Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-05
EVERYTHING ARRANGED FOR THE
DEPARTURE.
THIRD STARTS HOME TUESDAY
NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION Sc
CURED FOR THAT DAY.
Boys Bidding Their Camp Meade
Comrades Farewe1I-Heports of
sickacss Few And None
of These Are
Serious.

HARRISBURG. PA, Sept. 4.-(SpecialO
The Third Missouri boys are listed to leave
Camp Meade for Kansas City Tuesday
morning. and the railroad officials stated
to-day that the necessary transportation
would be ready for them on that day.
But Lieutenant Colonel Burnham. OF the
Fourth Missouri. chief mastering officer Of
the corps. stated to The Journal CORE
spondent this afternoon that he was not so
sure the regiment would be able to get
away on Tuesday. There seems to be
hitch over the matter OF camp equipment.
Colonel Gross wants TO take everything
a.ong with him, but has not yet secured the
required permission. He Will likely take
his ordnance supplies with him, because
of the change in destination from Jefferson
barracks. St. Louis, 10 Kansas City.
Last night the Third Missouri visited the
camp Of the Third New York, their next
door" neighbors at Camp Aiger. and said
farewell. Speeches were made by colouel,
Hoffman. Lieutenant Colonel Kirby, Major
Hall and Chaplain Butler, of the Third
New York, and By Captain G. Lechtman.
Of Company /, Third Missouri. The Third
Missouri band played Dixie" Star Spang-
led Banner" and kindred airs and the men
INDUCED In various demonstrations OF good
feeling. The Third New York has reeeiv-
ed an 80 Loving Cup, suitably inscribed,
which will be presented TO the Third Mis-
souri, tomorrow, and in turn the Missouri
ians will give each company Of the New
York regiment n handsome silk banner
with the company letter in gold.
The Third New York and Third Missouri
have been quite "chummy| since entering
the service. The -Twenty-second Kan
sas Is to move to Fort 4Leaven-
worth tomorrow, according to the
railroad people. but officers of the
regiment to-day doubted their readiness 10
get away that soon. There is still consid-
erable work to be done. Major Doster has
returned from Camp Alger where he had
been assessing the damage done by the
kansans on the memorable march from
this camp 10 Thoroughfare Gap. He found
that his regiment was not entirely inno-
Colonel Lindsays brother Charles fas
been promoted from quartermaster sergeant
10 quartermaster.
The wife and child Of Major Harvey. and
wife of Captain Hazard. of the Twenty
ington.
Private George Cleary, of Company A,
Fourth Missouri. took dive while bathing
in the river last evening and cut a gasn in
his head on a rock. Private CIeary weighs
phia hospital this morning.
Lieutenant John o. Donneil, of Compa-
ington hospital. and Captain Summers, of
the same company, has gone home on
sick furlough. This has made necessary the
transfer of Lieutenant 4. II. Kuntson from
Company to Company X.
Father Dougherty came up from Fort
Myer. Washington, and conducted serv-
ices in the Fourth Missouri camp to-day.
Fathen Sherman having gone to Santiago.
Colonel Corbin called on Colonel Gross
the other day and stated that he would
prefer to recruit up his regiment. from
those of the Third Missouri desiring TO
remain in the service. Colonel Gross re-
piled that he couldn't have man that
he El rxrnr tod IN fail he pi-
ment back to Kansas City with him.
About seventy-five men Of the Fourth
Missouri have thus far made application
for discharge and these have been forward
duty at the New Bakery.
The Third Missouri band serenaded Gov
ernor Hastings Friday evening at his res
idence. and were given supper at the swell
Harrisburg Club. Major StringfellOw and
Lieutenant Cooke, of the Fourth Missouri,
are members of the Second division court
martial the latter being jUdge-advocate.
A baseball team from the Fourth Missouri
was, defeated by Harrisburg's strongest
mi-professional team yesterday TO
in eleven innings.
Among the sick men sent to hospitals in
this city and Philadelphia from Camp
Meade are the following: St Clare infirm-
ary Harrisburg-Elmer Branson. Twenty
second Kansas; Samuel 2. woodward,
Fourth Missouri. Medico-Chlrurgical; Phil
adelphia-James =. Pexler, Henry p: Finn.
L. Raub. Jr., Robert CEaustsrs William G.
McNary. John Gfayes, Charles ID. Wright.
Fourth Missouri; X. l.. Pounds. Charles
baugh. William Watts Rodney Webster.
Third Missouri: Edward Craycroft Roscoe |
Keeler William Gully. Twenty-sec0nd
Kansas. University OF Pennsylvania |
George p. Truitt. Dudley E. Chapman.
Twenty-second Kansas; Robert Miller, |
Fourth Missouri.
The men of Company II. Third Missouri: |
who were made i'll by eating stale canned |
corned beef have rounded to all right.