The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-08

The 159th Indiana to BE Moved from
Camp Alger Soon.

Camp Alger Soon.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMP ALGER, Va, July THE One
hundred-and-f ifty-ninth Indiana Regiment
received over three hundred new rifles and
parts to-day besides a large quantity of
clothing for the new recruits This, to-
gether with the announcement that the
regiment will be moved soon, has put every
boay in good humor. The camp was Wis
lans who are here attending the meeting
or educators. The cool weather has i'm
proved the health of the men to a remark
able extent during the last few days
Capt. E. Ross Smith, of Washington, had
slight operation performed on him at diVi
sion hospital Tuesday and will be laid up
is steadily improving at Fort Myer hospi
tai A story sent from Terre Haute to the
Caton of that city, was due to neglect is
fake without one vestige Of truth in it.
The hospital and company records show
that the dead man was admitted to the
hospital six days before he died, and that
every possible care was taken of him. If
this had been true his own messmates
would have been up in arms over the mat
ter. The physicians say that pneumonia
kills very suddenly in this locality and is
feared by them more than any other disease;
DR.! Davis, of the Fort Myer hospital, said
last week that of the twelve cases then in
the wards every one was on the point of
DEATH Three of these have since died and
tai at Fort Myer is one of the best equipped
hospitals in the United States. 1t will be
used to care for people injured in the Cuban
cate the fine officers quarters whenever
necessary to make. room for sick and in
jured from the battlefield.
Tho good people of Indiana who are flood
ing the Governor with advice as to the con-
duct of the One-hundred-and-fif ty-ninth do
not know just what is best for their sol
der boys. They are making a mountain
from a mole hill, and a small mole hill at
that. The best posted people in the regi-
ment are coming to think that the people of
Indiana are combining to keep the regiment
out of active service by their unkind criti-
cisms of the command and it's officers. 1t is
safe to say that Indiana has no better regi-
ment now in service. Any casual observer
can see that there is something about the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ifty-ninth which is miss
ing in many of the regiments at Camp Al
ger. The conduct of the men is such as to
command the respect of every visitor to this
part of the camp. In drill it cannot be ex-
celled. The officers are working hard to
make it a credit to the State, and only be-
wall the fact that it has not yet had an OPP
portunity to demonstrate what 1t is capable
Camp Alger. it is reported, will be in
creased within two weeks by the arrival
CT six additional regiments of infantry,
three troops of cavalry and a battery of
artillery. Four regiments and the cavalry
will come from Mount Gretna, Pa. The
latter consists. it is said, Of the Philadel-
phia City Troop. the Sheridan" Troop from
Tyrone and the Governors Troop from
Harrisburg. Illinois and Massachusetts will
supply one regiment each 1t is believed
that the Eighth Illinois (colored) will come
from Chicago. The artillery will come from
New York. None of these troops have yet
started.
The Twelfth Pennsylvania has been sup
piled with 10000 rounds of ball cartridges.
and as many more will be issued to the
regiment tomorrow or Saturday. 1t is
thought that if Santiago is captured within
two weeks this regiment will go to Porto
Rico; if not, the men will join Shafter's
army.