The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-07
DERV|SH SOLDIERS AMM|H|LATED.
THOUSANDS KILLED.
Mshdism Receives Its psath Blew st the Hands
Isglish Troops -0mdufmsu, the Capital,
ssissd-British Lsssss 200.

with a persistency that tried the pa
tience OF his companions, President
Mckinley made n tour of the hospital
tents at Montauk last Saturday.
The President was accompanied by
Vice President Hobart, Secretary AL
ger. Attorney General Griggs and
few other prominent men In Washing
ton circles.
As the President left the railway
station, he saw Colonel Roosevelt
among a group of horsemen nearby.
The president Immediately left his
carriage while the gallant rough rider
tussled with a gauntlet for a few sec
onds so that he might shake hands un-
gloved
General Shafter was Ill at the de-
tention camp and when he saw the
president he attempted to rise but was
dssuaded by Mr.. Mckinley. who said:
stay where you are general, you are
entitled to n rest"
The president then congratulated
Gen. Shafter upon the success of his
Santiago campaign.
As the president passed through the
hospital ward General Wheeler would
announce. Boys. the President of the
United States has come to see you"
Some of the soldiers slept on uncon-
scious; some listlessly raised upon
their elbows; others feebly clapped
their hands. Mr.. Mckinley gently
shook hands with many, and at every
cot he paused an instant. and IL he
saw the sick man looking at him he
bowed in direct and personal way.
When the president was about to
leave he was informed that Miss
Wheeler had promised Lieut. Prado,
who was in a dying condition, that he
should see the president.
Certainly. Let us go to him." Mr..
Mckinley said.
The others of the party discreetly re-
manned outside the TENT. The Presi-
| dent reappeared with the nurse min
ute or two later. His eyes were moist
| and downcast.
He next proceeded to the infantry
| plain, as II is called. The men of the
Ninth Massachusetts, the First ILL
rois, the Eighth Ohio, the Thirteenth,
| Twenty-first Twenty-second and
Tenth regular infantry were assembled
without arms. About 5000 men stood
| in close order.
| President Mckinley said: General
Wheeler, soldiers of Camp wikoff, sol
| dlers of the Fifth army corps-I trust
that you will put your hats on. / am
| glad to meet you. l am honored to
stand before you to-day. l bring you
the gratitude of the Nation. to whose
history you have added by your valor
a new and glorious page. You have
come home after two months of severe
campaigning, which has embraced as
sault, siege and battle so brilliant In
achievement, so far-reaching in re-
suits, as to command the unstinted
praise of all your countrymen. You
had the brunt of the battle on land
| You bore yourselves with supreme
courage, and your personal bravery
never before excelled anywhere. has
| won the admiration of your fellow
| citizens and the genuine respect of al
| mankind, while your endurance under
peculiar trial and suffering has giver
added meaning to your heroism.
I'VE cannot bid you welcome her,
to-day without our hearts going out tC
the heroes of Manila on sea and or
| land whose services and sacrifices
whose courage and constancy. i'm thai
far distant field of operations have
never been surpassed by any soldiers
or sailors the world over. To the army
and the navy, to the marines, to the
regulars, to the volunteers and to thai
Providence which has watched ovel
them all the Nation to-day is full o.
Thanksgiving and praise"
The grave yard. in which go or a
plain new wooden crosses stood, wal
near the road on the left. The Presi
dent solemnly raised his hat.
Mr.. Mckinley went through all tn,
wards of the detention hospital. Wher
he came to the last ward Major r. T
Ebert said:
This is the dangerous ward" and
turning to Secretary of War Alger. in
quired: do you think the Presiden
had better go in here?"
Mr.. Mckinley. without waiting I,
hear what General Alger's reply would
be, started into the ward. Genera
Alger and the others of the party re
mained outside.
The President issued an order direct
ing that the regular troops at CAM
Wikoff whose posts are east of tn
Mississippi should return with the leas
possible delay to their posts.
The presidential party then wen
down to the station and left on
special train. On the train Mr.. Nc
Kinley made this statement: IT wa
very much pleased to meet the heroe
of Santiago and to observe their splen
did spirit. What I saw of the care O
the sick men in the hospitals by thos
in charge and by the noble women en-
gagged in that work was especiall
gratifying to me-"
The President spent Sunday at tn
home of Vice President Hobart at Pat
| terson, ". j.