Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01

retained the love for the old State which
is so typical Of Vermonters. at is an OLD
! saying" he went on TO say, chat Yer.
mont is good State to go away from
but say that it is n good State to come
! back to-" The speaker closed by empha.
sizing some NJ the points made by Gen
! Howard. After Il prayer by Gen. Howard
| Chaplain Day spoke few words. Tho
choir then sang abide with Me" and
the services OF the first Sunday in camt
were over. The singing of the quartettC
was good. even without accompaniment oi
any kind, and was appreciated by tho
| men.
L. died at Fort Mcpherson August 10 of
typhoid fever He was taken to the hos
pital July u and his parents were notified
ms to his whereabouts. Capt. Blair OF the
Newport company, to which the deceased
belonged. was seen 10y Il Free Press re-
porter Sunday In regard to Humans
death ana slid after Human was Ia
ken to the hospital did not hear directly
from him until there wcro rumors in camr
Of bad state of things at the hospital.
On receipt Of the rumor, Lieut.. KniChcr-
booker OF Co Il, who is himself a ply
stefan. was sent down to investigate and
report on tho condition OF the sick of the
regiment. He reported that things had
been in rot very good condition at tho
that they were now all right. He report
cd mona OF the regiment to he seriously
SICK except llinman and that he was do-
ing Wei. Since that | have not heard Il
word until | wrote to tho chaplain Of the
hospital a few days before we left Catnu
Thomas and after our arrival here ] re-
ccivod Il letter dated August Is stating
the fact Of his death. did not then noti-
fly his parents because ] had word from
i them that they had just learned of his
DEATH In fact | have not yet been OIL
cially notified Of his death. a DESCRIPTIVE,
list was sent with him as the regulations
require, and should have contained tho
ramc ana address of his nearest relatives.
So far as ! know this was put i'm but at
any rate his company and regiment were
known ana whoever had tho matter in
charge should have notified me of any
dangerous condition of the man and sure
ly OF his death" Corporal Human was
born in Derby and had been for a long
time a resident of Newport. lie was is
years of age and had an absolutely clean
record ms member Of co. L. This makes
the 18th doatn in the regiment.
A LETTER TO THE PUBLIC.
The following letter from "A Newport
citizen in regard to the matter is self-ex-
planatory:
Newport, VT. Aug. &c, 1898.
To the Editor of the Free Press:
Il have failed To observe among your
report Of the dead. from Nhc First Yer
mont Regiment, volunteers, the name of
Fred llinman of Co. l..
The astonishing and lamcntable facts of
inns sad case, as near as can he CLEANED
from his mother, Mrs. Timothy Human,
of this place are these: Human was Ia
Ken very sick with typhoid fever at
Chictamnug;l about two months ago and
was very soon after that time despatched
TO Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta. Ga. for bet
ter treatment
capt. Blair Of Co. J. wrote Mrs. Human
at that time of young Humans illness
ana gave details.
Under date of August ,. Mrs Human
received line from the commanding ur-
:icer at Fort Mcpherson, saying that
young llinman was very sick. dangerous
!! so, but was better than he had been
Mrs flnman Immediately wrote. on the
receipt of the commanding officers letter.
to the surgeon treating her boy, which
must have reached him about tho 18th of
August. asking that she be kept posted
as to her boys condition, and be notified
or any alarming features. She never re.
ceivcd acknowledgment of that letter nor
mas she received any other letter either
from the officials of the hospital or the
captain of the company. On August 2,
the rumor was started that young Hin
man was dead Mrs. Human immediate.
~ telegraphed the officials at Fort Nc
Phcrson for news Of her boys condition.
and received telegraphic despatch the
Following day saying the boy was dead
and buried, having died the 18th instant.
! write you this, that you may make in
quiries of most gross injustice to II
mother and family who have given up an
only son for the defense of our country ,
ana who have been so badly neglected as
TO nave son die in the hospital and be
buried, ten or twelve days, without the
iirst knowledge of such n blow reaching
lis family from official headquarters, ex-
ccpting in answer to the despatch sent.
under date of the 22d, from the stricken
mother
Young Humans family consists of n
father, Timothy Hlnman, travelling in tho
Canadian Northwest, commercially; Il
mother, and two sisters living in Newport.
Very truly, A CITIZEN.
THE THIRD CAVALRY.
Lieut.. Heard was seen ut Fort Ethan
Allen by Free Press reporter SUNDAY
and when asked about the Third. re-
piled: THE Third cavalry is In the best
health OF any regiment | know Of in the
army and the Fort Ethan Allen squadron
- in the best shape of any in the regl-
ment.' The lieutenant has been detatch-
ed from his regiment for some time on
duty on the north coast of Cuba He left
those of the Third who are not away on
leave at Montauk Point. He did not know
tho exact length of his stay at the post
Capt II. d. Snyder, assistant surgeon
OF the Third cavalry, has arrived at the
Fort and reported for duty He will have
charge OF the physical examinations OF
the First Vermont, but when these will
begin Is not yet known. In addition to
the examination a very thorough record
OF each mans health while in the rcgl-
ment must be put into shape from tho
different books and preserved for future
use
Capt. Ripley and Maj. Jackson have ar
rived at the Post on leaves OF absence
The funeral OF Private John Chalmers
OF Co. ID, who died last week, took place
sunday at his late home in North Dan
VILE.
The fact that all of the soldiers and
most OF the civilians present at the after
noon services removed their hats when
America was sung is significant. 1t shows
the change in feeling since the war.
Lieut.. Andrews of the Third cavalry re-
turned from Santiago Saturday night.
MONDAY A QUIET cay IN CAMP.