Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-11
wALHALLA, SOUTH oARo,rNA. AUGUST IL, 1893.
ARi1Y WILL PERISH IF
LEFT I'm CUBA.

...." IEFl in CUBA
Yellow Fever Threatens to Anninilate Ameri-
can Troops Unless Immediately Removed
from the Piague=Stricl<en Spot.
tile Initiative Rotten Sheep
Once Yellow Fever Strikes Them all the
Sign Statement Revealing the siuation--snafter
manded tile Removal of The Esntire Army.
CunA August a-summonod by Major Gen. Shat
ter meeting was held here this morning headquators
presence of commanding and medical officer army
o Con- Shaer read cable from Secretary Ager
ing him. the Surgeon Senberg
the into the INTERIOR San Luis healthier
AS result of the conference Gen Shafter upon the
immediate withdrawal of the army north within weeks
AS explanation of the situation, the following
Theodore Roosevelt commanding the First Volunteer Cavalry
Gen. shafter handed by the latter correspondent
the Associated Press for publication.
"Naj Gen shaftorsir In meeting general
cal by you palace this morning VIC were ALL as
know with tho armv
To keep here in the opinion every commanding
or brigade, will simply involve the destruction
VIII Sheep.
"Thero possible shipping practically the entire
command north at Yellow fever cavalry
division whore command brgade one true
cas-" OF yellow fever has occurred in this dvon except among
sent to the hospital Sboney believe con-
traced it, But in this division there have been mala-
rial fever Not has died from but the 30
weakened and shattered ripe dying rotten sheep when
real yellow fever opidemic instead fake epidemic pres.
ent strikes it s bound to do
sickness season. August and the beginning September
"uaranne against malara quarantine against
certain as soon as the auhore
Washington fully appreciate the army to be sent
home If kept here will all probability mean an
appalling disaster for the surgeons half the
kept here during the cky This is not onv
terrible from the standpoint of the nd ves means ruin
from the standpoint of the military efficiency the
American for the great bulk of the regulars you
The Entire Army Stricken.
"The sic large thought Isl exceeding O0O but faint
idea of the debitaon of the Not
tive work Six weeks the north Maine instance
where Where the yellow fever germ possibly propagate would
make all fit az fighting cocks able eager lead
the great against fall oven wc
not allowed to try Porto Rico.
awe at once with absolute safety
to ter ' S"% 5 %9S no S or s Gys ssn xes bet
@ @ %G any GGReo keeping here we could face yellow fever
it. !ho four immune ordered here sufficient garrison
to here and there has not BEEN since the ov % M
%poe inn @ n to IN move into the interior Every shifting
rior rather than the by recon-
of the island can be.
Threatened.
and who have endured hapa danger "noopan
"TnEoDonE RoosEyE1r
"Colono Commanding First Briaaden
After Col Roosevelt initiative all the American
general officers united in round robin addressed Gen saor
"We the undersigned officers commanding various brgades
army taken out of S the ian and
Saos 81 oa na @ sent % % point the Of the United
United States; that yellow fever in the army present not cpl
] BY ssS 5 @ tt% % a % enot st ss % ay
and that it condition be practically an pdeio
OF yellow lever which i in the future
We know from the reports and from per-
sonal observation thai the unable
and that there facilities for attempted and that
it could not be attempted until Moreover the best medical
authorities OF the island that with equipment
not live the interior during the from
maarial fever, which is almost deadly yellow fever
Must Move Perl
"Ihm be As tho armv
be safely moved the responsible
will be responsible for the unnecessary many thousand
lives. ~
"O opinions the result of careful personal ooscrvao
they also based the medical officers
with the army, who understand the situation absolutely
(Sienct) "FoRp KENT
"MaJor General Volunteers Commanding st Div, 9th Corps
&C. @. BATES,
"MaJor General Volunteers, Commanding Provisional Division
"ADNA II. CHAFFIR
"hajor General Commanding 3D. Brigade, Cd Division
"SAMUEL s. SUMMER
'rgade General Volunteers, Commanding lst Brigade Cavalry
"WIILAM UIIoW,
rgdcr General Volunteers, Commanding 1st Brigade, I'd Div
"ADEIBEET AMEs,
rgader General Volunteers, Commanding 3D. Brigade
awe -, "lIEoNARD WooD,
gadr General Volunteers Commanding the City
"lIEoDoRE ROosEvELT
"Coone, Commanding Second Cavalry Briaade"