New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
GEN. SKATER AT MONTAUK.
HE ARRIVES FROM SANTIAGO On HE
TRANSPORT MEXICO-TAKES COM
MAND OF CAMP WIKOFF BY
VIRTUE OF SENIORITY.
rry TELEGRAPH TO TIE TrrprSrl


UPON him as soon as he landed. and although
now in the detention camp ne VIII oIec' ''e
affairs Of Camp WikoT just the same
The Mexico arrived at $3.50 O'Clock this morn
irr and besides General Sharter it had on board
his staff. Colonel L. j. McClernend adju'a''
general; CAPTAIN Gilmore. assistant adjutant-
general: Colonel Durbee chief OF engineers;
Major Ciroesbecl Judge advocate; Major POPE
chief surgeon; Major Roudiez. chief quarter
master: Captain Benjamin johnson, assistant
ouartermaster; Major Gallagher commissary;
Major Noble Major John D. Miley and Captain
Plummer, aids and one hundred men OF the LIST
Regiment. which was General Skaters old
command.
The transport lay out in the bay all morning
and no one quite sure just when General
Shafter was going TO come ashore.
But toward noon Governmen: tug was OBJ
served coming in from the Mexico. There was
some vigorous wigwagginG done, at the sigma!
station on the hill. and n few minutes later
General Young. accompanied Ivy Lieutenant
SmedberS rode down on the beach on horse
back.
They were not quite certain where the tug
was going to lard. unit! they saw her head Tor
the new pier that has been constructed Just
cas-. Of the railroad wharf They headed IN
the same direction at a trot. dismounted ana
hurried out on the per. About the same tins
the patro-boat Allen steamed in near shore
GENERAL SKATER LANDS.
Meanwhile the tag had landed alor gsde Of
barge that was tied up at the pier, and Genera!
Young and Lieutenant SmedbcrG arrived just
in time 10 greet General Shafter and his staff
as they stepped down from the boa: As the
party walked up the pier the presence Of the
Aileen became apparent. Bang. went her for
ward gur making the cavalry horses on the
beach jump ard prance about. Bang went the
gun again Then III ire was a longer pause than
there should have been The Naval Reserve
mon tugged at the breach mechanism. hut 1t was
out Of order Then there was a scurrying TO the
after-deck guns a tuggng at tarpaulins. but
the sa,ute was hopelessy interrupted.
Meantime General Shafter. at the head OF his
staff with General Young. had walked down the
pier. He a panama hat. and his army
uniform Of blue. but had on neither sword nor
belt He stepped into the surrey that was
awaiting him. Major Miley got up the front
seat. and the Generals nephew. Shafter How
ard. who had come down TO meet him. sat with
his uncle on the rear seat General Young
mounted his horse. General Skaters STAFF got
into another carriage. and the party rode of
As the carriages passed the mess tents. where
the contractors mess were AT dinne-. the men
rushed out and gave General Shafter cheer
and this was the Only cheering done about the
railroad station. rs only a few soldiers were
about. FOR a moment the carriages stopped
when they reached the station. and number Of
ofTcersla.trne out 10 greet General Shaftcr. and
then trey started on again up the road toward
General Wheeers tent and tho entrance to the
detention camp.
,Whsnothcy he'd alrros. reached General Whee-
lcr's headquarters there came ccholnG up from
the ba-yrihe rest Of the Generals salute from
the TaS,r guns OF the Aieer. which. now being in
wording shape. were well served. but every body
had forgotten about the salute by that time
Al tho top o. the hill jug. corning from Gen
eral Wheclcrs headquarters. General Shsfter
met M,s John a Logan. lie at once stepped
dow from tho carriage and went up 10 greet
her.
Il am very glad to see you. Mrs. Logan" he
said.
Il am very glad TO see you. General How
was the voyage up from Santiago"
"Oh. had lovely trip"
The Genera, dotted hiJ Pdrana and went on
70 General Wheeers ten. where luncheon was
awaiting hin. After lurctcop j reporter
called HIN, and among Other things asked
about the controversy between Secretary AIgcr
and General Miles. Il rsaliy knew nothing
about the whole affair until the substance Of It
was shown to me In the newspaper.
I a paragraph in an evening newspap per
yesterday that indicated that some sort Of con-
tro'.ersy existed between Secretary Ager and
General Miles. but. naturally. | have not had
time to look into the details. and cannot say
anything chou, II. | shall. however. look up the
facts in the and inform myself as much as
possible on the subjeo. at issue"
TROOPS WELL CARED FOR IN CUBA
Concerning the condition of the troops in
there now (and there were only a handful Of
them, small regiment and a half Of another)
We're comfortable mer could be In tents in
hot climate. There is no more suffering
among them than can be expected where natu-
raj conditions are so unfavorable" he added
But want to put emphatically the fact that
the sick in the hospitals In Cuba are being well
cared for. They have all thu surgeons and
nurses necessary there and plenty Of medicine
! and supplies. and they lack for nothing or
! course. there are lot Of sick men there but as
fast as they recover sufficiently to be moved and
moved with safety, they put on vessels and
taken North"
1t would take, the General thought. two pos
] sibly three, weeks to get the remainder OF the
sick away. They were all anxious TO get North
and some Of them had been and were being
moved before they should he but that was due
TO tho fact that the mems sole desire was to get
away from the island and get home. He never
had seen he said. such cases OF homesickness
before. The men begged so piteously TO go In
! many instances that the surgeons were loath 70
refuse them. ard sometimes they permitted them
/ to go when they should not have done so
When asked II yellow fever existed in Cuba
! some experts having maintained that the fever
was only typhoid malarial one he said he