The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-24
LIKE PORTO RICAN HEAT.
Illinois Militia in Camp Reminded
of Late War Experience.
REPTBI.IC SrECT.I..

REPI'BI.IC SPECIAL.
Camp Lincoln. Near Springfield. Ill. July
eS.-Thc intense heat to-day WIS a grave re-.
minder TO the men Of the Third and Sixth
regiments of their service tn the Porto
Rican campaign during the Spanish-Ameri-
car War.
The sun bent down upon the camp in all
us Jury during the entire middle part Of
the day and succeeded in raising th. Their
mometer 70 - In the Porto Ricau cam
pa,gGn the men Enr say they made marches in
fercd little more than they have to-day
The entire regiment has had profitable
days work, despite the warm day Tho
Second and Third battalions of the Third
Regiment were upon the rifle range dur
ing the morning and afternoon In the
morning the ether nineteen companies Of
the brigade engaged IN company drills upon
the parade ground. In the afternoon the
five b3ttalions had battalion drill and for
nation. under command Of their respective
officers.
Two elmos, phenomenal scores have been
made by the men Of the Third Regiment
on the range. Captain ODell the reaf
mental chaplain. made 80 out of a possible
~. ana the feat was repeated by Private
Ezra H Broomback Of Company c; Cap
tain O'pell made % at the l63 ward range.
q at the 90. ~ at the 300 and - a the
Sp-yard range. Private Broonhack made
"a at the 100. - at the 80. % n the 800. and
p at the 500 ward range. Captain Fred l..
NANNY NJ Belvidere. the inspector of rifle
practice Of the Third Regiment. says the
Several heat exhaustions occurred during
guard mount and at dress parade. The
men who were overcome were conveyed
from the field In the hospital ambulance
and revived at the regimsntal hospital. The
health of the camp remains almost perfect.
There has been but little sickness I'm any
Of the commands since the enCampu. Mt be-
gan. and the Third and Sixth are keeping
up the good record along this line. Private
land. Third Regiment. Is the only patient
that has been brought 10 the hospital suf
fering with a serious Illness. He Is suffer
ing from lead poisoning. Private COsgrOve
was sent HON. this evening
The blind pis.' across the road from The
camp. which was razed by Major Funk
houser of the First Regiment during the
first week OF the -sncamiment. opened
up again. General Ciendcnin sent orders
this morning that the pig he closed. and
the proprietor readily cpsyed the COM
commissioned and noncommiss!oned Off
GERS schools were held this afternoon IN
both regiments and were attended 10y the
various officers OF the commands.
The brigade was reviewed this evening
after dress parade The he fer sT oxens M
Ciendcuin- Aijutant General Reece fe-
ceived the horors.
Adiutant General Rsece and family. and
Assistant AdJutant General Smith and
friends, were entertained at dinner, az 81
o'clock This evening b. Genr'al ttcndcnin
were issued from brigade heaiqHarters nam
ing Major Charles II. Greene OF aurora.
Thir! Regiment. Field offcer NJ the i'aS TOT
to morrow The regimental guard details
fuT Tomorrow viii be as follows:
Third Regiment officer of the DaE. cap
tain G. II Bell Company +. OF Pontiac;
Officer OF the Guard. Lieutenant William
Iiisske. Company f. OF tlgin. and s'l-
pernumery. lieutenant William j. fissset.
Company q. Of Be!via-re.
Sixth Regiment-Of.iccr of the Day, Cap
tain Luke +. Hemmenwoy. Company A. OF
Rock Island; officer of the Guard. teIiten-
ant Harry III. Young. Company l.. Of Free
port. and supernumerary. Lieutenant thas-
H. Hoobler of Company :. Sterling.
Adiutant General Reec- To-day issued Ma
tiona, Guard orders granting honorable dis
charges ~ the following: Roy ID Smith.
Third Detachment. and 7. 4. Murphy and
j. q. Mulcas'er. Second Detachment "f ;he
Sigma; Corps; Sarc-ants George Dunn and
Edwards. Musician Henry Fuller
and Private Henry Rucliffe of Company i.
Third Regiment. and ~ PTivates Fred Como
way and Edwin Wade OF Company NJ. Third
Regiment.
An order was also ISSUED confirming the
election o: James r. Watkins as Major Of
the Fifth Regiment.