10 JL'lJti SCRANTON TlUBUflli-WEDNESDAY, MAY II. 1898. ARRIVAL OF Thirteenth Now Has More Than the Required Quota of Men. DISTINCTION AWAITING IT It May Be the First Regiment Mustered in a Budy. ip tub thirteenth 18 ready to be sworn in as volunteers they will fill up the quota op men that has reen direct j:d by secretary op war al (3er to proceed to washington-inspector general ed ward worrell thrown prom his horse and injured. Trora a Staff Correspondent. Camp Daniel II. IlnstliiES, Mt. Gretna,, Pa., May 10. The Thirteenth '"reconccntrados" nrrived safely nt 6.15 p. m.f after nn uneventful trip and tonight are lodging with the com panies to which they were assigned before leaving home. No demonstra tion marked tho nrrival of the recruits. Lieutenant Colonel Mattes and the oth er staff olllcers rode over to have a look at them and to greet Colonel Cour Bcn, upon his return, but otherwise the Scronton contingent attracted only the casual notice that similar arrivals of the last few days have attracted. A change in the order of receiving nnd handling the recruits that went Into vogue this morning saved the Thirteenth's recruits from a night in the "hennery." Instead of taking them there llrst and turning them over to their companies after they had been registered and given their blankets and tins, directions were given that they should bo cared for by tho com panies they intended to Join and so thither they were taken ns soon as they alighted from the train. Upon their arrival at their respective company streets they were stood up in n row to await their turns to be regis tered and were critically Inspected by their comrades-to-bo. The general trend of comments evoked by this In spection was about tho same as any new neighbor is subjected to, but all agreed, and I agree with them, that on the whole It Is the best looking wquad of recruits that has as yet struck camp. EXTRA RATIONS SECURED. Quartermaster Cox had secured an -xtra allowance of rations in antici pation of their coming, and after each company had registered its recruits on the blanks provided by the inspector general, they wore hurried into "mess" nnd allowed to revel in the luxury of United States army rations. The regimental surgeons, Major Parke and Lieutenants Keller and Blanchard had received instructions from Major Paxson to examine tho re cruits at once and immediately after supper set to tho task. As each man had successfully paused the prescribed examination before leaving Seranton, the examination hero was much a mutter of form, and they were, In consequence, handled with great cel erity. Major Parke said he expects to llnish the work before mid-night. As fast as the men were examined, they were allowed to' turn in, and as Lieu tenant Mattes had carefully prepared for their accommodation they suffered no discomfort other than what the en listed men had to put up with, namely, overcrowded tents. The coolness of the night, however, made this a thing to be desired. With proper management the Thirteenth can win the distinction of being the first regiment to present Itself as a whole, fur a muster. The 309 recruits aro fifty more than enough to fill out nil the companies. They are all, It Is thought, acceptable men. With the muster rolls made out and the vacant offices filled, the regiment is ready to take the oath In a body. Of course, only one com pany will be sworn In nt a time, but the distinction In question would be won by the fact of the regiment march ing over to the mustering ofllco In a body. GIVEN A ROYAL WELCOME. Lieutenant W. W. Ingles, of Com pany D, who came on with the recruits after a two months' absence in tho Hermudas, was given a royal welcome by his company. Tho men cheered him lustily and carried him to his tent on their shoulders. A detail met the train to take care of the ambulance horses. They were griitly admired and every body In tho regiment Is nnxlous to see them hitched up to tho new ambulance. Yesterday tho work of recruiting was being pushed with all possible speed. Today It was fairly rushed. At supper time, when the officers took a short re- spite from their arduous all-day labors, miriy companies nau ueen sworn in. After supper tho recruiting station re sumed business and kept going until 10 o'clock. The Fourth regiment of the Third brigade, recruited