The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-27
Speciai TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Camp Alger, Dunn Loring, Va, Aug.
26.-This evening General Goblin, COM
mander of the First division, received
a message from Major General Graham
from Middletown, Pa, notifying him to
at once begin moving the First division
from here to Camp Meade. The Eighth
Pennsylvania was scheduled to go first
but this has been changed. The Sixty
fifth New York will be the first to
leave here, as they have the worst sup
ply of water.
The division will be moved at the
rate of a regiment per day, and next
Monday is positively marked as the
day of departure for the Sixty-fifth
New York. At that rate the Thir-
teenth will be at Middletown by the
end of next week, or by Wednesday If
the Third brigade is given the prefer
ence.
The Sixth Pennsylvania goes to
Gretna and all regiments going there
are sure to be discharged. There is no
certainty as to those which go to Mid
dletown. This is how things stand
now, and as given by General Goblin
to me this evening.
To the authorities of the Catholic
church, having such matters under
their jurisdiction, Major Devine, of the
Division hospital, recently made urgent
request for corps of Sisters of Char
ity to be used as nurses in the hos
pital under his charge. His efforts
were rewarded this afternoon when
twenty sisters, who were formerly en-
gagged in nursing soldiers, sick with
typhoid in the Providence hospital.
Washington, d. c.. arrived here and
at once reported for duty but had to
wait as Major Devine is absent. They
are comfortably quartered in a long
row of tents near the sick wards. They
will begin their work Of mercy to-
morrow.
DIR. PARKE APPOINTED.
This evening at o'clock Brigade
Surgeon Major c. r. Parke received
notice Of his appointment as major
surgeon of the Division hospital, to
succeed Major Devine, who has re-
ceived another appointment. Evident
1y the worth of Major Parke is fully
appreciated. He will take charge to-
morrow.
1t is expected with certainty that
tomorrow morning and will bring north
about one hundred patients from the
hospital here. The hospital train of
the Medico-Chirurgical hospital, of
Philadelphia, left here this afternoon
taking with it the following members
of the Thirteenth:
Sergeant Frutchey.
Prvatcs Evitt and John Flannery, of B.
of Company A.
Private Lewis Mack, of Company d.
Privates Martin Howley, John Red
mond and Henry Rlerwith ard Corporal
stephen Lyman, of Company C.
Privates Dietrich, Hart and Smith. of
Company +.
PriVateS Scott Ward and f. TT Nav
tine, of Company G.
Private Patrick Brennan. of Com
pany II.
Prvates John Reilly and John Dix, of
Company +.
All of the men were strong enough
to he removed.
The eight car loads of lumber for
the tent floors of the Thirteenth have
arrived.
1t was given out this evening bv n
member of General Gobin's staff that
the Fiist, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth
and Eighteenth Pennsylvania regi-
ments are to be held, the others to be
discharged. He also stated that it is
a question between the Fifth and the
Thirteenth as to which will be mus
tered out with very decided chances
in favor of the Thirteenth.
RAIN AND WIND.
Camp is somewhat cold and damn
this morning and the men of the Penn
sylvania regiments are forcibly re-
minded Of some of their experiences at
Hazleton and Lattimer q little less
than a year ago. From a torrid heat
yesterday afternoon a storm came up
suddenly. 1t made the men act as
sailors rather than as soldiers. Tent
poles had to be held firmly in place
and every loose post hole through
which the wind was gained an entrance
was kept closed for five miutes.
The rain came down in torrents and
drenched everything in sight. Several
mess and kitchen tents We're leveled
with the ground. In the large, strong
ly tightened Young Mems Christian as
sociation tent, situated between the
lines of the Eighth and the Thirteenth,
havoc reigned supreme. Nearly two
hundred of the boys fled in that direc-
tion thinking that it would offer the
best protection against the rain and
storm; but just about the time they
were consoling themselves at their
good fortune and their good sense in
selecting such a safe place down il
went with crash, borne to the ground
by the force of the rain and the strong
gusts of wind.
1t was study to see the men trying
TO disentangle themselves from a con-
fused mass of chairs, tables. ropes
and wet canvas only to creep out into
the mud and rain. Captin Smith, of E,
had somewhat similar experience.
While taking a nap his tent was
crushed down upon him, but he was
rescued and pulled from under the de-
bris by a squad OF his men. AS a re-
suit of the storm the fog this morning
was heavy and the air damp. At the
present rate of speed of the cold wealth.
er 1t Will not be very long before the
boys must have some extra blankets.
flames, the cage and cable being turn
The following order was received last
night at regimental headquarters from
division headquarters. 1t was tele-
graphed by General Graham from
Camp Meade, at Middletown, Pa. to
General Goblin.
Headquarters First Division, Second
Army Corps, Camp Alger Va, Aug. 25
1898.
Copy of Telegram)
Headquarters Second Army Corps, Camp
Meade, Pa, Aug a. 1S9S
the secretary of war directs the sus-
M oil