The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05


lIaight, Asa L. HiclSok, Thomas +.
Hngan, @. L. Nash. Bert Robinson. Thos.
Thornton and Stacey $. westbrook.
F-Corporal John NJ Thro and Privates
William o. Pender and r. F. Smith.
E-Sergeant Eugene V. Smith, Cor
ney Brink, Charles Il. Brink, Edward De
Groate Fred Halter Alexander NJ.
Mitchell and Frank c. Walter.
H-Sergeant Archer r. Corwin, Com
pany Clerk Charles A. Constantine and
Privates Lewis A. Heghunenin, John
Lynn, John II. McGunness and David
Watkins.
Besides these. Quartermaster II. r.
Cox and Battalion Adjutant Harry NJ.
Coursen and Regimental Adjutant l..
L. Mates are also absent on sick leave.
These figures are the bases of deduc-
tions which are far from being unin-
teresting. They show that there are
now absent sick only s 1-103 per cent.
of all the enlisted men, but 20 per cent.
of all the commissioned officers. line
and staff. In the entire regiment there
are absent sick at present sc enlisted
men and Q ofiicers-75 men, or 81 -43
per cent of the toal strength of the
regiment. In the number of men alb
sent on account of sickness. the COM
| panies range upward as follows: f
with three, II with six, ID with eight,
D with eight. G and u with eleven each,
a with twelve, and G with thirteen.
OFFICERS ON LEAVE.
This summary also shows that two
| commissioned ofiicers-Captain 5. S.
| Derman and Lieutenant Johnson-are
| missing in A, and that G. Company is
| entirely deprived Of its officers. Con-
! sidering the facts that there is hardly
| a vestige of sickness existing among
! the members of the regiment who are
now here. and that, of those who are
| at the present writing absent, nearly
| fifty per cent. of them are in good
! health and waiting for transportation
| to join their companies.
The trouble of the past few days over
| the bread question is not likely to re-
I'cur, as the Third brigade bakery is now
| in operation. Twelve tons of flour
| both of spring and of winter wheat,
| were received, and this morning the
| bakery was put in full operation, and
| henceforth it will turn out daily be-
| tween $500 and 5000 loaves of bread.
Corporal Homer Pease, of A. is a
half-invalid. Some days ago while ex-
| ploring through the woods near camp
| and handling some odd specimens OF
| low trees, his right arm came in con-
| tact with what is known as poisoned
| oak. In a short time afterwards, the
arm began to swell. and several small
| eruptions broke out between the wrist
and the elbow. Dr. Blanchard was
called in. and prescribed some antisep-
tic solutions, after several applications
of which the arm began to heal gradu-
ally. Corporal Pease is now off the. sick
list, and though his arm is still some
| what sore, he is able to attend to lighter
| duties.
Lieutenant William w. Inglis. Of d
| acting as an aide on General Gobin's
staff. was welcomed back to camr
Wednesday, after an absence of nearly
three and one-half months. On ac.
count of ill-health, he had to quit the
regiment at Dunn Lorng, and went
west on an extended health tour. or
his return he received a warm welcome
from bis many friends in the regiment
and states that his health is now good
GOSSIP OF CAMP.
Private Dan Matthias, of f, who was
taken sick soon after the regiment
reached Camp Meade and was taken tC
|
day from an extended sick furlough.
Harold l.. Gillespie, Of d. has received
formal notification of his transfer e
the First division hospital corps.
Private Sam Richards of ID, ant
Charles Fernsler. of G, formerly cook.
for their respective companies, haV,
been transferred to the Third brigad,
bakery. They are the only members o
the Thirteenth transferred, and they
receive fifty cents a day extra Will,
working there. Both are flrst-cla
bakers, and We're similarly detailed a
the corps bakery at Camp Meade.
Private David James, of C. is culti
waiting beard of a certain cut which
the old members of the National Guart
say. makes him look like eX-Quarter
master Reese Watkins. Others say h
resembles Chauncey Depew.
Private David Harris, of the com
missary has received a few importan
and official maps, entitled the "Winte
Camps of the United States Army" The,
shows all the camps in which troops ar,
now Quartered, their relative position
and railroad connections; and ais
gives interesting information in regart
to the history and the strategic valu
of each point. Mr.. Harris has kindl,
furnished The Tribune correspondent
with one of these maps.
Private Peter McCrea, of c, who i
now typhoid patient in the Lacka
wanna hospital, has applied for sixt,
day sick furlough.
Richard ]. Bourke.