The times., 1898-06-10

boxes of lead pipe cigars and caused their
camps to groan with the odor of the
weed.
The tintype galleries were swamped
with grinning troops. who assumed all
kinds OF horrible attitudes before a gay
and festive background of brown schoon
ers ploughing madly across pea green
waves into a Pisa-lilke lighthouse on
carmine bank. where woOden-faced maid
ems wove gariands of terrible roses.
Passes are now the great attraction, for
money without anything to spend 1t on is
cherries money. But a very few were
given leave today, and until the boys get
used TO having money in their clothes
they will only see Washington in their
dreams
Chief Surgeon Girard's orders are still
causing trouble in camp. The waxwork
horribies. known as his first division hos
pitaL stin does business at the old stand,
but something must drop ere long. The
chief surgeon is alone in his glory, the
rest of the camp having declined to share
it with him.
There are now 1O1 patients in the di-
vision hospital Fifty-five of these are
in the main wards, or alleyways. and
foTty-siX in the isolated. or quarantined
tents. Over al lthis disease and pain
Col. Girard reigns with a rod of iron, and
MS hand instructs that the patients may
be cured.
In the first ward there are fifteen
patients. The cots are piled close to-
gether, so that one could roll down the
whole ward without touching ground
Patient No 1 has rheumatism; No. 2,
dysentery; No. 3. malaria; No. T. lung
trouble: No. 5, typhoid fever; No. 6. in
sane; No. Z, typhoid fever; No. s. sprained
limb; No. 9, malarial fever: No. 10.
malaria; No II, typhoid fever; No.
u. nervous weakness; No. 13, heat pros
tration; No. Il. malaria; No. 15, stomach
trouble.
There is one nurse to every twenty
patients, and some Of the men require
constant attention. In the meantime the
other nineteen take care of themselves.
AS to medicine, there is none. Not a
relieving grain of powder or drug for the
burning, gasping sufferers. Not a plea
yune cathartic pill for the yellowed
bloated patients. This is a strong state
ment, but this was the actual situation
yesterday in this hospital.
NO. I can't get any medicine" said
the acting surgeon in charge, and what
/ have had today the officers have pur-
chased out Of their pay Here are two
tablets, the last / have. There are twenty
men in need of them. Well, here goes.
The first man must be the choice
ASK? Why, we are worn out asking
for medicines. We don't need il here,
guess. or they would supply it,"
There are thirty cases of measles in
the isolated ward. The pictured horrors
on the vaults of the Sistine Chapel might
describe a day as a patient in this place
Then the patients are not fed as weary.
tasteless sufferers, but as strong sweat
ing men. How may an invalid thrive on
dry bread and pork?
The attendants have to sleep on the
ground in the open air, owing to the lack of
accommodation for them. They have had
to live on wind and work for some time.
Goodbye" called a steward to a pa
tient who had just been discharged;
"come in again if you get sick"
mot on yer life, won't" said the ex-
patient. 'Tll desert first"
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment,
having compassion on their men who
were in the division hospital and wishing
to save their lives, removed them to their
regimental hospital, where they will be
given medicine and food. AS Col Girarl' s
order placed them without cots or medi-
cine. the regiment has purchased these
in Washington. and their patients will be
cared for whether the chief surgeon likes
it or not.
Provost Marshal Volratte captured an
other dispenser of red eye" yesterday.
The culprit, who is coiored and aged
gave his name as Thomas Ellis. and his
residence as Washington. When arrested
he carried a big valise filled with half
pint bottles of whisky, which he was SELL
ing TO the troops. He acknowledged hav-
ing sold at the camp for several days.
Ex-Lieut. Samuel Bentley, of Boston,
Mass, has presented Company c, of the
Sixth Massachusetts, with check for SIS
TO be disposed of as the men desire.
A red hot ball game was played yester-
day afternoon by the officers of the First
and Second Battalions. Twelfth Pennsyl-
vania. The Second Battalion won. The
score was % TO 4. The major surgeon and
quartermaster of the regiment acted as
umpires. Each carried horse pistol and
small hatchet and what they said was
law.
Y. NJ. C. A. tent, No s, was raised yes
terday at the Fourth Missouri camp Six
secretaries from the Y. NJ. C. A. training
school at Springfield, Mass. will arrive
today and look after the tents.
Miss A. ]. Manigal, of Williamsport
Pa, visited the Twelfth Pennsylvania