The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-29
Thirteenth
HOME AGAIN
SUN BURNED SOLDIERS RE
TURN FROM MT. GRETNA.
Arrived in the City Saturday Morn
ing in Time for the Members of the
Regiment to Breakfast at Their
Homes-Colonel watres Highly
Pleased with the Manner in Which
His Men Conducted Themselves
During the Week--Few Cases Of
Disorderliness Reported.


The Thirteenth regiment arrived
home at $40 o'clock Saturday morn
ing from Camp Magce, Mt. Gretna,
after long but not unpleasant ride.
Their train left Mt. Gretna at 1915
o'clock Friday night, camp being
broken prmoptly at s o'clock.
The long train into which the COM
panies crowded consisted of finely
equipped Lehigh Valley coaches, which
afforded the boys every accommoda-
ton during their ten hours journey.
Captain George Merriman, of Com
pany F.. was officer of the day, but
his periodical trip through the train
found everything quiet and orderly.
on arriving at the Delaware and
Hudson station, the regiment formed
and, with Colonel Watros and his staff
at the head Of the column. marched
up Lackawanna to Wyoming, and
from there to Washington and the
new armory where equipment was de-
posted, after which the dusty-look-
ing soldier boys in khaki left for their
various homes and had the satisfac-
tion of eating breakfast with their
families.
A PLEASANT WEEK.
The encampment, on the whole,
proved most pleasant week for SOL
diers and officers alike to look back
upon. Colonel Watres has declared
himself highly satisfied with the way
his men conducted themselves and, in
decd. the camp was an exemplary one.
Only a few individual cases of dis
orderliness were reported, and these
occurring in the early part of the week
were attributable to the speakeasy
nuisance in the company streets, which
Colonel Watres promptly did away
with.
The camp was a model of cleanli-
ness, every company street being en-
tirely free from scraps of paper or the
least debris. There were very few ac-
cidents and the general health was
excellent. 1t was pretty warm during
some of the drills. but nevertheless
the men bore up against the weather
like veterans, and Major Keller and
his staff of workers had little to do
in the way of aiding victims of ! eat
II rostration.
Mrth and jollity reigned supreme all
week and after taps was sounded
nights and lights We're out, many were
the|practiCal jokes played upon unfor-
tunate rockies" as the new enlisted
men are contemptuously termed by
their experienced brethren in the
ranks. A clever Jest was enacted at
the tent of Major Frank Robling
Thursday night.
THE MAJORS PINK TEA.
The major was giving his "pink
| tea" as he rather inaptly termed his
| farewell party. at which were present
the field and staff of the regiment and
the officers of his battalion. About
| 1890 o'clock, several officers of the
Twelfth regiment Joined the festive
throng and with them was a portly
| Teuton, visiting in the camp.
He was ponderous individual.
weighing about two hundred and
thirty pounds, and wearing a military
| coat borrowed from an officer. About
an hour after his arrival, one of the
Thirteenth's officers slipped away and
had brief talk with the officer of the
| provost guard, which resulted in the
| arrival upon the scene soon after of
that dignitary and his men.
Walking up to the big German, he
laid his hand heavily upon his shoul-
| under arrest, sir"
"Unter arrest. Men Gott, what haf
I done?" stammered his unfortunate
| prisoner, nervously dropping on a
chair half a glassful of pink tea"
you are wearing an officers coat.
which it is against the rules of this
camp for a civilian to do" sternly
answered the officer.
DID NOT KNOW HIM.
"But I am all right. haf no other
| goat with me-" stammered the Ger
man. "These chentlemen can identi-
fy me. They know who I am" With
which he turned to the officer who had
introduced him into the party, and
piteously appealed for recognition. All
| he received, however, was a steely
glance, and a cold "Oficer, I never
saw the man before in my life" He
| received the same treatment from all
present and the guard hurried him
| around to the guard house, where, af-
ter thoroughly frightening him by a
fierce display of bayonets, they al
| lowed him to go back to his quarters,
after surrendering the coat.
| Just before the regiment left camp,
| Sergeant r. ]. Bauer led his band
around the company streets, in each of
which the men We're lined up in formal
array to greet and cheer the talented
aggregation of musicians who won
| fresh laurels for themselves during the
encampment. Headquarters also wa:
serenaded
Following this, the entire regiment,
led by the band, marched to the brigade
headquarters as farewell 20 General
Goblin and his staff. The brigade COM
mander met the regiment and made a
very nice little speech, in which he
warmly praised the regiment for the
excellent work it had done In camp,
and said many exceedingly pleasant
things about Colonel l., A. Watres and
| his Scranton command.