Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-08
Last of the Regiments to Leave Camp
Alger,
MEN CHEERED As TRAINS MOVED OUT
Lieut.. Haddow Placed in Charge of
the Hospital.
CAMP WITHOUT \ GUARD
SPECIAL csrre-ponaenee of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
DUNN LORING. Va, September s. 1898.
Ths. I'd Regiment. Virginia Volunteer In
fantry. left Camp Alger this morning for
Richmond. Va. being the last command To
break camp. The regiment left in three de-
rschmeuts. which were commanded by Lieut..
col Thomas 5. Keller, Maj. F. c. Scruggs
and Capt. T Z. Gr4nsley. and Will travel
by the Chesapeake and Ohio reaching Rich
mond about O'Clock this evening This
afternoon the wagon train conveying the
baggage and supplies of the 2d Division
will pc started to Middletown. and the Of
ficers Of the division staff will leave about
o'clock this evening BY tonight. there
fore. Camp Alger will be deserted.
Long before the time set for the arrival
Of the extra trains the Virginia men had
packed uD their belongings and stood in
line ready to start for Richmond. Their
tents were down within ten minutes of the
time set for packing. : o'c.ock. and the
regiment was ready to move over to the
station at Dunn LOrfng in less than an
hour afteTward. This unusual activity was
The result of desire the part of the en-
listed men TO convince every one at head
quarters that they were as well trained and
as well disciplined any volunteer regi-
ment in the service. As far as the test
went the regiment has fully established
IndI ClalIn- Tor II consumed 00-y about one
half the time required by other regiments
OF Gen Buffers division for getting ready
to board The tTaiH.
Patiently Waited
A. the station the three battalions were
drawn up separately and held at ease from
about o'clock until Eearly noon 1t is
noteworthy that during this entire period
or enforced idlel ess there vas not the
slightest disturbance or disc der of any
SORT This. say most CT the officers OF the
regiment. is better indication of it's dis
cpline than any other that could have been
imposed. By noon all three battalions had
been put aboard the trains and had been
draHn away from Dunn Loring cheering
wildly as they went.
In addition to the transfer noted in The
Star Of Tuesday. the following men from
the 50 Nirgiaia have been assigned to sery-
lee In the hispital corps: Sergt. a. H. Ham
Lton. COMPANY NJ; Privates Frederick Cole
man and J. F. M1Iard. Company c.; H. NJ
Fox Comp any X, and A. H. Goddard and
Il. II. Drinkard. Company L. One or two
OF these MAJ will remain behind to care for
TIE twenty-one patients left al Camp Alger
town.
Special Service.
some sucn addition to the hospital COM
pany was made necessary this morning by
the Issuance of an order directing forty
seven men from that command to proceed
al once to Fort Monroe for duty at the hos
Titai there. This detachment will be under
the command of Acting Steward G. A
Markham. Lieut.. HGddow of the Signal
Service viii remain in charge of the hos
p!tal here
II is not Yet settled who will be station
ed here as chief Of the subsistence and
quartermaster's department For MANY
p fLrlIx- h.
present depot commiSsary of subsistence
Wall remain In that event Capt Patrick
Mccall. Mai Little's assistant. Will prob
ably be sent to Middletown. A good size
corps Of clerks is certain tC remain behind
% care Tor he quantities of canned goods
when are sun IL the store rooms awaiting
Shipment 10 Middletown. Mai. Little for
tunately DISPOSED of all the perishabie sup
plies ii w-sk age
As Yet the detachment from Washington
barracks TO guard government propert,-
mas not appeared Since the departure OF
the 30 Virginia this morning there has been
no guard