Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-23
CAMP NOTES.

! The heavy movement of the troops
OF the Second Division of the Secoud
Army Corps, from Tboroughfsre Gap
yesterday, indicates that the entire
corps will be under canvas at Camp
Meade before the end of the month.
There has been considerable gossip
10 unofficial quarters about the retel-
ton of the First Division, under com
mand Of Gen. Goblin, at Dunn Loring, ow-
ing to the alleged insufficiency of water
and elbow room at Camp Meade, but
an officer of Gen. Graham's staff stated
yesterday that the First Division would
certainly follow the Second Division to
the new camp near Middletown. He
admitted hat change was not imposs.
BILE, but he did not think it probable.
There are few cases of fever 10 the
hospital, but they are not serious.
Company B, First Rhode Island voi-
unteers, which have for the past two
weeks been doing guard duty at Ma
nassas, broke camp last night and will
Din their regiment from Thoroughare
Gap to Middletown. Pa. Before board
ing the train the company was lined
up in front of the Hotel Maine.
Former Congr. man E. f. Mere
dith, on behalf of the citizens of Ma
nassas, delivered to them an address
commendatory of their vigilance and
gentlemauly conduct during their stay
in Manassas. and extended to them the
thanks of the citizens. Capt. Cook, of
the company, replied, complimenting
the town officials and its citizens on the
hospitable and courteous treatment of
his officers and men, who, he said, were
loath to sever the ties of friendship
which bound them to our people. The
town guard will be replaced by de-
tachment of the Third New York regi.
ment.
DR.. J. V. Shoemaker, of the Medico-
Chirurgical Hospital. of Philadelphia.
yesterday morning telegraphed an offer
on behalf of that institution to Gov.
Hastings and Adjt. Gen. Stewart TO the
effect that if the State would
supply the cars, the hospital would
equip them as relief train, supply the
necessary staff of doctors and nurses,
and return to Camp Alger for 120 SOL
diers who are i'll of fever there. The
hospital also offers to take charge of
the entire number after their arrival in
Philadelphia, and from three to four
hundred additional.
1t is the intention of General Goblin
to review the 1st Brigade of the Ord
Division, which embraces the First
Connecticut and Third Virginia, tenn.
Lorarily ait .ched to this division, to.
morrow. TIE review will not consume
more time than an hour.
The battalion of the Third Virginia
which has been on provost guard duty
for the last two weeks has been relieved
and battalion from the First Connecti
cut ordered to take its place.
The greatest Indignation is expressed
by the surgeons of the Second Division
over the publication OF Secretary AL
gers letter to Chauncey Depew. The
surgeons say that the camps occupied
by the regiments had been chosen for
the troops before they arrived on the
ground, and, whcn they otj cted to the
site selected, their objections were over
ruled, no attention being paid to their
protests.
General Agent Abercrombie, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was
advised by the War Department this
morning that the movement Of the first
division would begin this evening from
Camp Alger, and that the troops would
be moved in solid trains.
Chickamauga camp is TO be aban
doued. Generals Frank and Compton
will take their division to Huntsville,
Ala