The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-15
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Chier Surgeon Girnrd's Modicai WSrH-TalHfoq,
Moving the Cnmn, .. ..t.gyt'

MOVING the Cnuns t.tUAl
CAM ALaER, Va. Juno 1A.-Major ChaA n
MNncredo. Chief Surgeon OF the Third DiviEiontl
Major Leonard b. Almy, Chief Surgeon Of the
Second Division. and Major Henry Alus, 5tIsi
goon In charge of the First Division, have ad&l
dressed tho following letter 20 Lieut.. Dol. Girardl
tho Chief Surgeon Of the corps: t..,
"Wo would respectfully express our opiniolA
that, although In the past Observation-Disclosures
have existed, owing to the failure to compreAd
hond tho intentions Of Col. Girhrd. at the prepA
Ont We believe that the great majority Of thel
reRimental surgeons and reRimental commando
ing officers who have had tho medical affairs on
tho command properly explained to thoms aF0l
now satisfied that Col. Girerd has dono not onlyN
all in his power, but has succeeded beyond e1S
pectation, considering tho difficulties ho hAot
had to contend with"
As to the alleged discovery yesterday that
there was not u thermometer In tho place WITH
which to take the temperature of tho typhoid,
fever patients, Col. Girnrd to-day said it was mott
correct. Several days ago this discovery waG2
made. and q reputation was Immediately sent
by telegraph and ut once ordered to be nllodA
Previous to tho discovery the surgeons must
have used their private thermometers. COL
Girard says he was informed of tho temperature
In some instances, and had no means Of knoWa,
ing that no thermometers were furnished In the
ordnance outfit. The regular equipment hG9i
them. Continuing. Col. Girard said that a. 70
the typhoid fever cases there have been few imG
nortant ones. and they were sent Mt onoe tn the
general hospital at Fort Myer. Consequently
they could not be affected by the Thermometer
question. =
An order has boon issued ordering Q Depot
Quartermaster to inspect the corps and to aso0Ral
thin to what extent tho man ara eopinnod nndd
what will be nscessarv tn complote thar equine
ment CAN'T Colvin Assistont Adiptont.c.ns
croI NJ yolunteors has been aaaignod IA thoi
| Second brigade. seoond Diviaion. Major Franz
| cis Maeurn aurpeon NJ the Ninth Mnsaachusi
| sctts has heen dctaiIed na brigade apr0oon 81
tho First Brigade Third DIvision- /
MI ior.Ge n. @. Butler. commandinp the Firan
Division. ia ouoted here to-day an saving thnh
be wopld be military commander Of Hawaii a,
the Government decides upon the ocoupation Of
those islands. either nv an act of tho InqIsln.
tar. mr. nv seizure for war nurpoae. The on,
cars and soldiers of the Firat Diyiaion only houa
that 1t il true, and tho prospect of such q tRip
has made MANY a heart light. and Rrouua Of
officers and men have been discussing its likSli.
hood this afternoon, Gen. Butler refuses eitheR.
40 confirm or deny the report, and this Rlyes II
the story n possibility of It's being authentic, @
Troop c had its first mock court-martial yer.
terday evening. The proceedings were kept
quiet, and It was only through the friendship OF
ono of the members that THE SUN reporter wan
able to learn the particulars. Trooper Erancerhia.
tho blacksmith. WAS the prisoner. and tho charge
was no visible means of support, On Sunday
evenino he had permission to visit washinRton.~
He rode his horse into Falls Church. stabbed ID,
and went to tho city on tho electric cars. He
reacbod camn that nipht in proper time. nick.
eted his borse. and went to sleep of the effects
of bis Wait Tn Washington. On Monday morns
ina or.ot confuaion nrevaIad- And Troonav
Erancerhia was rudely awakened from hin
noocefrI slumher and askad tn axplain the
wbereahouts of his horse and how a broken.
dovn mu,e had beon substituted. The explansr
ton no made WINS that he Thought he haA
soda,od hi. own borse hut must have madeH
mistake. Proceedings against him Wero taken
,nn,odintalr ord vending HE roturn from the
rmnao ,yhsra he had oono IN get hi0
80 ,ho dotoiI0 NJ The courh vapa a..
cidod unon. saddler MoCuo. who haa
.oruod oavoro, anlistmspta In tho ra0ulaI
ormv mud who has nv actual orperIeno0.
Ioorned tho duties of =, Judge Advocate by beinS
hroroht hotor. hin, an often nominatod hirnnal0
tor ,bot rI,cc and yos alectad. He had mo on.
nositIon and received only ono vote. which he
poSt himsoIf "T,Iv" o'NeI the fair trnmnetay.
~arn,do tho nrisonor,s courSci undar tbo nauS
.,t~o -, ho,n, tossed In A blanket ~ ba rofnSoA
a.oo.nt ,ho honor The Iurv wa ua6o nm ~
Troonors DclI and Comiskv who have avorn
mayor IN intcrfere with their growth of whiskera
,n,,, thcr b,vo con,ured n real live snnniarS.,
aoor nc m. nri.oner returned tho eouIS
oo, and IN n abort time brought In A verdict "A
nrrty Tto septonce decided upon was that
tho Irdos Advocote should duck the prisousp
In tbo hnrso trough n tank five feet uounre ana
taur doon win horod h.ada tho oourt' priaonaP-
ard ;ntoreatcd trooners wended their way IN the
soanonf tho "exccntion " ma II WINS generals,
concoded that tho, prisoner would never reooy0v
Snon, ths shock n, IN, hntb. Judge Adyooat0
=" ,. --
McCuc. after a little resistance from the prs
oner. carried ont the sentence OF tho court, but
~ no anna p,omant TINT the nrisoner touohod
AT I" '""o - - .LL-
tho water a slight push from byWp@tniIinS
friend caused McCue to follow the prisoner IN
,ho ,ro,gh.
"u W. 5000 al "a
IL was thcn learned that lru"peVor niiiy heo
fOrsakcn his client In the moment OF his peril
Af,or a duIycnt search ho was routed out of the
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hay pln ana sent upon lhe journey tho prisons.
and The Judge had travelled. Three BorroWtul