Evening journal., 1902-09-09
SOLDIERS FINDS {
CAMP LIFE BUSY
Have First Taste Of Full
Military Routine
.MEN WORK LIKE TROJANS
Today Gloomy and Presents Strong
Contrast 10 Yesterday When
There Has Plenty Of Life
MEE WORK LIKE TROJANS
Special to The Evening Journal.


Newark. Sept. 9.-This was dismal
uay at Camp Smyth today, and the sol
diers were made almost disconsOlate by
the heavy downpour of rain that began
early, and kept up with determine
ton that was sufficient to dampen tho
ardor OF the most enthusiastic amateur
soldier. There were no visitors, no
drills and few amusements, and the
guardsmen found the day a long one
In strong contrast was yesterday
Regular military routine was establish
ed. and the men were kept busy all
day. Before breakfast they were
put through the setting up and calls
thenic exercises, which gave them a
fine appetite for that NEAL Then came
battalion drill for one and a half hours.
Colonel Stevenson being in command
OF the First Battalion and Major Boyd
Of the Second.
In the afternoon there We're company
drills for an hour and a half, and the
men were marched over the fieAis by
their officers until they were pretty
well tired out.
After this. the lines were opened un-
ill O'Clock. and many OF the men went
into Newark. During the afternoon
the regiment band had a rehearsal
Nearly 100 visitors we're present "a
witness the dress parade, among whom
was Captain Avis, u. S. "a, military in
structor OF the Wilmington Military
Academy, who Is taking considerable
| interest in the encampment
! The men were given freedom until
O'Clock last night, after which hour
\ only those having passes were admit
ted through the lines.
i The following general order, No. IS
was promulgated last evening:
i Corporal George X. Trinkle, d
4 Company X, First Infantry. is hereh,
!, discharged from the military service o
4 the State in consequence OF his owl
u misconduct.
Sergeant ]. w. shory. OF Compan.
! lB; Private John II. Steele, of COmpanl
H. and Private B. +. Barrett. OF Com
J, pany f, are hereby relieved from fur
ther duty at this camp of instruction
by reason Of business interests"
Preparing for the Governor
K Adjutant-G General-I. Pusey Wicker
lsham has arrived, and is arranging 70
the visit Of Governor HUM and hi
staff tomorrow. The Governors part.
will leave Wilmington, French stree
station. at 101S O'Clock in the morn
ing. and will arrive at camp shortl,
before noon. They will have dinner a
camp, and In the afternoon the Cover
nor will make an official inspection, af
/, ter which there viii be the dress pa
', rade, which will be the most importan
, OF camp.
g Camp Notes
g Owing to the good order maintained
Colonel Townsend has reduced Oh
guard by one-half
!, Captain Lank, Of Milford, was Office
= OF the day yesterday.
Lieutenant Reed and Company A es
tablished a rifle range yesterday after
noon.
Captain f. r. Richards. OF Compan
G. is officer OF the day today. Lieu
tenant Leon Pitcher is senior officer
the guard and Lieutenant Mills, JUNO
7 officer OF the guard.
|. Each enlisted man will receive a dol
lar a day for his services.
Lieutenant John M. Dunn, OF tn
Regular Army, formerly OF the Firs
Delaware, was a visitor to camp dun
+ ing yesterday.
Company F, Of Wilmington, has bee
found to have the largest number
enlisted men in camp. The compan
has forty-eight men in service, an
three commissioned officers.
Y Captain Carter. OF Company A. ha
school for non-commissioned officel
at his tent yesterday AFTERNOON.
Private Feaster. of Company +, fe
; yesterday, when he had an attack
. vertigo and cut his face with SON
8 pans he was carrying.