The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-08

Issued Tuesday.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Sept
7.-Typhod fever still continues tC
claim its victims, but the medical off
GERS are doing their best to offset it
1t is healthful country here, but many
of the men have brought with them
the germs of the disease from other
camps. Everything, however, is being
done to counteract it's influences and
effects. The physicians are active, and
the authorities of neighboring cities are
rendering all possible help in the mat.
ter of taking care of the sick. The
City hospital, of Harrisburg, is already
taking good care of a number of pa
tients, and the Sanitary hospital, OF
that city. is ready to treat all cases of
contagious diseases.
Twenty patients, suffering from ty-
phoid. were removed Monday night
from the Red Cross hospital to the
Lancaster hospital, and the Medco-
Chirurgical hospital, of Philadelphia
which performed such excellent SER
vice for this corps, and especially for
the First division, has not yet relaxed
in its efforts, and is now preparing to
remove over one hundred more patients
from here. With the exception of those
cases which have been developing for
some days, but contracted elsewhere,
the general health of Camp Meade is
good, and certainly an Improvement on
what it was at Camp Alger.
COLONEL BOIES' VISIT.
Colonel Henry NJ. Boies, formerly
commander of the Thirteenth regiment,
accompanied by his wife, his two
daughters, Miss Boies and Miss Helen
Boies, and his son, David Boies, was
a welcome visitor here yesterday. The
party arrived in the forenoon and spent
some spare moments in looking over
the camp of the regiment and in ad-
miring the beauty of the surrounding
scenery. They We're accompanied by Col
onel Coursen, Lieutenant Colonel Mat
tes, Major Stillwell Major Surgeon
Keller. Adjutant Louis T. Mates and
Adjutant Walter Gunster, and after
their tour of inspection had dinner
with the staff. Colonel Boies and fam
lily were serenaded by the regimental
band, conducted by Sergeant 7. IL.
Miles. The following programme was
rendered in front of headquarters:
Crimson Flush" Russell Alexander
Idols Eye ................Nictor Herbert
"Hearts and Flowers .Tobain
american Fantasia" .....Nictor Herbert
The band played at it's best and Col
onel Boies showed his appreciation by
a gift of a twenty dollar gold piece,
cigars and liberal refreshments. The
visitors left in the evening.
EXCURSION Projected.
Before the departure of Colonel Boies
your correspondent had an interview
with him and Colonel Coursen in re-
gard TO an excursion from Scranton,
which has been rumored around camp.
Colonel Boes stated that before leav-
ing Scranton he had talked the mat
ter over with Colonel Ripple and sew
eral others. all of whom agreed not
only that it would prove a grand sue
cess, but also that they would do ev-
erything in their power to help it
along. The idea is to run a train early
in the morning-leaving Carbondale at
o'clock, Scranton at Z, Wilkes Barre
at s, and so on-and get here at noon.
From the depot to the Thirteenth's
camp the trip would be made in am
balances, the regulation army wagons
and in bandwagons-all of which would
be both novel and enjoyable to the
excursionists. They could return that
evening. leaving here at I o'clock.
Colonel Coursen stated that he was
highly pleased with the project, and
that he would ask General Graham for
the use of some army wagons and am
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felt quite sure that they would not be
refused, especially considering the
purpose for which the excursion will
be run.
The purpose for which the excursion
Will be run is to give the people of
Scranton and of the Lackawanna val
ley a chance to see this country, at
cheap rate, to inspect a camp of large
proportions, and at the same time to
turn over to the staff and the differ
ent companies of the Thirteenth the
surplus for buying whatever extras
may be needed. 1t is felt that there
are hundreds of people in and around
Scranton who would take advantage
of such trip.
NO BREAD ISSUED.
Inc bISiu question TedcneO an acute
stage in the Thirteenth yesterday. For
some time the bread which had been
issued was not fit to be eaten by a
human being with an ordinary stom-
ach, unprotected by triple plates of
Harveyized steel. The men ate il un-
der protest, and in some cases il was
entirely condemned. Yesterday a jocose
change was worked on the boys-they
got no bread at all. There was a
mighty howl. The water supply is
still inadequate, owing to the inabil-
ity of the quartermaster to get any
wagons, though they are in one an
others way down at the depot. A few
loaves of bread were distributed to
each company yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday message was sent by the
members of company c to Lieutenant
William A. Raub TO procure in their
name floral offering of a pillow and
having inscribed thereon the words:
ITO our comrade. From the members
of Company c, Thirteenth regiment.
+. V. L." and sent II as a mark of
respect for their late comrade Alvin
l.. Evans. 1t is probable that a squad
representing the company will be sent
home TO attend the funeral. All the
boys, both OF the regiment and com
pany c, in particular. regret Private
Evans death.
If Uncle sam does not hurry up and
send his paymaster here pretty soon
there will be eight hundred and forty
eight cases OF bankruptcy recorded in