Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-19
WEST VIRGINIA BOYS
Sent From Camp Meade to a Nor
rlstown Hospital.

rlStOWn Hospital.
FEVER AND RHEUMATISM THE PRE-
yAILING NTs-REGIMENTs
ABOUT TO LEAVE TO BE MUSTER
ED OUT-MEDICAL OFFICERS DE-
TAILED-GENERAL NEWS OF THE
CAMP.
Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Sep
TENDER 18.-Fifteen typhoid fever cases
were shipped from the Second division
hospital this. evening to the Charity
hospital. Norristown, in special car.
The patients were from the Two Hun
dred and First and Two Hundred and
Second New York. Fourth Missouri,
First Rhode Island and Second West
Virginia regiments. Chief Surgeon Gil
rard. believes the sick do better in city
hospitals than in tents. ard has ar
| to Harrisonburg and Philadelphia hos
pitais. There are one hundred and sew
enty-fve fever and rheumatism patients
| in the general hospitals, and they will
| be taken away as rapiOly as they can
| be moved.
Private Burton D. Danto, Company
| K, Third New York, died in the Red
| Cross hospital to-day CT typhoid fever,
| and his Dody was shipped to Wei,s-
vile. Corporal Samuei Crager, Com
| pany H, Second Tennessee, also died
| of congestive chills at the reglmental
dispensary after a brief illness.
| Letaiied reports have been received
| by Col. Girard from the various legl-
| E.cntal surgeons On the heath of their
regiments. They report very few ma
iarlal cases and IN the regiments where
| this maiady has been the greatest it is
| on the decrease. Most of the cases Of
J typhoid and malarial have been brought
| here from the camps in the South and
| Camp Black, New York. Col. Abbott,
| of the First Rhode Island, is seriously
| i'll with typhoid fever at the home Of
| friend in Middletown.
| The Fifteenth Michigan has moved
| on the grounds vacated by the Twelfth
| Pennsylvania, which starts tomorrow
afternoon for its home station for mus
| ter out. The Michigan regiment takes
| the place of the Twelfth in Gen. Co
bins brigade of the First division.
| Chief Quartermaster Howard says the
| Seventh Ohio, which has received or
| ders to muster out, will hardly get away
before Thursday. This will complete
| for while at least, the movement of
troops from camp. There is a strong
probability that the Fourteenth Penn
sylvania will be the next regiment to
receive orders to muster out, on &C
count of the trouble among the officials.
The following medical officers have
been detailed as brigade surgeons:
First division, first brigade, A. Ran
nells, Seventh Ohio; Second brigade, A.
M. C. Johnston, Fourteenth Pennsyl-
| vania; Third brigade, c. E. Jauss,
Eighth Pennsylvania; Second division,
| First brigade, Burton S. Booth, Two
! Hundred and Third New York; Second
| brigade, MD. Kneedler. Fourth Mis-
souri,; Third brigade, Lester S. Hull,
| First Rhode Island.
The camp has become so widely scat
| tered that the scores of army teams
| have been forced to work eighteen
hours day. The long hours are tell
| ing on the health of the transfers and
| Col. Howard asked the War Depart
ment for seventy-five additional teams.
| He was advised to-day that fifteen four
| mule teams and ten two-hOrse teams
will be Immediately forwarded.
| The water system is being run into
| the camp of the First Delaware and
| other outlying regiments.
Gen. Graham will wait until all the
regiments have been supplied before
extending the system to corps head
quarters.
TO GET A BIG RECEPTION
Cincinnati, O., September 1S.-The
most elaborate arrangements have
been made for the reception Ct the
| Sixth infantry on its return to Fort
| Thomas tomorrow. Members of the
Chamber of Commerce and others went
| to Parkersburg to-day to meet the reg
| iment at the State line. This regi-
ment was one Of the first called out
and It suffered the most severe losses.
| Col. Cochran was retired soon after
the regiment reached Tampa and
Lieut.. Colonel Egbert succeeded.
When the regiment was cut to pieces
at Santiago, Col. Egbert was shot
through the lungs and now the regi-
ment returns with Major Miner COM
handing Col Egbert is here anx-
iously awaiting the regiment Of the
| 4S3 who went with this regiment in
April. less than $50 return. The regi-
ment has recruited so that 400 are now
in line Fifty members of the regi-
ment are in the Fort Thomas hospital
and some are away on furloughs, but
many were buried in Cuba.
| AS Fort Thomas is now occupied by
hospitals, the regiment will camp on
| adjoining territory On the site where
the union troops camped under Gen.
Green Clay Smith when Gen. Kirby
Smith marched through Kentucky in
his raid on Cincinnati 80 years ago.
In addition to the organizations of
Cincinnati, Covington and Newport, the
First Ohio that returned last Thurs
day and over LOCO immunes from
| Fort Thomas will be in the escort line
at the depot when the regiment ar
rives over the B. & 0. railway.
! REMOVED TO HOSPITALS.
Philadelphia, Pa, September IS
| One hundred and tweIty-eight sick