The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-02

Hot Weather of Yesterday DeveI-
oped IL Large Number of New
Cases-It Is Believed That Few
New Cases VIII he Found Here
nfter-New Hospital Tents Are In
Use.
Eighteen more men were sent to the
post hospital yesterday from the Fiji
teenth, and seventeen of them were
victims Of typhoid fever The major
lty Of the cases developed during the
day, only very few being held over
from previous days. To make room
Tor them ~ the post another tent was
added to that put up on Wednesday.
ana the cOnValescents moved into
them. The two tents comfortably ac-
commOdate twenty-four single cots.
me men are receiving gilt-edge treat
men IN the post hospital, and thew
looked a very happy set of invalids yes
terday as they lay on the little iron
cots in eileen, white nightshirts and be-
tween cool sheets, which, with the pll-
low slips, were fresh from the laun-
dry.
DR.; Fry, speaking of the continuance
OF the epidemic, said late Yesterday
afternoon that he thought the large
number OF new cases was due to the
hot weather. He saw nothing alarm
ing IN the way the fever was hanging
on to the regiment and seemed more
encouraged after the eighteen men had
pAen removed than he was before. In
deed, Dr. Fry said that the period of
INCUBATION with typhoid germs is from
ten days to two weeks, and in as much
as today is only the tenth since the
change of location he expects new
cases OF fever for about four days more.
and then an abatement of the plague,
OF course it is possible that once in a
While there is a case where the infec-
tlon mas taken place in the new camp,
but there are not many of these.
Yesterday Surgeon Major Dennis and
his lIeuteants~1nade a thorough investi-
cation OF the camp, and particularly of
the kitchens and sinks. Some of the
sinks were found in wretched shape,
ana they were ordered to be fmme-
dlately covered with lime and other
wise policed. Company B, st. Paul.
had the model outfit, and they were
highly cOmplimented for the policing
ot their street. In the afternoon Col.
Leonhauser made a special inspection
OF 3 street, tents, bedding, kitchen and
sink, and after he returned to head
quarters, Capt. Finehout received the
following note:
reRlnental
mander directs me to inform you of his graft
hcaton at the very clean appearance of YOUR
company when inspected this afternoon by,
nm nm ne has noted especially the neatness
ana sanitary condition Of the kitchen and
sinks, and regards them as advisable pat
terms. -"Adit Fred M C7atiin P''
BY order of Col. Lee nhauser"
Inc company boys naturally very
proud Of their success, and may be depended
upon 10 keep up their reputation
The men sent to the hospital yesterday were
geant Henry A. Gordy. Company A: Jacob
Conman, Company E; Benjamin Crippen.
Company l; Lewis Lustacke, Company G.:
H. {: Bondsel, Company H. Frank Ander-
A; Cfaries Brothero, Company c.; tier John
son, Company G. Robert WEIGH, Company
II Frank Eileck, Company B; George Van
pany L; Carl Torgeson, Company D; Torgrem
Senam, Company G; Carlos Cody COMPANY
e. and Peter Hasseo. Company B. All except
Ramsey were typhoid fever patients
Company was given a general shaking
up yesterday and six of the non-commissioned
officers lost their stripes in the medley while
First Sergeant Anderson was reduced to a
duty sergeant, and Sergeant Max Bolin raised
to fill the vacancy: Sergeants Frank c.
Campbell, Charles F. Moore and Harry P
Leonard and Corporals Andrew Larson Alvin
+. Grover and Matthew w. Leadwine were
Corporals Wesley Bryant, Mick A. Keller and
Robert Price were promoted to be sergeants,
and Privates Gertin A. Gerard, James
Mitchell, Sidney B. Gerard, Edward F. Bru-
derby, Emmanuel Mickey and George w.
Freeze were raised to the rank of corporas
The charges against the non-commissioned
officers reduced were disobedience Of orders
and prevaricatiOn.
The first of the month saw a number Of
other changes. Drum Major Tileston, Of the
band was made sergeant in Company A:
Private Harry A. Hardy, Company d, is now
corporal; Trumpeter Hewitt, Company B,
and Private Kelly, Company 1, are detailed