Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-19
IN NEW QUARTERS
Gen. Buffers Division Removes From
Camp Alger.
ORDER CAMERON CORPS COMMANDER
Virginia Brigaded With Connecticut
and South Carolina.
NOTES OF TIKI CA NJ F

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
CAMP ALGER, Va, July 10, 1898.
Orders were issued from corps headquar-
tiers today directing Major General NJ. G..
Butler to move the first division to Dunn
Loring, Va, as soon as practicable. The
9Th Pennsylvania will today or tomorrow
change its quarters to some spot more
healthful than the present location.
Major F. S. Strong, adjutant of the first
division, explained the prospective move
ment of half of the I'd Army Corps as fol-
lows:
When the regiments of the first division
first came into camp they lacked 400 or
more men of their complete enrolment.
Quarters were allotted them which seemed
generously large and well located. Since
our division was organized, however, two
months ago all the regiments in the divis-
ion have been recruited up to their full
strength. This has resulted in very unde-
sirabe crowding everywhere. The tents of
one company were placed close against the
fence of the next and there was almost
no intervening space between regimental
camps. Such a state of affairs is most In
desirable, and would have resulted in ex-
tending the camp limits, if there had been
no good reason why the camp should be
charged.
The Main Reason.
There was, however other good reason
for changing the location of our quarters.
From time to time the sinks used by the
several regiments have been filled up and
move a few yards along. This is a sani-
tary measure, and a most necessary one.
II has been impossible, however, to con-
tinue these changes of location during the
last couple of weeks, because all the empty
space where sinks might be erected has al
81 y, a,I1
Smart. who came out here from the War
Department to determine whether or not
Camp Alger is we'll located, took in the
situation at a glance. 1t is the impression
mere that his report to the surgeon general
Is the occasion of the order which came
from corps headquarters this morning"
All the details of the exodus are not yet
complete, some confusion having arisen
ABOUT quarters for the cavalry and two
new regiments which are to come in TODAY.
1t has been decided that the 18th Penn
Sylvania will move this evening or early
tomorrow morning. and that the cavalry,
sylvanie detachments, together with all
the infantry of Gen. Buffers division, will
leave within the week.
The Sd Virginia will be assigned a camp
site IN such place that the 1st Connec-
ucut and I'd South Carolina regiments of
volunteer infantry can be brigaded with
it These regiments, when taken from the
ears at Dunn Loring, will be assigned at
not come to the present Camp Alger at all
The Water Supply.
Of course, everything hinges upon the
water supply, which is now anything but
assured. Lieut.. Lusk. who has the mat
Ter In charge, expects to have bored enough
wells before next Monday to warrant the
removal not only Of the infantry, but of
the LIST Division Hospital and headouarters
A space of seven feet will be maintained
on each side of each tent, and a much
greater space than that adopted at CamD
Anger Will be established between the COM
rany streets.
Elsewhere than at headouarters Att,
movement of the LIST Division assumes some
particular significance because of the ram
ldly increasing number of typhoid fever
patients in camp. Yesterday there were
nIty-tWo cases at Fort Myer. which is pos
sipiy a low percentage for 1900 men. but
which is large enough to have thoroupbIv
frightened about all the surgeons in camp.
Eight New Cases.
Inc list OF sufferers has been augmented
oy eight new cases since The Star went to
press yesterday. Four of these came from,
one company, E of the Goth New York
Iheir names are Sergt. George F. Hale and
Prlvates Charles L. Ottoman. Leo Reach
and A. B. Faulkner. Two others are sus-
SS g., ,meir names having appeared in The
case reported is that of Private Rurpe
Company l., 10th Indiana and the last one
came from the 18th Pennsylvania. the case
having been reported without the patients
name. .
one death has beeen reported the victim
being Private CurtIey Hollenbeck. Com
pany b, 4th Missouri He died last night
az o CLOCK The body will be taken to
Hollenbeck's home, Mound CITY. Missouri
and inferred there.
Company l of the I'd Tennessee Regiment
buried comrade yesterday-Lewfs Mitch
Ell OF Hancock county, Tenn, whose death
Oh typhoid fever at Fort Myer. A brother
and uncle of the deceased, both of Com
pany l, We're present at the funeral The
firing squad of eight was in charge of
Lieutenant Krodel and the chaplain of the
LIST Rhode Island regiment officiated The
pallbearers were Jesse S. Baldwin j. r M
paws, Robt- L. Davis. Zedekiah Fletcher,
friends of the deceased soldier and mem
bers of Company l.
Private Gives Trouble.
A private in the Sd Virginia. whose name
has several additions, and who chooses lust
now TO be known as Henry S. Tillman, has
been giving the officers of the regiment no
end of trouble He was enlisted at Rich
mond by Captain Willard of Company I,
ana his right name is said to be j. r.
Sharp, An amiable disposition and a GER
tam pleasing anability of manner soon Sc
cured Tor him the confidence of all his su-
perior officers. He even became orderly to
the colonel of the regiment. Several DAYS
ago, however, he went to Richmond on
forty-eight hours leave and could not be
induced to return to camp until a guard
went there for him. While away 1t is said.
he wrote out bogus check on the bank ac-
count of Mr.. Durphy of Lynchburg and a
draft on Captain Willard. He was put in
the guard house when brought back to
camp, and was to have been tried today
for desertion and obtaining money under
false pretenses. His wit, however, was too
much for the guard, and the guard house
has known him no more since last evening
Mrs. Pickens and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Warfield of Alexandria called at the Sd Vir-
ginia camp yesterday and brought with
them several hampers full of good things
to eat. Luncheon was served the officers
in Colonel Males tent. Other visitors dur
ing the day were Mrs. Stanton and Miss
Bowie from Alexandria,