The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-13
Work of Camp is in Full
Swing.
The Night a Dream of Bliss.

| The Night Dream OF Bliss.
Camp Fitzhugh Lee, August IL
| The night here Wednesday was a
| dream Of bliss in the way of slumber
when the military did go to sleep. but
| it was after eleven o'clock when the
last fellow after various heart to heart
| talks with Lieutenant Colonel Gary
| carried off cot and then stepped
back to ask for a pillow, which he
| did not get.
The late hour in getting things in
| shape was due to the train arrivals.
| The first of the specials arrived about
| five O'Clock, while the last contain
| ing the Battery from Charlotte, the
| Sanford, Maxton and Wilmington COM
| panies reached here at twenty minutes
| to nine. There was some little com
| Dlaint about this, but | learn that there
| were two slight accidents one out from
| Charlotte the other near FayetteVllle
no one being injured. The tram
| coming via Raleigh over the Southern
| is said to have been overloaded elgn-
| teen coaches. these being packed. AT
| Goldsboro the train was split in two
| sections The Raleigh companies ar
rived in good shape, Captain Stronach
and Captain Moody in charge getting
here before dark.
But all the boys got here. and the
few hours delay did not count BY
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the cooks things were moving along
| with but little friction. 1t was
busy scene after this. the men getting
things in shape in their tents and
learning the ropes of the camp, and
| finding how to stir around in the dark,
| for lights were scarce last night.
A Story of Sleep.
And the sleepers slept last night in
many ways, but the companies that
| had been long headed in this matter
| had the best of it. These brought
| cots with them. and the men in this
respect are faring like kings, as least
| they feel as good as any old king,
and better than Russia's Car Nicho-
| las. In some of the tents there are
| carpets, while some of the nice boys
| have complete toilet outfits on their
| shelves. Passing by one tent | saw a
box of face powder and a powder puff
When that soldier Lad gets ready to
| smile at the girlies who come TO
watch the parades he is going to be
| just too utterly sweet.
But the boys without cots are fixed
| for sleeping also. These have had a
| liberal supply of hay furnished them
| and blankets to top these with. The
| distribution of the blankets and hay
| last night was very amusing, the men
| standing about the box cars. while the
distributing force. in charge of Lieu
tenant Colonel Gary. passed out the
| blankets to company commanders who
| detailed men to carry these to quart
| ers while squads of four struggled
with the baIed hay The devilish
fellows who stood around were bray
! ing in strict imitation of donkeyS and
! Wailing: Il want my hay indeed l
| do"
Ran Away With Stove.
The Kinston company seems to
| have a fondness for 4 stove. Not
| finding one at their place when they
! arrived Il foraging squad ordered It
| self out. and soon located one. They
| fell onto It with might and main, and
| soon there was scurrying squad
| hiking it by the most direct line to
| their camp. Soon there was a wall
| from the robbed, and an animated dis
| cussion around Kinston tents which
| resulted in the return of the stove,
| One of the KinstOn men said softly:
"And when we took it there was not
| even n fire in it.
| Officers on Duty.
The Field officer of the Day is Lieu
| tenant Colonel James, of Wilmington,
| Second Infantry.
The Ofncer OF the Day of the Second
| Regiment is Captain j. w. FORBES, OF
| TarDOrO.
The officer of the Day of the Third
| Regiment is Captain w. L. Moody, OF
! Raleigh
The Brigade TrumDeter is Private
| w. II. l.. Hornesley of Charlotte Bat
| terry.
The Brigade Dostoffice has been es-
| tablished, and the Brigade postmaster
| is Private r. j. Jones. of henderson
| Company c, Third Infantry.
! With the first call for reVellle at
$500 this morning the camp aWoke
turned over for a minute to ma Where
| it was at and then hoped DfIskly
out to take up the regular work Oh tle
first day At $3.50 revelle was sound
! ed, and at $50 the hungry were led'
and the whole turn out mere was
hungry turn out till the ciatter OF
| breakfast cutlery died away, ana sat
isfaction was writ large across each
| cOuntenance.
How We FeaSted.
| I Jared q In Delmonico this morn
| ing, and was at the table on tline' De
| ing with Lieut-Col. Gary Inc menu
was: Sliced tomatoes, boiled nam,
smother spring chicken sott smell
crab. biscuits nike our mothers made,
! loaf bread butter. coffee, and plenty
| of ice water. How is that TOT SOL
dier's life? While we may nave nau
extras. vet the privates rare spleiluiuly'
/ and not q. single kick is Que.
| CooI,ioa ic an essential anywhere.
apd tbera seems to be a surplus OF
GOOD cocks here. who get up meals In
| plenty of good cOf-