Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-23
FROM CAMP.
A Letter From Our Correspondent
at Camp Alger,
Camp Alger. Va, Aug. 10, '9S,

This is the week we work. All the
patients from the Second Division of
the Hospital Corps have been trans
ferred to our camp, while the Second
Division Corps is being moved to Mid
dletown, Penn. This gives us twice
the amount of work intended for us
and everybody is working hard, the
nurses twelve hours a day. There are
now about $50 patients in our camp
and the number does not seem to be
decreasing, but it is thought that the
move to Middletown, Penn, will be
the means of breaking up the typhoid
fever. Extra precautions are also now
being taken to prevent the spread of
the disease. Two men died today in
our camp and several others are very
low.
The Red Cross Society has estab-
lished a diet kitchen here to prepare
food for the very sick patients, and
this will be a great help. 1t was also
through the efforts of one of the Red
Cross ladies that the band from the
65th New York regiment was secured
to give daily afternoon concerts in
front of the hospital wards, which the
patients enjoy and appreciate very
much.
The troops all around us are being
moved to Middletown, Penn, by rail
and the Hospital Corps will follow af-
ter everything else is gone.
Now that peace is a certainty there
is very little interest to us, for it seems
that we will never see any real hos
pital work, which would have been
following in the rear of fighting reg
iment and picking up and carrying to
the rear the wounded men. There are
as usual all kinds and colors of reports
around camp, including the reports of
the blank cartridge used in a sham
battle. The latest rumor is that we
will all be in Cuba within three or four
months; but if it is not within four
months it is certain some of the boys
will not go, for the terms of our en-
listment are that we may, by individ-
ual application, secure our discharge
Immediately after the war is declared
off, and this will probably be during
the first part of December A number
of the Corps will take advantage of
this, as they do not care to serve three
years during times of peace, which
they must do if not discharged as
above stated.
Tuesday was pay day and nearly ev-
cry man was contemplating a days
trip to the countrys capitol, but only
four had been fortunate enough to Sc
cure twelve hour pass when an order
was received from headquarters say
ing that on account of the great
amount of work to be done and the
lack of men, the issuing Of all passes
would be suspended until further no.
tice, which means that we don't 90,
for within two weeks we will be on
our way to Middletown, and we'll be
content CD with a visit to the capital
Of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, which is
about six miles from the future camp. |
Your readers may have an idea of |
what strange things we hear out hear,
Fnr Ia ct UQaly fhnra
ion as to how much water was on
Front street in Marietta, and papers
we're eagerly sought to read the high
water" news.
The grub is all right now and tastes
especially good after the hard work
hat we now get.
Tobe Hamilton and yours truly are
low pairing potatoes, grinding coffee
md butering bread in one of the diet
Harry Merydith, Of Marietta, paid
he camp visit today and you can
yet your sweet life we were glad to
zee him, for Harry is a good fellow
md he is the second visitor from our
ity within month. He spent last
light with some Of the boys in the 7th
ohio regiment, which is located about
mile from the hospital
Lee Miraben, of the 7th Ohio, has
'een in the hospital with typhoid fe-
'er, but is now getting along nicely
md will no doubt soon be out.
Roma Devol, who Joined with the
hospital recruits, is very sick with the
anne disease, but his many friends are
ure that he will soon be out. Other
wise we are all we'll and enjoying life
md the weather as it comes.
News is scarce so we (editoriaD will
freak 1t OF right here, and remain,
With red, white and blue regards to
NYE.