The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-13
,sary Alger for the establishment Of two

raSary Alg6r Tor the Is oltShment OF two
large well equipped winter hospitals for
tbs troops, He said that without attract
Ing much attention, the medical depart
ment had for some time been at work
erecting such hospital on The government
reservation at Fort Monroe. and ne was
pleased to be able to announces thai Lieu
tenant Colonel Woodruff. the surgeon in
charge had reported that the hospital
would be ready for the reception OF troops
next Friday.
The new hospital will be constructed OF
timber. after the style OF regular bar
racks. and Will contain 1000 beds. Il Is in
tended for the reception OF sick soldiers
returning from Porto Rico.
Looking ahead 20 che possibility OF an
extended occupation OF Cuban ports BY the
United States army. with the resulting re-
qUirements upon the medical department
for the care OF the sick soldiers. Surgeon
Gneral Sternberg is planning FOR another
hospital on even a larger scale at some
Of the southern ports below Fortress Mon
roe and more accessible from Cuba He
has appointed medical board 20 make an
inspection of available places and the
impression prevails that the hospital will
be located either at Charleston or Savan-
nah. The hospital ships Resolute and Mis-
souri, are under orders TO prepare imme-
diately for a return "trip TO Porto Rico
10 bring back any sick soldiers requiring
home treatment
NOT ABLE TO PARADE
Washington. D. c.. Sept. 12.-T'he presi-
dent has decided that Il will be imprac-
ticable for the troops at Montauk 10 take
part in the projected parade in New oYrk
City. He has talked the matter over with
General Miles and with Acting Secretary
Meiklejo John, and 1t was finally determined
TO let the mater be decided by the physical
condition of the men. To ascertain this
the medical officers at the camp were
called upon. as was General Shsftsr. All
reported that the men will not be able
to stand the fatigue Of the parade before
the first of next month, at the earliest
AS the parade was TO occur next Satur-
day. this renders the participation of the
Montauk troops impracticaole and the
parade must consequently. II held at all,
be composed OF the troops coming In from
Porto Cleo, not exceeding 1000 In number.
General Miles, upon learning the decis-
ion OF the president. made an inquiry in
to the strength OF the Porto Rico troops
now on their way 70 New oYrk under
command of General Wilson, and General
Gerretson. He found that they aggrs-
gated about 700 men, and he has there
fore about concluded that those are not
sufficient to make a creditable showing
and VIII therefore probably abandon the
idea Of parade.
MANY SICK IN PORTO RICO.
Ponce, Island OF Porto Rioo, Sept. IL
DELAYED in transmission 1.-The United
States army surgeons here believe there
has been a genuine case OF yellow fever
at this camp. Charles Miner, q private
of the Nineteenth infantry. died on Fri
day, but it was not until the autopsy was
held yesterday that the surgeons pro-
nounced it yellow fever. Bribadier Gem
eral Guy V. Henry has reported the case
to General Brooke at San Juan.
General Henry's report made TO Cen
eral Brooke yesterday ON the condition
of the troops on the south side of the
island shows there are l 555 sick out OF a
total of 1l,000. the highest percentage yet
reported.
General Ernest's brigade, consisting of
the First Kentucky. the Third Wisconsin.
and the Sixteenth Pennsylvania. average
q per cent Half OF the 600 cases are
diarrhoea ana IS are typhoid fever. Cen
eral Schwan's brigade has 100 sick. Bat
terry NJ, OF the Seventh artillery has Is
sick. Battery A. of the Sixth artillery has
80 sick. and troop s, of the Second cavalry
has Il. There is almost no sickness in
battery B, of the Fifth artillery. battery
c, of the First artillery. and the First
battalion Of engineers Although the per
centage Of sick is high, generally, large
proportion of the cases are not serious,
and the death rate is low. Typhoid fever
is decreasing and there is no occasion for
alarm.