Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-27
NEWS OF THE CAMPS.
Nothing Very Sensational Hap.
Pening at the National
Muster Grounds.
FoRTY-Two THOUSAND SOLDIERS

Bad Water Causes DisafYection, blu,
Improvement Is Close at Hand-sanita.
ton the Hurry Work at Camp Alger-
Another Illinois Regiment Is OF for the
Frcnt-second Call Preparations.
Chickanauga Park, Ga, May ~
Including yesterdays arrivals there are
now 42,Cc0 men encamped at the park.
the Ninth New York, Colonel G. James
Greene commanding. arrived early yes
terday morning. Where are 1,O1O men
in the command. This regiment was
organized in 1900 and has preserved its
lucky regiment reached the park
at 1920. This command numbers l.0@O
men and is commanded by Colonel E.
II. Gather. The Eighth New York,
which arrived Wednesday, was assigned
to the Third brigade of the First division
Of General Wades Third army corps,
completing the complement of the first
division. The Second Kentucky and
Ninth New York were assigned to the
First brigade of the Second division of
the Third corps, Last night troops A,
and D. of the Third volunteer cavalry.
Colonel Griggsby, arrived from the
Black Hills region of South Dakota un-
der command of Major r. s. French.
The three troops number 225 men.
Complaints of the Soldiers.
The various commands are beginning
military life in earnest All the regiments
that are permanently encamped were
given regimental drill yesterday and
this Will be continued from day to day.
Reports of Gisaffection among the Mis-
souri, troops arise from dissatisfaction
growing out of an inadequate water
supply. but this will be remedied, as the
completion of pipe lines will afford
abundance of water to the commands.
The troops also complain of insufficient
equipment. having received no uniforms
or arms from the government since be-
ing mustered into the federal service
The various commands were served
with supplies Of fresh meat yesterday
for the first time since the arrival Of
the volunteers at the park and ar
rangements have been made by the
commissonary department to supply
fresh meats regularly.
INDUCED in Cold Water Baths.
Yesterday two miles of pipe was laid
In the park and several of the COM
mands were last night enjoying the
luxuries of cold water baths. By to.
night the two pipe lines will he COM
pleted to the extreme limits Of the park
and the problem of an adequate water
supply for the big volunteer army will
have been solved. The government has
authorized General Boynton, president
of the Chickamauga park commission,
to expend $4,000 If necessary in thu,
erection of permanent water works
system at the park. The Sixty-Ninth
New York, First Arkansas and Fifth
Missouri regiments arrived last night
Sanitary Condition of Camp Alger.
Washington. May 21.-Camp Alger is
rapidly being put in excellent sanitary
condition. Colonel Girard, chief sur
geon, has been unremitting in his at
tention to the health of the men since
he assumed control, and his work has
produced good results. Colonel Girard
held conference at headquarters yes
terday with the several brigade sur
geons. Since Wednesday each one had
gone over carefully the ground under
his direction. The opinion was unaui-
nous that the hospital corps was as
well organized as any other department
OF the camp. and that the sanitary con-
dition Of Camp Alger was as good as
that of any regular army field camp in
the country. Colonel Girard was par
ticularly emphatic in his injunctions
upon the surgeons to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases, such as
measles.
Promises First Class Equipment.
Commenting upon the work already
accomplished Col. Girard said yesterday
afternoon: within few days we will
have our corps as well equipped as any
in the service. We will have accurate
records of all the men in the camp; we
will have every man at all i'll under
the care of capable, competent hospital
authorities. We have not yet as many
ambulances as we ought to have, per-
haps. but we have as many as are alb
solutely necessary. Within a day or
two our division hospitals will be set up
and then we can care easily for every
body"
COLORED REGIMENT OFFERED.
NJ