The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-17
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Camp Meade, Mddletown, Pa, Sept.
16.-With the return of the striking
teamsters to their posts, camp is quiet
and peaceable. 1t was expected that
The men would not remain away very
Ions. They have resumed their old
positions, and now everything runs
smoothly. No more trouble is appre-
hended in this respect as the govern
ment and the wagoners have come to
an understanding and settled the wage
question, which was the cause of all
the hard feeling which existed.
The arrival of General Young, the
new commander of the First division,
caused some excitement in the camp.
He reported at once at corps head
quarters, and was formally assigned
to his command. General Young, who
will rank as a major general, it will
be remembered, is the same one who
took such an active and conspicuous
part in the campaign of Santiago de
Cuba, and who in every engagement
distinguished himself for his deeds of
valor.
A casual inspection of the prepara-
would lead a person to believe that
the troops were destined for winter
Compaign In this latitude. The gener-
al commissary, at which the Second
battalion of the Thirteenth is stationed,
has been completed, and Major Won
Schroeder and his assistants have TAX
en- charge of their new offices. The
building is one hundred feet long and
fifty wide, and is continually kept
stocked to its highest capacity, 10000
rations. The establishment of a sta
tionary camp and barracks here for
the men is not probable, the idea or
iginating from some premature discus
sion of the question.
COLD WEATHER SUPPLIES.
The arrival of the army overcoats
and capes, Of extra blankets and of
heavy underwear has been hastened
by the cold wave which seemed to
have struck here the day we landed,
and still shows no sign of abating
These latter supplies We're promptly
received and most Of the regiments
now in camp have received their quota.
Nothing remains but to distribute
them to the men. The new issue of
clothing will be welcome with one ex-
ception. the great coat and cape, which
costs S11. The material of which they
are made is the best, and the coats
give satisfaction in all cases. The
price, too, Is reasonable enough, but
many of the men say that, to them in
their present circumstances, $11 means
much. 1t is, therefore, expected that,
while heavy underclothes and the new
blankets will be in demand, many ov-
ercoats and capes will be allowed to
remain with the ouartermasters.
All the hospitals here, both Of the
corps and of the Red Cross, are now
caring for about four hundred and
twenty-five patients. Many Of the
cases are quite serious, while of the
others no fear whatsoever is now en-
tertained. AS to those cases which are
quite serious. the greatest care is ex-
ercised.
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania is badly
used up. and no work is required of
the men. The members of that COM
mand, to great extent, are suffering
from malarial fever which they con-
tracted at Sheridan Point, where they
were quartered before coming here.
Over thirty cases have been reported
inside of three days, despite the fact
that the medical staff is taking extra
ordinary precautions against the
further progress of the disease.
The Thirteenth is now striking good
fortune in spite of it's supposed un-
lucky number. This morning a few
pills and mild mixture for slight colds
constituted the only medical relief
needed, and even the patients who pre-
sented themselves for treatment We're
few. There are only three men in the
dispensary and their fever is decreas-
ing, which meaEs that they will be all
right in two or three days. Private
Feldman, of who was taken to the
hospital Tuesday, notified Major Sur
geon Keller today that he felt all right
and wanted to return to his company.
He was then discharged.
AT DIVISION HOSPITAL.
Only two cases of heavy sickness
have developed in the regiment of late
Henry Roth, of c. has been taken to
division hospital to be treated for fever.
Though quite sick the doctors say he
will come around all right. The worst
case is that OF Private William Franz.
jr., of B, son of ex-County Commits
sioner Franz. 1t was deemed advis-
able Wednesday night TO call an am
bulance and remove the young man to
division hospital. The physicians in
charge diagnose his condition as ap-
pendicitis, and an operation may have
TO be performed. The patient is rest
ing easily now, and is kept very quiet.
The First division hospital (No. u at
Dunn Loring, Va, is now practically
closed. DR.. Merriman, with the hos
pital train and nearly the whole hos
pital corps. arrived here last night He
Informed your correspondent that there
are now only six patients at Dunn Lor-
ing and they will, probably. be removed
in few days. All the Pennsylvania pa
tients were taken away, the last of
them having been transferred TO Fort
Myer hospital before he had started
for this camp.
In former letter 1t was noted that
the condition of the camp of the Thir-
teenth regiment was beyond criticism
In the matter of cleanliness This fact
has been emphasized again, and this
time deserved praise comes from a
source as unexpected as IL is import
ant Last night a message was re-