Evening star., 1898-06-22
One Regiment and a Battalion Leave
Camp Alger.
TROOPS PROBABLY GO TO SANTIAGO
Agreement Ratified Between Sur
geon Girard and Hospital Corps.
RECRUITING THE REGIMENTS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

all came fIom Secretary Alger's own state,
michigan, and were sent to Camp Alger
only two weeks ago. Only portion of
the Michigan troops were ordered away
the entire 33d Regiment and the 1st Bat
TALON Of the 34th These men marched to
Dunn-Loring, leaving camp about II 80.
Cars were in waiting for them there to
transport them to Alexandria, where they
will take boats to Newport News and there
be put aboard the transport Yale. Their
ultimate destination is said to be Santiago.
Cuba.
Major General Graham received orders
late last night directing General Duffield
to make ready to leave camp with the
forces indicated at 8 clock this morning
Up to that time one at headquarters had
any certain information from the War De-
partment. The corps commander and Cen
eral Duffield went to Washington Monday
night and there had conference with the
Secretary of War and Adjutant General
Corbin. 1t was then strongly intimated
that the Michigan troops would be the first
to leave camp and that General Duffleld
would be their commander The 9th
Massachusetts, the regiment brigaded with
the two Michigan commands, was to start
with their associates from Michigan, ac-
cording to the report, but the later report
that emanated from the department today
developed that the 9th Massachusetts,,
would not break camp until the latter part
of this week.
On the receipt of the order the happy
soldiers turned the night into day. They
jubilated over their less fortunate COM
Iades in every conceivable way. This jolli-
fcation so delayed the necessary prepara-
tions for departure that instead of leaving
at O'Clock, as directed by General Gra-
ham, the troops were unable to get away
before IL 80.
Only Necessary Equipments.
Only the things most essential to active
service IN the tropics were taken away.
Everything else was either sent home
left in camp. Arrangements were made
with Colonel c. l.. Boynton, commanding
the 33d, and Major Winans, commanding
the 1st Battalion of the 34th, to have all
extra clothing, camp furniture and other
supplies not provided for in the army regu-
lations sent home at the expense Of the
national government. Only six horses, the
number necessary for General Duffields
staff, were permitted the entire detachment
Even these are not to go on the transport,
but are to be sent to Tampa and taken to
'hC IL UNI AAoiii tiial poiit- Lie SoiohCi diu
the major will accordingly go to battle
afoot.
The supplies previously issued other regi-
ments were drawn upon to complete the
equipment of the troops selected to leave
9th Illinois. for instance, about midnight,
demanding in the name of Major Duvall,
the chief ordnance officer, all the stores
and all the revolvers in the possession of
the regiment. This is the cause of much
aggravation, net on the part of the 9Th
Illinois. but on the part of other regiments
in camp which did not require to borrow
ordnance to properly equip their men.
When the I'd Brigade of the 1st Division is
ordered to the front it is certain Qf the
ordnance officers of the regiment interested
are able to SO arrange matters) that there
will be borrowing to complete their
equipment.
New Agreement.
Chief Surgeon Girard and the men of the
Hos pital Corps have settled the matter of
enlistment by a compromise. The enlisted
men are to serve enlisted men in the
regular army, but are to accompany their
regiments wherever they may be ordered
and be discharged at the close of the war.
Col. Girard has expressed the terms of
the agreement as follows:
1.-The chief surgeon has been requested to
express his views in writing for the in
formation of all concerned as to the meth
DDS of assignment which will be followed
after the transfer Of volunteers to the Hos
pital Corps.
THE men transferred will be assigned to
the hospital company of the division to
which their former regiment belongs
In this company they will be assigned
to brigade sections corresponding to the
bridgades to which their former regiments
belong.
In the brigade sections they will be as
signed to regimental subsections, composed
of men from their former regiments.
THE result is that If their former
division, brigade regiment is detached.
they go with 1t.
If the quota Of per cent in each regi-
ment Is not transferred, the deficient num-
Der is made up from enlistments at large.
1t Is. therefore, to the interest of regi-
ments to recommend for transfer their full
quota, SO that in case of sickness or injury
they may be attended by their former COM
rades.
I'm regimental command there will be a
reeimental hospital; in brigade command
mand, division hospital. equipped as pre-
scribed in the field supply table
1.-The widest possible publicity should be
given this circular in regiments"
Recruits Still Coming.
Recruits still come into camp. The Penn
sylvania regiments are now practically
full, the Illinois commands almost full AMI
tie others have about half the number of
new men needed. Among those who came
last night were twenty-four members of
the Hallstead Band. from the town of Hall
stead, Pa. This band is to be attached 70
the 18th. Pennsylvania. The band of the
Sd Brigade, N. G. p, from Pottsville, is ex-
pected to report shortly as the band of the
Sd Brigade, 4th Division, I'd Army Corps.
Among the Pennsylvania men the Sd Brf-
gade Band stands as well as any in the
country.
Lieut. Zalinsk. U. 8. N, the designer Of
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, visited
&C mp yesterday. He vas very cordially re-
ceived. Lielt. Zalinsk has been retired.
but the order Of retirement was counter
manded soon after the war broke out.
Thirty-five Of the recruits enlisted to