The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-27
REVIEW BY PRESIDENT

knoll at corps headquarters, all dread
ated.
Cases of contagious or infectious dis
eases are isolated at the Fort Myer
hospital, the men are being vaccinated,
daily inspections are made of the hos
pitfalls and everything else that would
tend to protect the health of the camp
is being diligently attended TO.
General Graham today established
himself in his new quarters on a COM
manding elevation to the east of the
camp. The old Woodburn Manor,
which was first occupied as headquar-
ters, will be continued as a station for
the Commissary, Captain Little. Quar-
termaster Martin has his headquarters
established at Dunn Loring station,
where all supplies for the camp are un-
loaded. The various headquarters are
to be connected with telegraph and
telephone and a special wire run from
General Graham's quarters to the war
department.
ARMY WAGONS.
Fifty army wagons with a double
team Of mules to each have been de-
livered at camp and will be distributed
among the regiments in due course of
time. At present they will be used in
carting goods from the quartermaster's s
station at Dunn Loring and in dis
tributing rations from the commits
sarys department. The wagons much
resemble the ordinary two-ton coal
wagons SO common in Scranton. The
main difference is that they are sup
piled with a horseshoe canopy of
white canvas. The body of the wagons
is painted green and the gearing red.
They are manufactured by the Column
bia Wagon company of Columbia, Pa.
The women of Washington and par
ticularly those Of the Loyal Legion
are nobly caring for the sick. They
generously supply each regimental hos
pital with homemade jellies, broths,
fruits and flowers and personally visit
those who are confined to bed. Con-
gressman Hills wife has spent the last
three days nursing two boys at Fort
Meyer hospital. Other prominent
women have offered to take three or
four patients to their homes in Wash
ington and have them cared for by a
trained nurse. Others have offered to
pay for the services of trained nur-
| soldier boys friends at home need not
worry but that if they fall they will
be well cared, in fact as well as they
| possibly could be if they We're in their
| own homes.
The weather continues temperate, the
| thermometer seldom exceeding eighty
| five degrees. The maximum for the
| twenty-four hours ending at sun down
yesterday was 81 degrees and the min
| imum 63. Healthier or more pleasant
| weather for out-dooT living could not
| be desired. When the warmer weather
| does come, it will be halfgladly re-
| ceived as the soldiers are confidently
| counting on going to the tropics and
will accept the scorChing as a desi-
rable necessary part of the gradual ac-
| climatzatiOn which the war depart
ment planned when it moblized nearly
all the troops in the sunny southland
THE SECOND DIVISION.
| a second division is to be organized
upon the arrival of the regiments from
| Missouri and two from Michigan
| which are expected today or tomorrow
| These regiments and the commands
now here unattached, the Sixth, Penn.
| sylvania: one Hundred and Fifty Ninth
Indiana, and the Ninth Ohio, will com
prise the new division. The two divi
| sions will number about 10000 men.
| BY an arrangement between the wal
| and postohice departments, sub
| postoffice is to be established in eacl
| regiment with the chaplain as post
| master.
A quarter Of mile of refreshment
booths and notion stores have suddenly
sprung up along the pike at the en-
| trance to the camp. Five-Cent pies are
the principal article of trade.
| a delegation Of women came up from
| Washington yesterday to protes
against the canteen being kept open OF
| Sunday. They were cOurteousiy re
ceived by General Graham but he die
not give their mission any encourage
| ment.
A hospital corps from Fort McHenry
| has been sent here to train the volun
teer hospital corps.
Captain Kambeck. of Company b. il
acting as adjutant Of the First battal
ion during Major Stillwell's incumben
| cy of the position of colonel.
Captain Fellows, of Company +, wa
1 Olltt'I W lilt udy NCSl'ludN, anu Lieu
tenant Keith, of Company \, cOmman
der Of the guard.
| Private Bernard HagGerty COmpan,
c, was headquarters orderly yesterday
This is the third time he has been Sc
lected during the present tour of duty
Today Captain Corwin, of Compan!
II, is officer Of the day, and Lieutenan
Harrington, of Company G., comman
der of the guard.
Major Walter a. Wood. Of the Sec
ord battalion, is acting today as divis
ion commander of the guard.
Mrs. il. A. COursen arrived yesterda,
afternoon from Scranton tC make
prolonged visit. She will stop at farm
house only a short distance from tn
Thrteenth's camp.
hall teams from Company +, Thir
lteenth, Pennsylvania, ard Company X
Twelfth, Pennsylvania, played a gam
yesterday for prize Of a gallon and
half Of water. co. f won by a score o
81 TO II, T. j. Duffy.
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