New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-23
WHY ALL THIS SICKNESS 2
THAT'S WHAT OFFICERS AT STATE CAMP
WANT TO KNOW.
SO SIGNIFICANT ORDER Is IssUED--A BELL1G-
EREST MILrTAMAN SENT HOME IN DIS
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GRAcE-THE scARLAT1YA CASE.
State Camp. Peekslnn N Y. July 90 CspeciaD.-
The large number Of men who have been reported at
the SICK call every day since the sth Regiment came
10 camp mas resulted in the issuance of an order from
headquarters today which will have an important
bearing on not only the National Guard organizations
which come to camp but on the militia forces
OUT the stdte III mas come to be the regular thing
recently for lot of shirRers to be reported sick"
every morning Just before the drillcall sounds. Be-
sides this there has been exceedingly large num-
Der OF men who have fallen down in faintIng fits at
dress parade, and the AdjutantGeneral is determined
10 discover whether or not the men who are thus
prosuated are physically capable Of doing military
duty AT drills too, unprecedentedy large number
Oh men have fallen out of the ranks. The ambulance
corps has been kept busy since the two regiments
now here arrived There is some excuse for the men
who drop from the ranks in the heat OF the day while
going through the battalion drill; the people at head
quarters think that man who is 50 weak that he
VIII fall down at dress parade in the cool of the day
a1'er an afternoon OF rest ought TO be looked after
The order of General Porter is short and to the point
Men," he orders, who leave the ranks at drill or
ceremonies on account of illness must be examined
with view to discharge for physical disability. and
medical Officers and company commanders INNS. he
instructed accordingly" The carving ont OF this
order will give the medical officers plenty AZ work m
90 while In camp. No less than five men dropped
down at dress parade from the ranks of the 74th
Regiment on Sunday night. The Buffalo men had
come long distance on the the day before how
ever. and had then been Wet to the skin in coming
into camp. These two facts had undoubtedly vreah
ened the TO considerable extent and there was A
color OF an excuse in their But every dav this
week from one 20 two or three have dropped ont OF
the ranks at dress parade and il has become the regular
thing 10 have two three ambulance corps stationed at
the heads of the company streets while dress parade is
IN ~
drills are in progress the ambulance men have been
kept hard at work nearly all the time II has been
suggested that the wetting which all the men received
when they came into camp has been the primary
cause of so much sickness. 1t Is to find ont whether
not this is that the order has been issued If the
men are suffering from temporary disorder caused
by the hardship which they underwent Saturday
the adiutant- general would like 10 know it, On the
other hand, if they constitutonaly weak that
they cannot stand the fatiues Of tour at camp they
have business in the National Guard, and General
Porter wants to know which is the case.
This order, too. is right in the line Of the
ment which has been started since the State Pension
law passed to require all recruits to pass rigid
physical examination before they admitted to the
military forces SurgeonGeneral Bryant Is fOrmu-
ating plan for examining all recruits, and the test
may be applied those already in the National Guad
if they show signs Of physical weakness. 1t certainly
will be WREN they show such signs while in camp.
on Monday night when cut open anothers
head by striking him with a heavy earthenware dish
Is that the man who did the striking sent home
in disgrace to-day. After the affair Mon@
day the two offenders were taken before the colonel
and earnestly promised never to offend again. They
were allowed to return TO duty under good behavior"
promise The man who did the throwing, however began
TO shrk duty In every possible way from the time he
was returned 10 the ranks. This morning his
uniform was taken from him and he furnished
with an old suit Of clothes. Then under guard he
put on board a train bound for New York. All his
personal property given in charge Of the regi-
mental quarermastcr and when the regiment returns
home the company to which the belonged will
expel him.
The two men in camp who really IN need Of
tie care OF the surgeons and said TO be
| getting along finely Reed the battery man who
was so frightfuy burned, Is still, far outward
appearance goes. simply a bundle Of bandages. He
keeps up wonderfully well under his affection and Is
bright and cheerful most of the time. To-day he
questioned Surgeon Bruce about the marks which the
powder would leave on his face. The doctor told
him that the scars would be bad he had at
first thought they would. The Will not amount
to much, the surgeon said but the powder marks
will probably show his chin and cheeks. Reid
replied that if that the worst he thought he
could manage it, as he could grow beard
The medical officers say that the man IN quarantine
over on the Mccoy farm has developed a most beau
ful of scaratina. They say that he l. covered
from head to foot With bright |iash when Is a
former declaration that there is not the slightest
danger Of any one else catching the disease The
protection against IT, they 10 Is not necessary 10
put guard around the tent however. because none Of
The cares to go within shooting distance Of it.