The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-19
TO A N0RRISTOWN HOSPITAL
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED STILL
REMAIN.
All Will Be Sent to Philadelphia and
Harrisburg for Treatment as
Rapidly as They Can Be
Transported.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETOWN,
Pa, Sept. 1S.-F1fteen typhoid fever
cases were shipped from the Second
Division Hospital this evening to the
Charity Hospital, Norristown, in a spe-
cal car. The patients were from the
Two Hundred and First and Two Hun
Missouri, First Rhode Island and Sec
ond West Virginia regiments. Chief
Surgeon Girard believes the sick will
do better in hospitals than in tents, and
has arranged to ship more away to-
morrow to Harrisburg and Philadelphia
hospitals. There are It's fever patients
in the hospitals and they will be taken
as rapidly as they can be moved.
Private Biston d. Danto, Company
K, Third New York, died in the Red
Cross Hospital to-day of typhoid fever
and his body was shipped to Wells
vile. Corporal Samuel Crager, Com
pany H, Second Tennessee, died of con-
gestive chills at the regimental dispen-
sary, after a brief illness.
Detailed reports have been received
by Colonel Girard from the various
regimental surgeons on the health of
their regiments. They report but very
few malarial cases, and in the regf-
ments where this malady- has been
greatest it is on the decrease. Most of
the cases of typhoid fever and malaria
have been brought here from the camps
in the South and Camp Black, N. Y.
Colonel Abbott Of the First Rhode ISL
and is seriously i'll with typhoid fever
at the home of a friend in Middletown.
The Fifteenth Michigan has moved
on the grounds vacated by the Twelfth
Pennsylvania, which starts tomorrow
afternoon for its home State for muster
out. The Michigan regiment takes the
place of the Twelfth in General Cor
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 COM
plete for a while at least, the move
ment of troops from camp. There is
a strong probability that the Four
tenth Pennsylvania will be the next
regiment to receive orders to muster
out on account of the trouble among
the officers.
The following medical officers have
been detailed as brigade surgeons
First Division-First Brigade, D. A
Rannells, Seventh Ohio; Second Brig
ade, A. M. Johnston, Fourteenth Penn.
sylvania; Third Brigade, c. E. Kauss
Eighth Pennsylvania Second Division
First Brigade. Burton S. Booth, Two
Hundred and Third New York; Second
Brigade, H. D. K1eebler, Fourth Mis-
souri,; Third Brigade, Lester S. Hunt,
First Rhode Island.
The camp has become scattered SO
that the scores of army teams have
been forced to work eighteen hours a
day. The long hours are telling on the
health of the teamsters and Colonel
Howard has asked the War Depart
ment for seventy-f1ve additional teams
He was advised to-day that fifteen
four-mule and ten two-horse teams
would be Immediately forwarded. The
water system is being run into the
camp of the First Delaware and other
outlying regiments. General Graham
will wait until all the regiments have
been supplied before extending the sys-
TEN to corps headquarters.