Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14


First. Glass welnberg will be sent to Fort
Hamilton N. T., for duty upon relief by
Sergeant First Glass jackson.
Pursuant TO General Orders No. 81, De-
partment or the Missouri, Captain Fred n.
isuohan, Sixth cavalry, is relieved from
duty as Judge advocate Of this depart
ment and will proceed to Join his regiment
captain Buchan will turn over all records
and property pertaining to the office TO
First Lieutenant Louis II. Kilbourne, Ninth
cavalry, who In addition to his other du-
temporarily.
The orders affecting officers Of the
Fourth infantry this post issued from the
much Of orders OF July g. 1910. war de-
partment, as relieves Major Amos b. Shat
tuck from duty in the duartermaster's de-
relieve him from t duty in that department
December /, and orders OF July s, 1910, are
amended so as to direct the quartermaster
duties, to assume charge Of construction
work at Fort Mssoula on December /, In
stead Of August /, 1910.
A large refrigerator was received at the
Post hospital Monday from the Medical
supply depot ST. Louis Mo, and was
placed in position by the post carpenter,
the old one having become unfit for use.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rushart and a
party OF friends who have been camping
on the banks of the Platte river for the
past few days, returned Monday
Mrs. Clemens W. Mcmillan and small
son, Ambrose, together with party OF
friends from Omaha, were guests OF Mrs.
McMillan's husband, First Lieutenant
Clemans W. Mcmillan, Medical Reserve
corps, u. 3. army, at the Fourth infantry
camp at Marysville, Kan where the troops
Pursuant to special orders No. 1862, is
sued from headquarters, Department of the
Missouri, Omaha, Neb leave for two
ability is hereby granted First Lieutenant
u De Camp Hall, Fourth infantry, Fort
Crook, Neb. Lieutenant Hall has been
regiment from the Philippine islands in
June and he was unable to accompany the
troops on the march ei 70 E nos M onday
the leave granted him, which he VIII prob
ably spend at his home on the Atlantic
The tents Of the enlisted men, together
with q great many Of the officers tents,
were blown down in the big storm which
VILE. Kan, Sunday night, making 1t very
disagreeable for all concerned, as they had
g pitch tents while Il rained and all their ,I
The new new X-ray machine which was
sso from the tss pSas Xsy
Company of Chicago was put In position
Wednesday by Mr.. Magnusson, an expert
one nts' Of the = latest type ana win be a big
Improvement to the hospital, which with
the X-ray machine will make 1t one OF the
best post hospitals In the Department OF
the Missouri The other X-ray machine
that was here was formerly in use at the
General hospital, Washington, D. c., but
when that hospital was abandoned for
the new Walter Reed General hospital at
Tacoma park they sent the X-ray then In
use at Washington barracks TO TINS post !;
had been handled 80 roughly that what
was not broken about it was 80 badly psnt
and twisted that il was useless: the ne
X-ray expert, Christian A: Heckleman or
Fort Riley, was sent to this post and pro-
nounced IL as unserviceable and recon,
mended that It be placed before a board
Of survey and an inspector for condemna-
ton, and as soon as that was accom-
plished the new machine was sent mere.
/ Since coming to this station in February
1909. Major Joseph Taylor Clarke OF the
medical corps has had great improvements
made In the way of, making this first
class hospital in every respect. The great
est Improvement he has made 80 Tar mas
been the new operating pavilion. which
eonIs9 rs tSEs Tv1 and dressing shower
baths, new operating room. finished IN
white thing; sterilizlng. room, large, any
surgical ward and fine steam heatihs
plant, which for the, first time kept the
hospital warm all through the colo
weather: Some more Improvements s6SsSiv are re
started later on.