The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-21
ANOTHER YESTERDAY
J. B. Martin, of Company M,
Passes Away.
REMAINS SENT HOME
HEAT AND DISEASE RAISING
MORTALITY IN THE SEC
OND REGIMENT.
THE CAMP IS ALMOST DESERTED
The Companies Made an Imposing Appearance
as they Marched Away Yerterday
10 Try their Luck in Pas
lures New.

The flags ut Camp Dan Russell are
half-nasted often in these days of Ter
rife heat that test the energies and lax
the endurance of the well.
Yesterday mt 9 o'clock ]. y. Martin
one CT the brothers mentioned as being
critically i'll, passed away. Martin had
been in the hospital only two weeks
He had measles when admitted, but
afterward was attacked by an obstinate
diarrhoca which caused his death.
Martin was Il member of Company NJ,
Capt. Cooper, Of Murphy, now at Fort
Mcpherson. His father. J. Nj. Martin
lives at Grape Creek, nine miles from
Murphy. He was notified of the death
of his son and the body was embalncd
awaiting the arrival of advices as to
the disposition of it, The brother of
home for burial
A pathetic incident of the death of
young Martin was the fact that he and
his brother had been. lying side by side
in the hospital. When it became evil
dent to the surgeons that his death was
imminent, he was removed in the hope
that his brother would not hear Of his
death until better able to bear the news
of it. The brother. however. suspected
the truth and questioned Chaplain Os-
borne until he was told.
Young Martin was 20 years old. of
fine personal appearance and unusual in
tellgence. He was described as one of
the most striking looking men in the
regiment. Shortly before his death. at
his request. he received baptism at the
hands Of Chaplain Osborne The hos
pital attendants worked hard all during
the night previous to his death in the
vain attempt to save him.
His death was n great blow to his
brother and the result upon him is fear
ed in his weakened state.
The companies got off promptly yes
terday morning when the hour came.
and were quite imposing as they marched
away III battalion order. The band pre-
ceeded. then came the regimenta off
GERS followed by Company b, Captain
Bell, and the other companies in the
order of their letters.
'They moved like clockwork," said
one enthusiastic observer. land looked
like they were going ont for business. y
Col. Burgwyn did not take the route
expected, but changed the line of march
y
onades and cakes off the scent. The re-
suit was that the road along which the
soldiers We're expected to pass was lined
with men who waited until the lemon
ade grew warm and the ice cream melted
but no soldiers appeared.
In the afternoon one of the wagons
came back for the cannon used in the
flag ceremony Of dress parade and car
ried it out 10 the place where the boys
passed the night
They will have dress parade there as
usual. All the regimental staff except
the chaplain and chief surgeon accom-
panied the troops. They remained in
camp with the sick.
The camp looked fororn yesterday
and was almost deserted. The guard
around it was not very well maintained
and so far as appeared there was nothing
to hinder those who remained from go
ing and coming at will. Lieutenant Al
britton, officer of the day, was i'll in his
tent
The chief surgeon reports fewer pa
tents in the hospital now than for some
days and. with the exception of Black,
who is the only typhoid fever patient left
there are no especially dangerous cases.
a great many of the serious and fatal
cases have been measles patients who
were attacked by some more dangerous
malady before regaining their strength.
AS the epidemic of measles is decreas-
ing. n more healthful state is expected
in the regiment.
Chaplain Osborne says that the eX-
perience of the Second Regiment here
has been almost identical, as regards
sickness, with that of the Southern
troops at Manassas. Mr.. Osborne was
with the troops there. Nearly all the
trouble began with measles, pneumonia.
fever and dysentery followed.