Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-01
VALE CAMP ALGER
The Once Populous Rendezvous Now
Almost Deserted.
'Uf -FOUR REGIMENTS REMAIN
The 65th New York Scheduled to
Leave Today.
NO GROUND FOR FEVER SCARE

| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
DUNN LORING, Va, September 1, 1885.
By the middle of next weak everything
connected with Camp Russell A. Alger will
be thing Of the past except the painful
memories of the horrible typhoid fever
which played such havoc with the troops
ercamped here. from time to time. OF the
twentyseven organizations, including cav
airy troops, signal companies and infantry
regiments only four are left. These four
regiments. the 1st New Jersey, 1st Connec-
tiCut, Goth New York and Sd Virginia, are
| not encamped on the grounds Of old Camp
Alger, but in the vicinity of the railroad
depot at Dunn Loring, about two miles
distant. Four of the regiments are under
orders to be mustered out-the 18th New
York, the 9th Pennsylvania, 22d Kansas
and It'll Illinois. and other regiments Of this
army corps will be included in the next
n.ustering-out list. Some of the regiments
formerly here are encamped at Middletown
Pa. II orders are not issued to the LIST Con-
| necticut. Sd Virginia and LIST New Jersey
relative to being mustered out. within the
next four days, they, too, will be sent to
thu Pennsylvania camp.
DesoIation Reigns.
Desolation reigns supreme in the old
camp. A few shacks, erected by suffers,
are still standing here and there, and the
broad fields, worn hard and bare by the
thousands of soldiers are silent and de-
serted The numerous wells are gradually
caving in and filling up: the bridges erect
ed over the streams are falling into decay.
and the roads are full of ruts and covered
with stones. The camp at Dunn Lorfng Is
rapidly taking on an air kindred to that OF
the old camp. In the past five days 5000
E.en have been ordered away, and in the
region where $1,000 men were encamped
1000 disgusted and home-sick volunteers
hold sway.
A problem. yet unsolved, is what is to be
done with the great amount of commissary
and quartermasters' stores in the large
Warehouses at Dunn Loring? 1t world
take weeks to remove the buildings and
TT cir contents. No orders of instruction
have been received from the War Depart
ment as yet relative TO their final dispo-
sition.
Removals Today.
The I'd and Sd Battalions of the TIN Ohio
moved to Camp Meade, Pennsylvania, to-
day. large number of the wagon teams
were also sent over for the use of the
troops already there. The 1st New jersey Is
under instructions to move tomorrow.
Nothing definite In regard to the time the
65th New York will leave for Buffalo can
be learned. though it is said the command
will leave This evening. The regiments
camp was changed this morning to a site in
the rear of division headquarters and near
the well vacated by the Sth Pennsylvania.
The regiment is now provided with an
abundant. nealthful water supply, and.
again, the men are headquarters,
greatly facilitating the work of preparing
the rolls and other preliminary work neces-
sary to mastering out.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin was talking with the
colonel Of the 65th New York over the tel
ephone today, and was Informed that the
reports of a serious outbreak of fever in
that regiment had been greatly exagger-
ated. The colonel said his command was
in good condition.
Maj. w. K. Wright, the chief commissary
of this division, returned from Middietown,
Pa, this morning for the purpose of super
vising the work of mastering out the 65th.
He is the ranking regular army officer in
camp.
Connecticut Hospital Train.
A hospital train from the state Of Con-
necticut yesterday evening carried back to
their state a number of convalescent SOL
diers of the 1st Connecticut. A train from
Philadelphia is scheduled to leave camp
this evening with convalescent soldiers
from the Pennsylvania regiments still pa
TENTS in the division hospital.