The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-19
sTUDEBAkER,s REGIMENT.
"Details of the Deaths of Privates
Archer and Kinney.


Correspondence of the Journal.
FERNANDINA, Fla. Camp of One-hun-
-and-fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteers
Aug. 16.-Yesterday was sorrowful day for
Colonel Studebaker's men. At the regi-
mental hospital occurred the deaths of Pri-
vate Fred Archer, of Company G. Fort
Wayne, and Private Fred Kinney, of Com
pany b, Fort Wayne, Ind. The death of
Private Archer was particularly sad one.
His mother, Mrs. Celia G. Archer, who had
been informed of her sons illness, arrived
the day prior to his death and assumed the
role of nurse in order to give her son the
best care he could possibly have. His appe-
title was fair and everything pointed to his
recovery. On Monday morning relapse
set in. About 10 o'clock he complained of
feeling i'll and constant watch was kept by
his mother and the surgeons. At 12:46 he
died. The cause of death has not yet been
published, but it is said to have been ma
laria
The death of Private Kinney occurred at
els a. m. The deceased had only been con-
fined at the hospital four days. Shortly
before his end he seemed to rally and ate
very hearty supper. He was a very con-
genial conrade and enjoyed the friendship
OF all members of Company IS. He enlisted
at the first call, being at the. time employed
at MaySV1lle, Ind, small town, about
twenty miles, from Fort Wayne. His home
was in Wisconsin. This is the second death
within seven days in Company B, and the
members are much grieved.
The sickness here is giving the surgeons
q great deal OF concern. When the men
arrived from the unsanitary camp at Port
Tampa City the regiments were given long
marches every few days. They had certain
amount of malaria in their systems and it
wac thought this place was entirely free of
the disease and that the marches would be
beneficial, but in few days the report at
sick call in the morning became very heavy.
The marches were increased and the sick
call became larger. Then 1t was decided to
postpone the long drills. The sick call in
the One-hundred- acknowledgements Indiana
regiment ran up to a total of two hundred
men this morning. The men complained of
fevers, backaches headaches. etc When a
man is attacked by a fever or ague in this
part of the country all will power and vital
1ty is lost and the system becomes very
sisted to and from the tents by their COM
1ades. The inhabitants of the old city of
tsrnandina, which is about one and half
miles from Fernandina and the camp of
the ed-and-fifty-seventh have a
great amount Of malaria within their bor-
ders. The men are very happy that all the
troops will soon be moved to Huntsville,
Ala.
First Lieut.. T. Frank Kemery has found
y very interesting relic to take with him
To his Northern home. 1t is an old cotton
hoe, which has become rusted with age.
Lieutenant Kemery stated that there are
many evidences that the place where the
regiment is camped was at one time cot
ton field. Various kinds of out-of-date ini-
PIGMENTS, also bricks from chimneys, etc.,
have been found.
Yesterday Capt. Charles A. Windisch, of
Company A.. Knox: Ind, Second Lieuten-
ant Bradford and d. l.. Glazebrook broke
the monotony of camp life by joining an ex-
cursion party bound for Jacksonville They
had a delightful time. One thing noticeable
is that the soldiers do not get robbed at
Jacksonville. A sumptuous dinner can be
procured for 80 cents, while at Fernandina
1t cannot be had for less than IS cents.
Private Bert Gerard captured a rhinOcerOS
bug. 1t resembles the large African beast
In shape. but not in size. B. j. +.