Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-23
TO DSBAND TUE VOLUNTEERS.
The Men at Camp ThemaS TO Be Taken
to Their Own States.

to Their Own States.
ORDERS SENT FROM WASHINGTON
TO SECURE BIDS FROM THE
RAILROADS FOR CARRYING INDI-
! VIDUAL REGIMENTS TO THEIR
| RESPECTIVE STATE CAPITALS.
THE WATER AT MIDDLETOWN
| PRONOUNCED PURE BY SUR
GEON GENERAL STERNBERG-A
PRIVATE STABBED IN THE sTOM-
ACH-NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS
CAMPS.
Chickamauga, August 22.-Judging
| from present indications Camp Thorn
as, the largest military camp of the
| Spanish-American war, will soon be a
! thing of the past. A number of regi-
ments have already been ordered
home. A number of others have been
ordered to Knoxville, Tenn, and Lex
ington, KY, and now comes an order
to Col. Wheeler, acting chief quarter
master, to secure bids from railroads
to convey all regiments remaining at
the camp TO their respective State
capitals. The idea seems to be to
| get tho regiments to places where
| they can be mustered out close to
| home, the necessity for keeping the
army intact being no longer in evil
dence
Numerous regiments are now max
ing preparations to leave and by the
end of the week the population of the
camp is expected to be reduced to
one half of what it now is The reg
iments ordered to Knoxville and
Lexington will be moved as rapidly
as transportation can be secured and
as soon as these are gotten out those
ordered home will be started on their
| way.
The First Georgia and Thirty-frst
Michigan left at midnight for Knox
vile, where they will go into camp.
The Twelfth Minnesota and the Fifth
Pennsylvania will leave at an early
| hour tomorrow for Lexington and
others of the Second and Third di-
| vision of the First corps will follow in
short order The ambulance company
CT the third division goes to Knox
vile tomorrow morning
i, Camp Meade, Middletown. Pa, Au-
gust 22.-The water at Camp Meade
I has been pronounced by Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg to be organically pure
, More wells have been sunk in camp
and The supply will be sufficient for the
entire Second corps. comprising 10000
men. The movement of the Second di-
vision Of the corps began to-day from
Thoroughfare Gap, Va, and will be
followed by heavy movement of
troops from Camp Alger. The troops
will be forwarded at the rate of sixty
carloads dav and by the close of the
week it is expected the First and Sec
ond divisions will be in camp. The
First division includes General Goblin
brigade of the Eighth. Twelfth and
Thirteenth Pennsylvania regiments.
The Eighteenth PENNSYLVANIA regi-
ment, which is scattered between Fort
! Brady. Michigan. Fort Delaware and
camp and it is expected to be in camp
by tomorrow evening.
A private from the First Delaware
was stabbed in t. e stomach in the riot
Saturday night at Highspire. Another
received 2 severe stab wound in the
groin and a third was struck across the
face with the butt of q musket. Horace
w. Whistler, of Middletown was ar
rested TO-DAY for selling liquor to the
soldiers. and was turned over to the
civil authorities.
An order was issued from headouar-
tiers to-day that there shall be no bath
ing in the river until lifeboats and life
lines have been provided and bath
ing master engaged.
The ladies' war auxiliary has been
advised that the camp is well supplied
with food. etc. but thet money is need
ed to purchase ice and milk.
Washington, August 22-From
twenty-five TO seventy-five sick and
convaiescent soldiers are daily given
thirty days furloughs and passes to
their homes. Since the order directing
that the sick should be sent home i'm
mediately upon recovery was issued it
seems as though every man in camp
is becoming ill., 1t becomes more doubt
full every day whether the First divis-
ion will be moved to Middlet0wn, Pa,
and every step possible is being taken
to make the men comfortable in their
present quarters. Additional wells
have been sunk and wooden floors for
the tents will be provided. Private
Howlet. Thirteenth Pennsylvania, died
Saturday night of typhoid fever and his
remains were inferred in Arlington
cemetery to-day.
CAMP MEADE. Middletown, Pa. Aug.
22-Gen. Graham issued an order to-day
directing all milk to be examined before
it is furnished to the troops. He has also
directed that regimental commanders
shall have filtered and boiled the water
used for drinking and cooking. Fakirs
will be excluded from the camp. Vendors
having rights to sell will be limited in
number and their wares confined TO ar
ticles which cannot be purchased at reg
mental stores or exchanges, which will
be established for the exclusive use of SOL
diers and which will be conducted by men
detailed for the purpose.
A train load of troops arrived in camD
this evening from Thoroughfare Gap. and
was followed an hour later by another
load. The trains carried the First and
Second battalions of the Third Missouri.
WASHINGTON August 22.-The War
Department has not yet made out its list
of regiments to be mustered out of SER
vice but has been in constant cOrrespond-
ence with various sections of the country
upon the subject. At first il was thought
| the demand to remain in the service
would prove embarrassing to the depart
ment so many troops desired to con-
| tinue in service. II is now believed that
| there has been a change of sentiment and
| the officers and men of regiments that
| see no possibility of further fighting are
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