Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-07-24
RESUME
or Events Actual and Contemplated
at Camp McMaken.

the best day so far as weather was con-
cerned, which the Sixth has exper-
fenced since arriving here. The wealth
er permitted the completion of the
regular routine, an unusual thing for
the past few days.
The crowd of sightseers, while not
so large as Sundays attendance, was
nevertheless very generous and ex-
tremely enthusiastic. The soldiers
were repeatedly app,auded on the per-
fection of their drilling and the ap-
plause was certainly well deserved
The intense heat, and the difficulty
OF drilling on the newly mown ground
inside the new track, are responsible
for the retiring of several men to the
camp hospital. The most of yester-
days cases were not serious and the
men have almost recovered. One SOL
dier, however, was stricken with the
army cramps and four men were re-
auired to hold him. This disease is al
mOSe enllTely COlHheu W thS Soiu'Si'
and seizes the victim without NOM
ents warning. causing intense pain and
convulsions.
The muster will be held tomorrow
morning and every man must either
be present or accounted for.
The Sixth and the city are again to
be honored with distinguished visitors.
Governor Nash, Adjutant General
Gerger General Dick, Commander of
the Division and the staff are expected
10 arrive on the 12:4O train today.
Governor Atkinson. cf West Virginia,
is also expected to arrive today.
Yesterday morning Assistant Adju-
tant General Adams, aided by Col
Ames, Assistant Inspector General, held
a general inspection. The officers re-
port the men as being in very good
condition.
Yesterday Capt. James, inspector of
rife practice, escorted a party of ladies
over the city and showed them the i'm
portant places of interest. The party
visited Fairview Heights and viewed
Marietta and vicinity from the Look
out Mountain Of the Muskingum VAL
ley" All were charmed with the view
and were unanimous in expressions OF
admiration of the landscape visible
from the Heights.
Chaplain T. ]. Harbaugh left last
night for Dunkirk, O., where he will
stay until tonight when he will start
for his home, Bowling Green. Chap
lain Harbaugh is very much interested
in the history and old landmarks of
Marietta and expects to return some
time in the fall, wien he will be at
leisure to examine the interesting
memorials of Mariettas early days.
Captain Pickering, of the I'd U. S. A..
Infantry, left yesterday morning for
Columbus. Capt Pickering will go to
New York in which city he will rejoln
his command which will arrive today
from Cuba. The company is ordered
to repair to Ft. Thomas, Newport, KY,
where it will be refitted and prepared
for service in China, to which country
it has recently been assigned for SER
vice.
The boys of the Sixth are making
preparations for a minstrel show to be
given tonight If the other events do not
interfere. The Sixth has some very
good minstrel talent and a cast of
characters is being made out. They
have quite range in the minstrel line
and can present some things in fully as
good manner as most minstrel comp
anies. The show, If held, will be Civ
en- from the grand stand. 1t Is need
less to say that all visitors will be well
come.
Messrs. Fleming Yearick and Emery
of the Times, News and
Blade, the leading Toledo papers, are
in camp, and seem to be having a Jolly
as well as busy time. They are all
hustling pencil pushers and are giving
their papers lively accounts OF camp
life as well as write-ups of the historic
points of interest about the city.