The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-03

and his forces to work ont to a con-
clusion His call early III the day Tor II
large additional force of medical off-
GERS was quietly responded to. The hos
pital ship Relief which left New York
to-day was given orders before sailing
to stop on her way South to Fortress
Monroe where the extra force of sur
geons will board her. She will reach
Fortress Monroe tomorrow and take on
board the physicians Immediately, and
then proceed hurriedly to the aid of the
wounded under Skaters command. Sur
geon General Sternberg. of the army,
was unable to make arrangements to-
day for all the medical assistance which
General Shafter asked for. After CON
siderable labor he got together force
of probably IL dozen physicians, and
these. with the surgeons already aboard
the vessels, will approximate about tTen-
ty in all. These General Sternberg
hopes will be enough to supply the
pressing wants of the army. The Relief
should reach Santiago i'll four or five
days. II additional physicians are need
ed. they will be sent, General Sternberg
SAYS on the cruiser Yale, which is
scheduled to leave Norfolk about the
middle of next week with large de-
tachment of General Garretson's brigade
rs re-nforcements to Shafter. The per-
sonnet of the surgical corps of the Re
lief so far as they could be ascertained
here to-day. is as follows: Major Geo.
III. Torney, Surgeon in charge, Major
Bradley. surgeon, Z. S. V; Lieut.. Col.
Nicholas Sem. Of Chicago, Captain VIM.
c. Gorgas and the following contract
surgeons: Francis Metcalfe. Randolph
NJ NJ NJ In
c. Shuttle. Geo. III. Torney. Jr., John X.
WHINE, Jesse Ransburg. Ruphus ID.
Boss, A. A. Snyder. Chas. G. Marbu2.
James McMacall ST., and Stanley War
rem.
Surgeon Sternberg left here this even
ing for Fortress Monroe, where he makes
Il personal inspection of the Relief before
she starts on the trip to Santiago.
During the afternoon sensational
rumor gained currency that radical
changes in the plans for the occupation
President Mckinley. 1t can be said
upon the highest authority. however
that nothing Of the kind is in contempla-
ton.
The intimation that General Miles may
soon ieaNe washington TOR some point
where action is expected is likely to
prove true, but as yet is it nothing more
tangible than rumor 1t is
the very evident purpose Of the war off
Gals to send more troops TO Cuba as soon
as possible. In response to Il message
sent to Gen. Shafter two days ago. Il
reply was received that the transports
now off Santiago would be sent back to
Key West at the earliest moment The
transports are needed to convey the adj
ditional troops to Cuba-troops that are
evidently intended to reinforce Skaters
command.
Word reaches the Marine Hospital SER
vice to-day that suspicious case, posi-
bly, one of yellow fever, had developed
at the Navy Hospital at Key West. the
patient being a sailor from the auxiliary
ship Yankee. The facts were reported
to the Navy Department and an inquiry
was ut once instituted by the surgeon
general of the navy He is not appre-
hensive on the subject, as the latest re-
ports from the hospital show no evil
dences of yellow fever and it is probable
| that the case is nothing more than one
| having suspicious symptoms.