Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08

of thanksgiving and praise. The brave
| officers and men who fell in battle and
| those who have died from exposure and
sickness will live in immortal story and
their memories will be perpetuated In the
| hearts and the histories OF a generous
people, and those who arc dependent up
on them will not be neglected by the gov
eminent for which they so freely sacri-
| feed their lives
| The soldiers chcercd many times The
| part of the field where the Eighth Ohio
stood the regiment which Is sometimes
called the presidents own" was par
| ticularly noisy.
The party then went to the detention
hospital by II road in the rear of the gem
| cral hospital. The graveyard, in which
| 90 or 40 plain new wooden crosses stood
was near the road on the left. The Presl-
IDENTIFY solomnly raised his hat.
Mr.. Mckinley vert through all the
wards of the detention hospital in the same
careful way in which he had gone through
those of the general hospital. When he
came to the last ward, Mai. r. II. Ehret
said
This is a dangerous ward" and turn
| ing to Secretary Of War Ager, inquired
DO you think the President had better
| go In here?
MIR. Mckinley, without waiting to hear
what Gen. Ayers reply would be, start
cd into the ward. Gen. Alger and the
others of tho party remained outside.
The President and those with him took
lunch with Gen. Wheeler and his staff
After lunch the President. Mr.. Alger, Gen
Wheeler and Col. Hard of the Sth Ohio
were photographed in II group.
The President issued an order direct
ing that the regular troops at Camp WIKI
on, whose posts are east of the Mssis-
sippi. should return with the least posi-
BILE delay to their posts.
The presidential DaTtV then wont down
to the station, and left on special train
at 1;5O. on tho train Mr.. Mckinley made
this statement:
81 was very much pleased to meet the
heroes of Santiago and to observe their
splendid spirit. What / saw of tho care
of the sick men in the hospitals by those
in charge and by the noble women en-
gagged in that work was especially graft
flying to me-
Nicc-Presidcnt Hobart said: 81 am not
an army officer and have not "a full cx-
poriencc In judging of camps and camp
systems, but It seems to mo that Camp
Ntkom was admirably adapted for army
purposes, at this time. as Il camp for re-
cuperation. The hospitals and hospital
service seem perfect in appointments and
well adapted for the rapid recovery of tho
sick. The hospital locations. their sur
roundinss and their climatic conditions
could not be improved.
The men, with their trained nurses.
cheerful surroundings, full medical equip
ment and goodhospital service, will soon
he ready to be sent home, or to have per
'nanent quarters. The country is rich
enough, prosperous enough to give these
heroes every consideration, every comfort
and every luxury that they deserve or re-
quest.
II am most agrecably surprised at tho
facilities / found, particularly in the hos
rital service. Tho men will be best cared
for by being patient in their present sur
roundings till they are fully able to stand
railroad journey"
Secretary of War Agcr said: 81 find
that things are in better condition than
they were when | was here a week ago.
am well satisfied with the camp"
FN-Secretary of War Proctor said: "Thc
location of the camp seems to me ideal
1t has water on both sides, "A soil dry by
natural drainage. and a pleasant breeze
from the sea. It is measurelessly better
than the hospitals I was very familiar
with during the civil war. | think the
Presidents visit will do the men good 1t
will give them something to think about,
and break the monotony."