The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-10

an open carriage with Colonel Heck
er and Major Hopkins, special aides to
the secretary. After being received
by General Graham and his STAFF, the
secretary was asked IL he would like
a review. He said he would and the
entire corps of 10000 troops was massed
in two great fields and marched be-
fore General Graham and staff and his
distinguished guests.
1t was an inspiring sight and Alger
and Shafter were very much pleased.
Both said they were delighted with
the camp and the arrangements Cen
eral Graham has made for the care
and comfort of the troops. Secretary
Alger complimented Chief Surgeon
Girard on the sanitary condition of
the camp and gave directions to ex-
tend the water system to the general
and regimental hospitals. He said 1t
was too early to determine whether
this would be made a permanent bar
racks. He would have to know more
about the climate and its effect upon
the boys before he established per-
manent rendezvous.
General Alger will spend week at
his home in Detroit, after which he
ginning at Cincinnati and going to
Lexington, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
as far south as jacksonville. He will
also visit the hospitals to see If the
sick and injured are properly cared
for When asked what he had to say
about the criticism of the war depart
ment, the secretary replied that the
people have no idea Of the great task
nf
across the water. "The war depart
ment," he added, asks no favors; all
IL wants and expects is fair treat
ment"
SHAFTFR DELIGHTED.
General Shafter was delighted with
the appearance and condition of the
men at Camp Meade and said it was an
ideal location. He expects to meet
General Miles tomorrow in Washing
ton. He said the Santiago campaign
was one of the most successful in his
tory. His army was in a position
where he could not retreat and it was
necessary to force the fighting. Many
chances were taken which would not
have been taken in the face of any
other army than that of Spain.
The Twenty-second Kansas left
camp this morning for Fort Leaven-
worth for muster cut. The regiment
was furnished four days travelling ra-
ton and coffee money. The Eighteenth
Pennsylvania regiment expects to
start Sunday morning for Pittsburg
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania regiment
is scheduled to arrive tomorrow from
Fort Sheridan. The general hospitals
have sent nearly all their patients to
hospitals throughout the state and the
attendants are having a breathing
spell for the first time since they came
to camp.
The Second West Virginia regiment
has been brigaded with the Eighth
and Thirteenth Pennsylvania regi-
ments. There are still a half dozen
unattached regiments in camp and
they will not be assigned to brigades
until all the regiments in the second
corps have reached here.
General Shafter was given an i'm
promptu reception this afternoon at
Commonwealth hotel, Harrisburg, be-
fore leaving for Washington. Several
hundred people greeted him and he
made short speech thanking them for
their manifest attention and good will
in community where he was formerly
unknown. He does not take much
stock in the report that a permanent
barracks is to be established in the
vicinity of Middletown.
I'm the first place." he said, "it Is
necessary to have the passage Of an
act by congress authorizing the erec-
tion of barracks" Major General Ora
ham will retire this month and it is
thought here that Major Samuel NJ
Sumner will succeed him in command
of the Second army corps.