The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-01
FOURTH REGIMENT
MUCH REDUCED
By Discharges, Burroughs, Sickness
and Special Duty
MUSTER ABOUT 500 ON PARADE,
Is Again ImprOying-Tw More
Men of Company III Go To the
Hospitals-Othcrs Sick.

CAMP CUBA LGBRE. Sept. Special
The First Division. which is 10 leave here
about the middle OF October. will not
contain any Of the regiments Of the Sew
enth Army Corps. and while il IS an
nounced that the Second Division, which
is to be commanded by General Lee, Will
leave here by the middle OF November.
the regiments that Will compose the bril-
gade have not yet been named.
General Lee himself when he left for
Washington last evening, % meet Cen
eral Alser, stated that he had no iHforma-
tiOn ass TO the time when the seventh
Corps would leave for cuba. Meanwhile
the men i'm the several regiments are
making use of the fun limit 0f furloughs
allotted to- thcm to the extent If l0 per
cent. of the numerical strength of the
different companies.
REDUCED RANKS.
Besides there are sick fur.oughs grant
ed 10 soldiers who have been in the hos
pitfalls, AID the number of DISCHARGED and
sick men in the hospitals or quarters
have reduced the several regiments c0n-
sideraby for the time being. Tho Fourth
Regiment. for instance. at present. las
UlAN a NIf NNii i've lllNfti fNN Ati'lt MAJ
ed for duty. and this number is still
more reduced for drills and parades by
those who are detailed for special duty.
For these reasons Company II had at
tO-days morning drill only two flies OF
four ont or twenty-One men i'm
all while Company 81 brought ont half
hle of tours, or four more men than
Company II.
Company NJ went 20 jacksonville this
afternoon iu charge of Captain Pegram,
20 attend the funeral services over the
remains Of their late member James
Conway. Tn latter joined the company
while I'm camp as a recruit and tine Gle
mate seems 10 have been too much for
him. Tor he was sick for quite q good
while
This is The second man Company NJ
has lost hy death. and several members
are stil quite ODD at the hospital
THE SICK.
Private Vance r.. Hatcher Of Com
pany II. seems 90 have had another hair
breath escape from death. After bis last
severe relapse DE IS again improving, and
bis brother. Walker Hatcher who has
been at his bedside for weeks. once more
hopes that DE can take thee sick soldier
to Richmond in about a week
TWO more members OF Company II had
10 be sent To the hospital to-day; PriVates
Crump and Douglass, and o. SIS likely
that one or two others Will have 10 f0l-
low tomorrow, who are now confined TO
their quarters There are at present ten
members Of the company at the division
hospital The general state of health in
Company VI has somewhat improved dur
ing the past few Gays.
The band OF the Fourth Virginia Rcgi-
mont gave "a concert iu front of the WIND
sor Hotel in Jacksonville last evening.
which was we'll attended.
LIEUT. TITZHUGH LEE. JR,
Lieutenant Fitzhueh Lee. Jr, has re-
coivcd bis commission as Second Lieuten-
ant I'm the United States Army. and has
been assigned 90 the Tweufy-frst Infan-
try. now stationed al Plattsburg y. =.
Ho will not go there at present. however.
having been detailed 10 continue as am aide
on the STAFF OF General Lee.
Lieutenant Carhonel aide ON the staff
Of General Lee. has returned from Now
York. where he has been Oh short leave
of absence.
Lieutenant " O. Burrow. of Company
a. of Norfolk Fourth Reeiment has
been granted leave of absence for hftecn
days during which time Dc viii VISIT Dis
home at Norfolk. g. w.