The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-04
Special from a Staff Correspondent.

Camp Alger, Dunn Loring, Aug a.
IT is not thought that the Thirteenth
will get under way for its new camp
ground before the middle of next week.
The troops are ready to start at any
time, but the quartermaster's depart
ment can't furnish the mules and
wagons necessary to move division
at a time, as was yesterday contem-
plated, and in consequence the corps
will have to move in such sized sec
tions as the baggage teams will ac-
commodate.
All the spare mules and extra wagons
that are kept at the government yard
and wagon sheds in the st. Asaph
driving park were called into service
In moving the First division today.
Drivers were secured from the regi-
ments of the First division, the Thir-
teenth furnishing four and the Eighth
and Twelfth a like number. With all
this extra assistance it was only pos
0ible to get one brigade under way
before noon.
The trip to the Manassas region Is
about twenty miles and it requires two
days to cover the distance. BY the
time the last of the wagons discharge
their cargoes and get back to Dunn
Loring the first of the week will be
here. Allowing a day or two for unex-
pected delays, it kNill be Wednesday,
It is safe to say, before the Third bri-
gades turn to start will come.
NOT TOO WELL PLEASED.
While the men say "any place in
preference to this" it would be mis-
stating things to say they are wild
with rapture over their going to Man
assas. The general character of the
region cannot differ much from this,
it is held, because of its being an ad-
Joining county and virtually an exten-
sion of the same plateau upon which
the camp is now located. While there
are some desirable places for regimen
tai and possibly brigade camps there
is not enough of them to go around
and it is feared that some of the regi
ments will be about as bad off as
they are here. That it is little better
than an experiment is evidenced by
the official orders governing the move
ment of the troops, which say pract-
cally move down towards Manassas
and If you can find a good place for
a camp seize upon it. At all events
keep going till you find a camp that
suits you"
factory and then again it may prove
TO be just the opposite. A camp at
some established camp site such as
Sea Girt or Mt. Gretna would leave
no question of doubt. To go there
however, would mean the expenditure
of quarter million dollars.
1t is a significant fact that the much
discussed Chief Surgeon Girard had no
hand in the moving of the camp. The
whole affair was decided upon and di-
rected from Washington. Girard has
just sent out an order-or rather Cen
eral Graham sent it out. at his rec
mendaton-directing the Second di-
vision regiments move to an adjoining
farm on the east, when the order from
Washington arrived directing that the
whole corps move to Manassas.
NO NEW CASES.
. No new cases of typhoid have broken
out in the Thirteenth in two days,
and there is just a ray of hope enter
tanned that the ten men who developed
typhodal symptoms since coming here
brought the germs of the disease from
the old camp at Falls Church, and that
consequently the disease has about
been stamped out as far as the regi-
ment is concerned.
The men at Fort Myer continue to
improve. Sergeant KEEPER still holds
his own. and the doctors now say that
he has good chance of recovery. Lieu
tenant Huff, it developes, had only a
mild attack. and is even now con-
va'escing. Lieutenant Berry's temp
erature began to fall Saturday and is
gradually decreasing all the time.
Private John Hill, of Company L, a
resident of White Hills, and Private
George Davis, of Company A, were re-
turned from the hospital today with
recommendation of discharge from the
service. Both are adjudged to be suf-
fering from chronic rheumatism.
Private Harry Van Ripper, of Com
pany c, who has been acting as order
ly at the First division hospital, was
today transferred back to the regi-
ment to act as mounted orderly to
Lieutenant George C. Nerriman, the
new assistant surgeon.
Private Hall, of Company G, was de-
tailed to corps headquarters yesterday.
TO work at the bread ovens. This is
the second baker the Thirteenth mas
furnished. Private Fenstler, of Com
pany c, having gene over the day be-
fore.
RED TAPE GAUNTLET.
Corporal Robert A. Smith, jr., of
Company E. is awaiting orders to be
transferred to Jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri,, rs sergeant in the Third Uni
ted states Volunteer Engineers, in
which Major Edgar Jadwin has COM
mand of battalion and Sergeant Har-
denberg is sergeant major. Major
Wood who engineered the transfers,
has the satisfaction of making the
record of putting his man through in
one day. In the morning Corporal
Smith left here with his application
and instructions from Major Wool as
10 how he should proceed. In the even
ing he returned with the transfer ap-
proved and an appointment as SER
geant. He had to take the transfer
and application through regimental
brigade, division and corps headquar-
ters and then through a veritable
labyrinth of offices in the war depart
ment. There were twenty-four approx
ais endorseme nts and other like "hands
and seals" on his papers when they
had run the red-tape gauntlet
Lieutenant Arthur Foote, Sergeant
Vail and Private Snyder, of Company
ID, returned today from a weeks visit
at home.
Lieutenant w. W. Inglis, of General
Gobins staff and Assistant Surgeon
George A. Blanchard left for Phila del
pkia today on a ter days leave of alb
eence.
Captain'A Wilson Norris. acting as.
sistant adjutant general of the Third
brigade, returned last night from a