New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-24
MORE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE
MARINES ABOARD ONE OF THE YES
Sells AT MONTAUK.
THEY WILL PROCEED TO PORTSMOUTH,
MEN OF THE sEvENTY-FIRsT REGI-
MENT FREED FROM QUARAN-

August 10 but tho we're getting aiois 81 ''
and there was so little danger OF any yeuo"
fever or contagio44 diseases breaking out among
them that the surgeons raised the quarantine
to-day They were glad enough to get away
from, the detention camp and down in the In
fantry camp with their fellows OF the Isl Bat
talon. for while many delicacies and good
things had found their way to the i'teh,ioh
camp. they had heard Of boxes and baskets that
went out or the other road TO where the is'
Battalion was quartered
Colonel Downs was with them and assumed
tho command Of their camp. He said to re-
porter this afternoon that the men OF 'he ies'-
ment who had been sick in Cuba were doing
nicely. but that those who had become SICK aftcr
reaching Montauk were not in good shape No
pen could describe their suferings while III
Cuba The regiment had been commented rpon
as being one OF the finest bodies OF men that
went down there. and on the morning az the
first davis fight not a single one answered ct
sick call. But after the surrender and wen
the excitement was over the men seelnsd ~ ~
to pieces. and many were taken sick win the
foyer Several OF the men had lost their r'iT DIS
from the ravages Of the disease. and riany had
died hut the men bore their sufferings uncom-
nIainjnglv He himself had had toucn OF the
fever but did not give up to it. as he thought /.
might have a bad effect on the men.
No MEANS OF WRITING LETTERS
When he got here, Colonel Downs said' ne
was detained several days In the haroor' anu
upon his arrival In the Detention camp Tic
found over a hundred letters awaiting hiin III
curing after men in the regiment. lhere was
no stationery in the Detention Camp upon which
he could write. and 1t was almost i'iiPo'-
sible 10 find means or answering Tic
queries. He had since received letters
from some Of the writer's crllicisihs hiiii'
but he thought he was hardly to blame as ne
had done the best he could under the circuih-
stances He has found that many OF his men
have been suffering from homesickness since
their arrival. and he Is now granting three-oay
furloughs to Ave men out OF each company every
day. so as to give the entire regiment chance
TO see their folks and friends again Tor It.ie
while Now that the war is over. his men. like
the other volunteers. are anxious to be mustered
out. and to keep them contented and to occupy
their time ne is giving them light drills twice
day
The list Regiment camp Is In much better
shape than 1t was at first The sun has dried
II out and the men. having recuperated con-
sideraby from the exhausted condition they
were In upon their arrival. feel more like un-
dertaking the policing work. which at first was
arduous enough.
MORE TRANSPORTS REACH PORT.
Two more transports the Badger and the
Resoutc arrived from Santiago this morning
both OF them auxiliary cruisers Both sailed on
August IS The Badger had on board le9 men
Of the 9th Michigan Companies l. and l., In
command OF Captain Curtis, eighty-two OF
whom were sick but there were no deaths and
no contagion.
The Resolute brought 900 Of the I'd. 4th and
9Th United States Artillery. under General
Randolph. and 4GS marines. in command OF
Colonel Huntington. OF whom sixty-one are
sick. nearly all OF them from the artillery. The
vessel Is under orders 10 land the artillery and
the sick az soon as possible. and will proceed TO
Portsmouth. ~ H.. with the marines
The transport City of Macon disembarked her
sick and the 18th Infantry to-day. The infantry
came ashore at 10 o'clock. and formed in the
sand on the beach. They marched up to the
detention camp with as strong and sturdy step
as their colored comrades Of the 18th Infantry
did yesterday. and were In excellent condition.
Lieutenant Hart was the sckest man in the
regiment. and he was brought ashore on 1T
ter and taken to the General Hospital He is
an exceedingly sick man.
FOUR DEATHS REIORlED.
Four deaths were reported al the general hos
pital to-day. They were Sergeant GIL. Sd Regi-
merit. who died Of malarial dysentery in the
regimental hospital; Sergeant William D. Pier
son. Company NJ. list Regiment. who died OF
malarial fever in the detention hospital: William
Eustes. a private Of Company f, 9Th United
States Infantry who died OF malaria at the
general hospital and Private John Lewis, Com
Tany ID. 22d Infantry who died Of dysentery in
the same hospital.
The hospital is now crowded to almost its ut
most capacity, and the surgeons refusing 10
receive patients from the various regiments IN
camp when they are in a serious condition, al
they are being sent back TO the regimental hos
pitfalls for treatment by the regimental surg cons.
AS soon as the regiments are quartered In
divisions the regimental hospitals will be con-
solidated In division hospitals. under the super
vision OF the chief surgeons OF the brigade staff.
Then there will be no occasion to send the sick
In camp to the general hospital
Or. Sem. who was surgeon-generai or the
State OF Illinois. and enlisted as lieutenant
colonel and assistant chief surgeon and went to
Cuba. was ordered to report to Colonel Forwood
to-day for the purpose of organizing these divi-
Zion hospitals, and he will have full charge of
that work. Dr. Sem is an eminent physician
and one of the best operative surgeons Of this
country.
There still continues to be a large number of
typhoid patients in the general hospital and
although the yacht Red Cross makes daily trips
from the camp with as many patients as she
IAN carry. 1t does rot seem TO appreciably dimin-
ish the number. There We're to-day 230 cases
reported as being still in the general hospital
MOVING SICK TO NETWORK
The 23O convalescent patients that the general
hospital Is sending to Forts Wadsworth Hamil-
ton and Columbus were all taken on board the
Rio Grande to-day and the vessel sailed tonight
for New-York. Some OF the convaIescents were
able TO walk, but some had to be taken in lit
ters TO the ambulances They were transferred
from the quarantine wharf to the Rio Grande
on the ViSilant, which on her return brought
back sick from the City of Macon
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CAMP
GENERAL wHEELERs REPORT TELLS OF A
MARKED CHANGE