The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-23


day, and Not Man Was Sent to
the Hospital - Situation In the
New Camp of the Forty-Fifth
Seems Perfect.
The last Of the belongings Of the new
Forty-f1fth regiment were moved yester-
day to the camp, one mile west from the
headquarters on the reservation Regi-
mental headquarters were established IN
Il large tent thanking the camp on the
east, and the officers tents were all
pitched yesterday. The line officers oc-
cupy quarters at the end Of every COM
pany street, while the regimental officers
take up another row OF brown tents on
the north. Cook tents have been put up
for each company. Cooks have been Sc
lected, as 1t is essential that there be
good, wholesome food, end lots of it,
The altitude Of the camp. the braclng
ozone Of the woodland and meadow sur
rounding gives the boys appetites. That
is putting it mildly.
The sanitary conditions of the camp,
when everything is put in shape, will be
fine Six large bath houses are being
built to the rear of the camp, and line
well water is supplied from a large WING
mill near by. Several hundred people
visit the camp every day.
Col. Dorsts headquarters were located
yesterday, and he occupied his tent last
evening for the first time. The boys
went to bed in the dark last night, as
for some reason or other the camp Ian
terms did not reach the Fort, but there
was but little complaint on this score,
as without exception every one was
thoroughly tired out when night came.
Right forward, Fours right" a ser
geant would sing out, and simultaneously
a small troop would respond with a side
movement Marching squads Of men were
seen moving over the reservation all day.
learning all the details. of the drill, par
ticularly foot maneuvers. AS the guns
have not arrived yet, the time is taken UP
almost entirely instructing the men In
field movements. Squads of thirty will
be taken out on the level ground and
located ten feet apart. Then the order to
charge is given. The skirmish line
reaches little hill, pauses for breath,
and is given another command and up
the hill they go. This part of the drill
work is very Interesting, and the new
men take very readily to.tt.
Thirty new men were enlisted which
brings the total number of men en-
rolled in the new volunteer regiment very
close to the 500 mark Col. Dorst re-
ceived a telegram from Chicago an
nouncing that Il squad of fifty men were
on their way to st. Paul, and the squad
Of 178 from Vancouver are expected with
in a few days zFs.e-e4-. ~
Col. Dorst stated yesterday that the
men would be put through vigorous
course of training, as the conditions were
highly favorable and there was but lit
tie danger of overworking the men. The
health Of the command is excellent. OF
the large number in camp there are but
six sick, and these are men who came
from the South and brought malarial
fever with them.
The new hospital corps was yesterday
moved out to the camp. The corps is in
charge of three medical officers, namely,
Maj. Ireland, of the regular army; Capt.
Artaud and Lieut.. Donaldson. The per-
sonnet Of the corps is as follows: Hos
pital stewards, Kehoe and Metcalf, for
merIy OF the Fifteenth regiment, and Lee,
of the regular service. The privates are
as follows: Anderson, G1aff, Meyers,
O'Neill, Braun, De Voc, Nelson and
Johnson.
There was no confusion or disorder at
tending the arrival of the depot battalion
of the Eighth infantry, comprising Com
panies 1, K. L and M. The special bear
ing the Cuban veterans was transferred
from the lower Omaha yards last evening
to the side track at the Fort and I'M
loaded. The newcomers were marched to
the barracks vacated the day before by
the Forty-ffth, and all their personal
effects moved into the company buildings.
Not a man Of the 25S in the command
was transferred to the hospital yester-
day. Nearly all the men in the battalion
have been sick, but they are gradually
getting back their color and a few more
sunny days on the beautiful plateau over
looking the confluence of two great rivers
will make them hardy and strong
Maj. Gerlach will have some very con-
genial companions during the winter in
the persons of Lieut.. J. B. Foy, Lieut..
w. B. Burt, Lieut.. H. Norman, Cent.
Jones ard DR.. Moses
The Third battalion of the Eighth was
all through the Cuban campaign, and
later was given provost duty, after spend
ing couple OF months at Huntsville.
Ala. One of the officers in convoreatior
with a man yesterday, said: eft
will be long time before the government
is able to safely withdraw the troops
from Cuba. The Cubans are a bad lot.
They are treacherous, undetermined, and
with few exceptions, have but few re-
deeming qualities. It wilt also be long
time until the United States Is abb to
establish a stable government in Cuba.
We were ationed at Havana for s me-
time doing guard duty and had a great
deal of 'ime to study the native dispo-
sition. If the soldiers were taken away
the Spaniards and Cubans would be in
a continuous riot and the police would
be an impotent factor. In fact. the no
lice regulations are very poor and mill
tary rule is almost necessary at all times
to prevent rioting