The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-24
lRalAeE FOR TWO REGIMENTS
ENGINEERS STAKE OUT SITE
'ey FOR CAMPS OF ARMY
UNITS.
Facilities for Troops at Styx to he
Rushed to Completion by stan Of
flcers-I0y New Water Mains
Buildings to BE Erected.

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Columbia. June 2O.-The State
mobilization camp at Styx. seven
miles from Columbia in Lexington
county, has already been staked out
for the encampment Of one regi-
ment Of infantry. Arrangements for
the encampment of another regiment
and a, troop of cavalry were made
yesterday afternoon by Maj. p. j.
Drew, quartermaster. and an engineer.
The first troops are expected at Styx
early Friday.
A regiment in camp will occupy
space Of $50 yards frontage and 346
yards depth. The tents for the en-
listed men are pitched In IA rows, -
OF them being for the infantry COM
panies comprtsing the regiments. one
for the headquarters company, and
sanitary troop and one row for the
supply and machine gun company. A
row Of tents and the streets on which
they face take up 90 feet.
The. tents for officers are arranged in
tea s4aRs 4 81 es !. .pyrsalss SOM
J, e'ng Scmosr at tbs TOP, furthSst
away from the enlisted mon. Sleeping
quarters and mess tents for the ofn-
GERS are placed in rows.
Latrines. stables. supply tents and
quarters for the stable guards are
placed far In the rear Of the tents for
the enlisted men.
The camp site comprises 1907 acres
on a sandy ridge. with good drainage
facilities. Water mains have already
been laid for one regiment of infan-
try and yesterday plans were made for
laying water mains for another rcgi.
ment and for troop of cavalry.
Convicts from the State penitentiary
Will very probably be used for i'm
proving the road between the railway
station and the styx camp ground. The
matter was discussed yesterday at a
conference between Gov. Manning and
u. J. Grimtr; superintendent of the
penitentiary. The attorney general
viii very probably be asked to give an
opinion as to the right of using tho
prisoners.
the southern Railway company was
Yesterday asked by the adjutant gen.
erals office to make the following
improvements at Styx: Platform and
additional passenger station facilities.
telegraph and telephone station.
freight warehouse and stock chute.
orders were issued yesterday by
Gen. Moore authorizing the regimen
tai commanders to notify their COM
panies that they must proceed within
hve days to mobilize at styx.
In the meantime Maj. Drew and
MAJ. Raines are laying out the camp
ground and having blue prints made
OF the encampment at styx, where
two South Carolina regiments of in
fantry and one troop of cavalry will,
DC mobilized. They are supervising
the installation Of water mains. pre-
pairing the road leading from Colum-
ola to the camp. digging drainage
ditches and constructing corrals
'atr'nos, company incinerators and
bath houses.
Gen. Moore yesterday took up with
the federal officials the matter of con-
structing a platform at the railroad
station so that the shipments from
headquarters may be received at any
time under the temporary shelter so
MAJ. Drew and his assistants will
today ask for bids on forage and ra-
tions for the encampment at styx.
rhere VIII also be bids on quantities
OF crude oil. straw and lime for san.
'tary purposes. Fuel for cooking must
also be procured. Maj. Drew will
be responsible for the hiring of Ss
mules for the % escort wagons be-