The Indianapolis journal., 1898-09-04
THE LUNCHEON LAST EVENING
LADIES' AUXILIARY HAD MORE THAN
ENOUGH TO Go ROUND.
Pay Rolls Being Prepared and a Pay-
master from Chicago Ex-
pected TO-MOrrow.


Observation-Disclosures d-ifty-seventh at the fair
grounds yesterday and there are three cases
of measles in an isolated tent. The surgeons
are taking every precaution to prevent
measles from spreading through the regi-
ment The two new cases of measles ars
those of I. b. WarrelI. of Company D. and
William Conwell, of Company e. The new
cases OF fever are William Tacker, of Com
pany Z, typhoid George Light, of Com
pany H, typhoid; William ]. Groat, of Ham
mond, member of the band, typhoid
malaria; H. l.. Wolf, of Company c, ty-
phoid malaria. T. ]. Carrick, of Company
IA, IS in the hospital with a severe attack
of asthma and fever.
DR.. w. T.. s. Dodds, deputy coroner, who
is assisting the surgeons at the camp. said
yesterday evening that all Of the sick SOL
diers will pull through. II would rather
have a typhoid patient out here than at
the City Hospital" said DR.. Dodds. Here
the air is always fresh and there is a cool
breeze that is the best kind of medicine
And, indeed, it seemed to the visitors thar
the sick boys could have no better hospital.
The tents are ranged at the east side of the
camp, and they are not crowded. Each
man has cot covered with snowy linen
Yesterday the flies of the tents were thrown
back and the soft wind gently famed the
weak forms on the cots. In each tent a
bowl of Aowers was set on table. brought
to the camp by thoughtful women. Five
trained nurses and many assistants exercise
a constant and watchfuI care over the men
in the hospital tents. The surgeons say no
better environment for a sick man could be
devised and they see a speedy recovery for
the patients. The rest of the regiment is
delighted with the way it's sick comrades
are being cared for, and lavisfes compli-
ments on the surgeons, the nurses and all
who had to do with preparing the hospitals
for the coming of the regiment. The boys
in the hospitals are content. There are
many willing hands to give them all they
ask, to fan them and to run any errand
for them. There were seventy-five men in
the hospital tents yesterday.
Twenty-eight of the sick men of the regi-
ment are at st. Vincents Hospital and at
the City Hospital. They are receiving the
same attention from devoted nurses as
their comrades at the camp. Magazines
and books have been supplied to those VINO
are able to read. The satisfaction of the
boys in knowing that they are away from
the fever-breeding Florida swamps is In
expressible. Several of the boys at the
hospitals are attended by their mothers
Colonel Studebaker is apparently In better
health than any of his officers. Lieutenant
Colonel May was not at camp yesterday.
lie has been lighting off the fever ever
| since he came from Fernandina, where he
was in bed five days. Both the Surgeons
Barnett are i'll and off duty. Lieutenant
Garstang is in charge of the hospital tents
When he holds out his hands they tremble
like leaves. DIR. Garstang is held in very
Al.
his devotion to them.
The sick call yesterday brought out 12s
men. large number of them were not se-
rious cases. The whole regiment has had
the malaria in its bones." but the tnvigor-
ating air at the fair grounds is driving the
poison out of the boys blood rapidly.
The sick soldiers at the City Hospital and
st. Vincents Infirmary are reported to be
doing very nicely, with a few exceptions.
Last night Private John Calls was in very
critical condition at st. Vineent's. At the
| City Hospital 1t was reported that George
Coleman, of Company B. Fort Wayne, and
Duane McNabb, Company II, Angola, were
in bad way. McNabb had improved some
what during the day. There are eight sick
soldiers at st. Vincent's and twenty at the
City Hospital.
The gratitude OF the regiment to the
women who gave the boys yesterday even
ing the Finest mess they had in months"
is expressed in the following statement,
signed by Colonel Studebaker:
ION behalf of the One-hundred- and fifty
seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers. !
wish to extend its sincere thanks to the
Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society and the ladies
of the city of Indianapolis for the pretty
flowers. the choice boxes Of dainty delica-
cies and the milk 50 cordially bestowed up
on us last evening, and assure them that
they were duly appreciated by all.''