The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-28
FOURTEENTH GOES TODAY
WILL BREAK CAMP AND SET
OUT FOR KNOXVILLE
Only One Regiment Of the First
Corps Will Then Be Left at Camp
Thomas, and 1t VIII Get AWAY
by Monday-Death Ratio at
Chickamausa Low ana the Fever
Not Severe In Type.


CHICKAAlAUGA, Ga, Aug. 27.-The
regiments that left Camp Thomas to-
day were the Second and Fifth Mis-
souri,, of the Third division. First
corps, sand the Sixth Ohio, OF the Sec.
ond division, First CORPS. The desttna-
tion of the two Missouri regiments is
Lexington, while the Sixth Ohio will go
into camp at Knoxville. -'-s ia
The Fourteenth Minnesota will break
camp early tomorrow morning and will
leave for Knoxville. a. Trains for the
Second Ohio will be- ready tomorrow
afternoon and the regiment will pro-
coed to Knoxville. This will leave of
the First corps at Camp Thomas only
the First Pennsylvania, which will 20
to Knoxville Monday. The two troops
of Kentucky cavalry will proceed to
Lexington Monday.
Orders came from the war depart
ment today to prepare for the muster
ing out of the Eighth New York and
Fifth Ohio. The Eighth New York will
probably turn in its equipage at this
camp and then proceed to New Yerl,
state to be mustered CUT, while the de-
tails for the mastering out of the Fifth
Missouri will be contaminated at the
Lexington camp, after which 1t will
proceed. to Missouri
Gen. Breckenridge will hasten the de-
parture Of the Third corps for Hunts
vile, Ala, as soon as the regiments
of the First corps have ali left the
park. s@ s., aee. rsi.A ess.evss
The sickness at Camp Thomas has
been greatly exaggerated by articles
that have recently been published in
some parts Of the country. While there
are all told about 1,500 sick soldiers in
the hospitals at this park only about
500 of this number are pronounced
typhoid fever cases and a majority OF
these are not Of a virulent type.
LOW DEATH RATE. ee.e@
This statement Is borne out by the
death rate. For instance. at the Stern
berg hospital. where there are 40 pa
tients, the death rate has been one
and one-haR per day, or three patients
lost every two. days. -
Immediately upon the opening Of the
Sternberg hospital, on Aug. 16. all the
were transferred to 1t from the divis-
ion and regimental hospital headquar-
ters. Instead Of deaths by the whole
sale, q visit to the Sternberg hospital
reveals that a large majority Of the
patients are improving, and, as a rule,
they are cheerful and 1hope1ui. In ten
days ninety patients have so far re-
covered as to be sent home on fur
loughs.
Maj Giffen, who constructed the
Sternberg hospital. and who. as the
surgeon in charge, is watching closely
after its details, has a right to be
proud Of what It Is accomplishing 6.
The hospital covers about fifteen
acres Of ground and consists Of 200
tents and thirteen pine wood pavilions.
each of the latter being 1880 feet and
provided with accommodations FOR
twenty patients. The total capacity
of the hospital Is 1000 patients. The
bedsteads are of iron, with woven Wire
springs, over which is laid a hair
mattress six inches in thickness.
Through the surgeon general the hos
pital is supplied with all the dellcacies
necessary, including ice,e milk, spring
chickens, ETC. The hospital Is provld-
ed with a crema tory, in which all
refuse matter +, Is reduced ." to ashes.
while Mai Giffin added a disinfectant
plant, in which all. linens are, thor
oughly disinfected before being sent
out for laundry. -
Gov. Hastings, Of Pennsylvania. ar
rived at Camp Thomas On a spec1af
hospital train this morning. visited the
hospital and left this evening with l50
Pennsylvania and New York SICK ana
convalescent soldiers aboard his train