The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09

The largest crowd ever seen at the
fair grounds visited Camp Ramsey
yesterday to bid farewell to the Min
nesota volunteers who are to be sent
to the frort this week.
The street railway company of the
Twin Cities carried $4,000, and the
railroads took 10000 more, while at
least 5000 bicyclists and carriage rid
ers swelled the attendance.
1t will be the last Sunday at Camp
Ramsey, as kilograms had been re-
ceived ordering the troops moved as
quickly as possible.
The weather was superb, and no one
who could so to camp remained home.
The crowd began to start for the
camp early in the morning, but 1t was
afternoon when the local visitors be-
gan to go there in force. The railway
company pressed every car it could
snare from other lines into the fair
ground service. Crowds were waiting
for every car at the street corners.
At every corner along Wabasha
street crowds waited, but in many
instances the motormen refused TO
take them on, and they had to wait or
walk to point where they couid poaru
q car.
Ready for the Crowds.
Every arrangement had been made at
the camp to receive the crowds that
were expected there. Two extra am
balances were placed at the service
of the hospital corps by st. Joseph's
hospital, and an extra large detail OF
guards was posted about the GROUNDS
to protect the people from INJURY.
The hospital doctors prepared medl-
cines for emergencies, and nothing was
overlooked for the care OF the immense
1hrOnoS of visitors.
Mai Ed. S. Bean, of the Thirteenth
regiment was field officer OF the day,
and from a. m. until p. m. he was
in the saddle. He kept a vigilant eye
upon the crowds and saw that they
were not placed in danger of any kind.
He rode up and down the main street
and kept the procession of carriages
moving and prevented blockades. He
was in evidence all over the camp. 1t
was largely due to his careful work
that not an accident of any kind hap
pened at the camp. No one was run
over or injured in the slightest way,
and not a woman tainted. Special pre-
parations had been made at the hospi-
tai to TAXI care of fainting women, but
trey were not needed.
Farewell to Soldiers.
The crowds thronged through the
company quarters just as they did the
previous Sunday. But yesterday was
more of a farewell day for them. 1t
was positively known that the entire
brigade would be ordered away in a
day or two, and the visitors were, as a
rule, in a less cheerful mood, Every
body appeared happy and light-hearted,
but it was because everybody else was
the same. II all had given vent 10
their emotions, there would have been
t.oI in In
than there were. a good many red eyes
were noticeable when the hour for ( art
ing from the soldiers came, and not
every volunteer was able to restrain
his feelings altogether.
The crowds surged over the grounds,
through the barracks, across the lawns
to the tented field of the Twelfth regi-
ment, and eagerly inspected everything
they saw. 1t was all interesting to
them. and the men explained to the
women everything that excited their
curiosity.
The men in the barracks had fitted
up their apartments for the reception
Of their friends, and all day the stalls
were filed with small parties. The
women enjoyed the novelty OF their sur
ToundingS.
1t was the same among the tents.
The women seemed to be in the major
ity there. They came from st. James,
WinOna, New Ulm and other places
that have sent young men to the war,
and they manifested their patriotism
by presenting flags to their favorite
companies.
TweIfth's Camp Gay.
The Twelfth regiment was gay with
handsome banners floating from the
captains quarters. 1t seemed a pity
that the men will not be allowed to
carry the flags their friends have
bought for them, but 1t is an army reg
ulation that only reglmental and state
flags shall be carried in battle. So the
handsome standards will have to re-
main in the company quarters until the
men return.
1t was expected that the soldiers
would all be given a free day to receive
their friends, but in the morning or
ders came from Washington to Capt.
Swigert, the United States mastering
officer, to rush matters. The doctors
who expected a day off were directed
to examine the Fourteenth regiment as