Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
Decision Against Removal Gives Sat-
isfaction at Camp Alger.
MANY ADDITIONAL CASES OF FEVER
A General Inspection Ordered in
the Second Division.
NOTES OF THE CAMP



CAMP ALGER, Va, July 26 1898.
Contrary to expee tations, the decision of
the War Department that the camp shall
rot be moved seems to meet with general
approval So much has been said by the
regimental and brigade surgeons of the
prevalence of typhoid germs in the camp,
and so much adverse criticism of the trans
portation facilities offered by the quarter
master and commissary officers here, that
it was expected yesterdays announcement
would create something of Juror. On the
contrary, the staff officers of the second
division are much pleased that their men
are to remain where they are, while those
of the first division look forward to the
time when their regiments shall be COM
fortably Installed in their new camp at
Dunn Loring. All the officers on duty at
headquarters express themselves as fully
satisfied that everything will go nicely
when once the first division has removed to
its new camp.
Il is pointed out that not the least of the
evils of a volunteer camp, the indlscrim-
mate sale of intoxicants, is here practically
avoided. If the corps were to be in camp
in any of the counties adjoining Fairfax
county, said one OF the surgeons this morn
ing, il would be impossible TO exercise even
decent restraint over the enlisted men.
except by establishing a rigid exterior
guard.
1t Is possible as the case now is to permit
certain number of men to leave camp
every day. Some of these, it is true, mis-
conduct themselves while in Washington,
but it is also true that the number of men
guilty of this breech would be more than
quadruple If the sale Of spurious liquor
were not limited to a practical nullity. 1t
is pointed out, in support of this argument,
that all the ag1tatio.I in favor CT having
the camp site changed that has been evil
dent here in Camp Alger has come directly
from men ma teriaily interested in the sale
of beer or whisky.
Half n Score Sick.
Half score of men were taken to Fort
Myer this morning either suffering from
typhoid fever OF suspected of having in
CURED the disease. Their names are: Pri-
Yates Price, Company F; Gilbert, Company
X; Pease, Company d; Bowers, Company
L, and First Sergt. Cunningham, Company
L. Sd New York. Privates John Owens and
]. H. McElroy, Isl Rhode Island; Frederick
Fay and R. B. Page, Company g. 18th
Pennsylvania. and Anton Carlson Com
pany X 65th New York. The symptoms
the Rhode Island regiment. The other men
named have continued high temperature
or some other indication of fever which has
excited the suspicion of the surgeons.
The Deaths.
One of the men removed to Fort Myer
yesterday died shortly after reaching the
hospital His name is Peter Waldron,
Company d, It'll Illinois. At the time he
was placed in the ambulance he was much
weaker than was at first supposed. He
died within an hour or so after being
placed in his cot at Fort Myer. The re-
mains are to be sent to Chicago, where he
lived.
Two other deaths have been reported
since yesterday afternoon, both due to
a 1nnh nl Tba lfnr 1v,atn nrn
Prlvates ]. r. SheffiiE and John Lee. both
of Company G, TIN Ohio. These two, to-
gether with Private Kimbark Of the same
company, drank some wood alcohol Sunday
and suffered from its effects all Sunday
night and Monday morning. kimbark died
yesterday at noon, Sheffiin yesterday even
ing at 1:30 o'clock and Lee at , O'Clock this
morning. All three suffered terribly. The
remains of the two last named will prob
ably be inferred al Arlington.
General Inspection.
A general inspection has been ordered in
the I'd Division, and is now in progress.
che 4th Missouri was inspected yesterday,
and the It'll Illinois is being put through
the ordeal today. Word has been sent 10
all the other regiments in the division to
hold themselves in readiness. This is the
most severe inspection that has taken
place in this camp.
In the 1st Division every one is awaiting
Z.
Virginia and what was left behind of the
9TH Ohio left camp this morning, the Vir-
ginfans having been routed out at clock.
Col. Males men struck their tents at 8
O'Clock, and had reached their new quar-
tiers and were at work setting up tents by
$50. This is The record so far
No regiments will leave camp tomorrow
the LIST New Jersey will leave Thursday
and the 65th New York and 18th Pennsyi-
vania will probably not go until next Mon
day These last regiments may leave Sat
urday, however, If the wells ON which the
construction companies are now engaged
Butler expects to remove his headquarters
Thursday. The hospital will be the last
institution to go.
Notes of Camp.
Gen. Davis will review the 1st Brigade
of the I'd Division consisting of the Sd
New York, 22d Kansas and 159th Indiana
this afternoon. The ceremony will take
pace on the list Division parade grounds,
and will begin about $50.
A second meeting of the chaplains of the
corps is to be held Wednesday morning at
j o'clock.
There was much excitement in the camp
q the 18th Illinois this morning when 1.
as learned the mascot eagle had escaped
II was finally caught by Orderltes Nc
CURE and Mccall.
Lieut.. c. Z. Foster, Company K, 4th
Missouri. has gone to st. Joseph Mo.