The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Many of the Eighth Ohio. who Were
Reported Ill, Recovered as Soon
as They Secured Food.
DEATHS ABOARD THE CATANIA
NINE OUT OF 352 PATIENTS FROM
THE sIBONEY HOSPITAL.
Mai. George McCreary. Surgeon U. s.
A, Among the Number-Reforms
Promised by Secretary AIger.

NEW YORK, Aug 27.-Some of the nurses
in the general hospital at Camp Wikoff are
suffering from dysentery, and orders were
issued to-day that they be given more time
to themselves in which to exercise, bathe
and rest More nurses arrived to-day, and
ten will reach camp ready to take the places
of those overworlxed until ali that are need
ed are here There are three male and three
female nurses in each ward during the day.
time and two on duty at night. When the
Eighth Ohio was landed nearly three hun
dred reported sick and were sent to the
general hospital, but it developed that 10
of the sick men were only suffering from
hunger. When these men were fed they
were able to leave the hospital. They re-
ported stories of hardships encountered
coming UP from Cuba, and said it was al
most impossible for them to get food.
When the transport Yucatan reached the
pier to-day and began to discharge the six
companies of the Seventh United States In
fantry, which she had brought from SAINT
iago. it was learned that seven men had
died on the passage, and three more died
last night while the ship lay in the bay
waiting her turn to unload her human
cargo. The Yucatan had two hundred sick
men on board. 1t is alleged that the ship
left Santiago without a sufficient quantity
of proper food or supplies for the sick, and
that she reached here without any food but
army rations, which the sick troopers were
unable to eat. When General Wheeler
learned Of this state of affairs he at once
sent on board some proper supplies. The
sick men are still on board the vessel, wait
ing until there is room for them in the hos
pitas.
Fourteen soldiers, i'll with typhoid fever,
were brought here to-day from Camp Wi
koff by the yacht Red Cross and taken to
Roosevelt Hospital. They are:
Andrew Jessie. Co, a, 2d Art.
Frank Wimarth. 18th Inf.
James Davidson. Troop 3, 9Th Cav.
Frank Carlson, CO. A, list New York.
Joseph l. + Hudson, p&aS1 corp Co + f., 18th Inf
Frank Hill, co. II, I'd Inf
John 1. Spalton. Troop B, Sd Cav.
William Gwellian, Co. |, 10th Inf.
Theron Pratt, Co. K 18th Mich.
John Hines, Sd Inf.
The first section of the train, which is
bringing the First United States Cavalry
from the South arrived in Jersey City this
morning and was transferred to Long Island
City to be sent to Montauk Four hundred
men, one battalion of the Second United
States Infantry, were transferred from Jer-
sey City this morning and started for Mon
tauk Point. They are from Camp Thomas
Lithia Springs, Ga. None of the men was
i'll, but eleven sick men were left behind
at Lithia Springs and thirty more were
sent to Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
The United States cruiser Harvard arrived
this monring from Montauk, where she
do1 he y, ,;rfxy
igan. The Harvard is detained for disin-
lection. The transport Leona has arrived
from Montauk after landing over 500 SOL
diers of Skaters returning army. The
tran sport Nortera, Captain Hanlon, arrived
this morning from Montauk, where she
landed 312 men from the Twenty-first In
fantry from Santiago. The Mortera was
formerly a Spanish Cuban coasting steamer
and became a prize of the United States on
the surrender of Santiago.
The Seventy-first New York Volunteers
did not break camp to-day, as had been ex-
pected. 1t will leave Montauk Point Mon
day morning, according to the present ar
rangements. The reason for postponing the
trip was to give many of the men who are
now on the sick list a chance to brace up
so that they may go with the regiment. 1t
is a question as to whether the men will
New York. If they are not in good shape
they will be taken to their armory by the
shortest route possible.
There are four soldiers in st. Johns Hos
pital at Long Island City suffering from
dysentery and exhaustion. They were
picked up about the Long Island Railroad
depot this morning Three came from Camp
Wikoff and the fourth from Camp Black
Joseph d. Garriety. of the Twenty-first
Regular Infantry, was unconscious when
found. He was on his way to his home in
Saxonville, Mass, but when he reached
here he was too weak to walk. The other
men from Camp Wikoff were Privates John
Caig and Alexander Burlington, of a Ten
nessee Regiment. Charles Ogg. of Company
A, Twenty-first New York Regiment, now
at Camp Black, was on his way to his home
in Jersey City. All four men were said to be
in a serious condition. The doctors think
that Garriety may die.
One hundred and fifty men in the general
hospital were allowed to go on sixty days
furlough to-day. as they had improved.
The Second Massachusetts left behind
seven officers and two hundred sick men in
the hospitals. Altogether SEQ men departed.
AS the men marched to the dock 100 men
dropped out OF line. but were aided by their
comrades and were thus able to continue
until the boat was reached.
The hospital report at Wikon to-day was
as follows: Cases in the general hospital,
l120. of which 125 are typhoid. Cases in the
detention hospital. $50. Diphtheria in the
detention hospital. 4: in the general hospital.
!. Deaths Edgar r. Train. Company D.
Second Massachusetts typhoid fever; Chas.
Flynn. Company c. Twelfth United States
Infantry, typhoid fever.