The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-30
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were held in many of the regfmentaI tab
ernacles, and a large number OF men were
given leave to attend the services at the
various churches in the city.
Lieutenant Colonel Hartruff, chief surgeon
on General Brooke's staff, asks the Assoc
ciated Press to announce that he cordially
indorses the plan adopted by the national
relief committee of receiving and disbursing
supplies to sick and needy soldiers con-
trtbuted by friends at home He states that
he has received a number of communica-
tions from various States ipquiring as to
how the supplies of the character men,
toned might be sent to the soldiers in camp
here He therefore ask the Associated Press
to announce that the national committee or
ganized in Chattanooga will take care of
and distribute all contributions of this char
acter promptly and satisfactorily.
1t was learned from the chief surgeons
headquarters that the largest per cent. of
sickness in camp is in the Wisconsin Min
nesota and Illinois regiments, and that the
percentage of sickness among these regi-
ments is very small and inconsequential.
The health Of the camp considering the
conditions, is remarkably good, and IL is
believed that aside from the usual slight
complain lcident to the season the worst
of 1t Is over with the men who have
made 6 radical change In temperature
and di,
There were three deaths to-day, as fol-
lows: Pierce Collyer, aged eighteen, Com
pany H, Fourteenth Minnesota. of Beaver
Falls. from pneumonia. contracted In camp
Burnham. of Lynn, Mass, Company ID, 1
Eighth Massachusetts, pneumonia; Ludwig
E Ess1Il Of Springfield. III; Company D.
men were prepared for burial to-day and
will be sent to relatives tomorrow for I'M
Two troops of Gribsby's cowboys arrived
to-day in command of Capt. j. S. Gregory,
from Fargo, N. D., 100 men and 900 horses,
complete the regiment of 1000 officers and
men,. Their supplies have arrived and will
be distributed tomorrow.
The complaint about water among the
various regiments has now been Quieted.
The pipe lines from Crawf1sh springs and
Chickamauga creek have been Completed to
those regiments most remote from water
supply, and by Tomorrow night the pipes
will be finished to point very near every
two army corps, the First and the Third
now being formed will be the only troops
to occupy park territory Negotiations are
just outside and north Of the park near what
Is known as Grimess lake, a body of fresh
water supplied by never failing springs. and
mat the Sixth corps, to be commanded by
General Wilson, will occupy this site The
ground Is high and rolling, and its close
proximity to water makes it most desira-
BILE point for the encampment of such
large body of men.
In pursuance of the order from the War
Department recently issued that all volun-
teers be vaceinated, Chief Surgeon Hert-
suff has received forty thousand vaccine
points, of which he has already distributed
30 200.
Open-air mass was held to-day by Rev.
Father Daley, of the Sixty-ninth New York.
at which there were present nearly five
thousand soldiers. Camp confessionals have
been established by Father Daley for the
benefit of Catholic soldiers
A report has been sent out from here to
the effect that Colonel Fred Grant and the
Fourteenth New York had been ordered to
the Philippines. Colonel Grant has heard
of no such move, and by way Of denial
that any such order had been issued he
gave to the Associated Press an outline OF
the work of the regiment here for the next
two weeks, and intima ted that in his opin-
ion there would be no movement of volun-
teers for some time 10 come.