from Heading, Allen town, Pottsvllle, Columbia, Pino Grove nnd Lebanon, was the first to muster in all Its companies and Its colonel, David Bralnnrd Case, of Marietta, was the first regimental commander In Pennsylvania to secure a volunteer RECRUITS commission. He is now tho ranking ofllccr of the camp, and by courtesy all communications from the war depart- i big parade ground, to tho quurters of ment will be directed to him, excepting , the regiment whno companies they such aB deal particularly with the spe- j propose to complete, clal mission of Major Paxson, who Is In j IJach has his newly-Issued bluish charge of the regular army squad de- &y blanket hung about his neck, his tailed here. An order for troops, for ' "tins" swung at his belt and Ms little Instance, would come to Colonel Cnso and ho would oversee their departure. Colonel Willis J. Hullngs, Sixteenth regiment, Third brigade, has also had all Its companies mustered In and Col onel Robert Ralston's Third regiment, Plrst brigade, with one more company mustered In, will be ready for the field. GETTING READY TO MOVE. This makes nearly 2.B0O of the 3,000 men who are at onco to bo moved to Washington. If the Thirteenth regi ment should muster In tomorrow before any other regiment can get nil its com- , panics lined up at the mustering ollice, it would be one of the "four regiments of infantry" that Secretary Alger's al lotment of yesterday stations at Wash ington. It is expected that the first mentioned and some other would move out of here tonight. All the extra can vas, such as "fly" tents In front of olll cers' quarters, extra tents for com missaries nnd the like are being taken down and packed preparatory to ship ment. Tho government, it will be re membered, has purchased the tents. Inspector General Edward Morrell, of Governor Hastings' staff, was thrown from his horse on the parade ground near the Eighteenth cojnp, this even Inc nnrl imiIh ftillv liiliirurl Tin' kll. tallied an ugly gash over the right eye and various bad bruises besides. He ' was brought to consciousness and cared for in the Eighteenth's hospital, whoso T hat Is the estimate of their char stretcher corps was at his side In a aeter I arrived at after casually study Jlffy. Later he was taken to his cot- i Ing them for four days. In one of tho tage in the park. The brass band of I barrack bunks would be encountered the Carlisle Indian school came over today nnd serenaded General Gobln. The weather continues to be fine and the hospital empty. ine nnxiousiy-awnueu marcmng or- i ders for tho batterlw came today and this nfternon they proceeded with the work of loading up preparatory to moving tonight. Their destination Is Newport News. Their duty there, it is expected, will be to guard the shipping in course of construction or repair and to be at a convenient place, incident ally, for transportation to Cuba, If their presence Is needed there. The follow ing order signed yesterday was pro mulgated today: Headquarters National Guard of l'enn Ejlvanla. Adjutant General's Olllco. Camp Hastings, May 9, 1S9S. Brigadier General J. P. S. Gobln, Com mander Third Urlpade. N. O. P. Sir: The comander-in-ihlef directs ttiat you will notify regimental commanders to direct their cmi.iny commanders to obsrrvo tho following beforo presenting their compai lea to tho United States mus tering officers. I. As soon as they have sufficient re cruits pasted In camp and passed the medical examiners they will report to the Inspector genial's ofllco for muster rolls which are to be made out In triplicate. II. As soon as tho rolls huvo been made out In triplicate, they will again report to the Inspector general's ollice to have thcs rolls examined and verified II. After theso rolls have been veri fied a time will bo appointed at which they will parade their companies for muster. Very respectfully, (Signed) Thomas J. Stewart. AdJut.'