The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-13

was a practical recruiting station for
the general health of the regiment
If il is true that a mans home Is
where he is happy. then it must be said
that II is here at Camp Mackenzie
that the men of the Thirteenth regi-
ment have been more at home than at
any other camp which they have occu-
pied during the ten months they have
been in the service of the United States.
The health of the men has not only
been improved. as rule, but even OF
those who were rendered invalids at
other camps. Many have fully recov-
cred their former strength here; we
have had only three deaths in four
months, and sickness has been reduced
to minimum, despite the great rigor
OF the winter months. The hospitality
Of the people and the fortunate loCa.
tion Of camp, have added much to the
enjoyment of the boys; and, taken al,
in all and compared with the other
camping places, this will always re-
main the favorite.
During the period the regiment has
been away many changes have Oc-
Cured in it's personnel. Colonel II. A.
Coursen has been in command through
out, bur there have been many changes
among tine officers below him. His staff
is now made up as follows:
Chaplain, Rev. n. F. Stahl: rcgi-
mental adjutant, Louis T. Mat
ties; quartermaster Herbert +. Cox;
first battalion adjutant, Harry NJ.
Coursen; second battalion adjutant.
Walter +. Gunster; regimental sar-
geant-major, William Mccullough, reg
mental quartermaster, Sergeant Isaac
Brown: chief musician, Sergeant T.
II. Miles; principal musician, John j.
Hayes; medical STAFF. Major William
Keller, First Lieutenant, George
blanchard, First Lieutenant George
Merriam; hospital stewards, Sergeant
Hugh Clark, Irwin W. Kistlcr and Har-
old G. Gillespie. ON the resignation of
Lieutenant Colonel Charles g. Mates
at Camp Meade, Pa Major f. w still
WE'LL Of the First battalion. WIS pro-
noted to the lieutenant colOnelcy and
Captain j.. u. Fellows. Of Company
F. was advanced to major of the Sec
ond battalion.
The changes in the companies are
briefly given below:
COMPANY A.
When leaving home Company A was
in charge of Captain Dimmick and Lieu
tenants Derman and Gee. CAPTAIN
Dimmick and Lieutenant Gee were re-
Jected on account of physical disa-
hility There were in all sixty en-
listed men, of which thlrty-nine volun-
teered and were accepted. At the time
OF muster-in, thirty-nine recruits were
added in order to reach the required
number, seventyeight. To these, in
turn, twenty-five more We're added in
June, when the second quota of re-
cruitB were received.
The personnel of the commissioned
and the on-commissioned officers OF
the company at present is as follows:
Captains. $. Derman.
First Licutenant--William johnson.
Second Lieuterant--John Keith
George l.. Daley. first sergeant; George
w. Cuiom, quarteTmGster; Irwin 6. Nor
ris; William Hall, Albert +. Sloan and
Harry L. Dimmick, duty serceants.
Corporals - Edmund Conrad, George
Russ, jr. August Moore, Fred Petry, VIII
liam Bauer. George A. Millet, George
klecman, Lewis B Carter, Austin Hart
man, George Tolcmie Willard Lathrop
and Homer ID. Pease.
ne company mas lost the following
members by transfer: Sergeant Waiter
}. Colvin to the Seventh Cnitod States
light artillery; Privatcs William ]. Mcy-
Crs, Victor Thomas and Thomas Schamp
10 the Eleventh company United States
Signal corps, and Prvatos Joseph RinH
and John Kelorman to the Third United
States Volunteer Engineer corps, and
Theodore Knadler to the Cnitcd States
Hospital corps
Privates John p. Connolly and Fred
Groenberg have been honorably dis
charged. No r'cmtcrs of the company
have been dshono-ably discharged and
there are no dcserters.
COMPANY 3.
Company T. left Scranton with sixty
enlisted men and three officers, one OF
whom, Lieutenant Scott, was rejected
on account OF physical disability
Forty-two volunteered and were aC-
cepted. Thirty-six were added at mus.
ter-in, and twenty-five more recruits
Of June IL brought the company up to
l03, as required.
The present commissioned and nom
commissioned officers are:
Captain-John W. Kambeck
First Lieutenant--Elmer Berry.
Second Leutenant-GcOrgc Roberts.
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