The times., 1898-07-02

friend when a team of refractory mules
swung off the road al full speed and
jumped on the chaplain's tent. The tent
was completely wrecked and some of the
boys say they heard the chaplain say
something that sounded like ham" be-
fore he was rescued from beneath the
canvas.
Congressman Farris of Indiana has pre-
sented the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
Indiana with a handsome silk flag on be-
half of his little daughter The flag was
sent up the pole with cheers and will
follow the fortunes of the Hoosier boys.
Hospital Steward Langdon. of the Sec
ond Division Hospital Corps. has been dis
charged on account of physical disability.
Col. Hoffman, of the Eighth Pennsyl-
vania, is in town seeing his wife and
daughters off. The latter have been visit
ing az camp for a week.
Mrs. Snyder mother of Adjt. Synder, Of
the Twelfth Pennsylvania, is visiting her
son al camp.
The Sixth Massachusetts, IS enjoying
tea at meals now. Several boxes of this
delicacy have been donated by Lowell.
Mass. people.
Private Garrity of Company C, Sixth
Massachusetts. fell out OF ranks during
drill yesterday morning He was eX-
hausted from heat, and was removed 10
the regimental hospital
Privates Jack Dempsey and John Low.
Of Company G. Sixth Massachusetts. had
bone to pick yesterday and settled the
matter in the woods. surrounded by
crowd Of admirers. II is said that Demp-
sey laid John Low.
Capt Greig Of Company G, Sixth Mas
| sachusetts. has Issued orders that each
man in his company must take a bath
| twice a week or be sent TO the guard
house. Company G does not need the
| baths any worse than other companies.
| but the energetic captain thinks it es-
sential for their health that the order
be enforced.
Pay day is now worrying the boys to
death. and they won't be happy till they
| get their money.
Major Schuyler. adjutant of the Second
Army Corps has left camp TO command
the One Hundred and Third New York
| Regiment.
The Sixth Massachusetts has received a
! box Of 1850 abdominal bandages from
| the Massachusetts, Relief Association.
| These bandages are splendid things. and
are almost j necessity in a tropical eli
| mate.
While much has been printed about
| all the ice the boys are going 10 receive
| and all the ice they might receive, they
are still suffering for ice. The amount
donated by The Times cannot suffice to
|
received by the men has been through the
kindness of the Y. NJ. c. A, one or two
| personal friends who supply a hospital.
and The Times. Ice is badly needed on
/ such days as yesterday. when the heat
| is simply terrible. Any donations of ice
furnished viii be taken out TO camp free
| by Springmann's Express.
| The boys of the Sixth Massachusetts
| marched around camp last night on a
| farewell tour. They were cheered by the
other regiments.
Between measles and typhoid fever,
| Camp Anger Is keeping a number of hos
| pitfalls well filled. The prevalence of the
| latter disease has become alarming and
/ a detail is now at work investigating the
causes. The water will be carefully ana
| lyzed and all contagion prevented as
much as possible.
Sleeping as they do from six TO ten
! in tent on the same bed, disease of this
nature would spread rapidly with
| the troops. The general health of the
| place has been remarkable, taking into
| consideration the fact that there are
nearly $1,000 men here roughing it and
| exposed to all kinds of weather.
I Battalion drills were held yesterday and
| the troops make a better showing each
| time they line up. The "rookies" have
| lost their rawness and are getting into
| shape rapidly
Some trouble has been experienced In
obtaining medicines at the disvisior
| hospital. There are now nearly 15(
| patients there and third of the
number are without needed medicines
The surgeons claim 1T is not their fault
as they have demanded the drugs time
and again. The storekeepers claim they
| are not at fault as they have not the
medicines in stock and cannot obtain
| them. THE Government" is blamed fo1
] this lack of necessaries and yet no one
seems to know who THE Government
is in this case. If the War Department
has been notified for over a week tha
men are suffering for lack of medicine
| why has it not been supplied? say the
/ surgeons.
The Eighth Ohio does not intend to gC
to the front, as did other regiments