The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
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STERNB[RC
SPEAKS
Surgeon General Of the
Army Wants Camp
Horrors InVesti-
gated.
BUT HE Is T0O BUSY just NUN
Latest Developments at Mon
tauk Point and Chatta-
nooga.
DID ENGLAND "sAvE US"
Queer Story of Contemplated
French and German In
tervention.
MASTERING OUT MORE SOLDIERS
List OF Western Regiments Pro-
pared--Shafter Reaches
New York.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l, 1S9S-The War
Department has issued orders for the
following transfers of troops for the pur-
pose of being mustered out at their des-
tinations:-
First Wisconsin, from Jacksonville to
Camp Douglass, Wis.
Fifth Ohio, from Fernandina to Column
bus
First U. S. v. Cavalry (Rough Riders),
at Montauk Point.
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Mchi-
gan, from Montauk Point to Camp
Eaton, Island Lake Mich.
First Connecticut. from Dun Loring to
Niantic. Conn.
First Illinois infantry, from Montauk
to Afnory in Chicago.
Fifth Iowa jacksonville TO Desmoines.
Third Virginia, Camp Alger TO Rich
mond.
First Mississippi, from Chiclzamauga to
Lauderdale Springs. Miss.
Second Mississippi, from Jacksonville
to Lauderdale Springs.
In order to keep the regular army up
to the maximum of e1,ooo men the War
Department will have recruiting officers
at all stations where volunteers are mus
tered out with a view of giving the men
an ouportunity to enlist in the regular
service. The time which they have serv-
ed in the volunteer service &C. VIII pc al al
service in the regular branch. 1t is es-
timated that the regular arrny is some
four or. five. thousand below the maxi. ;ss
mum allowed by the bill which provided
for the increase of the regular army
when the war began.
Adjutant General Corbin talked over the
telephone with the Colonel of the 65th n.
Y, at Camp Alger. today. He said the
reports of serious outbreak Of fever in
that regiment had been greatly exagger-
ated. The Colonel declared his command
was in good condition. The regiment Will
leave for home today.
1t is probable that the First Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry will be ordered mustered
out in a few days The regiment is now
at Fernandina. Fla. Quite a controversy
has arisen in regard to the disposition of
the regiment, the officers desiring TO re-
main in the service, while the men want
to go home The men have asked for
their discharge, not in body, but in
dividually, and it is probable that the
regiment will be mustered out as a
whole.
Surgeon General Sternberg today sent
the following letter to New York medi-
cal publishing house. which had made m
cuiTies Of him concerning the conduct of
the war with reference to the medical
department, and especially about the sub
ject of having an immediate investiga-
ti0n Of his bureau. He says
Il am ready at any moment for a COM
plete investigation with reference to my
administration of the affairs of the medi-
cal department.: but the War Department
is not disposed to make such an ifvesti-
cation as the result of sensational news
paper articles. There is at present an
evident craze to criticize without regard
to truth or Justice. / have no doubt there
will be a Congressional investigation into
the conduct of the war but ! do not feel
al liberty at present to insist upon an
investigation for my own vindication
because it would be contrary to
the central interests of the SER
vice. it would make it necessary for
me to give up all the important official
work which at present almost overwhelmS
me. for the purpose OF devoting myself to
presentation of the facts relating to my
administration. 1t would make it neces-
tasks in order to look up the documentary
evidence on file in my office, and, in the
meantime, important matters would nee
essarlly be neglected and the sick in all
parts of the country would suffer. 1t
would make it necessary to call upon the
medical officers who are now urgently
needed for the care of the sick in our
various camps and hospitals. TO come to
Washington as witnesses; and all this
to satisfy the ciarnor of IRRESPONSIBLE
newspaper reporters. There has been no
official complaint with reference to NV
adpsiaistration of the medical department
81 egard to Montauk Point intend to
senf 4 once to Leut.-Coi Charles
SraT an experienced officer and the pro-
fess Of hygiene In our army medical
scs to make a thorough sanitary i'm
vess sgation. To go myself, much as I
sbonld like to de so, would be to neglect
in eartant official duties in connection
win the supply of hospitals. the move
nleni Of my hospital train. of hospital
Sffps. etc.