The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-21

sust. On what vessei ~ ue - sail II -
impoestbSs TO eay. bot We III hops - Be
assigned to The Sheridan, and have the
Idaho regiment Tor company. One recent
Incident which II taken as m Indication
mat Ne ere 70 60 soon b change made
yesterday In the orders affecting the dis
position o. cur sick and disabled. A short
time ago An order came from Warrington
to send I'll ack ana dtabjed soldiers whose
prospects Of recovery were not promising
to the United States for treatment. That
this has not been strictly complied with
u evtdenced ~ the number Of SICK In our
own regiment, and BY the fact that over
4eo0 soldiers are lying In the various gen.
eral hospitals. However, II has been COM
piled with In q way. and An order was -
sued to regimentai commanders to send IN
the names of al soldiers whose recovery
here seemed improbable. Under this order
Col. Whoiley sent IN . list OF nifty names.
and prcsnise was made that they would
b sent on the Centennial this week. How
ever, this order was changed yesterday.
and nov none viii be sent except few
from the FIRST reserve hospital. recon-
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ment
Sick Sent Home.
\ isrGe number Of men from the regi-
Dent have already been sent home. among
them First sergts. Williams. OF Company
K. and Ruddock. Of Company I. and Hos
pital Steward Howard r. Mcbride Among
those who were to be- sent home under the
last lot, the orders for which were re-
voked. were Band Leader l.. l. Day and
Principal Musician John L. D'ttemore.
Capt. Adams - Ne Mustered Ost.
Capt. r. e. Adams. Of Company d, has
been ordered home 70 be mustered out for
physicAl disability. and Lieut.. Jesse Arnold.
Of Company X. has made application for
Z similar order. Capt. Adams has been
unweli for 4 portion OF the time since ar
irving here. and has not been on duty
with his company since abou, March l.
The company has been in command Of
Lieut.. Egeii.
Col. WhOlley BACK I'm Command.
COL Wholiey was relieved from the COM
mand Of the First brigade. First division,
about three weeks ago. By the assignment
Of Brig. Gen. Hall to that command, and
has since been In command Of the rees-
ment He has begun 10 show somewhat
the results Of his trying service. having
been present with his command almost
hourly since the organization Of the regi-
ment, but still retains his health and vigor.
While commanding the brigade Col. Who'll
ley led his command against the attacks
on Caienti. Taysay and Morong
Many O0cess Sick.
A number OF the officers have suffered
spells OF sickness Of longer or shorter dur
alton during the last month, among them
being Lieut.. Col Fife. Maj Canton. Maj.
Capts. Otis. Sturgis. Eilrich.
9tineman, Bunfum. Moore and Boyer.
Lieuts. Mccoy. Lamping. Briggs. Luhn.
Arnold. Caldwell. Ballaine and Hazard.
Nearly all Of these are again on duty now.
Over One Hundred Re-eniist.
An attempt IL being made by Maj Bell.
os the regular army. to organize rcgi-
ment OF volunteers from the members OF
The returning volunteer regiments who de-
sire to re-enlsst. Over l00 men from the
regiment have applied for per-
TO Join II. A peculiar incident In
this connection IL the fact that the larges,
number OF these to come from one COM
pany h twenty-six. from Company r.
What makes this peculiar 10 The additional
fact that about two months ago that COM
pAny received q cabieGram Agned by the
citixeps Of its home town. Dayton. telling
them not to re-eniisf.
II 10 expected that several OF the officers
for the new regiment will be taken from
the Washington regiment. AdJt. Luhn has
been rendered a maj or's commission. and is
In doubt whether TO accept 1t. and Lieut..
Lamping may be one OF the captains. Lieut..
Cotchett. of Company q. Is slated for a
first lieutenancy. Other applications for
positions In the regiment have been made
by Capt Scudder and Lieuts Bailainc
Lemon. Gustin, Noslcr and Hazard. II Is
not known yet how many OF these will be
selected
Nal. Weiseahurxcr's Regiment.
Nal We.senburger. OF the Washington
regiment. has applied for permission 10
recruit regiment OF volunteers for service
here. All army men who know him per-
sonaly or are acquainted With the majors
work In the present campaign hope he vii!
be successful and predie; excellent work
from . body of soldiers led by 80 brave
and fearless soldier.
Corporal Ffixhugh. OF Company II. IL
slated for commission IN Maj. Belts rest-
ment Fisxhugh Il a nephew Of Gen. Fitx-
hugh Lee and has distinguished himself
here a. a scout.
Lieut.. Southern Receivers.
Lieut.. Southern. Company Ii. has reeov-
cred from the wound he received on tho
expedition 10 Santa Cruz and Is again on
duty with his company after a rather long
siege OF confinement IN the hospital Lieut.
Southern has proven himself to be one OF
the meet capable officers III the regiment
and has strongly endeared himself TO the
enlisted men ny his many acts Of staring
and his Kindness and consideration 10 them
Changes In NoW-Cens. onirers.
number Of changes have been made In
non-commissloned officers In the regiment
during the month. First Sergis Miller COM
pany r. Corey. Company A. and Sseter.
Company &, have been promoted 10 second
lieutrnanss In their companies Serg. w
I. Mccalium has been appointed nrss SER
seant in Company A. serg. Thomas col.