History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . LOGAN. bile, and, although a comfortable and substantial vessel, itcould hardly be called the Mobiles equal. It had, how-ever, more deck room for the men than had the Mobile,while the officers quarters were smaller. In place of cotsfor the men, hammocks were provided, which arrangement ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST INDIANA. 187 allowed better ventilation. The vessel made sixteen knotsan hour over the bottom, and thirteen and a half feet throughthe water, dropping anchor at the quarantine station in theSavannah harb
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . LOGAN. bile, and, although a comfortable and substantial vessel, itcould hardly be called the Mobiles equal. It had, how-ever, more deck room for the men than had the Mobile,while the officers quarters were smaller. In place of cotsfor the men, hammocks were provided, which arrangement ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST INDIANA. 187 allowed better ventilation. The vessel made sixteen knotsan hour over the bottom, and thirteen and a half feet throughthe water, dropping anchor at the quarantine station in theSavannah harbor at 9:15 a. m. , Friday, the 31st—forty-hours since 5:05 p. m., Wednesday, the 29th, when theline was cast off at San Jose pier. From Savannah toHavana and return, allowing eight hours for loading, itwas the fastest record yet made by a government sea was just a trifie rough the first morning out, andofficers and men, who had voluntarily thrown up home. Not Feeling So Well ! and friends and position for suffering Cubas sake, began tothrow up again simply because they couldnt help it fortheir feelings sake. The sea grew calmer and the vesselgrew steadier and the politicians, so long out of practice,realizing the early return to their profession, called a mockconvention to determine by their knavery the political des-tiny of some of their comrades. 188 HISTORY OF THE Vick M. Backus imposed himself upon the conventionas self-constituted chairman. Oratory was on tap andflowed like greased liquid. Much opposition was encoun-tered to old man Gwinns nomination for sheriff of Rushcounty, but the gallant old veterans record of daringbravery in the Mexican war was too deserving of recogni-tion, and at the end of a hot debate, was given the unani-mous nomination for said position. Percy Welsh, of Hoop-pole township, Posey county, was made a nominee forcoroner of his township, but so far forgot himself as to in-sult the chairman, whereupon Ward,
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