Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-10
The Resolutions,
CONDITION OF SICK SOLDIERS.
Several of the Officers and Privates
Critically III.


The condition of the sick soldiers of tho
District regiment was made the subject of
inquiry today by Star reporters.
Sergt. George E. Lewis of Company is
very low, and it was rot thought that he
would rally.
Sergt. F. A. Cusick of Company NJ is
critically i'll at his residence, 3O6 South Cap
ito street.
Sergt. w. J. Walsh of Company 4, who
is at GLIB H street southwest, was u little
better today.
Private Thomas E. O'Keefe of Company
X is also improving. He is at COG Pennsyl-
wanna avenue northwest
Private J. A Byrd of Company A was re-
Ported as being all right at his residence
1ta4 B street southwest.
Privates l.. Y. Rosser, Company I, of Alb
New York avenue northwest, George Nal
ley, COMPANY L, OF IS L street northwest,
Aloystus Barnes, Company l. of $40 I'd
street northeast, Louis Frech, Company +,
oil $40 10TH street northeast, and Ernest
Souls, Company l., of 1923 Gales street
northeast, were all reported as being quite
Iii.
Walter Findlay Company B, of 1896 Both
street, is 10 better
F. T. Harrington, Company F, of $3.50 G
street northwest, has gotten up and was
out. He is much better
ID. Davenport, Company G, of 2310k L
street northwest, and Cornelius Clements,
company IL, or 1854 SD street northwest,
were also greatly improved
Lieutenant J. NJ. Field of the staff of 2SO5
Q street northwest, was reported a little
better.
C. NJ Smith, Company c, of 1912 street
northwest, is also better.
Thomas Collins Company 1, and B. A.
Hendren, Company L. who We're taken to
Emergency Hospital yesterday, were dis
charged therefrom this morning. Reports
from the other hospitals indicated that the
regiment patients dbDllt the
on yesterday, a slight improvement, how
ever. beginning to be noticeable.
These soldiers and the hospitals they are
being treated 8 follows:
Providence-Edward McArdIe, Company
E; Ohio A. Stevens, Company A; James A
Miller, Company A; William Wood, Com
pany a; Charles Kelly, Company A, and
Henry Vogt, Company Z.
Georgetown-Charles D. Lazelle, artificer,
Company f: B. ]. Habart, Company L.
Homeopathic-John A. Swedberg, must
clan; David Macnaughton, Company NJ;
John A Maher Company D..
Garfeld-George J. Cole, Company b;
Frederick Pussy, Company B.
Corp. James NJ Petty of Company G. list
Regiment, District of Columbia Volunteers.
who left the hospital Montauk Point on
the 1st day of September. in charge of his
father, is still quite sick and confined to
his bed at the residence of his parents, 1881
o street northwest. He stopped at Benson
hurst, l.. l., route to Washington. in
tending to remain until the regiment
should reach Brooklyn on its return, and
rejoin 1t there for the journey home. Ty-
phcid symptoms developed. however, and
under the advice of DR.. Cochrane of Brook
Ign he came back to Washington on We'd
resday last. He has been ill since his re-
turn, but under the care of his family ply
sican he has improN ed. and his early re-
covery is now confidently expected.
For the present none but those in atten-
dance are allowed to see him. as in his
feebled condition rest and quiet are deem
ed essential to safety.
He had looked forward with eager long
ing to a participation in the triuInphal
march of the regiment up the avenue. and
was keenly disappointed when he found
that he must spend the hours of that his
tCric day in bed but he bore the privation
with the same fortitude that sustained him
amid the trying ordeal of Santiago, rejoic-
ing in the fact that many of his more
fortunate comrades VI ere able to answer 10
that glorious roll call.