The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-11

are any prisoners undergoing sem
tence at hard labor, they shall be re-
| quired TO do heavy work. such as dig
ging sinks, etc.
| Lieutenant Harrington, OF q. is OFF,
| Ger of the day. Lieutenant Davis, of
| f, officer of the guard; Charles Cutler,
| of II, sergeant of the guard; owen
Hughes, of +; c. T.. Bessell, of @, and
| Bennett Sparks. of y. corporals.
Private W. L. Stone, of +, is regi-
mental orderly.
Lieutenant William Ingls of the Bril-
gade staff, returned to camp last night
| after a short trip to Philadelphia.
Private William Lotus, of L. is back
from furlough. after having spent
| pleasant time with his parents and
| friends in Carbondale.
Joseph Bernasco, of 9l5 Stafford ave-
nue., Scranton, spent yesterday IN
camp visiting Privates Conrad
Ttenschler and Henry w. Roth, of
| Company c. He ate one camp sup
! per here and enjoyed his hard tack and
black coffee very much.
CAPT. MCAUSLAND GOES HOME.
Captain McCausland, of G, left for
| his home in Montrose last night, and
| will remain there on a two weeks
| leave of absence.
Company f has no men sick today,
| excepting the three cases at the Fort
| Meyer hospital.
Private T. S. Bailey, of Company r,
| has been relieved from special duty
at brigade commissary.
Privates Il. l.. Vanerdon, of L, and
| H. Fish, of G., have been detailed for
| special duty in the same department.
Musician Trubauer, of +, takes great
pride in a peach tree which grows in
| front of his tent. When he is mustered
| out he says he will branch off into the
| peach cultlvating business.
Company G men are looking forward
| to big time tomorrow, when 1t is
expected that a delegation of promin-
| ent Scrantonians will be here to pre-
sent n sword to Captain Robling. The
| captain is very popular with his men,
| end they intend to have a hand in the
| reception.
Private Robinson. of f, returned yes
| terday from a furlough.
Mrs. Jacob Geiger, of the South Side,
| accompanied by her son, August, is
| here visiting her son, Private Joseph
| Geiger, who is now at Division hos
| pital
Corporal Harry Potter, of II, re-
| turned from home last night, after
| having spend a very pleasant furlough.
Sergeant Lattimer Reese, of F. is the
| guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Poole, of Dunn
| Loring today.
| Companies G and II had a game of
| base ball yesterday afternoon. The
| score was 10 to Il, in favor of the
| latter. Sergeant Peter f. Saltry was
| HIS mascot in the box and did great
work.
| tributed some cake to his friends yes
| terday He received a much needed
box from home.
| Sergeant Morris and Corporal Cough,
OF A, went home today as a guard of
honor to the remains of the late Pri-
Vate Van Buskirk. of that company.
| They left Washington on the s o'clock
| train.
Company Clerk Jennings, of D, is
very popular and is frequently invited
by Dunn Loring friends to partake of
square meal.
| COMPANY G FURLOUGHS.
Privates Brown and butcher, of G,
have returned from furloughs.
| Wagner Packer of the same company,
| left today for home on "a sick leave of
| absence for fourteen days.
| Private Charles McCracken of b. re-
turned to camp. He says he enjoyed a
pleasant vacation at hcmc.
| Private Archie Bisbin2 of b, is dis
charged from division hospital as cured.
| Mr.. VIII Iianley, son of Caterer Han
| ley, spent yesterday in camp visiting Cor
| poral George Russ, of A company.
| Mr.. Harry Kingsley, of Scranton, visit
ed Quartermaster Sergeant Vail of d,
| yesterday.
| The boys of b had a canteloupe and salt
| mackerel supper last night This was
preceded by the usual cememony--three
cheers for Porto Rico.
| Private John 7. Cookley was remem-
bered this morning. The "Dony Cluh''
presented him a beautiful leather medal
| for bravery. He thinks it might be at
least silver, as the presentation came so
| near payday.
Private Rowland Rice, of A, returned
| to camp from provost duty this morning
| with bouquet of beautiful lilies which
he distributed among his friends.
| Richard j. Bourke.
| By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 10.-Despite fords
waist deep and muddy roads, the Second
| division yesterday reached Thorough
| fare, Gap, Va, covering two DAYS
marches in one day. The troops were
| drcnched and had to camp on ground
made soft by rain. Under the circum-
| stances the march was highly successful.
| The quartermaster's department per-
| formed its work well.
| Thirty-one typhoid patients will In
| taken Fort Never hosnital nf thio
number twelve are from the Third New
| York. four each from the One Hundred
and Fifty-ninth Indiana and Ninth Mass
achusetts. Three each from the Third
| Missouri, Seventh Illinois and Thirty
| fourth Michigan, ard one each from the
sixth PENNSYLVANIA and Thirty-thi"d
| Michigan The absence of field hospitals
| hammers the surneOnS