New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-22

>p1vYORK MEN ALL PAID OFF-SOL-
DER INIIERITS ORTUNE-HOSPITAL
IMPROVEMENT NEEDED.
ru1 1eLrcnArH To TIE runrNEl


...,,ol activity has passed at Camp Thomas. The
.-u-yorl troops have now all been paid and are
,v -Four thousand additional rifles have
1oor issued To the several regiments to-day. but
= r,o-c have arrived. Several large shipments
-, n, the way. and are expected this week. Cap
co., Rockwell still has few hundred rifles on
sord which will be issued tomorrow.
victor Vickers Of Idaho has been assigned as
,-.,o,,or Of the Sixth Army Corps. Major Carl
49, has been appointed as inspecting officer OF
~ First Division. First Corps. Captain Biz
,,ghana has been appointed surgeon or the
c,oo,d Division First Brigade. and captain
eyir, formerly assistant surgeon. L. s a.. al
~, slocum. New-York will be assigned as
brigade surgeon 49,,
,,e FRS Division hospital TO the Letter Hos
sI,,l They are all pneumonia and typhoid
, .osss and some ~ them are serious ones.
~ di,ision hospital is now overcrowded, and
-..u,ras the constant attendance of Major Brad
d his staff More time and attention can
, i,.- 10 the patients a; the Letter Hospital
,hor - the division hospital on this account
SOLDIER INHERITs a FORTUNE
,,Da~o is 2 soldier With a fortune in Company
1st West Virginia Regiment. He Is Private
,,rod I lewis who has received telegram
,,,,cing the death Of his mother at New-Or-
- and also conveying the information that
- is heir to the famous Long View Plantation.
cf,v miles from ew-Orleans. in ST James fai-
,sh La on the Mississippi II is an immense
,,antation one Of the largest and richest III al
=, tho south Besides this valuable property
-. owls comes into the possession OF
s1oO00 in cash. Lewis is man not over thlr'y
.ore He mas been Of rowing disposition all
his lie and IS a sign painter by trade. lie has
rore 10 New-Orleans on a seven days rurloush'
ord Will arrive in time for his mothers funeral
Orortermaster Lee is much exercised over the
fac; that he has more tents 70 issue anu
many Of the men now sleeping without smell
,a- The recruits. who are arriving all the time.
either have TO wrap up in blankets IN the open
air or sleep with their comrades crowded IN
.roou tents. The dust is becoming unbearable
oco,, but another rain visited the camp to-day.
Witch has put fresh life into everything and
.varvbodv General Brooke is a hard-worked
man and IS beginning TO show it. member or
he staff said to-day that were II not for MS
outdoor exercise General Brooke would have
TO take a rest.
VETERINARIANS NEEDED
There &c great need OF some competent veter
,,sr,, surgeons at Camp Thomas. Horses and
roples are dying every day of slight disorders
which could be remeded if proper persons were
detailed 10 look after them The drivers. nine
fines out of ten. don't know enough about
horses TO give them the slightest relief II an at
tack OF collie or the like comes on
General Brooke has taken steps 10 break up
the little boom town Of Lytle He has issued
orders that not soldier from camp shaI go
there Consequently almost every store Is va
Gated to-day and the town is assuming It's ola
country air. A large amount OF beer Is con-
sumed at Camp Thomas every day. Even in the
canteens. as we'll as in the city. small glasses
have been substituted for the larger oie'' '''
account OF the war tax -
eeons saw that a majority Of the men nave
gained in weight since going INTO camp. ne
OH New-York drawn up TINS afternoon anu
the men took a plunge into the Cha''a''oosd
Creek.
HOSPITALS REQUIRE ATTENTION.
THE division hospitals need attention They
are poorly supplied and equipped and the pa
+,ents do not receive the best attention. This
,s NOT because of any intentional neglect on the
part Of the medical corps but because OF ineH'-
cheney and lack Of supplies and men In the
organization Of the medical forces Ihere are
not enough surgeons and a maJor1'y so Oh INC
regiments now have only one surgeon eaS''
General Brooke Is well aware OF all thls anu
has communicated il with proInp'hess TO tne
War Department He expects to have a !aIse
number Of surgeons sent him very quchly'
Medical supplies are also sadly needed. lnsTu,
menrs are few and those in use are OF old ana
out-of-date patterns. Some entire regiments
haven't enough instruments 10 extract bullet
or amputate limb. Only half the ingredients
are many times put into prescrlpL0hs' on a. &c
count Of the lack Of medicines. ne hospi'a'
tents are not provided with proper bedding ex-
cent as charftably inclined people have sup
Piled IT, -, - hd ,,.orL
Now that General Brooke has BY hafa s wor :,
GOT the work Of equipment under good headway
he bas taken up the medical department. lie
evnec,s 20 have this Strengthened out within a
short time - .h o,ba,
Colone. Hartsuff, chief surgeon. ana the ot hei
birh authorities are consulting constantly WIN
General Brooke and will lend him ala IN ms
tast one reason for the deficiency OF medIca a.
supplies is that constant drafts nave been ma
on H. supplies at Chattanooga by the AriHy
a. orher Joints and this has cut the camp
Thomas army short. Even vaccine points ma {
g,yer ont After the medical departhe'' mas
been fI,lv organized and the Army equipped az
Is now, being done General Brooke Will haV5 an
arm. - soldiers under him. Most OF the SI t
ness IS among the recruits. VINO are sulie''"s
from the effect OF long trips
RrcPrITs FOR NETWORK REGIMENTS.