The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-14

by Major General Lawton is now deserted
The health of the e-hundred-and-sixty-
first Indiana continues good only two
deaths have ,, occurred so far, and one Of
Lewis. hospital steward. from Bedford
Ind, Gied last night at 10 o'clock. DIR.
malarial fever. His body was sent home
tonight. Private Pullman. of Company A.
from Hammond, jumped off the pier into
st. Johns river, falling On his head in three
feet of water and broke his neck.
AdJutant Tlchenor left yesterday on a
ten days furlough for Princeton. He. ac-
&C mpanied Lieutenant Croker, OF Com
pany L, who is quite III, to Jeffersonville
Mrs. Durbin and her son Fletcher are here
on a visit to, Colonel Durbin. The follow
ing men OF the ne-hundred-and-sf xty-tirst
Indiana have been furloughed for thirty
days, dating from Sept. Z, and have re-
turned to their homes in Indiana:
Company A-Theodore Brown, musician;
Sergeant Stephen Ripley, Private Peter
Keitzer
Company B-Jesse weisinger and Finley
Company C-Corporal James G. Mat
thews and Private George S. Johnson
Company D-Corporal Raymond Fl. Hut
ford and Prlvates M. o. Strang Benjamin
T. Hargrove, William Hill and Riley Rob-
iIson.
and Elmer Thorp and Marion Kelley, wag-
cner.
Company F-Joseph Thompson, Charles
+. Buoy and John HolliDeter.
Company George w Newly. Ira o.
Yates, Frank Foster and Joseph Akers.
Company H-Ira F.. Geiger and Irvine
Morford.
Company sergeant George w. Kassa-
baum and Privates Melvin Stanley, Roy P.
Didlake, William Heglin, Richard Crowell
and Arthur H. Brown.
Company K-Robert E. Ketner, Edward
Henderson. David La Force and Me- Bruce.
Company L-Corporal Lesley Dlllworth,
Privates Henry M. Hall and Robert {. Nc
Ginnis
Company M-Sergeant George W. Laird,
Corporal Paul Given and Privates John w.
knogge and Minter Parnell.
H. II. Hufford, of Cartersburg, Ind, ar
rived here Thursday night to visit his son
Raymond, whom he had heard was very
sick, but his son left here Tuesday night
on a thirty-day Through for his home in
Indiana. Mr.. Hufford will return home to-
night
Private Cox, of Company M, who has
been in hospital for the past several days,
is considerably improved. DIR. George B.
Jones, of Company H. has been made hos
Iital steward to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of DIR. Lewis.
Private Arch Hewes, of Indiana Signal
is one of the eight men who, when the vote
was taken to decide whether or not the
Indiana Signal Corps would go to Cuba:
stepped out. He and the other seven will
shortly be transferred to the connecticut
Signal Corps.
Adjutant George f. Goodrich, of Com
pany G, from Shelbyville. is acting regi-
mental adjutant during the absence of Ad-
jutant Tichenor.
The new and beautiful regimental colors
arrived from Washington this week. Com
pany d, from Madison. had the honor of
furnishing the first color bearer, Sergeant
Scott Ferguson.
Chaplain Biederwolf has volunteered his
services as teacher OF the German language
| to all those in the e-hundred-and-SiXty-
| first Regiment who desire to study. class
in Spa nish will be organized soon,
G. w. Twomey, of Company e, has been
| detailed as clerk at the dispensary.
Bandmaster Tony Montani left tonight
on a twenty days furough. He accompa-
MED the remains of DR.. j. L. Lewis TO Bed
! ford, Ind, before going home to Indianap-
oils Harry M Lord, principal musician
will take charge of the band during the
absence of Mr.. Montani.
Mrs Jett Williams. OF Mount Vernon, is
visiting her son, Lieut. A. e. Williams. OF
| Company b.
Mr. Ezra stephens and wife. of New Har-
mony, Ind, are here visiting their son
| Sergeant stephens, of Company B.
Bugler Ellis Wright. of the ambulance
corps. has been appointed musician. Henry
| S. Rucker is member of the band, having
been transferred from Company H,
W nG i bepe vsn el' ceone
Durbin and his soldier boys.
The talented young men of the One-hun-
dred-and- sixty-first Indiana gave a minstrel
! show, Thursday evening, in the assembly
tent to probably eight hundred people. Ser
| geant Harry * White. of Company ID
| from Madison, acted as middle man, anC
| Claude Powers and Jim Jacobs, of Com
pany E. took the part. of end men. The
| show was a success ana much appreciated
While Colonel Durbin, wife and son were
| being entertained at mess yesterday by the
| officers of the second battalion, Colonel
| Durbin received a message informing him
| he had been made acting brigadier general
| OF the First Brigade of the Third Division
The First Brigade has consisted of the One
Observation-Disclosures Indiana, Third Ne
| baska Colonel Bryan's regiment, and the
| Second Mississippi. The Third Nebraska
has gone to Pablo Beach. and the Second
| Mississippi has been ordered home, conse-
quenty the duties of brigadier general will
| not be burdensome
The furlough of John c. Graub, of Sey-
mour has been extended ten days to permit
| him to remain at the bedside of a near rel
| ative.
| The supply of fall clothing is being re-
| ceVed and is the same kind we received al
| Camp Mount Ammunition will be issued
| to the Observation-Disclosures first within
| the next ten days. L. E. W.