The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-13

Camp Wikoff, Montauk, l.. l., Aug.
12.-General Young and Colonel For
wood are doing their utmost to get the
big camp in shape for the great num-
Der of troops expected here by rail and
transports in the next forty-eight
hours. Today efforts were directed
mainly to the finishing of the hospital
tents. The first transports expected
are the Miami, Matteawan and the
Nigilancia. Colonel Roosevelt and his
Rough Riders will, it is thought, be
among the first troops landed. These
men may be kept some time on the
transports. Health officer Doty and
Drs. Jenkins and Nagle arrived here
this afternoon to assist the govern
ment officers in establishing a quar-
antlne. Much anxiety is felt about
this. and those responsible for the
health of the camp will feel much re-
lieved when they know the conditions
of the soldiers on the transports now
nearing the Long Island coast
Surgeon Magruder of the United
States marine hospital service is to
have charge of the transports The
latter will be boarded first off shore by
the health officials. and if no contag-
sells they will be allowed to anchor
close to shore. \ disinfecting ship will
he at the service of the health officials.
The troops landed from the transports
will be sent to the detention camp,
which will have an accommodation for
5000 men. A close guard will be kept
about this camp. Another tank car
filed with good drinking water arrived
I.1. lt..Nea RI
tracks are choked with cars waiting
to be unloaded.
MISS GOULD IS THOUGHTFUL.
Miss Helen Gould before leaving the
camp last night told Surgeon Ira c.
Brown, in charge of the hospitals, TO
keep her informed from time to time
OF what he needed for the sick soldiers
and that these things would be sent
promptly by her. Mrs. Ellen Hardin
Walworth, the director general of the
Woman's National War Relief asso-
citation, appointed Miss Gould acting
director general during her absence
from the citv.
Henry c. More, who has the reputa-
ton of being yellow fever expert, has
arrived from New York, and he will
have charge of any yellow fever pa
tients that may come here. He has
seen service in Cuba and Brazil. The
steam yacht Red Cross, bearing sup
plies from the Red Cross society, which
has its representative here, arrived last
night. Howard Townsend, who has
charge of the Red Cross work here, is
experimenting the unloading of the
supplies. The railroad company has
been handling an immense amount OF
freight for the camp and is only re-
tarded by the slowness of the govern
ment officials in unloading the cars sc
that they may be taken away. There
are ten carloads containing $4,000 ra
tions waiting to be unloaded.
A well has been dug near the COM
missary department of the hospital
The water is said to be abundant ant
good. The water struck by the ar
tesian we'll near the roadway leading
TO the Ninth cavalry camp is also pure
and plentiful, although the steam
pumping apparatus is not in workinl
order yet. 1t probably will be by to
night. A line of streets has been lait
out about the station and men are en-
gagged putting up gasoline street lamps
The revenue cutter Dexter which is t
maintain the quarantine, has arrived
to prevent all persons from going upof
the portion of the Point set apart 70
the detention camp.