Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-16
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half an hour in their inspection of the
vessel. Then they left the Harvard
and on the tug proceeded direct to the
navy yard. where report was made to
Admiral Carpenter DR.. Lewis stated
that OF the 1908 prisoners, only one
was Il line officer He is Lieut. Com
mander Juan b. Amor. AS to the
physical conditions the report of DR..
Davis indicated a prevalence of di-
sease which was considered alarming
The fact that seven deaths had oc-
Cured, one being no more remote than
this morning. while three others prob
ably fatal cases, were on board and
that so were seriously i'll, We're noted
and it was decided to send the yard
physicians to make a systematic and
thorough inspection of the vessel at
once. DR. Lewis stated that he
thought the disease was nothing
worse than malarial fever.
1t was learned that those who had
constructed and occupied the trenches
in front of Santiago had suffered most
severely. Although acciimated the
unusual labor and lack of food caused
a condition readily susceptible to the
malarial conditions resulting from the
drenching rains and sleeping in water
soaked trenches. Those who saw the
prisoners as they came on board the
Harvard agree that it was almost be-
You'd belief that men in such a state
could continue to exist
The preliminaries having been COM
pleted, at 11.30 O'Clock. Drs Lewis and
Towle ana Medical Inspector licmno
c. Persons, who is in charge of thu
prisoners at Camp Long, left tn" navy
yard tug for the Harvard. They We're
under orders from Admiral Carpenter
to make a thorough diagnois of each
carefully all other patients. These or
ders were carried out with as much
celebrity as possible in view of the
grave chance that contagion might he
found
Should the report of the physicians
be favorable. the work of landing the
prisoners will be begun at once. If
necessary. however. the cruisher will
be ordered to move six miles down the
harbor to quarantine at once, pending
further arrangements for the care of
those on board.
Capt. Cotton of the Harvard, dur
ing Dr. ToWles visit this forenoon,
iards when they came aboard the YES
sci at Santiago He said they We're
half-starVcd and wholly exhausted
and as nearly dead as men could Ia
and still be able to move about. The
last two of the Spaniards that died
on the voyage We're buried as the Har-
ward was entering the harhor. this
morning. The bodies We're wrapped in
the Spanish flag and as they dis
appeared beneath the water. tho
usual salute of three guns was fired
by the guard.
The 10th death among the Spanish
prisoners occurred, this afternoon, and
like others, ii was ascribcd to mala-
rial fever. The bodies of the two priS-
oners who died. this morning, were
seWed up in canvass bags and then
taken down the harbor and out to sea
six miles. where they were consigned
to the deep With the usual formali-
ties 1t seems to be generally
agreed that the fever on board The big
cruiser is not Of a contagious type foi
if such was the case the Harvard
would have Immediately been ordered
away from the city. This has not
been done. while ON the contrary. Rcal
Admiral Carpenter stated that all the
prisoners would be landed at O'Clock
tomorrow morning, without fail.
1t will probably take number OF
days to completely dSinfcct the ilar-
yard. In addition to the fort phyai-
clan. Dr. A. G. IEeifenger, n naval phy
stefan also visited til" cruiser and Took
ed over the stock. His report was