Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-07
f.lfh AT FORT LOGAN.
Interesting Letter Prom "Reeruit" on
Routine Of Camp Life.


Editors Citizcni
Fort Logan. Colo, Aug. 3.-As there h
much interest IN Albuquerque attacne,
10 the organization OF the ihIrty fOurtl
United states Volunteer infantry at lhi
post, "A short letter would probably he o
Interest to your many read u. anon,
whom are parents and friends OF tho
who enlisted at Albuquerque. After nj
afiectlOnate farewell to parents, sisters
brothers aud friends Un tho 2glh ult.
twenty-iy OF Us boarded the deIsye,
40 tain IN charge OF Acting Sergean
Albers, bound for Fort Logan. where W,
arrived on the morning OF the 3lst. bein,
delayed at Thornton lOr ten hours. Upoi
our arrival here We were escorted Il
headquarters aud assigned TO companies
A majority OF those leaving were assigne,
to Company II, VIZ: NiIdes. X. #. Arm
strong. Murphy. Uneetham, Melscn, bar
ret. Mehan, NOItleet. Burgess. WITT. Ford
Hale, Roberts. Lsue, Myfes, UrUsby, Dlsi
Mcintyre and smith. Albers, Reed. Carl
ton aud simpson were assigned To Com
psny h, along vita Richards, Brauch'
ana balOraltn, III arrived three or foul
days previous; fassmOfe anu ulariu vii
do service in Company r. CompaJy n 4
differed by Captain Dame aid COmpsn,
+ by Captain Russell, both well kuOwl
TO many Albuquergueans. Arms irons
arrived on the 2ud aud Is CHARTERED witt
Company |.
Companies II, i. u and II have been ~
cruited to their full complement Ant
comprise the second battalion, and AZ,
now quartered in tents To the moth oi
the parade ground aud have entered int,
the routine duty OF camp life. ihe tent,
furnished are conical shaped and n com
tnodate eight men very comfortably, tn,
camp streets are unusually wide TO lss'
summers campaigners say and the san
ltary condition Of the uamp has beer
well looked TO. Take IL Mi IN ali. up {,
date, the Thirty-fourth has excellen'
quarters, and discomfort. ~ a rule. la,
been ~relegated TO the background, though
there are some '%ehTOnics."
The formation OF the third battalion
has been commenced ana recruits AT,
coming In rapidly. Sixty live came In
on the 2nd from North and South Ds
kota. equipped and ready for field service
Every train two a day lands from /
dozen to thirty. IL In predicted by tn,
AAAAVA VIM nv Nht thhf tfEI ulAA hTt
c ming In the Thirty fourth will be- read
Tor business In thirty DAYS.
The officers Of the Thirty fourth are
Colonel kenon, who Is now In Cubs
Lieutenant Colonel IlOwzes, Major Penn
Major Wheeler, MAYOR Shook, Captain
Dame. Lieutenant Day.
Company G., OF the Sixth cavalry, II
also stationed here with "a full compile.
ment OF men, ~ IL also al artillery com
pany, the name OF which | have moi
learned.
We are blown up" every morning a
. by the bugler, fail in line and snswel
10 fOll call; ut 5:3O We line up for mes,
aud by d are back in tents waiting
Tor ! O'Clock, when WI are given setting
mp exercises for an hour; we then ''pO
ica.up" until ., when the bugle sound,
for regular drill. We are marched GU
to the parade grounds In squads OF eigh'
and until 10 o'clock We are given drill
instruction with guns. The interim be
tween 10 aud IL IL consumed in variOn.
ways-cleaning guns. "~pOlicing.up." etc
when At II the bugle again sounds FOL
mesa. After this we return to tents and
employ ourselves in various ways unit
3 o'clock, when We are a2ain called fol
iriil, Of an hours duration. which Ia ,
repetition OF the I o'clock call. We ar,
again at rest III there IL nothing I,
police. up until q. when mess Il
blown. then roll call at Z, taps at . an,
candles out at 9:l5. such IL tho dutie
we perform, day after day. and the ney
recruits are fast ADAPTING themselves +
their new life and customs OF the camp
Fort Logan IL a very picturesque place
lying nine miles to the south OF Denver
high upon the table lands, o~yarlO0kinI
the country for miles to the east. Den
yer IL shut out from view by slight eleya
ton. and TO the south and west are IN
Rockies, rising high in the clouds, tn
air here IL bracing and well calculate
to put vim and yigor into those who car
to train for life In the service of Uncl
Sam. The post IA connected with tn
city by both steam and electric railwa
lines. and II Reached in u ride OF thirt
minutes. Take 1t all in AL the surround
ings ara wall adopted for the purpose in
tended. AZ | have about exhausted tn
time | have for writing. | will give 20
another letter nj an early day
RECRUIT.