The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
From q Staff Correspondent.

From q STAFF Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Va, July There is to
be Fourth Of July celebration here
on big scale. providing the war de-
partment doesn't put a damper on it
by directing that no fireworks be set
off within the camp lines because of
the danger of. burning the tents; an
order, which It was rumored here to-
day, is to be issued. No general cele-
bration is planned, but every regiment
is preparing on its own accord to fit
tingly observe the more than ever
glorious July Fourth.
The three regiments of the Pennsyl-
vania brigade are talking up COM
bined celebration, and by tomorrow
morning expect to have it definitely
under way. 1t is to be a three day af-
fair. Saturday evening is to be given
over to band concerts and cannonad-
ing. Sunday will witness patriotic
church service at which it is hoped
to have Rev. T. De Witt Tamage as
the central figure. Monday will be de-
voted to field sports and a possible
season Of speechmaking and declara-
tion reading, with a big display of
fireworks at night. Paine's Washing
ton agency has been consulted about
appropriate set pieces and guarantees
to have on hand anything that may be
ordered forty-eight hours ahead. Ev-
erything points to the plan carrying
successfully, and If it does the Fourth
of July will doubtless live as one of
the most pleasurable days of the Key
stone boys war experience.
NEW CORPORALS.
At roll call last night the CAPTAINS
in all the companies, excepting Com
pany F, made announcement of the
new corporals selected under the re-
organization of the recently expanded
companies They are as follows:
Company H.-Merritt c. Beidleman,
Harry ii. Potter, Walter l.. Finn, Wal
Ter "A. Brown, Lovey A. Relph, Thomas
l.. Mills
Company E.-William II. Durshimer.
George Aunger, Henry Jadwin, Harry
u. Ball, John j. Boyle, Harry q. Faatz
Company G.-George F. Halpin, Will
nam j. Horton, Charles If Van
Scoten Uhree others will be appointed
later.
Company C.-Allison Thornton, Ber-
nard Haggerty, Jacob Cook, William
Dunkerly, stephen Lyman, Edward
Frear.
Company A.-George Kleerman, L.
b. Garter, A. c. Hartman. George NJ.
Iolelnle, w. o. Lathrope. ii. d. Pease.
Company B.-George Beidleman.
Charles Keller, Herman Bunk, Fred
Bellersheimer, Edwin B. Jones, Alex
ander Barr.
Company D.-John Krebs. Charles S.
Ross. Richard Kelly, John Eddinger,
Ezra ii. Ripple, jr., Joseph Cleary.
In Company T., Private Arthur Z.
Rockwell was named as avtificer. In
Company q, Elbert A. Parker was
made wagner and $. Bruce Chase
company clerk. Private Frank NAL
lott was appointed WAGNER in Com
pany B, and Jacob l.. Moser was
chosen to the position of company
clerk to succeed Edward Conley, who
was transferred to the division hos
pital corps.
FOR HOSPITAL DUTY.
There were six of the Thirteenth's
men accepted by Colonel Girard for
the hospital corps. They are Edward
Conley, Irwin Kestler, Herbert Clark,
Walter Schmitt, Clarence Myers and
II. j. Van Reipert At o'clock last
night they severed connection with
their respective companies and passed
ln oh 80 h. III,
Three of them will come back to the
regiment as orderles for the regimen
tai surgeons. Major Parke has select
ed Private Conley, but the others have
not as yet made their choice.
1t is understood that the men con-
tinue as volunteers and remain ac-
credited to their regiment If the reg
iment should become divorced from the
division these men would be relieved
from the hospital corps and returned
to their regiment to become hospital
stewards on the medical corps of the
division to which the regiment might
be transferred They continue to rank
as privates but will receive sergeants
pay, which is Sc a month in advance
of what they are getting. Such of
them as are detailed as orderlies will
draw their rations from their regiment.
The others will tent and mess with the
hospital company. The orderlies will
be furnished horses and given an al
lowance for fodder
These details of the organization and
regulations OF the hospital corps were
promulgated today in a pamphlet COM
piled by Colonel Glrard at the request
OF Surgeon General Sternberg. 1t is
to govern the hospital corps of all the
armies. Its general features as out
lined in advance by Colonel Girard
were treated at length in a previous
letter. The much criticized pre- ision
that the hospital men shall not gather
up the wounded until II can be done
without exposing themselves to dan
ger remain unaltered.
THE COURT MARTIAL.
Colonel Coursen is busy today brush
Ing up on the duties that will devolve
unon him as president OF tomorrow's
S-neral court martial The labor 1t en-