Evening star., 1898-06-06
RUM0R RIDDEN CAMP
Second Army Corps disturbed by
Wild E1aggerations.
WILLING LISTENERS ,FoR Them ALL
Senator Hanna Said to Have Dis
closed Plan Of Operations.
A D E A Z. II IN G A M P
A DE AT.H IN MP
Special Correspondence Of The Mining Star

CAMP ALGER, Va, June 9, 1885,
Not since Camp Alger was organized has
the I'd Army Corps been as much disturbed
by extravagant rumors as was the case to-
day. Most of them referred to possible
movements of various commands from the
camp, while many were to the effect that
whole companies have deserted, and some
few were what purported to be positive
statements from the War Department to
the effect that the dsbandment of all the
troops at Camp Alger was imminent. How
ever ludicrous some of these may seem,
none is so improbable as not 70 find many
willing listeners.
Opinion was divided as to whether the
I'd Army Corps was to go to Manila or to
Porto Rico; to start within the next few
days or not for several months.
-a AS far as could be learned ar corps head
quarters, none of these stories, except only
one, has decided foundation in truth. The
one exception hangs, curiously enough, on
the reported sayings of Senator Hanna> yne
senator came to camp yesterday to dine
with Col. c. V. Hard and the officers oe the
9th Ohio, many of whom came from Can
ton. During the course of the dinner he is
said to have discussed freely the plans of
the administration. AS developed during
the dinner these plans include the transfer
OF the I'd Corps and the 7th Corps to Flor
ida, thence to Porto Rico by transport ships.
Senator Hanna limited the opei iatious, so it
is said, to the subjusation Of the Spanish
naval forces now about Cuba. and said that
he expected the I'd Corps would be ordered
to move within the next thirty days.
Col. Hard was not in camp tais morning
and could not be reached by The Star re-
porter. Col. Dick was found, however, :tnd
SID that he had not heard Senator Hanna
say anything Of the sort.
The Sanitary Conditions.
A second matter which occasioned much
anxiety here is the report of the inyestigat-
ing committee sent to inquire into the san
'1tary condition of the camp. Some days
ago report was published which was os-
tensibly authorized by that committee
From day to day the impression has been
growing here to the effect that the report
published appeared in print before the real
report had even been written. Col Moore
one of the members offheiIcommission. ap-
peared at the camp yesterday morning and
spoke to several officers of the matter He
is reported to have said Mat their report
has not yet been sent to the War Depart
ment and to have indicated that the report
would not deal so leni5ntIyf with the ques-
ton of water supply as was at first sup
posed IL
Several serious casesEof illness have been
developed since Saturday. One of them
has proved fatal, Private Lewis Taylor,
Company L, Goth, NeR York, dying this
morning shortly after 2 O'clock. He had
been sent to Fort MyeE SOME days ago be
Of riA
day his physician did not deem his case
serious, but late yesterday afternoon he
grew suddenly verse and. the end came
before word could be sent to his parents
Chaplain H. s. Fisher of the 65th sent
word to the boys mother and asked per-
mission to have him buried at Arlington.
No answer has as yet been received, ex-
cept word that his mother is on her way
to Camp Alger from Lockport, NJ Y. In
the absence of positive information the
body will be inferred at Arlington this
afternoon at sundown.
Private Chandler Kinsey of Company E.
4th Missouri, is to be operated upon about
4 O'Clock this afternoon for appendicitis
He has been very weak since yesterday,
and the surgeons are apprehensive that he
is not strong enough to stand the strain
Private Fallon of Company /, 1st New
Jersey, was thrown from his horse at noon
today and rather severely injured. He was
taken at once to the division hospital where
an examination developed the fact that
three ribs were broken. The isolation
ward Of the division hospital is now prac-
tically full. most Of the patients suffering
from the mumps. Except for this COM
piaint and severe colds the health Of the
camp is very good.