Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-25
SICK SOLDIERS
Being Tenderly Cared for
at Montauk Point.
Several More Transports Arrive, We'd
nesday---0eaths from Heat.


New York, Aug. N.-The transport
Montauk arrived, this afternoon. with
1863 men of the 9Th Ohio Volunteers,
otherwise styled the Presidents
Own There were 1l3 cases Of Sick
ness on board. No deaths occurred
during the voyage from Cuba.
The auxiliary cruiser Yale. now be-
ing used as transport. arrived ,0ff
Montauk. late last night. just before
heavy thunder storm set in.
The Yale has on board 1863 troops Of
the Sd and goth Regular Infantry; ITS
are sick. There is no contagious dis
ease on board. There was one death.
that Of Private James Copeland Of
Company G. 10th Infantry. from ex-
haustion and dysentery.
The storm continued for four hours,
and was in the opinion Of the men
here the worst experienced by them
since they enlisted. The wind blew
down many Of the soldiers tents, twist
ed the wires about the camp. blew
down the Red Cross hospital tent In
the general hospital and caused havoc
generally.
Five unoccupied tents in the deten-
ton hospital which had been fitted up
to receive sick soldiers were shattered
and their wrecking will prevent the
! landing of some of the sick men on the
transports.
The big Y. M. C. A. tent in which the
soldiers spend much of their time writ
ing to their relatives or reading. was
also levelled by the gale. The ships
in Fort Pond bay rode safely through
the storm.
Secretary Alger. who arrived. last
night. left at 40 this morning. for
Camp wickoff. He was accompanied
by Col Hecker of the quaftermaster's.
department ,anaelen3or Hopkins. the
assistant adj tensss,,
The transport Mobile. Cspt. Lay
land, which landed large numebr Of
troops from Santiago at Montauk. ar
rived at quarantine. early this morn
ing. and will be held for disinfection.
The Mobile saw nothing of wreckage
reported by the steamer Aigoa. yester-
day.
The torpedo boat Cushing arrived,
this morning, from Hampton Roads.
The transport Rio Grande. Captain
Staples. which left Camp Wikoff. yes :.
terday, with ZIG sick soldiers, anchored
off Governors Island. this morning.
where she transferred 66 Of her sick
to the post hospital. She then steamed
down to the narrows where she will
land the remainder Of the men. 200 In
number to the hospitals at Fort Ham
ilton and Fort Wadsworth.
The heat. today. completely exhaust
ed many OF the soldiers In the camp
and was responsible for number Of
deaths. The following men expired.
today, in the general hospital:
William H. Osborne, acting quarter
master, Troop c, LIST u. 8. Cavalry.
typhoid fever.
Private James Morris. U. s. Infantry.
malarial fever.
Private Herbert Beng, End Indiana
Volunteers. dysentery.
Private William Dugan. Co. NJ. End
Massachusetts,, dysentery.
An unknown private died ON the
transport Arcadia and his body was
brought ashore.
The report Of the hospital authori-
ties show there are $50 men in the gem
eral hospital. of whom 235 are down
with typhoid fever.
The transport Leona Is unloading
104 sick men who were removed to
the hospital.
The United States hospital steamer
Relief passed out by Sandy Hook q:
5.55 p. NJ.
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