The evening times., 1898-09-03
ON THE road HOME TO die
Awful Condition of Brave Men
From Ayers State.
MANY PATHETIC INCIDENTS
Men Almost at the Point of Death
Leave Northumberland for at the
Red Cross stasion-G hiIdren Aid
fn Efforts 10 Allay Their Tor
Iures.

New York, Sept. 3.-The Thirty-third
and Thirty-fourth Michigan Volunteers
arrived in Long Island City yesterday
on their way back to Michigan, where
they will receive long furloughs prior 10
being mustered out OF the United States
service. Those of the soldiers who were
able to- marched from East Avenue,
where they left the train to the Thirty
fourth Street ferry, where a transport
was waiting for them. Their faces show
ed traces of disease starvation, and neg
lect. Their gait was slow, and il seemed
TO be an effort for many Of them to move.
Many spectators could not restrain their
tears
Some OF the soldiers were exhausted
after the railroad journey Of four hours,
and had il not been for the prompt aid
rendered 10y the Red Cross Society and
the Long Island Railroad Company there
might have been many deaths among
them. As il was, one poor fellow died,
while others were in a critical condition.
The Red Cross relief station establish
ed a few days ago. is only few steps
from the railroad platforms, but even
that short distance was too far for many
OF the poor fellows 10 walk. Stretchcrs
invalid chairs and baggage trucks We're
called into service 10 transport the sick
to the relief station. Several were car
ried in the arms of men. AS emaciated
forms were carried one after another
into the Red Cross rooms, men in the
crowd took off their hats and turned
away 10 wipe tears from their eyes.
Dying ia AmbuIances.
The men were TOO i'll to be carried ~
stairs and were placed on cots on the
-,
III Of what little air was stirring cots
were later placed in the street in front
Of the station. and sick soldiers were
placed on them. Volunteer nurses fan
ned them while the surgeons made their
TOGnds.
Three ambulanCes We're at hand-0ne
from 81. Johns Hospital, Long Island
City, and TWO from the Presbyterian Hos
rital. Manhattan. Phy ysicians quickly
ascertained that some OF the men We're
too III 10 remain in the Red Cross sta
tiOn. and preparations We're made TO r.
move them 10 these hospitals. George
Allen, a private OF Company +, Thirty
fourth Michigan, was placed III the am
bUiaaCe from ST Johns Hospital with
TWO other priYates. The ambu auce had
not gone far when Allen gasped and
died. His body Was taken TO the hospi-
tSl and placed IN the morgUe there. A.
len lived in Milan Mich
one Of the soldiers sent TO the Presby-
terian Hospital vs. FRANK O'Nle Ia, lo...-
pany A. Thirty fourth Michigan. He
lives in Big Rapids. Another Was Ed
win R0yes. Company A Thirty-fourth
Michigan, who was simply skin and
bone. He said he was taken III in san
tiago, and his Illness developed into hasty
c0nsumption. The soldier eaazr.. L..
he Was near death aud dictated a few
lest words TO his loved ones q. me
The surgeons said they did not think the
man would live until he reached the hos
Iital
Q. a Linuaberry and J. Kelly. priv ates
in Company G. ThirIy-third Michigan.
were both suffering from exhaustion re-
sulting from fever. Their condition was
critical Both went to the Presbyte.ia ian
Hospital.
When Private Herman Kietzmaun of
Company A, Thirty Michi- an. WIS
placed in a Presbyterian Hospita, ambu-
lance, be was unconscious, and the sur
gcous feared he was dying He ives in
Big Rapids. Private Paul Aultmann.
Company t. and Private Frank Van Do
zen, Company A, Thirty-fourth Michigan.
We're placed in the same ambulance.
They Were in fairly good condition. and
WIN A'7t anu care Nii EtCoN c. IN z lew
days
Children Fanning Patients.
James d. Cox. another private from the
Thirty-fourth Michigan, was sent TO the
Presbyterian Hospital. He was suffering
from pIostration. due to the heat. He was
very weak and it was necessary 20 IAN
him constantly until the ambulance
started
George T. Tucker, a private in Com
pany +, Thirty-fourth Michigan. was
placed on cot in the street He was
very i'll, and the surgeons gave little en-
enlargement for his recovery. He WAS
sent TO St. Johns Hospital