The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-24
From n Staff Correspondent.

From n Staff Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Va, May 23--Thc rep
reservations made by aggrieved con-
Fressmen from Pennsylvania and other
states regarding the condition Of af-
fairs at the camp have evidently had
their effect, for today corps of arte-
sian well sinkers arrived on the ground
ond began searching for water Major
General Graham also came on the
field to personally superintend the
work uf lettering affairs and by way
of bringing assurance to the complain
ing men lost no time in sending out
formal notice that he had taken act
i've command and would hereafter have
permanent headquarters on the ground
1t was given oIS with General
Graham's COMING, that the war depart
ment had definitely decided not to
change the camp location, being satisfied
that the plans it has under way for the
betterment of the water supply and the
Improvement of the roads will over
come all cause of complaint, regard
ing the fear Of a water famine and the
delay in getting off supplies and equip
lnent.
General Graham, accompanied by
Colonel Girard, has chief surgeon made
personal inspection of the camp this
afternoon and at it's conclusion they
expressed themselves as being sats-
fled that with the completion
of contemplated improvements the
camp will be satisfactory in
every way. Now that there is
head to the division some system in
the management of affairs is prom
iscd.
BRlCADES TO BE FORMED.
General Graham informed Colonel
Courscn that he will in day or two,
if possible tomorrow, brigade the var
ious regiments and place them in
charge of the senior colonel who will
act and be rewarded as brigader
The four Pennsylvania regiments,
Sixth, Eighth Twelfth and Thirteenth,
viii form one brigade and Colonel
Schall, eX-hrgader of the first brigade,
National Guard Of Pennsylvania, now
colonel Of the sixth, will be placed in
command.
Surgeon General Girard made an an
-i..if . I,A
Thirteenth that caused a big furry
among the doctors. Tomorrow he says
he intends to establish a division hos
pital The regmenta hospital will be
nothing more than a dispensary for
headache and slight cold medicines
and the like. Hospital corps will be
no more and the staff of surgeons
WI be run down from three to one.
Some of the deposed surgeons will be
given a place in the division hospital
hut all those who cannot be thus ac-
commodated will have to accept dis
charges.
So much of this as is detail, is liable
to change, Coonel Girard said, that
the general plan, he believed, would
assuredly be followed, Two stories
went out today that feel called upon
TO correct. one was that a man had
been arrested while attempting to
poison a spring from which the Penn
sylvania regiments obtain water. The
other that typhoid fever is already in
camp. Neither story is true.
RESEMBLES TYPHOID.
The only thing resembling typhoid
was a case in our own regiment, thai
of Private Sparks, in which there are
some typhoidal symptoms, but which
cause of the extremely mild nature o.
the case.
There has been just enough rain ever,
day to give assurance that the spring.
will be kept at their free flow unit
the artesian wells and mountain reser
voirs are completed and after tina
there need be no further worry abou
scarce water supply. The weathe
continues temperate and the men ar
in good health and spirits, there beinl
but two men in the hospital, the on
above mentioned and another who i
sweating out a cold.
Not a word is heard of the depart
ment's intention regarding the soldier
at this camp. One thing is sure, thoug
if the talked Of immediate invasion o
Cuba takes place, none of the Penn
sylvania regiments here can partici