The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

xney Bave on Board u Number of Ma
zines, Several Artillery Regiments and
xhree Companies of the Thirty fourth
Michigan
Montauk, L. l., Aug. 24.-The trim
hooking auxiliary cruisers Resolute and
Badger, now used as transports, came
yesterday. The Resolute left Santiago
en- August 16. She was sighted from
Montauk at 8 a. m. In board are the
Second, Fourth and Fifth artillery. un-
der General Randolph. and 46S or the
hxaye marines who SO nobly distin-
kuished themselves and their comman-
der, Captain McCalla, by holding their
ground against great odds for more
than a week, when they effected the
arst landing on Cuban soil at Guantan-
amo. The marines will go to Ports
mouth, N H. The sick list on the Res
oIute numbers 81. None of these cases
q serious.
The Badger left the south coast of
Cuba on August is and made a quick
trip. She was sighted from Montauk
O few hours after the Resolute. On
board are Companies F, K and L of the
Thirty fourth Michigan, under Captain
Curtis. The sick number eighty-two,
With no very serious cases. There was
not a single death on either ship dur
ing the voyage. Another transport.
probably the Mohawk. was sighted be-
fore noon, but her identity could not
be positively determined at that time.
The Leona. which arrived last night,
brought Companies A, d and B of the
Twelfth infantry, Troops A and C of
the Ninth cavalry, Company E Of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan, Battery f,
Fourth artillery, and Gatling battery.
The men were under command of Colo
mel Cumba during the voyage. The sick
number 104.
The City of Macon struck on a bar
late last night. but was pulled off into
deep water. She was brought up to
the pier and landed her passengers.
Freight will be discharged this after
noon. Lieutenant Hart was removed
from the CITY of Macon in very preca-
rious condition.
The consignment shipped to the Ea-
sie's supply tent by Richard Young of
Lincoln road, Flatbush, has been re-
ceived. 1t came In fifty barrels. forty
containing watermelons and ten con-
tanning muskrnelons. There We're heaps
of bundles and boxes containing pipes
and tobacco. Captain Fuller of General
Wheeler's staff took charge of the con-
signnnent Immediately on arrival. Five
wagons were assigned to help distrib-
ute the supplies and each wagon left
the station IOaued With melons. They
went to different camps and an equa-
BILE distribution of the delicacies will BE-
made If G. II Fulley's assistants can
possibly ta!n he soldiers from mob
bling the wagons
There appears to be a lack of unity
in the main hospital and the trouble
arises frora the apparent want of u
single autaor. ,oUtive head. The pecul-
lar manner in which the work is per-
formed by the hospital authorities Is
shown in this instance: Privates DEN
ming and RoFus died yesterday; rhe
latter in I'll, uetsntion hospital. Their
bodies Were boxed in coftins and ship
ped to the main hospital with a note
that read: These are the bodies of
Denning and Rous." 1t was necessary
to open the cotiins to make the identif-
cation before the bodies were buried.
Similar carelessnass has been displayed
on many occasions and has caused con-
siderable confusion and delay.
The general hospital contains nine
hundred and fifty patients and there
are $50 in the detention wards. There
are 225 typhoid and eight measles pa
dents. A sergeant Of the First cavalry
died yesterday morning. The arrival of
six hundred cots sent by the Red Cross
Society has done an inestimable am
cunt of good to the sick men. The
cots came this morning and will be ac
cupied Immediately. There Is no room
Tor them in the hospitals. but they will
be set up nearby. There is a sufficient
number OF them to go around and ev-
cry one of the men in the hospitals will
have soft place to rest his head.