The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

generously allowed the men to spend
their last cent in buying eatables.
1t Is only just to sly. however, that
this condition of affairs Is not the fault
OF Quartermaster II. u. Cox, Of the
Thirteenth. 1t would r. hard, IL not
.'npossible, to find n more intelligent,
more conscientious, or more indefatig-
aple duartermaster in the CORPS than
he is; but when food Is not issued, he
cannot get 1t.
NUMBER OF SICK.
Your correspondent made a careful
inquiry throughout every company this
morning, and the following is the GEN.
sus, per company. of all those who are
not here now with their commands.
and are absent, on account of sickness,
at home, or at division hospital at Dunn
Loring. or at Fort Myer hospital. or In
Philadelphia: a, ten men; Il, thir-
teen and one lieutenant: G, nineteen;
II, nine; T., eight: f, four; G.. nine, and
II, four and one lieutenant, that is,
seventy-eight men altogether, or about
twelve per cent. of the entire regiment.
This is higher than usual, and is much
greater than II will be a week from
now.
This camp is laid out in a somewhat
different manner from the usual. Now,
the cooks quarters and mess tents are
removed farthest from the sinks, and
stand at the head of the company
streets; back of these are the COM
panies' headquarters, then the battal-
ion. and then the regimental headquar-
ters. This arrangement has two ad-
vantages-it removes the kitchen to a
safe distance from the sinks, and at
the same time places them under the
closer scrutiny of the captains.
Corporal Ridgway, of B, is laid up
with severe attack of rheumatism in
the left arm and hand. On his arrival
in camp he received word that his
uncle, Alfred Ridgway, of Middletown,
N. Y, was dead.
The little comfort cot, wooden
frame and wire springs, has been in
great demand here. One firm in Har-
risburg shipped several wagon loads of
them to camp and disposed of them in
very short time. They sold for 81 and
$1.25.
Captain Robling. of c. always popu-
lar with his men, made himself doubly
dear to them since our arrival here.
All day yesterday he pitched right in
and helped the men at everything. At
dinner he boiled and distributed cof-
fee to them; in the evening he let them
have some refreshments at his ex-
pense, and advanced several of them
money with which to buy cots, so that
they would not be compelled to sleep
on the cold, dewy ground. Today he
busted himself in seeing that his
boys got enough to eat, or, at least,
enough to tide them over the starva-
tion period.
BARRETT TRANSFERRED.
Private Peter j. Barrett, of c, from
which company he had received his
transfer some time ago, has left for
Fort Morgan, Alabama, to join Bat
terry l, First United States artillery,
commanded by Captain Patterson.
Most of the non-commissioned ofTi-
GERS have received their warrants.
They prize them highly, but are in a
quandary as to what they shall do with
them. If they keep them here. they
will be crumpled and destroyed; if they
send them home as they are, they Will
be badly shattered. Your correspond
ent has, therefore. been asked to state
that they all would be grateful for some
pasteboard rolls, fifteen inches long
and about one inch in diameter, COM
ing from anybody in Scranton.
G. p. Summerhill, an aide dec camp,
and lieutenant in the Fifth artillery,
asked Colonel Coursen today to detail
some sergeant in the Thirteenth, who Is
also a good horseman, to act as corps
color bearer. This is quite an honor
for the Thirteenth.
Richard I Rourke