The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-16
MAJOR FARRALL I'LL.
The Popular Soldier Stricken Down at
Camp Cuba Librc.

CAMP CUBA LlBRE, sept n-spe-
cial.-Maj0r ". Farral, of Norfolk, the
commandant of hc Second battalion oi
tho Fourth Regiment was confined 90 his
quarters This morning ny sickness and
unable 10 take charge Of tine battalion
Tie had been taken sick While on MS
leave Of absence in NoriOlk and when ne
returned here few uaI5 ago ne was 10y
no means "a well man and DC was rather
difficult Tor him 90 attend drills on thtt
account. His place as battalion COM
mauGcr was niled t1i5 morning Dy Cap
tan tdusey, OF Company h, Of SUFFOLK.
There was no adjutunt for the battalion.
as Lieutenant Spencer, the only ieuien-
ant in camp from that command, was OF.
hccr of the guard.
Corporal Cole has been given charge OF
tho Quartermaster Department Of the
company. as Quartermaster Sergeant 5.
j.. D0uuau has received his discharge
from the service Corporal Liyesay Is de-
tailed 90 special duty iu the adJutant
Office and Corporal Teller Is confined 10
his quarters ny sickness COrpOrals
Weisiger ana Cherry are spending their
furlOughs iu Richmond and Corporal
Thomas is on a Sick furlOugh Of thirty
DAYS Bon Smitnueld. while Corporal Cren-
shaw is sick at the division hospital.
While nothing has yet been heard IN
regard 90 The rcsig gU1.i1n OF Second Lleu-
tenant W. II. Klein. of Company II. yet
there is hardly any doubt that it VIII De
qcCepfrl. His successor Will be commits
c0mmendati0n of Colonel Taylor, the
commanding officer OF the regiment First
Sergeant James $. HaZen Us enubTl %
The place in the line OF promotion q 10
is safe 10 say that he Will bee commits
e.Oueu, as be is the almost unanimous
choice of the men OF the company, and
IL is well understood tnat he is highly
endorsed by the remaining TWO commits
stoned officers OF the company. cOin-
ing 90 previous CUSTOM the endorse cht
OF the company Will largely influence the
EelectiOn of the man.
TWO mere discharges have beer granted
&c members ci Company III, although Tho
papers have nOt yel been received Inls
time the parties whose wishes have been
gratifiei IN tails manner are Corporal Guy
Cherry, who ls now lu klchnOrd, and
who is due here 20 morrow evening, and
Private William Il. McGavOck.
Private Percy l.. Defrlest, OF Company
II. who has been quite ill ~ the division
hospital, Is much improved and hopes 10
be able 10 leave here tomorrow evening
for Richmond on sick iurlough for thir-
Corporal Crenshaw has much improved
at the hospital during the past twenty
four nOurs and il his condition continues
favorable 10 is thought that ho VIII also
be able % leave here tomorrow evening
for Richmond.
One OF the interesting rumOrs that was
spread about and which saw daylight
to-day was 20 tAe effect that th- two
companies OF the Blues would be dctach-
ed from the Fourth Regiment and trans
formed into General Lee BODY guard, 10
be stationed in MORO Castle al Havana.
IL this should turn out 10 be true the
men would certainly be Well pleased for
10 would naturally DE considered great
honor for the old Richmond Light In
fantry Blues 10 Doe detailed TO sucn serv.
ice and the men could rest assured that
they would be well taken care or IN every
respect
In the meantime applications for fur
lOughs and discharges continue 10 come
IN. This evening QH15tetiiias,el- e,i't
b. NJ. Johnson, of Company n. of the
Fourth Regiment. received their dis
charges ana starte1 for their homes In
send Lieutenant W. p Klein. Of Com
many III. also lcft for his home in Rich
mOnd this evening on leave or absence
uri0r 10 the acceptance OK his discharge
from the service. Tie very reluctAntly left
the bows who an have been extremely
fond of him and dislike greatly his re-
tirenent from soldier life. They know
fuu we'll however that only the most
urgent necessity would prevail on him
10 10 ientenani iaHS 1I Kiein's departure leaves
Cantain WYATT alone IN charge OF the
cor,nanv al least for the present, since
T,iref 4 Tfeufenant l.. L. CheatwOOt. who
is at present in Richmond. has received
an extension Ok his leave OF absence for
'',I The e'' First North Carolina Regiment
bos b,- mis- time thoroughly established
ITSELF i'm its new camp ana .s well pllE~el
win the change There is hardly regl-
ment I'm the seventh ,Cofps lhet has
more eficlent discipline since its arrival
bere me record that the regiment has
r,elo for Itself has been very good. and IL
IS to-day regarded among the foremost