The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29
PRIVATE BYHRE ISFOURTH
STILL ANOTHER DEATH IN THE
FIFTEENTH MINNESOTA
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Struggle With the Deadly Fever
Several Others Are Seriously
III, but Their Recovery Is Ex-
pected-Ftrst Sunday Mt the New
Camp.
Death claimed another Of the Fiji
teenth regiment soldiers early yester-
day morning, when Private Peter A.
Byhre died at Bethesda hospital from
typhoid fever. Byhre's demise in
creases the death list to four. Byhre
was twenty eight years of age. He en-
listed at Fosston. but at the hospital
gave his place of residence as Pelan
kittson county, where his parents live
de was regarded as dangerously i'll
when received at the hospital. In the
daytime he several times showed slight
Improvement, which led the physicians
to hope for his recovery, but each night
he grew worse, sinking gradually I'M
til the end. The hospital authorities
yesterday communicated with the Off
GERS Of the regiment concerning the
disposition of the remains. The body
will probably be turned ever to rela-
tives of the dead soldier.
All the fever patients at the CITY
hospital were yesterday reported to be
improving. The physicians say that
there is no longer danger of fatalities
among the soldiers at this institution.
Private Vaught, of Company F, is al
most strong enough to leave the hos
pital, and others are much advanced
toward convalescence.
AT ST. Luke's hospital there are still
q number Of very sick soldiers. Pri-
waite Moffat, of Company H, Is in
hI1f q VOC 6lXy
slightly improved. Others are not so
dangerously sick and some have slow
~ improved to point where the at
tendant physicians say their recovery
Is assured. Private Wylde was yester-
day permitted to leave his bed for a
short time, and Is in a way to be dis
charged as soon as he regains his
strength.
The soldiers at St. Joseph's hospital
are getting along as well as could be
expected. There are no cases at this
hospital that are alarmingly serious,
and 1t is hoped that all of the patients
will recover.
The twenty remaining sick soldiers
at Bethesda hospital are all regarded,
eliminating the possibility Of a relapse,
as on the road to recovery, according to
the statement Of the attendant physi-
clans.
Sick call yesterday at Camp Ram
sey was the lightest for any day since
the Fifteenth has assembled. Only
fifteen men responded. Among them
were some three fever suspects. A
few other typhoid cases were gathered
in during the day. Among them was
Private Ivan Warren. Company H,
who had a temperature of 106 degrees.
Lieut.. Jones, who was taken to ths
post hospital on Friday, was yester-
day sent home.
The camp was visited by hosts of
people yesterday, and most of them
came from st. Paul. A large crowd
was gathered in Company B street all
day, but other companies had their
friends as we'll, and they numbered
probably all together we'll up into the
thousands. At 6:45, Lieut.. Col. Cot
zian took the First battalion out for
parade on the ground to the west Of
were z, D, K and B. Company D be-
longs with the Third battalion, but
was put in place Of NJ, which mustered
Snly about two sets of tours. owing to
the number on leave of absence. Lieut..
Tenney served for the first time as
sdjutant of the First battalion.
The morals Of the boys were we'll
taken care Of yesterday. Mass was
early celebrated at Fort Smelling, and
at $50 Chaplain Turner held service
in the Y. M. c. A. tent on the grounds.
The chaplain preached sermon, ad
vising the soldiers to be contented.
whatever might be their fate. He
pointed out that Cuba was not so I'M
desirable a place to be. after all, and,
If the regiment was ordered there, they
ought to be glad Of the opportunity 1t
offered to see the world. In the even
ing, after retreat, the usual Y. NJ. c.
A. meeting was held, at which Capt
Morrison preached.
The post of the regimental adjutant
Is at best no sinecure. and next week
Lieut. Catlin and also Sergeant Major
Van Duzee and Adjt. Clark will have
all they can possibly do. The pay
rolls, muster rolls, trimonthly field
returns, monthly reports and property
returns have all to be made out and
sent to the proper authorities. In ad-
dition to that the issue Of the non
commissioned officers warrants Is to
be completed. The latter work, how
ever is well in hand, and all yester-
day Adjt. Catlin was patroling the
company streets with an of1cial-ap-
the outlook for sergeants and corporals
who were not as yet officially serving
as such.
The Company G boys are feeling.very
sad over the death Of Private Knud-
son, the second of their members to
fall a victim of the fever. Company
G has been priding itself upon having
the least sickness Of any company in
the regiment, but during the last week
it's record has gone. Now 1t has a
large number on the sick list, while
two deaths in two days are felt more
than all the sickness. A detail from
G company left last night as an escort
for the body of Knudson, which will
be taken to his home at Beaver Creek.
The detail was given five days leave
of absence. 1t consisted of Lieut.. Fer
guson, Corporal Salberg, Privates
Jones, Chatfeld Dahl, Wood and
Running, all of Company G..
Lieut.. Ecl1els is now in command of
Company G, both his ranking officers
having gone with burial squads. Capt
Nelson Thursday to Private Kenny
home in Graceville, and Lieut.. Fergu-
Hospital Steward T. K. Nelson, OF
the Twelfth Minnesota, visited Maj
Dennis and the other surgeons of the
Fifteenth yesterday. He is right from
Chickamauga, having come North on
leave to visit his people in Minneapo-
lis.
Lieut.. Dewey, Of Company c, left
yesterday for Litchfield. He obtained
q thirty days leave of absence to be
able to be at Litchfield to open the
schools the 1st Of September. Dewey is
superintendent Of the Litchfleld schools
and also teaches advanced subjects in
the high school. He has been very sue.
cessful and when he enlisted as frs,
lieutenant in Company the schoo
board insisted upon his retaining the
position. Company c Is now without
either of its lieutenants, as Nelson is
in the hospital with typhoid fever