The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-07

EuWdTu u. nelly, OF the nOSpltal corps.
The trip was made direct from here
to Steelton by ambulance and from
Steelton to Harrisburg by street rail-
way. on the way the people extended
every Kindness, bringing ice and re-
freshments and ordering what person.
nj services were needed. Lieutenant
Dodge's temperature before removal
was 102 degrees, but the trip to Har-
risburg left no bad results. The Lieu
tenant had been i'll for a few days be-
fore his case developed into typhoid
fever.
There were no company drills yes
terday morning, and that part of the
mornings exercises stands a good
chance of being entirely dispensed with
for the reason that, on account of the
heaVy details for guard, brigade and
regimental, for fatigue duty. for street
and Kitchen police, the companies are
reduced almost to skeletons. Today
some OF the companies could muster
only four sets of fours, or thirty-two
men out of one hundred and three.
The battalion drill was short and
Major Stillwell, understanding how
busy the men Of his command will be
Kept attending to their other duties,
said that every man would be expected
to come out with his company, but
that the drill would be very short.
Yesterday morning it consisted Of only
few movements. This gave general
satisfaction.
CAMP GOSSIP.
Major Stillwell of the First batta-
hon, possesses certain amount of hui
NOR about him. Several of the boys
went with passes to him this morn
ing, explaining that they wanted to go
to church. They asked him to make
the time from a. m. till s p. M"
with a very significant smile he looked
at them and quietly remarked:
Twelve hours! Pretty long sermon
that, don't you think, bUys?" No fur
ther remarks.
Last night at roll call William
Roach, of G, rendered his resignation
as first sergeant. asking to be relieved
of his onerous duties in that position
on account of i'll health. The resgna-
ton was accepted by Captain McCaus-
land, Sergeant Watrous is, for the
time being, acting first sergeant
Fred Luther, the Wyoming avenue
jeweler, is in camp today, and will
leave this evening for Scranton in COM
pany with his son, Private Fred Luth-
er, of C, who has been granted a
thirty-day furlough, on account of
sickness.
Captain j. W. Kambeck, of B, is
slightly indisposed.
Private John Kiernan and CORPORAL
Edinger, of d, have left for home on
a furlough, and will be gone seven
days.
Wagner Frank Malott, of B, enter
tained his brother, Peter Malott, of
Scranton, yesterday, and showed him
the sights around camp.
Corporal Iona Day was agreeably
surprised this morning. He received a
letter on the early mail, and on open-
ing it found crisp 50 bill, the offer
ing of some charitably inclined friend
IN scranton. Corporal Day was elated
and offered to bet $199 that he had
$l'sS more than any other enlisted man
IN the Thirteenth regiment. The bet
has not yet been taken, and won't
be-till after pay day.
Sergeant Culver, of A, is temporarily
helped in performing his duties as
quartermaster for the company by Ser
geant Sloane.
Jack" the well-trained dog owned
py Musician j. j. Clarke, of A, is a
great favorite in camp.
Private Hodgins, of c, who has been
SICK for few days, returned to dutv
this morning.
corporal Will Watkins, of b. has
returned from three-day furlough,
private Harry G. Moore, of A. is
'lslllnS Hummelstown friends TODAY.
corporal William Bauer, of A, yes-
teruay entertained Miss Mary Bewen-
our and Miss Powers, of Harrisburg.
Chaplain Stahl is once more well
coined by the boys after a ten-dav
leave of absence.
Edward c. Kelly, of c, formerly At
tached to the regimental dispensarv
mas been transferred to the corps of
assistants at Division hospital No. 2
at this place.
Corporal Bailey. of II, is slightly i'll
lie is suffering from rheuma tism.
Private Peter Marker, of II, has re-
turned from furlough.
Private b. F. Blake of E. has re-
turned to camp after an absence of
TWO weeks on account of sickness.
private Halter, of E., was taken yes-
terday from Division hospital No. . |
to the Medico-Chirurgic hospital in
Philadelphia.
Private Harry Angle, of C, was to-
day discharged from regimental hos
pital, being able to attend to dutv
again.
Captain Gilman, of d, has been
called home on account of the illness
Of his wife.
Private Fred Luther, of c, who is
now at Division hospital No. is i'm |
proving rapidly.
Private Howard Davis, of C, is once |
more able to attend to duty after a two |
weeks attack of sickness.
Corporal Boyle, of E, has asked to |
be relieved OF his duties as regimentaI !
where he has performed |
excellent service for several months.
Private David Harris, of B, attached |
10 regiment commissary, has returned
rom home. 1t will be remembered
That when celebrating at Camp Alger
The victory of Santiago in the early
part of July Mr.. Harris accidentally
discharged a revolver, the bullet lodg-
nG in the instep of the right foot. He
came to camp last night and was
warmly welcomed by the members of
mis- company Richard L Rourlsa