The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-03
special from a staff Correspondent.

Special from stan Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Dunn Loring, Va, Aug.
2.--Typhoid claimed a third victim in
the Thirteenth this morning when sud
den and unexpected death overlook
Private Archie w. Stockholm, of Com
pany G. Last Wednesday his father,
George Stockholm, of Franklin Forks,
Susquehanna county, returned home
assured that his boy would recover.
Yesterdays reports from the hospital
had him steadily improving. This
morning at 8 o'clock his comradBs
were shocked with a message that he
had succumbed.
He was taken sick July Is and on
that same day was sent to the First
division hospital as a typhoid subject.
Five days later the dread malady de-
veoped and he was removed to the
general hospital at Fort Myer. The
attack was Of a malignant type, but
he withstood it's fierce ravages and it
was thought last week he was safely
past the danger point. Since Monday,
a week ago, he was classed among the
convalescents and ii was hoped that
two weeks time would see him strong
enough to be about The subtle dis
ease, however, had not been conquered.
He had violent relapse last night and
at early morn passed away.
MEMBER OF COMPANY G.
The unfortunate young man was %
years Of age. He Joined Company G
at the breaking out of the war and was
mustered in at Mt. Gretna, May II,
1895. Captain McCausland regarded
him as one of his best men and is much
downcast over his loss. He was six
foot-one and every inch a soldier. In
feats of strength and agility he was
champion of his company and in the
matter of popularity none of his COM
rades outranked him. Jovial, intclli-
gent full oC wit and mischievous
praniis, he could not help but be liked.
At home he worked on his fathers
farm. Besides his parents, two broth
crs and sister survive him. His
father was a soldier in the Civil war
and he was a member of the Sons of
Veterans. The remains are to be TAX
en- home tonight. His cousin. Private
Ira Stockholm, and his neighbor and
chum, Private Horatio S. Fish, mem
bers of Company g, and residents of
Franklin Forks, were named by Cap
tain McCausland as an escort to the
remains. 1t is expected the body will
reach Scranton at 1905 tomorrow
morning on the Delaware and Hudson
road and be taken to Franklin Forks
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western noon train.
This third death in the ranks has
augmented the alarm which the Thir-
teenth men have felt since Privates
Tollman and Porter We're stricken
three weeks ago. On every side is heard
condemnatonS of the insane policy
which keeps us in this positively proven
pest hole. Every little zephyr of rumor
that the camp is TO be moved is mag
nified by discussion into a hurricane of
proba bility, so intensely does the wish
father the thought. What wins cred
ence for any rumor touching the prob
ability of moving is the inability of
anybody on the ground to understand
why the troops are kept here. 1t is
an outrage and nothing short OF il,
and the only way to explain it's con-
tinuance is that to change the Camp
would be to paint the medical author
tiles of the corps as liars or incom-
petents. or both, and rather than have
this occur the responsible ones would
risk the brand OF Cain.
TALK OF A CHANGE.
iHc tdlh VI HbNlHS lIt CAMP TO sea
Girt, or Mt. Gretna, or Middletown was
strong last night and this morning,
but this afternon it was almost COM
D pletely silenced by an authoritative re-
port that Surgeon General Sternberg
said positively that Camp Alger was
all right and that the troops would not
be moved except to change the regi-
mental sites from time to time, as is
being done now. 1t might be remarked
here that General Sternberg, as far as
is known here, never visited Camp AL
ger but once and then it was only to
meet the surgeons socially at the then
recently established First division hos
pital In this connection il might
further be mentioned that Surgeon
Major Smart, who condemned the First
division camp and who was RESPONSE
BILE for having ii moved to Dunn Lor-
ing, is now, or at least was. yesterday,
inspecting camp sites in Pennsylvania
Some interference from Governor
Hastings is not at all unlikely. The
report that sixty members of Company
q, Twelfth Pennsylvania. were unable
TO answer muster Sunday morning. and
that nine Thirteenth men affected with
typhoid or its symptoms were removed
10 the hospital in two days caused such
aiarin at Harrlsburg that Adjutant
General T. ]. Stewart called General
Goblin by long distance telephone al
midnight to ask him to send to the
governor detailed statement of the
condition of affairs. He replied by the
first mail, giving the information de-
sired and adding that the ground, be-
cause OF Its swampy nature was unfit
for camp purposes, not to say anything
OF the almost total lack of water for
drinking, cooking and bathing pur-
poses. Nothing has been heard from
Harrisburg yet, but II is likely the waI
department will hear something from
there before long
The water question has not beer
solved here yet The new well give.
promise of good results, but it has moi
been sunk far enough yet to warrant
a test. No new cases of illness of any
kind developed during the past twenty.
four hours, but there are several mer
being treated in their tents who II 4,
feared may develop fever symptoms
Seven hundred and seventy-four
pounds Of potatoes issued to the Third
brigade were this morning condemned
as unht for use by hoard of survey
OF which Captain r. j. McCausland. OF
Company G, was president.