The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-23
Major Schorz Slightly Overcome in the
Morning While Riding, but
soon ecOyere
ARRIVAL OF CAPT. J. B. CURTIS
1T WAS ONE OF THE EVENTS OF
THE DAY IN CAMP.
Senator and Mrs. Visit the
Fair Grounds - Several Cases of
Slight Illness Reported.

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the Indiana National Guard at the fair
grounds was quite different from Sunday.
Notwithstanding the fact that the heat was
more intense than Sunday, there were very
few prostrations. The twenty-five men who
were stricken at brigade review Sunday
evening. a complete list of whose names
was printed exclusively in the Journal yes
terday. had completely recovered and were
discharged frcm the brigade hospital yes
terday morning.
The splendid work performed Sunday
evening by the brigade hospital corps of
t~wenty-one men, in charge or Captain John
Pfaff, and including Hospital Stewards T..
f. Sommer and F.. ]. Boatman, was the
subject of universal commentator at the
camp yesterday. 1t was said that the work
of curing so many cas- IS in one night could
scarcely be surpassed.
Concerning the case of Private Smith. of
Company b. First Regiment. who was over
come by the heat, Captain Pfaff said it was
small wonder the mar was Frustrated since
he had recovered from d severe attack of
typhoid fever only three weeks before COM
ing into camp. Smith had suffered typhoid
hemorrhages, from which he had not COM
pletely recovered, and really ought not to
nave come to Indianapolis.
At the Second Regiment hospital. in
charge of DR.. f. r. Charlton and Drs.
Jones and Barcus. it was reported yester-
day evening that only one man, Private
Milton Ream, of Company b, was being
treated, and he only for a slight attack.
Colonel Smith, commanding the Second,
issued the strictest orders 10 his men yes
| terday to keep close TO their quarters or
in the shade of the woods and not indulge
in any violent exercise. These orders were
obeyed fairly well, with the result that no
heat prOstrations were reported from the
Second during the day.
A singular TACT brought out by an exam
ination of the hospital reports or sunday 5
heat casualties was that not a single man
from the Second Regiment dropped from
the ranks at brigade review Sunday even
ing. This was the more remarkable in
vi9w of the fact that the entire Indian
apolis battalion of the Second marcned
on foot Sunday morning to Captain u +;
Lees funeral in North indianapolis and
afterward to Crown Hill Cemetery, colonel
Smith is very proud of this record
ALL GUARDS WITHDRAWN.
Colonel Smith withdrew all guards be-
tween y o'clock noon and 5 o'clock in the
afternoon yesterday on account of the in
tense heat. At 5 o'clock a part of the guard
was stationed in shaded parts of the Sec
ond Regiments camp. Not until 6 o'clock
was the entire guard put on duty.
Regimental drill was dispensed with in
the Second yesterday on account of the
heat, and in lieu of it there were company
and battalion drills in the shade. Schools
of instruction for both commissioned and
noncommissiOned officers were held AT 2
and s p. m.
Wayne, it was reported that the health or
the battery was excellent yesterday.
a great deal of sorrow was expressed in
the camp when the news spread about that
| n q a A = Sahan1 RnT ~ a 1 tho a y 2 D.
iery battalion, was overcome by the heat
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, while
mounted on his horse. Major Schanz was
quickly removed TO the fruits and flowers
building, where everything possible was
done to alleviate his suffering. Towards
evening he was resting comfortably, with
every prospect Of a speedy recovery.
Captain Garstang and Lieutenant John
Sluss, in charge Of the general hospital of
the artillery battalion, said that the cases
OF illness reported 10 them yesterday were
only trivial They learned of no heat pros
t%ratiOns.
Drill in Battery A.. was suspended yester-
day because of the heat. Only "A few cases
Of mild sickness were reported from this
battery during the day yesterday.
In the First Regiment. yesterday. there
were about twelve to fifteen cases of mild
sickness, otherwise the health of the regi-
ment was excellent. Regimental formation
was held in quarters at 6:l5 p m.
In the Third Regiment th~irty-nine men
answered sick call yesterday, but only five
or six of these went to the hospital. There
were no serious cases. III pace OF IGSl-
mental drill the ompany commanders took
up the matter of guard duty III their re-
spective streets. In the evening, at 6:l5,
| regimental formation was held in quarters.
Private Plat. of Company T., was reported
as having an aggravated case of heat pros
tratiOn, although no serious consequences
were anticipated.
CAPTAIN CURTIS ARRIVES.
The event of the day yesterday in artii-
lery circles was the unexpected arrival. at
| : p, m &c Cont Tarnac y I1trtfc % Nrou
York, who commanded Battery A for eight
cen years. Captain Curtis was not expected
in camp before Thursday or Friday. The
battery battalion band and several of Capt
Curtis's old officers caught sight of him
when ne was about fifty feet away. walk
ing down the company street and at
once 4 Veritable uproar began. The mem
Ders of the Dand made a mad rush for their
Instruments. and. without taking time t.
range themselves in proper position or or
der, began playing Aud Lang Syne. o.
When captain Curtis entered the cam,
of Battery A he was saluted by the en-
tire battery, after which he made a short
speech TO the boys, and another TO the
band. These addresses were very brief
and there was a suspicion of a lump in the
captains throat as he talked. The meet
ing between the commander and his mer
was decidedly affecting and Impressive
Captain Curtis took mess with his for
mer associates, and spent the greater part
OF the evening talking over old times
R0A bHN A0e ClNAh - NhN lNt4lls
seventh in Cuba, when he was the bat.
terys gallant leader, Captain Curtis left
for Little Rock, Ark, this morning, but
expects 10 return to camp Friday.
Another event that created quite Il still
in the camp yesterday was the visit OF
United States Senator Charles w. Fair.
banks, accompanied by Mrs. Fairbanks, in
the evening. Senator Fairbanks and his
wife were guests Of Governor Durbin. anC
took mess with the Governor and his mil
itary staff at 8 o'clock. After mess the
party was reinforced by General and Mrs
Mckee, General and Mrs. Ward and sev.
sral other visitors. and the evening wa.
passed very enjoyably in the cool shade il
front OF the Governors tent.
HEAT BEARABLE IN CAMP.
Notwithstanding the fact that it was un
deniably hot in camp yesterday. the opinion
was general among those who visited tn,
city during the day that the temperature
was ten 10 fifteen degrees lower at the
camp than it was in the city. Governor
Durbin was obliged to spend the greater
part of the day al the StatehOuse, beine
chairman OF the Board of STATE Tax Com
missiOnerS, but as soon as tae board ad
journed he entered his carriage and Wa.
driven AT once TO the camp. Last night h,
declared that there could not be founC
about indianapolis a cooler place than tn,
State fair grounds.