The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
ORDERED TO SAVANNAH.
The 161st Indiana May Leave Camp
Cuba Libre This Week.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Journal.

correspondence OF the journal.
CAMP CUBA LIBRE, Jacksonville, Fla,
Oct. 9.-The e-hundred-and-sixty- first In
diana received orders last Friday to move
to Savannah, Ca. at once. They will prob
ably leave here the latter part of this COM
ing week.
The regiment has nearly recovered from
the effects of last Sundays storm new
flag pole has been erected to take the place
of the one blown down; the tents have all
been found and begged down again, and
Sergeant Major Starr, who was seriously
hurt by the falling flag pole, is recovering
rapidly.
Colonel Durbin has been successful in es-
tablishing a regimental hospital and in the
future no patients will be sent to the Third
Division hospital from the One-hundred-
and-Sfxty-frst Indiana Regiment
Major Peterson will probably resume COM
mand of the third battalion the latter
part of this week.
Band Master Montanni has returned from
a brief visit to Indiana.
Lieutenant Dority. of Company. L, has
the civil authorities Private James A.
Felio, Company l., MISUNDERSTANDING
landon and arrest Privates Charles E.
Gregg and George Southern. of Company
c. Corporal Leslie Ellsworth will conduct
the prisoners back to this camp.
II. M. Lord, musician of Company B, has
received a telegram from home Informing
him of the severe illness of his mother.
Sergeant Schultz and private Allen, Com
pany B. have been relieved from duty at
the Third Division hospital
Captain Menzies. of Company B, returned
yesterday from Indiana, where he has been
visiting for the past twenty days.
Captain Ods, who for the past several
days has been i'll with malarial fever, left
last evening on thirty days furlough for
his home in Chicago.
CAPTAIN Baird Of Company E, is COM
mandng the first battalion.
On account of the damp condition of the
tents last Sunday evening after the storm
had blown over Colonel Durbn had twenty
coaches sent out from Jacksonville for his
men to sleep in that night. The colonel
did this for the comfort of the regiment,
to several hundred dollars.
Colonel Bryan's regiment. the Third Ne
braska, has been transferred from the Third
to the First Division of the Seventh Army
Corps. The Sixth Missouri will now be
placed in the First Brigade of the Third
Division.
One-hundred- and-sixty-firs Indiana Volun-
teers elected the following officers at their
last meeting: President. Captain W. M.
Guthrie; vice president. Captain j. l.. An
derson Corporal Hyatt of Company f.
was elected secretary and treasurer. Their
relief committee is composed of Captain
Guthrie, Captain Anderson. Captain ltud-
gins, Captain Smith and Corporal Culbert-
son.
A recent official report of the Third Divis-
ion hospital shows sixteen patients from
the One-hundred- -sixty-first Indiana;
hospital corps. IA; First South Carolina, 36;
Third Nebraska, 1903; Fourth Illinois, $50;
Sixth Missouri. PIP
Thomas l.. Pecknpaugh of Company E,
has been promoted to the rank of corporal.
Homer IT, WEIGH, of Tampa. is visiting
his brother Lieutenant Percy WEIGH. Of
Company K.
IS At the rifle range. yesterday, Lieutenant
WEIGH made the best score. l.. f.. w.