Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-18
COMPLIMENT FROM HEALTH OFFICER
Bows Reach Middietown in Rain
and Sleep in Cars
TALK OF MI STER OF I



ser.iru arrived over an hour later with the
remainder IF the regiment.
A. vas expected. the men We're ordered
10 remain Ola board the ears on account Of
the weather. tho rain during tho afternoon
having Transformed the road int" Il creek.
There were, several amDu!arcys awaiting
the regiment to take the sick men to the
hospital a. it had been reported that
tveuty-nre men were unfit for duty This
turned out To be a mistake. however as
only five men out Of the whole regiment
qualified for admission 70 the hospital. Two
Of tHcze cases being chronic rheumatism.
Iesa were carried 20 the hospital at Camp
Meade. one and a half miles from here. in
the wagons
Greeted by Citizens.
The people of NEddletowE turned out in
force to greet the Incoming soldiers. The
Recalling station resOuuded with the chatter
Of pretty girls and the relatives and friends
Of the boys The band Of the regiment Was
sie-trdck-d in a car just outside the depot
They played number of popular airs. their
efforts hs<nE rewarded with rounds of ap-
p!auSe.
In the meantime the men Of The first see
ton hal been supplied with coffee and had
been given liberty until 50 o'clock. This
section comprised ali Of the District com
PtlleS, ami 1t may be said to their Credit
that not the slightest disturbance in Md
dletowu last night was credited to them.
They were all back to their cars and
quietej down for the night when taps
sounded al lo O'Clock.
The men OF the second section were given
liberty until o'clock, and they behaved
themselves in the same orderly manner
that characterized the members of the
other companies. In View of the fact that
these men mad been cOoprI up for over SIX
days on an army transport and railroad
cars, Their conduct thus far reflects the
highest credit upon the personnel Of the
regiment as regards both officers and en-
listed men.
Luxury of Bed.
A number of the officers took advantage
OF the hotels at hand and spent the night
between sheets in an American bed Some
OF the men. too. were fortunate enough 10
secure passes to remain over night with
friends or relatives, but the majority pass
20 the night in the cars. two men to a seat.
4hey grUmblei somewhat at this, bu. upon
being Informed Of the condition of the road
accepted their condition chntrfully and
made the best of their erasnVed lodgings.
\ number Of the men suffered from the
chilIneSs Of the damp weather. and few
cases OF influenza may he expected as q
result Of the CE lnge of climate
The boys report a very pleasant voyage
from NauZanilIa. Up 70 Saturday the trip
was without incident. but that time the
D.Nie ran int" a storm Off Hat,eras and
the boys got a tossing around that they VIII
remember for a Ions time y few Of them
were se.tSick but the majority escaped this
manly by retiring 20 their hamUocks. When
the DiNIe reached New York The health Off
Ger informed Col. Petit bar his regiment
was the cle@rest and most orderly set Of
men he had ever seen on transport. the
credit for which Is given by most of the
men 70 Col. Petit.
Good Fare on the Dixie.
The men say they had the best ratious
On board he Dixie that hey have had since
leaving home. Capt. WGrchiEgtuu. the quar-
terma-ter Of The boat. having made a spe-
cial rrqu-itiou for stores with which to
provide .He men with proper food. All of
he men vsre ia the bez- o.. spirits during
the "trip and appreciated the fact that they
were returning to their beloved country.
where ever, thing Is they t.rIn fl, H. Amer
~trdu. All s.loHE the way. b.. il ON the walter
and On land. the regiment Has. given ii
greeting that showed how much ne citizens
ri this country honor their brave citizen
soldiers
The Dixie received d salute from every
boar iF NV York harbor while every loco
motive in Jersey City seemed alive and
eager To add 10 the din as The train started
from that city for The camp. Upon the ar
rival at Jhr camp the b'ys immediately in
Guiref about The dare fixed for their mus
ter out Although this has not been de-
Citvd. fl Is thought tha- The regiment viii
b. ready for this ceremony by Juno :
The 9,h IUmICcS which arrived here two
weeks ago. viii h" mustered Out May -.
The 9TH Immunes. which reached Camp
Meade about week ago. viii 90 out Of
Sr-iCe Mn Il. the natural inference being
that The An viii b. mustered out a week
later
The start for Camp Meade.
ReveIIe was sounded at O'Clock this
morning md hreakfasl was served to the
men few minutes later
Col. Petit was up and about at an early
hour and orders were issued TO the men to
get their baggage out of the cars and on
the wagons for Camp Meade as soon as
possible. The men were formed in bat
tai1Us in quick order and under Col. Pet
tits direction the column was soon in mo-
ton. The last man left the railroad sta
ti0u here before T::u O'Clock. the regiment
reaching Camp Meade in less than an
hours time.
The road over which the men marched
WAS extremely bad. but fortunately the
space between the trolley tracks was com
IaFduNvly dry. and the men were enabled
hy marching in column Of twos TO reach
the camp grounds IN fairly good shape.
The men presented splendid appearance
IN the march. and earn the sincere appro-
baton Of u number OF officers from other
regiments now stationed At the camp.
Jpon their arrival NJ the camp the men
found everything in readiness for them
Tents for 300 men have been erected for
some time. and the 4th took possession of
about 100 OF them.
Location in Camp.
The regiment Is now located directly back
" Col. Sergeants Ssh Immune Regiment. in
one Of the finest sites in the whole camp
The boys found not only tents in readiness
fJr them buJ their mess tents are up dry
wood cut Tor them and nicely piled around
each company mess and the sinks dug and
well protected. The men were In high
feather when they discovered thar they
would have no work 20 do except such as
Was eu,ai.ed il sending details out to look
aT,=T the baggage, mess kits and the like
The boys spent the best part OF the morn
ING in Locating their truck and fixing up
their tents and by this afternoon had set
tied down soma" halC TO the m1nutony of
camp life.
They are in good spirits over the prospect
IF son being must cred out and have GONE
To Work with a Will To make their camp the
model rtTSfmenta1 establishment al CamD
Meade. Co. PeUtiJ IS a s-rict disc5plinar4an
and the methods which he employed while
the regiment was in the states and in Cuba
are bearing fruit in the excellent conduc, ~
his command
Another evidence Of his ability as a COM
mantitng officer is shown IN the fact tina,
but ten men have died since the regiment