The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-27
SECONDDEATH FROMFEVER
PRIVATE KENNY, OF GRACE
VILE, THE LAST TO 90
Officers of the Fifteenth Deny That
Their Men Are Anxious to Go
HOme-Private Byhre Is Danger
Ously Ill-Camp Isolation Lives
Now in History OnIy-News of
the Day ut Fort Smelling.

NOW in History OnIy-News of
the Day ut Fort Smelling.
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The officers of the Fifteenth are very
strenuous in their denials of the state
ment that a majority Of the regiment
would prefer mastering out to garri-
son duty in the South. Most of the Of
ficers were positive that a majority
and probably so per cent of the men
would be delighted with chance to
go South to Cuba or Porto Rico. They
said they did not blame the boys for
not wanting to remain in the service
If they were not to get out of the state,
but they felt if they We're retained
there was work for them to do.
Two or three Of the commissioned
officers admitted that a majority Of
the men wanted to go home if they
could not be where there was fighting.
AS stated in yesterdays G o b e, there
are some companies, notably B and L,
which are practically unanimous in
their desire for further military expe-
rience. On the other hand, to several
companies garrison duty" has a very
offensive sound, while still others are
Indifferent.
There is, beyond a doubt, much dis
content among the men about not be-
ing allowed to visit the cities more
freely. Any exercise out of the ordin-
airy routine is gladly welcomed, and
when there IS more drilling to work
off surplus spirits the men will prob
ably settle down. Most Of the boys
are enjoying themselves about the res
ervation, but unless something new is
instituted, before the novelty Of the
location entirely wears off, there is
bound to be discomfort.
The Fifteenth has lost another men,
ber-a victim of typhoid fever. Early
yesterday morning Private William
Kenny, Company G, died at the North
western hospital, Minneapolis, where
he has been only since Monday. His
father was with him when he died,
and took his remains back to Grace
Vile last evening. Details OF the
GraceviIle men in Companies G and A,
went down town to pay their respects
TO the dead. Kenny was but twenty
six years old, and up to the time he
was seized with the fever he seemed
to be one of the heartiest and strongest
in his company.
Kenny was formerly a member Of
Company z, but was transferred to
Company G.. His age was twenty-five
years. He made a good soldier. There
was one thing about Kenny which
showed the stuff he was made Of, and
which, 1t must be said, was largely
responsible for his death. That was
his grit With scores of his fellow SOL
diers giving up to the fever and going
not to give up when he felt the first
suspicious warnings of an approaching
illness. He performed all his duties
without a murmur, and no one knew
that he was ailing. The disease gain
ed a firmer foothold, and Sunday he
gave up and reported himself i'll. Mon
day it was plainly evident that he had
the fever. He was removed to the
Northwestern hospital, very sick
man. He continued to grow worse
and early Yesterday morning NOR o.t the ne
had previously come on from Grace
VILE, on being notified by Chaplain
Turner that their son was in the hos
pital.
A few new suspected cases of fever
were discovered yesterday Three OF
them were from the detached battalion
the first for four days. The afflicted
ones were Lieut.. Jones, Joseph Giles,
Company F, and Charles Tennis Com
pany H. They were all put in one post
hospital.
At 1870 o. M yesterday the battalion
that has been so long quarantined be-
gan it's march to rejoin the regiment.
The men and officers carried all their
eQuipage rolled up in the clean white
dog tents, and, as they wound among
the trees, with colors flying. headed by
Marching Home Again." they presented
a picture never to be forgotten by
those who participated in it.
The returned companies were replac-
ed in their old battalion, where vacant
streets had been left for them. Com
panies K and M went into the center
of the First battalion; F on the left of
the Second, and H on the left Of the
Third. Maj. Hands tent was pitched
in front of the Second battalion.
All the companies have put up their
large tents, which look like parlors
after the dog kennels. The distances be-
tween the rows are forty feet for COM
pany streets and eighty for the bat
talon streets. The officers tents are
all at regular intervals, and to the
observer the camp presents a fine ap-
pearance.
Corporal Casper of Company c, came
very near being drowned yesterday.
Orders had been issued for all the men
to wash their trousers, and Corporal
Casper was carrying out his instruc-
tons with a number of others. His
most necessary piece of wearing ap-
parel in some way was carried off by
the current, and he started after the
garment but got beyond his depth and
was seized with a cramp. He sank be-
meath the surface and one of Company
rs men dived after him and got him
fo shore in an unn0nacfo,1S condition