The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29


Two whole companies for the Forty
fifth regiment have been recruited at
Vancouver and will join the regiment on
the Pacific coast. Another large detach-
ment Of over 100 men Is expected to arrive
from indianapolis early next week. prac-
tically completing the Forty-fifth regi-
ment. t&S 5a
The progress which has been made by
the recruiting officers for the Forty-f1fth
has exceeded expectations. AS fast as Of
ficers have been assigned to the regiment
they have been given ten days detail on
recruiting service. A very large proportion
Of the men have been enlisted by the COM
missioned officers Of the regiment in a
half dozen states Only about one-third
Of the officers are now in camp, as some
Of the appointments are Of recent date
and nearly all absent are at work re-
cruiting.
Yesterday was the first light day in the
recruiting Office at the fort. The total
number accepted was ten. Among that
number was Rollin Denzer, of LIE Sueur,
a brother to Roger Denzer, of base ball
fame The names of the others are Ar
thur Will, Israel Deacreans, Eli M. Secor,
Percy A. Castle. George Ortiz, Edward
Johnson, George Lyon. Herman Fahrman
and Wesley Wagner.
Capt B. F. Patrick regimental adju-
tant, In addition to duties in connection
with his office, has charge Of the recruit
ing service. The great bulk Of the regi-
ment has been recruited from the Twin
Cities. married man Is required to
show to the satisfaction of the officers
that his family are not dependent upon
him for support. AS the regiment is to go
to the Philippines, this rule is very rigid
ly enforced, and in some cases written
statement to that effect is required from
the spouse who is to be left behind. with
young men who have not reached their
majority, permission from parents must
be secured before an application will be
considered
The wind played havoc with the tented
city of the Forty-fifth yesterday, and in
addition yesterday morning after mess
call member of Company A fell off to
sleep and the ashes from his pipe set the
tent on fire, causing no end of conl1no-
ton for time.e The provisional fire de-
partment responded to a general alarm,
and, before the flames were given
chance to spread the fire was ext1n-
guished. 1871 ~
1t was almost impossible to keep a fire
going in any of9the cook tents, and sew
eral blew down. AT the regimental head
quarters the officers had difficulty in pro-
ceeding with the work. Both ends Of the
large tent were tightly closed making, 1t
so dark within that it was necessary to
use artificial light daring the day. AS the
lamps have not been issued, candles had
to be resorted >to9and the frequent gusts
of wind at times put theseAout s''':s5i+
All the men wore their new military
overeoats for the afirst time yesterday
during the drill and while .'on guard
Guard mount was Sxecuted as usual at
4:30 D. M, Witffeevery one wearing all the
clothes available The men smile when
they think that the tropics are soon to be
the scene of their activities land of the
contrast with their present surroundings.
The boys assert that they will swap their
overcoats for bathing suits before they
leave American soil. =; -
Out of the 1000 men in camp there are
but half dozen on sick report, with no Sc
rfous cases. Aside from a few bad colds
there is nothing to excite alarm.
PriYates John w. Hosting, Jesse High
lands, ODDS Smith and William T. Hub
bard, Thirty-eighth infantry, at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, have been transferred to
the Forty-fifth infantry, at Fort Smelling.
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