Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-12
CROSSING THE CONTINENT.
Novel Experiences of Howard Laws and
Lewis Andrews.

Lewis Andrews.
A letter has been received from
Howard Laws of this city, who left
here accompanied by Lewis Andrews
on Sunday, September 18th, for San
Francisco. CAL, on wager of 81, 600.
Each had $40 when they left here and
arrived in Harrisburg, Pa, with "a
each. There they engaged in the
nhotographing business, Laws having
his camera with him. While there
they learned that the Twenty eighth
Regiment, U. s. W., was going to San
Francisco on the following Monday and
they soon laid their plans. They pro-
cured uniforms and went to Camp
Meade, where they passed muster. On
the morning of the next day they got
out of camp, but returned and found
preparations made for the trip to Cali
fornia. They soon became members of
Go. d, Twenty. eighth Regiment, u.S..V.
They give their experience as fol-
lows: eve left the camp at 10 o. m.
on Monday and toward evening re-
ported to the negro porter that Capt.
| hunks. The cars were called Pullman
coaches, but were really only tourist
sleepers. The men soon saw that we
were ereenies, and when charged with
this we acknowledged tue corn, for fear
of further detection and trouble and
secured some pointers.
I'VE would 60 back to the cooks car
about meal time and secure our chew
| ing as the boys called it, which con-
sisted of coffee without sugar or milk,
bread several days old, bologna sausage,
| beans and catsup. We would travel
back and forth and again gave the
cooks the slip, as we soon tired of
pairing potatoes and washing pots, pans
and dishes. Everything went we'll
until night, when Capt. Conner came
In and spied Andrews. lie asked him
whore he belonged. He answered Go.
D. Capt. Common then questioned him,
whether or not he was an enlisted man
and he stated that hesfwas not. Capt.
Conner took our names and ordered us
searched and marched us before Major
Morgan. The major looked over our
papers, among which was the wager
and other papers consisting of letters
of Introduction, recommendations, &c.
Major Morgan then turned to us and
asked where we got the uniforms. This
We respectfully declined to disclose.
He asked us how we got aboard. We
frankly told him. He ordered us tc
take off the uniforms and brass but
tons. Our grips were taken out of the
car and we donned our citizens
clothes. Tho train was stopped al
Casey. ILL.,, and we left the train.
Every commissioned officer, Capt
Conner and Major Morgan shook hands
with us and wished us success. Seyera
officers gave us their cards and re
: quested that wa write them in reference
to our trip. They regretted that the.
could not carry us on through, anc
stated that it was contrary to the law
while at Casey the third section o
! the train came up and we saw Lieut.
Dunn of Wilmington. His train stoppot
, for water and we had talk with him
He said he was sorry he could not carr.
us on through. We then went to ST
Louis, Mo-, where we now are locates
for few days. We will see the paradi
a of the yelled prophets during our stay
The people say that it is wonderful
pageant. The next move will b
another iaunt of 100 miles. -"