Evening star., 1898-09-05
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etc, that the men have not had since they
left home. All of the men speak highly of
this service. which is doing much to help
them to gain their former strength.
As an indication that the privates in the
regiment living at least fully as we'll
as the officers the following incident is
cited: a young gentleman came here from
New York yesterday TO spend a day or
two. He had both a coed appetite and
curiosity, and this combination led him TO
discover where the best table was set His
first meal was at the mess of the colonel
commanding the regiment, but after that
he suggested that he would rather go down
and eat with one OF the companies where
he had found the men faring better than
the regimental officers. He said the men
had such abundance OF nicely cooked
food, which was supplemented by many
things being sent here from home that he
was satisfied they were doing better in re-
spect to food than were the officers
In Hospital.
o. E Hart the father of E. w Hart of
Company B. is here and has spent several
days in the general hospital looking after
his sons comfort. Young Hart has had
fever twice, and has suffered a great deal
from dysentery, but his Improvement has
been steady. Mr.. Hart has been in the
general hospital every day since arriving
the soldier boys who are near his son he
has been called upon TO render assistance
TO many of them. He has not hesitated to
act as nurse whenever necessary Along
side OF Private Hart is the son of W. H.
Harvey, better known as Coin Harvey"
Young Harvey is about nineteen years old
ana showed as much Vigor In his service
as MS father exhibited in pushing his own
peculiar Ideas regarding the financial sys-
tenn of the country.
Mr. Hart IS waiting until his son is strong
enough TO be removed to WASHINGTON and
nas expected 70 leave here every day since
nlS arrival He may either keep his son
IN the general hospital or take him To one
OF the seaside resorts near here until the
regiment goes home, when ne will be able
70 make much easier trip than would be
possible on the train between Montauk and
Long Island City.
Noble Resolution.
James kohn of Company NJ. who WAS
taken 10 the general hospital here upon
ais arrival has become convaleseent and
s able to be discharged. While a patient
n the hospital Kohn was greatly impressed
with the need of giving the soldiers every
attention, and after he got well he told
me doctor OF his ward that he would stay
.no heip nurse the sick soldiers of the lst
Distrlct OF Columbia Regiment until the
asst one Of them had recovered or unti1
me hospital here has been closed Kohn is
graduate OF school of pharmacy and is
sapabie OF doing Intelligent work i'm the
hospital. ~
kohn regrets but one thing In connec-
ION with his determination to help the Dts-
Flct boys ana that is that by doing so he
you'd be prevented from marching down
EshhsSiFanla avenue next Friday morning
nneh lhe regiment reaches Washington
Like all tne soldiers. he looked forward tn
'eLhs IN the ranks On this occasion with n
sFeat zeal OF pleasure, but he has conclud
80 that the best way for him 10 sbor, h1s
love for the regiment is TO devote birnsais
TO the sick men A'S1i
Camp Notes.
Mrs Pyles. wife of Surgeon PvIes oar,.
mere saturday from Washington, having
heard that her husband was i'll. She found
Dr. Pyies- quite well. and returned home
yesterday.
FriVate Royal Quackenbush, COMPANY y
VIII nave his discharge from the regimen
Immediately This discharge was anpIied
tor When the regiment was I'm Cuba Mr.
ESr-aeLi Ae!L!JSh wlfe having been quite i'll.
,R5.e !ch e Ohm and Mrs. Ohm are here
s'1Sinhe their son. Private William Obrn
,LieItshaht u. b. Macleod of the Ma
u1lal Guard. District of Columbia can,a =
IatthP "lkon today in company with tbe
,,oa-' t.a-Is committee, and spent the after
noon visiting mis- friends n snsnt . 80
siderable time with the mep,h,r. a eon- .t
Ddnd' seven of whom were nernhars ne 81
Dttseae bahd OF the d. C. National C;nard
heiuding Prof. Phillips, the director u
1ars- T. +. Hart sister OF Private Tbo-,az
n. Serrin, arrived here today 10 saa has
W. (. Severn. formerly a rne,,har
Corcoran Cadets of Washington NOV, 't-e o9
the stan of the Brooklyn Eagle u.s. " ".
camp Wikoff today, visiting Private - q
Brower Of Company G. KERN