The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02
SKATER HAS GONE
Arrives at Montauk and Goes
Into Detention Camp.
SAYS He CAN LOOK OUT
For Himself and Miles and
AIger Must Do the Same.

New York, Sept The transport Mex
leo with General Skater on board. was
sighted of MontaEk Point ar 6:s0 a. N
today and an hoar later dropped anchor
in For: Pond bay.
The City Of Mexico had on board be-
sides General Skater the members OF his
staff. including Lieutenant Colonies z. J.
AeClernand. B. F. Pope ard G. Nee
Derby, Majors Robert H Noble, Jonn NJ
ley and s. W Grosoeck: Captains J. e
Gilmore and z. H Plummer. As soon as
General Wheeler was notified OF General
Skaters arrival ne ordered a salute OF
fifteen guns 10 De fired and troops u. z,
c, and K OF the Second regular cavalry
were detailed 20 escort General Skater
into camp when he should land
General Shafter and MS staff were land
ed from the City OF Mexico shortly before
I O'Clock being taken of in the auxiliary
gunooat Allen and landed AT the float
ing dock some distance away from The
quarantine pier. General. Young was al
the pier at the time. The coming ashore
at the float, OF the commander and MS
staff was unexpected General Wheeler
had ne cavalry drawn up az the quaran-
tire pier and the guns waiting to salute
General Shafter. He was not aware that
General Shafter was on shore until Gen
sral Shafter and his staff had been driven
to the detention hospital in carriages.
General Wheeler was a little put out
when he learned that General Snafter had
landed.
General Shafter appeared IN good health
when he came ashore. On TIE City OF
Mexico beside the general and his STAFF.
came one company Of the First regular
Infantry. No report as to their condition
has been made.
General Wheeler, when informed that
General Shafter was ashore. ordered the
salute OF fifteen guns fred. Il was diff
cult 10 get near General Shafter at the
detention camp. but the commander OF
the Santiago campaign sent word TO the
correspondents that ne was glad 10 be
on American soil once more but was sorry
10 learn that so many Of his men had died
and were still sick al Montauk Point.
He said, however, that had the troops
remained in Santiago they would have
Jared much worse.
Surgeon Meyer. who came north on the
Allegheny. had something to say today
as to the condition OF the transport. II
was on the vessel that four Of the Ninth
Massachusetts men had died. Surgeon
Meyers stated that when the Allegheny
left Santiago there were but twelve sick
men on board. but illness developed very
quickly on the vessel, and when out a
few days deaths occurred at the rate Oh
the First Illinois men were landed from
the Allegheny today, and the AS sick were
sent to the hospitals. The men from the
City OF Mexico were also taken ashore.
General Shafter is now, strictly speak
ing. by reason Of his rank in command OF
Camp Wikof, but he viii not assume the
reins Of control until his term in the de-
tention camp is finished.
IN an interview this afternoon, General
Shafter said:
7 enjoyed the trip north on the Mexico
greatly but more SO on account Of the
ship being a prize. From a casual OBJ
servation I ike Camp Wikoff. Il seems
just such place as I should have Sc
lected. I shall soon acq1aint myself
thoroughly with all the details Of the
camp.
4 knew nothing Of the Miles-Alger con-
troversy until I was shown newspaper
on ny arrival here. I viii not discuss t.
now that 7 am unfamiliar with the phases
OF the case, nor Will 7 enter tee contro-
versy at any time. Secretary Alger and
General Niles can take care OF them
selves. and 50 can 7
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
but there was no transportation facilities
70 get supplies 10 the front, other than
pac ktra.1s.
The army and sick in hospitals down
there Jared as well as possible in such a
climate"
When told that = had been denied that
there was yellow fever az the camp az
Santiago. General Slafter said that Il was
nonsense. As there was yellow fever there
and the doctors il Santiago. VINO knew IL
ike a book. said II vas yellow fever and
nothing else.
Santiago was On the mend. TIE general
said. and -he sanitary measures taken By
the Americans we're having a good effect