The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-05
PRESIDENT
AT W0N7AUK
Makes Tour of inspection of
Camp Wikof, on Sat-
urday Last.
THROUGH THE HOSPITALS
With Head Uncovered the President
Passes Veterans Bowling and Smil-
Ing to Allie Lunches
with Wheeler and
Speaks.

hours in the camp today, barehead I'd most
OF tie time visiting the sick in the hos
pitfalls AMI inspecting tie well in thelr
cantonments. He IN lde a speech to the
assembled infantrymen, reviewed the cav
alrymen, 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
With the president were Vice president
Hobart, Secretary Of War Alger, Attorney
General Griggs, Senator Redtield PROCTOR
o. Vermont; Brigadier General Resan
commissary Of the army; Brigad!er General
I.udington, quartermaSter OF the army
Colonel Henry Hecker and Secretaries 70
the President Porter and Cortelyou. lde
ladies of the party were Mrs. AlGer anu
Miss Tleskcr n daughter of Colonel l1ecker
General Wheeler, hts staff and nearly
every officer of prominence in the camp
met the president at the station except
General Shafter vino is still In detentlon'
ana General Young who fell and broke MS
arm Lass night. After greetings ana lntro-
ductions on the railway platform, bhe
president took General Wheeler's arm ana
went to a carriage.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt of the RouGh
Riders was among the group of hor5emeh
near by Mr. Mckinley saw him and got
out of the carriage to speak to him. Colo
mel Roosevelt hastily dismounted and tus-
sled with a gauntlet for fifteen seconds so
that ungioved he miGdt shake hands. The
column of carriages wound up hill es-
corted by the Third cavalry regiment and
the mounted band OF the Sixth cavalry
Tho party paused moment on the hill
and the president looked out on the wide
undulatin@ cape, Water-bound on either
side and whtened on the levels and hiltops
by the tents OF 1900 men, laid out in geo
metric lines.
Ee Visits Shafter.
Mr. Mckinley drove 10 General Skaters
tent in the detention camp. The general
who was flushed and weak from mild
case of malarial fever, was in full uniform
sitting in a chair at the door Of the tent.
lie tried to rise. but Mr.. Mckinley said:
Stay wdere you are, general. You are
entitled to rest"
Tho president congratulated General
Shaftcr on the Santiago campaign ana af-
ter q few minutes rest proceeded 10 tho
general hospital. The soldiers recently ar
rived on transports and detained in the
detention section of the camp lined up
irrogularly on each side of the road ana
cheercd Mr. Mckinley took off his straw
hat then, and scarcely put it on for more
than a minute Or two at time during
the remainder of his progress through the
camp. Miss Wheeler, q daughter 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 in each ward:
Boys, the president has come to see
you. or SOLDIERS, the president of the
tEitnd States"
Some of the soldiers silent 1Innorscio,Ie
come listlessly raised upon their elbows,
others leebly clipped Their hands. Mr.. Nc
kinIcy gently shook hands with many and
at every cot he paused an instant ana if
he saw the SICK man looking at him. he
~" {" ~ q "-loo' anu Pc'Sohdi way
Shakes Hands with Soldiers.
In the second ward the president entered.
Sergeant John a. Alexander, company D,
t4ist IlnlolS, VINO mas a fever. was rather
startled by hearing General Wheeler an
nounce the president. The sergeant him
self raised upon his cot. MIR. Mckinley at
tracted by the movement, took AleXanIer's
hand and said
Il am sorry to see You SO sick l hope
tAat You are getting better
"Thauk you: | think I shall get well"
r, 10 YOU, WiSn lor anything inquired
General Wheeler. .-,
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lie had many Such DTS OIL taIk with tHe
men. and seemed to be in no hurry. lie |
almost outwore the patience Of all his par
~ by his s,lUW-gOing through ward after
vard When seemingly all the wards of
- a,,.o1 t,o,,,ttnJ h,7 ba,,, oora tbro,,nb
S"o iil,,t ra a,<,r+ e. oot t,+
a"u lllo ,o, c, ~ 'l,o
carriage <A'toIhoy "oloi"i NIIss9 oetdIi-
ed him.
Miss Wheeler has told me-" said he 'of |
Lieutenant Itado, Who IS IN d t t,il PACK
.Hiffon He has asked about your coming
aTd Mics Wheeler has promised that YOU
sh1u see him
.C,artat,,,. lot NC eo +o min, e" Mr. No |
Cei l1''iiS' '101 10 So ~ -' " ~
kinIey salu'
Today was hot. Mr. Mckinley wore I
black frock coat with a waistcoat. The |
',i,.a ti,, e,rao,,aJ from nis face !
~ ,,!..;., -. oee,uod .. him
glass ol @Ap"'liit'-i - "'' 80
but he declined 10 0Illlh' saying ho was wv
warm. He proceeded TO the infantry pam |
as it is called. The men of the Ninth Mas |
socbusatts the First Illinois the Eighth |
Chi, -, rrbirtnant,h rrycuty-frst TWen- |
,,T o,,T ,ranth regular Infantry were |
" -SecoI'u an ~ 49, tta+ : o6o nan
Assembled "4OLlo"' a. MS -, ~ 49,
stood III cloSo orU'5r' ccliei''A "Ai''0-e4