The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-25
SICK LIST IS ABOLISHED
HAPPY RESULT OF RELOCATING
THE FIFTEENTH'S CAMP
for the Physicians to Treat Now
On Spring Water and the War
Diet, the Men Are Living Like
Princes-Even Camp Isolation Is
Free From Disease.

Princes-Even Camp Isolation Is
Free From Disease.
The sick" battalion no longer exists
For three successive days not case Of
typhoid fever has developed at Camp
Isolation. Yesterday only four men
reported at sick call, and those were
| troubled in the digestion of the green
| grapes they had foolishly partaken Of
| to too great an extent. Companies F.
Fl, K and M have an ideal location half
a mile beyond the farthest buildings Of
the post and they cannot help but
| thrive.
DIT. Frey, who has charge of the med
zeal department Of Maj. Hands bat
| TALON, was aStoniShed to find that the
! men were getting we'll without the as
| sistance of the state board of health
| or any other combination of the wis
dom Of the profession. Nonetheless
the doctor was pleased and was en-
| couraged by the light sick call and the
favorable opinion of Col Leonhauser to
| expect the consolidation of the regi-
| ment tomorrow
The quarantined companies are Ger
ta1nly enjoying themselves. Although
| the men are not allowed to go to the
| lower post they have far more liberty
than the men at the main camp. They
can wander around through the woods
and fields without let or hindrance.
MAJ. Hand likes nothing better than
TO take one OF his captains or lieuten-
ANTS OH on long tramp through the
long grass or underbrush and at every
step he seems to gain in strength till
| the poor captain soon feels like drop
ping in his tracks.
Yesterday Capt. Leonard did his
q ha
the valuable assistance Of CORPORAL
Johnson, of Company F, he planned
the bowers for the officers mess the
canteen and barber shop A fine spring
was dug out and surrounded by rocks,
Inc stream flowing from it was dam
med TO make watering place for the
nofsefs. Capt. Leonard has still fur
ther improvements planned or under
way, and IT he is given time he will
have the reservation permanently
beautified.
The men of the fighting Fifteenth
felt like real soldiers as they crawled
into their coy quarters last night
1t was their first experience with dog
tents. At Camp Isolation every one
from major to private tried the ex-
pertinent and liked it. Various rumors
We're current Yesterday about the do
1ngs OF the mighty officers Capt. Gill
more, it was said, after various at
tempts to squeeze into his quarters,
gave 1t up and lay down on the
grass while his men pitched the tent
over him. At reveille he had to get a.
detail to release him. Lieut. Mona
hon insisted. after he got his head and
shoulder under the canvas, upon laying
on his back, stretching half way across
the little avenue in front Of his cot
tage. His first sergeant took pity on
him and got a couple of extra blan-
kets, in which he wrapped the lieu
tenant like a mummy. The long
tramp and the fine cool weather made
everybody sleepy and taps had barely
sounded before the sentries at their
posts began to hear the sounds that
betokened oblivion resting upon the
rows Of canvas.
Yesterday almost every man of the
Fifteenth was allowed the pleasure
of removing the CRIME Of the state fair
grounds. Col. Leonhauser had the men
from the main camp taken over to the
Minnesota in squads in charge of a
| commissioned officer. while a COM
missioned officer had the oversight of
the whole affair. Every precaution
was taken to prevent accident. One
smart fellow got out into the middle
of the stream, and, throwing up his
hands, called for help. 1t turned out
that he was a fine swimmer, and all
right Col. Leonhauser, when the at
fair was reported him, ordered every
like case to the guard house. There
was no wolf play after that. Maj.
Hand took his men down and person.
ally saw that ample care was taken
against drowning. Every day the men
will have the opportunity for a short
swim. 1t is felt that nothing will have
better effect in promoting the gen.
eral health of the troops.
The regimental camp is all laid out
f0in
First, occupies the extreme left. The
lieutenant colonel has only two of his
own companies now, but vacant streets
have been left for K and M, which
are with Maj. Hand.
Next comes the second battalion,
which will be under the command of
Maj. Hand when his men are Joined
with the others. The only blank aisle
there is that left for Company F.
Company II, the last Of the residents
of Camp Isolation, will fill in Maj.
Elwin's battalion on the extreme right.
The tents for the staff officers occupy
the same relative position as formerly
at old Camp Ramsey. The hospital is
in front Of the right Of the first bat.
talon. 1t was unoccupied yesterday,
as the three hospital patients among
them Lieut. Nelson, Company c, We're
placed in the post hospital, which will
be occupied to it's full capacity of
fifteen
Company G reached the new camp
at els last evening. They were glad
to rejoin their comrades and entered
the camp singing. AS Capt. Nelson's
boys marched past company after COM
pany was drawn up and welcomed the
tired men with three hearty cheers.
Then as they turned down the street,
in front of colonePs headquarters,
which had been left for them, a mighty
cheer arose from the seven companies
already on the grounds.
Capt. Nelson reported that he had
left old Camp Ramsey as clean as a
whistle. He said Secretary Randall was
fully satisfied with the way the po-
Icing was done and conplimented the
boys on their work.
Private Smith, Of Company F, re-
turned to his company yesterday, hav-
ing been discharged from Asbury hos
pital, Minneapolis. The men are re-
turning now almost daily from the
hospitals. In many cases it has de-
veloped that typhoid fever was not
their trouble at all.
Camp Isolation will continue to re-
side in shelter tents. The new camp,
however, is acquiring rapidly a set
tied condition. Yesterday more than
half the company streets were lined
with the regulation tents. Lieut.. Dew
ey was busy all day with the work
Of keeping the rows straight and get
ting everything in its right place, and
he walked a good many miles, too. The
rejuvenated camp impresses one more
and more with it's magnificent dis
tances and the impression is very de-
cidedly fixed when the walk to Camp
Isolation is accomplished.
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