The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-22
First Regiment Has Five-Mile
March Before Breakfast With
Thermometer at 1C3.
EXPECT GOVERNOR ON FRIDAY.
Battery A of st. Louis Represent
ed-Two Bad Accidents HAP
pen Before the Troops
Reach Camp.

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srimed with dirt and weary looks $50 Of. tne
First Missouri Militia reached Nevaoa Ou
day morning at 7:10 their speciai ua
of fourteen coaches. Most Of the nism mao
been spent In singing and joking, ano 1nef0
was little sleep for anybody.
Arriving here. they formed in ranks INV
marched to Camp Dockery. which Ii mt
uated five miles from the railroad station.
The heat was intense Thermometers DeMs
103 In the shade. There were few prostra-
lions and one which were serious On AT
irving at camp, breakfast was prepared,
consisting Of bread. rice. coffee and bacon
Mess was called at II o'clock and potatoes
bacon beans and bread served.
Being Sunday there was no drill and the
troops were allowed to see the town. NO
| plans for the drill Of the week have been
| made.
! Many of the troops are complaining OF
the bad water they are given to drink and
| the distance from the camp they have to 80
for It.
Sunday evening guards will be stationed.
and from then on regular military order
! will prevail. Taps are called at II o'clock.
when all are In bed, and reveille Is sounded
at $50.
| To-day the alarm Of fire was sounded. An
the companies responded and 1t was s1-
tinguished before damage was done.
L
was Private Robert vogelsang, Company
A, but 1t will not result fatally.
| Captain Murphy, Company D. served a.
officer of the day.
| Camp Dockery Is the best camp that Mis-
| souri, troops ever had, except In time Of war
i It occupies a high and slightly eighty acres
Of land, which Is almost treeless, yet Is 50
| elevated that breezes sweep over 1t continue
ally. It was planned and surveyed by Ma.
jor A. V. Adams, engineer officer, who
placed every stake for every tent. before q
| yard Of canvass was erected. The conse-
quence is that /. is beautifully. regular
and presentable assembly Of quarters. In
stead Of o tumble Of tents, placed helter-
| SHELTER.
General Clark was here himself for three
days. taking personal pride in having things
exact The regiments are arranged by SEMI
GRITTY Of Colonels, the order being, First
Colonel Sinclair, Second Colonel Mitch.
Fourth Colonel Stringfellow and Third
Colonel Lechtman.
Colonel Jackson of the Third United States
ECavalry, Of Jefferson Barracks, is the army
officer who has a general inspection Of the
camp for the Government. The Governor
will be here Friday.
Two bad accidents have happened so far,
but both took place before the men reached
here. In the armory at Pierce City, Cor
poral Charles LGee was shot in the face by
q blank cartridge. which was In the gun Of
Corporal c. F. Cornell. 1t was case of
didn't know it was loaded" He will prob
| ably lose one eye. He belonged to Company
E, Second Regiment. Sergeant H. B. Bailey
of Company A. Second Regiment, was swing
ing his left leg from the train as it left the
armory this morning. when 1t struck a
cattle guard. 1t was mashed and q COM
pound fracture took place. Both men are In
the hospital here.
Major NJ. Marquand Of the First Regiment
was also in the hospital this morning. but
was soon released.
Battery A of st. Louis sent a section
} down. with two Calling guns and a field
. piece. 1t arrived late this evening. and
went into camp at the extreme left Of the
| line.