New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-21
CAN'T TELL 1T TO THE MARINES.
THEY ARE TOO FAR AWAY TO HEAR
COMPLETELY ISOLATED AT CAMP ERBEN AND
THEY DON'T like IT

COMPLETELY ISOLATED AT CAMP ERBEN AND
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
There is a good-sizcd growi rumblng around In the
Navy Yard at Brooklyn. 1t began when the uh'oa
States marines were ordered to do duty in guarding
the choleralnfected passengers at Camp Low, SANDY
Hook. Sandy Hook belongs to the Army Department
and is used proving ground for coastdefence guns
the marines think the Army should take care oil the
camp. However. the orders obeyed and as h@
not a large enough force Of marines in the Navy
Yard at Brooklyn to do the duty, detachments were
ordered from Boston, Philadelphia. Annapolis WASH
tngton and Norfolk. In all, the force now numbers
215 men and ten officers. They have rauons for fl'y
days. and under the circumstances 1t probably Is n
good thing that they are 50 well provisoned. They
have laid out camp. which has been named camp
Erben, which Is about three-fourths OF mile from
Camp Low. II is also about two miles nearer the In
fected camp than the ordnance headquarters and the
new fort which is building. since the marines went
into camp they have dug well. and are reported 10
be in comfortable quarters although under quarauuhe
regulations.
When the marines were first sent TO Sandy HOOK
to keep the microbes from chasing the soldiers
as Commodore Erben remarked TO a Tribune reporter
they were not permitted to land at the army wharf,
The Commodore said "This fact was reported 10
the Secretary of the Navy. On September IA
received the following Telegram from Commodore
War will give necessary orders regarding use OF
army wharf at sandy Hook
"On September H. the following telegram was
received by me- Secretary of War has ordered CHIEF
OF ordnance to assist with his teams at Sandy Hook
In getting supplies to the marnesf
Well, those kilograms made everything clear
sailing about landing the marines and sui plies. on
last saturday got down about the last detachment
although intended to send officer Of the quarter
masters corps and some provisions to-day by the
Nantucket"
The reason why the additional provisions and the
officer were not sent is embodied In the following
kilograms:
Sandy Hook ". j., Sept. 10, 1892.
To Depot ouartermsster. Amy building, Whitehall
Telegram just received from chief Of ordnance
are not TO land either men supplies at our wharf
or hold communication at Proving Grounds Please
notify Captain Denny Wool cannot transport his
supplies. HEATH, captain.
Depot Quar'crmastcr's ONCE.
New-York City. September 10, 1892.
True copy Te'PfGy sa TeeT Marine co ndy
Hook r. j.. for his Information. Until his matter
es sS 20 ind TG snS hot b SedY To Per E.
for the General Wool to tnRSpSri to SandS HOOK
Assistant Quhrtermast ter General. U. 6. A.
Commodore Erben said The marines were ready
and anxious 70 have an opportunity to distinguish
themselves I don't know why they sent
there though II was something fixed up IN Wash.
ing,on. Yes. believe there soldiers near here.
hut don't know why they were not sent. believe
there Is a company Of soldiers duty there now.
bu, they are nearly three miles from tho cholera
| camp The marines are there 10 STAY for nj least
| AZ weeks They are something like Jim Fsks
graveyard whose friends the inside could not get
| our. and thos4 on the outside did not want to get
| In. Oh. the marines will keep the cholera In !
believe that Major Huntington has positive orders to
| feep back all those who may try to escape. The
Major Is good officer. and the marines went down
there in heavy marching order and we'll armed
The effect Of the recent order relating TO the landing
Of provisions and additional marines completely Isoats
the force II cannot reach fhc Army wharf ana IL
doc not want to go through Camp Low. TO reach
the NewJcrsey Central wharf. which Is the only one
| that is otherwise available. Railroad communication
has also been cut off,
Tho officers Of the army who are stationed here
are ignorant apparently Of the reason for send
ing the marines to sandy Hook the naval
officers. General Rucker, Adjutant-Go eral Mt Gov
eInor's Island, said yesterday al don't know why
the order given our soldiers arr never bacK-
ward, or never shirk their duty ! understand that
when II was decided TO establish Camp Low, the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury offered to furnish guard
suppose 10 thought the maiipes were tho most
available The army has one company stationed
there but It is doing duty at the big fort and around
the ordnance headquarters
Now, as TO the orders from the War Department,
don't know what they are but ] lmde:st nd the
200 or 400 men working on the fOt and In the ord
nance works, all Of them civilians. Intended 10 OUT.
In fact, OF them mad stopped work when II was
sandy HOOK II was | believe, 10 keep those
free from fright that the orders were Issued Troy
and also the marines, who under quarantine
cguatlons / suppose it was believed necessary to
90 this TO keep the wOrkmen Employed
General Perry also said that he did not know the
reason why the marines were sent. 1t was al done
The situation OF the marines IS this: They are
as much isolated II they were infected immigranls
one sd,, and they ordered by the soldiers not 70
the wharf, or IN any o way y sGne s
more complete than that Of the immigrants, -,
Colonel Charles Haywood, commandant OF the
Marine Corps who came to New oTk y"oG aIyS s
the guard at sandy Hook quarantine alton. yeser-
day completed the furnishing S ior "i iSs .1np
10 sandy Hook. Yesterday he started on his tour OF
Inspection Of the varous ndezyons Tor r"cr,ns ana
he posts Of his corps at the several Navy Yards n a
the Eastern states preparaoTy to making up ms
1 a asd 'yp Of course receive the monthly
reports nom the commandments at tle several posts
personally to acguant myself ~ actual Inspection Of
| he precise condition Of the officers and men, their
Eaiicks and other aoIs. n view Of the TACT that tia
50 many Of the marines have been detailed from ths
and other places for the guard at SANDY Hook shall
find very few to Inspect In "c there are nr mo.
enough left 10 properly guard the 6OVrlhneht PIOP.
ertv and the few that left have to perform moro
than double duty.
furnished the guard ut sandy Hook for really II Is
The duty Of the Army soldiers and not OF the MAJ ines
should feel a little Jealous Of the marines II | WAS
| I'm the Army but the marines have been called
upon more than once to aid the land forces, and we
| that we have been able TO detail for that duty are
hardy and strong and in excellent physical condition.
and yould very likely escape cholera should ID
! become epidemic down there. The only thing / am
apprehensve about Is that some Of the detained I'm
MIGRANTS will attempt 10 escape from the camp In
which case the guard would only realize that he Is
a soldier sworn to do soldiers duty. and his
bayOnet through the fellows