.nt General. This is the order In detail mentioned In my dispatches published this morn ing. Pour more Scrnnton men went home today. Major J. W. Oakford, judge ad vocate of the Third brigade, whose ofllco was ruled out by the new order of things, found nothing left for him to do here and this morning bid adieu to General Gobin nnd his mates at headquarters mess and returned to Seranton. Sergeant J. M. Edwards, of Company P, underwent another change of heart last night, after receiving a begging letter from, his sick wife, praying him to come home, nnd this morning he took his departure. William Marsh, of Company P, whose physical fitness was referred to Major Hall, was today rejected and he, too, went back t Seranton. Joseph D. Myers, of Company H.went home to his sick wife. Ills return Is conditional upon her recovery before his company is mustered in. T. J. Duffy. RECRIVING THE REC0NCENTRD0S. Experience nt the Recruit Who Are lloreirrd In I'nmp lnily. Prom n St;ft Correspondent. Camp Daniel II. Hustings, Mt. Gret na, May 10. An extremely Interesting sight Is presented at the park, where tho work of receiving and handling tho "reconcentrados," as the recruits havo bin dubbed, Is carried on jolntlv by the state nnd United Stntes olllcers. Saturday and Sunday those de t'-ie-l for tho regiments from neat by plc-M, Allentown, Heading, Lebanon, came along In scattered pquads and a train loud from Philadelphia was dumped out Into the mud and rain Sunday al tcrnoon. Yesterday und today, how ever, there bus been one continuous stream of these patriotic or adventur ous. or patriotic nnd adventurous, splr- Is mario a neces sity by tho Im Medicine pure condition of tho blootl nfter win ter's hearty footls, and breathing viti ated air in homo, ofllco, schoolroom or shop. "When weak, thin or inipuro, tho bl6od cannot nourish tho body as It should, a ho demand for clcausiug and invigorating is grandly met by Mood's Sarsaparilla, which gives tho blood iust the anal tv nnd vtnllt.vnnr.il. , cd to maintain health, properly digest loou, Ullllil un nnd PtcaUV tho nerves SlSv EMM Bfe gPMf kff tw P But 1m B iYJ nnd overcome that t red feo Ing. It Is T. """ ...-..- ...,. .... -4i,n t,ioi C....1.W- tu ii i ,C . ," Istence anywhere near approaching tho ideal Spring Medicine. Get only . whBt a clvllU(!d pergon l0ikB for ln Hood's Sarsaparilla-S Prepared by 0. I. Hood 5s Co., Lowell, Mass. U ji rJll easily, promptly i tlOOd'S PillS effecUrely. 25 cents. act easily, promptly and Its, as the case may be. filing out of the cars, through the various receiving1, In spectlnjr. reelsterlnt: and supplying1 stations scattered about tho park, and, then, under the lead of tho regimental olllcers, who brought them on, trudg ing In twos, with a bashful effort at i military step and alignment, across tho bundle from home tucked snugly under , his nrm. km ii nt i,nm hnvi.p .r ' equipped In this last-named respect. A goodly number look as If home, to them was only a memory of childhood, but Incidentally they look as If they , could fight scrap is possibly the moro I befitting word in their case. None of them have what might be properly termed a splo-and-span ap pearance, although a close Inspection revpals that many of them, possibly a ) majority, were rather natty fellows be- I fore they ran afoul of a day In the cars and a night In the "Incubator." with toilet conveniences an unthought of thing. CALLED RECONCENTRADOS. It wns this general dilapidated ap pearance of the best of them and tho various degrees of hobolsh figure that tho other portion of them cut, coupled with the quasi herding and drlving-in process to which they are subjected, that earned for them the not Inaptly , applied sobriquet of "reconccntrados." To describe them best would bo to ask tho reader to lmazlne every man- nor of men between the ages of IS and the unmistakable scion of some city's "best family." his silk stockings, white linen and the Greek letter society pin at the lower edge of his vest, making but one glance necessary to tell that the letter he was laboriously writing, with, a piece of pine board across his lap for a table, would possibly bo taken the next morning by some dainty and Jewelled hand from a servant with a silver tray. Sitting on the edge of the hunk, di rectly above, with his feet lazily swing lug In and out of Perclval's 3x3x6 bou doir, and his expressionless face rest ing In both hands planted just far enough apart to allow easy exit to per iodical additions to the pool of tobacco Juice beneath was to be found thetypl cal "Swipes." He has no stockings or shirt at all, nnd the only pin visible about his badge-garden was the one that was ally to his upturned coat col lar In the task of hiding the breast