The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-08-23

and with D0oyant spirits. Water lines
had already been run into the camp
The latrines had already been lald
off and details aAder Capt. Justice
set to work building the latrlnes, the
lumber and all materials for the work
having been placed on the ground
prior to the arrival Of the troops.
The sanitation and health conditions
OF the camp are all that could be de-
sired. The site is we'll selected.
Only One Difference.
The camp site is good deal like
that at Styx except for the lack OF
shade. or course rain is almost an
unknown quantity in this country and
fc-. that reason there will be more
dust but even here the Palmetto boys
ar. ahead for the railroad keeps oA
the dust from the Pennsylvania troops
who are encamped just across the
track.
Col W. X. Wright, the commander
of the brigade composed Of the two
South Carolina regiments and the
regiment from Florida, was on the
ground when the First regiment reach
ed camp. Col. Wright greeted Col
Blythe cordially and they SogetheT
went over the camp and saw that
everything was done properly. Capt.
Young, Col. Wright's adjutant, gave
Capt. Mahon, Col. Blythe's adjutant
information about the details which
had been attended to and which were
to be done. Col. Wright is in com
mand Of the Twentr-chird infantry o.
the regular army, and ranks high in
the service. 1t is considered a splen
did thing that he will command the
brigade.
The men are glad to be here and
already have the appearance OF veter-
ans. All along the route where the
different sections stopped the people,
and especially the girls, compliment
ed the Palmetto boys on their fine ap-
pearance and the way in which they
conducted themselves. There were
several places where the trains stop
ped and the men were given greetings
by the people but at no place was
there the slightest disorder or even
any suggestive remarks. Col. Blythe
and the officers and men Of the First
are making a fine record for them
selves and are rejecting honor on the
Palmetto State.
The First arrived in camp with
1,0o6 enlisted men and 4e officers
Six enlisted men and two officers are
absent and will join the regiment
later.
Gen. Bell, who is in command OF
the Ell Paso district. was visitor in
the First regiment cacmp. Very few
OF the men recognized him, but he
walked over the camp and took in the
general situation.
Aftermath at Camp Moore.
Camp Moore has ceased to have
more than merely nominal existence
the FIVE quartermaster sergeants be-
ing mustered out Of service and the
officers remaining on duty coming
into Columbia to finish their work.
The place where nearly 2,70O men
lived in tents for almost seven weeks
has reverted TO its former estate Of
loneliness and quiet.
Quartermaster SergeantS Sigh,
Lipscomb, Sally, Walker and Kohn
were mustered out of the federal SER
vice and the quartermaster corps of.
fcers remaining on duty, but who quit
the service August 20, came into Co
lumbia. These are Majs Glen and
Wheeler, Capts. Burdette, Warren
and Withers.
Maj. J. Shapter Caldwell, camp ad
jutalt, will remain few days and
will be mustered out Of service as
soon as he prepares his accounts for
the war department. He resigned sew
eral weeks ago as assistant adjutant
general, but his resignation has not yet
been accepted by Gov. Manning. No
announcement has been made as to
who will be appointed assistant adju
tant general to take his place.
Each troop train was made up OF
nine tourist cars, one Pullman car.
one box ear, one baggage car and two
fat cars, except the fourth section,
which had one box car, and the regu.
lar passenger equipment.
The Pennsylvania troops, 10000
strong. are encamped just across the
railroad from the South Carolina
troops. A great many Of them have
come over and extended greetings tc
the Palmetto boys. They are a fine
body Of troops and comprise dlvls'
ion under their own major general.
The South Carolinians are eAcamp-
ed in a triangle formed by two rail
roads. They are about seven miles
from Ell Paso and beginning at
o'clock each afternoon shuttle trains
are run to and from Ei Paso every
hour for round trip of 25 cents.