The times., 1898-09-01
How the District Troops Fare
at MOntauk Point.
ANXIOUS TO COME HOME
Endemic of MaiarinI Disease lis
Feared - Two Cases of yellow
Fexer-CoI. Harries Confined 10
His Bed-EGects Of the Campaign
Are Beginning to Tell on the Men.

hia Volunteers are growing impatient.
They want to get back TO Washington
and they cannot get there too soon
The effects of the fever are beginning
a show up. and, while none of the
new cases on the sick list has been taken
TO the hospital. the soldiers cannot 90
much more than lie around and feel mis-
erabIe.
..when are we going to Washington!
has become the watchword among lhe
soldiers. They have heard much OF the
nronosed reception 10 be given them' ana
they are wild for the happy day to come
Hard TO Realize
r.a,, can hardly realize that the plans
for the welcome are anything more imam
dreams.
..Oh, quit jollying us with those stories
said Private John Mahoney, of Company
A when some of the features OF the re-
centiou were outlined. Going to DO all
this for US! Well, they certainly must be
proud of the boys.
s.lIow are we going to go up the avenue
,r those rags said another Most of us
haven't washed our faces since we lelt
Washington, and we won't until we get
this good soap that's coming.
asWhy. if they give US welcome hke
that" added a third, well go through
the city blushing like girls
They all agree, however. that WASH
;nqton i "all right" .'the only town,
ard viii see to ii that their portion oil
the DAYS glory is " III attended TO- None
of them is anxious for furiough- ihey
nrefer TO wait and 80 Eoinc with the reg
iment.
Fever Epidemic Feared.
Col Harries is very anxious TO set the
box,s away from Montauk as SION as pos
s.ble as there IS danger of their having
a relapse of sickness. which may pros
trate the whole command. DR.. Nlcholas
Sem. the famed army surgeon ana leNeI
expsrt. has predicted fearful epidemic
Of tvphoid if camp is continued at Mon
tank for another month. He claims thal
II cannot escape. and his prediction has
caused much alarm. Col. Ha-ries Will &c
all in his power 20 have his boys sent 10
Washington as soon as the FIRST Bat
TALON is released from quarantine
The boys of the First Battalion would
rather be in Jail than in the detention
for a month, and they cannot obtain any
They also clamo- for toDacco, but can
not get out TO get any.
sooner Than Expected
Col. May visited the Second and Third
Battalions and informed Mai. UreH. Of
the First Battalion. that he had received
a dispatch from Washington. stating that
the District regiment would be sent 10
Washington as soon as the First Bat
TALON was released from quarantine.
This will be on Friday, and it is expect
ed that The troops viii be at home before
next Monday.
Col. Harries HI.
Col Harries is confined to his bed with
another severe attack of fever. His con
dition is not serious, but he is unable tC
attend TO duty, and remained in bed al
day Col May was at camp this after
noon. He tried to gain admittance 10 the
detention camp to see Col. Harries, but
the quarantine laws would not permit it
and as Col Harries was sick in bed Col
May returned 10 Washington without see
ing him.
The following soldiers in ne Distric
regiment received furloughs today. and
viii return home at once: Company X
Lieut. SOrrell. Sergt. Ferree. Privates b
Mooney and w Mooney. Company c.
Privates Edwards. Burke, Haycock, anC
Evans Company L-Sergt. Smith, Pri
vate Billings and Fletcher. Company d
Privares A. c. Noble. Edwin Burke, anS
julius Augenstein. Company E-Privat
Il 4n1y Darling. DR.. Darling, Of Washing
ton. left camp his afternoon with his soi
for his home.
In the Hospitals.
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in the hospital to-day: Company ID, Ord
way Rifles, Corp. O. Bell, Corp. p. Lit
tie. Privates John Maher, D. r. Wood
ington, Martin p. Rollins, and E. KOrte;
Company K PriVates George Cotton, T.
Pard. Ben Waters, Gus Kaiser. Edward
Kenney, w. L. Clark, E S. Clark, Stan
ley Showers. and Sergt. Buell.; Company
]. Sergt. Presnell, Sergt. Jost, Corp
Kammerer, Corp. Haskell, PriVates
Quinn. Bailey, Floyd Brown, Griffith,
Myers, and Nairn; Company NJ, Corp.
Neff, Corp Joseph Street, Privates Rob-
ert Taylor, A G. Kohn, Joseph Kohn, ].
Kahler, ]. II. Adams. J. p. O'Neil, c. c.
Almand. J. b. Wardell J. 2. Mason, Jo-
seph Campbell, c r.. Cuttings, W. II.
Holmes, W. G. Clark, w. n. Swindell
and r T. Mitchell: Company c. Corp
Boulay, Privates Johnson, Davies, Bel
mont, Barghausen, Hyer, Nash, and
Hickey.
Two members of Company | were Ief
behind Private Swallow was left in III
hospital al Santiago. and Private Male
!n the hospital at Tampa. Major Pyle
is confined 10 his tent with fever.
The following members of the band ar
in the hospital:
B. j. Watson, A. Swedwert. and Eu
gene Smith, who was detached from
Compny G.
The Second and Third Bsttalions wer
mustered for signing the pay roll toda.
and are, of course. happy.
Among the Troops.
Camp life has lost some of its monoton
for the soldiers of the Second and Thir
battalions since they escaped from tn
detention quarters.
They are now close to the surf and ca
wander all over the point at will. TIL
three days Imprisonment in quarantin
completely lost the boys, and yesterda
they were anxiously inquiring what da
of the month ii was.
The stay at Camp Wikoff has made
wonderful Improvement in the DistriC
troops
The effects of the deadly Cuban cl
mate are beginning to show on some
the troops.
Chills are as common as meals. Will
slight attacks of dysentery are frequen
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