The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-09-28
ALCER And PARTY
They Spend Sunday in Jackson
vile, Visiting the Camp Of
the Seventh Corps.
MET At DEPOT By GEN. FITZHUGH LEE.
Secretary Alger Expressed Himself as
Highly Delighted With the COndi-
ton Of Things in the Camps.
Sickness, Says Alger, is Largely the Fault
of Commanders, Division, R-gimental
and Company communicable rds
OF Praise for Gen. Lee.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 26-Sec-
rotary Alger and party, consisting of
Gen. Sternberg, surgeon general; Gen.
Ludingtou. quartermaster general
and others, spent the day in Jackson
vile visiting the camp of the 9TH army
corps. The distinguished party was
met at the station by Gen. Lee and
committee of citizens
Gen. AIger proceeded at once to the
camp of the LIST division and during
the day inspected the three division
hospitals, going through every ward.
He shook hands and spoke encouraging
words to the sick men, and in one in
stance a discharge was asked for by
a sick man. His nam. was taken, and
the secretary said that it would be at
tended to. The regiments of the three
divisions were reviewed, that OF the
Sd division being after dark with the
light of the moon hid behind hazy
sky At the conclusion of his labors
Secretary Alger said in response to
question:: Il am highly delighted
with all l have seen and am very
agreea bly, surprised at the conditions
that l find existing in Camp Cuba
Libre"
AS Jacksonville has been considered
to have the best and health!est camp
in the country, his statement means
much.
70 - n
rotary and party at noon and in re-
Spouse to a toast drunk standing he
said:
Il have visited Jacksonville once or twice
before, but never with the same interests as
to-day. l have listened with pleasure, but
with surprise to the resolutions that have
been read as to how the citizens of Jackson
vile have got along with Gen. Lee. Any one
. can get along with him that will let him have
his own way / know him pretty well and you
have been SagaciouS in letting him run things
here. 1 am glad the soldiers have been
orderly, and of course that has been due
to Gen. Lee. U1aughter). The health of this
camp mas been better than that of any other
in the country. Twenty-Five per cent. of that
has been due the city Of Jacksonville and 70
per cent has been due to Gen. Lee, for. OF
course, the subordinate officers don't count
applause and continued laughter) Sickness
is largely the fault of commanders, division,
regimental and company commanders Gen.
Lee is not looking very well and have grant,
ed him a short leave of absence.
THE organizing and equipping of an army OF
25O, 900 men carrying on a war in two continents
in the space Of three months has been ire
mendous undertaking. The secretary Of war
has been ably assisted in this undertaking by
/ the surgeon general and the Quartermaster's
/ department. They have been criticised, but
( not to the extent the secretary Of war has
/ been, yet 1 know the work they have
/ accomplished has been little short Of
miraculous. When this war began the
/ clothing THAI the men have worn was on the
/ back Of animals. There was no ammunition,
I no transpor tation; there was nothing beyond
! the war department but a great, rioh nation
( burning with patriotism Almost in a night
an army was organized and equipped that
paralyzed the nation with which we had to
deal, and has awakened the admiration OF the
world. 1 have no apology to make for what
has been done. am willing TO let the record
Of the campaign stand and speak for itself.
United States Senator Morgan said to me
before he left for the Hawaiian islands:
1.-The world has never seen. nor will 1t see
again, the mobilization Of such an army, and
the accomplishing with IL of what has been
done with this one in such a short period
1T matters not what may become of me. I
may be buried in oblivion, or in the grave but
the unbiased historian will give the world the
impartial record Of what has been accom-
plished, and the record will stand forever as a
monument to the greatness Of this nation and
| of its boundless resources. We are q great
nation. Wedon't have to depend on any other
on earth, and our resources are such that we
can be independent Of all We should have a
standing army enough for our needs We
should have a great navy that we may take
our place among the leading nations OF the
! world.
when this began issued an order that the
north and south should be brigaded together.
They have united and 1t is proven that the
sectional lines Of the north and the south nc
longer exist, and thank God that have lived
TO see the day when we have United country.
i thank you. Gen Lee, for the welcome
and the hospitality of to-day, and hope for
the continued prosperity OF this city and this
nation" Great and continued applause)