Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-09
FUNERAL IN CAMP
Soldiers at Whipple Barracks De-
pressed by Death of Member Of
Santa Fe Company.
HEALTH CONDITIONS STATED
Difference Between Conditions Surrounding
Regulars and Volunteers Destination
Of Regiment Discussed Presents
from Santa Fe Appreciated.

Whipple Barracks, Sept. q, 9s.-
The funeral services of Eugene Burton
were held yesterday and the remains in
tered in the post burying ground. The
regiment turned out and marched
to the cemetery headed by the band,
and members of the Odd Fellows lodge
in regaIia. While the sight vas de-
cidedly impressive it was none the less
depressing to the comrades of the dead
volunteer. Burton came to Santa Fe
from Bland for the purpose of enlisting.
He was engaged in mining at that place,
but usually followed the business of
timer, steam filter OIL machinist. But
little is known of him here. He has a
brother in Patterson, N. j.
Eleven typhoid fever cases now en-
gage the attention of the hospital corps.
Fears are entertained that the disease
will make further encroachments IN
the regiment is moved promptly.
Every possible sanitary precaution is
being observed BY the doctors and men.
Considerable is noticed in the papers,
in the line of criticising volunteer regi-
ments for lack of proper health observ-
ance. comparing their condition to the
regulars, but If the other cases are
similar to Whipple barracks, no COM
parison should be made. The New
Mexico and Arizona recruits in this
instance were sent to abandoned and
condemned Barracks. Regulars could
not live here, and their doctors would
not allow further occupation. The first
duty of the new inhabitants was to
clean away all filth and rubbish. This
has been done to perfection, every par
ticle of paper, wood and vegetable mat
ter being removed from near the bar
racks and burned. The regulars are
provided with plenty of pure water at
their posts, while here the water supply
is inadequate and filthy. 1t vas not
known that orders were formerly OBJ
served for boiling and filtering the
water until the volunteers began to
contract typhoid fever. Regulars are
provided with comfortable beds, but
here the volunteers sleep on boards and
doctor for kidney trouble. Regulars
are INJURED to hardships and can stand
variable weather. Volunteers, taken
from indoor occupations and from a
healthy, mountainous country, are sus-
ceptible to every form of disease and
soon wilt under hardships. Regular
army doctors care more for the health
of the men than for reputation, but
volunteers are jerked from the sick
report and sent into the boiling sun to
drill, suffering with aching bones, fever
ish heads or cramps incident to dyson
terry. There is certainly something in
human about the volunteer service.
Whether the blame rests with the War
department or the ineficiency of the
hastily constructed service, it is i'm
possible to state, but it is certainly
cowardly to criticise the volunteers
when they are observing the strictest
rules Of cleanliness and taking full ad-
vantage of all that the government
gives them and all that $15 per month
a buy extra. Then, too, the regulars
get something to eat while. they are in
camp, and they are in shape to provide
for themselves while campaigning.
Here n enters the army and re.
ceives $3.50 per month and boards
himself-if he lives evon in a meager
manner. Tho camp grub is half cooked
and sloppy and the men often go to
their forenoon's work with only a cup
of coffee and q piece of bread in their
stomachs. The cooks are green at the
business and do not understand how to
provide quantity, let alone quality.
Add to the above, army restrictions
and those who have been accustomed to
considering themselves free born Amer
lean citizens, feel disgust and discomfort
supplanting patriotism. Even in their
weakened state they think that they
have a kick coming against anyone who
dares to criticise the volunteer army.
1t is reported here now that the regl-
ment will 60 to Lexington and from
there to Havana. While the boys be-
lieve that One-half their number will
never return If sem there, they welcome
anything in the shape of q change.
Muster out" Is the sentiment of two.
thirds of the regiment, but a change OF
base, above all things, is desired, if the
hope of being mustered out has gone
glimmering.
Since coming here, the prophets have
stationed the regiment in Hawaii, the
Ladrones. the Philippines. Havana. San
francisco. Jefferson Barracks. Fort
Bayard and several other places. The
latest news is that an independent com.
mission will be given the regiment and
that very noint 81 que gained nv
the United States will be visited before
the term of enlistment expires. How.
ever the Lexington news is cheering 70,
II seems to indicate that the troons will
not he duartered in the KlondikeI The
Klondike ia about the only Mace missed
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