Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-01
COLONEL HARD REFUSED.
A Detachment of Eighth Ohio Finally
Furloughed Through Scheme
of DIR. Hobb.
troops there.


PITTsBURG, Sept Another detaeh-
ment of Company e, Eighth Ohio men,
bound for East Liverpool, went through
yesterday. The men were Charles
Switzer, Sergeant Charles Puriton, Oil
yer Reynolds, Alfred Reniker, John
Headly, Morris Carnahan, Harry Smith,
William Cox Harry Hayden, John B.
Mcintosh and Percy Albright. In adj
dition to these, there were from other
companies of the Eighth Ohio. w. st.
Linton and II. G. Aldan, Company Ell,
going to Shreve, o., and Ira @. Good
year and Bert Walcott, Company f, of
Canton, George Betz, George Gibson,
Company L, of Canton.
DR., w. A. Hobb, who was sent by the
people of East Liverpool to bring the
men from there home, said scarcely a
man III Company e was able to do duty
He selected IS whom he thought should
be taken home, and asked Colonel Hard
to grant them a furlough. 1t was re-
fused. lie then had them ordered into
the hospital, and then, owing to the
crowded condition there, it was easy TO
get furlough ON a surgeons certif-
cate. He said the story the boys tell
about their trip on the Mohawk is true,
because their condition when they
landed showed that they had had rough
treatment.
ALLIANCE, o., Sept. 1.-Two more
convalescent soldiers of this city arrived
yesterday They met with great re-
ception. They are Charles Kelley and
Oby Bardo. Both were in fair shape.
Private Jesse Hutson missed the train
at New York and is expected tonight.
Attornew II. w Harris, who left for
Montauk Point last week to assist in
caring for the Alliance soldiers, re-
turned home yesterday morning
Harris said that the detention hospi-
tai had a lack of nurses and supplies.
Monday at 10 a. m. he came across sew
eral soldiers belonging to the Eighth
Ohio who had nothing to eat and no
medical attendance since the evening
before. There were no nurses until
Monday afternoon, when several were
sent over from the general hospital.
AKRON, O., Sept. 1.-The city was
visited yesterday by large lumber of
members of the Eighth Ohio regiment
enroute to their homes. Six members
of Company b of this city, were among
the number-Fred Diehl, Willis Spaf-
ford, James Souers, Joseph Kempel,
David Brumbaugh and Albert Hollo-
way. Most of the men arriving are in
bad shape, but some are practically
well. The fact that these men are on
furloughs and others in worse condi-
ton are kept on duty in camp is excit-
ing great deal of indignation. A
committee was sent to Washington on
Monday to see if the entire regiment
could not be brought to Akron next
hn
ment has promised to grant the request.
CANAL DOVER, Sept. Private Low
ell Campbell of Company G, Eighth
Ohio regiment. arrived home Tuesday.
He is so weak that he can scarcely
stand and SO emaciated that his friends
hardly know him. He said: 81 hope
/ shall never again have to endure nine
such days of suffering as the Eighth
went through on board the Mohawk. !"
He confirmed the stories of the filthy
condition of the ship, said the officers
lived in luxury while the men had to
live on wormy bareback, half baked
beans and stale tomatoes. He said
"After the ships crew had eaten they
would sell the leayings Of the meal to
the soldiers at exorbitant prices. One
man died on the voyage and l witnessed
q post -mortem Of his remains from a
cubby hole, where the surgeons could
not see me. His stomach was empty
and / believe he died of starvation.
When we reached Montauk Point was
so weak and delirious that / had to be
carried ashore on stretcher. I cannot
say too much for the kind treatment
we received at the hospital at Montauk
Point"