The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
First Brigade Pitches It's Tents ut
Camp Lincoln Under General
FitzsimmOns.
PRIVATE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Joseph j. kenney Dragged Several
Hundred Feet by a Mule-Re-
ligious Services for Sun
day.
EEpTEILc SPECIAL.

EETI 'EIIc SPECIAL.
Springfield. Ill. July .-Ove- eco Ma
uonal Guardsmen from the city Of Chicago.
forming the First Brigade of the Illinois
National Guard. inaugurated the annual
tour OF encampment to-day. Leaving Chi
cago In n downpour of rain. the mli;amen
d'sembarked at Camp Lincoln this morning
and found .he place dry and dusty. The
heat was intolerablc. the day being the hot
test Of the year. with the thermometer
registering 81 degrees while the men were
Srumbiine because IF an order for dress
parade in the evening the wind rose sud-
denly and was followed by Il drenching
rain The change in the weather was re-
ceived with delight by the so!diery. for it
meant the abandonment Of dress parade
and a night of rest and comfort.
me special trains bearing the troops ar
rived IN the city early. and breakfast was
served at camp before $50 Owing To the
intense heat. an order was promulgated
suspendinS all duty until Monday morn
Ing, when the routing Of the week will
be taken Up. The First Regiment has s2o
men IN camp, the Second Regiment q,
the Seventh Regiment o2s and The Eighth
Battalion To-
An accident occurred in the afternoon
resulting in the serious injury of Private
Joseph j. kenney of the Calling platoon
of the First Regiment
a mule team attached 10 caisson became
unmanageahle and ran away across the
parade ground and through the camp. Ken
ney, VINO was riding one of the mules. was
dragged several hundred feet. As he fell
the animal planted a vicious kick i'm his
groin. infIciing a dangerous wound. The
injured man Was taken TO the regimenta |
hospital for treatment. He is the only man
In camp on the hospital list tonight
tomorrow viii be a gala day in camp
several train loads of excursionists are ,x-
pecied from Chicago and the men will be
allowed as much liberty as is consistent with
military discipline. The crowning feature
OF the day VIII he the evening dress parade,
In which all four OF the organizations, their
bands anc field music will participate
Regime ntal inspection will he held at
CLOCK IN the morning by Brigadier Gen
services VIII be held in the afternoon. Fa-
Their Kelly. chaplain of the Seventh Rcgi-
inent Will conduct mass at o'clock in
the morning and another service in the aft
eTnonn.
Following is the guard detail for to-mor-
row:
FIRST Regimen;-Officcr of the DAY. Can
tain Burned Gunther, Company l.. officer of
the guard, Lieutenant John d. Sauerberg
Company J. supsrhumerary. Lieutenant
Horace J. Mellum. Company NJ.
Second ReSiment-ut Officer Of the day. Cap
tain John W. Swatek. Company l.. officer
of the guard. lieutenant Theodore David.
Company b: SUPPLEMENTARY. Lieutenant
Harry II. Prescott. Company ".
Seventh Regiment-Ofticsr Of the day.
Captain T. NJ. Kennedy. Company g: officer
of the guard. I.icutesant VI. D0wney, Com
pany ID; supernumerary. Lieutenant John T.
Sullivan. Company l..
Eighth Battalon-Officer of the day. Cap
tain Theodore III. Van Pelt. Company a:
officer of the guard. Lieutenant Jesse But
Ter, Company e.