The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-11
THE ARMY GETS THE YALE.
SIZE {" MAY SAIL Al A TRANNPORN
+, FOB SANTIAGO TolDAE aoE aJs

Tho Eighth Ilinois, Twenty Immune Nuruoad
and Four Sisters Of Charity to rGskJ
on Hor-She Will Garry . Subsistsna01
Stores Besides Delicacies for the. sieIkas
The auxiliary cruiser Yale became a plafnG
army transport yesterday morning. The uhanpnv
took place shortly before 10 o'clock. when shell
came up from Tompkinsville and was warpedil
into the American line nier at the foot Of FultonIi
street, As soon as she was tied up Capt. WisONl
her naval commander. reported to Col. AmosGJ
kimball. Deputy Quartermaster General, that !
the ship was subject to his orders. Al that mOsl
ment she became a transport. y,
1t Is expected that she will sail for S~antiaeu,i
between 10 and IL O'Clock this morning. Last i
evening 1t was not definitely known herOs,
whether she would sail under a naval comsf
mander and crew Of bluejaekets or. not. Thoa
opinion was expressed in the QuartermasterlGS
Department that everybody connected With
the navy aboard the Yale would leave the shipJ
early this morning. In that event Col. KimbalB1
will secure new officers and ship q new creW.E
1t was thought that the old officers who hAdt
charge Of her when she was the Americana
liner Paris would go back to their old places&
Some OF the ships old crew are still with here,
and 1t was not thought that it would be difiNG
cult to ill her complement. Ifnew officers and
crew have to be secured IL Is doubtful II the
Yale will get way to-day. ...
The Yale is to take to Santiago a great quansS
tity OF subsistence stores. as well as under and
outer clothing for the sick soldiers remaining
there. In the way of delicacies she will carry
twenty tons Of iellies. 5000 bottles OF ginger
ale. 800 bottles OF champagne. $4,000 cans Of 4
soups. 500 bottles OF lime juice, 100 bags Of
rice. for which Miss Clara Barton asked espe-'
cially, and a quantity Of mineral water.
The twenty immune nurses who came hero !
from Camp Alger on Monday to go to Santiago
on the Yale. and were not allowed to go aboard
the vessel Mt Tompkinsville. presented them.
selves at the pier yesterday morning under
orders from Col. Kimball to go. aboard the
transport. When they applied to Capt. Wise
for assiR nment to quarters he asked them
where they came from. When he learned that
they were from Camp Alger he is reported to
have said. ta ar d. t'.'.rH
Typhoid fever prevails at Camp AlGsr. and
you men have been exposed to 1t. This ship
has just been fumigated and disinfected. I;
cannot allow you aboard until you have been
disinfected and fumigated."
Thereupon the nurses went over to Governs
ors Island. where all their clothing was disin.
fected and they received medicated baths.
When they appeared on the ship again quarters
were assigned to them. The four Sisters of
Charity. who arrived here on Tuesday. In
charge Of Mother Superior Carroll, to" go aS'
nurses to Santiago. will also sail on the Yala.
The SUPERINTENDENT OF the Army decided late
on Tuesday afternoon to send them backctot
E~mmitsburg, Md. where they came FROM
but this order WINS countermanded yesterday
The Eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry from
springfield will sail on the Yale. The regiment
was expected 10 arTiyein Jersey City early this
morning. The regiment includes 81 officers
and 100 men. --