The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-20
First Regiment to Pitch
Its Tents
IN COOK PARK CAMP
Dress Parade Held Tuesday
Evening at Sunset--Boys
Kept Busy Placing
Tents In Order.

parade at Cook park, the entire Eighth
regiment responded to the call. The
local company and the Alliance COM
rany were on the ground early in the
morning and by noon had pitched
their tents. The re naindcr Of the
regiment was expected to arrive at
11:20, Tuesday morning, but on ac-
count Of unavoidable delays the spe-
cial train from Bucyrus bearing the
other companies did not arrive until
$3.50.
Some of the officers commanding
the Second division arrived Tuesday
morning ard their tents wc:a eroc:ed
by the members of the Canton and Al
lance compaorigs on the ste select
ed for the headquarters of that divi
sion. This is located on the north side
of Klorer avenue, midway between
the road, which divides the Cook park
into two parts, and the Berger works.
The first brigade will encamp on
If1E WESl EltN HALF
Of Cook park with headquarters To-
Gated midway between the bridge
crossing the Nimishillen creek and the
western boundary of the second bri-
gade, which viii. occupy the western
half of the park. The division head
uarters will be located near the bridge
on the opposite side of the road.
Brigadier General William v. Nc
Macken will command the first bri.
gade and General John Speaks will
command the second. The entire d.
vision will be under the command of
Major General Charles Dick. These
officers will be located at the various
headuarters above mentioned.
A special train bearing the battalion
military band. numbering. in all 200
men, arrived in the city at 1890, Tues.
day afternoon. They embarked from
the train at the Pennsylvania depot
This march could have been avoided
by running the special train out to the
Canton Bridge works which is adja-
cent to the grounds and having the
MEN DISEMBARK THERE.
Cook park was selected as the camp.
ing ground on account of its being SO
near the railroad, thus making 1t easy
of access from the railroad and avoid
ing a long march for the troops.
Through mistake in orders these
troops disembarked at the station In.
stead cf at the point near the Canton
Bridge works, as was originally in
tended.
Upon arriving at the grounds, which
was about 1880, they broke ranks and
quickly disposed Of an issue of trav.
cling rations. The men were very
hungry as they had had nothing to eat
since early in the morning, having re-
ported at the Cleveland barracks at
1880. The rations consisted of q bit
If hardtack and little corn beef.
After finishing their rations the engi.
neers surveyed the site of their camp,
which Is in the extreme southeast por-
tion of the park. The Red Cross men
also have their camp here While
they wee engaged in this wc.k
SPECIAL FROM BUCYRUS
bearing the Eighth regiment, arrived
and stopped opposite the bridge works.
The troops disembarked and marched
to the camp grounds and broke ranks
on the site selected as the location of
the Eighth regiment camp.
In very short time q city of tents
arose, consisting Of tho tents Of the
Of the Eighth regiment, their
officers and the regimehtal headquart-
ers. The Eighth regiment camp is 10.
Gated at about the middle of the park,
AS soon as the tents were erected a
Of blue coated figures with
large white sacks in their hands pour.
ed across the field at the rear OF their
camp heading toward an enormous
straw stack in the rear of tho large
barn owned by B. w. Smith. Shortly
afterwards the men returned, bearing
on their backs these sacks stuffed with
straw. They were placed on the
ground in the tents, making comfort
able beds.
The drays bearing the baggage of
the regiment, which consisted of the
Office stuff and the cooks outfits now
began to appear and In short time
the cooks had
4 THEIR STOVES ERECTED
and burning merrily. The commits |
sary supplies had arrived by this time |
and were issued to the cooks OF the
different companies, and supper was |
soon in course Of preparation. It con,
sisted of savory fried steak, hot coffee
and bread and butter. Before. haying
their supper. however, the hungry SOL |
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