The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-05
Special from a STAFF Correspondent.

Special from STAFF Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Dunn Loring, Va, Aug
b.-Double dashes and exclamation
points are the only topographic charac-
ters that would spell out the senti-
Inents of the men of the Third brigade
this hot and muggy day. 1t wasn't
80 bad until the First Connecticut be-
gan to celebrate. Then the Pennsylva-
rians lost all patience. Two weeks ago
the Connecticut regiment came here
from its state encampment. A sor-
rier lot Of looking soldiers never shoul-
dered a gun. Thirty-seven of them,
by actual count, fell out of the ranks
during the ten minutes walk from
Dunn Loring station to their camp
site across the valley from the Penn
sylvania brigade.
Surgeon Major Focht, of the Eighth
Pennsylvania, who cared for the fall
len, ascribed alcohol as the cause Of
complaint in thirty-fve of the thirty
seven cases. Ever since the Connect
icut people have kept up the pace at
which they started in. Wild orgies
that disturbed the camp until early
morn were no uncommon thing. \
stabbing affray and many minor Incl
dents of a like character were among
their contributions to the records OF
the court-martial.
A few nights ago they had some
sort of goings-on in which their drum
corps augmented by fish horns and tin
pans KEEP up a terrible din until long
after midnight. If there was any one
regiment in the country, excepting
possibly, the Sixth Pennsylvania, that
would be naturally picked upon to stay
around Virginia guarding berry pat
ches, 1t was that same First Connect
icut. Imagine the feelings of our well
drliled, thoroughly equipped and per-
fectly disciplined lads, lying in their
darkened tents from $50 until / o'clock
last night listening to their undeserv-
ing neighbors across the way riotously
celebrating their good fortune at be-
Ing ordered to Porto Rico. There is
no word expletive enough in the lam
guage to half portray the feelings of
the unfortunate Pennsylvanans.
THE PHILOSOPHICAL ONES.
Some of the philosophical ones are
offering consolation by saying, Zach,
we dldrt want to go on such an expe-
dition as that, anyway" Everybody
"io "dt'Hes tillS pnaSe or the war
dongs realizes at glance that this
expedition is nothing more or less than
a movement to satisfy the camorings
of the unfortunate soldiers and poiti-
clans. General Miles refused to ire
Quest that reinforcements be sent
him. General Wade may come if he
wishes to-" is the plain English of his
dltpatch. The makeup Of the eype-
evidence
representatives and not soldiers OF the
United States We're picked upon. There
is no great glory in being part of
such an expedition. 1t is junket, pure
and simple
FIVE new cases of "epermeral fever"
We're sent out Of the Thirteenth regi-
ment to the division hospital during
the past twenty-four hours The vic
inns are Carl j. Frank, private, Com
pahy ID; Harry Griner, Company d;
henry II. Meinzer, private, Company
Z; Ihomas Carroll, private, Company
B' Michael keogh, private. Company
H. None of the patients show symp-
toms or malignant typhoid, but il is
reared by Major Keller that all will
develop into mild typhoid at least.
The patients previously sent to the
hospital are still improving. even Ser
geant Keiper,who it was thought would
die, being expected to recover.
General Butler thinks he will be able
TO have his division en- route TO Nanas-
sas by Tuesday next He is more anx-
ious than any one else to get to the
new camp, as it was he who suggested
IL to the war department The confed-
crate army, numbering 60 900 men. was
encamped there for five months. Cen
eral Butler says that during all that
time there was no complaint of a lack
OF water Bull Run and Brood Run
are both good streams. he maintains
and will easily supply the whole corps
win all the water it will need for
every purpose.
NOT WATER ENOUGH.
There are others. however, and
among them members of the Virginia
regiment living in that region who
say the two streams referred to are
not OF sufficient volume to supply the
needs or a corps and that eventually.
IN their opinion, the camp will be
moved farther on to some point on the
Rappahannock. likely near Remington.
Ihere are many believers still in the
story that the troops will eventually
go into permanent camp at Mt. Gretna
or Sea Girt. there to remain until dis
bandment or a possible call to the
'front.'
A good-sized wager was laid this
morning by a prominent Pennsylva-
Man, who is member of General
Gobin's staff. that the brigade would
be disbanded and sent home before the
third Monday in October. The bet was
accepted by the taker another at
tache OF the staff who was arguing
that the Pennsylvania troops wouId
surely receive an assignment as an
army of occupation some place or an
other. The other was contending that
leaving Manila out Of the question, be-
cause if there is any occupying TO be
done the troops already there will do
It, there will be enough regulars TO oc-
cupy all the posts that will need occu-
pying and II is not likely that yolun-
teers will be given work, and regulars
left idle.
FORWARDING MONEY.