The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-12
TENT LIFE
At An END
Transport Troops
Quit Camp
Warren.
CANVAS HOMES
ARE DESERTED.
Scenes at the DriIIshed When the
Order Came to Pack
knapsacks.

Camp Warren" was deserted yester-
day afternoon by the troops of the Fiji
teenth Infantry who have occupied
tents on the parade ground at the drill
shed for the past few days. After
sampling the delights and sorrows of
tent life for the brief period and OBJ
tanning just the glimmering of what is
before them in the Philippines. the
troops were ordered yesterday morning
to pack up their knapsacks, haver-
sacks, blankets and trinkets. and pre-
pare for the return to the transport,
which is now said 20 be in fairly good
trim for the resumption of the voyage
to Manila
More enthusiasm was exhibited when
the order reached the camp than was
possible during the first week when
the heavy rainfalls made life a dismal
burden. With shouts, joshing and
general scurrying from tent to tent,
the soldiers began their preparations.
None of them had an over-abundance
of the luxuries of life, and some had
little more than the bare necessities
required by the government. Blankets
were quickly rolled and covered with
oonchos. The old blue uniforms and
blue wooden shirts were donned, while
the new khaki uniforms and cambria
shirts recently given out were careful
ly folded up and slowed away in the
knapsacks. There were some who had
more than one shirt, and one pair of
socks, and several of the knapsacks
bulged out like miniature balloons. AL
though haversacks are generally in
tended for the packing away of food,
many owners did not disdain to use
them as receptacles for soiled socks.
shoe backing. razors. oranges, hand
kerchiefs and the like:
.'Whar's dat shirt l done hung out
on de tent las night?" inquired an UNI
bleached American soldier. Some
body's done stole it suah.''
law, 1 guess you'se was out hiking
to pipe off somebody else's shirt and
copied yer own, Blackie; that's why
you've only got one Blackie got lit
tie sympathy for his alleged loss.
A squad of prisoners in brown suits
who had been policing the camp, drop
ped their broomS and slowly walked
away in the direction of the ship. But
a watchful corporal saw the maneuver.
Waving his ands and shouting. Com
mere you fellers, come back yere and
don't get so fresh,' he aroused the
idlers.
Say, Corpor'l, dye tink yer Tagging |
a freight train here in Honolulu? Go |
after 'em wild a bay'nut and ac' like a |
sojer." were the joshing comments, but
the prisoners came back and swept
more dirt.
The prisoners We're treated to such
comments as: say, guardhouse We
ooks like a Irish second girl widout
iust-pan:" Say. pard, if We amt keer-
'ul yen get a leetle dust in de officers
yes" Say. Mollie, when did we learn
o charnbermaid. eh?' One Of the
prisoners watched his chance and drop
Jed banana peel on the curbing. He
,ad the satisfaction, a moment later,
f seeing one of the officers fall, with l
thud.
During this time most of the bays in
,lue worked in their tents and grad
ally all emerged into the open air, lug y
ing their weighty knapsacks. haver-
acks, canteens and accoutrements.
rms were stacked in available places T
, company alignment. impedimenta
eposfted in regular lines. the big
rmy wagon and drays drawn by the
risky army mules came into the camp, :
ne officers baggage was loaded IN
nd sent to the transport under guard
ne sides of the tents were thrown up,
xposing a clean sweep from end 10
nd of the camp, the straw pallets were -
,moved, and shortly after noon every
ling was in readiness for the march
ack 20 the transport. During the wait n
n the order to move. craps was fav-
-fte pastime wherever any shade could
2 found BY O'Clock the last detach-
eut had taken up the march, and
camp Warren" was only deserted
llage of Sibley tents.