The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-30
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special 10 the scranton tribune.
Camp Alger Dunn Loring, Aug. 29.-
The Twelfth Pennsylvania left here
this afternoon for Camp Meade in three
sections, the last going at 4.30. The
men were in good spirits. Captain
Morris, of General Gobin's staff, says
the Eighth will leave tomorrow morn
ing at 3 o'clock. The Thirteenth is pos
itively scheduled to move on Thursday
morning. The news Is well received by
the boys.
The last act in the drama, or rather
the tragedy of Camp Alger has Just
begun. After all the ups and downs
the doubts, the uncertainties, the or
ders and the countermands of orders,
the end is fast approaching, and by the
end of the week the Second army corps
at this place will have been reduced to
almost a corporars guard. Up to the
last moment even the commanding Of
ficers were skeptical and to continue
the general method heretofore pursued,
today there are not sufficient transpor-
tation facilities here 20 take one reg
iment off the grounds.
Till late last evening nothing was
known Of the fate of the Sixty-f1fth
New York which was scheduled to
move the first thing this morning. 1t
was well understood that Governor
Black, of the Empire state, was in
Washington and exerting all his influ-
ence, personal and political to secure
an order to muster out the Sixty-fifth.
He was in the capital for two days,
which fact gave some strong probable
ity that his mission would not be en-
tirely in vain. 1t was not, and last
night Adjutant General II. G. Corbin
officially published the following order:
Adjutant Generals Office. Washington,
d. c., Aug. 2S, 1898.
Commanding General United states
Troops Dunn Loring, Va:
The secretary of war directs that the
destination of the SiXty-fifth volunteer
infantry be changed from Camp Meade
to Buffalo, n. y, where 1t will go into
quarters in the state armory, SiXty-fifth
Regimental NatiOr al Guard, and under
direction of the colonel of the regiment
the officers will be given leave of alb
sence for thirty days aUi the enlisted men
furloughs for same period. On the eX-
piration of these leaves of absence and
furloughs the regiment will reassemble
at the armory for physical examination
and muster out, under the regulations
published from this office. The camp and
garrison equipage and ammunition not
carried in the belts of the men will be
turned over to the officer designated by
you. The necessary orders will be given
by you for all men on detached service
to go home with the regiment. The quar-
termaster's department will furnish
transportation and the subsistence de-
partment necessary travel rations.
KIND OF ORDER EXPECTED.
This is exactly the kind of an order
which has been expected for some time
by the men of many of the regiments,
and the members of the Thirteenth are
now beginning to ask themselves the
question whether or not this is the
same kind of procedure which will be
applied in their case.
The New Workers are now resting
easily, and are making arrangements
for the transportation of the men to
Buffalo. There is general rejoicing in
their camp and Put Me Off at Buff
alo" is now their favorite tune.
The movements of the Pennsylvania
troops now here have had to be some
what modified on account of the action
of the war department in regard to the
New York regiment The division
quartermaster is puzzled and at loss
to know what to do. Orders have been
issued so peremptorily and so unex-
pectedly, and then countermanded so
quickly that it is hard to foresee what
is coming next, or what preparations
are to be made.
AS expected, the Eighth would have
gone this morning, instead of the New
York regiment, but, being a ten-com-
pany regiment, the Quartermaster of
the division could not command trans
portation facilities sufficient to get it
away intact. Then the Twelfth got the
word to go, and at this writing the
Dunn Loring depot is the scene of
greater excitement and business activ-
lty than 1t has ever been it's fortune
10 see before. The Twelfth, like the
Thirteenth, consists of eight companies
and can be moved in two sections.
In speaking to Colonel Coursen and
Lieutenant Colonel Mates this morn
ing, was informed that the Thirteenth h
would try its best to leave today, but,
on account of poor railroad facilities
and the unexpectedness of the order
to them, that regiment might not be
able to leave before tomorrow morn
ing. 1t was also stated by Colonel
Mates that the Eighth would be
moved before the Thirteenth. Thurs
day evening the three regiments will
surely be camped on their native heath.
The example of Pennsylvania in re-
moving her sick soldiers from here to
the hospitals at Philadelphia seems to
he contagious. Five commodious Pull
man cars yesterday afternoon carried
away all sick Missourians who were
strong enough to allow them to be re-
moved. This afternoon New York
state will take away over one hundred
of her soldiers, and other states are
preparing to take similar action in re i.
gard to their citizen-soldiers who are
in the hospital here.
Major c. r. Parke who was relieved
from duty here, by order Of Corps Sur
geon Girard, and ordered to report as
soon as possible at Camp Meade, Mid :
dletown, left here for that place at
noon today. Major Phillips takes his
place.
LEAVES FOR THE WEST.
Lieutenant William Inglis, OF ID. one
OF General Gobin's aides, left camp for
Colorado Springs this morning. He
was accompanied TO the depot by his
entire company. all of whom wished
him speedy return and "A restoration
of health. 1t will be remembered that
Lieutenant Inglis has not been enjoy