Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-09-08
SKATER AT MONTAUk,
commander Of the Santiago Campaign
Again on American Soil.


Again on American Soil.
New York, Sept. 3.-The transport
City of Mexico, with General Shafter
and staff, was sighted off Montaul
Point at GAO A. NJ, and an hour later
dropped anchor in Fort Pond bay.
General Shafter and his staff were
landed shortly before O'Clock, being
taken off in the auxiliary gunboat
Alean and landed at the floating dock,
some distance away from the quarantine
pier. General Young was at the pier
at the time.
The coming ashore at the float OF
the commander and his staff was un-
expected, General Wheeler had the
cavalry drawn up at the quarantine
per and the guns waiting to salute
General Skater. He was not aware
that General Shatter was on shore until
General Shafter and his staff had been
drawn to the detention hospital in car
riages. General Wheeler was a little
put out when he learned that General
Shafter had landed
General Shafter was in good health
when he came ashore. On the CITY of
Mexico besides the general and his staff
came one company OF the First regular
infantry. No report US to their condi-
ton has been made.
General Wheeler, when informed
that General Shaftcr was ashore, or
dered the salute of Is guns fired 1t
was difficult to get near General Shafter
at the detention camp, but the COM
mander of the Santiago campaign sent
word to the correspondents that he was
glad to be on American soil once more,
but was sorry to learn that so many of
bis men had died and We're still scl;
at Montauk. He said, however, that
had the troops remained in Santiago
they would have Jared still worse.
Surgeon Meyer, who came north on
the Allegheny, had something to say
today as to the condition Of the trans
port. 1t was on this vessel that Is
Ninth Massachusetts men died. Sur
geon Meyer stated that when the ALLIE
gheny left Santiago there were but IL
sick men on board, but illness de-
velopcd very quickly on the voyage,
and when out few days deaths occur
red at the rate of three day. The
Massachusetts men and the First Hi
nois men were landed from the ALE.
gheny today, and the las sick were
sent to the hospital The men from
the City Of Mexico were also taken
ashore.
General Shafter Is now, strictly
speaking, by reason of rank, in COM
mand at Camp Wikof, but he will not
assume the reins of control until his
term in the detention camp is finished.
In an interview this afternoon, General
Shafter said:
II enjoyed the trip north on the
City OF Mexico greatly, but more so on
account of the ship being prize.
From a casual observation, l like Carsp
WikoH. 1t seems just such place as
I should have selected l shall ao-
quaint myself thoroughly with all the
details Of the camp.
81 knew nothing Of the Miles.Alger
controversy until was shown a paper
on my arrival here. will not discuss
it, now that am familiar with the
phases of the case, nor will enter the
controversy at sny time. Secretary
Alger and General Miles can take care
Of themselves, and so can l.
"The Red Cross and other nurses did
good work at Santiago, but the front is
hardly the place for women. There
was never any real scarcity Of food in
facilities to get supplies to the front
other than pack trains.
"The army sick in the hospital:
down there Jared as we'll as possible in
such climate