The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-27
HOLD Their
PRESTIGE.
Rhode Island Troops the Best
Set Up and Equipped atCamp
Alger--Surgeon Hill Ill.

leaving the comraAndsr or. In -ohisf said that
the cavalry troop which 10 doing guard
duty ~ Camp Dyer would remain on
duty until after she Fourth OF July. Tn
steamer SQuantum will make trips 70
the ramp. under the direction OF the
quartsrmAstor generals Departments IN.
til Wednesday, inclusive, whom the trips
will % discontinued
Hot at Camp Dyer.
Yesterday the boys at Camp Dyer real
ICED that 1t was hot. although fortunately
there was q steady breeze from the west.
and thus some degree OF comfort was sx-
perisnced by the ar~tillerymsn. Tent 6ios
were thrown back, walls were rolled up
and the men endeavored to keep n
cool % possible. Many resorted to BATH
ing in the waters of the bay, but even
this was hot work, and those who had
good Judgment remained under their
tents In Q repossful attitude.
religious services held In the morning
snd afternoon, and, In spite OF the exces-
sive heat, both services were we'll attend
ed. Rev. Fr. Lspno celebrated mass In
the morning At 9:l3 .. m. with another
service ct ! O'Clock, while .: lss0 o'clock
xk0Ns . LIE VI - AS<
Congregational church spoke. Nr. Larry
II . O. A X. mao and has been through
the scenes which the boys are passing
through now, and those which maj fall
to their lot later on. The latter ss1vico
was held under the suspices Of the Army
Christian Commission, OF which z. q.
Collins is at present the local manager.
Mr.. Collins 10 to leave camp In . day Ok
two.
There were not n many visitors to camp
yesterday as some of the men expected
to see, but still some did brave the heat
and dust, there being no boat TO the
Point. The large proportion of those
who were on the grounds came ON wheels.
The carriages from Davisville also con-
tributed their share to increase the total,
showing that quite . good many had pat
ronixed the trains ~ o means OF convoy.
ance to h camp.
Battery A Mustered In.
Battery A, altar several delays, has
finally been mustered into the United
states service, by Lieut.. Rowan, of the
Second United States Artillery. The 100
men of the battery were lined mp in front
Of headquarters. and Lieut.. Rowan sim
ply administered the oath as the men
stood with barred heads and right hands
appraised. Battery B will be mustered
in probably the first of next week. There
has been another change In the personnel
of the camp hospital force. Lieut.. Abbot
who has been acting a. post surgeon, has
been relieved by Major Wilson Of the
cavalry. Privates Freeman and Stevens
OF the Hospital Corps, who have been
stationed 1t the hospital, left Saturday,
the former In the afternoon q the lat.
Ter In the morning. Their places will b
filed by two privates detailed from the
Hospital Corps, who will probably go TO
camp today.
At Camp AIger.
Everything is progressing favorably
with the Rhode Island men At Camp
Alger, but they are very anxious TO get
into active service. There il reason Il
believe that the camp will soon be moved
from Falls Church, and one reason given
ID to the effect that . Washington con-
tractor who proposed to build . natator-
ium for tho use of the soldiers was told
by Gen. Graham hat 1t would be unwise to
invest money In such . project. AZ the
camp site might be changed ct any
moment. 1t 10 also said that agents have
been directed to look over the country
about Manassas, Va, to ascertain the
availability of that place - . camp loca-
tion.