that his buttonless undershirt left bare. Ho wasn't writing letters: the poor devil didn't have anybody to write to. may b3. Ills whole mind was bent on get ting his money's worth out of that quid with nn occasional excursion into the field of conjecture.to ascertain If he wns quite sure he would like soldiering If supper turned out to be no better than dinner and breakfast were. STUDIOUS SOLDIER. Across the aisle was a middle-aged, bearded man a country school teacher, I learned on Inquiry poring over a book of military tactics, evidencing an Intention not to be unprepared for any opportunity of advancement that might present Itself. A group not far away found employment, and no end of amusement. In watching a wrestling match between two lusty lads from different towns that were largely rep resented by tho boys In that end of tho aisle. An Innocent from Pennsylvania Dutchland, who, unfortunately, thought everything as honest ns himself, was to bo seen going around asking men who never before laid eyes on him be fore. If they had seen his blanket, one of the identically similar of several thousand thut had come up from the United States arsenal In Washington. A meek-looking lad who carried, strapped to the side of his satchel, a flexible-bound Bagster, too big to be contained within, tried hard to not ap pear unkindly uninterested in a husky, uncouth fellow's expletive-garmented complaint about not being allowed to go out to get a drink when lie had "de dough t' buy it wid." It would be an Infinite task to e-en thus hint at one of each class repre sented in the Gretna reconccntrados. It Is a university for u student of human nature nnd a play and circus rolled Into one, for the merely ordi nary observer presupposing, of course, that Dewey has about removed all call for consideration of the serious aspect. The trials and hardships. If not to say painful suffering that many of them have hud to put up with, is probably another reason for the appellation given the recruits. Yesterday's and to day's arrivals did not fare so 111, but those who hud to contend with the dis tressing weather, which was nt Its worst Saturday and Sunday, certainly had, for the time being, about as hard a lot ns that which has fallen to tho unfortunates from whom their nick name was derived. TMirCSTT TT?T3Hn TXT r TC UiUhL ki.i 1 IN CARS. Those who were kept In the cars or had not as yet been "hatched" as the departure from the "Incubator" Is characterized were only put to tho slight Inconvenience of trying to sleep without fires of any kind and to exist on little or nothing principally tho lat ter. It was those who were sent to their companies who were put In a piti able plight. Already has been described the experiences of the old men of the companies who, after the non-volun teers and "cripples' had left, huddled inHH.tBe,heM,.n e,st '?nts' nnnmnrinilllir nvnrvt nine Hint tmrl linnn left behind that would tend to make their canvnsB homes more comfortable nnd being further fortified by former experiences In camp life. With their sufferings in mind, pic ture the fate of the recruit going Into " !2"A.l.."e". about oflleers ha v ,7 o V,rXt r them, no blankets were issued until1 yesterday. It Is charitable to suppose ; that their comrades-to-be helped them out as much as they could, but these "elf-same comrades-to-be had far from """". - "" i.u...c., v "- these twentieth century days. Ju3t how the poor fellows passed through tho exposure can only be guessed nt. They did It, though, and ns yet thero is to come the first report of a deser tion. If there are any medals of honor to be distributed around after this war Is over, I vote one to every man who put In Saturday and Sunday In Camp Hastings, and if he Is a recruit, two. T. J. Duffy. jwjora0!;oosoo: S A DAY AT CAMP g DANIEL It's a thousand pities you cannot all ; visit Mt. Gretna In the BUnshmo be- fore the Thirteenth leaves for tho southward. Monday everybody said , ". " 'u ' only ueen neie unuay. i Ab MHO LUG UUIl I'lTltLI tlj, J.UU UUbUV to have seen us Sunday." I suppose thut Sunday, May 8, will bo indelibly fixed In the mind of the In fantryman, the trooper, the soldier of i high or low degree who spent thedoeful I day beneath the weeping skies with only a tent cover between, as the one wretched, miserable day of his exis