it is we'll remembered that
he was always desirous of seeing his
division do duty in Cuba and that he
would exert all his influence to that
end. If, therefore, he returns to his
| former post, it wall almost certainly
result in the speedy removal of the
troops now here to some point in
| Cuba.
All the progressive colOrei people of
this vicinity are reaping a harvest.
They seem to be the greatest pie-man-
! ufacturers in the United States. Form
erly the philosophers stone turned
! everything to gold, but under the in
definable magic possessed by the negro
/ around this camp, everything he
touches, or looks upon, is instantly
turned into pie. There are pies ad in
tinitum-apple pies, peach pies, GUS
tard pies. lemon pies, pumpkin pies,
pineapple pies sweet potato pies, and,