New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-31

she had landed ninety-four sick yesterday,
There were 391 troops on board. In COMMAND VI
Captain a II. Merrill consisting or Sat'eties
A ard D. 1st Artillery. and Companies y anu "a
OF the 81 Texas infantry. Only I'VE SICK ia"
been left On board and there were no dea'hs ~
contagious diseases reported
The Berlin cot in one hour after the san Mar
cos She had sailed from Santiago on AuSuS'
o.. and brought with her SS(i men OF 'he -.
Illinois under command Of Lieutenant-Coonei
Lauman General Bates. and Majors Noouruil'
Ives and Irons. and Lieutenant Reeves "' "'
staff: Colonel Henry l. Turner OF the Secon'
Brigade: Captains Fisher. McMillen ana IySe'" "
ard Lieutenant Fraser. with three surgeons al"
detachment of ffty-one men Of the ''h ana
20:h Infantry and the ID Massachusetts,
One hundred aud nay Of the men were SICK
but there was 10 contagious disease. One dea' n
was reported as occurring th; morning. that
Of Private Waldron Company 4. LIST Illinois
who died ot typhoid fever. The Berlin reported
having passed the CRY Of Washington yester-
day. and that TRANSPORT is expected in the
nornirs
Besides these arrivals 400 Of the Isl Cavalry,
Troops H. NJ and - cane from Lakeland. RIA
late last night by train. with carload OF horses
ard mules accompanying them. One Of the men
OF the regiment. 4. ". Thomas came IN irons
In charge Of Lieutenant Yates. lie Is accused
OF having shot comrade by the name Of Dam
while at Lakeland. and il was said ne would be
tried by cour; martial here.
FEVER DEATHS OCCURRED.
At the hospital today the number Of patients
had not decreased but the death list was smaller
than that OF yesterday.
Those reported to-day were Charles +" Chaplin
sergeant. Company l.. ID Massachusetts, VINO
died In the isolated hospital. no diagnosis given
Frederick Isueller. Company II, Sth Infantry,
who died Of typhoid fever; - Murphy, Com,
pany F. % Massachusetts. who was admitted
to the hospital in a state Of coma. suffering .rorl
malaria and whose first name was unknown;
an unknown man. who died OF the same disease
and who was unconscious when brought in.
making 1t impossible to find out his name and
age; William II. NewcOmb. Company II, list In
fantry. who died Of typhoid fever; John @
Treuthard. Company X Sth Ohio. who died Of
pernicious malaria; Earl Immler. Company II,
9Th Ohio. who died Of typhoid fever; Victor Ii.
Jelie. Company Z. 30 Infantry. who died Of dys
entery. and w. a Marshall. Company G. LIST
Illinois. who died in the detention hospital. and
the diagnosis Of whose case was not given out.
The death Of Newcomb arose partly through
his own fault He was getting over the typhoid
fever nicely. but last night sippe! out to the
hospital kitchen and helped himself TO water
melon. His death followed this morning Sixty
five OF the patients In the hospital taken
~ special train tonight 70 the st. Johns Hos
pftal, in Brooklyn. request having been sent
that some Of the patients here be sent to that
hospital
Or. Forwood said to-day in regard to the
yellow fever two deaths from which were un-
isolated hospital. that so far as he knew 70
yellow fever exists In Camp Wikoff. and Or.
Ebert, in charge of the detention hospital said
there vas no yellow fever here now.
Dr. Masruder. the quarantine officer on the
water knew Of no yellow fever except the three
cases that had come from Santiago.