The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-09
ORDERS AN INQUIRY.
Secretary AIger Takes Up an In.
stance of Alleged III-Treat.
ment of Soldiers.
PRESIDENT TALKS TO SOLDIERS.
Thanks Them in the Name of the Nation
for Their Services I'm the Late
War-His Visit To "a Dying
Iieutennnt.


war-His Visit To Dying
Lieutenant.
Washington, Sept. 6.-Secretary AL
ger sent the following order to Montauk
Point yesterday: THE New York
World of about the 2Sth ult. published
statement of the death Of Private Hugh
Parrett, of the Eighth regulars, in
which 1t is charged that when he
begged Of Doctor - to take him TO
the hospital the doctor notified him that
the hospital was for sick men, and it is
reported that Parrett died that night.
This account is sent me by Representa-
tive Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who says there
is great Indignation in his community
over the case, and If it is as reported
there should be.
Orders an Inquiry Made.
IT wish an inquiry Immediately in
stituted to find out about this matter
and report made to me. 1 understand
one Sergeant Rich, of same company
or regiment, is under arrest for having
complained of this matter. l have
heard much of the neglect of the men,
much of which no doubt is fictitious,
but if there is any foundation for this
statement, or If there are any men Ill in
the regulars in their tents that are not
provided for, wish to know the reason
why, and at once; also the names of the
officers in command of the regiment and
company in each case"
Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Sept. 5.
President Mckinley spent five hours
in the camp Saturday, bareheaded most
Of the time. visiting the sick in the hos
pitfalls and inspecting the well in their
environments. He made a speech to the
assembled infantrymen, reviewed the
cavalrymen, expressed his opinion Of
the camp to the reporters, and issued
an order directing the regulars toreturn
to their stations east of the Mississippi.
With the president were Vice President
Hobart, Secretary of War Alger, Attor-
ney General Griggs. Senator Redfield
Proctor. of Vermont; Brigadier General
Eagan, commissary of the army; Brig
adler General Luddington, quartermas-
ter of the army; Colonel Henry Hecker
and Secretaries to the President Porter
and Cortelyou. The ladies of the party
were Mrs. Alger and Miss Hecker,
daughter of Colonel Hecker. General
Wheeler, his staff and nearly every off,
Ger of prominence In the camp met the
president at the station except General
Shafter, who is still in detention, and
General Young, who fell and broke his
arm. After greetings and introduce
tions on the railway platform the presi-
dent took General Wheelers arm and
went to a carriage.
How Gen. Wheeler Announced Him.
Mr.. Mckinley drove to General Shat
ter's tent in the detention camp. The
general, who was flush and weak from
a mild case of malarial fever, was in
full uniform, sitting in a chair at the
door of the tent He tried to RISE but
Mckinley said: "Stay where you are,
general. You are entitled to rest" The
president congratulated General Shat
ter on the Santiago campaign, and after
few minutes rest proceeded to the
general hospital. General Wheeler an
nounced in each ward: Boys, the pres
ident has come to see you" or, SOL
diers, the President of the United
States" Some of the soldiers slept on
unconscious. some llstlessly raised upon
their elbows, others feebly clapped their
hands.
One Man That Longed for Home.
In the second ward the president en-
tered Sergeant John A. Alexander, COM
pany d, First Illinois, who has a fever.
was rather startled by hearing General
wheeler Announce the president. The
sergeant half raised up on his cot. Nc
Kinley, attracted by tie movement,
took Alexander's hand and said:
II am sorry to see you so sick. I hope
that you are getting better" Thank
you, think I shall get WELL" do you
wish for anything?" inquired General
Wheeler mo, I have everything good
for me, i guess" Alexander replied
YEARLY; "but I wish I were home"
II hope that we may soon get you
there" said Mckinley.
Dying Lieut.. Prado Visited.
When seemingly all the wards Of the
general hospital had been gone through
and the president was about 70 get into
a carriage Attorney General Griggs de-
tanned him. Miss Wheeler has told me-"
said he. "of Lieutenant Prado, who is
In tent back here by himself, and he
is In dying condition. He has asked
about your coming, and Miss Wheeler
has promised that you shall see him."
Certainly Let us go to him." McKin-
ley said. The others of the party dis
cretely remained outside the tent. The
president reappeared with the nurse a
minute or WO later His ewes wara