The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
SECOND ARMY CORPS
TO 60 TO CUBA
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS WILL
BEGIN OCT. IS.
General Graham Is Gratified That He
Will Be Able to Take His Entire
Command--New York Regiment Is
to Leave for O New Camp In the
Conewago Hills-Are Isolated to
Prevent the Spread Of Typhoid
Fever In the Camp.
BY Associated Press.

Camp Meade. Middletown, Pa, Sept.
gs.-The Second army corps is to be
sent to Cuba for duty as an army of
occupation. General Graham made
this announcement today to the men,
bers of his taff. The movement from
Camp Meade will be begun between
October Is and 20 and the troops will
be forwarded without the least possi-
BILE delay. General Graham is pleased
with the plan of the war department
to send his command as unit. Cen
eral NJ. c. Butler. of South Carolina,
president Of the Cuba peace commits
sion, is anxious that the corps be for
warded Immediately. He says 1t is
needed in Cuba and the sooner it is
sent the better.
1t Is a source Of much pleasure to
General Graham to know that he VIII
be permitted to round out his forty
odd years in active service in an en-
enemy's country. This was the sixty
fourth anniversary of his birth and
in commemoration of the event and
the fact that it marked his retire
ment as a brigadier general of the
regular army, his staff presented him
with handsome silver loving cup.
The presentation speech was made by
Colonel Guy Howard, chief quarter
master. The old soldier made a short
speech accepting the gift and express
ing his appreciation of the confidence
and respect whcih his staff officers
have shown toward him.
WILL REMAIN IN SERVICE.
General Graham will remain in the
volunteer service as a major general
until it is disbanded. The cup is hand
somely engrossed and bears this in
scription: ''To Major General Will
liam Montrose Graham, commanding
Sacond Army Corps, U. S. A, from
the members of his staff as a token of
respect and regard" The names of
the staff officers, that of Chief Sur
geon Girard, as the ranking officer,
being first, are engraved on the cup.
Two absent members of his staff sent
their congratulations.
The 203d New York will leave to-
morrow for it's new camp in the Con-
ewago hills. The regiment will travel
by rail and will be isolated from the
other troops until all danger of in
fecting them with typhoid has dis
appeared. The New Workers. camp
has been installed, new tents being
quarters of officers and men. Unless
the fever abates in the Fifteenth Mimi
esota it will also be isolated. There
is comparatively little sickness in any
of the other regiments.
Ex-Governor Watson, of Delaware
visited camp today and was mucl
pleased with it's location and the con
dition of the men, especially the Firs
In,
tant General Wilmer and Inspecto
General Mumford were also visitors t
the camp. Their visit is in relation t
the muster out of the First Maryland
Many of the men want to leave tn
service, but the probabilities are tina
the regiment will be retained. Indeed
it is doubtful if any of the regiment
in the corps will be mustered out be
fore congress convenes.
MISSOURI MAN DIED.
Private Stanton Williams, Compan
ID, Fourth Missouri, died today at tn
Second division hospital of peritonitis
and his remains will be shipped to 81
Joseph, Mo. Major Jackson, of Kansa
City, returned today from a sick leav
and assumed charge of this hospita
He relieves Major Weaver, of Norris
town, who has been appointed chic
surgeon of the division. The hospita
was placed in splendid condition unde
the management of Major Weaver.
Masonic services were held today /
the Middletown Methodist church owe
the remains of Private Benjamin d
Laurier, Company NJ, Tenth Ohio, VIII
was struck by lightning and kille
Monday evening while guarding til
tent of a military tailor. His body wa
shipped TO Cleveland this evenin
under an escort of a detail from til
regiment.
When the Sixth PENNSYLVANIA reg
ment was encamped here there WEI
almost daily exhibitions of the frienC
ship that exists between the regimen
and the Second Tennessee. Before II
Sixth went home to be musterd OF
thy presented their southern brother:
in-arms with handsome little medals /
the shape of an eagle with outstretche
wings suspended from a ribbon wit
suitable inscription. Since then II
Second Tennessee has been discussin
ways and means of returning the con
pliment and have finally decided upo
keystone badge with the wore
"Friends Forever"
The two regiments We're enCampe
close together at Camp Alger, and whe
the commissary department failed
make suitable provision for the Tel
nessee boys the members of the SiXt
regiment came to the rescue with r;
tions saved from their own supple
The two regiments lay near each 9th,
at Camp Meade and on Pennsylvan
soil their friendship was renewed al
strengthened.
GOSSIP 0F THE CAMp