Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
THE THIRD BRIGADE.
ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A
JACKSONVILLE YESTERDAY.
SENTENCE OF SERGEANT INGRAM.
Ten Days imprisonment, and Reduce
ton to Ranks-supplies Heceived-
Grays, pfnner-Beef, Real Beef, at
Camp AIser-To De Paid.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. June H.--tspe-
ciaI.)-The Third Brigade was completed
to-day by the arrival Of the Forty-nintn
Iowa, which reached camp about noon
and pitched tents close to those oil the
Fourth Virginia. which, with the Second
and the Iowans. will form the origade.
The yirginians met the new corners at
the railway and escorted them 10 camp
IL Is thought now that General Inonias
L. Rosser will command the orlgace,
though General FitZsimmonsi Is spoken o.
and Colonel Bakers name Is known 10 Dc
under consideration.
Colonel Baker, acting brigadier' TO-DAY
approved the sentence or the couI '-nsAi eia .
which punished Sergeant hcGraw, OF
comnanv NJ convicted Of threatening an
oficer The sentence is ten days I'M
prisonment and reduction 10 ranks. Pri-
vate NJ. Irving. Company NJ. was con
yicted of appropriating a pair OF SHOES
and sentenced TO dishonorable discharge.
Irving is from Clifton Forge. ana IS
comparative stranger 10 all the members
of his company, having joined but a short
while before the Fourth was mustered IN.
Irving strenuousIy denies the charge.
The Fourth IS now pretty well equipped
with everything except guns Inc Be
cond began receiving regulation pIue
shirts and ponchos to-day, and VIII re-
ceiye thorough equipment as rdPluS as II
can be issued.
The surgeons Of the Second to-day re-
ceiyed field medical chests fully stocked.
The supplies were sadly needed
News Of the death of Miss Nellie Rogers
cast a gloom over the Richmond COM
panies. many OF the men being her frienos
and admirers.
Private ChappeIl, Of the First Wiscon-
sin, died of meningitis to-day. IL is the
first death in camp. There were fewer
cases OF illness to-day than on any day
since the Virginia regiments arrived. The
neat is very severe. and men exposed 10
IL suffer greatly. Virginians never eK-
perienced such heat as that borne by the
men in Camp Cuba Libre.
Sunday. says the Tines Union. was the
6fty-fourth anniversary Of the organiza-
ton OF the Richmond Grays. which Is
represented in Camp Cuba Libre by Com
pany VI, OF the Second Virginia The as
ISOLATION held a meeting early last week
in Richmond. and decided not 10 hold It's
annual celebration, but, instead. 10 SEND
a box Of good things 20 the boys In camp
here. The box was received on Saturday
and it's contents were served for dinner
Sunday. Promptly at l o'clock the
company. in uniform, including coats. sat
down 10 the feast in the palatial dining
hall Of the company, which has pine
boughs for a roof. The table was In
vitingly set, under the direction Of Chef
A. L. Simpson, assisted by ''Dinney" Ho-
gan ana L. s. White. The courses were
served by Walters w. Valentine and John
McCrehan. The bill, Of fare included old
Virginia boiled ham. as the boys like IL
fresh bread celery, pickles, sardines, can
ned peaches, crackers and cheese, ice
cream and cake, claret punch. and closed
with liberal rations OF cigars and cigar
cites. Every member Of the company
was on hand 20 do justice 10 the feast
and the boys were photographed while
seated at the table.