The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-01
Special from a Staff Correspondent.

Special from a Staff Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Dunn Loring. Va, July
3l.-This morning four more patients
were sent to the hospital. Lieutenant
John Huff, of Company II, went to
Fort Myer suffering from typhoid. Pri-
vate Thomas A. Gillis, of Company H;
Musician Samuel Davis, of Company
II, and Private Archie Bisbing, of
Company B, were sent to the division
hospital as typhoid suspects. Sergeant
KEEPER. of Company b, is in pre-
carious condition and is not expected
to live. DIR. Sinner, executive officer
of Fort Myer hospital yesterday sent
word to this effect to his relatives.
Private John Stanton, of Company
d, whose case was one of the most
severe that the hospital surgeons had
to contend with, was today placed In
the convalescent ward and in the course
of a week he will be able to be about
Lieutenant Berry was slightly inn
proved today and the others were all
reported to be doing nicely.
At last the ThirteenthS well has
been given up as a bad job. At depth
of 1853 feet the best the well could do
was two gallons to the minute. This
might do for family use, but for a
regiment of nearly 900 men it is about
as good as nothing at all. Another
we'll Is to be sunk at the opposite end
of the camp. In the meantime the two
gallons a minute will be made use of
as an auxiliary to the supply received
by wagon from the adjacent farms.
When water Is secured-if such a
thing ever comes TO pass-the question
CT purity will offer no room for worry
Dr. f. o. Shakespeare, of Philadelphia,
we'll known to Scrantonians by reason
OF his connection with business enter
prises there, and DR.. George G. Croft,
professor of organic sciences at Buck
nell university, are here as representa-
tives of the National Relief associa-
tion for the purpose of establishing in
the camp an immense water-purifyine
apparatus. General Goblin readily APP
proved of the plan, and the work of
putting it in place will at once begin
Company II had a flag raising Fri
day night, which, altogether wanting
in pre-arranged ceremonies, was a very
interesting and enthusiastic affair AT
4 o'clock in the afternoon Private
Thomas Gillis appeared upon the com
pany street with an SKIP flag, and said;
Ltl > IdNt Ill nag IdiSlHB. It our llOuls
IL ter the flag was raised on a fifty
eight-toot pole. Where the flag was
secured is neither here nor there as
far as this article is concerned. The
pole was cut in the neighboring woods
by detail in charge of First Sergeant
Rogers and Corporal Dkeman. Wher
the preparations were all complete the
flag was nailed to the pole, encaset
In bag to which strings were at.
tached Ivy which it could be removed
at the proper time and then the pole
was raised and securely planted.
The company was assembled and a
word from Captain Corwin, Mrs
Hun, wife of Lieutenant John Huff
pulled the string and "Old Glory" float
el in the moonlight, Tapping it's fold.
iii the evening breeze to the tune OF
THE Stars and Stripes Forever" by
the resimental band There was {
season Of cheering for everybody ant
everything from the STARS anc
Stripes down to the intrepid war cor.
respondents, and then came salute tC
the colors by Bugler Emmet McDer
mott and another by a firing squad
commanded by Corporal Dikeman. 1
is the only flag displayed in camp.
T, j. Duffy