The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-04
SUNDAY AT CAMP MOUNT
THE NEW REGIMENT WILL NEED A
GREAT DEAL OF DRILLING.
Capt. Bundy's Reply Must Come To-
MOrrcw-Stop Put to Soldiers
Buying "HOp AIe."

WHicn reply from capt Omar Bundy must
reach this city as to his intentions in the
matter of accepting his appointment as
major of the One-hundred- land sixty-first
Regiment expires tomorrow and If by
that time there is no word stating specifi-
cally when he may be expected the place
will be turned over to Lieutenant Peterson.
This is part of the arrangement made by
the Governor with Judge Bundy, of New
Castle, in which the executive bound him
self to wait until Tuesday of this week,
giving Captain Bundy the preference in the
meantime.
Nothing can be more evident to the visitor
to Camp Mount than the immediate and
urgent need of drill by the men there.
Even the elementary maneuvers familiar
to the national guardsmen are unknown to
the members of the present regiment. This
was noticeable yesterday, when a drunken
colored man made himself obnoxious about
coached by the officer of the day, who hap
pened to be sitting on the porch, called out
Justify, Corporal of the guard No. s."
The corporal whose presence was so much
needed happened to be over in the vicinity
of the Monon tracks and of course, it be-
came the duty of the sentry nearest to the
it. This happened to be the guard in front
of the quartermasters building and after
being directed to call the corporal of the
guard by Quartermaster Sergeant Masten,
of the regular army, the sentry started on
run to look around and see If the corporal
was in sight. Not finding him and being
again told to call out the signal, he dropped
his gun and yelled out, Corporal of the
o~1 No xry11fo MIN her
instead of the number of the sentry really
needing his presence. AS consequence
the corporal came running up with club
in one hand and his assistant in the other,
and it took several minutes to make him
understand just where he was wanted.
That drill, and plenty of it, is needed is
evident to even the uninitiated spectator
and If the Governors calculation is worth
anything and the men are called away in
a few weeks, the time is short in which
they can get an insight into their future
occupation. AS well drilled as the militia
men thought themselves they were prac-
tically beginners when it came to getting
into real service. Captain McIntire. who
has seen twenty years Service in the militia,
said yesterday: mo militia man knows
until he gets into real service where some
emergency depends on his knowledge of
military affairs, how much he really has to
learn" Adjutant George w. Powell and
Major Condo said the same thing when in
this city recently, and if old-time officers
having at least some idea of military duties
sink under the weight of ordinary routine
work handled every day by regular army
officers, what may be expected of the new
recruits who know nothing even about
drill unless some energetic and comprehen-
sive instruction is given them at once The
men are willing and hard workers, but 1t
looks like an up-tO-date Illustration or the
blind leading the blind" to see a squad of
recruits put through their PAGES by an
officer with a book on tactics in his hand.
The regiment will be a record breaker in
the time of recruiting and coupling 1t ready
for service and the hope of its friends IS
that it will also be notable in other ways:
The keynote of the situation was touched
yesterday when, in diplomatic way, Capt.
McIntire said to Lieut.. Col. Backus after
watching the work of some of the men in
store for YOU If you don't insist on having
a regular army officer with your regiment.
This opinion was based on recent expert,
ence as recruiting officer for the signal
corps.
Yesterday a colored man applied for work
as cook. First of all he wanted TO Know
would give the government any, permanent
strings on his services. On being assured
that 1t did not, he said he was open for en-
.sWhy don't you go down town and enlist
in one of the colored companies?" asked
wen, sah," said he, "I lowed a job a
cooking would be bout de right thing"
We'll" continued his interrogation, don't
you, know they are raising couple aer OF col col
you will have good time with them SOL
diering.''
mary artist, ''but you'uns got to have cooks
and All. reckon rs better cook den is
a sojer.'
The officer gave up at this point.
TO PREVENT DRINKING.
The trouble of drinking, so severely
stamped out at the last encampment is
again in evidence, though to the credit of
the regiment it can be said it is only done
to a small extent. The adjacent road
houses offer a good opportunity for
inebriety, but only a few cases were no
ticed yesterday. Perhaps more of it would
have been on had not the lieutenant colonel
taken prompt steps to put a stop to 1t by
an ingenious method. First of all, he sent
a detail to bring in the two men who were
reported under the influence or the mop
ale" He then issued orders not to allow
any one out of the grounds without pass,
under any pretext: While this worked a
Temporary hardship on the visitors In
camp, it effectually prevented any or the
soldiers going out of camp.
The first case OF sickness IN camp broke
out and at first it was thought to be
measles. DR.. Ireland. of Lawrenceburg,
was found i'll in bed yesterday morning with
a rash over his face An examination, how
ever, showed it to be case of too much
heat, and last night he was able to get up
and move around.
The arrangements made by Lieutenant
Peterson for the handling and issuing of
fresh beef to the troops at Camp Mount are
meeting commentator. Instead of ordering
a large quantity of meat and having the
men cut 1t up when nearly spoiled, he has
made arrangements with Kingan & Co. to
have the meat stored in refrigerators in the
dairy building, where each day acquisitions
will be made by the commissary department
for what meat is needed for the regiment.
The meat will be cut up by the packing
house men to suit the soldiers and will In
this manner be fresh at all times.
Colonel Durbin spent yesterday at his
home in Anderson, leaving Lieutenant
Colonel BackuS in command.
Signal Corps Ordered to Move.
Captain McIntire, of the signal corps, re-
ceived orders Saturday night from the War
Department to move at the earliest oppor-
tunity and proceed to Washington bar,
rn~s1 IL 4rr1nn