The age-herald., 1898-09-06
DR. FITZCTMMONS
 IS IN THE CITY On Twenty Days Fuflough From
 the First Alabama. HE CHAPLAIN IS INDIGNANT Against Statements Made in the Age
THE CHAPLAIN IS INDIGNANT
WITH REFERENCE TO HIMSELF
Says They are False-Made No State ment Against the Mothers of Ala bama- Will Preach the Same
 Sermon Next Sunday.


 First Alabama volunteers, and Assistant Surgeon Lewis Morris, who has just re- signed his position in the regiment, arrived in the city from Jacksonville early yester- day morning.
 They had intended getting here Sunday at noon, Sut they were compelled to lay over twelve hours in Waycross, Ga. The following is the incident:
 MT. Fitzsimmons and pr. Morris got off of the sleeping car to get breakfast Satur- day morning, keeping a steady eye on the train from which they had alighted, to see that it did not leave them. But their sleep- ing car was quietly removed and attached to another train, which left immediately. for Montgomery.
 Their breakfast finished, they went back to the train, which to their dismay they found was bound for Savannah instead of Montgomery, and that their sleeper had gone several minutes before.
 In Dilemma
 Here was a dilemma Both officers had been in hurry on leaving their car, and had on neither coats nor collars! And there they must wait for twelve hours They tied their handkerchiefs around their necks, telegraphed for some of their clothes to be sent back to them on a train coming from Montgomery, and then waited patiently until their train came
 Dr. Fitzsimmons was busy all day yes- terday shaking hands with his friends and telling them of the boys at Jacksonville The chaplain has the bronzed face of a soldier and despite having lost a deal of flesh while in camp, he has very soldier like appearance.
 Last night he took supper with General B. w. Fucker, though he is stopping at the Morris hotel. He is off on a twenty y-day furlough and will remain in Birmingham until the limit of his vacation.
 Chaplain Fitzsimmons refused to talk of the troubles between the factions of off, cers in the regiment and between the off, cers and men, but he did talk freely concerning statements that had been made about him in The Age-Herald
 That ever made any statement about the good mothers of Alabama is absolutely false,' said he Nothing could have been further from my purpose"
 WilfulIy and h1aliciously
 On being assured that if mistakes had been made they were unfntentional and would be corrected, he declared that they were made wilffully and maliciousy to aid the paper in accomplishing its purpose in getting the regiment mustered out.
 1T intend to preach the identical sermon at St. Mary's next Sunday morning that preached at Jacksonville yesterday week ago, and I shall leave 1t to the public to judge whether my statements were wrong or not.
 4rrn tod tto due a gentleman and especially a minister of the gospel I am referred to as 'Fitzsim- mons without even Mister or chaplain prefixed I have been pursued editorialy as if I were a weak and defenseless crimi-l nal, bu you will find that I am the liveliest corpse you ever tackled"
 Will Remain Two Months
 MT. Fitzsimmons remarked just at this juncture that he did not think the First would be fully mustered out for at least two months.
 According to the present orders from the war department" said he, "a complete inventory is to be made. of all the arms and equipments as soon as the men get to Mo- bile. Then they will probably be furlough- ed for while before the final physical ex- animation of the men is made.
 "This examination will be very strict even stricter than the entrance examina- ton. It will be made to prevent pension claims against the government after the war is over. If a man is in as good condi- tion as when he entered the army. he can not afterward claim any pension. If he has been injured in any way, the extent of his I injuries and the amount of pension due can be readily determined. The government | seems determined that no such pension roll l shall result from this war as there did from the civil war;