The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-21
TO HOSPITALS
WOUNDED SOLDIERS TAKEN FROM
THE SENECA TO BELLEVUE.
Those iii with Fever and All "Sus-
poets" Landed at Swinburne Island
for Treatment and Observation.

NEW YORK, July 20.-The United States
transport Seneca. Captain Decker, arrived
at quarantine. to-day, and was detained by
the health officer for disinfection. Several
of the soldiers were removed to Swinburne
island for observation and treatment DR..
Doty says that while these, cases are not
well marked, and are not by any means
yellow fever, he will not take any chances,
and therefore decided to remove them to
Swinburne island Immediately. The steamer
will be thoroughly. disinfeeted. The most
severely wounded soldiers were sent to
Bellevue Hospital for treatment and the
others to Hoffman island for observation
The Seneca. now known as transport No.
5, left Siboney, Cuba, July IA, with ninety
nine sick and wounded soldiers and forty
six passengers. The passengers were al
ready on board when the sick and wounded
were received. The ship. being intended for
transporting troops. was not in. any way
fitted for hospital ship. The passengers
were Colonel Yermseff, Russian army Off
Ger: General Euver Pacha Turkish army;
Lieutenant Akiyama, Japanese navy; Count
Won Rebevre, German army; Commander
Andersen, Swedish navy; lieutenant Abl
gard, Norwegian navy; Mrs Sylvester
Scoval, Miss Jeanette Jennings, Of the
Red Cross Society, and a number of CORE
spondents. The arrivals of the sick and
wounded off Siboney caused considerable
alarm. as there were no medicines, no anti
septic dressings. no thermometers, no sur
eical instruments, doctors or nurses. Drs.
Hicks and Byrd, surgeons, and one nurse
came to help out. Mrs. Jennings did great
service. and merited the praise bestowed
upon her by all on board. The foreign Off
of he oh nd N
delegations and their assistants gave up
their staterooms and quarters to the sick
and took pot luck with the convalescents.
The steamer between decks was filthy and
not fit for human beings to occupy The
hunks were built of rough boards and
looked like cattle pens. The ice gave out
first, and then the fresh water BECAME vile
and unfit for use. A little was obtained by
condensation. The washing of wounds was
in many cases done with salt water. The
food was scarce.
The passengers say that if yellow fever
had appeared on the voyage home the NOR
tality would have been fearful. Nothing
could be done on board to prevent the accu-
mutation of filth. The vessels capacity was
crowded TO the utmost. hunks and cots were
erected in every direction.
At 4 o'clock the steamboat Fidelity, of
the Charities and Corrections Department.
went to quarantine to remove those who
required surgical attention to Bellevue Hos
ptal. The Fidelity was taken alongside the
Seneca and eighty-five patients and i'm
munes were taken on board. Following is a
complete list of those sent to Bellevue Hos
pital:
Bruce Allen, private, Troop D. Sixth Cav
airy hit with shell; foot and hips.
James N. Bordwine. Second Infantry, shot
in right breast.
Jacob Miller. Company c, Fourth Infan-
try. both legs.
Lawrence Grabbing. corporal. Twenty
second Infantry left hip.
Nels John. Company G, Fourth Infantry,
left leg.
Charles Henry Company c. Ninth Infan-
try. right shoulder.
Fred Russ. Company A, Thirteenth IN
fantry left hip
Charles r. Percy, Troop A, Rough Riders,
head.
Major Corliss Seventh Infantry left
shoulder. y
Colonel Egbert Sixth Infantry. left lung
j. Huahua, Cuban immune.
A. Betancourt, immune.
Senior Genoval. immune
Lieut.. @. L. Byram, First United States
Cavalry head.
Lieut.. r. w Doudy. Seventh Infantry,
immune.