The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

be set at rest. A large force of men
are at work today in laying a four
inch pipe line to the camps of the
Thirteenth regiment, at the head Of
every company street, and near the
kitchens, a hydrant will be placed from
which they men can get more water
than they will ever need. Near Com
pany BIS street the pipe line will
branch off at right angles and Will
carry water TO the Fifteenth Minne-
sofa.
Headquarters Second Army Corps,
Camp George q. Meade, Pa,
Sept. II, 1893
General order No. S7.-'rhe attention OF
the commanding general has been at
tracted to the discrepancies on the part
of the reports of the line and the medical
officers In the preparation of certificates
of disability, and the lack of superNis ision
exercised by the interve ming authorities
The latter should have the question of
origin of the disability, If In the line OF
duty or not, clearly expressed in the GER
tihcates, and should attempt to bring
about harmony IL tho opinions at first
differ. On learning the result of the medi-
cal Investigation the company comman-
der should. as a rule. change his views II
In opposition to that of the medical Of
ficer. G. =. SUMMERALL,
Second Lieutenant, Fifth Artillery.
Aide-de-Camp.
The evident purpose of the order is
to ascertain with definiteness and to
have IL stated in writing authoritative
ly if a mans physical disability is, or
Is not, contracted in the time of his
soldierlv duty, so as to fix future liza
bility on the government in case q
pension should be applied for.
Private John Vonski, of Company
H. has had "A rather difficult opera
tion successfully performed on his
knee. He had been rendered incapable
of attending to duty, or, in fact, Of
walking around. He complained of a
soreness in the region of the right
knee joint, and finally the attention
of Doctor Blanchard was called to it.,
He pronounced it an abcess, and per-
formed an operation on it Immediate
ly. Yesterday the core was removed
without any great trouble, and now
Private Vonsk feels much better.
CAMP GOSSIP.
BY order of General Goblin, second
lieutenant Matthew =. Moore, of the
Eighth regiment, is detailed as Acting
Brigade Quartermaster, in place of
Lieutenant Bergstrasser, who has
been ordered to join his regiment.
Captain Gilman, of d, was officer
Of the day yesterday: Lieutenant Muir
ply, of C, officer of the guard; Joseph
Helriegel, of c, sergeant of the guard !;
Charles Ross, of D. Arthur Ridgeway.
of b, and Lewis Carter, of A. corpo-
rails; orderly, Private Frank Meth, of
A.
Major Wood dined with Harrisburg
friends yesterdays
Private Andrew Mitchell, of A. is
acting regimental clerk instead of reg
mental Clerk William Decker, who is
hCme on a furlough.
Sergeant Culver, Of A, acted on a
detail Saturday afternoon removing
six fever patients from division hos
pital to the Good Samaritan hospital,
Lebanon.
Corporal Stephen Lyman, of c, has
been again taken 10 Division hospital
to be treated for malarial fever. He
took a relapse Saturday.
Word has been received from Ser
geant Cutler. of II, who is in st. Jo-
| seph's hospital, Philadelphia, suffer.
| ing from rheumatism. Slow progress
| is being made in his case.
Private Alex Mitchell, of r, ha.
| gone home on a thirty days sick fur
| lough.
Sergeant Taylor and Privates Cor
don and Blessing, of G, have left for
| their homes in Montrose on a seven
| day furlough.
Sergeant William Roach, of G., has
| been removed to division hospital. He
has malarial fever.
Privates Levi Williams and Eugene
| Watson, of Y, have gone home for a
few days on furlough.
Musician Trumbauer and Sergean
| George Prentiss, of L, entertained Har.
| risburg friends yesterday.
Private Peter Murray, of c, who haC
such narrow escape from death, was
| welcomed back to camp this morn
| ing after having first reported at Gov.
| ernor's island, New York harbor. He
was taken sick at Camp Alger Falls
| Church, and had to be removed tC
Fort Myer, where he underwent treat.
| ment for several months.
| For the past few days Corporal Ben.
der, of f, has been entertaining his
mother, Mrs. II. f. Bender, and hi.
sister, Miss Mollie Bender. who ol
their return from Philadelphia came
by way of Harrisburg and visite,
| camp.
| Assistant Postmaster David Powell
of Scranton, circulated among his
friends in f yesterday.
| For some time the greatest care has
been exercised in the matter of keep
ing an accurate account of all case,
of sickness, their causes, progress anC
effects. This has been insisted upor
for the benefit of the pension depart
ment in the years to come. Severa
Inconsistencies have been discovered
in these sick reports. and, to set the
matter on a right basis. the followinf
important order has been recently is
sued from corps headquarters:
Richard j. Bourke
NO HURRY TO BREAK CAMP.