The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
CAMP PERRY's ROUTINE.
Regulations Which Smack of Life in
Military Camp.

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CAMP PERRY, FLA, Sept. 13.-Camp
Perry is busy scene to-day under direc-
tions of Surgeon General Hamilton and
our jolly veteran, Surgeon Hutton, who
has been for the past few days removing
tents and replacing them with cottages ar
ranged in hollow square facing the sur
| geon generals headquarters The follow
| ing are the regulations for the government
of the camp; Reveille, $50 a. IN. break
| fast (employesl, 6 a. m. breakfast guests ,
| z a. M. surgeons call and inspection,
a. m; dinner (employes), l2 M; dinner
| guests, l: 20 p. m; surgeons call and in
| spection, 4;3O p. M; supper guests, $50
p. M; supper (employes), 6p. m; retreat
and change of guards, 6:3O p. m; retiring
| taps, 9p N.
| The following comprises the staff: Fred
Won Kamp, the interchangeable druggist and
| all-around-man, who can be depended upon
| IN an emergency when summoned at the
| dead hour of night to minister to the wants
| of some poor fellow who feels the approach
of the dread scourge; Hospital Steward
| Mcguire, u late acquisition from New
| Orleans, an employe of the United States
mariuo hospital service, who has already
won the esteem of the whole camp is un-
| doubtedly the right man in the right place,
as he is always at his post; d. r. Blount.
| quartermaster, q late employe of the
| Southernern Express Company He has
obtained the confidence and goodwill of
refugees.
The following is the list of officers and
guard: w. l.. McClelland, chief; J. B.
Crabtree, James l.. Wilson, L. P Brown.
John 7. Omwig, W. H. Tison, Paul John
son, |. 7. Hatcher, w. D. Crabtree, guards
j. II. Altman, who has been Frustrated
for two past weeks with climatic fever, and
seriously i'll, too, reported today on horse
back, ready for duty. He was one of the
original guard, and is a good, efficient Off
! Ger.
The following officers are in attendance
at headquarters: W. H. Gorham, orderly;
II. Hartley, bugler.
George Wycherly is the butcher. and
though an invalid, is always on hand at
the meat house, early and late
Adolph Husing, assistant to Mr. Won
Kamp in fumigating cars, small baggage
and fever tents, IS a man that 1t would be
| hard to find another to fill bis place.
| N. A. Downing, who was on hand at the
! first establishment of Camp Perry, is still
| here
Dr. Julius Wise, formerly professor of
| st. Louis and Memphis medical colleges,
editor of a medical journal, Howard
! physician Memphis epidemic of 1S7S-'T9,
| sent by Howard association to various
stricken towns, is in charge OF the hospital.
!
Barco and Dave Nevil, experienced yellow
| fever nurses. The patients under treat
ment are reported tonight as to condition
| as follows: c. G. Swift. cOnvalescent; Mrs.
Mckee, conyalescent; Randolph Fell, con-
valescent Mrs. Margaret Bush, seriously
| i'll; Ernest Dombrock, seriously i'll.
Mr.. Jennings, who was formerly a pro-
| prietor of an oyster stand at Jacksonville,
succumbed to the disease and was buried on
| Tuesday morning
One of the wise orders of Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton is the one detaining Dr.
GuiteraS at this camp. DR.. GuiteraS is at
present absent, i'll charge Of train which
left here for Hendersonville, n G. The
doctor has endeared himself to all who ever
came in contact with him The refugees
feel more confident now that Surgeon Cen
eral Hamilton is here. The late outbreak
of yellow fever at Macclenny, Fla, is evil
dence enough that the measures of restric-
tion adopted by him were wise, though they
may seem TO be harsh to the people of Jack
sonvilIe. The surgeon general undoubtedly
has the welfare of the people of the country
iu view, at the came time sympathizing
with the people of the stricken city.
Camp Perry is becoming quite q cosmo-
politan village. There are many nation
antics represented, and not a few celebri-
ties | have just learned that j. Omweg,
one of the guard, was at one time one of
the attractions of John Robinson's circus in
the character of "Omweg the German con-
tortionist.n Mr.. Onweg is now resident
of Lake county, Florida, proprietor of a
dourishing orange grove. and successful in
raising guavas. Mrs. Mckee, c. G.ESwift
and Randolph Fell, were discharged from
the hospital to-day.
DR.. j. Wise, who has charge of hos
pital, will be relieved by physician from
Now Orleans in few days. A Mr.. Silver
stine, a peddler Of Savannah, who was sent
to hospital by DR.. Hutton as a fever pa
tient, has returned to quarters in good
health after spending a fortnight with
yellow fever subjects.