Evening star., 1898-09-02
Ill, but Glad He Went.

Ill, but Glad He went.
Private Harry Shinn, Company G. is in
the hospital ard is convalescent. He was
taken sick over a month ago, and just
after tn, surrender of Santiago. He recov-
cred, but was taken i'll the second time.
He was feeling very well, and said he
would like to go out and take a walk
around.
Il would not take the world for that trip,
at all its hardships," he said. II am glad
1 went: l I'm sorry 1 got sick, for l tried
hard to hold up. l could talk two months
about Cuba he ADDED. laughing.
Private E. W. Hart, Company B, is i'm
proving. He has had fever twice and has
suffered from dysentery.
Craig Harris, son of Senator Harris OF
Tennessee, was taken i'll August at San
tiago. When he left there he had the dis
tinction of being the youngest soldier in
the regiment. He had a powerful consti-
tuition. and pleaded so earnestly with his
father that he succeeded in going 70 tie
war. Senator Harris himself enlisted for
the civil war when he was a mere boy
Il do not think l would have been taken
ILL.," said Harris, 'if it had not been for
fall had down a steep hill. That was at
o'clock in the afternoon. l was made un-
conscious. and at o'clock the fever came
en- me. 1 feel pretty we'll now. When
was mustered in the doctor told me had
constitution of iron"
Henry Jacobson has been quite Ill. but he
is getting along all right now He was
taken sick in Cuba.
Chandos J. Jackson. Company A; Rich
ard j. Quinn, Company 1. and Arthur c.
Noble. Company D. had received fur
loughs. and had just left for home
William T. Baum, Company L, was taken
SICK in Cuba a few days before he left the
island. He suffered from fever and was
sick all the way on the voyage home
Private ]. S. Gnnaty. Company L, has
had fever. but he is convalescent now,
trough he is very weak. He was well
when Santiago was surrendered, but the
day after that he went on the sick list.
Private l.. c. Dyer. Company C, came to
the hospital Wednesday. He had been sick
on the boat, but he is doing very nicely
new.
Private B. A. Reynolds, Company G,
came here on the transport Berlin, arriving
Wednesday. He was detailed in Cuba for
guard duty with General Bates. He was
taken i'll three weeks ago while located on
San Juan hill.
G. P. Mason, Company NJ is convalescent
He expected to go home last evening He
was taken sick several times while in Cuba
the last time being just after the surrender
William Bailey, Company 1, was taken
sick at Santiago. He has improved very
much since he arrived at the hospital.
owen Lacked Nourishment
Sergeant S. j. Owen was feeling very
hCpefu' and said he had just written a
letter - his home for the first time since
he arrived here. He has asked for fur
Tough and wants TO get home.
Il have Rad about everything, starva-
tion included" said owen. Il was taken
sick the day We left Cuba. Up to that
time 1 managed to hold up. If l had had
good nourishment 1 would not have given
out. My stomach became SO weak from
lack of food that l unable to take
the rations when we got them"
N. R. Kent. Company E, was taken sick
July %. He has been sick ever since. He
had malarial fever.
Distinction of the District Band.
B. L. Watson musician, was taken sick
July Is 1t was with considerable pride
that Watson remarked, We nave the dis
tinction of being the first American band
to play on the firing line"
He said he had never played THE Star
Spangled Banner" with the fervor with which
1t was rendered in the trenches July II.
When told that the regiment would parade
on Pennsylvania avenue next Friday he at
once frightened up and said he hoped TO
be out of the hospital by that time. He
was much pleased when told that Col. Har-
ries had said that the band that had play
ed in the trenches was the band he wanted
to play when the regiment goes UP Penn
sylvania avenue.
E. Ferris, Company G, expected to go
home in day or two. He was taken sick
on the boat on his return home. He had a
previous attack while in Cuba, which last
ed two or three days. He was regarded as
one of the strongest men in the regiment
before being taken sick.
Nicholas Davis, Company C, has been ex-
tremely i'll, but is now improving He is
still quite weak. He was taking some chick
en- broth with decided relish. His father
j. L. Davis of Washington is here with his
boy. He arrived a couple of days ago and
through the hospital to locate his
son. He went through the ward scanning
each face, but could not recognize his boy
The nurse pointed to the cot on which the
young man lay, and asked If that was not
his Mr.. Davis looked steadily at the
Dul untll the Other nelQ
out his hand and smiled the father could
not recognize him. Davis was one Of the
weakest men in the hospital couIle Of
days ago, and his recovery was regarded as
but he is improving now
B. S. Favorite of Company L was ex-
extremely deaf from Quinine. He was
taken sick August l. got better on the 10th,
and then had an attack of dysentery, which
rendered him very weak. He was expect
ing his mother to arrive at any hour, and
it was evident that the thought of her
coming did him more good than the medi-
cine he was taking.
Private James Hearn, Company E, is get
ting along all right. He was sitting up
eating chicken broth, and taking fresh
milk. He was taken sick at Santiago and
got better, but again went on the sick list
while on the transport.
Albert NJ. Billings, Company L. was taken
sick at Santiago with malarial fever and
was in the hospital there 1T is awful to
think of it, he said. referring to his ex-
periences.
Private Joseph Kohn of Company NJ is
He was taken sick with ma