Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-24
AT CAMP CUBA LIBRE.
SOME OF THE FOURTH REGIMENT
MEN ANXIOUS TO QUIT.
THEIR PETITION QUICKLY STOPPED.
They Must Apply for Discharges In
dividualIy-A Soldiers bad Dream
Lucky Fishermen, Who Made Re-
corJs-Two Excellent Sermons.
Lucky FisI

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, JACKSONVILLE
FLA, August S.-(Special.)-With one ex
ception-the issuing Of certain commlssary
stores necessary to the comfort of the
men-last Sunday was very quiet day
| In the morning Captain Frank Stringfel'
low, chaplain OF the Fourth Virginia Regi-
ment, preached an earnest and forcible
sermon to the members of the two Vir-
| ginia regiments.
In the evening Captain Patton delivered
a very practical and eloquent discourse
to about six hundred soldiers. He took
his text from Luke xix, s. and spoke OF
the life of Zaccheus.
THE CAMP ROUTINE
| This regiment began regular drills yes
| terday morning, after an enforced post
ponement, on account of moving quarters
and getting straight. Regmental drills
will be held hereafter on Friday mornings
| at 7:S0 o'clock, and battalion drills every
morning at the same hour, except Friday.
| Regimental dress parade will take place
every evening, except Saturday. All of
| these assemblies are, Of course, omitted
on Sunday
First-Sergeant Hazen, Company II
Richmond), who has been home on a fur
Tough. is expected back tomorrow. Sc
cond-Sergeant Wilburn has been acting
orderly sergeant in his absence.
Private Frank Grigg will also return to-
day. He has been TO Richmond on a ten
days furlough.
THE COMPANY II QUARTETTE.
The quartette from Company II were
at the Windsor Saturday night and
much-enjoyed occasion followed their APP
pearance. This quartette is composed of
Sergeant Field Wilburn, Corporal G.
Lumsden, Corporal A. l.. Lunsford, and
Private w. G. Crump.
Private j.. r. Woodson, Company II.
has been granted a discharge from the
service of the United States
Private Doctor Carey Oppenhimer is
said to be the life of the Fourth Virginia
Regiment.
There has been circulated I'm the Fourth
Virginia Regiment a petition for that or
ganizatiOn to be mustered out of the SER
vice, but 1t was summarily crushed The
men have been told that they must apply
individually for discharge, stating their
reasons for desiring il, and that if the
reasons be good their applications will
be endorsed by the commanding officer
and forwarded, approved, through mill
tary channels.
OF PERSONAL INTEREST.
Corporal Burnett, who has been sick.
is spending some time with cousin
downtown, and is much improved.
Company G. (Sunolk).-PriVate o. L.
Sarg, who left camp some time ago with
out leave, has been captured I'm Norfolk |
Va, and will be returned to this place.
Second-Lieutenant S. Lawrence has re- |
signed his commission on account of bust |
ness engagements.
Captain st. ]. p. Wilson. who has been |
to New York on business is expected |
back in a few days.
Private G.. S. Wordlinger, Of this COM
pany, editor Of the Cuba Libre Weekly
Review, has returned TO his company
after a serious illness in the Division
His is the first camp paper |
published in the volunteer army.
A VERY BAD DREAM. INDEED.
Private S. T. Cassidy dreamed Sunday
night that he was falling from a preci-
)ice, and illustrated the dream by a real
all. He was quite badly bruised. He
says the fall did not hurt him. but that
he stop was most too sudden"
The contest for the second lieutenancy
# Company G. (Suffolk) is between First
sergeant Williams and Private Word
niger. and will be by vote, as soon as
he captain returns. The privilege Of
ecting officers is not granted the men,
'ut as the captain will recommend the !
mems choice, the contest will be equiva-
ent TO an election.
Privates p. j. Shea and NJ. c. Harris,
f Richmond. and Private n. c. Barney,
f Massachusetts, have all been dis
harged from the service of the United
tates on account of physical disability. | {
Private J. NJ. Davis, from Waterford.
nd, is very sick in the hospital with
and it is feared he will |
ot recover.
DISCIPLES OF IZAAK WALTON.
The boys of Company b, Second Vlr-
mia RichmonO, are acquiring a repu-
alton as followers of Izaak Walton Ser
eants Cooke, Enos. and Boshen. Corpo-
al Sharpley, and Private Hopkins spent
few hours on the st. Johns Saturday
eturning with about 300 fish
Private J. b. Mallory who has been =
lex for some time, has entirely recover
d, and is now doing full duty
Private Ernest COfer has received his
ischarge from the army, and will IN a ]
ew days return TO his home IN Rich
lond.
i'P''S ~, DcN"i" vi 6lHld' mas pulled |
p tents and gone TO Jacksonville for |
IN days on provost guard duty :
The villa of Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Ker. I
ne wives of Colonel Baker and Captain
-er, are very nearly finished, and will
e occupied in a few days.
Private j. o. L. Goggin has been dis y
narged from the service and will re-
I'm 10 his home In Bedford CITY /
There were thirty-three deaths I'm the '
eventh Army Corps last week-twenty- {