The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-22

Governor had VISITORS yesterday.
Speaking OF visitors" he said have
you noticed that they are scarce at the
camp to-day? The explanation OF it is the
terrific heat. Lots OF people, doubt.
want 10 come out here. but they are de-
TERED by the heat" The Governor added
that he expected TO see a large number OF
people come out from the city In the
evening. and his expectations were real
lied. The crowds began TO pour into the
camp about o'clock and continued until
long past 9 o'clock. At night the camp
was comfortable. and the visitors appre-
ciated this fact. remaining up 10 the very
last minute. which is lO:l5 p. m, when
taps" is sounded and the soldiers have 10
snuff their candles and retire for the night.
1t is well that they do retire early. since
reveille is sounded promptly at $50 in the
morning and mess call Cbreakfasp at 6.
OFFICIAL INSPECTION.
The principa. events OF interest at the
camp yesterday were the official inspec-
tion in the morning and the brigade review
at 6:l5 in the evening. General Mckee and
his staff, accompanied by Governor Durbin.
made careful inspection OF the camp at
8 o'clock in the morning. The quarters OF
every regiment of infantry and battery Of
artillery were visited and examined care
fully to discover their sanitary condition.
The result of the inspection was that the
camp was found TO be in the best possible
condition. The system of disposing OF gar
bage is better than any that has been en-
ployed in similar camps before All solid
garbage is deposited in barrels and re-
| moved twice daily by the Indianapolis
Desiccating Company wagons. which
are required to travel about thirteen miles
on each trip. Only waste water ard slops
are put into the camp sinks.
One thing which struck Governor Dur
bin and General Mckee with particular
force on their tour of inspection was the
excellent quality of food that is served to
| the men and the care with which it is
handled. 1.-THE roast beef and potatoes that
| the boys eat" said Governor Durbin, lis
| good enough for anybody
| Governor Durbin is as enthusiastic over
| the present camp of instruction as If it
| were his first experience in military life
He slept in his tent on the fair grounds
| Saturday night and was up as early as
any of the boys" yesterday morning. His
| team of handsome sorrel horses was with
in easy reach the entire day, but the
| Governor preferred to do his travelling
| about the camp on foot instead of in a
| comfortable carriage.
All the countless details preliminary to
| inaugurating a camp of instruction were
completed yesterday morning and the camp
was in full swing" 1t presented a truly
military aspect. The entire site was
thoroughly policed and guards were
stationed at all necessary points outside the
| grounds. There was a great deal of hard
work done in accomplishing this. but no
| srumbling heard from the men. Even
the sentries whose beats lay along paths
upon which the sun beat hercely marched
to and fro with admirable military
stoldity.
| Col Harry b. Smith voiced a sentiment
that was freely heard in the camp yester-
| day When he declared that the fair grounds
is much better place for military park
than Fairview Park. 1.-The soil of Fair
view Park he said, lis of a clayey nature
and retains water a long time, while here
| at the fair grounds The subsoil is of sand
and gravel, and water falling on the sur
face is quickly absorbed. A good drenching
rain would be heartily welcomed just now
and l do not believe it would injure the
camp a particle"
NEWSPAPERS CLOSELY READ.
| the newspapers are carefully read
by officers and men in camp was shown
yesterday when attention was called to an
| error by which Col. George W. Mccoy was
unintentlonally robbed of the command of
his regiment-the First Infantry 1t is the
| Third Infantry that is In command OF
Lieut.. Col. S. A. Bowman in the absence of
| Col. George NJ. Studebaker. An interesting
fact about the First Infantry Regiment is
k,o. III.
half the men served in the Spanish-Amer-
,can war in the One-hundred-a and fifty
ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry Colonel
MCCOY was lieutenant colonel and Lieut.
Col James f. Fee was a major in the One
hundred-and-ffty-n y-ninth. Capt. George w.
Beigler. now regimental commissary of the
First was captain of Company b. One
hundred-and-ffty- Indiana Capt
Beigler is a veteran newspaper man. Capt
f. Ross Smith, of Company ID, First Regi-
ment served in the Philippines in the
| Thirtieth L. s. ".
The summary courts of the various regi-
ments and artillery battaIions will
begin their sessions to-day Lieut.
Col. James + Fee is the court
in the First Infantry Regiment. He
said last night that there are three Of
tenders to come before him this morning
They from the Madison company and
were guilty of the heinous offense of being
absent from reveille roll-can yesterday
morning 1t is not thought that the mer
will be sentenced TO be shot. The Madison
company seems to possess more men OF
nomadic tendency than any other company
in camp.
A great deal of interest is being taken ir
the schools for officers and men that will
begin to-day. These schools will be held
twice daily, al 1:15 and p. m. Separate
schools are held for commissioned and non
commissioned officers. The lieutenant
colonel usually has charge OF the schoo
for commissioned officers and a major. as
a rule, holds the school for noncommls
stoned officers, although these appoint
ments are made in the discretion of tn,
colonel OF each regiment. The officers are
given thorough instruction I'm military tao
tics and especial emphasis is laid on guarC
duty. Officers school for the artillery bat
TALON was held at p. m. yesterday
The health of the men in camp was ex-
cellent yesterday. The greatest number
OF answers 10 sick call were in the Third
Regiment, which reported twelve-two ser
geantS and ten privates. No serious illness
was reported from any part OF the camp
during the day. Private G. Wilson. of the
heat prostration Saturday was discharged
from the brigade hospital yesterday. The
ambulance was sent with the Indianapolis
| battalion that attended the funeral