The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-02-04
CAMP BOB TAYLOR,
Sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara Prov
ince Cuba.

DEAR TIMEs:- We have settled |
down to regular camp life and as it
is rather manotYnous, there is little
of interest to write about.
The report that we have Yellow
fever is true, but there are no ma
lignant cases in this detachment
and we do not fear the spread of
the disease. There have been six
cases here; all of them are from the
Brigade hospital corps, but two and
these two are members of the 4th.
One from Company G. is now well
and the other is from Co. /. and is
getting along nicely. The Yellow
fever hospital is half, or three
quarters of mile below our camp
and there is not much chance for
the disease to spreaa. In Col
Browns part of the regiment at
Trinidad, there are some cases, so
we are informed, and the Wagon
master, Deadrick Kries, fine old
gentleman from divers Springs,
Tenn, died last. week of the disease.
The fact that we have Yellow
fever in the regiment seems terrible
no doubt to all our friend at home,
but we do not look upon ii with
any great terror here, as there
seems ia be so little danger at pres
ent as the doctors seem to have it
under control and we do not look
for any more cases to develop.
There is Cuban doctor of long ex-
periance helping our physicians
with the few cases we have. We
hope our relatives and friends will
not worry unec ssarily about us. /
will endeavor to keep you correctly,
informed, as to the progress of the
disease.
Company G. has quite an epidem.
ic of measles and a branch hospital
for the care of this disease has been
established. There are no serious
symptoms SO far.
The non-commissioned officers of
Co. B. accompanied me to rocky
cliff two miles from camp to-day
and had our pictures taken while
standing on some very picturesque
rocks. We intend to send some of
them home Ms soon as they are fin
ished.
Corporals John G. Burns, Guy
Badgett, Jesse Wallace and James
Jeffries all have to take place
right in the center of our company
dining room, or else double their
legs about twice before they can
stand under its canvass roof. B.
Company is noted for having so
many corporals over the average
he ghth. Corporals Humphrey,
Baldwin, F?ncher and Bacon are
all close to six feet.
Corporal Dan Posey, the smallest,
but by no means the worst non
commissioned officer in the COM
pany, was out cocanut hunting the
other day and Skinned" up a tree
about fifty feet high and was knock.
ing off nuts pretty lively when the
bark began to slip and Dan took q
running shoot to the ground. Nc
damage was aone except to the tree
and Dams clothes.
Bob Dunn is not out of the hospi
al yet, but he is improving rapidly
and will, no doubt, be out in few
days.
James Woodward, of near Wells
' gille, is marked quarters on &C
count of slight illness. Geo Riddle
Robt. Blair, Thomas Bryson ant
Jonathan Thomas are also mark
ed quarters. When the boys ar,
not sick enough to go to the hos
pitsl, but the doctors think it would
not be best for them TO. go out il
the hot SUI, they are marked quar-
tiers, SO / hope none of the RELATIVES
of the boys will think that some
thing dreadful is the matter when
say anyone is marked quarters.
Sergt. Matthews is raising fin,
idark mustache, which makes hin