The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-11
BURROUGHS FOR SICK.
The Second Regiment May BE Here
This Week.


This Week.
CAMP CUBA LIBRE. September s.
spccial.-About one hundred and thirty
five soldiers who are now conyalescent,
left this evening Tor their respective
homes on thirty days sick leave fur
lOughs. These soldiers, VINO were from
the Fiftieth Iowa and Fourth illinois
regiments, were recently discharged from
tho Second and Third Division hospitals.
The mastering out officer has been BUSY
inspecting the accounts or the oncefs
OF the Second Virginia Regiment and
will to-day begin to revise those OF the
several companies. il IS thought that
by the middle Of next week matters VIII
be in sucn a shape as 10 admit Of the
removal OF the regiment 70 Richmond.
Company y. Of the regiment IL re-
reved from all further duty on account
OF the large number OF sick among It's
members.
THE SICK.
Private walter b. Briel OF Company IS,
OF that regiment IS suffering with a sllght
attack OF sickness.
Private c. IL. Gerring and Harry Bern
stein, two well known baseball players
and members OF the Second Regiment
will next year sign with the New Jersey
state League.
Tie surgeons az the division hospital
are now IN hopes that they will be able
TO save the life OF Private Vance Il.
Hatcher. OF Company II. Fourth Regi-
ment All the other sick members OK
Companies IL and NJ are doing very
nicely with the exception OF Private
Harry Bates of Nj, who continues TO DO
Nor DEAD BUT SLEEPING.
Private r. G. Baylor. OF Company b.
OF Norfolk, OF the Fourth Regiment, who
claimed few days ago. that while I'M
der treatment at the division hospital.
he was carried 10 the dead tent when
he awoke surrounded by four corpsss,
says now that this was all dream.
Baylor now admits that this was all
a fake IN a statement over his own sigma
ture, which was as follows:
private Richard c.. Baylor. Company
y. Fourth Virginia Regiment states as
follows 20 Major Kean. brigade surgeon.
commanding tho Second Division Hospi-
tai: That while sick In hospital he was
much impressed by = rumor OF his ceatn.
which came from his regiment. and
dreamed that night that 10 had been
dead and taken TO the dead tent This
impression remained with him very
strongly the next morning. He admits.
however, over his own signature at
tachcd hereto, that this occurrence never
took place ana E3i no clutE AOAhu1st~"
than a dream. That he has no COM
plant 10 make about tho administration
OF the hospital or OF care that vas taken
OF him while he was In IL"
Baylor has not been ordered uhou
arrest but Major Kean Is unable 70 ten
what disposition will be made or the
case. IL has been referred 20 Coionei
Maus the chief surgeon OF tins corps
for adjustment.
The case OF Private II. l. rage, OF
Company I. Second Regiment captain
Shackolford commanding. was called Tor
trial before the general court martial
this morning and postponed until TO-
morrow. Page is charged with murder
Gus assault on Corporal Triee OF the same
company.
private Peter Gibbons, or Company I,
second virginia Regiment Is NJ tho oivi-
sion bospital seriously Injured from the
arrscts OF a wound in the abdomen az
the result OF some instrument In the
hands OF a Chinese by the name OF
charlie Lee. who keeps n Laundry IN
Jacksonville The particulars OF The
affair are very measre. IL only being
known that Gibbons became involved 10
an alteration with Leo abou, some
clothes. IL is hoped that Gibbons life
may be spared.