The times., 1898-06-28

! Camp Alger was an uncomfortable place
yesterday
And yet the poor rockies who had en-
/ listed to fight the Spaniards were COM
PEELED TO fight themselves all day; to hum
bly, obey the orders yelled by the officers.
| 1t was a dull, dead day, and was the
/ deader for the absence of half a dozen
regiments on practice marches and sham
fights The Second Brigade left camp
at a. m. and made a splendid appear
ance as they marched out in heavy or
der The Sixth Massachusetts put up an
especially good showing in their brown
suits and high-pointed campaign hats.
A close guard was stationed over the
! camps of the Second Brigade and the
day was one of misery for the sentinels
and corporals. No one was allowed in or
out of the lines without being held by
the sentry and examined by the cor
poral Probably 600 people were held up
in this manner during the day and many
of them returned home with an unpleas-
ant opinion of Camp Alger.
Many of the boys were overcome by
heat yesterday. The air was too hot TO
breathe and not even an apology for a
bIttSt SIIONGu up hliNli SullScl llt
troops on the march Jared much better,
as few of them were sent back 'and all
reached the river safely.
Whole companies were granted leave 10
go for baths at the pools near camp
during the afternoon, while the rest of
the drilled troops lay around quarters
and howled for anything cool The new
recruits were drilled pretty steadily all
through the day, and if they enjoyed it
they were not inclined to show it.
Another volunteer died yesterday. He
was Private Warren, of Company II,
Sixth Massachusetts. He had been iii
for some time with typhoid fever, and
was removed to Fort Myer hospital last
week, where he died. The body win be
sent to his home, in Stoneham Mass.
Measles are having a run in camp. and
nearly every regiment has a number
of cases at the hospital Seven cases
were sent to the Division Hospital yester-
day from the Fourth Missouri. The
patients are Privates J. w King, of Com
pany d; A. L. Pnburn, of Company D;
J. w. Glunt, of Company II; w +. Scott,
of Company ~; John Noblet, of Company
B, and Walter Halliburton, of Company A.
Gen. Goblin began his brigade parades
last night, and in place OF the usual
regimental dress parade the Twelfth,
Eighth and Thirteenth Pennsylvania
regiments, which compose the Third
Brigade, were inspected in a body. The
troops made a splendid appearance and
were applauded by the spectators. Many
of the officers from other regiments at
tended the inspection, which is a much
better method Of lining up the troops
than the usual dress parade.
The first field court-martial held in the
volunteer service met yesterday after
noon at Second Division headquarters to
try Lieut.. Ames and Private Hodges, of
the Seventh Illinois. and Private Geb-
hart, of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
Indiana. The court was composed of the
following officers:
Lieut.. Col. ". P. Burnham. Fourth
Missouri, president; Lieut. II. O. Rynes,
Third New York, judge advocate gen
eral: Major ]. F. Fee One Hundred and
Fiftyninth Indiana; Major Brazier,
Sixth Pennsylvania: Major Kelsey Third
New York; Major Stringfellow, Fourth
Missouri; Major William Wilson. Third
New York; Major c. A. Daster Twenty
second Kansas; Major F. r. Duffrey,
Second Tennessee; Major L. NJ. Ennis,
Seventh Illinois; Capt. w. e. Schuyler,
Sixth Pennsylvania; Capt. F. A. Lamb,
Third Missouri; Capt. II. Bliss, Rhode
Island; Capt. W. Renkin. Second Ten
nessee.
The court sat all afternoon and dis
posed Of all three cases. Lieut.. Ames was
charged with conduct unbecoming an Off
Ger. leaving camp without permission,
and disobeying orders Ames applied for
leave of absence to go home to get mar
ried, and when this was refused went
home anyway and was absent three days.
Id
having left camp without leave and re-
naming away several weeks, and, il is
claimed, pawning his uniform.
The decision of the court is kept Sc
cret by the judge advocate general until
| it has been forwarded to headquarters