The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
DELAWARE BOYS
SOON TO MOVE
II is Said They Will Be Ordered
to the Front By Next Week.
TO JOIN INVADING VOLUNTEERS
Work Of Mastering In to Be Pursued
as Expeditiously as Circumstances
Will AIlow--Recruits
Being Drilled.
TO JOIN INVADING VOLUNTEERS
Special pisIatch To TIE SUI.


CAMP TryyEIL. MiddIetown. May 10.
in the volunteer army camp today it
was rumored tina; orders TO move to the
front would be issued this week.
The rumor which was well founded
was to the effect that the First Regiment
Delaware Volunteers was to be used in
the 10000 volunteers which are to be
sent into Cuba Immediately after the
transportation OF the regular army to the
island.
This will necessitate an early move OF
the Delaware troops and that move will
be to Chicamauga, as on officer said To-
day about the last OF this week or early
part OF next.
Tie wori; o! mastering the companies
into the United States service viii be re-
sumed as soon rs the remaining com
panies have their fulrquota oi men. The
enlistments grow daily.
The War Department has requested
that the mastering Of the GUai dslnen be
done as expeditiously as cicums en-, IS
will permit. Lieutenant trordon ard
his assistants are ready to attend to all
the details OF the work and only await
the completion OF the companies to 60
on with the mastering
The many recruits in each cor. pany
add to the confusion. Unaccustomed to
camp life and what is required OF them,
they have to be sought by their officers
in order that they may be assigned
companies, and names placed on the
rolls being made up.
Every day since their arrival the re.
cruits have been subjected to rudi-
mentary drill by their company SER
geant 1t is hard and tiresome work, but
the volunteers stand it unconpain.
inglv.
Some OF the men are exasperatingly
green, but even now, on the second day
that the weather has permitted OF drill
ing those who began yesterday, show
signs OF improvement.
Rifle practice under Colonel GrGntley
7. Postles, Inspector OF Rifle Practice
continues, and many OF tie men have
qualified a. mark-men. The recruit
will have little or no chance IL use The
range and wiz have to learn to shoe
after they leave Camp Tunnel.
At the conclusion of the mastering til,
tents were moved from the State to- th'
United states campground, nearby. Til,
officers tents were changed YESTERDAY
and the others were moved over TODAY
The men in the government service ar
now compelled to do their own cookin,
and must dispense with the services 0
extra cooks.
Two days rations were drawn tUda,
from The Government. the supplies con
sisting Of pork, bacon. fresh beei, bread
beans, rice. potatoes, onions. tomatoes
coffee, sugar, vinegar, salt, pepper. soap
candles and matches. The men are vel
pleased with the Government food. boil
a. to quality and quantity. Lieutenan
II. Y. D. Bootes was mustered in a
quanermaster OF the battalion. all,
Flint Lieutenant Fl. l. Wootten Of Com
pany was appointed quartertnastcr q
the state troops. Major Theodore Town
send Is in command and George +. Cor
nell Of Company \ il sergeant major Q
the battalion.
The officers and company commander
are to retain the uniforms they nov
have, except that the letters ~. q. II.
will be removed from the coat collar
and az. :. V" substituted.
In the First Battalion { is the rankin
company. X and 4 follow and + is til
junior company Captain Brennan q
Go. + was given the fist duty. bcin
made officer Of the day. Lieutenant Col
ton Of Co. 4 was selected az the tirs
officer OF the guard.
1t |. thought that Companies T. II
ana !. viii he mustered III tomOrrpw.