The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-18
Camp Ramsey.
Camp Ramsey,
Aug. 18th, '98.

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]! EDITOR ADvANoE:
Another week in Camp Ramsey
| finds US in quite different state Of
affairs than we were. The sickness
in camp has cast gloom over III
that is hard to dlspel, and the frs
death in the Fifteenth was from Co
81. Private Calver died this morn
ing at the hospital in St. Paul Of ty.
phoid fever. Mr.. Calvert entered al
Worthington the day before we left
there, and was stranger to Worth.
ington people, his home being al
Horgren Corners, Wis. He was we'll
liked by all the boys and his death
is mourned by all, " Z .
| Those who are now sick from Co.
H in the city hospital are: ~
Frederick Knuth, Northwestern
hospital. =
John Bierman, Northwestern hos
pital. -. ~
Clarence Faragher, Northwestern
hospital. -.
G.. L. Michael, Northwestern hos
pital.
Irwin Briggs, St. Barnabas' hospi-
tai. s
Dan O'Neil, Asbury.
Lionel Vought, city hospital, St..
Paul.
Harry H. Burmeister, city hospi-
tai, St. Paul.
William F. Norman, city hospital,
St. Paul:
Austin Kindred, city hospital, St.
Paul.
Howard Childs, city hospital, St..
Paul.
G. G. Motif, city hospital, St. Paul.
Morris Miller, city hospital, St..
Paul.
Theodore Sundstrom, city hospi-
tai. St. Paul.
James F. Byrnes, city hospital, ST.
Paul.
Andrew Bigelow, city hospital, St.
Paul.
Jacob A. Glenn, city hospitpl, St..
Paul.
John E. Bass, city hospital, St.
Paul.
Timothy Cox, city hospital, St.
Paul. ~
Charles Klunder, city hospital, St..
Paul. 49,:
Eugene Campbell, city hospital,
St. Paul. d.. IL
Twelve of these have typhoid fever
Land the others are sick with eight
stomach troubles, it being deemed
best to send all who we're not we'll to
the city hospital none of those from
Company H are considered to be
dangerously sick.
Captain Do\an pays daily visits tc
our sick at the city hospitals, and is
doing all in his power for boys.
The cause of the typhoid attack
ing companies H, K, F and M worse
than the others is because these com.
panies have been camped on the
same ground that was occupied by
companies of the other three regi
ments where cases of the disease ap
peared. With the removal of the
camp it is thought that the spread o1
, the disease will be stopped.
|, Out of the regiment 104 are con
fined in the city hospitals and abou
!, $50 are on the sick report books.
Yesterday the whole regiment wa
Q moved from ite old quarters, com
3 panies Fl, K, F. and M, which ar
J, most afflicted with sickness ar
Q camped together and the others forr
= another camp quite distance away
D. We have pretty good authority fc
y believing that our present quarter
are only temporary. We expect
= move from Camp Ramsey almo'
70 any time. If we are not mustere
u. out in day or two, which Il prob
8 BILE, we will probably be moved
~ Fort Smelling. Everybody wou]
"a welcome move of any kind,
d. It is almost impossible to get avs
ct from camp now. Strict orders ha
h. been issued against anyone leavi1
IT. the fair grounds without pass, al
1t. no passes are issued except in ca
,e of sickness or death in ones fami
- ~ It is very unpopular order amor
m n+ the boys, butt is evidently for t
q. best, 49,,
r. Well, I must close and go to wo
ut Today is pay day(D
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