Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31

General Wheeler to Order an InvestiCa.
Observation-Disclosures Among the Rough
Riders-TO Lay Their Case Before the
President-Dr. Senn's Opinion of the
Conditions of the Camp; Also That oi
DIR. Brown, Which Differs Greatly.
New York. Aug. 81. - Ten soldiers
died at Camp Wikon yesterday. Fol-
Lowing are some Of the dead: John G.
Trouthard, company K, Eighth Ohio,
pernicious malaria1 fever; Earl Immler.
company d. Eighth Ohio. typhoid fever.
Died in the detention hospital: w. A.
Marchal, company g, First Illinois.
Died in the harbor on transport Berlin:
Private WaIdron. company A. First
Illinois. typhoid fever. The transports
Berlin. San Marcos and Specialist ar
rived at Camp Wikod yesterday carry
ing soldiers from Cuba and landed
them The Berlin had sS6 men Of the
First Illinois infantry. of whom 16O were
sick. General Bates and stan were also
on the Berlin. The San Marcos had 397
rlslEson board. 81 of whom were sick.
The Specialist carried companies A,
Second artillery; A. First artillery: +.
Fourth artillery. and r. Sixth artillery.
There were IFS men. only two OF them
beirg sick. She had 252 horses on
board.
Good Things for the First illinois,
The tug c r. Raymond left the river
Yesterday loaded with delicacies and
medicines for the First Illinois infantry
1t Montauk Point. The tug was char
tered by several men from different
parts or the state Of Illinois. who met
in Chicago to look after the interests Il
the returning soldiers from their state.
on the Raymond were II. w. Nc
claughrey, Of Joliet: Mr.. Bondo. of
Chicago: two other members of the
committees. ara three Chicago newspa-
per men. The tug arrived at Camp
Wikon last night. stopping on the way
at New Lspdfn Conn. to take on sew
cral tons ~ ice
Wheeler Orders an InVc-ttgation.
Camp WikOn is 10 be investigated.
General waecIer has ordered General
Adelbert Anes chief OF staff on Gen
eral Kent's stafIstr6. conduct an investi-
cation. He is given almost autocracfc
powers. General Wheeler has ordered
him to get at the bottom of all the
things which have been complained OF.
The subject General Ames is to in
VestiEate are: why is the general con-
dltion 0f the camp so poor? Why do
the conditions that prevail exist? Who
is responsible? Why troops were sent
To the camp before it was ready to re-
, etye thenis WHY, since there was but
one FaIlr'5aN leading into the camp,
l-uats were not used to carry men and
provisions from New York city? Why
eeded medicines were not ordered. or
IL they were ordered why they are not
distributed: why the hospitals are
er0wdcd why transports were allowed
to lie in the harbor without supplies
and relief being sent out TO them.
Rough Riders Dissatisfied
There is dissatisfaction in the camp
OF the Rough Riders. They are not
satisfied with the terms OF their muster
out. They wanted to he treated as are
the remainder Of the volunteers. The
regulars. officers and men. are also dis
satisfied and want To- be sent back tc
garrison posts and stations at once. The |
coming of President Mckinley is
awaited. An effort will be |
made to get the president to sanction |
changes which even Secretary AIgcr |
was not asked 10 make.