The age-herald., 1898-09-04
PRESIDENT AT
 CAMP W|KOFF Shakes Hands and Talks With
 Heroes of Santiago. INTRODUCED BY GEN. WHEELER CompIimented the Veterans in Words of Eloquence. VISITED ALL THE SICK WARDS Walking Arm in Arm With Little Cav
 airy Leader. A DYING LIEUTENANT'S BEDSIDE Chief Executive Expressed Pleasure at Condition of Camps But Ordered all Troops to Their Posts
 as Soon as Possible.
Walking Arm in Arm With Little Cav
 airy Leader.
A DYING LIEUTENANTs BEDSIDE

Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, N. r., September 3-President Mckinley spent five hours in the camp today, bareheaded most of the time, visiting the sick in the hospitals and inspecting the we'll in their cantonments. He made speech to the assembled infantrymen, reviewed the cayalrymen, expressed his opinion of the camp to the reporters and issued an order directing the regulars to return to their stations east of the Mississippi.
 Among those with the president were Vice-President Hobart Secretary of War Alger, Attorney General Griggs, Brigadier-, General Eagan, commssary of the army, and General Ludington, quarter master of the army.
 General Wheeler, his staff and nearly every officer of prominence in the camp met the president at the station. except General Shafter, who is still in detention.
 After greetings and introductions on the railway platform the president took Gen. eral Wheelers arm and went to carriage. Colonel Theo Roosevelt, of the Rough Riders, was among group or horsemeh nearby. MT. Mckinley saw him and got out of the carriage to speak to him. Col onel Roosevelt hastily dismounted and
  column of carriages wound up hill, and escorted by the Third cavalry regiment ana the mounted band of the Sixth cavalry. The president paused moment on the hill and the party looked out on the wide, undulatng cape, water bound on elther side and whitened on the levels and hill tops by the tents of 1S,0OO men laid out in geometric lines. MT. Mckinley drove to GI,a ftnr'c camp. The general, who was flushed and weak from a mild case of malarial fever, was In full uniform, sitting in chalr al the door of the tent. He tried to rise, but MT. Mckinley said: "Stay where you afe' general. You are entitled to rest.
 Congratulated shafter
 The president congratulated General Shafter on the Santiago campaign, and after a few minutes rest proceeded to the general hospital. The soldiers recently, ar rived on transports and detained in the detention camp lined up irregularly on each side of the road and cheered. MT. McKfn- ley took off his straw h<.t and scarcely put it on for more than minute. at time during the remainder of his progress through the camp. Miss Wheeler. daugh- ter of the general happened to be in the first row of the hospital tents and she showed the president through her division General Wheeler announced each ward "Boys, the president has cope to see you, soldiers, the president of the United States
 Some of the soldiers slept on unconscious, some listlessly raised upon their elbows, others feebly clapped their hands. MT. Me Kinley gently shook hands with many and at each cot he paused an instant, and If he saw a sick man looking at him he bowed in a direct and pleasant way.
 In the second ward. when the president entered, Sergeant John A. Alexander, Company D, First Illinois, who has a fever. was rather startled by hearing General Wheeler announce the president. The ser geant himself half raised up on his cot. MT. Mckinley attracted by the movement took Alexander's hand and said: 'T am sorry to see you so sick. hope you are getting better"
 Thank you. think shall get we'll"
 Do you wish for anything?" inquired General Wheeler.
 No; I have everything good for me, I guess" Alexander replied, wearily, "but I wish were home.''
 Talking to tho Men
 'T hope that we may soon get you there" said MT. Mckinley He had many such bits of talk with the men, and seemed to be in no hurry. He almost outwore the pa- tienee of all his party by his slow going through ward after ward When seeming ly all the wards of the general hospital had been gone through, and the president was about to get into a carriage, Attorney General Griggs detained him.
 Miss Wheeler has told me-" said he, "of a lieutenant who is in tent by himself, and he Is in dying cnodition. He has asked about your coming, and Miss Wheel CT has promised that you shall see him."
 Certainly, let us go to him." MT. McKin- ley said. The others of the party discreet ly remained outside the tent. The presi- dent reappeared with the nurse a minute or two later. His eyes were moist and downcast
 The day was hot. MT. Mckinley wore black frock coat with waistcoat. The precipitation streamed from his face. He proceeded to the infantry place, as 1t is called. The men of the Ninth Massachu- setts the First Illinois, the Eighth Ohio, the Thirteenth, Twenty-frst. Twenty-sec- 6hd and Tenth regular infantry were as- sembled without arms. About 1000 men -->od in close order. General Wheeler said: