The times., 1898-07-06


until lard
An the Dons viii think four million boys hcz
come to beat their band
So remember the poor Maine. boys,
Remember the poor Maine;
TIL wit dirty Sapin, boys
Tell wit dirty Spain.
Well teach her that we're Yankees, an that
Yankees Is the stuff;
An there amt no forrn lance wot kin scare
wit blua
Lays of Camp Alger.
There was a general exodus from Camp
Alger yesterday. Gen. Garretson's bri-
gade broke camp during the afternoon
and is now well on its way to Santiago.
The Eighth Ohio received orders on
Monday night. The Sixth Massachusetts
received orders at noon yesterday and at
3 o'clock were on their way to Dunn Lor-
ing. The Sixth Illinois also received
orders at noon. but did not leave camp
until O'Clock. The Eighth Ohio was last
to go. leaving after O'Clock.
The Eighth Ohio goes to New York.
where they will board the ST. Paul for
| Santiago. The Sixth Massachusetts and
Sixth Illinois proceed direct to Charles
ton. S. c. where they will board the Yale
and Columbia for Santiago.
1t was a great day in camp, by far the
biggest day since camp was established.
All was excitement. Cheers. yelIs, songs.
! laughter. tears. and hustling were so
mingled as to be almost part Of the
day itself
At l o'clock a great tented city of 4.O1j
souls stood at the entrance TO camp. At
. o'clock trumpet blast was heard. and
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was no hing but a writhlng mass of men
bundlmg up tents. AT 2:30 another blast
destroyed the Eighth Ohio. At the signal
the tents, already loosed, were pulled
down and amid voIley after volley OF
cheers the remains of the white city were
rolled up and packed into wagons.
Few scenes are comparable with that Of
1900 eager soldiers breaking camp The
chaotic mass of moving. rushing figures
in blue the half-formed lines Of myriad
groups, the singing. cheering. hopeful
leave taking and general rejoicing are
peculiar to the army-to the. volunteer
srmy-and to the boys who 20 TO make
up the commands. The very group who
one moment since were bowling at a
fearful leave-taking are now smiling
and braveIy keeping up a stout heart,
while a moment later the same group
howls defiance TO Spain and everything
Spanish in doggerel rhyme.
The camps of the Second Brigade pre-
sented picturesque sight all afternoon
as the boys rested on the ruins awaiting
the move When the bands started Up
some patriotic air they yelled until il
Ygt
When the sturdy little line OF Massa-
chusetts boys marched away early in the
afternoon, d yell went up which might
have been heard in Santiago Itself. But
when the yelling ceased. a strange silence
came over the waiting lines of troops as
they realized that heavy marching order
meant business. So the band passed Cut
of hearing and only the grim clank anC
tramp marked the passage OF the reSi
ment: then came a strange feeling Ol
loneliness. These boys were going to wal
and how few of them might return
| There was something akin TO aching
hearts in the last dusty lines which passed
out on to the road to-perhaps to death.
There were few faces which were no
| grave when the cloud of dust had coy
cred all that was once a Jolly crowd o.
comrades and the boys returned TO avail
their own going.
The grim horrors of war were family
experienced by the few who bade thei
boys goodby and few dry eyes passed
over the road back into Washington.
Major Vollrath, of the eighth Ohio. VIII,
had been acting as provost marshal, haC
a pretty narrow escape from having Il
. stay at Camp Alger in that capacity. Tht
l major was nearly wild to think that hi!
regiment might go without him and 81
r | valuable were his services that until yes
terday morning. Mai. Gen. Graham re
fused to hear of his leaving. After mucl
| persuasion the following order was is
sued.
Headquarters. Second Army Corps.
l July 4. 1898.
General Order No. 40:
Major Edward yolrath, Eighth Ohio yoIun
. teer Infantry is hereby relieved from duty a
, provost marshal of the Second Army Corps, an
will report TO the commander OF his regimen
| for duty.
In relieving Major vollrath, the major genera
| commanding desires TO express his appreciation
his services. Entering upon his duties at a tim
when this corps was in the preliminary stages c
its organization Major Vollrath has performed hi
duties with frmneSs, discretion and tact whic
warrants the highest encomiums.
BY command OF
MAJ GEN GRAHAM
, Major Yolrath is famed as a militar!
lawyer and has served as judge advocate
at many important military trials.
Many of the boys had a narrow escape
: | from being left behind. speak easy
whisky had its effect and a few had t
be carried. Each regiment leaves
: number of sick boys behind who will b.
: | sent to their respective commands whel
they get, better. Company G, of tn,
Sixth Massachusetts, leaves four behind
while Company H leaves nine cases o.
typhoid at Fort Myer.
The Sixth Illinois held parade and in
spection before leaving at $50 and tn,
( boys look as though they meant bust
l who stood around and jealusly- eyed thei
lucky comrades were disgusted will
everything.
Say. said one. cd on'y battles wei
: fight dis summer is d. battles of For
Right an Fort Left
"An' dats no blank cartridge sait
| his comrades.
. The body of Trooper Henshaw, whit
died as the result of an operation, wal
forwarded to his home in Cambridge
Mass. Troopers Weiners, Bengan anC
Faulkner accompanied the body.
Col. Moriarity, of the Seventh Illinois
has gone home on two weeks leave O
= absence.
. The tents of the Sixth Massachusett.
: are standing and will be occupied by th
: | Fifth Massachusetts on Friday mum
ber of regiments have been ordered t,
$ Camp Alger including four battries o
e light artillery.
a International Chess.
a Vienna, July 5.-In the morning sittin,
= of the international chess tournament il
this city, the following results were re
\ corded: Marco and Alapin beat Showal