The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-11
ARE FIGHTING THE FEVER
SANITARY WORK BEING DONE
AT CAMP, RAMSEY
Hoped That the Start Typhoid Gain
ed Has Been Successfully Headed
Of-Fewer Sick Calls Yesterday
Than on Previous Days-Minne.
apOlis Red Cross Society Offers to
Care for FORTY Sick Soldiers.
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Eases at camp ramsey ana the Twin City
hospitals that there are some cases Of typhoid
fever among the men of the Fifteenth. How
1t originated is still mystery. All precau-
lions customary in army camp had been
taken. Sink holes to receive Stops from the
kitchens were covered with earth two weeks
These barrels are emptied every morning in
to large cesspool away off from the camp
ground Closets have, been purified daily;
Ihe camp ground has been carefully policed
each day. Visitors have always remarked
about the cleanliness of the camp, but in
site OF all the care it seems that they have
not been abe to avoid disease. The next
thing was to subdue it and to that end every
man In the regiment Is bending his best
energies.
Yesterday the camp ground received
thorough summing and tents and other camp
equipment were aired The ground was
trerched in systematic manner. The
they were before. The tents were moved
about nine feet so that they now stand on
new ground, Lime was literally snrinkled
scrubbed cleaner than ever. The tank used
for hauling water to camp was thoroughly
cleaned the guard house tent was soaked n a
tents added to the guard equipment as rest
Ing rooms for the guard, so that last night
the surgeons felt that they had left nothing
undone which would add to the safety of the
camp from sanitary standpoint. The num-
Der answering sick call yesterday was not so
large as to alarm any one. The number Of
III.
It may be that the efforts Of the medical
staff have stopped the spread Of the fever
in its incipiency; Six patients were taken to
the city hospital st. Paul. yesterday. They
are Privates orion, Boegar and Nelson, Of
Company F. Rowland and C. L. Scott of
Company L. a and +, ch th Of Company H.
seriously sick All of those at Minneapolis
are reported as doing nicely and with but
Sight fever.
The Minneapolis Red Cross society has or
a
to take care of forty or fifty sick soldiers if
necessary, The, society will furnish beds,
The medical staff of the Fifteenth will at
tend the sick. 1t is splendid offer and If
it becomes necessary will be accepted.
A ROLL OF HONOR.
Tuesday Lieut.. Col. Leonhamser notified
each company commander to choose from
among his men one corporal and four pri-
Yates. these to be considered his best men,
for any duty requiring intelligence, sand
and good Judgment. These are the men
chosen:
Company L-Corporal Maginnis, Private
Evans, Wilson, Keathley and Thompson.
Company H-Coropral Rogers, Privates
Glenn, Edwards, Joe Eastman and Bass.
Company F-Corporal Johnson, John Sulli-
van, William Dean, R. B. Smith, James Mil
burn.
Carl King. Dan Kelly, Charles Pickett.
Company Corporal Rafferty, McLaugh-
lin Timber Linberg; Hdagbers ; 4Atchserling.
Hoar, Daugherty, Kinds, Casper
Company E-Corporal Sloan, Cabanna.
Thompson, McLaird, Conway
Company M-CorporaQ Maitland, Prlvates
Ridde4, Bowles, Crossman, Bateman.
Company k-Corporal Grover, Privates
Bruederly, CoSstrom, Bunneil, Connolly.
Company B-Corporal Brant, John P. KEEL
Company D-Corporal Yetter, Howard,
O'Brien, William Johnson Martin Gilbertson.
Company A-Corporal Pond, Privates Glass,
Stevens, F'uerst and Haggerty.
GENERAL CAMP NOTES.
The signal corps was out practicing yes
terday. Their outfit was limited in variety
somewhat, but they did we'll. A message was
sent over a distance Of two miles with i'm
provised flags without a mistake. Lieut.
vincent mas chosen Sergeants Bellows, Of
company l.; Won Hagen and Clark, of Com
pany to be sergeants of the corps. Cor
OF Company D, are also fixtures, as are Pri-
Yates Bonsall, of Company H. Stevens and
Chalmers of Company A; Wilson, Company
Johnson and Beinhorn, of Company l.
Lieut.. Barrows, of Company A. came out
to Camp Ramsey last night. The lieutenant
tomorrow.
Lieut.. Bookstaver. of Company B, is de-
tailed for duty with Company H.
First Sergeant Charles Bunker will act as
Lieut.. Bookstaver's absence
Lieut.. Jones has new fatigue blouse and
one OF the finest capes in the regiment
Kew. j. H.. Herrick and wife, of Mime
apolis, visited Chaplain Turner yesterday.
Miss Grace johnson. of New York CITY.
called on her brother. Bugler johnson, of
Company l, yesterday.
Company I received a burst of applause
from the spectators as they marched up the
slope before the reviewing officers, last night.
line also A-e
The flag presentation which has been men
su IN some papers, has some queer
t Ie about it. One Of them is the fact
that no one but the writer's of the articles
must have seen the ceremony. When the
people who are to present it get good and
ready, the chances are favorable for the Fiji
teentn TO nave stand of colors But 1t
hasn't got them yet.
GENERAL CAMP NEWS.
Lieut.. Bittner. of Company H, was ex
am1ned by the surgeons and was given a
weeks furlough, which will be extended if
necessary until he regains his health He
has the fever
Adjutant Catlin was busy yesterday finish
ing up the ten.day and monthly reports of
general at Washington, the local department
and one is filed.
Lieut.. Elliott received 10000 rounds of am
as suitable range Is found the BOYS will
begin using from this store at sharpshootins.
me lieutenant also received notice from
the Rock Island arsenal that mon CONS
side arms, pistol belts and paraphernaIa
for band were on the way to the Fifteenth.
New uniforms for the band came yesterday.
They are to be nicely trimmed with white
braid and will add greatly to the appearances
of the band boys.
A gun rack to hold forty guns was added
to the guard house equipment
Yesterdays guard was: Capt. Gibson, Com
pany L, officer of the day; Lieut.. Rask, Com
pany M, senior officer of the guard: Lieut.
Mitchell, Company B, junior officer of the
guard; Matt Baldwin, Company G., senior ser
geant; Arthur P. Rose, Company H, Junior
sergeant; corporals, Pond, Company A; John
son, Company H; Wensole, Company M; La
Doux, Company L; Grover, Company K;
Schloss, Company I.
= First Relief-Eilek, Company B; Gaskill
pany g MMcCabe, Company e; Holm, Com
D; Duncan, Duthie. Dillon, Earsley, Com
pany q.
Second Relief-Labaire, Green, Fitzpatrick
Company H; Barger, Johnson, Company Il
Olson, Rice, Olson, Banerom, Company r;
Nonans Mclean, Mccormick, Olson, Com
Third Relief-Runnel, Carlstrom, conley.
Company K; Larsen, Jones, Christianson
Company, I; Johnson, Sheridan, Spring,
Thompson, Company M; Musician Gibbs, Of
Company B. Outposts-Chalmers, Cassidy.
Hover, Company A. Orderlies-Eliek, Com.
pany B; Fanneller, Company B; Buederly,
Company K.
COMPANY L, TWELFTH.