The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
GUARDSMEN HERE
Companies from Kansas Towns
Reach Camp Bailey.
Boys I'm KahkI from Lawrence
Marched to Topeka.
ONE MAN In HOSPITAL.
Surgeon Has a Patient First
Day OF Encampment.
Military Attaches from the Reg
ular Army Arrive.
ONE MAN IN HOSPITAL.


city of tents. Companies NJ. I. H, F,
K and the home company A are on
the grounds from the First regiment
while from the Second regiment are
companies Z, C, F, D, and I. Battery
B from Topeka has tents pitched and
Battery A from Wichita came into the
city at noon over the Rock island.
Company G and the First regiment
band were the only troops to arrive
in the city on special train. They
left HiaWatha early this morning over
the Missouri Pacific to Atchison where
they were transferred to the Santa Fe,
arriving here at 11:40 this morning.
The Second Regiment band came in
with Company I, stationed at Emporia.
They reached the grounds at about
$3.50 this morning. The headquarters
tents are pitched, brigade, commits
sary, quartermaster, and regimental.
The regular army officers detailed by
the government to give their aid and
attention to the encampment have ar
rived and will contribute materially to
the success of the ten days military life.
The officers detailed are Major Geo. F.
Cecil of the Thirtieth infantry and Cap
tain Geo. w. Gatchell of the artillery
corps at FIT Riley. In addition to these
two officers General H. B. Freeman,
retired, of the u. S. A, will be present
and act in an advisory capacity.
Major Cecil will be at the pleasure of
General Hughes brigade, commander
of the K. N. G., and will contribute
from his large military experience while
Captain GatcheH will pay attention
more especially to the artillery branch
of the encampment
The detailed officers from the u. S. A.
will make reports to the war depart
ment at Washington on the encamp-
ment covering the following points:
Sanitation, system, clothing, encamp-
ment, camp in general, drills, ceremon-
les, personal bearing of the officers
amount and character of instruction at
encampment, transportation of troops
and equipment to and from the point
or encampment In speaking of the
grounds Major Cecil stated that they
were ideal and that the only fault that
could possibly be found was that the
tract of ground was somewhat small
for the number of troops in camp. No
extended drills can be given, or Skin
miSheS of one regiment against another |
on this account. He considered it some |
thing to wonder at that it was possible |
to secure for use grounds of the extent |
and beauty of situation of Camp Bail |
ey. The sanitation, he remarked, was |
ideal. Major Cecil is stationed at Fort |
Crook, Neb-, and has seen so years OF |
active service in the army since his |
graduation from West Point. He has
seen extended service during the Cuban |
and Philippine campaigns. Was sta
toned for a period as military attache
Of the U. s. embassy in Switzerland and |
comes equipped to give the greatest
possible service to the officers and men |
Of the K N. G. Brigadier General
Hughes expressed himself as delighted
that the government should have de-
tailed Major Cecil since the latter act
ed as corp adjutant during the late war
in Spain. Major Cecil is very genial
and approachable and is withal one
Of the most popular officers around
brigade headquarters.
Captain GatchelI was at the depots.
all morning observing the way the
troops were coming into the city and
The character of the handling of the
battery which came over from Wich-
ia. General Freeman will hand in an
elaborate report supplementing that
IF the other two officers.
The two batteries with 40 enlisted
men are looked after by detail of
i've men from the hospital department
corps. being under the direct COM
nand of George Minney, assistant
surgeon.
The personnel of the men in the
is of the best and the heat
t is not expected will have any de- ,
gree of effect. The counsel which the
,fficers are using for the first few days
8, go slow" After the first three
lays have worn themselves away the
men will have been largely hardened.
70 guard against any probable trouble
rom water, the instruction issued to
he men will be to boil the water All
# the drinking water from now on
will be foiled.
The Lawrence company, company H,
ficered by Capt. Dodd and First Lieut..
Senson and Second Lieut.. Clark arriv-
d in the city last night at 5 o'clock, :
eaching camp at o'clock. This is the :
My troop out of the entire brigade
which linked" all the way from their
ONE to the place of encampment. The
80 strong, left Lawrence at
Don on Saturday, encamped at Lee
ompton that night, reaching Tecumseh
unday for dinner The sloweSt travel y
7as made between here and Tecumseh :,
n account of the heat. The Santa Fe
rack was followed the entire distance ;,
ntil Spencer, a small station about Il
tx miles east of Tecumseh was reach I
d. Here the company left the track
nd took to the road. All the men of y
he company stood the trip in good \
hape and only one fellow whose idea
f Beau Brummel caused him to. per-
st in wearing low shoes complained :
{ the march.
The first instance of heat prostration y
l the history of the camp thus far was
agistered yesterday. ]. Lewis, a MEM I
er of the Topeka battery, battery B, q
-as overcome with the heat yesterday 5
fternoon at about 3 o'clock while ;
ounding tent stakes. He was delirious g
ne greater part of the night but under Z
ne care of the hospital corps had re- "
overed this noon sufficiently to be en- a
rely out of danger. Lewis is one of d
ne oldest members of the battery and
considered the best driver. Il
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