Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
THEIR MODE OF LIFE.
souETHING ABOUT FOOD, CLOTH
ING. AND SUPPLIES OF SOLDIERS.
DETAILS FROM CAMP CUBA LIDRE.
r,cr,thinr Works According 10
S,stcm--Thc Hospital Servicc-Ad-
Who Wants TO Go Home.

VILE. FLA, August ZA~(Speciat.)-ln
This letter take occasion 20 give de-
tailed account Of the amounts OF cloth
.-. food. and medical attention and med
amos issued 20 the enlisted men OF the
y..rHla regiments, thinking that the peo-
,. at home are deeply interested IN
,..ss affairs. that so closely concern tho
u.'aro OF their boys in the service.
Perhaps the most important and intri-
,..s subject for the government TO deal
With is the subsistence OF the men. Per-
..a.llc food must DO drawn daily. and
r...ed before IL begins 70 spoil. which,
&. ,h.s climate, is necessarily very early
o..r goods. less perishable, must be
s..eg once I'm about five days. while the
e.rs considered not perishable, such as
st pepper, soap, and candles, are
drawn once in ten days.
TEN-DAYS' ALLOWANCE.
..sc below a detailed list Of the ave-
r.. e0mmissary goods drawn by a COM
.r 8f 100 men I'm ten days: Bacon, 2l5
.s. beef (fresM 1914 pounds; -four
Is rounds; hard bread. 800 pounds; beans
r. sounds: rice. 3 pounds; hominy, q
,..rss. potatoes, ESQ pounds: onions, 100
...rl-: tomatoes. S. pounds; coffee, 50
...s. sugar. $50 pounds; vinegar, gal
..-. candles. s. pounds; soap, 40 pounds;
sd. 800 pounds; pepper. 2 pounds;
matches. dozen boxes. This is ten
e.-. ordinary regimental ration.
r.. amount consumed by a regiment
..- Doe found by multiplying this amount
h.. twelve The bakery is run by regi-
mental fund. and pays for itself hun
- mil reppHnpa 10
...rfs of bread This difference in -four
Sold 10 provide lard, yeast and other
ESSENTIALS. which are not otherwise pro-
sided for These rations are drawn by
--. brigade Captain oliver Perry Smith,
.r General Hasbrouks STAFF, is commits
.r, of the Third Brigade, Second Dl-
. ~ Seventh Army Corps, and draws
-..rs for his brigade. consisting of the
-rrd and Fourth Virginia and the
I.-ty-ninth Iowa regiments He draws
those rations for each of his regiments.
making deductions for men furloughed,
.-. vacancies in the maximum strength,
rh. regimental commissaries draw ra-
...r- for their respective regiments turn
... them over TO the company quarter
.t.r-serceants There IS necessarily an
o .onal hitch in this department, but
considering the amount of work TO be
,.r. 10 is engineered with exceptional
accuracy.
THE OUARTERMASTER'S DEPART
MENT.
Another important department Is that
OF OBJ. 0uartermaster. Captain Caltee,
,r4-t.rmaster of the Second Virginia
f.rfr4,rt gives me the following statis-
t.-. There have been drawn by TINS
REGIMENT since being mustered INTO
re service $50 pairs Of trousers
I1.> blouses. mot including many State
uniforms formerly drawn, 2'oSo plue
flannel shirts. ] 300 pairs of leggins, l,So
-.f.s Of shoes. $500 suits Of underwear,
a0 blankets. 1,1iO pOnchos, l,2O hats
.uu pairs half-hOse, 173 common tents,
rfee men 20 a tenO, thirty-fVe wall
tents. ueed mostly for officers and hrst
..rs,4utD. forty conical tents, about nj
..sn men 10 a tenO,. These tents are
very large and airy. ventilation being nau
BID. small reversible sky-lights and walls
around the sides, being raised about three
..t Then there are drawn $50 half-
shelter tents. These are used in the neld'
moi i'm camp at present. Two men are
assigned t0 one tent. and each man carries
a half tent with him. II is understood,
tbat I'm t.e event Of our regiment being
used as "a portion of the army of occupa-
zion f.r cuba, we will not be forced TO
use tr.-e sheter-tents. but Will carry
with us the tents now in use.
THE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
The hospital department Of the regi-
maui E.. not a large affair owing 70 the
most serious cases being carried 10 the
division hospital. This department in the
rv. Virginia regiments gives medicine
ana treatment TO about torty-nYe men
r.r dav. IL is presided over and oifl-
,,ryd by one surgeon and major, two as
sistant surgeons and captains, one nos
rraI steward one assistant hospiial
steward and two privates. DR.. WOODS
formerly assistant hospital steward OF
Oh. second Virginia, now acting regl-
mental surgeon, has been discharged
from the service. and appointed contract
physician. He is no longer an enlisted
man. but IS regularly employed by the
government with captains pay, but
has 10 rank.
PERSONALS.
Company l. Second Virginia ports
MOUTH. SerGeants Vaughan and FoDresa,
Corporal Kay, and Privates Parker and
Jarvis, who have been spending TWO
weeks each at their homes IN Ports
mouth. have returned to camp
The case of Privates Patrick Woods
and George j. Powell. of Company l.
second Virginia Regiment was called for
trial I'm the Criminal Court of DuVal
county. Fla. BY consent of the County
solicitor and Lieutenant George n. SKIP
with. Company |. counsel for the accused
Che charge of felony was Withdrawn ana
u.eIcmean0r entered, TO which charge
tUe prisoners pleaded guilty. They were
both fined $50 each which Is the mini
um for their offence. Lieutenant SKIP
with deserves much credit for the ell
C.u manner with which he has handled
t.s case. The amount of the fine has
been largely contributed by friends In
Oh. company. to which Powell and Woods
belong.
Faurth-Sergeant Z. V. Peace. of Com
r.rr * Second Virginia (Stauntom, mas
returned from a pleasant visit TO -hs
home I'm stanton.
IIlyates T. h. Carter and a. hester
have returned from their trip home.
Oartermaster-Serg d. Brown LETT
to-day with his wife for Pablo Beach 10
ta.ud ten days.
The residences Of Mrs. Baker ana MIs'
K.- have been completed. and these
ladies have moved into their new quar-
t.rs.
Private w S Selden. Of Company b'
l1d Virginia Richmond has beeh
tH.1 90 the hospital with malarial-tever
Trst- Sergeant A. H. Gary OF company
SO Second Virginia Nichmond. who mas
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