Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-07-05
VERMONT BOYS in TEXAS
Eagle Pass Reached Saturday by Yer
mont Troops. Well and Happy.
Travel Life. No War Immediately.

The Vermont regiment destined for
Eagle Pass, Texas, which was on it's
way last week, reached it's destination
Sunday and went into camp. All
were we'll.
1t was great Send-oH Vermont gave
her first regiment on it's leave for the
scene of the Mexican troubles. Every
town along the line of departure had
it's assembly of cheering citizens, every
farmhouse flag and group of wav-
ing occupants, hands waved good luck
from every vehicle on the highways.
1t was much appreciated blythe boys
on the crowded trains and did much
to keep up their courage.
There was no complaint from the
men of the rigors of troop-train travel
ing. They were in common coaches, a
man to seat At night they doubled
up, laid three boards across the two
seats and rolled themselves in blank
boards, but a man could stretch on
them. In baggage car loaded with
equipment and provisions were two
camp stoves installed in beds of sand
Here coffee was boiled, canned beans
warmed. sometimes corned canned
beef, which were carried in pots shaped
like wash boilers into the company
cars. Officers and men shave alike
and each one washed his own kit Of
utensils.
At Binghampton, N Y. the train
took on shoe car. 1t was an ordinary
baggage car, with boxes Of military
shoes and stockings around the sides.
The men were sent by squads to this
car and made to wash their feet, which
were then examined by the surgeons
and plastered where necessary. Each
man then drew good pair of shoes
and two pairs of stockings.
The spirit of the men could not have
been better. They made some noise,
but it was of healthy kind. Each
company had its cheer and they Wed
with each other in responses to the
greetings from every town we passed.
Chaplain Thomas president Thomas
of Middlebury college) in writing the
! Middlebury Register of the trip says
Jenkins, to whom | gave diploma a
year ago, is member of this company,
and Cole, who was year in Middle
bury, is a corporal
Company L showed their state loyalty
by their yell, -
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah for old Yer.
mont!
Of all the states from sea to sea,
Vermont, she is the state for me!
No immediate trouble with Mexico
is expected since Carranza has re.
turned the captured U. S. soldiers.
The boys are drilling and getting &C
climated.
The 1st Vermont infantry was com
plimented by Gen. H. A. Green on the
way it had laid out it's camp. Specia
care was taken in sanitary precautions
and the camp gave evidence that il
would be model.
Eagle Pass is one of the important
points on the Rio Grande river, beine
short distance north of Fort Duncan
and opposite the Mexican town o.
Piedras Negras. 1t is 500 miles south
east of Ell Paso, and about 300 mile.
from the mouth of the Rio Grande. = I
is also 275 miles due east of the city o.
Chihuahua. north of which the Mexi
cans are gathering to resist the Ameri
can forces coming from the north
Eagle Pass has about 5, 900 inh abitant!
in normal times, and it is located in :
coal-mining, wool-growing and stock
raising district. Its railroad connec
tions make it an important trading
center and during the Civil war j
enjoyed large traffic.