Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-22
1T IS SAID 10000 SOLDIERS WILL.
BE STATIONED THERE.
FOURTH MISSOURI ARRIVES
COLONEL CORBY LEFT BEHIND IN A
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL.
Balance of Third Regiment Expect-
ed Tomorrow MOrhing-BOys of
the Fourth Missouri Mixed
Up i'm Trouble at
High Spire.

HARRISBURG, PA, Aug. 2l-tSpecial)
All difficulties in the way of obtaining ad-
ditional land at Camp Meade have been
overcome by General Graham, and the
troops of the Second army corps remain
ing at Camp Alger and Thoroughfare Gap
will be moved to the new camp below this
city at the rate of brigade day, bring
ing the number of soldiers here up from
5000 10 30.000. This movement will COM
mence tomorrow.
Among the arrivals this morning were
the First and Third battalions of the
Fourth Missouri. Adjutant q. l.. Rollins in
charge of the eight companies of $50 men.
They got in about 12:15 in good shape, after
an eight hours ride, and spent the bal
ance of the night and forenoon in the
railroad yards. Colonel Joseph A. Corby
commanding the Fourth. was left behind
in the Garfield hospital, Washington, where
he is recovering from an attack of pleur-
isy. Lieutenant Colonel Burnham is in
command of the regiment, which left a
number behind in the hospital. some of
them suffering from typhoid fever. The
companies arriving this morning We're:
First battalion-B. Mound City: E, Mary
vile; I, st. Joseph; D. Bethany. Third
battalion-A, Carrollton: c. St. Joseph; NJ
brought in mascot in the shape of hen
with four newly Matched chickens.
This afternoon the Third and Fourth
Missouri were assigned to a new camp
site on the bluff facing the railroad and
some distance back of their former loca-
ton. They have the detachment of the
Second Tennessee for neighbors. The bal
ance of the Third Missouri is expected
about Tuesday morning. This regiment left
a good many behind on the hospital list
one of the men, Private Brantmeyer, of
Company +, Lexington, being dangerously
Ill from typhoid fever. A member of the
regiment stated to-day that their location
at Camp Alger was about as unhealthful
as could have been chosen. why" said
he you could almost see the fever germs
rising out of the ground and water of a
milky hue could he struck almost anywhere
at a depth of eight or ten feet. This is
about the most healthful looking spot
we've struck since We left home
The Third Missouri has the crack hand
of the camp and the boys are anxious to
demonstrate this when the grand review
by President Mckinley takes place next
month.
There was a hot time in the neghbor-
ing village of High Spire last night and
some of the boys Of the Fourth Missouri
the Third Missouri which were on provost
duty were hurried to the scene of the
disorder and succeeded in corralling thirty
eight soldiers. a number or their fellow
Missourians included. They are doing pen-
ance now.
Colonel George P. Gross, of the Third
Missouri, who had been detained at Camp
Alger as president of the court-martial on
the Third Virginia, will rejoin his COM
mand at once, now that General Graham
has the finding of the court 1t is reported
that the action of General Butler in the
latter is sustained by the military tri-
bunai.
S. b. TrssIer, commissary of Company
L. Third Missouri, paid his first visit to
Harrisburg in twenty seven years Friday.
He was the guest of his cousin. City Treas
urer A. c. Mckee.
1t is reported here tonight that General
j. p S. Goblin, commanding the Pennsyl-
vania brigade at Camp Alger, Is to be
placed in command of the camp.