Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05

fearful as it is unnecessary and unde-
served. Yours respectfully,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Colonel Commanding First Bril-
gade.'
After Colonel Roosevelt had taken
the initiative, all the American general
officers united in round-robin adj
dressed to General Shafter. 1t reads:
I'VE, the undersigned officers COM
manding the various brigades, divis-
ions, ETC., of the army of the occupation
in Cuba, are of the unanimous opinion
that this army should be at once taken
out of the island OF Cuba and sent to
some point ON the northern sea coast
of the United States; that it can be
done without danger to the people of
the United States; that yellow fever in
the army at present Is not epidemic;
that there are only few sporadic
cases; but that the army is disabled by
malarial fever to the extent that it's
efficiency is destroyed and that it is in
condition to be practically destroyed
by an epidemic of yellow fever, which
is sure to come in the near future.
1--WE know from the reports of COM
petent officers and from personal OBJ
servations that the
ARMY IS UNABLE TO MOVE
into the interior and that there are no
facilities for such a move if attempted,
and that it could not be attempted I'M
til too late. Moreover, the best medi-
cal authorities of the island say that
with our present equipment we could
not live in the interior during the rainy
season without losses from malarial
fever, which is almost as deadly as
yellow fever.
This army must be moved at once
or perish AS the army can be safely
moved now, the persons responsible for
preventing such move will be respon-
sible for the unnecessary loss of many
thousands of lives.
Our opinions are the result OF
personal observation, and are also
based on the unanimous opinion or
our medical officers with army, who
under stand the situation thoroughly.
(Signed)
J. Ford Kent, Major General Volun-
teers, commanding First Division
Fifth Corps.
]. C. Bates, Major General Volunteers,
commanding Provisional Division.
Adna R. Chaffe, Major General, com
handing Third Brigade, Second
Division
Samuel S. Summer, Brigadier General,
commanding First Brigade Cavalry.
unteers commanding First Brigade
Second Division.
Adelbert Ames, Brigadier General
Volunteers, commanding Third
Brigade, First Division.
Leonard Wood, Brigadier General
Volunteers, commanding Second
Cavalry Brigade.
Theodore Roosevelt, Colonel, COM
handing Second Cavalry Brigade.
Major NJ w. Wood, the chief sur
geon of the First division, said: "The
army must be moved north" adding,
with emphasis, ''or it will be unable
to move itself"
General Ames sent the following ca
BILE message to Washington:
THE Hen. Charles Fl. Allen, Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy:
This army is incapable, because of
sickness, from marching anywhere
except to the transports. If it is
ever to return to the United States it
must do so at once"
To a correspondent of the Asscci.
ated Press General Ames said:
IF l had the power l you'd put
the men on transports at once, and
ship them north without further or
ders. l am confident such action
would ultimately be approved. A
full list OF the sick would mean O.
copy OF the roster of every company
here