Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01

| should be careful not to give the patients
any food not ordered by the physicians.
Some of the sick mon are in just that
! critical condition when u little food of
/ the wrong sort would set them back and
might even cause death.
FURLCUGHS COMING.
Members OF the Il Eimcnt May CO Homo
For 80 Days.
! Tho members Of the First Vermont rcei-
mont Will receive furloughs for 80 days
under tho order of the war department
That all troops who have served in the
present war but who have not been out
eide the country shall be furloughcd for
the above named time. Col. Clark said
4 TucSday that he had every reason to en-
poet that tho men would get away in a
Few Gays. The clothing accounts will be
| brought up to the first of September be-
fore leaving SO that they will he complete
Tor the mastering officer except for the
last month, thus leaving very little work
to be done on the return. on Thursday
the ordnance will be turned in to n regu-
lar army officer who Will probably be de-
tailed from the United States arsenal at
Nalcrvlict. y. Y. The physical examine
tons of the men will be postponed until
AFTER their return and in fact one OF the
reasons for granting the furloughs Mt the
men to get in better health. Many of
them are now absent and 100 sick to re-
turn and most OF those that are here
would be pretty good candidates for PEN
sions in the future If examined now The
soldiers Will have to pay their own fare
home and back, as the government does
not provide for IT and the State cannot.
Eut in case any man has not tho money
TO get home he can probably obtain trans
portation of Gen. Gilmore and have the
amount of money used in this way stop
ped against his pay The State will, how
ever. In all probability transport the men
TO their homes after they are finally mus
tered out. Tho order granting the fur
loughs is, on the whole, regarded as a
wise one, for it will enable the mon t.
get In good condition for work before be-
Ing discharged and will besides give them
II chance to accumulate a little money for
the start in civilian life again. The boys
will not be paid up before going home
this time but will receive two months pay
when mustered out.
The interest of Gov. Grout in the rcgi-
mcnt is shown by the following kilograms
which were sent by him to President Nc
Kinlcy and Secretary Alger They to-
gcthcr with similar message which were
probably sent by other governors, I'M
doubleday had an influence in getting the
iurlouGhs for the boys. Below are copies
of the kilograms
Aug q. 1898.
Hon r. A. Alger, Secretary of war,
Washington, ID. G.
Why can't you grant the Vermont rcgi-
mcnt 80 days furlouGh before muster out?
II YOU can. consider that | hereby ask
for 1t. The sick should surely be furlough-
ed until they recover.
(SignedD JOSIAH CIRCUIT,
Governor.
Aug. %, 1898
Hon. r. A. Alger, Secretary Of War,
Washington, ID. c.
Hope to hear favorably as to furlough
Of Vermont regiment and that the sick re-
main under pay until recovery.
tSignedD JOSIAH CIRCUIT.
Governor.
Aug. 20, 1898.
VIM. Mckinley, President United States,
Washington. ID. G.
Have requested secretary of war to fur
Tough Vermont regiment 30 days before
muster out, and to furlough sick until
recovery. Hope YOU will approve.
(Sgned JOSIAH CIRCUIT,
Governor.
The governor has also sent DIR. D.. W.
Jcnness of Newport to Chickamauga and
vicinity to look after the sick OF the rog-
ment there and to bring home any that
are able to travel, and also to look up the
burial places Of those who died and were
buried there.
Gov. Grout was at Camp Olympia Tues
day and In company with Gen. Gilmore
and Gen. Peck made II tour of the hospi-
tails and camp. lie expressed himself as
we'll pleased with the camp conditions as
he found them.
Furloughs will not be granted to the
doctors and hospital corps men, who will
obliged a sicl- Nv
ders have been issued requiring every
member OF the hospital corps to report by
this evening or present n surgeons certin-
cate of disability to do so, in order to pre-
vent court martial Men who are left in
the hospital after the furloughs have
gone into effect viii bc sent home for the
remainder OF the 80 days as fast as they
are well enough to be returned TO duty.
Sergeant Hoffman of Capt. Dodd's troop,
has arrived at the post on sick leave. He
Is recovering from yellow fever.
Tho physicians say that they are not
yet through with new cases OF typhoid f..
yer in the regiment New cases may 30
expected to develop for the next week
and possibly for a longer period
Capt Burnham Of Company was I'm
camp Tuesday but did not report for
duty. lie is conva escent but still weak.
MAYOR Estcy OF the second battalion
came to Burlington recently. but returned
at once to his home in Brattlcboro where
he Is now suffering with typhoid fever.
In his absence Capt. Howe of Company It
Is In command of the second battalion
and in the absence of Major Fillmore
Capt. Dyer of Company commands the
first battalion.
Lieut. Knickerbocker of Company b has
returned to duty.
Chaplain Day will preach his last SER
mon at Brattleboro the last Sunday in
September. His plans as to what he will
do after the regiment is mustered out are
still indefinite.