The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-14
MADE A NEW RECORD.
Gen. Gobin's Brigade Beats Its Own
aud Every Other Record.


Snecial from a Staff Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Va. July 13,-All rec
ords were broken on the return from
the Potomac yesterday Going out, the
day before, a record was established
by covering the distance in three hours
and thirty-seven minutes. The return
was made IN three hours and two min
Ites, or al u rate of three miles an
nour, remarkable time for troops in
heavy marching order. The cadence
lvera sed one hundred and eighteen 90
Inch steps to the minute and it was
kept up during the entire three hours
With only one rest Of ten minutes taken
at the end of the first hour. There
were four shorter halts but as they
were so brief as not to allow the men
to throw off their trappings they could
not be fairly considered as rests.
The excellent spirits of the men and
the ideal marching weather-cool and
clcudy-that prevailed, prompted Cen
oral Goblin to try for a record The
men were not told they We're to go
against time but after being in motion
for about forty minutes they realized
that n forced march was on and as
there was chance to win some glory
fer the keystone brigade they heartily
entered into the spirit of the thing and
eNinced a desire to go even faster than
'the head Of the column dictated. The
Nirginians who led the way coming
back did not stand the pace very well
and as their stragglers were passed out
along the road by the hardy Pennsyi-
Nanians, general desire seized the
Third brigade men to go at an even
better gait and force the Virginians to
cry quits if possible
General Goblin, however, repressed
their enthusiasm, keeping them at
pace that would break the record and
YET NJ impose unnecessary hardship.
There was large number of the Penn.
sylvanians compelled to drop out, too.
but in almost every instance the eX-
haustior could be traced to the town
tavern at Brookmont There was no
restriction placed upon the men in this
regard and as 1t was Just after pay
day there was great deal of drinking
to excess.
The manner in which some of the
men abused themselves was most un-
reasonable. They got un at o'clock
Monday morning. marched ten miles in
record-breaking time, put in a couple
of hours pitching tents and the like
romped about the country until roll call
at O'Clock y. M, got to he'd about
midnight and were up at 3 o'clock pre-.
pairing for the return march. On top
of all this they poured large quantities
of beer and then stocked up against a
force march of ten miles. 1t is safe to
say there are a few of them who will
profit by the experience and have some
little regard for their constitutions on
the next tour.
Two of the Thirteenth's men had to
be brought home in the ambulance.
Musician Tenney. of Company G., was
stricken down with a severe attack of
cholera morbus during the afternoon
and grew alarmingly worse as the day
progressed. AT one time in the even
ing the surgeons feared he would not
survive the night, but along towards
morning the hyperdermic injections of
morphine relieved his terrible suffer-
ines sufficiently to allow him to fall
asleep and when daylight came he was
much improved.
He is resting easily today. Private
Greenburg, of Company A, developed
some kind OF hysteria shortly after
dinner and for hours required the
strength of four men to hold him. Dur
ing his terrible writings he bit his
tongue and lips until they bled. He
was put In an improvised straight
jacket and was thus restrained over
night and during the return journey
1t is likely he win be discharged, as il
develops that he was at one time under
restraint at Danville and is periodic.
ally subject to these attacks.
General Graham came out with q
number of his staff officers 10 review
the brigade as 1t filed past his head
quarters on the return journey. HI
was heartily cheered by each company
as II passed and the demonstration
seemed to give him great pleasure. al
he was all bows and smiles during tn,
entire time that the column was pass
ing. II was the first time any larg,
body of the troops had an opportunit,
of attesting its sentiments towards tn,