The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
West Pointers. DELAYED by Acei-
dent, Put Engine on the
Track
CAMP NEAR MINING GUicH.
Discipline in Vogue at Sons...
Will Prevail While SolGie>.
Are in 81. Louis. .

! After being wrecked on the Lake Shore
Railroad while on their way to ST.
, Louis. the West Point cadets reached the
| Worlds FAIR grounds carly yesterday
| morning and Immediately went into the
F., camp prepared for them in advance There
! wer" 10 cadets ia the party, which ar
| rived yesterday morning at $50 O'Clock.
and Immediately charged on the commits
sary n the Inside Inn, near which their
camp is pitched.
! Although detachment Of regulars had
/ come ON in advance sunday to prepare the
| camp. the natty soldier bows were Obliged
/ by the stern eXigencies Of a military ex-
istance 10 wade knee deep in mud and
/ hustled TO get the camp into the military
orecr cxacted by their officers
| They had the night before put their
/ shS u!deTs TO the wheel-the wheel literally
| 20 help put To rights dersiled locomotive
/ OF ,nc train on which they Travelled. But
! hrs;lins in tine mud wasn't nearly as
HIch FUN. especially as they were expect
| ell TO be in the pink Of form for their ap-
! o'clock
The camp of the cadets is situated in one
/ OF the pretJieSt bits of woodland scenery
IN. All the Fair site and affords a most eN-
cellent point Of rantage for the cadet
drills. as well as the moonlight walks
which are sometimes the order when Wis
itInB- The site Is somewhat to the south
west of the Mining Gulch and Conveniently
near the inn where the cadets will meas
With the officers and regulars there are
all together about 6D1 in camp. They Will
remain here until June q and during that
time the discipline of the academy will BE-
strictly maintained. With the cadets is a
band OF sixty pieces. which Will furnish the
music foI the dress parsdes and drills.
are ne oinnsis %esrs IN charge o. The battalion
and Captains Thompson. Greble Macdor-
aid. Sladen. Davis. Stephens. Franklin. E1-
ton. Sewbold. King and Chaplain Shipman.
TWO UNIFORMS
The cadets have with them two uni-
forms. the field and white duck uniforms.
During their stay they will give the artil-
lery. infantry and cavalry drills just as at
the academy. and the same schedule OF
hours Will be observed a, at West Point
With the numerous bodies OF swartiy
schools now ercamped at the Worlds
Fair this week. the Exposition is ex-
psesed :s IT,. to prove a strong drawing carl
and brass buttons with cadet gray will
predorinate, and the daily drills OF the
boys win give strong military flavor TO
The programme for to-day. for both she
West Pointers and the other cadets now
N a. m to noon-Miiitary maneuvers,
West Point cadets, in the Stadium.
/ 10 2 p. MILITARY msneuvers. Gull
= to S p. ni--Driil Of the Kentucky
State College cadets. Plaza Of St Louis
40 to 5:30-Drill OF the Maryland Ca
diets. Administration Court
to y m.-Dress parade West Point
Cadets. Plaza of st. Louis
Among the society entertainments In
honor of the WeS, Point Cadets during
their encampment at the Exposition will
be an informal reception Thursday night
June .. from s TO Ii o'clock. given by Miss
Moselle Price Of 9t. Louis In the Ken
tucky building at tho Worlds Fair
grounds The building was rendered to
Miss Price for the evening by the Ken
lucky Worlds Fair CommlssSoa.