tence. It must have been awful, and yet Monday beneath the glorious sun- Bhlne with the everlasting hills smile- ing n their verdure, which is ever so much more brilliant than the foll- nge of this region Just at prc?ent; with rows of tents n gleam In their dazz ling whiteness, and tho glitter of cav alry, the flash of steel, the splendor of banners and tho brave blue of our army, war seemed nothing but tho merry bugle call and tho pride of curveting horse and the glory of manly strength and purine. It Is a pity, I say, that all you good people who havo loved ones In tho field, cannot have this last sweet memory of one of tho loveliest days heaven ever sent to brighten the coming months of anxi ety and worry. It is a blessed thing that you cannot see the fair hillside as it was on the day previous with the fearful and won derful mud of Gretna, Pompelun In hue, mucllageouB In consistency and fathomless In depth, and over every thing and In everything the pitiless, driving rain, which for sixteen hours reduced all things to the condition of gelatine. It wasn't a gentle, beneficent rain, for at night on the swimming earth Ice was frozen in the shivering sol diers' quarters. Anything more calcu lated to drive patriotism from the manly breast than this memorable Sabbath must be difficult to imagine There were many who wouldn't have found It so hard to say "no" when muster roll was called If It had been on that day. Hut Monday was different. Sun shine makes a deal of change even when it falls on the face of woe. It Is a blessed provision of Providence that tho gluey soil of Gretna Is so porous that nothing short of Noah's flood could leave much trace nfter a few hours of sun. Then the peak of a tent affords an excellent place for drying soaked garmentw and there was an array of "Monday washing" hung out on the tented field that would have astonished the housewives of this city. The back doors of the tentw bore Indications of tho deluge. There was a collection of suspicious looking bot tles even In the vicinity of the quar ters of the Thirteenth's members who have widely known prohibition ten dencies. There were frivolous little oil stoves, hot water bags, high boots that may sometime have been black, and queer looking objects that may some day have been patent leathers, but which now bore every Indication of being early Indian footgear. There were sections of uniforms that may Bometlme have been In shape to wear on dress parade, but which never again, unless touched by a miracle will figure In that proud capacity. We asked General Gobln if ther-! would bo dress parade later in the af ternoon. "Dress parade! Lord, no!" he ejacu lated. "The boys won't get dry enough for two days yet." In front of the regimental headquar ters of the Thirteenth was a pool sur rounded by deep footprints. The boys led visitors to its indented rim and proudly pointed It out as the regimen tal bath tub, where on Sunday every body was accommodated with a plunge without distinction as to rank or class. The headquarters of the Second brig ade occupy the highest point of ground nnd while they were dry enough yes terday, they were exposed the day be fore to the fury of the cold and beating storm. Gentral Wiley, who, by tho way, Is generally considered the hand somest commander of the state troops, and who Is remembered In Seranton as captain of the Fnklln Greys during the riot period of '"i, told us that it was simply Impossible to keep the tents from blowing down on their heads and that seldom In any service was a moro uncomfortable day spent. He and his brother officers had no frills nn their camp accoutrements and had not even board floors in most of the tents. They aro probably the most democratic di vision of the lot, as the officers put up their own tents. In many respects the Thirteenth regi ment Is more comfortably quartered than an other. Monday we had "mess," If that's what they call it, with Lieutenant Colonel Mattes, Quartermaster Coxe, Dr. Parke, Major Stratton and other Ullill'ia l ui uwi itbUHViH. 4k imidh . a ,.mf.ss.. iv nny OT,Ci b,it was an ex- .iii.. ..