Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04

WEAK, AND WORN WITH THE
MoNoTo,l9 OF CAMP AND FIELD
LIFE-woRE THE PATIENCE or
HIS PARTY BY HIS PAINSTAKING
DELAY IN THE HOSPITALS = Al
SHORT SPEECH TO THE SOLD
IERS.
Camp Wikoff. Aontauk Point. L. l..
September president Mckinley
spent five hours in the camp to-day.
bare-headed most of the time. visiting
the sick in the hospitals and inspecting
the well in their environments.
He made a speech to the assembled
infantrymen, reviewed the cavslrymen,
expressed his opinion OF the camp to
the reporters and issued an order d.
reeting the regulars TO return TO their
stations east of the Mississippi
With the President were Vice Presi-
dent Hobart, Secretary of War Alger,
Attorney General Griggs, Senator HE'D
| field Proctor, Of Vermont; Brigadier
General Eagan, commissary OF the
army; Brigadier General Luddington,
| quarteimaster OF the army; Col. Henry
Hecker and Secretaries to the Presi-
dent, Porter and Cortelyou.
The ladies Of the party were Mrs.
Alger and Miss Hecker, daughter 0f\
| Col Hecker.
Gen. Wheeler, his staff and nearly
every officer of prominence In tho
camp met the President at the station
| t.ap nFbT a Ell Ia
| tention, and Gen. Young, who fell and
| broke his arm las; night.
After greetings and iRtroductions on
the railway platform, the President
took Gen. Wheeler's arm and went To i
| carriage. Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
| of the Rough Riders. was among
| group of horsemen nearby. Mr.. Me-
| kinley saw him and got out OF the
| carriage 70 speak TO him. Col. Roose-
welt hastily d!smountod aud tussIed(
with a gauntlet for fifteen seconds 81
that, ungloved, he might shake hands
| The column OF carriages wound up
| hill. escorted by the Third cavalry re-
| iment and the mounted band OF 4
| Sixth cavaray.
THE PARTY PAUSED
a moment on the hill and the Pres
| looked cut on the wide urj
| cape, water bound ON three 4
i! Srl-rcvs----.o 49, 19
the tents n $4,000 men. laid Cd I'm
geometric lines.
Mr. Mckinley drove to Gen. sh;kters
tent in the detention camp. INF Cen
eral. who was flushed and weaf from
a mild case Of malarial fever, Twas In
full uniform. sitting In a chaif at the
door Of the tent. lie tried TO rise, but
Mr.. Mckinley said: say where you
are, General. You are entitled 70
| rest"
The President congratulated Gen.
| Shafter on the Santiago campaign and
after few minutes rest proceeded TO
| the general hospital.
The soldiers recently arrived on trans
ports and detained in the detention Sec
ton Of the camp lined up irregularly
on each Elde Of the road and eheered
| Mr.. Mckinley took off his straw hat
| then. and scarcely more than put 1t on
| for more than a minute or TWO at a
| time during the remainder Of his prog
| ress through the camp.
Miss Wheeler. a daughter Of the
General, happened to be In the tfst
| row Of the hospital tents and she
| showed the President through her d.
! vision Gen. Wheeler announced in
each ward: Boys, the President has
| come to see you" or. Soldiers. the
President Of the United States"
Some OF the soldiers slept on uncon-
! scious. some listlessly raised their el-
bow. Others fee5ly clapped their hands.
Mr. Mckinley gently shook hands with
! many and at every cot he paused an
| instant and II he saw the sick man
looking at him he bowed in a direct
and personal way.
In the second ward the President
| entered. Sergeant John A. Alexander.
co. ID. First Illinois. who has a fever,
was rather startled BY hearing Gen.
| Wheeler
| ANNOUNCE THE PRESIDENT.
The sergeant half raised up on his cot.
| Mr. Mckinley attracted BY the move
ment. took Alexander's hand and said:
Il am sorry 70 see you 20 sick. hope
that YOU are getting better
Thank you. think 1 shall get well.
DO you wigh for anything" inquired
Gen Wheeler.
mo. | have everything good for me
guess" Alexander replied, YEARLY.
but wish ] we're home.
Il hope tlat we may socn get you
there g8id Mr.. Mckinley.
He had many such bits Of talk with
the men. and seemed 70 be in 10 hurry.
lie almost outwore the patience Of all
his party by his SLOW going through
| ward after ward. When seemingly all
the wards Of the general hospital had
! been gone through, and the President
! was about TO get into carriage AttoF-
nev General Griggs detained him.
MISS Wheeler has told me" said
he. 'of Lieutenant Prado. who Is 10 a
tent back here by himself, ard be y IN
j diving condition. He has asked about
your opming. and Miss wheeler mas
nrcrnista that you would see him"
acertlirly. Let rs 90 70 him, Dir.
4 MCKINLEY said.
The tthers q the party discreeily
rernairA outside the tent The Presi-
dent retppeared with the nurse min
ute or ~, later. His eyes were moist
and al rncast. u