The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-14


Were of the Greatest Value Dur
Ing the Campaign in Cuba-Busy
Days at Smelling Preparing for
the Departure-Every Company
Has It's Desired Quota of Men.
The Red Cross Aid Society of st.
Paui, than which none in the country
was more active In aiding the soldiers
during the past summer has again
taken up it's work, and by the goth Of
the present month hopes to have COM
pieted 400 abdominal bandages, to be
given to the Third regiment on it's de-
parture for the Philippines. For the
last week a few women of the Red
Cross society have been sewing ban
dages at their homes, and 100 are now
finished.
yesterday morning. Mrs. e. III. Bailey.
wee president of the society, and Mrs.
Cora Johnson visited Fort Smelling for
the purpose Of assuring themselves if
the banuages were really needed by
the soldiers or if something more use
ful could be substituted. The first SER
geantS OF almost every company We're
seen, as we'll as privates, and the Of
Ter or the society was hailed with de-
Hght. During the Cuban campaign,
whether In camp or on the march,
these bandages were of the greatest
use to the men. The pajamas supplied
by the various Red Cross agencies
were a comfortable addition to a SOL
d1er's scanty wardrobe, and the slippers
sometimes sent by well-meaning
friends served a good purpose, for
they always caused hearty laugh,
which was good for the men, The
reading matter -whiled away many a
weary hour, but, when sick and in
pain, the abdominal bandages were in
valuable, both as cure and as pre-
Ventative. And so yesterday the Gu
pan veterans expressed great pleasure,
as did their colonel, too, when told
That the Red Cross Aid society would
provide the regiment with bandages.
In the short time left, before the de-
parture of the regiment, it will require
good many workers to accomplish
the task. Those interested in the work
ana desiring toohelp are requested to
notify Mrs. e. H. Bailey, 459 Holly ave
nue., OF the numberrthey can make. be-
tween Monday and: Saturday of next
week, and the material will be prompt
ly sent to the address given.
EQUIPMENT TO BE MOVED.
According to the estimates which
nave been submitted to the chief quar-
ternlaster of the department of Da-
kota by Capt GerIach, of the Third
regiment, it will require five trains to
transport the regiment from Minnesota
to New York. Four of these trains will
carry 1,3OO people-offieers and men
anu S civil employees: The other train
VIII carry the baggage, personal ef-
fects of the officers, tentage and all
other equipment.
Every man in the regiment will be
allowed to take $50 pounds Of personal
effects. twenty-five mule teams were
IN service at the fort yesterday, haul
Ing large square empty boxes, known
as parrack lockers from the spur
track on the reservation to the quar-
ters of the men, One of these boxes
VIII be issued to every man in the
regiment. They are constructed of
ee-quarter-inch pine and are naint-
ed with thick coat of white paint to
guard against contagion, and are Sc
curely protected with a substantial
lock. These boxes will hold about 100
POUNDS OF clothing and other baggage.
ana ihls Is practically all the men will
De allowed to take. Under the regu-
lar army regulations, officers are al
lowed from 1,500 to $500 pounds of bag
gage, according to rank. However. an
order has just been issued from Wash
lngton which triples the baggage al
loWanee of the officers This gives
fleld officers on an average. of a three
TON allowance. The Third regiment
| leaves FULLY prepared to do long duty
In the Philippines. 1t is not as if thev
were under marching orders and were
to take the field against the enemy
put 1t is transfer of every man and
of1lcer from one continent to another
ana 1t, OF necessity, entails the trans
Ter OF all the regiments property. In
asmuch as the officers will be repre-
Sentatives of the United States GOV
ernment in the Philippines and looked
UP to by the natives, the war depart
ment believes it fitting that a sufficient
baggage allowance is made, to enable
them to establish representative Amer
lean homes in the new possessions
The equipment train will leave ST.
raul two days in advance of the regi-
lnent, SO as to be in New York in time
TO be loaded on the. transport Massa-
chuSetts, which is understood to have
been selected by the war department
to carry the Third.
Capt. French will divide the trans
portation of the troops between the St.
Paul and Chicago lines, giving all a
| chance, if their bids are sufficiently
low. Five sections will leave ST. Paul.
| but from Chicago to New York an eff
| fort will be made to double up; at
the contract. and it is quite probable
| that the trip from Lake Michigan to
the seaboard will be confined to one or
| two roads.
WILL COME IN TOWN.
| Col. Page stated yesterday that his
| regiment could be ready to start any
| time on forty-eight hours notice It
would require this time, he said, to
load the baggage train. as the freight
| must be loaded right from the wagons
| into the cars, which was slow work.
The people Of st. Paul will be given
a chance to catch a farewell glimpse
| of the regiment in marching form on
the day it leaves for New York. This
| was decided upon yesterday. as all the
| troops will be brought down to the city
on street cars. and will gather at Rice
park and march to the depot.
| Guns and blankets were yesterday is
sued the members Of Company K
which is the last company to be or
| ganized.. Transfer slips were made out
| for the new men assigned to that COM
pany, which gives the regiment twelve
full companies. In fact there are more
| unassigned recruits at the fort than
Col. Page knows what to do with Just
as soon as the Third was given notice