The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-02
.SHAFTER IS AT
M0NTAUK POINT
He Landed Yesterday from the City
OfMexlCo--He SympathizeS With
His Men in the Hospitals.

NEW YORK. Sept 1.-The transport
Nfevico with General shaftcr on board,
WAS sighted off MontiUk Point at 64O
A NJ. to-day. and an hour later dropped
anchor in Fort Pond Bay
The city of Mexico had on board, beside
General Shafter. the members Of his
staff AS soon as General wheeler was
notified of General Skaters arrival ne
ordered n salute Of fifteen guns TO be
fired. and Troops NJ. T. g. II. and Is, of
the Second Regular Cavalry. were de-
tailed TO escort General Shaiter into camp
when ne should land.
General shaftcr and his stan were
landed from the City OF Mexico shortly
before O'Clock at FLOATING Dock"
some distance from the quarantine pier.
ESCORT MISSED HIN.
The coming ashore Of the commander
and his stan was unexpected. General
Wheeler had the cavalry escort drawn mp
at the Quarantine pier, and the guns
waiting TO salute General Sbafter lie
was not aware that General Shafter was
on shore until General Shaftcr and his
stan had been driven TO the detention
hospital I'm carriages. General Wheeler
was little put out when he learned
that General Shaftcr had landed
General Shaftcr appeared IN good health
when ne came ashore. on the city OF
MvAlcof btsiue the otAtiAl ana MS HlaHf
came one company of the First Regular
Infantry.
FIRED SALUTE ANYWAY
General Wheeler. when informed that
General Shafter was ashore. ordered the
salute of fifteen guns fired, and these
were sent off after General Shafter had
actually passed hearing distance.
II was difficult 10 get near General
shafter az detention camp, but the com
mander of the Santiago campaign sent
word 10 the correspondents that he was
glad 10 be on American soil once more,
but was sorry 90 learn that so many
Of his men had died. and were still sick
ut Montauk. lie said. however, that had
the troops remained in Santiago they
would have Jared much worse.
Surgeon Myer, who came North on the
Allegheny had something TO say to-day
as TO the condition of the transport IL
was on that vessel that fourteen Ninth
Massachusetts men died. Surgeon Myer
stated that when the Allegheny left San
tiago there were but twelve sick men
on board, but illness developed quickly
on the vessel, and when out few days
dedths occurred at the rate of three a
day.
IN COMMAND
General Shafter Is now, strictly speak
ms by reason Of rank In command OF
lamp NJ lhNils nut ne VIII not assume
the reins of control until his term In the
detention camp is finished. In an inter-
view tlNs afternoon General Shafter said:
Il enjoyed the trip north on the Mex
leo greatly. but more 50 on account of
the ship being q prize. From a casual
observation l Ike Camp Wik0ff Ii
seems Just such a place as | should have
selected / Will soon acquaint myself
thoroughly with all the details Of the
camp
81 knew nothing OF the Miles-Aiger con-
trOvorsy until | was shown a newspaper
on my arrival here. I will not discuss
Il now that l am unfamiliar with the
phases Of the case, nor will | enter the
controversy at any time Secretary Al
ger and General Miles can take care Of
themselves and so cA /.
WORK or RED CROSS.
THE Red Cross and other nurses did
good work at Santiago. but the front Is
hardly the place for women. There was
never any real scarcity OF food In Cuba
hui there were no transportation facili-
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