Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-01
CAMP ALGER.

The grand parade aud review by the
President and his Cabinet of the troops
of the Second Army Corps in Washing
ton, which was set for August G, has
been postponed until August Is. This
action has been deemed wise by the
Generals commanding the Camp Alger
troops, SO that practice march may
be given the troops before the trip to
Washington is made. The present plan
is to take the entire corps out on two
days practice march at the end of this
week.
The entire Second Corps OF the volun.
teer army, numbering nearly $4,000
men, now at Camp Aiger, will march to
Washington on Saturday the 18th and
be reviewed by the President and his
Cabinet. The soldiers will be in heavy
marching order, accompanied by am
balances and mule teams. Three days
will elapse between the time the SOL
diers leave camp and the time they get
back to their tents, an some arrange
ments will be necessary to give them a
brief rest while they are in the city.
The review will necessarily occupy sew
eral hours, and it is probable that re.
viewing stand will be erected near the
| White House. The troops will be
marched from the camp to Fort Myer
Friday morning. There they will BIZ
vouac for the night, and go over into
the city early Saturday morning. After
the parade they will be marched to the
| Chain bridge, on the Potomac, where
camp will be pitched, and early Sunday
morning the return to camp will be
completed.
The drinking water of the camp has
been pronounced pure, nevertheless
the fever RACES. The troops are not al
lowed to purchase anything at stands.
All hucksters and peddlers are denied
admittance to the camp. a board OF
surgeons will soon be appointed to in
vestigate the causes Of the fever.
Private William II. Shadbolt, Com
pany G, Third Virginia Volunteer In-
fantry, will i've discharged from the sell
vice of the United States.
Representative Hay was in Washing
ton on Saturday TO secure the dis
charge of Private NJ. n. Williams,
a youth who ran away from home
some ten days ago and enlisted in Co.
D, Third Virginia Regiment. He *
under age, and his excessive patriot
ism has been giving his parents great
anxiety and trouble, Mr.. Hay was
successful in obtaining the discharge OF
the boy, whom he telegraphed at Camp
! Alper to 90 home at once
The following court martial SEN
fences have been approved and pub.
lished: Private David Downey, Co.
F, Third Virginia, charged with con-
duct prejudicial to good discipline,
fixed $40; Private G. F. Davis, Co. F,
Third Virginia, drunk and disorderly,
dishonorably discharged from the ser
vice and sentenced to serve six months
at hard labor.
There is report going the rounds in
camp that on the next pay day several
regiments from the north who are dis
satisfied at not being sent to the front
will leave camp in body and return
to their homes.
Removal rumors are again current,
the latest report being that the camp
will be moved to Seagirt, N. j., where
the sea is relied on to relieve the troops
from all trace of typhus,
Twenty-Five more cases of fever were
removed to the post hospital at Fort
Myer for treatment yesterday.
Capt. r. E. Freeman, of the Danville
Company, and Private T. A. Fisher, of
the Alexandria Company. who have
been on recruiting duty at Abingdon,
have returned to camp.
! Brig. Gsn. Oates. of Alabama has been as.
signed to the command of the Second brigade.
Second division, Second amy corps, now at
Camp Alger.
Fifty.three suspected cases of typhoid fever
were reported at Camp Algor to-day.