The times., 1898-08-11
CEN. BUTLER |u0|GNANT
Will Prosecute the Virginia
Offenders TO the Full Extent.
GOVERNOR TYLER ARRIVES
He Tries to StraiGhten Out the
Trouble and Get the Hoys OF With
Light Sentences Fever Breaks
Ont at ThorouEhfare-Litti Food
and "a Scarcity of Water.

Governor Tyler and Attorney General
Montague, Of Virginia, spent the day
yesterday at Camp Alger trying to
straighten out the trouble in the Third
Virginia Regiment This command was
placed under arrest by Gen. Butler on
Tuesday for INSTRUMENTATION, as was re-
lated in The Times yesterday. Gov. Ty-
Ter and the attorney general are endeavor-
ing TO settle the difficulty without having
any of the troops dishonorably dis
charged. Gen. Butler is highly indignant
over The action of the regiment, however,
and intends to prosecute the offenders.
The Third Virginia are still under guard
in their regimental quarters. 1t is prob
able that about twenty of the men viii
be dishonorably discharged from the SER
vice and the remainder Of the regiment
severely reprimanded for their conduct.
Only nine new cases of typhoid were
discovered yesterday. They were placed
in the First Division Hospital.
The Sixty-flfth New York moved to
Dunn Loring yesterday This was the
last regiment in the old camp. and leaves
Camp Alger bare of even tent
Private Martin Hansen, Company F,
S.xty-ff.h New York, met with a painful
accident on Tuesday night. He was
cleaning his rife, which was loaded, and
which suddenly discharged, Blowing off
the soldiers left hand. Hansen was re-
moved 10 Fort Myer, where the shatter-
ed member was amputated.
The First Division courtmartial has
mace public the following sentences: II.
j. Waterson and c. IL. Harrison, Com
pany F, Third Virginia, sentenced TO two
months Imprisonment and s. fine.
The Third New York leave camp this
morning for a twelve days march 10
Thoroughfare Gap.
The bows will be allowed one days rest
to each twenty-four hours of marching,
and expect TO enjoy the trip. The Third
Missouri viii follow on Saturday and
the Sixty-fifth New York on Monday.
The troops now at Thoroughfare Gap
are having a tough time Thirty-one
cases of typhoid fever were shipped to
Fort Myer yesterday, where room was
made for them in the already overcrowd-
ed quarters.
Soldiers who have returned from the
new camp tell narrowing tales OF the
lack Of food and water. Hospital accom-
mOdaticns are nil. as no division hospl-
tai has as yet been erected, and the reg
imGnaal hospitals have been ordered not
TO receive any patients. This order from
Col. Girard has created much bitter COM
ment
The roads around Camp Alger are still
heavily guarded and several runaway SOL
diers were captured by the provost guards
yesterday.
Three more deaths from the dread ty-
phoid fever occurred at what remains
of Camp Alger yesterday. The unfor-
tunate soldiers were Private c P Van
Burskirk. Company A, Thirteenth Penn
eyHania: Private c. ]. Kurtz Company
c, Third New York, and Private G. r.
Ross, Company F, First Rhode Island.
All three Of the men have been i'll less
than two weeks. The bodies of Van
Burskirk and Kurtz were forwarded to
their late homes, while the remains of
Private Ross were inferred at Arlington.
Chaplain Hare OF the First Rhode ISL
and. officiated and a detail from Com
pany F fired a volley over the grave.