The times., 1898-08-05
THE MARCH TO MANASSAS.
No Medicine for Men Who Fall Oul

No Medicine for Men Who Fall Out
of Line
The march OF the Second Division OF
the Second Army Corps from Camp AL
ger to Manassas Junction yesterday was
round of suffering for the troops. owing
to some monumental bungling on the
part of certain officials.
Chief Surgeon Girard managed to exer-
else his authority just before the troops
left camp and to deprive the regimentai
hospitals of their stock of hospital
pouches. which are always carried by the
corps on march. This move was in the
interest of the pet division hospitals, and
resulted from a decision that there are
no longer any regimental hospitals.
AS a result the troops dropped out of
the ranks all along the line in the hot
sun and were forced to lie where they
fell, as the hospital men could render no
assistance without medicines
One soldier died from the effects of The
heat during the march. He was Private
John Hiland. Company D, Thirty-fourth
Michigan, and he passed away before the
troops reached Burke's Station, Va. The
body was forwarded to Fort Myer
whence 1t will be sent TO the soldiers late
home, in Calumet. Mich.
The troops camped near Burke's Sta.
tion and found there was no supper for
them. owing to the absence of the ration
wagons. These wagons did not leave
Camp Alger until O'Clock Wednesday
night, while the troops departed early III
the morning. The wagons arrived at
sunrise. but the boys had TO go to bed
| hungry. Many devout blessings were Of
| fered for the War Department, and GER
tain officials and the troops were almost
| too disgusted 10 march further this morn
| ing.
| The cause of the delay is not yet clear,
but Gen. Graham will investigate the
| matter and reprimand the officers who al
lowed such a thing to occur.
1t Is said that Gen. Graham severely
/ reprimanded Col Girard for his action in
depriving the men of hospital pouches
The pouches were not needed at camp
| but were stored away so that the monop-
/ oily of the division hospitals might not be
affected.
Gen. Graham is not at all pleased with
the order detach ns four regiments from
| the Second Army Corps for the Porto Ri
can expedition. The commander has often
! expressed his desire to have the corps re-
main intact and yesterday visited Wasn-
| inGton with Gen. Butler to try and pre-
vail upon the adjutant general TO rescind
| the orders. which caused the Fourth Mis-
souri,. Third Virginia. First New Jersey
! and First Rhode Island to leave Camp
Alger
| The men in those regiments are simply
Wild with joy over the news that they will
! get 10 the front, but last night the au-
| thorities at corps headquarters had re-
! ceiyed no further information
| report which could not be confirmed
caused some excitement in camp last
! night II was claimed that the new camp
! at Mana assas had been pronounced un-
4 sanitary and that no more troops would
leave Camp Alger until arrangements had
| been made to send the full corps to Mt
Gretna, Pa, or Sea Girt, n. J.
Fifty-three new cases of typhoid were
| removed TO the Fort Myer hospital yes
| terday. The rayages OF the disease are
! simply appalling. Men were carted from
/ the division hospitals all day, while a line
| of ambulances transferred patients to the
! hospital trolley cars at Falls Church.
whole hospital corps was kept busy
| moving the men. Cots and streichers
| were lined along the railroad tracks like
4
| ferers were given the best of care posi-
BILE under the circumstances.
| The Third Battalion. Fifty-ifth New
| York isolated yesterday by order of
| Col WeIch. This was made 10 try and
| prevent the spread of the fever in that
| command. The isolated camp is on the
/ old site Of the First Division Hospital.
! The hospital stewards OF each regiment
were sworn In United States postal
| clerks yesterday. The stewards will have
10 act as postmasters and handle the reg
| imental mail in future.
| A detail has been at work for several
| DAYS repairing the Dunn Loring road.
| which is in bad condition.
| One company of the signal corps left
| camp yesterday for Manassas. while the
other company will remain here.
| The Second Division is expected to
reach Manassas Junction this afternoon
| and will go into camp a once.