The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-29
THE e5TH ORDERED HOME.
RESULT OF cor. BLACKS VISIT TO
WASHINGTON.

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onacers and Men FurlouEhed for Thirty
Days and May Start for Buffalo To-day
Six other Regiments to Be D~isbanded-
Gov. Black on His Way TO ChicknmauEn
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-Gov. Blacks visit
to Washington. together with that OF Repre-
sentative Alexander OF Buffalo. resulted TO-
night In an order from the Adjutant-Generals
Office directing that the Sixty-hfth New YORK
Volunteers be mustered out Immediately. IL
there was any lingering doubt ms to the ad-
visibility OF relieving the men oil the Sixty
fifth from further military duty. 1t was DIS
PEELED by the visit OF the Governor. accom-
panied by Representative Alexander ana state
Senator Persons, to Camp Alger this afternoon.
They were thoroughly impressed with the fact
that both officers and men Of the Buffalo regi-
ment are SO poorly situated as to camp accom-
modations and are so eager TO return to their
homes and TO their private business that 1t was
undesirable to continue the troops In the SER
vice OF the Government any longer.
Gov. Black left Washington o-nigh for the
South to personally examine the condition OF
the i've New York regiments stationed at
Chickamaugo. Lexington and Huntsville. He
went on the 10!40 train over the Southern
Railway. intending to proceed first to Ch1cka-
manga. where he will see the Eighth. Ninth and
Fourteenth regiments In their camps. The
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reports Of illness among the New York soldiers
at the Chickamauga camp. and he is resolved
to see for himself what the state OF health Of
the several commands is. 1t Is possible that
Gov. Black may not go to Lexington to see the
Twelfth Regiment Or to huntsville 20 ylslt the
before going to New York. in order 70 report
personally TO the Acknowledgement the result
Il has been decided by the Administration
that seven OF the fifteen. New York regiments
shall be, mustered, out OF, the service; -Four OF
Seventy-drst-haye been ordered to their ar
mories and will be disbanded At once. IL has
been decided That the 2olst; 220 E2d ana ana 2q tSa
Second es1mYp cali Upi the PPETesldonat, shall remain in
the service for the present: 1t H probable that
e eRtss from fE5 la FR9 fhisS, @ Rint6. TS we'll %'F Fsu re
fsIsniEhi said Ehf tonight sl9St that he had NO idea, based
on reports thus, far received. as 70 which regI-
m prIatel Tf b sew sele 1SfS t az IBIS SG tIme % for muster MUSTER
out. II he had such an idea. he said. he would
not be willing to make o selection until ne mao
himself just what the comparative condition
of the various regiments was.
learn what the condition Of the camp at Dunn
ton he said that, although many things in con
nection Will the ncampment were worthy
subjects OF complaint, he found ,the, situation
much better than he had expected. Tn prevs-
lenCo OI blCkueSS III ,IHo .NdLlOuS COhhlohuS
was only too evident, but he was not prepared
to ~criticise the authorities for that condition.
He had no hesitation, however, In deciding
to recommend to the Acknowledgement that
the Sixty-ffth New York be disbanded, at once.
The Buffalo regiment will probably leave
Camp Alger tomorrow for home. An order
was issued tonight granting the officers leave
Of absence and the men furloughs for thirty
days. AT, the end OF that time the, men Will
for physical examination and muster out.
In his visit to Camp Alger to-day Coy. Black
was accompanied by Health Officer Doty OF
New York and his military aide, Col. George
9. Treadwell. as well as by Representative
Alexander and State Senator Parsons. The
party received an enthusiastic welcome from the
New York troops, and the announcement by
dierS that they were about to be allowed to go
home was received with cheers.
Typhoid fever has been especially prevalent
in the Sixty-flfth Regiment, and six deaths
from the disease have resulted. Every. day
for some time from two to six cases OF ty-
phoid have been added to the sick list OF, this
regiment. The trouble seems to have been
on ground previously occupied by troops. and
it was there that the fever first made its .ap-
pearance.
before Gov. Black left for the South to-
night he charged Col. Treadwell. his aide. to
pack q box with a dozen bottles Of mineral
water for their use during the tour Of Southern
military camps. The Governor said he. pro-
At 1Oo'clock he said good-by TO Adjt. Gen, Cor
bin at the War Department, and US he did so
remarked:
General. l shall be here again in a re Hsdays to
report TO you about what l have SEEM"