New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01
THE NEWS AT MONTAuK.
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE on TWO TRANS
PORTS
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TO GUARD AGAINST
TYPHOID-POoR CONDITION OF
TROOP SHIP ALLEGHENY
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TYPHoID-PooR CONDITION OF
TROOP SHIP ALLEGHENY.
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Camp Wkoff. Montauk Point " Y Aug 81
Every precaution is to be taken to prevent tho
outbreak Of a typhoid fever epidemic at Camp
Wikoff. Major Ira C. Brown. surgeon and ex-
ecutive officer Of the general tospital set
force OF men at work this morning and they
have put In the day filling the small swamps
and marshes that lie adja ,ent 10 the hospital.
The force will be increased tomorrow. and
special details Will be made. that the worl; may
proceed as rapidly as possible for the work
must be done promptly II it is to be eficacious
In addition to this Major Brown is going to have
the battalion of the ID Volunteer Regiment Of
Engineers so change the drainage and divert
the watercourses that they VIII be directed
through localities unoccupied by the troops and
he also intends TO have the grounds thoroughly
sprinkled with powerful disinfectants.
Major Brown has further called the attention
Of resimental commanders to the necessity Of
keeping their camps thoroughly policed. and in
perfect sanitary condition. and has ordered that
the water shall be boiled before it is used.
About the general hospital he himself is en-
forcing tie strictest sort OF policing and men
are constantly going about cleaning up tho
ures. It is thought there he possibility
OF such an epidemic Surgeon Sem has pre-
dcted
TO FILTER THE WATER SUPPLIED
General Wheeler when spoken to to-day re.
gardng Surgeon Senn's theory, said he thought
the surgeon had rather ,.verdrawn the stua-
tion. However a contract for an $1,000 filter
Ing plant awarded to-day. and all the
water from the wells will be filtered before
being used. The awarding of this contract
came after consultation with Surgeon Sem
this morning regarding the danger of q possible
contamination Of the water with typhoid germs.
! The plant will be here in operation in three
four days General Wheeler said as the water
would be perfectly pure and good for at least
week longer. they would have three days
! start OF any germs headed toward the water
supply.
TWO more transports arrived in Fort Pond
Bay this morning, both from Santiago. They
! were the Panther and the Allegheny The
Panther had 106 men on board. Companies
and VI Of the 9th Massachusetts,. Fifteen Of
them were sick but none with contagious dis
eases One death was reported, that OF Private
Charles 4 Bradden OF Company N. 9th Mas
sachusetts. a resident OF Lowell, Mass Brad
| den died on the voyage and was buried at sea.
/ On the Allegheny there were $50 more OF the
same regiment. Companies a. p. c, u, f. F. q
! and Fl OF these ltJ sick. and fourteen
deaths were reported to DIT. Magruder having
occurred on the voyage.
BAD CONDITION OF THE ALLEGHENY
The reason so many deaths occurred on the
| Allegheny was that nearly all Of the sick Of
the 9th Massachusetts, had been put board
Of her but the vessel. which has been used as
a cattle ship was In a condition too wretched
for carrying well soldiers let alone sick ones.
ard DR. Magruder. who has inspected every
transport that has come 10 Montauk. said she
the drtiest ore he has yet seen.
None Of the troops were landed from her to-
day. ard will not be until tomorrow. Some
men Of the lst Illinois. who arrived Yesterday
| on the Berlin. We're disembarked this afternoon.
and were in excellent shape. They had been
| well treated on the transport. which was clean
and not overcrowded and all the attention
possible had been given to their sick. The lat
ter OF wnoa there were one hundred and fifty.
were landed yesterday and taken 10 the gen.
| eral hospital. where the surgeons and nurses
I will do everything they can 10 restore their
strength and health. They are anxious 10 get
well as speedily as possible fer their regiment
| has been ordered 20 be mustered out by Adju-
tant-General Corbin. and General Wheeler sent
word 10 their commanding officer to-day that
they could leave Camp Wikoff soon as they
were ready after the quarantine rules had
been compiled with
The Sth Ohio. which has passed from the de-
tention to the infantry camp. and the 9th Mas
sachusetts which arrived to-day. will also be
sent home soon as they are ready 70 go.
| though the Massachusetts regiment. ike the 1st
Illinois. must first stay its allotted time in the.
detention camps The 34th Michigan has been
ordered 10 go home tomorrow
These regiments are going home on furlough,
and their mustering-out will not occur until
| their furlough has expired
! ROUGH RIDERS TO BIZ MUSTERED OUT.
With the Rough Riders. the 1st United States
| Volunteer Cavalry. the conditions entirely
different They came from every State and
| Territory almost in the Union, and orders have
come from Adjutant-General Corbin to-day to
muster them out at Camp Wkoff. This Is
rather disappointment TO the entire regiment.
for they have been counting on golns to New
York TO be mustered out. making parade
through the city first
Colonel Roosevelt has been anxious that they
should have opportunity of doing this, but
the Adjutant- Generals orders rather interfere
with that plan. However. Colonel Roosevelt is
going 10 try and arrange for a parade in the
city on Labor Day. and is going to see General
Wheeler 10 ascertain If he can get permission to
do So II the regiment cannot take its horses
along horses will be obtained in the city for
the troopers The men all eager 10 80, and
Colonel Roosevelt is desirous of taking them.
He said to-day. II proud of my boys. and
! /, want TO show them off" II the necessary per-
! mission can be obtained the regiment will go by
| train to Long Island City. take the Thirty
tourth-st. ferry to New-York. ride down to
|
four hundred or five hundred men are here who
can go. Almost hundred sick in the sem
eral hospital. over hundred have been left be-
! hind in Cuba. sick. dead or wounded and many