The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-18
l,OooMEN HOME FROM PONCE.
sTxTEENTH PENNsYITANIA ARRIVES
ON TIE AEINNEWAsKA.

ERNST and Stan Also A~rrtVe-bone Sick
and Convalescent from Other ReEments.
Brighten. o. H. Ernst and stan. with about
1000 troops. including the Sixteenth Penn
sylvania Regiment and convalescents and men
on fuflough from the Third Wisconsin. Sixth
Massachusetts and First Kentucky regiments.
arrived here yesterday afternoon on the trans
port MinneWaska from Ponce. Porto Rico. There
were also aboard about nifty civilians. including
W. 8. Larner Of the Postal Commission.
Among the officers on the transport were Capt.
+. B. McKenna OF the Fifteenth Infantry. a
son OF Justice McKenna OF the Supreme Court;
Lieut.. William Kelly. Jr,. of the Second Cavalry
and Capt. W. p. Evans Of the Nineteenth In
fantry. the latter being Ill with typhoid fever.
The M~lnnewhska left Ponce on Oct. IL. and was
In charge Of Major Wilson OF the Quarter
masters Department.
OF the thirty-hve cases OF sickness on the
transport when she started there were only
fifteen confined to their beds when the vessel
reached here yesterday. With few exceptions
the men were In good condition. and that their
spirits were high was evidenced by the repeat
cd cheering with which they greeted the party
OF Pennsylvanians led by GOV. Hastings that
went down to meet them on the General eigs.
In the party. besides the Governor. were Col
Ripple and Col. Baker OF his stan. NJ. 8. French.
General Secretary OF the National Relief Com
mission Of Philadelphia. and q large party Of
ladies. relatives of the officers OF the home
coming regiment. mrs. Ernst, wife OF the Gen
eral, and the latter's two daughters also went
down. on the General Meigs to welcome him.
Most OF the interest centred in the Pennsyl-
vania boys. The party that had come here to
escort them homo had been waiting since
Sunday morning. and all through the State
special demonstrations have been prepared for
them. Gov. Hastings was here q week ago to
| uralnnpnn aNn,a ~ khA efaly frOpa fha rnOfpannk
who came up on the OLDHAM. and the contrast
yesterday was very marked. When the Gov
sEmo E 1dS OF Of P eSe yM In eve SGnG as the RS'H ist ten
was passing Hoffman Island, there was. a
SSsSSS6 Almost aFG@ t over %t # GGSss 1s aaas G enc BE Rs
S Siss : sSs s SSlds3 SSa FS ssSSsldsSI t tSs r SgESsaSE;
s SsSss FS3 M Mans 'ldf fh Ss S slde iiol pl%ysdf by ST The
first note, Of this air was struck the soldiers
M ShGGxSTss as re sa9Ssn o SnS mfni Gem sne1 Rr Tas
climbed down a ladder over the side to meet
Doty had inspected the ship. the welcoming
party went aboard the transport.
from the Sixteenth PENNSYLVANIA u Third Wis.
eonsin and Sixth Massachusetts, were trans
1e55TTsSS ,s at dSSp s5sm IN p 70 81 t6e E Gsn RISar ATsbIs Sx
Relief Association and escorted to its GONZALES
expect to be able to 90 to their homes BY satur-
The transport then proceeded to, Pier H.
in Jersey City. where it was expected the men
Erie Epslq and Ui P PaassyfSs1 Ia railroads Tpgresa sf Which ON we're ere
waiting to take them home. The plans made
b. the War Department. however. weTe a
party. Arrangements had been made to divide
the regiment so that the men could be dis
companies were raised. Six companies were
to 90 or, the Pennsylvania Railroad and six
When Gov. Hastings and Brig. Gen. Rulings.
who commanded the PENNSYLVANIA troops,
leaned sTs sbs Of th sbSD PLANS It they noss decided I'd at st once 6 to
ments had been made By the. Pennsylvanians
to AXE the troops altogether In a special train;
Of the State. opportunity was to be given to as
many towns as possible to see the regiment as 1t
carried out II permission could be secured from
When the transport reached Jersey City the
men. who had expected to go ashore at once.
issued not to let any one on or on, without
passes. Both railroads have had trains wait
ihns s q ios s ef nifissSStes9qss r ree % to liir ans sne t heie
part of the regiment to the Erie station. Capt,
Robinson OF the Qpartermaster's Department
tation book with him. which indicated that the
men would probably stay aboard all night. Tho
moved to Bellevue Hospital By Major Appel.
The, trip OF the Minneyaska was not lacking
Ponce a quarrel arose among some Of the fire.
men: and 6n one sSI bad to G,s be put TIM In irons e.no for several e.
acersthat the stores on board had been broken
into. and some stolen. Gen. Ernst, upon
learning Of THIS; at once appointed a BOARD OF
yestigation disclosed the fact that the thefts
had been in the stewards department. andthat
eXorbitant prices. Apple pies brought 81. and
Porto Rico. and all had plenty OF money. The
robbery was finally traced to Second Steward
When the ship tied up at her : dock yesterdaS.
He will be handed over to the civil authorities
MAJOR Thayer. the SURGEON in charge of the
what Of the ]ratIons the men had received while
was siek. This was attributed 70 the climate
case. he said, was that suitable rations had not
been forwarded from Ponce. The National Re:
would net have pulled through. Only about
to- tUe make S of the M saPpi hInpy on t hSs tr aG sp%Rls aad
said the men had apparently found no fault.
the re Gen ,5a Meif nFn sn;d T VENT eis At family ones fo e.. u Bf on
Washington; About Porto Rico and his expert
1want to say that I consider. from what I
was able to observe myself, that the sixteenth
Pennsylvania ana the Third Wisconsin regi-
ments. as volunteers, were the finest in the field
In the Porto, Rican campaign. They were as
good as regulars In most cases their discipline
was good. they were the best equipped. and
their behavior was admirable. Much of this
showing was due TO the excellence OF their OIL
GERS.
"The sickness in Porto Rico is still rather
extensive. there being about 3S per cent. OF the
troops sick when / left. To the mems own
carelessness is due a good deal OF this. The
adopting American IDEAS. and In my opinion It
will be several generations before they viii show
great difficulties with which we will have
TO contegd in Porto Rico is the iRno-
fairs. They cannot understand II when they
do anything wrong. and do not In consequence
come under military jurisdiction. The country
Is infested with banditti. and it was the Gus
tom OF the Spaniards to pursue these with the
troops. Whom caught they were punished by
the military authorities. The old spanish law
regarded even three men who started out to
military jurisdiction. These banditti. while