New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
MORE MEN FOR HOSPITALS.
THE sOLACE COMES IN WITH A LOAD OF
SICK SOLDIERS
roRrY-oNE OF THE MEN TAKEN TO ST. PETERS
WITNESSES OF THEIR REMOVAL SHOCKED

roRTY-oNE OF THE MEN TAKEN TO ST. PETERS
WITNESSES OF THEIR REMOVAL SHOCKED
AT THEIR EMAC1ATED APPEARANCE
The United States hospital ship solace in COM
mand OF Captain Dunlap. arrived in Brooklyn yes
terday afternoon with sixty-hve sick ana wouhueu
soldiers whom she had brought from Porto hlco'
Nineteen OF the convalescents were seamen taken
from the various warships. and three others were
employees OF the Merrick Chapman Derrick ana
Wrecking Company. The Solace left Porto hco
last Monday afternoon. and arrived at quarantine
on Friday night After Surgeon Streets made MS
report on the condition OF the soldiers. the ooat
continued on its way to the Paciiic-st wharf,
where she moored at noon yesterday
Several ambulanceS from ST. Peters ana the
Long Island College hospitals were In waiting ana
the work Of removing the men soon began Nearly
all of the soldiers were seriously i'll, suffering from
either malarial typhoid fever. and great zeal
Of care was taken In transferring them Much pity
and surprise expressed by the spectators
when the soldiers taken from the boat be-
cause of their emacated appearance 1t required
several hours to remove the men, and al'er the
work had been completed the boat proceeded TO
the Navy Yard
rorty-one of the soldiers went TO ST. Peters Hos
pital, five TO the Long Island College Hospital ana
the remainder were able TO walk to their homes
Private Schuyler Crane OF Company A. 33d Mich
igar died in ST. Mary's Hospital yesterday after
noon from typhoid fever. He was brought to the
hospital from Camp Wikof on September IL. ana
his condition bad that the doctors had little
hope Of his recovery The dead soldiers parents
have been communicated with, and his body Will DC
sent TO his home this afternoon.
There number of other critical typhoid pa
tents in this institution. ST. Peters Hospital has
also a number of hopeless cases, one OF which Is
that Of Joseph j. Travers. a private In Company r.
l4th Regiment New-York Volunteers, whose death
Is expected hourly. Corporal Charles Edwards, OF
hn was
heen lost for several weeks and later turned up at
ST. Peters Hospital. suffering from typhoid fever
has fully recovered and left the institution last
night.
Charles p. Catln. of Company K, lst ILLINOIS, was
taken sick in the Soldiers Rest. in Schermerhorn-
ST. yesterday afternoon. and on the adVlce OF
neighboring physician he was removed 10 ot,
Peters Hospital. He is suffering from malarlai
fever and will be able TO leave the institution IN
few days.
The following is complete list OF the soioie's
taken TO St. Peters Hospital;
ADAMS, George b. private. Company NJ 10Th United
ABBOTT. william W. private. Company l, nth United
States Infantry. -
ANDERSON. BENJAMIN private. Company c, 9th I'LL
BROWN. johnson. private. Battery B. 4th Light Ar
tilery
B1-RNER Charles E.. private. Company H. LIST District
Of Columbia Volunteers
CAIN Robert, private. Company F, lst Kentucky VOL
cRANDALL. Oliver W. Brigade. Hospital Corps
CROSBY Charles. private. Company l. 10th Penn
sylvania
poBBIys Aonzo H.. Company C. nth United States
ExpEnToN. ]. Jay. private. 9th Illinois Infantry:
FETTERER Harry T., corporal. Battery e. ON oh'leu
Fo1-cHEY, waiter, private. Company C. 10Th United
States Infantry -
GIBSON James S. United States Ambulance Corps
First Division -. ,
GORDON. Blake. private. Company E. 10th Pennsy'-
HULL. II. c.. private Company B. 10th Infantry
HANMETTER Robert A. private Battery & 'th Ar
HARRIS, Earl b. private. Troop B. "a United states
Cavalry. 80 ~
HAYES. L. E. private, Company E. eth Illinois ns ..
KENNEDY, William P. private, Company E. Sd Wiscon-
,rwIs Ole private. Company F. Sd Wisconsin vOlun-
MAUGER. George W.. private, Company E. LIST Kentucky
MHENRY. Arthur c.. private Company X 10th United
MULpooN Bernard F.. private. Battery B. 9th United
States Artillery.
scHoMRERG. Henry j. private. Company g. LIST Ken
lucky.
SHELLY Robert private. Company C. lst Kentucky
SHERWOOD Albert c. private. Battery T. 'th AruI'eiS'
SEEKER. Lucas private Company II. LIST Kentucky
Volunteers
sIGBER Benjamin. private Battery B, 9th Artillery.
sPINDLER Harry. private. Company F. l9th Chi'ed
STARK Edward F.. private, Battery B. 9th Artillery
STEVENS. Henry. private. Company L. "a Wisconsin
STEIN l., private Battery G. 9Th United States AT'ii-
lery.
srEMIKE A. j.. private. Company X 9th Illinois
wATTERsoN. Henry. corporal, Company C. ist Ken
lucky Volunteers.
WHITE George. private. 7th Kentucky
yrNMAN William K. private. Battery B. 9Th Artillery
WILSON Walter corporal. Company NJ 9th Illinois VOL
unteers.
WINMAN. William K. private Battery b. olh A'''''''
WINTERS Mont private Company NJ. 9th Illinois
wRATHALL. William j.. private Company d. lo'h
Pennsylvania. -
zETHMAIR Charles, private. Company T. is' Ne"
tucky. ,.,
Those taken TO the Long Island College Hospital
x.,,
CALPIN Charles F.. private, Battery A. is' i''h'''
Cavalry.
JOHNSON Martin private. Company f. Sd Wisconsin
I.ENTZ Charles L. private Company L., oh I"lnois'
MKENNA Eugene private. Battery G. 5'h Arolery.
rHIEIE Thomas H. attached 10 lst United states Noi-
unteer Engineer Corps