The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-03
RECRUITING
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its volunteer regiment now a. Camp AL
ger, and has also reason TO be proud Of
its commander, Col. Abbot who Is now
IN acting brigade commander In full
charge OF Camp Alger. The regiment IL
who 10 acting colonel, no that Col. Abbot
Is acting hriRadier general Of the Third
Brigade, second division. second army
coFps. Capt. Forsyth, ~ senior captain
Of the first battalion. 10 commanding the
battalion. performing the duties OF lieu
tenant colonel although be u not known
a. acting lieutenant colonel u having
been decided to leave that position open
for the present. Adjt. Barrows Is now
assisrant adjutaDt general OF she briGAde
and First Lieut.. Pearoe of Company is
acting reaimental adJutant.
MAJ. Lsstsr S. Hill was yesterday after
noon appointed by Maj. den. Graham TO
be the sureson OF the Third Brigade,
second division, and thus IL will b. seen
that Rhode Island Volunteers are fright
In II. - Col Abbot and the majority Of
the officers are disposed to consider these
arran gements % temporary, but there IL
q possibility that they will be permanent.
captain OF the regiment would probably
be made . major snu Mai. Barker as
ssnior major Of ths regiment would be-
come lieutenant colonel
As Recruiting Officer.
Gov. Dyer having asked that one of the
fisld officers OF the regiment be detailed to
mustsr In the volunteers now at Camp
Quousst 1t IL probable that Col. Abbot
viii assign Maj. Phette place TO such duty,
providing that the corps commander ap-
proves OF the detail. The busy men in
the regiment are Adjt Barrows. Quar-
torn, sfar Honktoa sepUf Mai Riocun
and Qusrtermas,er Sergt. Wise. Adjt.
Barrows has been flooded by u multiplic-
tty OF orders from corps headquarters and
has In addition been q general bureau OF
information.
Enjoy Good Health.
The health of the regiment Is good,
there being only three men In the hospi-
tai tents. Eergt. Norton OF Company q
lou OF Company n and Private 0iblin OF
Co. 4 with acute rheumatism. None Of
the cases are bad ones, but the men ara
still un fit for ddty. The secretary of war
has given personal orders for a thorough
and impartial Investigation of tina sant-
tary condition of tho camp and Its sur
roundings. He has entrusted this work
to bis military aide. Maj. Gevrge IL.
hopkins Of the volunteer army, who has
had considerable experience In the field
during the Civil War. Col. q. X. Green
leaf, assistant surgeon general and Col.
j. N. Moore, assistant quartermaster gen.
eral recognized ~ the highest authorities
In the army on questions pertaining to
their respective departments have been
specially detailed to assist Maj. Hopkins
In bis investigation.
May Be Abandoned.
Up to the present time the principal
complaints against the camp are that the
water supply is insufficient and of bad
quslity, and that existing conditions
there predispose the soldiers 60 malaria.
IL the report Of the army board shows
these con- plants TO be well founded the
camp will be abandoned In favor Of o
more beaIthful site. Several changes have
been made In the location of regiments
aud larger parade around Is to he
chosen II an Investigation of the camps
healthfulnes does not cause removal from
the present cite.
The postoffice department. 10 taking
steps to establish thorough POSTAL service
for the army. 1t ID proposed to place sta
tious at army posts 40 far az possible IN
der the direction OF the postmaster In the
nearest CITY. He will assign clerks to per-
form the work. The soldiers will not be
called upon to handle the mail more than
10 absolutely necessary. A new stamp
has been made for the department. to be
used In stamping mall sent by forces In
the field. 1t will print the following:
Soldiers letter, collect postage from ad-