The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-19
From a STAFF Correspondent.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Camp Daniel II. Hastings, Mt. Gret-
ma, Pa, May 1S.-At ? o'clock this
morning two italians were arrested at
the Gretna Park reservoir by patrol
who saw them throw two suspicious
looking packages into the reservoir. It
was thought that an attempt was being
made to poison the water and the Sixth
regiment was ordered out to surround
and guard it. Surgeon Major Parke,
of the Thirteenth, with other doctors,
made an examination of the water but
could not find any traces of poison.
The prisoners were held pending a thor
ough investigation.
The Thirteenth will start for the
South at Q o'clock tomorrow morning.
The train has been ordered for that
hour and is here, the rations for travel
and field are aboard the cars and all
extra canvas and what other accou-
trements are not needed for tonight's
sleep and tomorrow's breakfast have
been packed up ready for shipment.
Colonel Coursen will have the men up
at daybreak and is confident that the
whole regiment will be on the move at
the appointed time. At first it was
thought to leave tomorrow evening and
get into the new camp at daybreak
Friday. Early in the afternoon a mes
sage came from Adjutant General Cor
bin notifying Colonel Coursen to get
his regiment under way at once. Pre-
parations were made to leave at 8
o'clock this evening, but before they
were fairly under way the order was
countermanded and the Tenth, which
has had it's destination transferred
from Chickamauga to Manila, was di-
rected to leave this evening and did,
getting away before o'clock.
THE LAST ORDER.
Colonel Coursen later received an
other order telling him to move at 3
o'clock in the morning, If possible.
Why the War department is so anX-
ious about getting the Thirteenth in
motion is not known here, but the sur
mise is that it is going to be trans
ferred 10 some point where soldiers are
needed more than they are at Falls
Church, Va.
Colonel Coursen said he would not be
surprised if the Thirteenth was sent to
Chickamauga in place Of the Tenth.
Colonel Hawkins, of the Tenth. told
me he conjectured from the correspon-
dence he had with General Merritt that
other Pennsylvania regiments are to be
forwarded to San Francisco to join the
Philippine army of occupation.
The Eighth, bound for Washington,
left this morning and at $40 o'clock the
Second battalion of the Second started
for Pompton, n. ]. The First battalion
will likely get away tomorrow as will
also the Twelfth regiment, which is to
trail the Thirteenth to Washington
and the Sixth, which is destined for the
same place.
Private John NJ. Farlan, of Company
A, Sixth regiment, who has been suffer-
ing from dementia for two DAYS past,
became violently insane this morning,
and upon receipt Of orders from the
War department he was sent to an in
sane asylum in Washington.
ADVANCE DETAIL.
Second Lieutenant d. ]. Davis, of
Company #. by direction of Colonel
Coursen, left at 24O o'clock this after
noon for Washington, as an advance
detail to look after transportation from
Washington to Falls Church, or where
ever the regiment is to be quartered,
and confer with the general of the
corps regarding site and other like
matters that It is well to have attend
ed to In advance.
The Eighth, Colonel Frank ]. Magee.
Wrightsville, left this morning for
Washington. being the first OF the
Pennsylvania soldiers assigned to that
camp to take their departure The
Tenth. Colonel Alex. L. Hawkins, of
Washington, and Battery y, Captain
Alfred e. Hunt, Pittsburg. the last of
the Pennsylvania troops bound for
Chickamauga, went out this afternoon.
T. ]. Duffy.