Evening star., 1898-07-23
Cavalry at Camp Alger Ordered to the
Front.
NOW AWAITING TRANSPORTATION
The Men Required but one Hour
for Preparations.
THE FEVER CONDITIONS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

COL u S- HoeertS, adJutant or the "a
Corps, received word from the War De-
partment late last night that the five
troops of cavalry stationed with Gen. Gra-
hams rommand-Trcops A and c, New
York Volunteers, and A, B and C, Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers-are to proceed to Porto
Rico as speedily as practicable. The de-
tails of the movement have been fully set
forth in letter sent the troop command
ers this morning by Col. Roberts, which
reads as follows:
HEADQUARTERS ID ARMY CORPS,
CAMP RUSSELL A. ALGER.
July %, 1898.
''To the Commanding Officer.
Sir: In compliance with telegraphic in
structions from the Secretary of War, the
commanding general directs that you pro-
ceed as 500 as possible by rail to Newport
News for embarkaticn. If transportation
will permit. with Haines' Brigade. Your
command will take their horses and will be
fully equipped. You will take thirty days
field rations for the men and ten days for
age for the animals, with so rounds of
ammunition for each man. Il practicable
to go with Haines' Brigade, your command
will go into camp on arrival at Newport
News, and will report the fact to this head
quarters. You will send descriptive lists Of
all men who do not accompany your conf
mand to this headquarters and the field rA-
turn required by A. r. 795.
THE quartermaster's department VIII
furnish transportation.
'Vecy respectfully,
"(signeD C. S. ROBERTS.
Assistant Adjutant General
Order Unexpected.
1t seems that the order altogether
unexpected at corps headquarters. Quar-
termaster Howard went to work imme-
diately On its receipt to arrange for the
transportation of the five troops. $50 men
In all. The railroad companies were noti-
fled that a number of stock cars day
coaches and Pullman cars could be used at
once, if sent to Dunn Loring, and that the
line which had it's cars ready soonest
would be given the run to Newport News.
Rations are ready at Dunn Loring for ten
times the number of men ordered to leave
camp today so there is no question as to
commissary supplies. 1t took the men only
about an hour to get fully ready. The time
OF departure depends, consequently, on the
railroad companies.
Unless some special delay occurs, the
cavalrymen will leave camp about
O'Clock this evening, arriving at Dunn Lor-
ing by an hour later. Loading the stock
on the cars and caring for the supplies will
probably delay the train until after mid
not expect to reach Newport News until
about noon tomorrow.
The Troops Included.
The departure of the cavalry is more of
an event to Camp Alger than it seems. In
cluded in the two squadrons are the two
organizations from New York city, second
only to the Rough Riders in interest to New
Workers. and the famous City Troop from
Philadelphia. They have been so far or
ganiZed into two commands, but Capt c.
S. w. Jones of Sheridan Troop one of the
Pennsylvania commands, was Yesterday
commissioned as major and will probably
assume command of the whole detachment
The cavalrymen have done all the messen-
ger duty since the camp was organized and
have made themselves practically invalua-
BILE as mounted provost guards. General
Graham has decided that the 9th Battalion
Ohio Volunteers (colored), shall be brought
near his quarters to act instead of the
horsemen, but intends to secure more
troops of cavalry as soon as possible.
Typhoid Fever Cases.
Typhoid fever has made its appearance
among the Rhode Island men, three cases
having been reported this morning from
the I'd Division Hospital coming from
their regiment The men are Corporal John
Craven and Private Herman Blouzer. Com
pany C. and Private Evert Franklin, Com
pany I. Franklin was absent from quar-
tiers without leave ana succumbed to the
fever while 10 Washington. He was taken
to the hospital at Fort Myer in an ambu-
lance, and a report was sent to his COM
pany commander. To offset this addition
to the roll of fever patients the surgeons
have reported two men cured and sent back
to their quarters. They are Corporal Adam
Proepster, Company A, and Private Addt-
son Pilkey, Company G. 65th New York
The number of cases in the hospital has
now reached the 100 mark.
Major General Butler and his staff are
anxious to change the location of their
camp as soon possible. A report was
received last night that work on the arte-
sian wells at Dunn Loring has progressed
admirably during the past week, and that
there would probably be water enough for
three regiments more by Wednesday or
Thursday.