The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-14
EXPERIENCES IN WAR TIME.
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| Continued from Page Eight)
| was "A nobler CoucOurse of soldiers -
| The speaker referred 10 the arrival at
| Camp Alger i'm Virginia. with the at
| tending discomfort OF Virginia dust and
| mud. I'VE were ordered, much TO our
| surprise TO march some two miles over
| from camp TO hill side, where we We're
| obliged TO lay out camp. breaking
| ground and pitching tents. a we'll and
| a spring furnished at first all the water
| available. But the men sunk a well,
striking water about $50 feet down,
and after some difficulty soon had an
excellent supply of good water. We
cleaned up camp and made IL very nice
until the surgeons one day said that
they were afraid that typhoid was
creeping i'm. but we lost but three men.
while at Camp Alger, and when the
regiment left Camp Alger we had but
few sick men. The belief that they
were to fight in the Islands was what
kept up the spirits OF the Rhode Island
boys. | have noticed that young men
who were very anxious 20 go TO war
were the men who had never been i'm
battle. They were enthusiastic over
the opportunity. But | have noticed
that the men who having been in actual
battle are rarely anxious TO go I'm again
When the news came that the protocol
had been signed indicating that peace
was at hand, the reaction among the
boys was marked. All the enthusiasm
that had been shown, ms order follow
ed order To embark. only 10 be after
ward countermanded, died out and the
boys would continually inquire: Chap
lain, what are we TO do next? Where
are we going now"
III / were 60 select men 10 make
soldiers OF | would go to the best places.
| would take the best young men OF
society. | would go 60 the home and
take mothers boy The best men
make the best soldiers. The saloons
never turn out good soldiers"
The speaker referred 10 such men as
"Teddy" Roosevelt "a representative
soldiers and representative men. He
spoke OF the matter OF education among
the Spanish and the American people
out OF the 100000 population OF Spain
but 80 odd per cent can read and write.
while OF our own 10000 600 OF people
made up of all nationalities, over %
per cent. can read and write How
much better il would be he declared
were the Spanish government, instead
OF endeaVorlng 10 appropriate millions
of dollars 20 increase the nations navy.
60 devote their energy 10 the building
ana maintaining OF additional school
houses
IF | were 10 construct an army"
continued the speaker. II would put
Yank here and Johnny there. a
'Yank' there and a Johnny here and SO
on. they would never funk AS to
camp life. The meat we had M head
quarters. the boys had: the bread we
had the boys had. ana when We had n
new supply OF goodies. some OF this /
ana some of that was sent over to the /
boys When our boys were ordered /
TO leave Camp Algsr for Manassas they
carried five days r8tiuua. hut the Ton /
nessee regiment. camped beside us. had /
but one days ratiuus.'
Secretary Eddy then read tho minutes I
OF tho last meeting which were ap- /
proved. The following committee was I
appointed 90 nominate officers for c.eo- /
tun at the next meeting. John I
Jencks, g.. g.. GunnlFon and Gubsrf /
Steere.