The record-union., 1898-06-14
Will Garry About Four Thousand
Officers and Men.
Complaint Made About the Unsantay Con-
dItions OF Camp Merritt-A Montana
Company Rebels Against the
Food Served Them.


most important order issued from army
headquarters to-day was one notifying
Major General Otis that the steamers
TO comprise the second fleet of trans
ports TO go TO the Philippines were
practically ready for the reception of
troops, and the troops to the number
Of about 1000, comprising the Tenth
pennsylvania, under Colonel Hawkins;
the First Colorado, under Colonel Hale:.
the First Nebraska, under Colonel
Bratt; two battalions of regulars from
the Eighteenth and Twenty-third In
fantry Regiments, under Colonel
French; a detachment from the engi-
neer corps, and two battalions of Utah
Light Infantry, under Captain Young.
will raze their camps, load their tents
and baggage into wagons, don their
heavy marching gear and form into
columns for the march to the waiting
transports tomorrow morning
Colonel Jones and his two battalions
from Idaho will not be included in the
second expedition, the steamer Morgan
CITY, which was to convey them, not
being ready for the voyage. The Idaho
men will get away with the third ex-
petition, which will leave here about
June Both. All day to-day a stream of
wagons has been conveying camp
equipage and. baggage to the different
steamers, and this work will be COM
pleted tomorrow
The vessels which will comprise the
second Manila expedition are the Zea-
landia, China, Colon and Senator. The
Morgan City, Ohio, Indiana City of
Puebla and possibly the City of Para
are the vessels that will make up the
first section of the third expedition.
The Senator was docked this after
noon. When she drops into the stream
the Ohio will take her place at the
wharf
The China and Colon. which are at
the mail dock, are loaded, and all that
is necessary. to complete their cargoes
is 4 supply Of fresh provisions and their
respective aliotments of ammunition.
Ammunition will not be put on board
until the ships are in the stream.
The Zealandia is being guarded by a
detail of men from the Pennsylvania
regiment. She is loaded to her water
line, and is ready to cast off when the
troops are on board. 1t will be Thurs
day afternoon, from present indica-
tions, when the second fleet sails The
first expedition sailed on May 25th.
The newspapers continue to call at
tention to the unsanitary conditions ex-
listing at Camp Merritt, and insist that
the location Of the camp be changed to
preserve the health of civilians living in
that section of the city, as well as that
of the soldiers now in the camp.
An afternoon paper says: Measles
is prevalent in the camp, and threatens
to become epidemic. About sixty cases
are in the field hospital already, and
new ones are coming in at the rate OF
six or eight a day. The doctors isolate
the cases as they are discovered, but it
is thought quite likely that all who are
susceptible will have to take their turn
with the malady. The spread of it may
ueldy the start OIL the IillTU expedition
for Manila The camp conditions are
favorable to the spread Of any disease
that may get a foothold. Typhoid fever
has already shown ITSELF"
Assistant Surgeon Henry Page OF the
field hospital at Camp Merritt reports
that there are eightytwo cases OF
measles and one of mumps in the camp.
The cases of measles are divided among
the various State troops as follows:
Montana 6, Kansas IA, California 10.
Oregon 3, Iowa i, regulars 4, Nebraska
II, South Dakota s. North Dakota 5.
Idaho II. That the disease is spread
ing is evidenced by supplementary
report that nineteen new cases were
discovered to-day.
The Evening Post" says: THE men
in the Montana regiment are comp.ain-
ing of the food served them. While
the men have been dissatisfied with
the conditions that have prevailed for
some DAYS. no strong protest was en-
tered until to-day, when the soldiers
of Company of Butte went on: on
a strike and refused to drill under
the present conditions. This morning
the regiment assembled at the camp.
in order to march out to Sutro Baths.
When the officers of Company B called
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