The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14
BACK FROM
CAMP MEADE
Gov. Dyer Tells of the
Conditions There.
MEN ARE ALL COMMENTED
They Have Plenty OF Food and Are
Well Taken Care OF.
MEN ARE ALL CONTENTED
COLONEL ABBOT COMING HOME.

Gov. Elisha Dyer, accompanied by
Col. H. Anthony Dyer, returned last
night from his visit to Camp Meade.
Mddetown, Pa, and he was seen this
morning by a News man. Gov. Dyer
said that as soon as he reached Middle
town he called on Col. Abbot and found
the commander OF the regiment able to
talk without effort, although very
weak. Col. Abbot is so much improved in
health that he will leave Middletown
this afternoon for his home, in Warren,
and he will be accompanied on the
"trip home by DR.. Robinson and Mrs.
Abbot.
From Middletown, Gov. Dyer and
Col. Dyer went to Camp Meade, where
they were received by Lieut.. Col. Cooke
and the officers Of the regiment. After
dinner the companies were paraded in
battalion formation. and Gov. Dyer
spoke to the men of the several COM
panies and asked them If there was
anything they needed and to speak to
him fearlessy. as he was there TO as
certain their needs. The men all ap-
peared To be well satisfied, none max
ing any complaint.
A few of the men asked Gov. Dyer TO
do something for their families when
he returned home, and he promised to
do SO. He then visited the tents, store
houses and cook houses, and found
everything in good condition, the men
well fed and apparently very con-
tented with their lot. They have every
thing they can possibly need, and Gov.
Dyer said 1t was certainly as COM
m
can be made" The food Is plentiful
and of good quality. and not word
was said against il by any man.
All the water in the camp and there
| is plenty of it, is filtered, and the drain
age of the land is excellent. Taken
! altogether Gov. Dyer said the regiment
was being very well cared for. and the
men seemed to be of the same opinion
J The health of the regiment is good, and
| Gov Dyer says when he visited the
camp hospitals on Wednesday the tota
number of sick men was 2S. OF this
number "a were at the division nos
pital, and four at the Red Cross hos
pital. all the cases being known as
| camp fever, and none of them being
| dangerous.
| ON leaving Camp Meade Gov. Dyer
went to Philadelphia. where he visited
| the sick men OF the First Rhode Island
| Regiment who are i'm the hospitals OF
/
/ there is one man who is nearly well
At the Medico-C -Chirurgical hospita
there are four men who are all doint
well, while at the st. Agnes hospita
! there are seven men all on the road &
| recovery. At the University OF Penn
sylvania hospital there are two men
| both of whom are very sick. These ar
1 George b. Sprague and Guy Parisi
| Gov. Dyer spoke with all these men
except one who was out walking, an'
they all assured him that they were re
| ceiVing the best of treatment.
The First Rhode Island will leav,
| Camp Meade. according to orders, OF
| October 27. for Columbia, $. c., and /
is generally understood that it Will b.
one Of the regiments that will go e
| Cuba to perform garrison duty TIL
regiment is being equipped with al
that is necessary for camp life I'm win
ter. and the men all seem to be wei
satisfied with their condition.