The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-13

IN THE FIRST
Governor Dyer Approves
Recommendations.
COL. ABBOT's CONDITION
Latest Dispatches From Camp Meade
Show He is improving.
AID FOR SOLDIERS FAMILIES.
COL. ABBOT's CONDITION
AID FOR SOLDIERS FAMILIES.

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Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa. where
the First Rhode Island Regiment is
now encamped, the following communi-
cation, which win undoubtedly be
read with pleasure by the friends of
those who are benefited:
Camp Meade. Pa. Sept. l3, 1895.
Gov. Elisha Dyer. Providence, II. L.:
Examining board appointed by Col.
Abbot has passed the following and.
with his approval. recommend their
promotion: To be captains. First Lieut..
Stephen Waterman. vice Ledward;
First Lieut.. Herald S. Pearce, vice
Whipple. TO be first lieutenants. Sec
ond Lieut.. Thomas II Rodgers, vice
Price; Second Lieut. Amasa NJ. Eaton,
Jr., vice Waterman. To be second lieu
tenants, Sergt. Maj. George III. Slocum,
vice Rodgers: q. NJ. Sergt. Horace s.
Peck, vice Eaton: Hospital Steward
Harry F; sanderson, vice Richmond:
Lieut.. Col. com'd'g., First II. i.
Gov. Dyer has approved the promo
tions and has instructed Adjt. Gen.
Sackett TO issue a general order pro-
mitigating the promotions in the First
Rhode Island Regiment.
Col. Abbut's Coalition.
In spite Of the repeated assertions
made by certain local and out of town
papers to the effect that Col. Abbot
the commanding officer of the First
Rhode Island Regiment, is so i'll that he
Is not likely to recover, IL can be posi-
lively stated that such stories are
grossly exaggerated. This morning an
other dispatch was received from Lieut..
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Rhode island surgeons. by Gov. Dyer,
which states that Col Abbot's condition
is improving. Mrs. Abbot is with the
colonel at Harrisburg. and he is receiv-
ing the very best of care.
Gov. Dyer has forwarded to Mayor
Adams of Pawtucket a letter I'm which
he calls attention to several cases OF
enlisted in the First Regiment. Rhode
Island u. s. Volunteer Infantry. from
Pawtucket, and he asks that Pawtucket
take some steps TO afford relief to these
unfortunates under the recent act OF
the general assembly. which authorizes
the several cities and towns TO appro-
pirate and raise money for the assist
ance of the families and dependents Of
soldiers. This is I'm line with similar
letter which Gov. Dyer sent 10 Mayor
Baker last Friday. upon which the ac-
tion taken by the common council last
evening was based.
Priv te Sew RI D.a'.
The latest advices from Camp Meade,
Middletown, Pa, announce the death of
Peter l.. Stewart, a member of Com
pany ID, First Rhode Island Regiment.
at ST. Joseph's hospital, Lancaster. Pa.
He had been In the hospital about a
week. He was a son of John Stewart
and was born in East Greenwich. In
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Berkeley where he had since resided
He enlisted on the second call for vol
unteers. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren. His death is the seventh in the
regiment since ii was mustered in -four
months ago.
Capt. Ledward of Company r and
Whipple of Company and Second
Lieut.. Richmond of Company OF the
| First Rhode Island have resigned and
| left Camp Meade for home yesterday
| They resigned to look after their bust
| ness affairs. Examinations will be heio
| at once to fill the vacancies. Private
| William Young of Company II, First
Rhode Island. was admitted TO the Har.
risburg hospital last night sufferins
| with acute gastritis. He is doing wei
| and Will probably be out within week
A Desth al III. Hospital.
Private Bernard Geotford of Com
| pany O., 10th Infantry, one OF the regu
| lars brought here from Montauk Poin'
BY the second Goddard expedition. dice
last night at the Rhode Island hospital
| His home was in Bellevue. ILL.,. wher'
his parents reside. Nearly all the othe'
| convalescerts are doing well. while
| those at st. Joseph's and the Homeo
! pathic hospitals are improving daily
| Many of the regulars are now wei
| enough to walk abroad and quite {
! number OF them were about the city TO
day. The arrangements foi the return
OF the men who will be ready for the'
| discharge from the hospitals In fev
days have not been completed. None o
them want to return TO Montauk.
All the regular army soldiers at th'
| Woonsockct Hospital are recovering
rapidly. Private Fred II. Thayer o
| Dorchester. Mass thospital corps). ant
Sergt. George H.. Mcehan of Compan,
E. Second Massachusetts. are still II
bed. Meehan is quite sick. but isrre
covering fast. Thayer is also on tn
road TO recovery.
TIL Gaspc. Exre tition.