The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-30
Mai. +. c. StunkaPd at the Head of the
Medical Department of the First
Division, First Corps.
HEALTH OF TROOPS GOOD
QUIET DAY IN ARMY CIRCLES AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Instructions TO Commanders 0g sola
diers In the FieId-ArrIvnI of
Regulars at San Francisco.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EAST FALLS CHURCH, Va, May 20
| The Twenty-seeond Kansas came into
Camp Alger yesterday and almost created
a panic to-day by bathing in the springs
from which the One-hundred-and-f fifty y-ninth
Indiana gets it's water. The sole supply for
drinking and cooking is now taken from a
we'll in charge of the Seventh Ohio Major
McAuln has charge of the work OF sinking
we'll for this regiment and began the work
early this morning. The work was carried
on all day. Aside from the regimentaI sun
day morning inspection and parade in the
evening all work was suspended to-day
The ne-hundred-and-ffty-ni Indiana
has been brigaded with the Third New
York and the Twenty second Kansas
Colonel Barnett will be in command The
New Workers in reorganizing the medical
department have cleared out the hospital
service Of the One-hundred-and-fifty- -ninth
| Maj. T. c. Stunkard has been placed in
| charge Of the medical department of the
First Division of the Second Army Corps
| and DR.. Eugene Hawkins, his first assist
| ant. has been made executive officer of the
| same division This leaves DIR. Will Davis
| OF Terre Haute, the sole medical officer In
| the regiment. The health of the regiment
remains good. There is no serious illness
| in the camp. A neighborng Kansas regi-
ment has eight cases of measles.
| Many officers and men will spend Deco
ration day in Washington.
The troops will be mustered for pay Tues
| day morning. Z
Senator Fairbanks and wife were the,
| guests of Colonel Barnett and staff this
| afternoon. After dress parade the regiment
formed in full column and marched in re-
| &c Trair
| in carriage.
| An Associated Press dispatch says: When
taps were sounded at Camp AIger tonight
| 1900 men gladly sought their tent-covered
| bunks 1t had been hot, tiresoms day
| and all were glad of the rest night afforded
| them. The corps commander, Gen. Graham.
| to-day issued general orders, No. q detail
| ing the organization of the Second Division
| OF the Second Army Corps. Brigadier Gen
| eral George w. Davis reported to General
| Graham and assumed command of the new
| division. All of the troops comprising the
| Second Division have not arrived in carnp
| yet, but their assignments have been made
| and upon arrival will report directly to
| their brigade commanders. There are now
| in camp no brigades unattached General
Davis established his headquarters in a
| farm house about a mile from the head
quarters of General Guenther and nearly in
the center of the outlying portion of the
camp. To the brigades which constitute the
Second Division the following assignments
were made
First Brigade Observation-Disclosures
ninth Indiana, Third New York and Twen-
ty-second Kansas, under command of Col.
Barnett, of the One-hundred-and-:if :ifty-ninth
Indiana.
Fourth Missouri and Ninth Ohio battalion.
under command of Colonel Scholl, of the
Sixth Pennsylvania
Third Brigade-Third Missouri, Second
Tennessee and First Rhode Island, under
command of Col c. w. Abbott of the First
Rhode Island
General Davis announced the appointment
to his staff of Lieutenant Van Demau
Twenty-first United States Infantry, ana
Major Schuyler, Third United States Cav
airy. Frederick S. Strong, assistant adiu-
tant general of the United States army, has
been appointed adjutant general of the First
Division. First Lieut. George ID. Schneider.
of the Twelfth Pennsylvania, has been ep-
pointed as assistant to the chief engineer
of the corps.
The Twenty-second Kansas arrived late
last night. 1t left the state Camp at To-
peka on Wednesday. The regiment is COM
manded by Colonel c. c. Lindsay, and In
1,O43 strong. The men are without uniforms.
and few of them have rifles or other ac-
coutrements Five cases of measles de-
veloped in the regiment during the trip To
Washington. The sick men were sent to =
hospital here. None of the cases is serious
The regiment will be equipped with uni
forms and rifles and given all needed sup
plies tomorrow.
Two more regiments arrived to-day, the
Third New York this morning and the
Third Missouri late tonight. The New
York regiment is excellently equipped hav-
ing everything necessary except army
shoes. These the men will receive to-mor-
row morning. The regiment has 1O22 men
under command of Colonel E. NJ. Hoffman
They arrived at Dunn Loring at s o'clock
this morning. and before noon had pitched
their tents in camp three miles away and
had breakfasted
This afternoon at 4:90 the second death
occurred In the camp Private w G. Can
niff Company ID. First New Jersey, died of
acute Brights disease. He was IN only
eighteen hours. The body will be sent to
his home. at Verona, ~ j.. tomorrow.
Captain Washabaugh. of the Twelfth
Pennsylvania. who obtained on Friday
forty-eight hours leave in order that he
might get married. reported for duty to-
day.
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