The times., 1898-06-13

That asks no mustered aid ior due;
That comforts hut the languid few,
And finds but space for friend guest
Long, long tho dav. and peace its length,
To mock an armed city's strength
Lays % Camp Alger
Sunday brought peace and rest to Camp
Alger. The men attended regimental
services in the morning and spent the day
sleeping or lounging around their tents
Only the fated few who patro!led on po-
lice or guard duty found the day aught
but a dragging length Of hours.
The sun blistered the tented streets
and made life burden. 1t was the hot
test day on record and the boys wondered
If Cuba or Porto Rico could possibly be
hotter than Camp Alger.
Many Of the troops received leave Of
absence and Went into Washington, but
the majority of the boys returned be-
fore noon.
Saturday night was a long stretch for
the provost guard on duty at the en-
trance 10 camp. Hundreds Of soldiers re-
turned late, many Of them drunk and dis
orderly, and as each man had to be ar
rested and placed in the guardhouse the
guards had anything but a pleasant task
In one guardhouse. the Sixth Massachu-
sets, twenty-one Of the boys spent the
night in bewailing their plight.
A member Of Company X. Eighth Ohio
created much excitement by putting up q
light when the guard tried to arrest him.
Before he could be handled, six men had
10 hold him and they only succeeding in
arresting him after lively tussle. The
offender carried 100 pounds Of stone in
his knapsack al day yesterday and drilled
around the camp as punishment
The Third Tennessee are in a bad fix
for food. The boys in this regiment claim
they are being slowly starved and many
meals consist Of nothing but plain hard
tack and coffee. The boys of the Sixth
Pennsylvania have made up a purse bv
contribution TO purchase food for their
Tennessee brothers and are very indig-
nant that such a state of affairs should
exist in a camp Of United States troops
DR.. Bailer Of the National Aid Assocfa-
tion visited the Third Tennessee YES
terday and said matters We're even worse
than reported by the troops.
Two cases have been forwarded to Fort
Myer from the division hospital. Both
men are in bad shape and may never re-
cover. One Of these is the case of spinal
meningitis which was referred to in The
Times few days since.
A case Of the dread diphtheria has de-
Veloped at the division hospital. The pa
tient is Private E. Robinson of Company
3, Eighth Ohio. This is the second case
10 appear since Camp Alger was formed.
First Sergeant Rodey Of Company A.
Eighth Ohio, lost his pocketbook contain
Ing $S4 on Friday. The money was his
pay and he was much discounted over
his loss. Yesterday the members Of his
company made up a purse Of s45 and Col
Hard presented It to Sergeant Rodey
with few appropriate remarks.
The boys OF Company C. Sixth Massa-
chusetts. are not hoodooed by the number
'13," nor by the unlucky day. Friday.
They left Lowell. Mass. on Friday; were
mustered in on Friday, the 18th day of
May; lef; Camp Framingham on Friday.
the train they came on consisted Of thir-
teen cars: they received State pay on
Friday and expect 10 leave for Cuba on
Friday.
Not a member Of the First Battalion
Sixth Massachusetts, Is in the hospital
at present.
The boys OF the Sixth Massachusetts
have received a full outfit Of shirts. stock
ings, shoes and ties from the Merrimac
Clothing Company. Of Lowell, Mass The
boxes In which the goods We're sent have
he ssV.-,,.,,,t.--
Two deserters have been reported in
the Sixth Massachusetts,. The men are
supposed 10 be In Baltimore.
A squad of the Sixth Massachusetts are
doing guard duty at the cars at Falls
Church.
The Pennsylvania Relief Association
has furnished each of the Pennsylvania
hospital corps with several boxes Of de-
ncacies- The good things are much ap-
preciated.
Clara Barton, head Of the Red Cross
Society, inspected the camp yesterday
All Of the regimeutal hospitals were Wis
ited and the division hospital received
thorough inspection. Miss Barton seemed
wei pleased with the regimental hospitals
and expressed her wonder at the care
given the sick men by their comrades.
Company E, Of the Eighth Pennsylva-
MIA, yesterday presented Col. Hoffman
with a magnificent stand of colors. Cor
poral Hadgert made the presentation ad-
dress and Col Hoffman replied with
few appreciative words.
Private Barnhart, of Company A, Eighth
Ohio, is confined in the hospital with ner-
vous prostration. There are at present
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