Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-20
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
AMONG THE SOLDIERS IN CAMP AT
JACKSONVILLE.
NOT IN TIE MALIGNANT FORM
The Sick Among the virginfsns-
Contributions to an Ice Fund-He
ChapIains.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, JACKSONVILLE
FLA, July 19.-(Special) There is a great
deal of typhoid-fever at the Division
Hospital, but while there have been
numerous deaths. the disease Is not OF a
very malignant type. Still. the epidemic
for 1t Is that, nearly 80 cases having
been received there during the month
ending July 15th-shows no sign of abate-
ment. Cases develop every day. The
northerly ATTITUDES.
Private Clarence Werner, of Company
H.. Fourth Regiment. is quite i'll, being
threatened with fever. He had been un-
well for several days, but was forced to
give up Sunday.
Private Taylor, OF the same company,
is also extremely i'll.
Private George w. Triee, OF Company
III. OF the Fourth, was accidentally struck
on the head by Private Epps Of Com
pany f, while the two were digging a
ditch. A severe cut was inflicted, but
Trics Is not seriously hurt.
Private Chapman, the clerk Of Company
NJ, Second Regiment. was reported dead,
and his friends In Richmond were greatly
alarmed lie is very much alive, not
having even been complaining.
Captain Brooks, Company l.. Fourth
Regiment, is home on leave. He will res
main in Portsmouth about ten days.
Private Rogers, of Company NJ. Fourth
Regiment, has received an honorable dis
charge owing to continued illness.
In the absence OF Captain Wyatt, OF
Company II, and Captain Pegram, Of
Company NJ, the companies are handled
by Lieutenants Cheatwood and Daugh-
trey, respectively, and handled well. Lieu
tenant Daughtrey is assisted by Lieuter-
ant Spencer, but Lieutenant Cheatwood
has no lieutenant, Lieutenant Klein being
absent on recruiting duty.
Company NJ has received for It's ice fund
$25, contributed by Mr.. +. p Mayo, of
Richmond. Company NJ will give a ger
man at the Armory Thursday night.
Private Arch S. Wilkinson, of Company
+, Fourth Regiment, has been discharged,
having volunteered when under age.
Lieutenant Langhorn, of Company III,
Second Regiment, has had his fine saddle
horse sent him from his home in Salem.
Corporal L.ivesay, Of Company H, Fourth
Regiment. will get a furloush home.
Colonel Taylor's word has been pledged.
1t is sure to come. The Corporars little
sister, Lottie. is responsible. Colonel
Taylor Saturday received a letter from
her, so pretty and sweet In tone, aski-g
him to let her brother come home and
see them all, that he at once wrote her
promising that he should do so as soon as
Captain Wyatt returned from Richmond.
Colonel Taylor's letter showed how much
he appreciated Miss Lottie's pretty little
letter.
Mrs. Baker wife OF Colonel Baker.
OF the Second. is delighted with camp
life. and spends much of the time at her
husbands tent, and frequently makes
one of those who sit at the mess table.
She expects her son to join her here in
a short time.
There is talk OF organizing a Richmond
College club in the Second Regiment.
Among the students from that institution
in camp are Lieutenants Hartman and
Skipwith and Privates benjamin Bloxton.
Alan Wilson, Charles Weckert. Edward
Brown, Harry Norheet, NJ. Wortley, and
+. Rudd. all Of Company /, Captain
Shackelford. Three of these are divinity
students, four students of law. and one
a medical student. Private Wilson is
a ministerial student. and delivered an
eXcelent sermon 10 large duultnce Ut
the First Baptist church Sunday morning.
He will preach again next Sunday.
Captain Patton and Captain Stringfel-
low, chaplains of the Second and Fourth
have been conducting SER
vices at the brigade church tent every
night during the past week. The attend
ance has been remarkably good. and
deep interest has been manifested among
the men