The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
SICK NEWARK SOLDIERS
Twenty Men From the First
New Jersey in Hospitals.

CAMP ALGER, DUNN LORING. Va,
Aug. 26 1S9S.-Sixteen soldiers at the di-
vision hospital and four others at the post
hospital at Fort Myer was the record of
| the sick of the First New Jersey Regi-
1 Jersey patients are suffering from what
| the physicians call malaria, but which
has pronounced typhoid symptoms. AS
yet none of the patients are in any inn
minent danger of death, but they are very
sick boys.
A special commission was appointed at
| the suggestion of Surgeon-General Stern
berg to determine the cause of the sick
ness in this and other camps. 1t was
stated last night that the records show
| that there were about 250 deaths to 10000
soldiers in about three months, and that
| this does not demonstrate that an epi-
| demic existe The percentage of deaths
| in a population of a thousand is about
eight The ordinary percentage at the
camp for 10000 would have been 100. The
commission does not think 250 a very large
| percentage out of 10000, considering the
! lack of water. The commissions report
will endeavor to show to what degree un-
| sanitary conditions at the camp contribut-
| ed to make the number $50.
Nearly 125 patients in the First Division
Hospital. the majority of whom are mem
| bers Of the Eighth, Twelfth and Thir-
! teenth Pennsylvania regiments, were re-
moved to Philadelphia yesterday after
noon on the hospital train. The train was
made up of five coaches and one baggage
car. Everything for the comfort of the
sick men was in evidence, and they were
cared for by trained nurses and doctors
from the Quaker City.
Among the Newarkers who went on the
hospital train to Philadelphia were Walter
]. Kelley, Company D; Byron Klotz, Elev-
enth United States Signal Corps, and Or
| derly John Hassitt.
Private George Purucker, Company #,
Sixty-fifth New York, died yesterday OF
| typhoid fever. His body will be laid to
rest in the National Cemetery at Arling-
ton this afternoon with military honors.
The interest is now centred in the mus
tering out of the troops. The division Of
f1cers have not as yet received any def
mite instructions from the War Depart
ment. consequently they are powerless to
| act The desire to escape garrison duty
is growing steadily, and it is said fully
] ninety per cent. are willing to be sent
to their homes to be disbanded. The ex-
act percentage in the Jersey regiment will
be known just as soon as the poll order
ed by Governor Voorhees, shall be taken.
The men are anxiously awaiting the arr
rival of the officer from New Jersey to
conduct the balloting. Several more Of
the officers of the line are talking OF
sending in their designations, but as yet
the only ones who have done so are the
ones already nentioned-Captain Arthur
Rolans, Of Company /, and Second Lieu
tenant William Ring, of Company Fl.
| Captain Charles r. Miller. Assistant
Adjutant-General on the staff of Briga-
dier-General Plume, has been promoted
to the rank of Major Major Miller was
congratulated yesterday by his fellow
| members of the staff and the officers of
| the New Jersey Regiment. For the pres
ent the Major will continue to serve as
/ Adjutanf OF the First Brigade.
First Lieutenant Arthur a. MacKie left
camp Wednesday on q furlough Of ten
days.