Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-09-14

The Eight Ohio Regiment got
away from camp today in wretched
shape. Someone blundered in ar
ranging for its transportation.
There was more than eight hour S
delay in its leaving after it had ar
rived at the railroad station, and In
consequence there were two coach
loads of sick-26I men.
More than half of the regiment
reached the station soon after 6 a.
m, at that time ready for travelling
according to their surgeons. else
they would not have been allowed
to go. Many were weak and some
were really i'll, but the thought OF
home buoyed them up and they
felt equal to the trip. The sun was
hot and the march was nearly two
miles. Many men fell out, and for
hours the stragglers were Flooding
along in the dust raised by an end
less procession of mule teams and
scores Of vehicles.
Colonel Hard received a dispatch
from Quartermaster Kimball at
New York notifying him Of the
route of the regiment.
COLONEL HARD GETS WRATHY:
To his establishment and disgust
it informed him that the men would
go over the West Shore road from
New York. He had asked partic--
ularly that the transportation
should be via the Pennsylvania and
the Erie, so that the soldiers could
go direct to their homes. To send
them via the West Shore would
land them at Columbus, and to get
them from there to their homes
would mean not only several
changes of cars, but long delay in
getting transportation orders from
Washington.
Colonel Hard was beside himself,
and was still further angered when
the Long Island Railroad company
informed him that the quartermas-
ter had not provided transportation
from Long Island City by water
around to the West Shore station at
Weehauken. To. march the men
across the city 10 the ferry was out
of the question, as too many OF them
were weak and i'll.
Colonel Hard telegraphed Quar-
termaster Kimball and waited. He
said he would not take his men to
Long Island City landing them
there after tedious and dusty ride,
and then wait at the Long Island
railroad terminal for transportation
by water. They could better wait
here, he thought.
WIRES, WORK ONLY ONE WAY.
No answer came and anothe
more urgent dispatch was sent.
There was no answer to this, and
four more were sent. Still there
was no reply. Then General Wheel
er was appealed TO. He, too, sent
six dispatches, but there was not
sign from the Quartermaster.
Meanwhile the weak and weary
soldiers were falling down about
the station and lay upon the
ground. Mary were able to sit up,
but it was plain, to see that they
were on the verge of collapse.
Everything possible was done for
them, but the heat and dust were
overwhelming, and it was feared
they would have to be taken to the
hospital.
Finally. no word coming, it was
decided to get away and trust that
arrangements would be perfected
by the time they arrived at Long
Island City. The first section left
soon after 2 and the other section
a few minutes after 8. The sick
were put into coaches and filed
them to OVERLOOKING.
1T is a dastardly outrage" said
Colonel Hard. when the Presi-
dent and Secretary Alger were here
asked them that the regiment be
sent home Immediately, as many
Of the men were i'll, and there was
no reason why we should remain
longer.
COL. HARD SAYS IT'S AN OUTRAGE.
Secretary Alger at once made
an order for us to leave this morn
ing and wired for transportation
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