The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-01
BOYS GETTING BETTER
FIVE OF THEM DISCHARGED
FROM ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
pearing, but the Worst Is Over
Regiment to Return to the Fair
for Red Cross PeOple-PIeasure
In the Minnesota.

In the Minnesota.
The last two days at Camp Smelling.
as elsewhere, have been scorchers. No
drills have been attempted, and the
camp is deserted except at meal time,
when the boys usually show up. A
little trip down to the Minnesota will
reveal the regiment, officers and men,
passing the time in the river or along
the bank, under the thick foliage,
which in places hangs far out over the
stream.
Yesterday morning at o'clock the
companies were drawn up In their re-
spective streets for the monthly mus
ter and inspection, which was conduct
ed by the battalion commanders. The
work did not take much more than
half an hour, and after that the boys
had the day to themselves. And, as
was said before, most of the time was
spent down at the river Only few
Of the sentry boxes are completed, so
only five sentries were posted during
the heat of the day, one on each side
of the camp and one in front of the
colonePs tent, and they were ordered
to keep in the shade.
AT night, however, the guard has TO
make up for their idleness during the
day. The nights are just hot enough
to make the boys restless, and after
taps scores of them run the lines and
make for Minnehaha or some other
place of attraction. Then from l until 5
a. m. they are returning and lie around
in the tall weeds watching for some
opportunity to break into camp with
out being captured and sent to the
guard house. Tuesday night a large
number of men were out, and the SEN
tries were particularly vigilant, so that
foxEr 90 .,ly
That was getting pretty close to roll
call, and the truantS were getting deS-
perate. There was no fog to cover
their movements, and finally they had
to resort to an open dash, but they
assembled in punches of twenty or
thirty, and then in spite Of the sharp
"Halt!' by the sentinel they ran
quickly across the line. When he start
ed after them they spread out in TWEEN
~ different directions and were soon
lost in the tents.
The distance from the brush into
camp is least at Company BIS end of
the line, but is also the favorite watch
ing place of the officers of the guard.
The B boys who stay at home are often
awakened as some desperate glides
into camp.
The sick call was light again yesterday
only thirty-ive responding. The new cases
O1 FEVER now average uVe or SIX day, but
Maj. Dennis does not fear that any Infection
Is taking place in the new camp. At the
time OF the removal he said he would ex-
pect the typhoid to continue for fully two
weeks and he is glad that there are not more
cases than at present
Twelve patients were brought in to ST.
Joseph's hospital yesterday, but all are not
suffering from fever. They were John Oar
rell Company B; Frank Lampman Company
G; Trumpeter George Gillvear, Company A
Corporal Harry Shook Company G Chas
u n
L; Corporal James A. Hanck Company c.;
Robert Shwedle, Company B: Henry Forder
Company II; Gunder Kleven, Company E.
Lester Lord, Company NJ Ed j. Cody, Com
pany A.
After the patients had gone the hospital
was nearly empty and advantage was taken
OF the opportunity to have everything taken
OUT and have the floors washed and disin-
fected.
At the post hospital there are twenty-five
members of the Fifteenth and all are do ng
nicely. Although several of the cases are
very serious none are regarded as danger
Gus. Yesterday a large hospital tent 12x2S
teet, was put up IN front Of the hospital and
today twelve Of the convalescentS will be
moved into it. The tent will be just as COM
Portable as the regular hospital 1t IS made
of very heavy canvas and has a floor four
inches above the ground The number of
men discharged from the hospitals is grow
ing every day. AS a rule the men are very
weak and are given weeks leave or more
to go home and recuperate.
Yesterday Ave were discharged from st.
Joseph's.
Quartermaster Sergeant Bierman, Corporal
Donahan, and Privates SEVERN Peterson,
Timothy Cox and Edward Maetli Bier
man is a St. Paul boy and he was given
thirty days leave which he will spend at
home.
The officers of ali the companies, and those
OF Company in particular, are anxious
to call the attention of the young ladies of
st. Paul to the good work they might be doing
by taking pains to visit the soldiers who
are sick in the hospitals. Nothing cheers
the boys so much as to feel that they are
still, being remembered by somebody. The
Offers take every possible occasion to visit
the hospitals. but there are so many and so
widely separated that they cannot make the
rounds as often as they would like They
think however, that the people should show
just as much attention to these victims Of
in battle. The men of the Fifteenth are SUI
fering IN the cause of their country well
as those who bled on Southern battlehelds
Capt. Bond yesterday made q suggestion
for the Red Cross to work on, and that is
that the society should hire barber to make
days, to shave the men. The companies have
been sending their BARRIERS to take care Of
the boys, but that makes a lot of extra trou-
bic and expense.
Sept. 10 the Fifteenth will make a VISIT as
guests to their old quarters at the state fair
grounds. The whole regiment with the ex-
ceptton Of enough TO guard the camp, will
start out bright and early Saturday morning
week and march along Cleveland. Summit and
Smelling avenues to the grounds. During
the morning the men will be given the lib
erty Of the place.
In the afternoon however the Fifteenth
viii assume the role Of a wonder. Assembly
will be sounded at p. m, and the regiment