The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-06
ENGINEERS TO MOVE
TWO COMPANIES OF THE SECOND
ARE ORDERED TO CAMP
WHEELER
GLAD TO LEAVE CAMP WIKOFF
Wheeler, Huntsville, AIa.-Some
Promotions Recently Made-
Routine Work at the Present Lo-
catiOn--PersOnai Gossip About
Some of the Twin City Men.

Special Correspondence The St.. Paul Globe
CAMP WIKOFF Montauk, N Y. Oct Q.
Orders came to camp last week direct
ing Companies f and G to get ready to
break camp and move to Camp Wheeler
Huntsville, Ala. as soon as transportation
can be secured Pursuant to this order
preparations were made to pack up and be
in readiness to move. But we are still here
without any certain hour for removal The
island is almost deserted, there being only a
few regiments remaining. The work of the
engineers is about completed and the re-
moval of the whole regiment to other quar-
ters is only a question of a few days
At present details from the engineers are
busy erecting corrals for 1900 mules and
building feed boxes and watering troughs
Tor them. In this corral are being gathered
eli the strays, on the Island, regardless of
the cavalry to which they belong Other
details are clearing up the abandoned camps
burning ou.buildings and cleaning up around
the hospitals. Those not on detail are re-
CURED to drill stated length of time each
day.
There has been but comparatively little
sickness In the camp Of the Second regiment
engineers, most cases being confined to quar-
ters on account of miner complaints, rheu-
matsm and kindred ills. few typhoid
FEVER suspects were removed from the
reglmental to the general hospital which
subsequently, proved to be typhoid in a mild
form; outside of these few cases the camp
has been quite free from sickness and the
report of typhoid fever epidemic is with
out foundation. The companies not going
dred feet from former quarters in order
TO remove all possibility of danger of infec-
ton from surroundings.
Several of Company G have been awav on
burroughs, and have returned in time to
move South with the company among them
Sergeants Carlson and Tandy, Corporal Dur
din and Privates Latta Aultman, Wa,kow-
gebretson -
Mus-ci Sweeney went on twenty-day
THROUGH to visit his parents in Minneapolis,
yesterday.
:, Today memorial services are being held at
the graveyard over the soldiers who died
from sickness in camp
., me weather here is unusually fine and
the severe storms which have been antici-
pated so long have yet failed to ma
Among the pastimes which the boys enjoy
Is tne pleasure OF occasionally roaming ever
the point and gathering wild grapes, which
is larger than the tame grape grown in Min
nesota. Wild cranberries are also quite
plentiful around the swamps and marches
me experiences which Company G has had
amidst the horrors of Camp Wikoff have been
varied In the extreme and such that they will
never 1t be forgotten. The boys will be glad
10 leaVe such unpleasant memories and sur
roundlngs and go anywhere. Three d SER
lions in the past two weeks have occurred
from Company G. Two of them Privates
Parmerter and Kastoryz were applicants for
olscharge from service, whose applications
were refused and the other, Private Corey.
was under arrest under several charges
that Of Wilfred o. Stout, from sergeant to
sergeant major, and second-class Privates
Beck and Bunce to first-elass privates.
Sergeant Gilman. who has been acting
quartermaster sergeant of the company has
decided not to supply the boys with tobacco.
cigars and other necessaries in the future
rms TACT is to be regretted as it has been
great accommodation and one which will be
sadly missed when the new camp is reached.
Private Cellyhan has also been promoted
from first-class private to sergeant to fill
the vacancy caused by the promotion of
Sergeant Stout.
Sergeant Stout's promotion to that of hat
talon sergeant major Is the first recognition
In the line Of promotion which any of Com
pany has received since It's organization
and the company is consequently proud of
the new sergeant major.
There are few chances for promotion among
the engineers and but little to ctir The am.
billions of the most Jealous, especially where
the work to be done is as mental as the
eXigencies of Camp Wikoff !avA demanded.
1t is to be hoped that when the regular duties
of the regiment begin they will be of such
character as are commonly enjoined upon
the regular engineers.
1t is probable that the prevalent discomfort
which naturally follows work Of the character
REQUIRED of the engineers since their arrival
at Camp Wikoff will cease and better feel
ing prevail under the new conditions. soon
to be enjoyed Of1cers and men alike feel
that they have lone their full duty at Camp
Wikoff, and look forward with pleasure to
the time when they snail assume the position
to which the engineers are entitled, namely.
the highest branch Of the military service.