The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-20
fl)L. ABBOT
IMPROVING
Reports Of His Death
Wholly UnfOunded.
HIS CONDITION TO-DAY.
Surgeon. Rob nson Says rempera-
ture Is Nearly Normal.
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There seems to have been all sorts OF
attempts made to convince the people
Of Rhode Island that Col. Abbot, COM
manding officer OF the First Rhode ISL
and Regiment, was bound TO die as the
result OF his illness, and yesterday a
report from an irresponsible source was
circulated that he was dead. AS mat
ter of fact, Col. Abbot is improving al
most daily, and, while his sickness has
been q very severe one, there Is now
every reason to believe that, with tne
care ne Is receiving. he will recover, al
though, Of course. his recovery VIII DC
very gradual, and II will be some time
before he can rejoin his regiment.
This morning Gov. Dyer received
from Lieut.. Rowland G. Robinson the
following telegram, which was sehtrrom
Middletown this morning:
sColoners temperature reaching nor
NAL. Indications for favorable day.
Have written"
OF the First Rhode Island. I'm the alb
sence on furlough Of Lieut.. Col. Cook.
has telegraphed to Gov. Dyer. statlng
that Col. Abbot has recommended FIRST
sergeant George Bassett for promotion
TO q second lieutenancy, vice Lieut..
Henry c. Moore of Company r, VINO
has resigned. and stating that Sergeant
Bassett has passed the exam'n,ns
board. sergt. Bassett was the first man
to enlist in Providence. at the Nortn
Main street recruiting station. and had
tust left the sixth United States cav
alry. having been honorably discharged
with the rank of sergeant. His pro-
motion will undoubtedly be granted.
Liuet. Alonzo X. Williams of Company
A. who has been home on SICK ieaae,
having suffered with malaria, leaves
today Tor Camp Meade. his furlough
having expired. He has not entirely re-
covered. but is much improved. Lieut..
Arthur II. spnik of Company q, whose
Arthur h. Sphinx OF Company @, whose
an extension. but II he does not receive
II this evening, he also Will return 70
Camp Meade without delay.
Major Barker in Command.
The First Rhode Island Regiment Is
at present under the command or MAJ.
barker. an Col. Abbot Is a very sick
man and Lieut.. Col. Cook Is on q FUR
IouGh At his home in this city. Capt.
Hackett Of Company M and Capt. kel-
" OF Company III have left camp TO
visit the sick men OF their commands
who are in the hospitals at Middletown.
Hsrrigburg and Philadelphia. Lieut..
Eaton. who has been acting quarter
master OF the regiment since Lieut.,
Hopkins was compelled to relinquish
Ria ponition Tor a time because Of ILL
nees. has also been forced to give up
for & time, and has come home on 30
day furlough. Lieut.. Peck Will act as
- oh<nnna a A
chanee has been made In the assign
Iment OF the newly appointed leu
tenants to companies. Lieut.. Sander
oon Il assigned to Company II instead
81 Company A, and Lieut.. Peck has
been assigned to Company instead OF
Company f, as at first.
Will Pay transportation.
A dispatch from Washington states
that Adjt. Gen. Corbin has notified the
commanders of each OF the volunteer
xeeiments ordered mustered out OF the
4ervlce OF a new decision on his part &c
nay the transportation OF any enlisted
man from the point Of rendezvous TO
his home instead OF giying giving 80 dsy ars
found where this is preferable, since
the months pay does not amount to
sufflcient to pay for the mileage to the
home OF a man quartered far from his
state. The order was issued for a special
case. but was afterwards changed TO
include all regiments ordered mustered
out.
Volunteers Passed Through.
Eleven members of the Ninth Massa-
chusetts Volunteers passed through
this city last evening en- route for Mon
tauk Point to Boston, the men occupy
ing q special sleeper on the train. which
reached here at 7:22 o'clock: The men,
who were John Haggerty, Company r.;
Ralph Glidden. Company l.; M ii.
Warren, Company c.; John p. Carroll,
Company d; Austin Daudwain, Com
pany X; p. H. Kirby. Company x; Pat
rick O'Brfen, Company G; Thomas
OToole. Company ID; William Keefe,
Company c: Forest Williams. Com
pany G, and sylvester keaney. Com.
pany b. were all suffering with malaria
ana were in charge of DIR. Fitzgerald.
Az the station were DR.. Harlan p. Abb
bott. with Privates Stevens and Brates-
man OF the state hospital corps, and
they placed on board tho train five gal
Ions OF milk and enough sandwiches
and coffee to afford the sick soldiers a
.bountiful supply on their trip to Bos-
ton.
was Wounded at San Juan.
Private John c. Markham Of the 18th
United States Infantry, who was
wounded by Mauser bullet at the en-
gagement at San Juan. is I'm Providence
visiting his sister. Mrs. Annie Jones. on
Allston street. Markham, after receiv.
ing his wound. lay on the ground for "a
hours. and was finally found by FIR.
Fitxgerald and sent TO the division hos.
pital Later he was conveyed 10 Siboney
and put on board the transport city of
Washington. Markham was sent te
Fortress Monroe. where he remained
two months. He ~ now enjoying n II
day furlouRh. and has almost entirel,
recovered from his wound. which wa
In his left shouider.
DIR. William r. Barry OF Wconsocke
has resigned his position as assistan
eurgcon in the Second Regiment. II.
NJ. and the resignation arose fror
Lieut. Barry's declination on accoun
OF his practice TO obey an order direct
ing him 10 report at Quonset Point o
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