The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-02

Special to The Tribune.
Camp Mackenzie. Augusta, Ga, Feb.
1.-Private Arthur +. Spencer, of Com
pany ID. today received his honorable
discharge from the service of the Unit
ed states. He is n married man and
some time ago made an application for
his discharge on that ground. \ tele
graphic message was received from the
war department Saturday and the ne
vcssary papers have already been made
out. Private Spencer was for five years
a member of the national guard. and a
good soldier.
He left for his home in Scranton
Monday. going by way of Atlanta, Ca
whore the chief paNmaster of the de-
partment of the gulf will pay him off.
Private Spencer leaves the regiment
with the best wishes of his many
friends.
Private Patrick Geary, of Company
r. and Robert MOriinge, of Company
+, Thirteenth regiment, met with a
very unfortunate accident sunday
morning while assisting in the removal
of one of the old "Canteen' buildings.
This building was erected in the street
which separates the Eighth from the
Thirteenth prior to the issuance Of the
order which abolished all such cam
teens and stores run by private individ-
uals for personal profit. 1t was pro-
posed to take it apart and remove the
lumber y negro from town was paid
to do the work and some Of the hOvs
i'm order to be doing something helped
him along. Sides and ends were torn
away, leaving the roof, supported by
four upright pieces of scantling at each
corner.
FRAME WORK FELL.
Without giving any warning to the
others, the negro pulled away one of
these supports. It yielded only too cas-
lily and the entire frame work fell down
with deafcning crash. The roof
pinned the negro to the ground. break
ing his leg and intlicting a rather Sc
we're wound on the back Of his head.
After proper treatment he was removed
to this home
Privates Mortinge and Geary We're
also struck by the falling roof, the for
mer escaping with a broken collar bone
and a confused wound in the back; the
latter coming out with a broken left
arm and a confused wound on his leg.
Major Keller was called at once and
with the help Of his medical assistants
set the broken bones and treated the
wounds Private MOrfinge is in the
regimental hospital and Private Geary
is being treated in the division hospital.
Both patients are getting along nicely,
and, though the fractures and wounds
are quite painful, they are in no way
serious. Major Keller stated today to
The Tribune correspondent that the pa
tients are in no danger whatsoever.
Their narrow escape from much more
serious injuries, and, perhaps, from
death, was nevertheless fortunate.
The crossgun question is the latest
and worst enigma of all. Sometime
ago cross guns, which designate a SOL
dier's regiment and company, We're is
sued and charged up against the reg
ular clothing account. In some cases
the boys bought them directly, paying
the respective sums of twenty-five and
thirty-tiVe cents for them. Now, how
ever, the unaccountable order is out
from the division headquarters prOhib-
itinS the wearing of cross guns. The
boys are mystitied and some one has
predicted that the next order will be
directed against the wearing of those
pajamas about which 50 much is wat
ten in the papers, and which have new
er existed in reality