New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-14
wOI7NDED AT FORT MONROE
,o,-cuT FROM CUBA BY THE CITY OF
TON-TRANSFERRED 1o
THE FIELD HOSPITAL.
Try TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

,,-..n.ss Monroe. Va. July 13-The transport
civ OF Washington, with wounded soldiers ana
GATORS from Santiago de Cuba. arrived at oio
point Comfort this morning at 10 O'CLOCK ana all
q, the unfortunate men were this afternoon
transferred to the field hospital at Fort Monroe
,bere they rest on comfortable cots ana ENJOY
nome Inquiries for the first time since embarking
for Cuba month ago.
r,srs were twenty officers and two hundred
,on-commissioned officers and prvates on the
rsss.I when she dropped anchor in Hampton
Roads this morning 1t was $50 O'Clock when
,,s ssnal observer at Cape Henry flashed the
,ntsuIgence to Old Point that the City of Wash
,,ston had passed in. laden with wounded
x.roes There Is an unusually large crowd at
.,s hotels now the Virginia and South Carolina
,ress associations being in convention here. and
the next hour the piers and the breakwater
lined with people
The City Of Washington came TO anchor at 10
O'clock and the cheer that went up from the
vast crowd was actually deafenng. For fully
an hour the people impatiently watched the
.hin before boat put out from the pier TO bring
tha wounded ashore. At IL o'clock the Gov
eminent lighthouse tender Holly drew up along
side the steamer and the surgeons from the field
hospital went aboard.
TWENTY OFFICERS BROUGHT ASHORE.
few minutes later the twenty officers
the transport were transferred to the tender.
These brave men. all OF whom victims of
ehot and shell were accompanied ashore by
Major Nancrede the surgeon chief in charge
OF the wounded on the City of Washington. and
his chief assistant. Captain Winters of the
Hospital Corps. both volunteers. Fifteen min
utes later the Holly tied up at the pier One
By one the officers were transferred ashore,
horc
OF the hospital staff carried them on litters TO
the fort hospital ward.
The thoroughfare leading to the hospital
lined with men, women and children. who
cheered the wounded heroes they walked or
were carried past Some of the officers
able TO walk and were In a hurry to reach the
hospital soon. but were surrounded by eager
crowds imploring them for experiences. which
were readily given II was not until O'Clock
that the first boatoad of commissioned
officers and privates was brought ashore
LOST BOTH HIS LEGS
The first man lifted from the Holly a col
ored trooper Of the 9th Cavalry, both OF whose
legs had been shot away. He was tendery
handed out and was carried to the fort lit
ter held by six white artillerymer. In quick
succession the other victims were brought
ashore. and for TWO hours the street vas trav-
ersed by hospital men carrying Filters. The
was inspiring. but 1t was also pitiful The
officers and men who are most severely injured
are cared for in the post hospital where they
can receive the best attention. The tents are
arranged wards, with twenty cots TO each,
and ten Of these are full.
AS rapidly as the men were assigned to cots
they were given food best suited TO the nature
OF their injuries and they are making the best
of their time. although all are anxious to get
home. Surgeon Nancrede and Chaplain Free
land of Fort Monroe stated that as revised
list of the wounded could not be made out TO-
night names would be given out until morn
NETWORK MEN WOUNDED.
The list New-York Infantry is more largely
represented in this detachment of wounded than
any other, there being about f1fty-eight men
here from that command. There are no COM
mis- stoned officers Of the list. and Sergeants Nc
Dermott and Spitzil the only non-commis-
stoned officers. There are a major and five men
OF the Rough Riders.
About fifty officers and men started tonight
for their homes by way Of Washington and
Baltimore. The New-York men are too seriously
Injured 10 go yet. There were numerous com
plants from the wounded heroes about the food
they received on the City of Washington on the
trip up from Santiago Coffee. bacon and hard
tack formed the principal meal they enjoyed.
and according 10 some Of the men. there were
times when they could not get even these.
The hospital staff on board was continually
besought TO give the men food, but there was
none better TO be had on tn" ship The of1cers
shared some Of their mess With the more seri-
ously wounded soldiers. Nine newspaper men
were brought by the City Of WASHINGTON from
Santiago one II the officers brought small
Cuban boy aged ten. black as the ace OF spades
and attred simply in cotton shirt and breeches
SOME OF THOSE ON THE TRANSPORT
Washington July l3-The following is list Of
tho sick and wounded who arrived to-day at Oid
Point Comfort:
Old Point Comfort Va, July 49,
Adjutant-General United States Army Washhs-
Request that the following wounded and . sick
Officers be ordered TO- Their homes an una sp Mator
Nlncrcdc be ordered TO report 10 the War Depart
Ieu,crant- Colonel Worth. 18th Infantry: Lieuten-
snt-Colonel LiscOmb. Hth Infantry; l.leutenanht
trgeon Isl Volunteer cavalry Captain Jones' 22d
tain Moon 10Th Infantry. Captain Edwards. 9th
Infantry: captain Guthrie 18th Infantry; Captain
ogr, lctcnanf anderson 9Th Infantry; Lieu
tenant Dove. 12th Infantry; Lieutenant Sorley, 18th
tenant Willard 10Th Infantry, Lieutenant Malone.
i3,h Infantry. and Lieutenant Hammond 9Th IN
25 enlisted men to such points as may be desig'
rated Request imm GHARI If5ion NAycREDE.
Major and Chief Surgeon Third Division. Second
Army COr"s.
such Of the wounded officers and men as are not
able to travel Will remain at Fortress Monroe.
Those only slightly wounded or suffering from ileh'
attacks OF sickness will be located IN me 'ent nos
pitfalls which have just been estaDlshed a. ~ s,se
place But those more seriously wounded ana whose
condion reqgTes VA 1sd ney Hotel AZ Foptress Mon
10. at IA fixed rate 10 be determined by me GOV
ernment. This applies alike to officers ana 10 en-
listed men
THE WOUNDED AT FORT MCPHERSON.
ALL DOING WELL SAVE CAPTAIN BIGELow-How
LIEuTENANT wAssEL WAS SHOT.
Atlanta July l3-All the wounded AT Fort Nc
Pherson are doing well with tho exception OF Cap
tain John +. Bigelow. 10th Cavalry. who, in addi-
tion to the seriousness OF his wounds. is combat
Ing high fever. Captain Bgelow has gunshot
l,gcb c.lf Of h. log one