The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
FEVER GERMS WERE THERE
NOT TYPHOID'S FIRST APPEAR
ANCE AT CAMP RAMSEY


Taken Down With the Disease-
Yesterdays DeveIopments-Au
of the Men Whose Symptoms In
dictated Fever Taken to EospitaIs
III is not surprising that there is ty-
phoid fever in the Fifteenth regiment
W hen the other Minnesota regiments
were at Camp Ramsey and at about
the time of their departure from the
state several cases of typhoid and at
iSast TWO of typhoid pneumonia were
reported at the brigade hospital. Wher-
ever TYPHOID has been there is danger
mat typhoid germs remain, say the
occtorS, ana the fact that the three
regiments We're hurried away a few
Gays after the development of a few
cases may be just the reason why
the regiment at present occupying the
same camp ground should suffer from
it,
4 On Friday. May Is, $685. c. W. Fisher,
or Company G; Fred Holmes, Of Com
Pany NJ; G. Guntler, of Company l.,
thirteenth regiment, We're taken sick
at Camp Ramsey with typhoid fever.
On the same date Lester Gonniea, Of
company A. and Theodore Johnson of
Company K. of the Twelfth regiment,
camped where the Fifteenth now
STANDS, were stricken with typhoid
I pneumonia This may furnish the key
to the present epidemic Of typhoid at
Camp Ramsey for the surgeons.
Yesterday every man in the Fifteenth
regiment who had the fever, or who
exhibited symptoms of fever, was sent
10 the Northwestern hospital at Min
1'eapoiiS, except two. Those two were
sent to Asbury hospital, of that city.
Ihree cases We're developed in the
morning examination, which were con-
sldered suspicious by the medical staff
They were'included in the list and sent
away to await results. During the
AFTERNOON several new cases were ad-
united to the hospital, but it is not GER
tain that amy of them will develop
typhoid symptoms. Just as fast as a
man appears at the hospital showing
fCmptoms of typhoid he will be sent
over to the Minneapolis Red Cross pes
pie. one of the good women of that
society said yesterday: I'VE want all
OIL them that We can care for. We do
not ask who they are or care where
they come from. We will see that all
] of them that we accept are given good
care and attention.
She gave an example of the spirit
that prevails among her people when
one ST. Paul boy was found to be load
ed In the ambulance and was taken
out, the intention being to send him to
T soille 81 Haul hospital.
What did you take that boy out of
there for?' she asked. When told that
he would be sent to ST. Paul, she said:
Well, that boy is sick and needs
immediate attention. No ambulance is
ordered from St. Paul today; Just put
MN back there, and we will take care
or him. And the boy went to Min
neapolis.
Twenty-six in all went over to Min
neapolis. They are Thomas Killian.
Chris Moen, Bert Olson, Alex Brown
Joseph Wilburn and William Hurst,
Company F; Donald Cousins, Odin Lo-
seth, Mark NJ. Tisdale and Henry But
Ter, company M; H. Plain, Frank Nc
Iaughlln, Oscar Christopherson, Joseph
Warner, G. w. Steep, Lewis Twerdal.
Company X; A. Tygerson, Samuel OBJ
linger, Company D; Otto Anderbere
Company C; G. S. Michael, Fred Knuth'
John Bierman, Clarence Farragher,
Company H: w. E. Mckenzie, Com
pany B; John Yost, Company E: Olaf
Ludgard, Company L. Twenty-four
We're taken to the Northwestern hos
pital. Hurst and Twerdal were taken to
ASbury.
Dr. H. NJ. Bracken, secretary of the
state board of health, and DR.. F. l..
Westbrooke, state bacteriologist, called
at Camp Ramsey yesterday and made
a careful examination of the sanitary
condition. They let drop no word as
to their approval or disapproval of the
way things were managed in the camp.
CORPORALS' COMPETITIVE DRILL
The most exciting thing to be pulled
off in the camp UP to date was the
competitive drill between the ninetv
corporals who were candidates for the
position of color guard. Every COM
pany had several entries, and the entire
regiment almost was out to root for
favorites. No one envied Adjt. CatIin
his position as drill master and Judge
AS man after man was dismissed from
the ranks, protest after protest went
In from the company commanders. The
last five to remain up were Corporals
Brown, LIE May, Brooks and Collins.
OF Company B. and Bryant, of Com
pany K. One little mistake, and onlv
Leo Brown and Joseph ]. LIE May were
left Then pandemonium broke loose
and had full swing for a few minutes.
The winners were lifted onto the Shout
ders of the men of Company B and
paraded through the camp to B street
They certainly did have a high old time
over It, After the uproar had died out,
capt. Gibson, of Company L, entered a
formal protest in behalf of CorporaIs
kjan, McGinnes, Poerie and Ladoux.
OF Company L, claiming that the or
der parade rest" in the execution of
which these men were disqualified. was
propsrly executed by them.
CAMP NOTES.
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