The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-03
HEALTHY ENOUGH IN JACKSON
VILE BUT THE CAMP IS IN
A FROG POND.
List of the Sick from North Carolina Misconduct of Men,
Creating III Feeling, Must Stop-The Jack
sonve Claim Exposed Personas.
From Our War Correspondent

1t will be observed that almost every
one of the above are i'll with fevers-
either typhoid or malarial-nonc of the
measles and mumps cases being of a
serious nature.
The paper here denies my statement
that the hospital kitchen was
officially reported as one OF
the filthicst places in camp.
The statement is true, Notwithstanding
the denial. The report was made by
Major Scott, the health officer Of Jack
sonvile, to Captain Baker chief quarter
master of the division. A staff officer of
the First North Carolina regiment was
present at the time. More than this.
| have in mind now two nurses in the
hospital corps. who say that they spend
all their wages for food, and that they
cannot eat the victuals provided for
them at the hospital, on account of the
foul condition of the place where it is
prepared and served.
The Florida climate is MI right and no
better people ever lived than are the citi-
zens Of Jacksonville. The troops here
owe them more than they can ever re-
pay. But by blunder ON somebody's
part the men who have given up alI to
fight for their country are dropped down
in frog-pond, and when they raise a
voice of protest they are abused and
yillified by the newspaper of the very
corporation that is most benefited by
their being here. The soldiers had as
licye stay in Florida as in any other
State of the Union. but while they are
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are entitled to it, There is enough va
cant land about here surely TO give
them what they want-a well watcred
camp ground that can be drained
If the camp in Springfield is the
healthiest in the United States. why
have the First Wiscinson and Fiftieth
Iowa moved out to better locations?
Why have the Forty-ninth Iowa, Fourth
Illinois, First North Carolina and Fourth
Virginia asked permission to move?
Surely good judges Of the healthfulness
of Il camp are the regimental physicians
who daily attend the sick men Of their
camp. The surgeons of all the regiments
above named have condemned the camps
now occupied i'll Springfield.
To be in the fashion the First North
Carolina regiment will hereafter, hay
ing a press censor clothed with full au-
thority to swipe all Objectionable "stufr."
The following general order was yester-
day issued by Colonel Armield:
y Camp Cuba Libre,
August 1. 1898
Il. Maj. w. G.. Smith is appointed
press censor for this regiment He will
carefully examine all manuscript sub
mitted to him by persons writing to
newspapers and allow no Objectionable
matter to go out from the camp
~. All newspaper correspondents or
other persons writing to newspapers will
submit their writings before being sent
to papers to Maj. Smith for examina-
ton"
Another general order calls the atten-
ton of company commanders to the fire.
quent acts of INSTRUMENTATION and mis-
conduct of men, creating an i'll feeling
with other regiments of this camp, and
bringing discredit upon our own regi-
ment. This state of affairs, the order
says, is to be deplored and must cease.
Company commanders are directed to
take the necessary steps to prevent any
thing of the kind in future.
Lieutenant Gulick has returned from
visit to his home in Goldsboro.
Irivates j. Il. Price, of the Colds
boro company, and Warren III. Moore,
Of the Queen City Guards, two typhoid
patients in the Division hospital, were
to-day sent to Pablo Beach as GONZALES
cents.
Lieutenant Goodman, of the Concord
company, has been granted leave of abb
Spnce for seven DAYS
FRED l.. MERRITT.