History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . two would be consumed, from whichhe deduced the idea that if he had enough fire he couldburn water. A little search revealed an old engine boilermade of heavy iron and lying rejected in the yards of Mer-rill Stevens Engineering Company in the city. The necessary purchase was made and the mammothconcern hauled to the rear of camp and there set up asshown by the accompanying illustration. A mighty firethat would have put the old time infernal regions to shamewas there created and the colonel saia Bring on yourgarba
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . two would be consumed, from whichhe deduced the idea that if he had enough fire he couldburn water. A little search revealed an old engine boilermade of heavy iron and lying rejected in the yards of Mer-rill Stevens Engineering Company in the city. The necessary purchase was made and the mammothconcern hauled to the rear of camp and there set up asshown by the accompanying illustration. A mighty firethat would have put the old time infernal regions to shamewas there created and the colonel saia Bring on yourgarbage. Every thing that goes to make up slop was thenbrought, potato peeling, bread refuse, hardtack, tm cans,coffee leavings, dish water and all its other wet ingredientsand into the fiery furnace it went; the flames licked up thewater, then consumed the dry stuff and ended by burningup the ashes, while its designer looked on with a com-placent smile. The garbage was dumped in above, themachine operated twice a day and consumed a half load of >o a w O > CO >ow W w ». 74 HISTORY OF THE wood at each operation. The institution was presented tothe Third Division Hospital on the regiments departureand a somewhat smaller one procured at Savannah whichdid service throughout the stay in Cuba, where the locomo-tive was fired by Harry Rider, of Company F. For ten days after the 12th nothing of note occurredsave the faithful work of the men at drill. Every morn-ing from 7 till 9 battalion drills were on, and a regi-mental parade for every afternoon at 4:30. In looking backupon the work of these early days and upon the continualmarching in review at port arms before the colonel onemay discover the chief reason for that degree of excellenceafterwards attained. It was not meant to pass in silencethe narrow escape of our old friend Newton Burke, thewagonmaster; may he live long and prosper; his laugh was across betweeen a bantum cackle, a horse neigh and a sheepbleat; you can tell him
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