The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21
AT CAMP RUSSELL
Soldiers Suffering from Vaccination
Seven of the Fifteen Deserters Cap
tured-Only Ninety Recruits Needed.
A Durham Soldier I'm Trouble
Especial to The Messenger.)

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Raleigh, y. c., June 18.-Today was a
dull one at Camp Russell. Over 100 men
the sick call, the cause being
sore arms from vaccination. Colonel
Burgwyn says fully five hundred officers
and men are dis bled temporarily by this
trouble. He, t. refore, suspended drills
this afternoon, I'd there was no dress
parade. SurgeoI-s say they never saw so
the success Of their vaccination work
and say ii Is very gratifying: it has
taken" so well. They say there are
sixty men in the hospital today, nearly
cases Of measles. Twenty more cots were
put in the hispital today.
Fifteen recruits were examined today
ard all save two passed. One joined the
Lenoir company.
Telegraph Operator Moss, OF Franklin
ton, was examined for service in the sig
nal corps to go to the Philippines, and
passed the surgeons.
The surgeons say that by Tuesday or
"Wednesday the trouble due to sore arms
will begin to abate. and that in ten days
the regiment will be in fine shape.
Colonel Burgwyn says assertions so far
aggregate fifteen. The men of the regi-
ment are greatly incensed toward the de-
~SerterS. So far seven have been arrest
ed, two from Company H at Salisbury,
two from Company B at Caroleen, Ruth
erford county, and two from Company VI
at Asheville. They have not yet been
brought here. Then there is one deserter
from Company G who is Shackled and in
the guard house at the camp.
COlonel Burgwyn says so far he has
enlisted 2O recruits and that the regi-
ment now needs only about ninety. He
says there is no intimation as to pay
day. He will be delighted to see the
paymaster., as most of the enlisted men
Cooper, of Company NJ, from Murphy.
offers to pay off that company. Colonel
Burgwyn has telegraphed to the secre-
tary of war to ascertain If Mr.. Cooper
can do this.
Captain MacRae. of Company K, is Of
ficer of the day tomorrow.
A Raleigh man who enlisted in Captain
| have to be discharged because he is
moon blind that is, can't see at all at
night. He is a grandson of the late
Chief Justice Smith, and is an excellent
soldier.
Nine recruits from Tarboro arrive to-
| morrow and about forty will come from
other points. The Wilmington company
now has ninety-eight men.
In an order today Colonel Burgwyn
called attention to the seventeenth arti-
Gle of war, which prohibits selling or
losing by any soldier of clothing, arms,
or equipments. the punishment being two
months Imprisonment at hard labor and
a forfeiture of $1,000 per month for two
! months.
| Gun sings, canteenS, haVerSaCKS ana
! clothing bags We're issued today.
Lieutenant Christian, of the recruiting
party of the First regiment, went to
Durham today to look into the charges
against a man named Lands who en-
listed here. swearing he was 30 years OF
! age. was sent to jacksonville, and there
! told Colonel Armfield he was 40. 1t is
| said that Lands boosted that he had had
! a trip at government expense. Lieutenant
Christian will arrest him, it is expect
ed, and may send him back to Jackson
willie for trial. as his offence is serious.
Captain Crawford, of Company X, First
regiment, arrived here today on a flying
leave from Jacksonville.