The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-16

power to break up the practice above
referrrd.
Drunkeness. rioting or any violence
arising from excess In drinking intox-
icants have been happily minus guam
titles in this brigade, n fact which has
been testified to several times by the
people living here. and an honor which
the men appreciate keenly. The order is
| issued not so much to end an actual
state of affairs as to prevent its occur
renee. Everybody, men and officers
alike feel Justly proud of the record of
the Third brigade in this respect, and
they wish to sustain 1t to the end.
GUARD HOUSE COMPLAINT.
Several members of the Thirteenth
have recently beeen complaining about
the guard house. 1t is on the edge of
the woods, and generally speaking, it
is not happily located. The regiment
surgeons have been observing this af-
fair and do not propose to let this
| cause of complaint stand. They feel
that 1t is something to be remeded,
| and will receive the thanks of the boys
when the guard house is placed in a
more comfortable location. What real
ly makes things worse is the fact that
the guard tent iself is far from being
a good one.
The Pennsylvania, Third Brigade,
lost two of it's members yesterday. Pri-
vate Schriver, of Company G, of the
Twelfth, and Private Musser of com
pany A of the Eighth. Their deaths
occurred at the Fort Meyer hospital
where they had been treated for severe
cases of typhoid fever. There are no
other serious cases reported in the
Thirteenth, and those who have been
brought to the division hospital are
doing we'll
A few days ago assistant cook Hen
ry Berwirth. of company c, left on
furlough. But few of the boys knew
the reason. 1t now transpires that he
went home to get married, and this
morning the members of company c
received two boxes OF cigars from
him in honor of the happy event. Good
cigars are practically unknown here
and that makes the remembrance all
the more enjoyable.
Captain Robling, of G, is officer of
the day; Lieutenant Foote, of d, Off
Ger of the guard: Clarence Lathrop, of
| G, sergeant of the guard: Joseph +.
Barney, of f, Arthur Ridgway, of b,
| and Edmund Conrad of A. corporals.
Private c. w. Brown, of G. is orderly.
ACCIDENTS.
On Saturday Corporal Charles Gray,
of d. while preparing some extras for
| his dinner at the open-air fire slipped
and in falling, the palm of his right
hand accidentally touched one of the
| burning embers. The hand was
burned. but not seriously. 1t was dress
| ed instantly and will be all right in
| few days.
| Private Daniel Williams, of F, had
| the prongs of his fork go a short dis
tance through his thigh The wound
| is not deep. 1t was attended to at once.
| and will be entirely cured in two or
| three days. Mr.. Williams is able to at
| tend to his duties.
1t is reported on good authority that
the Third Virginia is not near so pop
ular with the people here, as a provost
guard, as the Eighth and Thirteenth
| Pennsylvania were; and several peo-
pie, who are VirEinians themselves ito
the manor born have refused to ac-
cept them as a provost. They say
that the Pennsylvanians We're experts
at provost duty, and wanted them
again.
Captain Fellows, of f, was officer of
the day Sunday; Lieutenant Dodge, of
+. officer of the guard; Franklin NJ
Gardiner, of G. sergeant of the guard I;
| Walter A. Brown, of II, Joseph Demer,
of +, and George Thirlwell, of F, cor
porals. Private George Griffiths, Of
f, was regmental orderly.
John T. Richards, and ex-Captain
Chase, of Company A, were visiting
| friends in Camp, Sunday.
| Corporal George Schmidt of c, was
| home a few weeks ago-but not to get
| married. While he reports that his
departure caused tears, he has not
since heard from home. Now he says
a letter from ANY old place" would be
welcome. Any nice young lady is in
| vited to write to him.
Sergeant Morris and Private Cough
of A, have returned from their fur
Tough.
| Private Frank McLane, of B, who
| accidentally sprained his ankle a week
ago while doing provost duty at Dunn
Loring, was today discharged from the
division hospital.
Private Alex. Major, of c, was taken
to division hospital last night with a
severe case of cramps. He is now rest
| lHS
Private Joseph Leonard, of D. has
returned from a furlough, looking
hale and happy.
Companies A and B were out on d.
vision fatigue for short time this
morning.
Private Henry Evans, of b, who had
been ailing for few days, was taken
to division hospital this morning. Hie
case is not very serious.
Private Henry Bierwirth, C's assist
ant cook, is spending a few days with
friends in Scranton.
IN DUDE UNIFORM.
The boys became regular dudes SUM-
day morning. They We're clad in the
gaudy Kahrki, and the sombre blue
has almost entirely disappeared.
First Sergeant Besecker and Cor
poral Armstrong. of b, have made the
rest of the company happy by clean
ing out their tent and making new
hunks for themselves.
Sam Richards, of ID, is an expert
chef, and is well liked by the men,
bers of the company.
Companies G and II are earnest ri
walls for base ball honors. The last
game stood "a to 10 in favor of Gs
nine.
The popular, good-natured, Hughey
Ellis, Company F's mascot, is packing
up his goods. He returns home tomor-
row. The boys of the regiment, and
especially of f, will miss him.
Lieutenant Henry Varcoe, of f, left
l last night for home on a seven days
leave OF absence.
| Sergeant Peter +. Saltry, of F, Is