The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-20
IN COMMAND OF CAMP w1KoFF.
General Young Retires and General
Wheeler Takes Hold.

Montauk Point. y. Y. Aug 19.-Major
General Young retired from the command
of Camp Wikoff this morning TO give
place to Major General Wheeler. The new
commanders first announcement upon
taking hold was that he would rescind
none of the orders for camp government
issued by his predecessor, and tnat the
completion of the camp will be carried
out on the plans laid out by Gen. Young
in the beginning
Gen. Young takes command of the cav
airy under Gen. Wheeler, whose lease as
commander of the camp viii extend only
until the arrival of Gen. Shafter.
Every day sees great Improvement in
the condition of both sick and well, and
by the time the last transport arrives
from Santiago Camp Wikoff will be
model and a credit. The greatest i'm
provement made so tar is the building OF
roads by the few companies of volunteer
engineers. who have been here but a
few weeks.
The problem of getting water was solved
week ago, but not until today have the
plans of the well diggers for supplying
the camp been carried out.
Last night the erection of tank with
a capacity of $1,000 gallons was COM
pleted. and today the men are drawing
their drinking water from faucets all
along the lines.
A pump which can supply 100000 gal
Ions a day forces the water up steep
incline for a half mile into the tank.
which is so high above the level of the
camp as 20 furnish ample pressure for
the miles OF small pipes which form
the distribution system.
furnishes only 100, 900 gallons per day,
and not until the other new wells now
digging in the vicinity are ready the
full supply be obtained.
Now that the Rough Riders have got
| out OF quarantine and have had a
| chance to rest their wits from devising
plans whereby they might run the guard
/ and ge. into the station Camp Wikoff
has been comparatively quiet. II was
| broken last night. however. by the Sen
eca, Comanche and Oiivette. which
| came into the harbor and kept every
/ body hus,iing.
DR.. Masruder's tug ran out and pilot
! ed the transports 20 an anchorage of
! the western point. where they are ly-
/ ing this morning.
! The news that the Olivette brought POI
| convalescents set Col. Forwood and all
| the hospital corps hustling. One hun
4 dred tents. which arrived yesterday
/ and an equal number from the Red
/ Cross Society. had to be set up. The en-
/ tire corps worked all night with the re-
! suit that every cot was up this morn
| ing.
The physicians here are at variance as
TO whether the cases which were first an.
nounced as yellow fever are that of the
Cuban fever.
The symptoms of the two
are said by the experts TO so
nearly alike that only long experience
will enable the difference TO be told ae-
curateIy. While the Cuban fever is fatal
| nearly as often as the yellow fever il is
| by no means so infectious the experts
say, and the danger here of an epidemic
is very small
Among the plans for the comfort of the
soldiers set on foot by Gen. Young is
/ that of establishing a bank where checks
can be cashed and the difficulty of the
soldiers procuring money will be reduced
| TO a minimum. The War Department has
approved the plan. and the bank will BIZ
established within few days.