The times., 1898-07-01
INSPECTION AND MUSTER
A Busy Day at the Camp Across
the RIVER.
PAY DAY CLOSE AT HAND
Ohio and Illinois Troops to Proceed
at Once to the Front-OfEcers'
phoid Fever Causes Much Alarm
Among Surgeons.

Each of the regiments at Camp Aiger
held inspection and muster yesterday
morning All of the new recruits were in
cluded in the ranks for the first time and
few of them were without rifles and uni
forms.
The pay-rolls were 'also signed yester-
day in each of the regiments and the
boys are praying that the money will
come before the Fourth Of July. This is
not very probable. as the regular Govern
ment pay day is the 5th of the month.
and there are always delays which hold
the money back even longer.
1t is now certainty that the Eighth
Ohio and one battalion of the Sixth Hi
nois viii leave camp for Santiago before
Sunday night. Yesterday 7-as The regu-
lar day for issuing rations to the various
regiments, but when the commands in the
Second Brigade applied for their share
they were Informed that they would re-
ceive their next issue at Santiago. This
fact, coupled with the assurance that the
brigade will move as soon as the trans
ports return, is accepted as a certainty of
moving to the front at once
naming two battalions of the Sixth Illi-
nois will leave q few days later On the
Harvard.
Field desks and supplies ror the front
We're issued 10 the officers of the SecDud
Brigade yesterday. Instructions as 70
baggage have been forwarded aad III 1st
Of the officers win be compelled 10 leave
their trunks. cots and other con@euienceS
behind
Secretary Alger yesterday Informed Col.
c. V Hard. Of the Eighth Ohio, that the
War Department did not object to cf-
ficers' wives accompanying them TO the
front The decision was the result of a
| request from several officers in Col.
Hard's command that their wives be per-
mitted 10 go 10 Santiago with the regi-
ment
Seven cases Of typhoid fever were sent
10 Fort MYer Hospital yesterday. They
were Sergt. George Weyworth. Troopers
+. B. Ogilvie. II. B. Holmes and Corp. e.
ID. Brown. all of Troop c. New York Cav
airy: Private John Kear. company c.
Eighth Ohio: Sergt. Murdoch McKinnon,
Company G, Sixth Massachusetts. and ".
II. Blowhlitz. Company 4, Eighth Penn
I sylvania.
Fears are entertained Of an epidemic of
/ the dread fever and the corps surgeons
are doing all in their power 70 prevent ii
from spreading. Typhoid suspects are be-
! coming plentiful and matters are looking
/ serious.
/ Col. Girard has appointed a commission
/ of the corps surgeons to investigate the
water all over camp and report as TO It's
/ condition.
The second attempt at suicide made by
! a soldier occurred yesterday when Privat,
/ Sayles. of Company r Third Missouri
/ secured a knife at the Second Division
4 Hospital and severed several of the vein:
! in his arm. When discovered he was in
critical condition from loss of blood
Sayles was slightly demented, II i:
! claimed. and was sent to Fort Myer yes
terday morning.
Major Bryan. of the Eighth Ohio. had &
very narrow escape from death yester
day afternoon. His horse was restles!
and in some manner the bridal check rair
/ became entangled and the animal started
Z across lots at a two-minute clip. Majo1
/ Bryan managed 10 turn the horse severa
! times and save himself from injury. bu
the horse finally ran across a lot near tn
! division hospital and stumbled in a ditch
throwing his rider and trampling him be
fore he could get disentangied. With tbs
/ exception of a bruised knee the popular
major received no injury.
The question of seniority as to line Off
J GERS of the Second Brigade was decided
yesterday by Gen. Graham. The Sixth
/ Massachusetts and Eighth Ohio being
unable TO come TO a decision in any other
way, drew lots for the highest number
| and the Sixth Massachusetts gained the
| coveted number. Col. Hard, OF the Eighth
/ Ohio. will still remain senior colonel OF
| the brigade, however.
A commotion was raised on the Midway
| last night when one of the Sixth Massachu-
| sets troops was accidentally shot in one OF
the shooting galleries. The slug was too
small to do any great damage and the
man was removed to the Sixth Illinois
hospital, where ne was fixed up.
Another soldier who was wounded at
the battle OF Dunn Loring on Tuesday Is