The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-02
Camp Cuba Libre.
Near Jacksonville. Fla. Aug.


fined in the county jail here for safe
keeping. McElroy is Il recruit, sent here
by Luentenant Stewart two weeks ago.
He is said never to have been strong
mined and it is thought that the heat OF
the sun and the homesickness incident to
his first experience in camp caused nm
to lose his reason completely.
Thursday he began to act strangely
Saturday afternoon he was much worse
and Just before taps were sounded that
night he was found with two pictures i'll
his hand-one of his mother. and the oth-
err of his sweatheart-ca calling on Heaven
to bless and save them. Efforts to quiet
him only excited him worse.
Every man that approached him with
shoulder-straps on he imagined was
Lieutenant Stewart who secured him as
a recruit. The moment he saw an officer
he would begin to curse him for Stewart
and declare that it was he who got him
into all his trouble.
AS the night wore on McEiroy grew
worse. He foamed at the mouth. gnasll-
ed his teeth and displayed almost super
natural strength. 1t took more than Il
dozen men to hold and tie him. Finally
he was sent to the county jail for safe
keeping until he could be otherwise dis
posed of.
The First division of the Seventh Army
corps. now encamped ut Miami, will not
be sent Asheyille, as has been reported.
1t will come to Jacksonville instead. The
camp grounds in Fairfield. mile from
here. recently assigned to the First North
Carolina ond other regiments in the First
brigade, Second division. have been
taken back and given to the First diyi-
sion. Regiments belonging to that di-
vision began to move here last night and
will continue during the week until MI
six of them are here. The location
chosen for the camp is perhaps the best
in the vicinity of Jacksonville and the
North Carolina troops regret exceedingly
their inability to get possession of it.
1t was stated yesterday by an officer
high in authority that the intention of
the War Department is to concentrate
the troops of the Seventh Army corps in
and about Jacksonville, SO that they will
be in readiness for departure to Cuba at
the earliest possible opportunity, either
to compel the surrender of the city of
Havana or MS an army of occupation
should peace be declared.
With the arrival Of the six regiments
now at Miami. nineteen regiments will
then be located here, making about %
OOO0 troops in all. 1t will take about
100000 every month to pay off these
troops.
With the increase in the number Of
men in each company an increase in the
number Of corporals is necessary. These
We're appointed today. together with a
few other promotions, and are as fol-
lows:
Company A, (Hornets Nest Rifes)v
Corporal Ripley y. Smith. sergeant; Pri-
Yates W. Il. Flake. James j. Stewart
John G. Wilfong, Z. Il. Williams, Will
liam NJ. Wilson and John Il. Goforth,
corporals.
Company B, (Goldsboro)- Corporal r.
l.. Daugherty, sergeant. vice Paul G..
Hutton. appointed assistant surgeon. u.
s. A.: Privates ]. S. Lewis. w. G. Suggs.
f. w. Fairfield, Dolphns G. Murray, f..
Snipes, corporals.
Company G. CWinston)-C Corporal John
A. Chapman. sergeant: Private CASHIER
II. Biting musician: Privates Richard
". Fowler Edward J. Shore and Walter
r. Miller. corporals.
Company ID. Reidsville) - Privates
John r. Ware. Harry Lloyd, c. M. Bal
lard. VIM. +. Mungo and Henry Dillon
Jr. corporals.
Company #. IStatesville)-Pr ivates +.
w. Gaines. r. S. Hammer. S. Il. Sea-
boch. o. III. Lipe. J. NJ. Crisp and T. A.
Brown. corporals.
Company Il. (Asheville) - Privates
Thomas B. Hanes, Lonnie r. Pulham,
Robert c. Stevens. Joseph l.. Justice.
John A. Guffey and James c. Cauble,
corporals.
Company G. (Shelby)-Privates =. G..
Logan. V. G. Eaker. G. Il. Hardin, G. r.
Little and +. f. Dixon. .Jr.. corporals.
Company III, Waynesville)-Priva
Dock c. Ensey, Joseph r. Russell. Paul
IL. Love. Cephus +. Shook Burt S. Gee
and Gambler G. eagle corporals.
Company |. Northumberland Jethro
Il. Barham, Herbert " Couch. II. G.
Jenkins, A. A. Strayhorn John r. Stricll-
land and Benjamin II. Tingen. corporals
Company X. Raleighl-Privates Lal-
RE c. Nichols. Wiley +. Straughn. James
n. Perry, Horace r. Watson. Herbert
L. Weaver and Oscar T.. Snow. corporals.
Company T.. Concord)-Corporal Sam
uel A. Grier. first sergeant, vice j. w.
Hamilton, discharged on account Of physi-
cal disability. Private William IL.
Trice, corporal.
Company NJ. Queen City Guardl-Pri-
Yates w. Chase Adams. s. X. Melon
add s. r. Pegram. ID. Il. Davis. G. r.
Carter and +. f.. Williamson, corporals
A telegram from Shelby announces
that Lieutenant j. f. Roberts. OF the
Shelby company, was Saturday nominat-
ed rs the Democratic nominee for regis
ter of deeds of Cleveland county. II Is
understood that he will accept the noml
nation. though he has as yet made nc
plans as to making n campaign.
IT is believed now that the man re-
Gently arrested near Charlotte and taken
10 st. Augustine rs deserter from the
Second North Carolina regiment. is really
Il deserter from the First regiment
Though he gave his name as William
Sullivan. Colonel Armfield thinks he is
William r. ID. Williamson. who enlisted
at Charlotte July 10Th and then deserted
before getting here. Major Gotten has
been written to about this man.
Since the granting of some thirty dis.
CHARGES to soldiers on account Of phvsi
cal disability. the First North Carolina
regiment lacks 40 men having its full