The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
VISITED BY MILES.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL AT MOUNT
GRETNA ENCAMPMENT.
He Was Guest of the Pennsylvania Ne
tional Gu Accomp panied by His Wife
and Son and an Aide-.Ie- -Camp-Left
for Washington.

for Washington.
Mt. Gretna, Aug. I,-General Nelson
A. Miles arrived mt Camp Hawkins in
special car He was accompanied
by his wife and son and an aide-de'
camp The wife of Governor Stone
and Il number of her women friends
also occupied the car. The party was
met at the railroad station by Adju-
ant General Stewart and conveyed in
cabs to division headquarters. -Four
squadronS of cavalry acted as escort
from the station and during General
Miles stay in camp squadron of cav
airy acted as his escort. Upon arriv-
ing at headquarters Battery B fired a
lieutenant generals salute in honor of
the distinguished visitor. Later General
Miles. accompanied by Governor Stone,
Major General Miller and the'r aids.
made Il critical inspection Of the camp
Later General Miles reviewed the
entire division of the national guard.
The general and his staff left for
Washington afterward. There was
much discomfort and some sickness i'll
the camp on account of the severe heat
and the dust
Mt. Gretna, Pa. Aug. 6. - Today
will be the greatest day of the en-
campment Lieutenant General Miles,
accompanied by his wife, will visit
the camp. General Miles party will
be met ut Harrisburg by Mrs. stone,
wife of the GovernOr At the camp
the party will be received by Major
General Miller and Adiutant General
Stewart. General Miles will be escort
ed by the four troops of cavalry now
in camp Later in the day the entire
division. over 10000 men, will pass
General Miles in review.
Camp Alexander l.. Hawkins was
thronged with visitors all day sunday.
Excursion trains We're run to the camp
from various parts of the state. and
the entire encampment grounds pre-
sented m animated scene from day
break until smdown. The weather
was pleasant throughout the day.
Governor Stone and staff and Major
General Miller and the division staff
officers attended divine services in the
morning in the Young Mems Chris
tian association tent where Chaplain
William ID. Il. f. Johnson conducted
the services. Brigadier General 60
bin and the Ninth regiment alsO at
tended services there. Chaplain
Charles Morrison, of the Twelfth regi-
mcnt. held services in front of the
regimental headquarters, and Chaplain
Ehcrly. of the Eighth regiment. con-
Quoted his services in the camp meet
ing grounds nearby. One of the
prpttiest church services were held by
Chaplain Hoyt. of the Sixth He took
his regiment into n shady place in the
woods In the Fourth regiment where
Chaplain Schall also held services, all
the infantrymen attended divine SER
vices during the day. No services
were held in the cavalry or artillery
camps.
All the routine of camp life was gone
the crowd of visitors. Dress parade
brought the day to close.
For three hours Sunday morning
the First and Second brigadcs were
without water. and for n time II looked
MS If there would he Il water famine
It is claimed that the trouble was due
to malicious mischief upon tn. part
Of some of the soldiers in the First
brigade. A. y. Smith. president Of
the Cornwall e Lebanon railroad. who
has charge Of the camp grounds claims
that the PHILADELPHIA men in thp FIRST
brigade are responsible for the trouble
He charges that thcv twisted of spig
OTIS. cut ninos and wilfully LET the wat
er run tn waste. He also claims that
soldiers in the First brigade drrailcd
the narrow aaugp railroad train twice
The second fine 'hc train was dcrail
cd the train crew was slightly injured