Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-02
CAMP ALGER.


yesterday, has recommended to Secre-
tsry A ger that the troops now at Camp
Alger be removed at an early day 10
some other location more healthy than
that which they now occupy. The in
creasing number of typhoid fever cases,
the disease having prevailed there for
some time, is the reason assigned by
General Sternberg in making the rec
ommendation
1t is said in Washington that the de-
termination TO remove Camp Alger
from its present site meets with the APP
prevail OF the entire military establish
inent. Surgeon Sternberg said yester-
day: "The camp will be removed at
once"
The site was, the authorities now
say, badly chosen. There is no running
water, and so many men huddled to-
gether away from stream, which is
one of the first essentials of an ideal
camp, cannot have good health.
The deplorable prevalence of fever
and malarial disease, peremptory de e.
mand from the medical branch of the
service and flood of severe criticism
have forced the War Department into
the admission that the present Camp
Alger site was unwisely chosen, and at
last its removal is being considered
Yesterday Secretary Alger said "We
have taken the matter under advise
ment and will probably decide upon
what shall be done within day or two.
No other site for the camp has yet been
selected. In fact we have not finally
determined that Camp Alger shall be
moved"
When it is decided to remove the
camp there is liable to be some Difficult
ty in securing another site, owing to
the objections property owners might
naturally be expected to raise against
the proximity Of a fever-infected camp.
A new site will probably have to be
seized as military necessity.
1t is by no means certain that the
20 900 men now at Camp Alger will
have to be removed to some distant
point. The required change obscene and
!. water may be within few miles OF the
present camping ground, and if these
can be secured without an expensive
and to iious railroad journey, the men
will be marched from Camp Alger 10
the new site.
Mayor A. P. Rowe, of Fredericksburg,
las written to Adjutant-General Corbin
requesting him to come to Fredericks
burg or send representative to exam
inc into the advantages of Stafford
Heights, opposite that city, where the
federal army was camped for severa
months during the civil war. This lot
ter was written in consequence Of the
rumor that Camp Alger is to be moved.
the War Department has ordered that
work on the Second Division bakery building
bo ceased permanently and this is looked
upon a a sure sign that the troops will soon
b. moved.
Five deaths and forty.ono new cases was
yesterdays typhoid record at the camp.
The new United States water filters were
issued to the troops yesterday, together with
aerators, and the boys drank filtered water
for the fist time.
The plans for the big review of the Second
Army Corrs by President Mckinley and the
Cabinet have again been changed. Vt s.er-
day General Graham stated that it had been
decided to have Secretary of War Alger to 60
ont to camp and review the troops on August
10, instead Of having the troops 60 to Wash
ingto on that date
CAMP ALaER, Aug. 2-That the
camp has been condemned and is to be
removed has caused the greatest salts
faction to both officers and men. Thir-
ty new cases of typhoid fever were re-
moved to the hospital this morning.
Two death were reported this morning
from Fort Myer. They are Private
Archie w. Stockholm, of Co. G, 18th
Pennsylvania, and Private George Fay,
Co. G., 18th Pennsylvania.