The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-01


will leave here as speedily as trans
portation facilities will allow, and will
go to the railroad siding near Middle
town, whence they will take the train
for the city of Wilmington, there to be
mustered out of service. 1t is under
stood that the remaining battalion of
that regiment will be used to raise the
quota Of the Eighth and the Thir-
teenth.
Major General Graham, commander
of the corps, issued an order yesterday
to Major General Davis, of the Second
division, instructing him to furnish,
from some of the regiments in his
command, one battalion which will do
general fatigue duty at the main COM
missary near corps headquarters. This
same order relieves the Second bat
talon of the Thirteenth from duty at
that point, and also requires it to re-
port at the headquarters of the regi-
ment at once.
This means that Major Woods COM
mand will leave their present place at
the commissary, and once more will
be encamped here before the end of
this week. The boys of the Second
battalion will regret the change on ac-
count of the kind of work which they
had to do and the liberal pass priv
ileges which they enjoyed. The feel
ing is quite different among the MEM
bers of the First battalion. They have
in many respects been oVerworked on
account of sickness and the furloughs.
and they have been severely overtaXed
with guard duty and detail work.
SCARCITY OF NURSES.
In a former letter reference was
made to the scarcity of hospital nurses
and the urgent desire of the corps
commander to increase the number.
He suggested that it would be advisa-
BILE to have two good and reliable men
from each company volunteer their
services for the hospitals. The call
has not been very promptly answered.
the number of patients is increasing
and some more permanent improve
ments must be made on account of the
approach of the cold weather. The
pressure of circumstances demanded a
larger force of men. and yesterday an
order was issued fo, the benefit of
First division hospital. Each regiment
had to furnish it's pro rata quota, The
five men for a period of twenty days
TO do general work around tine hospital
and to help nurse the sick whenever
necessary to do so.
The presence in the guard house of a
few prisoners who are serving sentries
recently imposed by general court
martial, has caused the atmosphere in
that vicinity to become much cooler
than usual. The prisoners are in a
tent by themselves, and, for the first
time in the history of the regiment,
this tent is guarded by two sentries,
one in front and one at the rear, who
stand at attention with loaded rifles,
and with several rounds of ammunition
in their belts. They have received
positive instruction TO shoot, and to
shoot to kill in case either of the pris-
oners should attempt to escape. 1t is
needless to say that conditions around
the guard house, as a result, are busi-
ness-liike, and exact. One of the pris-
oners is in Tor -four months and fined
$40 the other for thirty days, with a
fine of $40 added.
PROSPECT OF EXCURSION.
The boys are delighted today and the
prospect Of an excursion from Scranton
grows much brighter. For time it
looked as though it had been entirely
dropped, but Captain Gilman of Com
pany d, informed The Tribune cores
pondent this morning that all arrange
ments for running the excursion are
. nearly completed. Several railroad Of
ficials were here today. 1t is supposed
that tickets for the round trip will cost
50 and an extra provision may be made
for those excursionists who wish to
remain around camp for a few days.
The train will leave Scranton at Z
o'clock on the morning of Oct. s, arriv-
ing here at noon, and returning the
evening of the same day at $50. The
whole regiment will be "at home"
then, and the boys will give the visit
ors a royal welcome to Camp Meade.
Brigadier General Goblin expects to
visit Lebanon during the firemen's
convention in that city.
An order has been issued from corps
headquarters requiring the prompt
payment OF all communication of rations
moneys.
Privates Feldman, Mofiitt, Rensselaer,
and Hoffmeister, of C, returned from a
seven days furlough last night.
Private Lenschner, of A, is off the
sick list. He was unable to attend to
duty for few days.
Corporal Fred Rappel. of F., returned
from his home in Honesdale yesterday
where he spent a week on furlough.
Private Richard Thomas, of A, re-
ported at Brigade headquarters last
night. after furlough OF several days
and relieved Private William Meyers
of the same company. as orderly,
Privates David Powell and Harry f.
Curtain, of ID, returned from furlough
last night, and Prlvates John A. Miller
and Frank Boyce, of the same COM
pany, left for home. They will be
away seven days.
BACK FROM FURLOUGH.
Regimental Clerk William Decker, OF
A, returned to camp last night after an
absence of two weeks. His furlough
was extended one week owing to the
serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Viola
Decker, of Quincy avenue, who had to
undergo a dlfficult operation. On his
return he relieved Private Andrew
Mitchell who was temporarily per.
forming the duties OF regimental clerk
Corporal Lewis b. Carter and Pri-
Yates Webber, Shamp Pittock. Adams
Wilson, Cummings, Bolton, Carpenter
and Krith, of A, left for home last
night on a weeks furlough.
Corporal Finn, Company Clerk Con.
stantine and Private Kleese,. OF II. who
have been home on furlough, returned
10 camp last night.
Private John j. Shaffer. OF ID, regi.
mental color guard, is slightly indis.
posed