The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-18

unknown to his parents. and was on
his way south before they knew it,.
The body will be brought home fol
interment.
1t is the general sentiment that Of
fcial red tape" says the Philadel-
phia Ledger, as much as anything else,
Is responsible for the serious fever con-
ditions in some OF the regiments. For
instance, the Ninth Pennsylvania,
which has suffered more severely from
typhoid than any other regiment in the
park, is indignant at the suggestions
that its Affections are probably due to
gross encouragement and to criminal
negligence on the part of the officers
ana men. The camp of the Ninth reg
lment has been kept well policed, but
t"r long time it's sinks were very
near the company messes. AS one of
It's officers expressed 1t today this was
q fault that could not be charged to
the regiment. Repeated requests, he
sta ed, were made for permission to
abandon the sinks and to locate new
ones in the field some 300 yards south
or camp. but these requests fell upon
deaf ears. and, when finally a new
commander took charge of the division
ana disease germs had been planted
among the men, the permission came
for a change in the location of sinks.
The army is not now the splendidly
organized body of men It has been
Tee soldiers see the chance for fight
ihS mas gone and that all they have in
prospect is dull camp life or garrison
Is not what the volunteer soldier came
OUT Tor He came out to fight, and
Hothins else can keep him contented.
|oiohei Lawton. commanding First
georgia, at Chickamauga, received the
Following telegram Saturday:
Macop Ga, Aug. l3, 1899.
colonel Lawton, First Georgia Jnfao-
Try, camp Thomas: We are in tho ba
racks Caught before we could see our
mothers. II YOU will release us we will
report at retreat on Aug. IA.
Boys of Company f.
Ihere Is an interesting story behind
i've telegram. After receiving tboi,
pay a number of men left the camn
hieNen were missing from Company y
'olone' Lawton had reason to suspect
that me men had gone 20 Macon ana
teiegranhed to Captain Bell, the re-
cruit'hg oH'ccr there, to watch the
trans' which was done, and the eleyc,
men were arrested as they left the
tram and We're lodged in the har-
racks' Their they telesraphed to Col
onel LaWtor asking to be released
rheir reques: was not granted by Col
Al
]utant White and a detail Of men af
.et .he prisoners. They will be
brought back to camp tomorrow and
VIII be court martialed.
III VIII be seen that it is necessary to
90 something to keep the men occu-
pied and contented. General Breckin-
ridge said today this is the most trying
and critical period in the life of the
Volunteer army. The work of improv-
ing the camp hospitals will be pushed
with all haste. Immediately after the
b'S review the breaking up of the
camps will begin and the regiments
VIII move into the mountains.
1he First Pennsylvania regiment
continues to manifest it's objection to
garrison duty in the West Indies or the
Pacth" islands, now that the war is
over ,and they prefer as a body to re-
turn to their usual vocations, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
The health conditions of the army at
Camp Thomas is V.eadily improving
with the change of camps to the open
fields instead of the woods, and with
the better sanitary regulations put in
operation by General Breckenridge.
DR.. Charles II. Miner, assistant sur
geon of the Ninth regiment, came to
Wilkes Barre from ChiCkamauga on
Sunday, owing to the illness of his
father, Hon. Charles A. Miner, but the
latter is so much improved that the
doctor will most likely leave tomorrow
for Chickamauga to join his command.
The First division, which includes the
Ninth regiment, is to be moved to Lex
ington, KY, on Friday next and it Is
necessary that he be at Chickamauga
on that day.
DIR. Miner states that the regimental
hospital is in fine shape, there being
sufficient supply of pajamas, cots,
sheets, etc, but the division hospital
is not in as good shape, mainly be-
cause of the lack of accommodations
although an addition Is being built
which will accommodate a couple OF
hundred more guests. Regarding the
cause of the sickness in camp, DR..
Miner states that it is, in his opinion,
due to variety of causes. He states
that the medical authorities have no
positive proof that any one source of
water supply is responsible. The spring
water supply appears to be free from
disease breeding germs The water Is
carted in barrels from the spring to
the camp, some six miles distant. and
II is thought that the barrels used for
that purpose may be responsible, though
this cannot be verified.
Another letter has been received
from John McGuigan, of Wilkes Barre
says the Times of that city McGulgan
Is stationed with the regular infantry
at Santiago. His company has been in
Santiago about a month and to them
that period has been another life. The
irregularity OF meals, absence Of {. SD
fiicient tobacco supply. enduring the
hot rays of the Cuban sun and the
drenching rains which occur daily
from to 5 o'clock have for them no
fascination. and while some of them
rather enjoy the diyarSiop xyat o,ko..