Evening star., 1898-08-02
Second Division at Camp Alger Or
dered to New Camp.
SUSPECTED CASES GREATLY INCREASED
Bad Situation in General Buffers
Camp at Dunn Loring.
THE MISSOURI ADJUTANTS

CAMP ALGEiR, Va, August e. 1898.
The continued spread Of typhoid fever
occupies the attention Of every one con-
ne cted with Camp Ager. Yesterdays re-
ports of fifty-three new cases for Saturday
and Sunday made clear the fact that the
disease is now a positive epidemic. and
that radical, drastic measures would have
to he adopted to arrest it's ravages. In con-
sequence Gen. Graham directed Brigadier
General Davis to change the camping
gre ound OF the regiments in the I'd Division
at cnce.
An order conforming to Gen. Graham's
dir ection was Immediately prepared by
Gen. Davis adjutant. 1t was issued this
nc rning, and reads as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, I'd DIVISION, I'D
ARMY CORPS.
CAMP RUSSELL A. ALGER, Va,
August 1, 1898.
''To the Commanding Officer - Brigade.
Sir: am instructed by the division COM
mander to say that the present camp Of
your brigade will be Immediately aban-
doned on account of unhealthfulness. and
the regiments will be encamped on the
Brush and Acherson tracts, that lie to the
south of these headquarters.
'"The preparations will be Immediately
made. sinks dug and the tents pitched at
the earliest moment possible.
Until rev wells are bored, the old ones
will be used and the water hauled.
only enc trading booth for each regi-
ment will be permitted to be established.
VERY respectfully,
"R. H Van DIEMAN,
First Lieutenant Infantry, Assistant Ad-
jutant General"
The Dunn Loring Situation.
Gen. Butler. who took the bit in his
mouth and arranged to have his division
transferred to Dunn Loring on his own ac-
count, was supposed to have comfortably
provided for his men. Today, however, it
appears that the camp at Dunn Loring
presents almost many Objectionable fea-
lures as the old mp. All the wells but
one sunk so far have been condemned. The
exception is that used by the Sth Penn
sylvania. 1t follows, therefore, that seven
regiments of infantry, including the Sd
Virginia, 1st Connecticut, 1st New Jersey,
7th Ohio and Sth, 18th and 18th Pennsyl-
vania, must all rely one artesian well
for drinking water. The situation Is fur
ther complicated because one of the drilling
machines is now disabled. Finally, word has
been received at corps headquarters that
some Of the regiments at Dunn Loring are
on unhealthy ground. 1t is impossible to
dig sinks. for instance. for the 1st Con-
necticut without striking water
Today's typhoid record includes two
deaths and forty suspected cases. The dead
men are both from Pennsylvania-Privates
Archibald w. Stockholm, Company G. 18th
18th Pennsylvania. Both died this morning
at Fort Myer Fay's father came to the
camp from Williamsport yesterday in order
to be near his sick son. but the authorities
at the hospital would rot permit him to
enter the ward. Funds were subscribed by
the associates of the two boys sufficient to
defray the funeral expenses.
Suspected Cases of Fever.
Included in the list of suspected cases are
the following names:
Seventh Illinois: Sergeant John OCon-
ner, Company K, and Privates w. s.
Krause, Company K; Charles Wilsey, Com
pany F, and Peter Scanlan, Company B.
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana:
Corporals William Mccormick, Company
A, and Percy King, Company K, and Pri-
Yates P. Clayer, Company A; William Kel-
ly and Frank Hyatt. Company D; John
Payne, James Whitaker and M. Cfeech,
Company H; H. Sanner and John Smith.
Company /; Jesse Rogers, Walter Alvis
and Albert Parke, Company K. First
Rhode Island William Mcguire, Company
A, and F. Wyng and William Garin, COM
pany 1. Third New York: Sergeant James
Lamborn, Company F, and Privates Rober.
Link, Company A. H. L. Clark, Company
e, and A r; Frazer, Company H; Twan-
tgy-second Kansas: ., Private Private REYNOLDS.
Demarer, Company F. and w. R. Wilson,
Daily and Dallum, Company K. Second
Tennessee: Privates Sherman Kennedy
ana - A weston, company "A. +. y. Jay
sen, Company H; w. C. D. Brumrisht. Com
pany I. and A. o. Embry, Company K.
Thirteenth Pennsylvania: Private q. P.
Cockley. Company G. Twelfth Pennsylva-
MIA: Captain Edward II. Taylor and Pri-
Yates Clarence Mills, Harry Green and w.
P. Sheesley, Company G. Seventh Ohio:
Private w. w. Ross, Company K. Sixth
Pennsylvania: Privates Arthur Van
Shickle, Company Di H. ]. Parker, Com
pany F, and Benjamin Snyder. Company NJ.
In addition to those named in this list,
fifty men in the 10th Indiana have been set
aside as indicating slight symptoms of ty-
phoid. OF the 106 men in Company G, 18th
Pennsylvania, only forty-eight could report
for duty this morning.
Nothing definite has yet been decided con-
corning the road march into Washington
and the review which is to take place there.
1t is certain now to be delayed until the
question of new quarters has been disposed
Of and those rev quarters prepared for oc-
cupation. The review in honor of the Sec
retary of War will wait on both.
Somebody's Mistake.
A curious mistake on the. part of the
mastering officer came to light in the 4th
Missouri yesterday. 1t seems the state law
does not provide for a battalion adjutant.
When the Missouri regiments were being
sworn in q telegram Of inquiry was sent
the War Department asking whether the
state law would affect the appointment Of
battalion adjutants for volunteer service.
The answer was that it would not. Now
the battalion adjutants have been informed
that their muster was contrary to law and
that their services are no longer required.
The four adjutantS of the Sd Missouri will
possibly have to leave the service In con-
sequence. Those of the 4th Missouri have
been mustered in as first or second lieuten-
ants Of the line.