The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-08-07
THE ENCAMPMENT.
Soldiers are Now All CHARTERED
at Camp Lacey.

Camp Lacey OF the Fiftieth Regi-
ment, Iowa National Guard, opened
up today, Tuesday, in regular mill
tary fashion. The companies began
arriving with the Iowa Central No. 1
at 6:55 o'clock, Capt. Ingram COM
manding Company A of Abba, and
have been coming with regular in
tervals during the day. The Abba
company marched Immediately to the
camp ground and took up their as
signed place towards the west of the
company streets. Tents were up in
a short time and the reports made to
the adjutsnt. A detail was then
drawn from this company and the
Majors tents and the other officers
quarters were soon under way. Other
details for any work were drawn as
needed from time to time and the
camp was not long in getting under
military order.
The majors are located as follows:
Major Dunlap on the east with the
first battalion, companies E, A, II
and F, then Major Bishop, second
battalion, companies O, B, D and M,
Major Lambert with co npanies of
the third battalion, L. 1, G and K.
Monday was a busy day in prepare
ton on the grounds. 1t was the
quartermaster's busy day and this
official was every place at all times
getting things ready for the coming
of the companies. Thomas G. Dali
zell, of Newton, was detailed to this
important poet and he certainly is
the right man in the right place. The
gentleman was formerly captain of
Company B of Davenport, but upon
removal to Newton joined Compan l
of that city. The gentleman was in
the regular service and shared in the
fortunes of the Fiftieth Iowa. regi-
ment during the late unpleasantness
with Spain.
Brigadier General Melvin II. Byers,
of Des Moines, was early on the
ground. No detail of the camp prep
arations escaped his notice Monday,
and he has that keen interest in
every detail that makes his work the
talk of the State guard.
A Soldier Teacher.
Samuel Gibson of the regular army
arrived last evening from Fort Crook,
Nebraska, to give instruction to the
guard. The soldier is at present
corporal of Company of the 22d U.
8. Infantry. He will act in the ca
pacity of Sergeant Major during the
encampment in the city. He is sol.
der by profession and nature. 1t
might be said of him that he was
born to be soldier, for he entered
the service of his native land, Eng
land, when q small lad in 1852 as a
drummer boy. He came to this coun-
try and entered Uncle Sans service
in the l24th Ohio regiment as must
clan in 1864 and was in the thickest
of the fray during the war. Return
ing to England at the close of the
war he again took up with the Eng
lish service and belonged to the fam
GUS LaDcers organization with which
he saw all sorts of service. After a
discharge from the English service
he again came to this country and
re-enlisted with the U. 8. regulars
and had all manner of experiences
and Indian fighting and frontier SER
vice. During the SpanishAmerican
trouble Corporal Gibson enlisted with
the volunteer service ard started as
private with Colonel w. j. Bryan's
Nebraska regiment. He left this or
ganization to enlist later with his
present company and regiment. He
has suffered soldiers wounds and
today carries the scars of battle, but
he is every inch soldier and mis-
bearing bespeaks the years of train
ing that he has hsd.
Assistant Inspector General Major
John T. Hume came to the city last
evening and is at his post in camp.
No camp of the Iowa Guard would
be complete without the presence of
Major Hume.
Major D. A. Jay, of Ottumwa, will
have charge of the camp in the abb
sence of Major Charles s. Grant, of
who will not be able to be
present at the encampment. 1t Is
likely that Major d. s. Fairchild, of
Clinton, will visit the camp during
the week. The boys will find that
Major Jay will care for their physical
welfare, and assisted by his hospital
corps he will straighten out the COM
plants that may arise during, the
week.
Companies Arrive.
Company G, of Ottumwa, with the
band arrived at s:45, e.
B. Hill commanding the company,
and j. B. Kindig as Chief Musician
in charge of the band. At this time
also the signal corps of thirty-fve
men arrived from Des Moines, Cap
tain Carl T.Prime, a SON of General
Prime, commanding. Company LOT
Newton, Capt. II. T. Kennedy, was
alec on the train from Des Moines.
The third lot of men to arrive were
Companies B of Davenport, under
Captain e. B. Middleton; @ OF Mus