The times., 1898-07-27
VICTIMS OF WOOD ALCOHOL
The Poison Kills Two Ohio Vol
unteers at Camp Alger.
MORECAsESOFTYPHOIDFEVER
Trouble i'm the Sixth-Fifth NegS
Nork-CoI. WeIch LIS Said to Have
Been Rebuked by the President
for Suggesting That the Regiment
he Ordered to the Front.


died yesterday at the First Division Hos
pital al Camp Alger. This makes three
deaths as the result of drinking a quart
of the terrible stuff.
The two victims were Privates John
Sheffin and John J. Lee. Up to the last
moment their chances for recovery were
considered good.
The poison had to be absorbed, however,
and when it reached the heart the men
passed away suddenly. Shefflin was con-
scious until the last moment and rebuked
himself for having touched the alcohol.
The bodies were forwarded to Newark,
O., where they will be inferred. Chap
lain Life, of the Seventh Ohio, was great
ly affected over the deaths and warned
the boys in the regiment against drink
ing alcohol in any form.
The feature Of the day in camp was a
brigade review on the main parade
ground. The First Brigade, Second Di-
vision, consisting of the One Hundred and
Fifty-ninth Indiana, Twenty-second Kan
sas and Third New York, were reviewed
by Gen. Graham, his staff and the divi-
sion officers.
The boys put up a fine appearance and
showed the swing and snap of trained
troops. The Improvement in this brigade
since the review b. President Mckinley
Is remarkable. The troops lined up in a
great square incl0sing the whole grounds
and the evO!utlons would surprise any
one VINO believes that citizen volunteers
cannot be transformed into fighting ma
chimes.
There is trouble in the slxty-iifth New
York, trouble which may produce serious
results ere long, and a dark cloud OF
discomfort and anger hangs over the regi-
mental quarters.
Several days ago. upon the solicitation
OF his officers and men. Col Welch of
the SiXty-hfth, went TO Washington and
had an interview with President McKin-
ley, begging that the command be sent
10 the front and given a chance 10 fight,
II only TO prevent the disorganization of
the regiment. These to whom Col. Welch
conhded the result OF the interview state
that the colonel was asked il he he'd not
sworn to obey the orders OF his superiors
when he accepted the command. He was
then told 10 return, it is claimed and
wait until those superior officers saw III
10 use the regiment.
When the result of the interview leaked
out it was claimed by the men that Col
Neich, who is an old political antagonist
of President Mckinley, was rebuked for
political reasons.
Col. Welch has stated that he prefers to
resign rather than lay around Camp AL
ger all Summer while his men are mutt
nous for action. The boys of the Sixty
fifth say that il Col. Welch resigns they
viii desert or refuse TO serve under any
other commander The feeling is grow
ing more bitter daily and even the Sixth
TDef Il Il
citation Of inaction as is the Sixty-fifth.
Company g, of the Twelfth PennsylYa-
MIA, was detached from the regiment yes
terday and placed on an isolated site in
the center of the main parade ground.
The reason for this move was the large
number of typhoid and malarial cases
which developed in its ranks.
The moral effect of the move is bene-
fetal as the whole battalion feared con-
tagion.
Mai. Cook sTent yesterday at Dunn
Loring preparing a site for the First Di-
vision Hospital, which viii be moved on
Saturday
Twenty-Five recruits for the First Di-
vision Hospital Corps arrived in camp
last night and were assigned to the re-
serve corps at general headquarters.
Three new cases of typhoid fever have
developed and the patients were sent to
Privates Raymond b. Page, Company G,
Twelfth Pennsylvania; Fred Fay, Com
pany G, Twelfth Pennsylvania, and H z.
Page, Company 3, Twelfth Pennsylvania
Company g, Fourth Missouri, is
wrecked by sickness. Out of the los men
only thirty-nine appeared at roll call yes
terday, and even these were tied up in
bandages from the effects of vaccination.
The main Y. NJ. c A. tent was moved
10 Dunn Loring yesterday. Three more
Y. NJ. c. A. workers have been sent
TO the hospital with fever They are
Messrs. Mertens. Hammer and Crawford
Privates Caldwell and Hoge. Company
NJ, Fourth Missouri. were rel- 0r-ed as
deserters at dress parade last evening.
Work on the new army bread ovens
has been stopped. Arrangements are be-
ing made TO employ number of bakers
who will supply the corps with bread
Two of Roosevelt's Rough Riders visit
ed camp yesterday and attracted much
attention. They were Lieut. Carr and
Sergt. Girard.
Among tFie spectators at the brigade re-
view yesterday afternoon were Secretary
and Mrs Alger. They were escorted by
Gen. Graham,
Another death from typhoid occurred
yesterday. The victim was Private Peter
Waldron. Company D. Seventh Illinois.
The body was sent 10 Chicago.
James NJ Graham, the son Of Gen. Gra-
ham. has been placed on his fathers staff
as an aide.
The ladies of New Albany, Ind, pre-
sented the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
Indiana with handsome stand of colors
yesterday.