Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-03
CAMP ALGER.

cordaDce with the official recommends
ton of the surgeon general of the army
and the urgent representations of many
persons interested in the health of the
soldiers, has ordered that Camp Alger,
at Dunn Loring, be abandoned.
The order was issued yesterday and
directs that the troops be moved out as
soon as the necessary arrangements can
be made by Maj Gen. Graham, the
com manding officer of the Second Army
Corps.
The new camp will probably be es-
tablished upon Bull run, or Broad run,
near Manassas. This location was pro.
posed by Maj Gen. M. G. Butler, COM
manding the second division of Gen.
Graham's corps, who says that Bull run
or Broad run will furnish an ample
water supply.
The exact location of the new camp
will probably be Thoroughfare Gap, III
the vicinity of the old battlefield of Ma
; nassas. No official statement to this
effect has been made. however. The
proposed camping ground is situated on
high ground and is well supplied with
water and shade.
It is expected that the Camp Alger
troops will proceed to the new camp on
foot.
The troops will be removed to the
new camp as soon as it can be got III
readiness. The matter will be pushed,
and it is believed that inside of ten days
the change will have been made.
An effort is being made by some
prominent residents of the section to
have the troops moved farther down the
line of the Southern Railway to Rem
ington, on the Rappahannock river.
There is more water there than at Ma
nassas, and, as the distance is not much
greater, it is possible that a site upon
the Rappahannock may be definitely
determined upon.
Assistant Adjt. Gen. Richmann said
yesterday 1--WE are taking every pre-
caution to stop the fever from spread
ing. No more milk will be sold to the
troops, as we have traced dozens of
cases to this source. Whether the milk
is diluted with bad water or whether
the germs emanated from the cows we
do not know, but the milk supplied to
the soldiers has done as much as any
other one thing to give the disease a
hold"
The officers of the Fourth Missouri
will give dauce at Vienna on Friday
night. The affair is in charge of Lieut..
Merrine, COMPANY A, and Lieut.. CorbV,
Company l..
The troops at the new camp will be
scattered over a wide area, and, as far
as practicable, will he kept in brigades.
The understanding now is that the lew
camp is to be but temporary one, but
just how long the troops are to remain
there is not stated. Some Of the Camp
Alger regiments will be selected for
Porto Rico, but the expectation is that
all will first go to Manassas.
The troops at Camp Alger to be sent
to Porto Rico will be moved probably,
to Newport News.
Orders were issued yesterday to move
the entire Second division to farms south
Of the present camp site. The Second
division now occupies the camp origi
nally selected. 1t has been found that
the removal of the First division to
Dunn Loring has not accomplished the
desired results, as all but one of the
wells drilled there have been con-
demned.
First Lieut.. W. P. Venable, Company
G., Third Virginia, was presented with
beautiful gold-hilted sword by the
men of his company yesterday evening.
The Gift was in recognition OF an act OF
kindness upon the part Of the lieuten-
ant on practice march several weeks
ago
Wilmer L. Kemp, orderly OF Surge On
Smith, of the 3rd Virginia Regiment,
has resigned and has been succeeded by
Corporal Frank L. Slaymaker.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-The second
division composed OF the 3rd Missouri,
22nd Kansas, 159th Indiana, 3rd New
York, 2nd Tennessee, 1st Rhode Island,
18th Ohio, and 9Th Pennsylvania regi-
ments left Camp Alger at sunrise
and are now marching to Manassas.
The first division will leave within
twenty-four hours. The Fourth Mis-
souri, will, it is said, remain at
Camp Alger and Colonel Colly will
have command of the camp.
An order issued by the Adjutant
General designating the troops to be
taken by Gen. Wade includes the Third
VIRGINIA Regiment.