The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-01
ANXIOUS TO GET THEM AWAY.
Major General Graham Is Afraid of
an Attack of Contagious Diseases.

an Attack of Contagious Diseases.
BY Associated Press.
Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Sept
30.-The Pennsylvania camp will prob
ably be a thing of the past before the
snow begins to fly. Secretary of War
Alger is anxious to get the Second
corps away from Middletown before
cold weather sets in, and will ship the
troops south to prepare them for SER
vice in the West Indies. Major Gen.
eral Graham is afraid of an outbreak
of diphtheria, scarlet fever and other
contagious diseases if the men are
housed in the north in temporary bar
racks. The health of his command is
excellent, and the prospects are the
movement to the south will commence
within the next fifteen days. There is
a marked decrease in malaria. and
there is little typhoid fever outside of
the New York regiments brought here
from Camp Black.
Surgeon General Sternberg may
change his mind about sending the
sick soldiers to city hospitals from
Camp Meade. The Lebanon hospital
trustees have convinced Chief Surgeon
Girard that they were not respons-
ernors Bushnell, Lowndes and Pin
gree for taking care of invalid soldiers
Of Ohio. Maryland and Michigan. The
demand was made by an irresponsible
party, and the Lebanon people have
renewed their offer to take care of sick
soldiers. Colonel Girard wired General
Sternberg the condition of affairs, and
suggested that the offer be accepted
I've
tees of the Good Samaritan hospital
had conference with Colonel Girard
today and Strengthened out matters
to the satisfaction of both parties.
After their meeting. Mrs. Brock, as
president of the board of hospital trus-
tees, sent a letter of explanation to
Adjutant General Corbin.
The hospital at Lebanon has at
present, and always will have ample
means to take care of all the sick
soldiers that there is room to take"
says Mrs. Brock. Its financial con-
dition is entirely satisfactory, having
plenty of means to give the soldiers
proper treatment and every comfort.
The writer of the letter was in no way
authorized to write the letters which
he did and the first notice the hospital
has received of this has this moment
come through Colonel Girard.
81 regret extremely that any respons-
ible member of the community should
take upon himself to place the hospital
in such an untrue light. I beg to ex-
press the deep regret which will be
felt by every one connected with the
hospital over this. ! believe We were
the first hospital in the state to take
care of any of the soldiers at the. first
call, and hope to be able to do so as
long as we can be of any service to the
government"
Steward Neate, of the chief surgeons
office, was seized with typhoid while on
visit to his home at Baltimore and
was removed to the Fort McHenry hos
pital. Major Reed, president of the
board appointed by Secretary Alger to
investigate the sanitary conditions of
the camps in the country, is here try
ing to locate the cause OF the outbreak
OF typhoid in the New York regiment.
Colonel Girard and Major Reed went
TO Lancaster today to inspect the gen.
eral hospital in which several soldiers
are being treated for typhoid.
Major Charles II. Parke, who was
tried by general court-martial for al
legged refusal to receive descriptive lists
OF patients while in charge of the Sec
ond division hospital has been released
from arrest and allowed to visit his
home in Scranton on a thlrty-day fur
Tough. The findings in the Parke case
have not yet been received by General
Graham. j. II. Crothers, OF Harris
burg, pleaded guilty in the Dauphin
county court today to selling liquor to
soldiers at Camp Meade and was sem
fenced to six months Imprisonment and
to pay a fine Of $500. The provost
guards have been instructed to keen
close watch on venders in camp to pre-
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