Evening star., 1898-07-29
DISTRICT BOYS ABOARD
Transport Leona Reaches New York With
Fifty Convalescing Soldiers
Also Brought Mail From Santiago
Vessel to he Guaranteed for
Twenty-FOur Hours.

NEW YORK, July 29.--The United States
transport Leona. Captain Wilder, arrived
at quarantine today from Siboney, July p,
via Hampton Roads. July 2S, bringing fifty
convalescent soldiers, two newspaper cor
respondents and colored boy who went
with the 9th Cavalry from Tampa to San
tiago.
At Hampton Roads, on July -, the steam
er, owing to her having twenty-nine fever
cases on board, was ordered by the local
health officer to proceed to New York.
There were no deaths during the voyage
from Siboney to this port. The newspaper
correspondents on board are Burr Mcintosh
and R. II. Corbin.
The Leona brought twelve sacks of natl
from the United States camp at Siboney.
This mail will be disinfected and forwarded
to the New York post Office this afternoon.
The following is a complete list of sick
and wounded soldiers on board the Leona.
The first twenty are fever patients, most
of whom are convalescent all being pri-
Yates unless otherwise designated:
II. w. Miller. lieutenant, 18th Infantry:
John Young, sergeant, Signal Corps; John
w. Burns, Battery K, 1st Artillery: David
M. Wells; musician, Company F, 4th In
Infantry; Carl Muller, Company c, s3d
Michigan; Sidney F. Lake, Company c, 33d
Michigan; L. T. Philpot, Troop L. 1st Vol
unteer Cavalry; C. C. Maurer, band, 18th
Infantry: Thomas Russell, Company A.
Goth Infantry; F. F. Albright, Company c.
18th Infantry; Fred. Fowler, Company /,
33d Michigan; A ]. Stockbridge, Troop r
1st Volunteer Cavalry; j. S. Davidson, Com
pany II, 18th Infantry; Val. Fisher, Com
pany G, Sd Infantry; ]. Proctor. Troop B,
1st Volunteer Cavalry; W. d. Ebo, Com
pany A, Goth Infantry: Earl Antrim, Com
pany H. goth Infantry: Clyde E. Clark.
Company C, Engineers; Albert Slee;h Com
pany +. 10th Infantry; William Halle Com
pany r, Goth Infantry: L. Gastron, Com
pany H, 20th Infantry; Louis Rosenmond.
chief cook; Frank Jeffery Company K 34th
Michigan: William ]. Dooley. Company F.
9th Massachusetts; Daniel Nelson. team
eth Infantry; H. ]. Smith, Troop c. I'd
Cavalry; Louis Rim. Company H, Sd Cav
airy: Lee Estes, Company G., 7th Infantry:
J: McMillen, Company F, 33d Michigan:
fantry: Clifford E. Cross, Company G., lst
District of Columbia Volunteers: Albert
Skees. Troop c, I'd Cavalry; ]. T. French
teamster. 10th Infantry; William Miller.
Company B. 1st District of Columbia Vol
unteers; b. Lowenthal, Battery K 1st Ar
t1llery; Alexander Hyde, corporal, oath In
fantry; G. p. Wallace. Company A 10Th
Infantry; William Walker Company E.
25tn Infantry; ]. E. Crabb, Company G.
2tth Infantry; William Perry, Company A.
24th infantry: E. Wilson, Company A 18th
infantry; F. Bennett, Troop B. 18th Infan-
try; William Dooley. Troop E, 9th Cavalry.
Henry Bechausen, Battery K, 1st Artillery:
Colonel Beckley, Hospital Corps; O. Finley,
colored boy, camp follower.
Ihere was no surgeon on board the Le-
ona, and the men were attended by the
SHIPS people and their own officers and
comrades.
Dr. Doty decided to remove the twenty
nine fever patients to Swinburne Island
and the convalescent and wounded soldiers
TO HOFFMAN Island. If at the end of tven-
ty-four hours 1t is found that none show
symptoms of yellow fever the Leona and
an OF the detained passengers will be re-
leased.