The times., 1898-07-19
FIRST DIVISION TO MOVE
Within Ten Days Ii Will Stalt
for Porto r co.
GREAT JOY AT CAMP ALGER
News of the Emigration Received
With Satisfaction-TgphO Fever
Apparently Has IA strong Hold on
the White City--A Raid on the
'MidNay'' -

The First Division viii move from Camp
Alger en- route to Porto Rico within ten
days.
This long-awaited event is now assured,
and the boys are feeling better and look
ing better because of that fact
The regiments in the First Division
were carefully examined yesterday as to
equipment needed, and but one regiment
was found lacking in rifles. This was the
Seventh Ohio, and twenty-five rifles i'm
mediately were transferred from the Sec
ond Tennessee to the Ohio command. This
action means a move at once, as rifles
could have been obtained through regular
sources within few days. without taking
those of other regiments. The Second
Tennessee is in the Second Division and
can wait for rifles.
The Pennsylvania brigade has been
carefully overhauled and is now ready to
move at five minutes notice
The First Division includes the First
and Third Brigades, and another brigade
will be selected from the Second Division
to complete the command. The First Bri-
gade. under Gen. Plume, consists or the
Seventh Ohio, Col Hamilton; Sixty-iiith
New York. Col. WEIGH: First New Jersey,
Col. Campbell, and the Ninth Ohio bat
TALON. Major Young. The Third Brigade
is made UP of the Thirteenth PennsylVa-
MIA. Col. Coursen: Twelfth Pennsylvania.
Col. Coryell. and the Eighth Pennsylva-
MIA, Col. Hoffman.
The First Division hospital was busy
place Yesterday Everybody is preparing
70 move with the division. batch OF
eirhr,, measles patients was sent over to
the Second Division hospital TO be cared
for and several carloads of patients
went to Fort Myer. The intention is 10
get an the patients out within few days
so that the hospital can move on snort
notice.
Typhoid fever apparently has settled in
camp AIger TO stay. and if for no other
reason. the department is anxious 20 get
the troops to the front to avoid con-
tinuance of the roll of deaths from the
dread disease.
Two more soldiers died from the malady
We erday. They were Private Charles w.
! TaIlman. Company II. Thirteenth Penn
1 COMPANY d. Thirteenth Pennsylvania.
Both men had been i'll but few days
/ and died after being removed TO Fort
J Mver Services were held at Arlington
las. night and Tailman's body was for
I warded to his home in Providence. Pa,
while Porter's remains were sent to
! Scranton, Pa.
Four deaths from typhoid in two days
make an alarming record. and the sur
/ geons are greatly worried over matters.
Three new cases were discovered III
! Troop c. New York Cavalry, yesterday
and seven in the Sixth Pennsylvania.
/ Four cases developed at the Second Di-
vision Hospital This makes fourteen new
! cases and two deaths in twenty-four
hours At this rate the fever is getting a
] grip on the men which will be hard to
shake of The boys themselves do not
/ care much about the dangers OF fever
and even when they have symptoms of ii
! they persist in regarding ii as joke.
That portion of Camp Alger's Midway
which is known as the "Bowery" is no
! longer in existence. Early yesterday
morning a detail from corps headquarters
swept down upon the tents, stands and
dens along Ohio and Pennsylvania Ave
nues and gave the startled proprietors
/ until noon time to get out Then there
was round of hustiinE, and in a few
D
/ leveled To a section of Virginia mud
Many were the walls and divers the
! gnashings of teeth, but the 'Bowery" had
| 10 go.
The Dewey pop ''Schley soda, 50
| Sampson cigars and Manila shaves''
were turned out into the cold world. Gen.
! Graham has become tired of the continual
| buzz around these stands and decided to
| rid the camp of them. The alleged object
was 10 Clear the parade ground and ex-
tend il across the road.
| One of the stands was not removed by
noon and when an orderly investigated
he discovered that the proprietor did not
| intend TO get out. In less than ten min
utes the whole Pennsylvania brigade was
| indulging in free pop fruit and cigars
| and a few boards piled into a wagon were
| all that remained of the stand.
Col. Carley, of the Fourth Missouri, is
sued an order yesterday afternoon that
| hereafter if any liquor was discovered on
| the person or in the tent of any private
| in his command the offender would be
sentenced to thirty days Imprisonment
and TO lose thirty days pay without APP
! peal or redress. The boys think this rath-
| er severe. but Col. Carley says he means
TO keep liquor out of his camp.
He has, however, granted the com
| missioned officers the privilege of supply
! but viii hold these officers responsible fol
the condition Of those who indulge.
/ Vaccination was completed IN the
| Fourth Missouri yesterday, seven COM
| paaies being 'scraped.'
The Fourth Missouri has received 60.00t
| rounds of ammunition and is now pre-
| pared for anything.
The Twelfth Pennsylvania had g
sham battle in the woods yesterday aft
| ernoon. Two other battalions chased
and captured The Third Battalion after
! lots of noise and skirmishing.
! Private FREQ Rudge, Company 3, Thir
| teenth Pennsylvania, has been reported
| as a deserter. Rudge worked severa
fake" kilograms TO get out of camp
! without success, and finally ran away
! on F-iday morning
Private Connolly. Company 3. Thir
! teenth Pennsylvania, has been placed il
| the guard house for assaulting an officer
Adjt Gilmore, Seventh Ohio. has beer
| Sumoned TO Columbus, O.. by Telegram
stating that he will be appointed maiol
of the Third Battalion, Seventh Ohio t
| fill the vacancy caused by the death o.
| Major Wiedler. Sergt Maj. Brown vii
| be appointed adjutant in his place
| Private Herbert Champlain. Company
! NJ, Seventh Ohio. has been detailed t
| the brigade commissary department.
The maximum temperature at camI
| yesterday was IS degrees. There wert