The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-31
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uTeSS DdIdue SOlOhti SOuiSNh III
dressing the officers said: Gentlemen,
this is the last ceremony of this ma
ture we are likely ever to have in
the old dominion"
The order to move tomorrow has
been received, and in the afternoon
the Thirteenth will be heading for
Middletown. The Sixty-fifth New
York could not get away, and hence
the Thirteenth will move a day sooner
than ii was expected it would. The
boys are jubilant and cheer after cheer
goes UP.
The Third Virginia expects to be
sent to Richmond some time this week
or the early part of next, where the
men will be mustered out. After them
the First Connecticut may be sent back
TO it's own state to be discharged. 1t
is expected also that the Seventh Ohio
will soon go home. The fate of the
other regiments here is not known. If
they do not receive an order telling
them to go to the place in their own
states, where they were mustered in,
they will in due time proceed to Camp
Meade.
With the removal of one hundred
and eight patients of the Sixty-fifth
New York to Buffalo last evening.
the Division hospitals roster of pa
tients becomes much smaller than
usual. The New Workers had train
of Pullman cars elaborately fitted out
for their men. There are now only
two hundred patients in the hospital,
and after the other states shall have
removed their Sick there will be very
few there-only those unfortunate ones
who will be too weak to be removed;
but there, too, will be carefully at
tended to. At present most of them
are out of danger, and the others are
doing fairly well.
wHISKEY SMUGGLERS.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago General Goblin objected to the
practice of smuggling whiskey into
the men of his brigade. and published
an order to that effect, notifying all
offenders, whether soldiers or civil
ians, to the effect that. on detection,
he would have them handed over to
the civil authorities of this county for
punishment.
Since then only two offenders have
been found in the Thirteenth, and these
We're caught in a way which makes
their offense light, compared with the
sneaky manner in which they We're de-
tected. For some time it had been
the custom of members of the Third
Virginia, who always seemed to bring
with them thirsts which would overtop
the pyramids, or even the Washing
ton monument, to come over to the
Thirteenth for a drink
Then Colonel Nale investigated the
matter, and his innocents informed
him that they used to get all their
drink at the Thirteenth Pennsylvania,
leaving him blissfully ignorant of the
fact that they could get all they want
ed to drink among their neighbors of
the First Connecticut.
VIRGINIAN TELLTALES.
1t was then that the Virginians in
formed on the two members of the
Thirteenth who sold whiskey, telling
the provost marshal the facts. The
provost marshal had them arrested,
much to the surprise of the officers
of the Thirteenth. 1t is safe to say
that for some time to come the Third
Virginia will be very much in disfavor
not only with the two men whom they
had caused to be arrested, but with
the entire regiment whose members
resent the tactics of the Virginians
No action has yet been taken in this
matter. For some time there will be
no gilt-edged invitations passing from
the Thirteenth Pennsylvania to the
Third Virginia.
Corporal Anthony Myers, of +, met
with an unfortunate accident yester-
day. While engaged in a wrestling
match with Corporal Oliver p. Will
liams, of the same company, he turned
suddenly on his right ankle spran-
ing 1t quite severely. DR.. Blanchard
is treating the sprain, and expects it
will not take long to cure it.
l'rivates Gillis and Fox, of II, who
were absent from camp for ten days
without leave, returned last night un-
der guard. They will very likely re-
ceive slight penalty, as the offense
is not an aggravated one.
Private Frederick Greenberg, of A,
was brought yesterday by Corporal
George Millet to the government asy-
lum at Anacostia Heights, opposite
Washington, on the Potomac
Owing to abuses of the privileges en-
joyed in this camp, no man is now al
lowed TO go beyond the limits of the
camp without a pass signed by his
captain and approved by the colonel.
Lieutenant Dodge, of E, is officer Of
the day; Lieutenant Benjamin, of II,
officer of the guard; Archer Corwln
of II, sergeant of the guard George
Biddleman, of B; Willard Lathrop, of
A, and George Thomas, of Z, corpor-
ale. Frank o. Neil, of g, is orderly.
Captain Gilman, of d, is brigade Of
ficer of the day.
Lieutenant Edward II. Burkhouse, of
c, who has been away from his COM
pany for several months on account Of
serious illness, returned to camp last
night. He looks we'll and was cordial
ly welcomed by all the boys
FLOYD w. Gay, Company +, Sixty
fifth New York regiment, charged with
robbing the mails at Camp Alger, has
been dishonorably discharged from the
service of the United States, forfeiting
all pay and allowances and sentenced
to serve three years at hard labor in
the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas.
CAMP GOSSIP.
Captain Derman, of A, was in Wash
ington yesterday.
Private Robert Morfing, of +, has
returned from a seven day furlough.
Private Lester Of G., returned last
night after a prolonged absence from
camp. While home on furlough some
time ago he became quite sick, neces-
stating an extension of furlough. He
is now in good health.
Sergeant Peter f. Saltry, of II, leaves
for his home in the North End Scran-
ton, today. He is suffering from hay
fever and soreness OF the ewes