- ... AiAn 1 ,.., ' cellent dinner, served In nice style by i "Johnny Ktanton," who Is young for a soldier. The polite quartermaster felt dlstre?Fed nt the absence of a table. cloth for the "company;" the first dere liction of tho kind yet chronicled since they went Ir.to camp, out unavoidable I ancm wno at one tIire or another dur owlng to tha universal wetness of the ing tll0 ,)ast ,vvel. iltlvo V1B teii y),ur household supplies. It will be one of I corresjiondent with complaints about the last dinners, however, eatn from tlie nrticle dubbing this city a "Jay either table or table cloth, and prob- towni- the writer would . ay that he ably the next Seranton guest will be waa m error wJ,e Mu B))0ke Blightmg- regaiea wun roast neci n ia. un piaie an(1 cafe a battered pewter cup, lor -ii &i.. 1-. 114 I....... n tli. ...t.lA oil the spiennia luxury or inicw, wnue tableware, German silver spoons and tregselled table will be sent home to repose In the quietude of our time worn but not honored nrmory. In a day or two ut most, our gallant , oflleers of thi Thirteenth will lie llv " 1 -nny style and finding out ! U,K '" ' anmpl.nw . pan.t ima-ine colonel cfwnZltovWh a Wtchen Km e n' pkennv "Vf ......Ti.-, L:l! .- . ."' 2 ?... .,?' ! j t ; the ofllcen. declare will be the , ,,. ..... of th-, stuntlon. It Is too painful to contemplate, and may be to save our feelings, It Is a good thing Substitute for Lemons, Horsford's Acid Phosphate Is cooling, quenches thtrat, and acts as Tonlo. Ehuolralutloni. Mt ouf ia bottlti. H. HASTINGS our boys aro going too far away to receive any well meant, but ombarras. sing visitations from their fair friends nccuitomed to napkins and other super. mimes. Tho Thirteenth will bo ns comfort able as tho circumstances will allow. Four of our bovs slept on nice mat tresses during tho deluge articles which they had "borrowed" from n va- cant cottage somewhere In the vicinity. Nobody could Maine them for borrow Ing cottage nnd all. Two enterprising soldiers from our regiment found a bon anza In the shape of a fnlr-slzed oil stove, blankets, cooking utensils nnd other conveniences on Saturday. They each took an armful and started, but were obliged to leave some of the stores for a second trip. When they returned for theso they were dismayed to find , a guard posted over the cottage. With commendable nerve they proceeded to ' tell about certain property belonging to them and when the guard Insisted upon a description, It was accurately given, even to the details of the exact location. The guard was convinced of j tho Justice of their claims and accom- i modatlngly turned In nnd assisted them In borrowing the things. I forgot to mention that despite tho storm, our nmbulanco Is Intact, glittering with Its , new paint, nnd labeled N. G. 1., Thir teenth regiment. The governor's headquarters aro built much after the fashion of a very small and unpretentous country barn, ( wun ine one useless auurniiieiii ui wooden shutters; the entire structure being guiltless of paint, it must have looked like the palace of the king to the watery tent dwellers on Sunday Governor Hastings and other digni taries, Including the elegant Colonel Morrell, of Philadelphia, were muster ing in a company of the Fourth regi ment Monday and as the men passed up singly In front of tho towering figure of "Soldier Dan" they looked serious enough to Impress bystanders that they realized the situation, even if the present parade ground was a platform devoted to the frlvoltles of dancing In times of peace. Among the others who stepped for nnd received their commissions were boys who seemed scarcely sixteen nnd in whose young faces was a look thut would have made their mothers weep to see. In the group gnzIniT down over the ratling wns acting Adjutant W. S. Millar, who Is a very busy man these days, and whose appearunce would Indicate that no red mud or rain had ever dared to sully the Immacu latcness of his uniform. The first man to have a furlough from the Thirteenth is Private E. C. Koons, who has been detailed ns Gen eral Snowden'fl orderly recently and who came home Monday night to ar rango business matters and say good bye to his family berore going with the troops. He must be back with his regiment on Wednesday. It is generally understood that within a very few days our troops will go south. Monday on the train that brought the visiting Scrantonlans came a detail of a lieutenant and four men who were sent on hasty orders to Chieknmauga. They were from the Fourth regiment and were