The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-13
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


said and written inside and outside of
camp concerning the disposition to be
made of the Thirteenth, nothing of an
official nature has transpired till to-
day to indicate what will be done with
the regiment. Recently a requisition
for some new instruments for the band
was sent in. This has been returned
in the following manner: Colonel Guy
Howard. chief commissary Of the
corps; requisition approved as this reg
iment (meaning the Thirteenth) is to
remain in service" The Fifth Mas
sachussetts arrived in camp today.
The mortality rate is beginning to
grow gradually and disease, sickness
and death are thinning the ranks Of
the Thirteenth. A few days ago Pri-
vate Fred j. Gay, of A Company, was
removed to the General hospital at
Lancaster. where he was treated for
typhoid fever. For nearly week he
fingered between life and death with
very little hope of his recovery, and
finally passed away Saturday. The
remains have been sent to his home
at Carverton, Wyoming county.
This is the eighth death since the
regiment left home, and all here hope
that II will be the last Private Gay
was employed for some time as driv-
er for Lindner's bakery. OF Penn ave-
nue., and was well acquainted in Scran-
ton.
LIEUTENANT cox is ILL.
There is no truth in the rumor of
the death of Sergeant Frutchey and
Private Sohns, of b, both of whom are
in the Medico- -Chirurgical hospital,
Philadelphia. Word has been received
in camp concerning them, and from
all accounts they have passed the
danger line.
Lieutenant II. y. Cox, who was sick
In quarters for a few days and made
such an heroic struggle against the
advancing fever, has had to succumb
at last. He was removed from here
by ambulance Friday night, and left
In the City hospital, Harrisburg. Major
surgeon Keller expected that the pa
tient might be able to go home to
Scranton next morning. but he is still
there. The illness of Lieutenant Cox
causes sincere regret throughout the
regiment He has been working hard
since we arrived here, and was al
ways looking out for the boys. 1t is
their only wish now that he may soon
recover and return to his post stronger
and sounder in health. His place as
quartermaster Is now filled by Lieu
tenant johnson, OF A.
Captain ]. w. Kambeck. of B, after
an illness lasting nearly two weeks,
left for Harrisburg Sunday afternoon
in charge of Major Keller. From there
he will Immediately leave for Scran-
ton, where he expects to regain health
and strength in short time.
Private Charles Shoemaker, Of Com
pany G, W., was discharged from
First division hospital No. yesterday
and left for home. Is suffering from
what seems to be serious affection
OF the left eye. AT the last diagnosis
the doctors practically agreed that it
is an ;ncipient cataract and advised
him at once to 60 home for treatment
he was ordered TO place himself under
medical care without delay either in
Scranton or elsewhere, and, if neces-
sary, to have an operation performed
Whoever attends his case must make
returns twice Il week, as to his condi-
lions to the medical staff of the divi-
sion hospital here. If the eve does not
show any decided improvement under
treatment the doctors here informed
MIN that they would have to advise his
o'S'hdi sc lIOIil tIle service.
SICK ARE DOING WELL.
The members of the Thirteenth who
are now in the different hospitals. here
IN camp, in Harrisburg, in Philadel-
phia, in Lancaster, in Fort Myer and
at Dunn Lorins are doing well. Charles
Van Ripper, of the hospital corps, was
the last one to leave division hospital
No. l at Dunn Lorihg, Va, and on
his arrival here stated that the day
he left there to report at the hospital
here, there were only twenty-eiCht
patients in division hospital No !, and
OF these only two belonged to the
Thirteenth. Both We're recovering rap
idly, and, if not home by this time.
arc removed to some hospital in the
large cities, as Colonel Frank Swee-
ney, inspector general for the care of
the sick soldiers of Pennsylvania, was
there making arrangements for their
removal. Forty-flve members of that
hospital corps had left for Fort Mon
roe, and those in charge were prepar-
ing TO blot out OF existence forever
that monument of suffering.
The sick members of the Thirteenth
who are here need not cause any wor-
ry TO those at home. They are i'm no
danger, and those whose cases are a
little more serious are taken to Har-
risburs or Lancaster. No chances are
being taken by the medical STAFF. To a
Few of the boys who are in the regi-
mental hoso tai, Colonel Coursen last
night, in . e course of a short conyer-
sation, advised them to not wait till
We are mustered out to go home, but
that they should now go on short fur
loughs. This, he said, is all the more
advisable because, while the regiment
may not be sent to Cuba for garrison
duty, it would certainly be in service
for few months yet. For this rea-
son, all those who are well enough TO
go home alone, will receive fnrloughs
and be allowed to fully recuperate at
home.
MANY ARE ABSENT.
Not even excepting those commands
which are to be furloughed and mus
tered out in the near future, there is
hardly regiment here which has not
lost several men during the past week.
These are all cases of absence without
leave. and 1t ia unfortunate that, in
this respect the Thirteenth has suf-
fered the most heavy losses. At dress
Parade last night thirty-four men were
reported as "absent without leave"
from the First battalion, and Major
Walter Wood. of the Second battalion,
stated to your correspondent that
about fifty men of his command have
taken French leave" 1t is supposed
that most Of those eighty -four absen-
tees are gone home, though IL is known