The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-02
CAMP ALGER TO BE MOVED.
The Surgeon General Says Change
Will BE Made Soon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMP ALGER, Va, Aug. 1.-The camp
vas again filled with rumors to-day ranging
from removal of the division to Sea Grit
N. j.. to participation in the campaign
of the Philippines. There are many new
cases of fever each day, and it is now ac-
cepted as a fact that the camp will be
broken up before long. In fact, word was
received from the surgeon general this
evening that the camp would positively be
moved from this point very soon.
DR.. Will I. Davis, assistant surgeon, at
present in charge of the Second Division
hospital left for his htIne to-day, ill with
typhoid fever.
Maj James F. Lee, of the first battalion
has gone on a leave for one week to visit
friends in Pennsylvania.
Following is a summary of typhoid cases
Tor Sunday and Monday:
Dead-Privates Philip Brown, Company F,
Third Missouri; r. T.. Shelton and A T.
N6N Nor rea R CS9mTRany e. Second
Island; j. j. Council, regular army hospital
corps.
Suspected Cases commandments
Tobin, Company B j. Como, Company K !;
John Sim, Chas Finney and j. B. o Brien,
Company B; Edward Clehet. Company D.;
Seventh Illinois. Suspected cases, fifty
three.
!. The wife of Lieutenant Kreuger, Com
pany b, Third Missouri, contracted typhoid
fever while visiting her husband at the
camp, and has been taken to Kansas City,
1t IS said, in dying condition. There are
supposed to be los cases of typhoid at the
Fort Myer hospital. exclusive of those sent
there to-day.
The troops probably will be reviewed by
the secretary of war at the camp on Aug.
IL, previous to which they will pass in re-
view before the President in Washington
No date has been set for the review for the
President.
The typhoid fever in Camp Alger is rapid
ly increasing, and at the present rate the
condition of the troops here will soon not
DC much better than in Cuba: There were
twenty-four new cases yesterday in the
corps, almost eighty cases for the week. The
and-fifty-ninth is feeling the
fever now, as about a half dozen were
taken from this regiment to-day alone. They
were as follows: Chaplain w. T. Weaver
Letridge, H. R. Hawkins and j. K. Whit
aker, of Company H. Among the suspected
cases are Sergeant George Hall, of Company
q; Henry Anheuer, of Company C; Joseph
Smith, of Company l.; r. l.. Hines, of Com
pany e, and Claude Herbert, of Company
b.. The situation is Overwhelming the medi-
cal department and Fort Myer Hospital is
having it's capacity severely taxed.
Chaplain Weaver left for his home to-day
at Greencastle on sick leave. He had been
under the weather for some days.
Captain Simpson, of Company L., is out
again, after several days illness. Captain
Smith, Of Company d, is back on duty
again, after an illness.
1t has been announced that the Second
Army Corps will take three days march
next week, going to Washington City and
making a parade.
1t was stated by high officers tonight
that the corps may be on it's way to the
Philippines before the time set for the next
review. This opinion was based on word
from Dewey received at the War Depart
ment
Colonel Barnett has selected a new camp
ground for the regiment to which the COM
mand will probably be moved within week
or two unless the War Department decides
to move the whole corps from here This
is highly probable at this writing owing to
the condition of health. The new site is
about as. fine as can be found in this vicin-
ity and is only about eight hundred yards
from the present camp.
Lieutenant Bayard has been detailed as
caterer of the field officers mess.
Mrs. Eaton, of Princeton, wife of Lieu
tenant A. Eaton, adjutant of the second
battalion, left for home this week, after a.
visit of several weeks in camp
G. w 3.