Inestlmately proud of the distinction and also that theirs was the first regiment and the first company to be mustered Into tho regular army from the N. G. P. This is another indication that our troops will go to Chlckamauga instead of Washington. There was a great demand for quin ine durlns the pist few days and on Sunday a new regulation went Into ef fect that no private could receive a di-se of the drug from tho surgeon with out being accompanied by an officer. Accordingly, officers were In great de mand on that long, cold, dreary day, while loud wto tho complaints about the regulation, and many were the pre monitions of pneumonia and quick con sumption. Monday one of the high of ficials confessed with regret that he could not properly entertain some of his gutsts, as the "wherewithal" had b-en absorbed on the ever-memornble Sunday. Lieutenant S. S. Derman Is one of the officers who look as contented and as happy with his lot as eould reasonably be expected under tho circumstances, and, in general, our boys do not gruni blj. There are those who have come sadly homo who would rathr havo gone with the certainty of being shot than to have been left behind. Some of them were on the tralnMonday even ing and to sco their downcast faces was to realize that It Is rot infre quently a grenter sacrifice to stay away from war than to go. Oh, if war were only Mt. Gretna, ly ing fair as a garden of the Lord under Monday's sunlight! If It were only the thrill of tho drumbeat, the long, quiet line of artillery under the hillside, the snowy tents and the mngnltlrent Unu on parade, It would, Indeed, be a beau tlful and a treasured dream, H. C. P. (10SSIP OF THfc CAMP. From a Staff Correspondent. Camp Daniel H. Hastings. Mt. Gret na. May 10. To the citizens of Leb- i ,y of ,lle conveniences of the city, , NothlnC ca be truthfully said agalitat l tnem t, hasn' nny. The detailed make-up of tho com- pnnles was communicated to the cap tains this morning by the adjutants of the regular army. There are to be captain, first nnd second lieutenants, one llrst sergeant, one quarter-master , "! . y .erge six corl I Poriil-. ono artificer, one wagoner and sixty-one privates. The mllltla forma' tton Is a captain, two lieutenants, five sergeants, eight corporals, forty-seven privates. Second Lieutenant D. J. Davis, of Company F, was home on a furlough yesterday. When he returns he will oversee the work of registeilng tho Thirteenth'! recruits, Major Paxson having requested the appointment of an officer from each regiment for that purpose. Kx-Sergennt George nice was among yesterday's visitors. M. T Howloy, of Seranton, and A. T Walsh, of Plttston, enjoyed a wado through the camp Sunday. First Sergeant P'oss, of Company D, was stood uslde by the surgeons CARPETS. WALLPAPERS. ?. I tfTc J f. gSlP : WILLIAMS & because of his being affected by grippe. Should he recover before his company is sworn In he will be accepted. Company P Is liable to lose four more of Its men because of the refusal of parents to give the required consent. Arthur Clark and Robert Pettlt havo been refused point blank and Harold Dattln nnd George Palmer uru on the anxious seat. Rations are all right, Is now the gen eral comment. There are few or no hitches In Issue and delivery, extra nllowance is more for extra men and the quality of the tood Is Improved by reason of Its being fresher. Ezra Ripple, jr., has Come on from the Chester Military academy to seek a place In tho Thirteenth regiment. His military training and general good qualities will muke him a valu able addition to the regiment. His father Is anxious that he should have some practical training and advises him to get into the rear rank and work for promotion. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Penman visited the camp yesterday. Major George W. Whitney today en Joys the distinction of brigade officer of the day. It is Captain Robllng's turn us regimental officer of the day and Lleutennnt cYossman, of Com pany G. is officer of the guard. Pri vate Alfred G. Wormser, of G, is head quarters' orderly. Assistant Surgeon Blanchnrd hus been ill for two days with a severe cold, but was well enough today to assist In the examination of the re cruits. A buzzacott stove nnd enameled dishes have been purchased for head quarters mess and officers club with headquarters In a large tent at the end of the line has been established. All commissioned officers are Included In the membership. Battalion Major "William Pierce is back In camp on a visit. T. J. Duffy. TOTAL OF TWENTY-SEVEN COMPANIES 'rninsfarrrd from Muto jllilillnmen to Pptinyliintii Volunteers. By Associated Press. Mount Gretna, May 10.