The times., 1898-06-08

Yes, move an get your bunk built up,
An cut your camp joint out;
Then move agin afore v sup
An keep yer home in doubt.
This amt bloody way TO camp
should say not!
Il keep a-pikin' like a tramp
It's nice-nit-noti
Lays of Camp Alger.
Here is the menu for breakfast in the
Third Missouri Regiment yesterday at
Camp Alger:
Two biscuits-hard tack.
One square inch fat pork.
One-half pint coffee
One-half spoon sugar.
Dinner was the same, with the excep-
tion OF a small piece Of meat in place cf
the pork Supper was a repetition Of
breakfast. This is one reason why the
men kick and why the surgeons object.
Ninety-nine per cent Of the cases in the
hospitals have been and are stomach
and bowel troubles. The men only get
enough al meal time TO whet their appe-
tites. and those who can, at once go
down 10 some OF the stands and eat half
a dozen machine-made pies or something
equally as indigestible before they feel
though they had made a meal.
Three more regiments pulled up stakes.
packed their tents and changed camp to-
day. The Sixty-fifth New York and
Seventh Ohio are now camped in line
with the First New Jersey, mile nearer
headquarters The Third Tennessee NOV
ed into the space occupied by the Seventh
Ohio.
This brings the First, Second and Third
Brigades into line. The Sixth Massachu-
sets, Sixth Illinois and Eighth Ohio Regi-
ments, which form the Second Brigade.
are in line on the main camp. The four
Pennsylvania regiments are together and
the First Brigade consisting Of the First
New Jersey. Sixty-fifth New York and
Seventh Ohio, are in line near division
headquarters.
This almost completes the mobilization
OF the First and Second divisions. The
Third division viii be completed with the
arrival Of troops now on the way here.
What might have proved a serious af-
fray occurred last night on the space be-
tween the Eighth Pennsylvania and First
New Jersey regiments The trouble orig
mated over a well which the Eighth Penn
sylvania boys had driven about two weeks
ago. The well was the property of the
Pennsylvania boys and they kept a sen
try over il day and night 10 see that IL was
not polluted in any way. Yesterday after
noon the New Jersey boys moved into the
space opposite the Pennsylvania regiment
and at once began TO scout for water.
The spring formerly used by the Fourth
Missouri did not suit them so about S
q clock last night they formed a party
and sWO0ped down on the PENNSYLVANIA
well, driving the sentry away The SEN
Try al once reported the matter 20 the Of
flcer OF the guard. Lieut. Beecher. Of
Company J. Lieutenant Beecher proceed
ed 10 the well and demanded an explana-
tiOn why his sentry had been driven from
TFe -, H.
a charge with fixed bayonets by the New
Jersey men. One Of them even pricked
the officer with his bayonet and but for
rapid retreat the lieutenant would have
been injured.
AS all military rule or discipline had
been disregarded Lieut.. Beecher returned
and after calling out his company, dis
tributed twenty rounds Of ammunition 70
each man, with the instructions to load.
The Pennsylvania boys then made a
charge upon the New Jersey enemy and
drove them from the well. Had they not
retreated in haste, a serious affray would
have occurred, as under the circum-
stances Lieut.. Beecher had a right 10 fire
upon them and was in no mood for tri-
fling.
Col. Hoffman. Of the Twelfth Pennsyl-
vania, was much exercised over the mat
ter, and denounced the ac,ion of the New
Jersey officers as the worst piece Of mill.
tary vandalism he had ever heard of.
no report on the sanitary condition OF
Camp Alger has yet been handed in Il
general headquarters, but in the face OF
the new locations assigned to regiments
and the preparations being made for Z
stay, il is not likely that the report vii
cause any change in location.
An order has been issued from genera
headquarters appointing a board Of in
Testigation TO look over proposed sit
for the camp near Alexandria. The fol
lowing officers viii act on the board
Lieut.. Col. p. d. VroOm. inspector gen
eral L S. A; Lieut.. Col. A c. Girard
chief surgeon, Second Army Corps: Lieut.
Col J. /. Lusk, chief engineer; Mai. Gu,
Howard, acting quartermaster general
The proposed site contains plenty of wa
ter and fine bathing facilities for tn,
troops. 1t Is two miles south of Alexan
dria
Mr. Chow and Mr.. Chen, of the Chimes,
legation, were interested visitors at tn,
camp during the day These two gentle
men, together with Mr.. and Miss Ballin
ger, Of Washington. We're the guests o
Col. Hard, Of the Eighth Ohio.
Postmaster Nillett. of Washington in
spected the camp during the morning. H
had a conference with Gen. Graham abou
establishing regular postofiice at tn
camp. The War Department intend
erecting a buil5ing Ioy this purpose.
The Third New York and Third Mis-
souri, are now camped together. The Ney
York boys look sick when a comparison i
made with Camp Black.
Private Mahan, Of Company D, Sixt
Massachusetts. was arrested by a sentr
last night with eight pies in his posses
sion. Mahan claims he was arrested 70
bringing food into camp and wonders
food has been prohibited, like liquor
Private Monroe. Of Company G, Sixtl
Massachusetts, met with painful acci
dent yesterday. While STOPPING dow
he ran his head against the point of
bayonet, which caused a nasty cash. Hi
head was dressed at the division Hospital
The Sixth Illinois boys are in har
luck. There are nine Of them in the reg
mental hospital and about forty sick /
quarters. There are also twenty me
from this regiment at the division hos
pitaI. One hundred and forty-two me
had their arms dressed at the regiments
hospital yesterday as the result of vaC
cination three weeks ago at Springfield
IL
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