Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-24
PRESERVE HEALTH
OF STATE TROOPS
Civil and Military Officers Co.
Operating to Establish Perfect
Sanitation at Camp Stuart.
WILL JOIN GRAYS TO-DAY
Petersburg Company Comes to
Aid in Perfecting Arrange
ments at Fair Grounds.

Civil and military health officers to-
day will concentrate their unitec efforts
obta ming on Fair Grounds property ad-
jacent to the site selected for the mobil-
ization of Virginia troops. and CO.
operating together. will see to it that
no wheel is left un,urned for insuring
the health and comfort of the men from
this state who will assemble there in
preparation for possible duty on the
Mexican border.
Surgeon-General Junius +. Lynch
Of the Virginia Volunteers. yesterday
designated Major Giles f. Cook, chief
Of the First Regiment. Hospital Corps,
10 take active charge Of putting into
effect proper sanitation measures Ma
tor Cook will go to tho camp site early
this morning and Vigorously prosecute
the work until every possible precau-
ton shall have been taken
The Administrative Board. acting on
the advice of DIR. r. G. Levy. Chief
Health Officer of Richmond. will issue
necessary orders 10 the Street Cleaning
Department for the removal of waste
material accumulated from stables
maintained by the department at the
southern end of the grounds. Dr. Levy
will give directions also TO the state
Fair Association for the correction OF
any unsanitary condition existing under
authority.
PETERSBURG TNFANTRYMEN
WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY
To assist Major Cook in the clean-up
and correction work, Company G. of the
Second Infantry. Petersburg. will arrive
in Richmond early this morning pur-
suant. 70 orders issued late Yesterday
afternoon by AdJu,ant-General Sale
The men Will be assigned immediately
10 duty. subject to orders from the
officer in charge Of the field hospital
work. Company G. generally known as
the Petersburg Grays. is commanded by
Captain w. c. Davis.
Supplemented by a force Of 100 new
men. carpenters and ditch -dirEers.
workmen will push forward to-day
with renewed vicor in putting the
finishing touches 10 the big camp
ground. The work of installing cleo
trio lights was completed last night
With the exception of proper drain
age arrangements. the camp will be
practically ready for occupancy before
the sun sets to-norrow. Two powerful
trench dig eginG machines were at work
yesterday, preparing for the laying OF
sewerage pipes.
Company 3, of the Richmond Grays,
with its force of lo2 men. was busily
engaged yesterday in assisting Major
Allen Potts. camp quartermaster. house
such supplies as have already reached
the camp. Enough tentage to accom-
nodate over 300 men is on hand and
,af fol CT No Il
tion Building. Quarters for the SOL
dies will not be stretched until the
/ nen reach the camp site.
!. >IPLE WATER FACILITIES
AVAILABLE TOMORROW
Rapid progress has been made in
preparations for an adequate camp
water supply. Work on the connecting
lines is almost complete. With suf-
ficient speed to-day, water should he
readily accessible in all parts of the
camp by tomorrow. Every possible
sa feguard has been set up 70. its per-
feet sanitation
Connecting sewerage pipes seem to
be the only stumbling block in the way
of a perfected camp within the limits
of day or two. This work, however,
will be pushed with all speed. Mayor
Ainslie has indicated his purpose to
allow uninterrupted labor throughout
the day Tomorrow More men will he
on the job. Two shifts will be work
ed-one in the day. the other at night.
Major Cook and his force of militia
men will make short work this morn
ing of correcting unsanitary conditions.
Piles OF refuse. dumped outside the
stables of the City reet-Cleaning
Department. will be burned. and the
ur III Il l;,.;, q
against the possibility of disease car
rying germs. Other sanitary work will
be supervised by jor Cook.
GUARD SANITATION
WITH ALL PRECAUTIONS
Surgeon General Lynch's determina-
tion to take a firm grip on the sani-
tary situation. and begin immediately
preparations for making the site AS
healthy and comfortable as possible
resulted from an inspection trip made
yesterday afternoon with DR.. Levy
Both physicians were unqualitiedly of
the opinion that immediate action is
| necessary.
DR. Levy. in letter to the Admins
tratire Board. said:
"AS you are well aware, the SANTA
tion OF such camps Is a matter of prime
Importance. Not only do we owe II TO
our Virginia troops that everything
should be done to safeguard them
serious matter where the sanitary con-
ditiCns are neglected, but the good
name of our city Is also here involved.