--By sunpet today twenty-seven companies of lnt'anty were transferred from state militiamen to Pennsylvania volunteers. Of this num ber sixteen roprenentcd two complete regiments of eight companies each, the Fourth, commanded by Colonel t?ase, and the Sixteenth, by Colonel Hidings. In ad dlton to tho companies of theso regi ments mustered In, the irspectlvo col onels and their staffs were also sworn in. The other companies sworn In were B, A, G, and K, of tho Flftetnth regiment, C. B. G. F and H, of tho Third regi ment; K, of tho Fin-t regiment, nnd J. nf the Sixth regiment. Total enlisted men, 2,321; regimental and company of ficers, 151. Thursday night will probably see all tho troops ln the volunteer army. Sev enty companies lire ready for mustering. Nearly all tin. recruits have arrived ami It Is only hero and there that gaps re main to he filled. Governor Hustings still conttnues to be present at the muater of each company and personally hands each officer hl commission. Battery A, Cap tain Warhurton, and Battery C, Captain Waters, pulled out of camp at 3.W o'clock this afternoon for Newport News. Tho orders camo beforo daylight and live hours later both commands had tents and equipments ready. GREETED WITH CHEKHS. Through'somo mlsunderbtandinn trans portation did not arrive nnd Governor Hastings personally assumed tho respon sibility of providing a train for tho bat terymen. CheerH greeted the artillery men ns they moved away. While direct ing the final movement of the batteries Inspector General Morrell was thrown from his horse by the animal stepping into a hoje. Colonel Morrell landed heavily on his head nnd blood gushed from his nose and mouth. He was looked after by Surgeons Mllllgan nnd llalston, of Pittsburg, and subsequently removed to his quarters. His inurics are not thought to bo very serious. Notwithstanding all reports to the con trary absolutely nothing Is known here as to when uny of the infantry command's will move. Tho war department boa or dered that speed be mndo in mustering. but tho time of moving volunteer regi- . ments nnd their destination will not he i known until word comes from Washing- ton. Orders may come at any moment. The criticisms and charges of mlsman ngatnent of tho mobilization and care ut tha troops has cauned much Indignation umong tho officers and olllclalf here. AN OFFICIAL STATBMKNT. Today Major Thompson. United Statai nrmy, issued the following official state ment: "Tho charges of mismanagement and unnecessary exposure of the soldiers ut this camp aro vilthout Hie slightest foun dation, and do grrut Intuntlco to tho of ficers of the Pennsjlvanln National guard as well ns the United States army offi cers on duty here. Tho National guard of Pennsylvania Is n very superior body of men and Its officers are of excellent material. Tho men nt this camp havo pona throiirh nn experience Mnce last Thursday week, which proves them to be n most splendid body of soldiers. They v,eTc forced by circumstances to undergo hardships, but such hardships nre only incidents In tho life of a body of sol diers In the field. There was absolutely no mismanagement that I could see, and tho additional crnrge of being kept with out food Is equnlly exaggerated. "As fur ns possible everything was done for their comfort, and I am sure no re,?. . ulsr nrmy officers would stand by nnd &eo such excellent material neglected. No doubt there were some complaints out it boiiy of ncnrly lO.eoo men, but on tho whole tho needs of the occasion were that n man should bear such discomforts as there were with soldierly fortitude, and that Is what tho men of this camp dis played. If thero Is nny responsibility for Min hardships It should bo entirely with tho elements, over which soldiers, offi cers and civilians have no control, nnd each army officer hero Is of tho same opinion us myself," &Z Some one has said, "Style is tho dress of thought." 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