The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-09-29

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 26.-Secre-
retary Algor and party, consisting of
General Sternberg, surgeon general;
General Ludington, quartermaster gen.
eral, and others, spent Sunday in Jack
sonville, visiting the camp of the Sew
enth army corps. The distinguished
party was met at the station by General
Lee and committee of citizens. Gen
eral Alger inspected the three. division
hospitals, going through every ward.
He shook hands and spoke encouraging
words TO the sick men, and. in one in.
stance, discharge was asked for by
sick man. His name was taken, and
the secretary said it would be attended
to. The regiments of the three di-
visions were reviewed. At the conclu-
sion of his labors, Secretary Alger said
in response to a question:
al am highly delighted with all l
have seen, and am very agreeably sur
prised at the conditions that find ex-
isting in Camp Cuba Libre."
AS Jacksonville has been considered
to have the best and healthiest camp in
the country, his statement means much.
~ A luncheon was rendered to the sec
retary and party at noon, and in re-
sponse to a toast, drunk standing, he
said in part that the health of this camp
has been better than that of any other
in the country. Twenty-Five per cent
of that has been due to the city of Jack.
sonville and 70 per cent had been due to
General Lee. Sickness was largely the
fault of commanders, division, regimen.
tai and company commanders. He had
granted General Lee short leave of alb
sence.
The organizing and equipping of an
army of 25O,00O men carrying on a war
in two continents in the space of three
months had been q tremendous under
taking. The secretary of war had been
ably assisted in this undertaking by
the surgeon general and the quarter.
master department. Their work had
been little short of miraculous.
At another point lie said in part;
Omitted States Senator Morgan said to
me before he left for the Hawaiian Isl.
ands: The world has never seen, nor
will it see again, the mobilization OF
such an army and the accomplishing
with it of what has been done with this
one IN such short period
"It matters not what may become of
me. / may be buried in oblivion or in
the grave, but the unbiased historian
will give the world the impartial record
of what has been accomplished, and
the record will stand forever as a monu
ment to the greatness of this nation and
of its boundless resources"
The secretary further along said
ave should have standing army
enough for our needs. We should have
great navy, that we may take oul
| place among the leading nations of the
world.
when the war began issued al
order that the north and south should
be brigaded together. They have beel
united, and it is proven that the sec
tional lines OF the north and south n,
longer exist, and l thank God that
have lived to see the day when we hav,
united country"
Surgeon General Sternberg, in an in
terview, said that he did not think h.
should be held responsible for the mis-
takes of all the officers under him, ant
| yet he mad been criticised for all tina
had happened. acquisitions for sup
plies had been promptly filed. He diC
not know of but one item that had beel
cut from requisition, and that was TO
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