Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-22
SERVICE FOR SIXTH.
That is What Our Boys at Camp
AIger are Anxious
to See.
THEY EXPECT DUTY VERY SOON

Brigade Commander Pleads With the
President for Immediate Assignment
The Present Prospect-Recruits for
Company A Leave for the Front This
Morning.
The assignment of Gen. Ii. Nj. Duff
fields brigade at Camp Alger to rein
force Gen. Skaters forces at San
tiago, as related in last night ;
ARGUS dispatches, proved a
great disappointment to the
9th Illinois regiment of the same
camp to which Company A, of this
city, is attached. The lucky brig
ade is composed of the SD and 34th
Michigan and the 9th Massachusetts
regiments. The decision was reached
after a lively contest with Gen.
George A. GarretsOn. whose brigade
consists of the 9th Illinois, Sth Ohio
and 9th Massachusetts regiments, and
the 9th Ohio battalion. 1t appears
Gen. Garretson went to the president
and asked that his command be given
Immediate service. He was prom
ised that it should he sent
to Santiago with the first re-
enforcement to help Gen. Shat
ter. 1t was then the expectation
that the troops would 90 from
la Florida port on ordinary
transports. but when it was decided
to use the auxiliary cruisers Yale and
Harvard it became apparent only 4
small force could be taken. Nine req
iments and one battalion at Camp Al
ger had been ordered to get ready to
| move. and as the cruisers could only
| carry /, 900 men in addition to their
cargo of stores a strong rivalry sprang
| MP for the honor of being the first re-
inforcing regiment. Gen. Dullield is
from Detroit, and Secretary Alger'
friendship seems to have won him the
coveted privilege. There is talk OF
having the Yale and Harvard come
| back from Santiago to take Gen. Gar,
retson's brigade to the front, but Il
proposition is also under considera-
ton to send his troops on ordinary
transports before the cruisers return
in order to hasten the expedition.
The 9th Illinois," a dispatch says
lis not downcast by the news that il
is not to leave here for several days,
and is then to go to Porto Rico. The
9th is willing to 90 anywhere and dc
anything so long as it gets at tine
enemy"
Among the members of the 6tl
Illinois transferred to the hospital
corps and assigned to the first divis,
ion are Privates Louis Rosenfleld and
II. W. johnson. of Company A.
Col. Foster has received word that
1O1 recruits for the 9th Illinois arrived
in Washington yesterday. They all
came from Monmouth, Geueseo
Galesburg and Kewanee. The 6ti
Illinois received consignment of &C.
coutrements and arms. The regi
ment is now fully equipped, excep
the late recruits. Twenty-nin(
ij-calibre revolvers and 206 new
rifles have been secured by Capt. Bel
Eick, of the 9th Illinois. with 81 900
rounds of blank cartridges. 1t is re
lported that the ID brigade, of which
the 9th Illinois is a member, will not
be ordered on march to the Poto
mac. 1t is thought that all the re
mainder of the week can be put in a
camp by the regiments in preparing
to leave for Newport News early mex
week.
| Soldiers Are OF.
| Fifty-three recruits for Companie
A and F left this morning over tn
Burlington for Camp Alger. The
are in charge of Private Frank Fun
| bas. of Rock Island, who, as a mem
Der of the Moline reserves. failed t
pass the examination. He was rc
ljected by DR.. Carter on this accoun
Yesterday. The lad was nearly heart
broken over being unable to get int
the service. Sergt. Dunayin made
special plea for him. He was foun