Evening star., 1898-07-25
War Department Decides to Retain
Camp Alger Site.
CONDITIONS DO NOT REQUIRE CHANGE
On the Other Hand, Large Increase
in Fever Patients.
NOTES OF THE CAMP
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

ton was reached today at a conference
of the officials who had been considering
the matter. Surgeon General Sternberg
has made no recommendation regarding
the matter. and other officers do not think
there is any necessity for removing the
camp under present conditions 1t had
been suggested that large proportion of
the troops might be taken away and
csmped in the states. officers of the quar-
termasuer's department have been inspect
ing available sites In New Jersey and Mary
land and some points in New York. 1t
was stated at the War Department today
however, and communicated to the camp
that TO troops will be taken from here,
except those under orders for embarkation
to Porto Rico or to any ohter point where
they may be needed for active military ser
vice.
Hospital Authorities Alarmed.
Sixteen men were sent to the hospital at
Fort Myer from the two division hospitals
today. said to be suffering from typhoid
fever This number of cases is the largest
sent out of camp since the fever made it's
appearance here, and coming at a time
when the disease was supposed to be we'll
under control the hospital authorities are
much alarmed thereby Those who went
First Lieut.. II. G.. Moore, Company f, 1st
Rhode Island; Sergeant h. P. Kane, Com
pany /. 9Th. Illinois; Corporal H. n Baker,
Company G.. I'd Tennessee, and Privates j.
], Morris. Company L, Sd Virginia; W. E.
ROesseEer Company B, Sd Missouri; Peter
Waldron. Company D. Tth Illinois; II. o.
Marshall. Company D. Sd New York; Clare
Skillman. Company F, 159th Indiana; Rich
ard Hazel. Company NJ, and Gustave Burg.
Company f, 65th New York; Henry Folk
rod and Charles King. Company G., 18th
Pennsylvania; Peter Murray and Philip
Hoffman, Company c, 18th Pennsylvania;
and Charles Gulrick. Hospital Corps, lst
Division Hospital Several of these cases
are already serious, notably those of Cor
pOral Baker and Privates Waldron, Mar
shall. Skillman and Hazel.
Following the procedure established when
the first case was discovered these men
were sent to Fort Myer as soon as their
ailments took on the character of typhoid.
Some few of them suffer from nothing
more serious than continued high tempera-
ture. but the greater number are already
extremely Ill and will require the most con-
slant attention and skiiIful medical attend
ease has made its appearance in several
regiments not heretofore affected.
HurryinG Change to Dunn Lorins.
In consequence of this inere ase in the
number of patients at Fort Myer, the camp
authorities are exerting themselves to COM
plets the movement of the regiments in the
1st Division to Dunn Loring without fur
ther delay The 7th Ohio has been direct
ed TO leave camp this afternoon, and the
Sd Virginia to 90 over early tomorrow
morning These Two regiments will use
wells completed since Saturday. Ii others
are finished by tomorrow night the list New
Jersey and Goth New York are to change
their quarters Wednesday. The other
regiments in the LIST Division are not likely
to get away before the early part of next
week.
Gen. Graham's Statement.
Concerning the proposed change in the
site of Camp Alger, Gen. Graham said to-
day:
The troops of the 1st Division have
been directed to move to new camp
ground. as their present quarters have been
adjudged unhealthy. Other than this and
such minor transfers from place to place,
time may necessitate. the location Of
the regiments in Camp AIger will not be
changed II may be that because of some
controversy over what seemed to me nee
esSaTy extension of the camp ground we
shah be compelled 10 find a new site in
this immediate neighborhood. AS a great
many people have offered us the use of
their farms free. this will be an easy step.
But there Will be no general movement OF
the camp Of the I'd Army Corps until the
War Department is ready to order it into
service"
Private Albert H. Kimbark, Company G.
1th Ohio died today at j o'clock. Toseth-
er with three Of his comrades. Kimbark
bought some wood alcohol and carried it
into the camp. They drank it last night,
ktmbark's associates being Jack Lee and
John Shefiin and Cne other member OF
company c. whose constitution was 50
strong that the alcohol did net affect him
Lee and Shetlin are now in the hospital
with chances for recovery. kimbark lived
in LdkeviIle. Livingston county, y. Y.
Word has been sent his brother, together
n "a h.4
be made OF 1i5 body. The remains are
row on d stretcher out In the open. The
contract surgeons of the ist Division hos
piJal say they would not be arrantea in
yaking them under charge.
Camp Notes.
one other death has been reported since
SATURDAY. that Of William E.veret, Com
pany y, IIHJh Indiana. E.verer died at Fort
Myer late Saturday night of cerebral spi-
nal meningitis.
y meeting Of all the chaplains in camp
vas held this morning in the tent of the
national relief committee They came TO-
geJher 10 discuss certain measures design
ed To lessen the number OF cases of drunk
cIness among the soldiers.
Bandmaster MaLpin of Company l. 4th
Missouri. is arranging the score OF bur
Iesque Pisafore, which II 10 be pro
duCed by the men OF that regiment. The
tootushJs al the front Of the stage are 70
be placed high enough 10 hide the feet
Of the men who take the part Of the girls
An eagle has been presented TO Col.
Marcus kavanagh of the tth Illinois. The
men of the regiment want him named
"'gs''
The band OF the Sd Missouri serenadcd
the ID Division Hospital Corps Saturday
night. Col. Girard, the surgeOn-in-chief,
aud Mai. Jackson. who has charge Of the
ID Division Hospital, were both present.
An inspection has been ordered Of the
eth Illinois. to be held tomorrow. The fth
Missouri vas inspected this morning.
Newspapers edited by soldiers and pub
lished and sold by the editors have appear
I'd In the Goth New York and the 4tb Mis-
souri. The New Workers call their paper
the Falls Church Screamer. 1t is OF the
yellow Journal stripe. The Camp Alser
Bulletin Is 4 conservative paper, and has
for its motto, If you see il in the Bulletin
sit down and think
The 9Th Pennsylvania moved to its new
quarters this morning.
Privates Thomas Caldwell and Gustaff
Hoge. Company Nj. 3th Missouri, have been
posted as deserters.
Colonel NalIe and Lieutenant Cooper of
the Sd Virginia have gone TO Dunn Loring
to select a site for their new camp.
Among the visitors who called on the
men OF the Sd Virginia yesterday were
Captain Carr and Sergeant Girard of the
rough riders. Colonel Dangerfeld and Miss
Roberts of Culpeper. Va; Miss Mason of
t'hariNSfOwD W Va. Miss Parker Of