Evening journal., 1904-07-19
SOLDIERS HAVING
! REAL CAMP LIFE
Spend Most OF Their Time
Drilling and at Target
Practice
VISITORS WITNESS DRESS PARADE
Men Losing Their sunburn and Turn
ing a Healthy 5rown-Have Plenty
to Eat and Think the Site an Ideal

ing a Healthy Srown-Have Plenty /
to Eat and Think the Site an Ideal
One.
Staff Correspondent Evening Journal.
Camp Marvil. Cooch's Bridge Del, July
19-Preparations for Governors Day and
the camp at Manassas in the Iall seem TO
be the foremost thought in the minds OF
both officers and men here. With these
ends in view everyone is working had
and each day is showing the good thG
IS being accomplished.
Extended order is being used largely in
battalion work. There will be but one
battalion to go to Manassas and 1t VII
be composed of the best drilled troops in
the regiment. This is a stmulant to the
work and everyone Is striving to out
rival his neighbor.
Tho absence of illness among the men
is one OF the best crterons 10y which to
judge the sanitary conditions OF the stHe
which is the best aG1pted sof work and
health of any ever camped upon by a
Delaware regiment
The distance from town keeps the men
in camp and the absence of visitors Is
noticeable.
No Meat Strike Here.
While people in many sections Of the
country are living on short meat rations
the troops here are being wcll supplied
with good beef. Each company has good
cooks and there has been no reason to-
lcomp.ain regarding the food served.
All this morning was spent in company
work and-ihis afternoon battalion forma-
tilon will be the order. Later ~ the week
some Of the companies viii be taken for
long march across the hills and skirm-
ish Possibly two companies will marcn
sout iopr or five miles from camp and two
others will be sent out 20 dis,o-se them.
The surrounding country is Particularly
well adopted for sham battles, there being
many advantageous positions.
Yesterday morning the company drills
were interfered with by the rain Dur
ing the night there was thunder storm.
but not many of the regiments knew Of
h. rhey were tired out when they went
to bed and were not disturbed. The COM
panies had not been on the parade ground
more .han fifteen minutes when the down
pour started. The men> Put Oh double
quick and reached shelter before they
were very wet. The remainder Of the
mor.Hig was spent in non-commissioned
officers school.
Work on Rifle Range.
Company started work ON the rife
range yesterday. but one target was shot
at when the rain begand to lali and the
men sought shelter beneath the nearby
woods The rifle range is on a big hill
about hall a mile from camp. Company IA
was on the rifle range yesterday after
noon All the companies will be given
practice before the camp is over. To.
morrow Captain George II. Carter of
Company r viii he officer OF the day and
Lieutenant Jacobs will be officer Of the
guard.
Thieves in Camp.
Last night some suspicious characters
were seen prowlng around headquarters.
when challenged by a guari they ran
and disappeared in the darkness. A close
watcn was kept after that, but the
marauders lid not return.
In the Hospital.
While walking along the road about a
mile from camp last night Private Ma
guirk. OF Company f. was suddenly at
tackled with ht He was with two other
men. one started for camp while the
other remained with the man. out OF
breath from his long run. the man spread
the intelligence that Maguirk was dying
and was, possibly dead. The effect wa.
startling on the camp. Lights bcg3l tC
flicker here and there and The hospi,a
squad with a stretcher was on its way
10 the man, when they met Captain
Parks, of Company A, who had been jriv-
ing past the spot and was bringing the
man in camp in his trap. He is improving
al the hospital.
Companies ID and f went on the rift
range this morning. Today Is a perfec
one for work The sun IS not 700 hot anS
a cool breeze is blowing across the camp
& Many of the troops who were suffering
from sunburn are now getting all right
The red lobster-iiKe Units now disappear
ms and their faces and arms are becom
ing well Drowned.
1t as a peculiar s1E~t yesterday to Sc
a big shanty moving across the paraJ
ground. bus upon closer inspection !
was found that the floor of tho shanty va
out ana that about twenty -nye men wer
carrying it.
Side Lights on Camp Life.
A big snake was killed b. Company
man yesterday. He has skinned the req
tile whici measures five feet.
Company F's baseball team will pla
the team OF the Band on Governors Da
Immediately after dress parade. Ther
are a number Of good men on both team
and much interest is being taken in III
event.
Several visitors from Newark drove OF
for dress parade last night.
Letters on Herfiel<er Estate.
William ]. Fisher was granted let