Evening star., 1898-08-27
SICK ARMY ALSO STARvES
Discovery at Montauk Made by New York
Merchants Association.
Fearful Suffering of the Regulars,
Who Are Entirely Neglected
and without Friends,

From the New York doasaal deday,
The Merchants Association, aroused by
the accounts of the Rarf4l suffering of the
soldiers of the regular army at Camp
wikoff, Moatauk Poipt. has decided to sup
ply as far as possible the needs of the suf-
ferers.
This decision was reached at a meeting
of the board of directors held yesterday
afternoon. John c. Juhrng, first vice presi-
dent presided in the absence of the presi-
dent William F. King. The special meet
ing was called to hear a report by s. c.
Mead assistant secretary of the Merchants
Association, and William r. Corwine, who
spent two days and nights at Camp Wikof
investigating the conditions there, having
been appointed for this purpose at a pre-
Vious special meeting or the board OF dl-
rectorS last Tuesday.
This first meeting was held as the result
of information that, while the volunteers
in Camp Wikon were receiving delicacies
from their friends, the regulars were en-
tirely neglected, and were actually suner-
ing severely because they could not get the
food necessary for them in their weakened
condition.
The committee reported that the state
ments which had been made to the d.
rectors were true. The regulars, appar-
emily, had no frieifds. Nobody thought OF
. them In one instance cited as an example
| there were sixty men IN regiment III ou.
of "a total in camp of $40. The surgeon
/ had a little lime water, one small jar OF
| extract Of beef half a bottle OF Dlackperry
brandy, which had been given him by the
Red Cross Society, and some medieines,
such as could be found in an ordinary home
pantry. This regiment stormed the heights
of San JUAN and was In the brigade where
the loss was one out OF fVe.
n seemed to the committee that the only
thing to do was to send to the camp, In a
boat such material as was needed I'd
ameiiorate the sufferings of the regulars,
and under charge Of some person or persons
who would see with the PERMISSION ol une
commanding officers that these supplies
reached the surgeons In charge OF each
regiment direct. General Wheeler and Col
onel Forwood told them they would give
the Merchants Association tents IN winch
to store the supplies.
It was at once resolved unanimously that
the Merchants Association seek donations
from merchants to assist in the loading OF
a vessel to proceed direct to Montauk
John Fl. Starin Immediately offered the
use of a boat and crew free. This ofTer was
accepted, and the John Lenox, with ca
pacity of about 300 tons. will load under
the supervision of Mr.. Starn's employees
at the pier at the foot of Courtlandt street
at am. until pm today.
/ A dispatch received yesterday from Mon
tauk said:
Need urgently two dozen hypodermic
syringes, % camp thermometers, also hy
podermic tablets of strychnine, 1-30 grain
hypodermic tablets of digitalis atropa and
morphine and atropa, 300 of each, strength
not stated. Need in 9args quantities soup,
cocoa, eggs, butter. exaggerated milk, can
ned peaches, grapes. Wire me what you
send. ls zts
This was supplemented by another tele-
gram, which reads:
Railway practically congested Get trans
portstion at once. Have investigated every
quarter. Can say solemnly sick army slow
ly starving to DEATH
Mrs. Catherine Hunter of the Red Cross
will ship 81 200 worth of food on the ship,
and the Armour company will give sup
ply of souuS