Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-18

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ia Camp Curtin. and the formal open
ing of the National Guard Eneamp-
ment was anything but suspicious. 1t
was expected that everything would be
in readiness at revellle. but the gun
was not fred st daybreak, and 1t was
nearly eight o'clock before the last
company put in an appearance.
The MorgantoWn company IN
charge OF Capt. Justin NJ. Kunkle
missed railroad connections at Far
mont. and caught the regular b. 4 o.
train due here at 1880 o'clock.
fight wreck delayed the train, and
It was after $50 o'clock this morn
ing when the company left the Royal
Blue cafe to take up the march to the
camp. The rain was falling in tor
rents, and Capt. Kunkle took his men
back to the ear. where they snatehed a
few hours of sleep. and marched out
to the grounds before eight o'clock.
The rain continued to fall at inter
walls throughout the morning, making
the ground soggy. and keeping the men
confined to their tents as much as pos
sible. The Morgantown boys set to
work in the tirizzle and pitched their
tents, but those who were not SO for
tunate as to have made provision for
neors found the tents uncomfortable
and unhealthy
There were little pools of water in
the company streets. and everywhere
about the camp that men walked.
There was not much sickness, but 1t
will be remarkable II the colds con-
traeted do not necessitate the service
OF the surgeons during the next Few
days. The atmosphere was chilly. and
OF. stoves were placed in the quarters
OF Gen. Smith and several other OFF,
GERS. In the afternoon the sun was
out occasionally, and last night some
OF the mud had dried. and the eondi-
ton of the camp was improved.
The flag was at half mast upon the
staff throughout the day, on account
of the death of PRIEST. Mckinley. The
routine of the camp was entirely aban-
doned during the forenoon, but Will be
taken up this morning.
In the afternoon the first Regimental
drill took place. Some of the officers
and a number of priyates were raw,
but they all acquitted themselves with
credit. and the hundred or more yisi-
tors who watched the evolution, were
much interested A little later in the
afternoon the Second Regiment band
rendered several selections which
tended to to lift the gloom from the
camp. About six o'clock there was a
dress parade, with both Regimental
bands out, and this very pretty exer>
else was witnessed by a good sized
crowd.
The boys are manifesting dispo
sition to ignore the discipline of the
camp, which Gen. Smith and the sub
ordinate officers have taken steps to
check. There is no purpose to reflect
upon the Guard in the statement that
some of the boys have conducted them
selves in a very unbeeomng manner
since their arrival in the city 1t is
unfortunate however, that a prejudice
exists in the minds of some Wheel
ing people against the Guard, and the
boys who stagger on the streets and
accost ladies unknown to them, do
nothing to remove this prejudice, but
rather aggregate it.
Last night an officer and a squad OF
men came into the city in search of
privates who had succeeded. in getting
through the guard lines. They secured
the consent of Chef of Police Ritz to
detain their prisoners in the lookup
until they had completed their search
of the city. At midnight a half dozen
men had been arrested. Some of them
We're found in saloons and others in
the red light district, which was care
fully searched. The offenders will be
punished to-day.
Camp Incidents.