The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
Great Portion OF Col. Gunder's Cons
pany Osfcers In the 160th Now
Home FurIoughs.
STUDEBAKER'S TIGERS GONE
THE HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND A
GUARD LEFT AT CAMP MOUNT.
Royal Receptions in Northern Indie
ana Cities When the Troops
Reached Home.

Both the One-hundred-an -ffty-eightf
and the and-fifty-ninth Indi-
ana regiments will march through the
streets of indianapolis Tuesday morning.
Lieutenant Waterman, the United States
officer who will muster out the regi-
ments, received a telegram yester-
day from the War Department saying
the One-hundred-and-fif -fifty-ninth Regiment
will leave Camp Meade Middletown, Pa.
this afternoon for Indianapolis, taking field
equipage, three days travel rations and
ten days field rations. The regiment ex-
poets to arrive here on Monday night. 1t
is expected the soldiers will remain in the
cars until Tuesday morning, when
they will march to camp. Col. Harry B.
Smith, commanding the observation-disclosures
ifty-eighth Regiment, telegraphed yester-
day as follows: "Wil leave here Monday.
Will arrive at Indianapolis Tuesday MORN
ing" The ne-hundred-and-tifty- fty-eghth Is
at Knoxville Tenn.
The two regiments will be encamped at
the fair grounds when they reach this city.
The members of the One-hundred-and-fifty
seventh Regiment, led by Colonel Stude-
baker, complained greatly when 1t was
thought they would be on exhibition" dur
ing the fair. The state officials decided yes
terday afternoon that the fair grounds shall
continue to be the barracks of the Indiana
troops.
Col. Studebakers Tigers" left Camp
Mount yesterday before noon. BY IL o'clock
the last of the special trains that were to
take the volunteers home pulled off the L.
+. & w. siding: At 4:45 o'clock yesterday
morning the regimental band awakened the
camp by playing '"rherell be Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight" AS the soldiers
awakened and realized that in a few hours
more they would be at home with legs
stretched under dads table," they set up a
yell that was heard half a mile away and
they pranced about the camp like so many
Indians going through ghost dance. After
breakfast the men pulled down the shelter
tents, packed their haversacks and KNAPP
sacks, slung cartridge belts about their
waists and got into heavy marching order.
Most of the larger tents were left stand-
ing by the regiment. but later in the day
were taken down by the guard of seventy
five men that was left behind to care for
the camp.
Although the railroads had the special
trains on the tracks at o'clock, there were
constantly arising little circumstances that
delayed the regiment some hours in getting
out of the camp. 1t was o'clock before
the captains began marching their compa-
nies past the headquarters of the regi-
ment, where they were released by Colonel
Studebaker. Many of the companies stop
ped to give three cheers for the smiling
colonel who seemed pleased that his men
were to have rest after four months OK
arduous camp life
Enough men in addition to those named
yesterday were able to leave the hospital
to reduce the number staying behind To-
thirty 1.-TWO. These are in the care of the hos
pital physicians, nurses and men detailed
for hospital corps work. An ambulance
conveyed the men who were not able To
walk to the trains, where they were COM
fCrtably established in cots in the baggage
cars Most of the men left behind are im-
proving rapidly. and the physicians think
they will all be able to go to their homes
some time this coming week.