New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-23
All TROOPS TO LEAVE NONTAUK.
ONLY AWAITING Observation-Disclosures
sFRIOI-S CASES AT THE HOSPITAL

ONLY AWAITING TRANSFORMATIONS
SERIOUS CASES AT THE HOSPITAL
Camp wikor Montauk Point Sept PA report
reached camp today from Washington that Cen
erel Wheeler had been appointed 70 com ma nd the
cavalry division OF the Army % Occupation tor
Cuba General Wheeler said that this was news 10
him but nothing would please him better He
would like 10 go 70 Cuba again a. the head OF the
cavalry and he did not think this duty would In
terfere with his duties as Congressman
He said there doubt OF his being elected,
and while he felt he should have gone about and
shown himself 10 his constituents. still the people
o, MS district would understand how he was fixed
and would not mind him absenting himself, and
would pardon him. He thought he could go TO
Cuba and spend the winter in Army work and get
back in time 10 take w his duties in Congress-
Still he did not know that he had been named 20
the position TO which he aspired. but hoped II
might bc true that he was
The 10th Cavalry has received notice that is to
be retained in the camp untn the latter is aban-
doned The troopers will act guards and the
hospital will become a regmental hospital although
the patients will be from other regiments
STORM THREATENED.
The weather was dull and threatening at the
camp to-day, and there a cold wind, ndicat
ine the approach Of rain. The camp officials have
prepared everything in OF storm. and there
IS not likelihood that damage will come
should storm set in.
There were AZ patients IN the general hospital
today. and Or. Brown made the prediction that
in MS opinion hundred Of the would die He
said he bdsed his belief on the condition Of the
All down with typhoid. and in
cases pneumonia has taken hold of the sick soldiers.
because they too weak 10 combat II
The hospital ship Shnnecock is expected at the
camp tomorrow - make her last trip. and II Is
thought that she will take TWO hundred sick to
New-York. She has already transported ESQ men
from Montauk The vesse costs s. M = day 70 the
Government 70 maintain.
The men who will be left behind will bA detained
In what will be known as the permanent ward
None Of them will be able to get out OF the hos
pital inside Of several wees. The transport Seq
uranca. which arrived Yesterday with an unmis-
taxable case of yellow fever on board and which
was ordered to New-York started for Quarantine
to-day The boarding officer A. Montauk. Dr. Ma
cruder had been ordered 10 Washington. as II was
believed his work done. and on account Of this
the vessel was not allowed TO land her men here
Resides the yellow fever victim. she bad about
seventy sick and we'll soldiers
The transport City OF Mexico to-day landed the
men Of Company NJ. 10th Regular (coored cav
airy They had been left behind to attend TO the
baggage of the regiment and when they came
ashore from the steamer on their way % the de-
tention hospital. which bad 10 be reopened 10 &C.
commodate them. they had hearty reception
ALL THE TROOPS UNDER ORDERS TO MOVE
Battery X Of the lsf Artillery got away from
camp today starting for san Antonio. Tex. and
Battery = 81 he an ARTILLERY expected 70 get away
tomorrow All tho regiments in camp are under
orders 70 move hut are kept here because trans
portation has not been arranged. General Wheeler
to-day telerraphcd 70 the Quartermaster's Depart
nent IN New-York inquiring what was the mat
Ter but did not get much satisfaction. Tho General
= determined that the soldiers VIII be away from
Nontauk before cold wea her. for he real'zes 'hf'
this exposed point Is the worst place a. which men
could be keDt
General Wheeler was compelled 70 decline an IN
y',ation N attend the funeral n Miss WINNIE
Davis. az Richmond he sent DIS regrets ana eN
rlained that as GENERAL Shafter was not IN camp
be could not 60
The stay of General Wheeler here is drawing 70 +
cioso however FOR as soon as Genera ShaftNr re-
fvrns no vii 20 Alabama n look after MS ~ -
for CONGRESS As he has no opposiNon 70 tp'a I.
90 General Wheeler will spend much of hs tlrl- -, =.
! the Huntsville, Ala, camp inspecunt nv
There are nov In camp the 'tni 81 81 ara ara 1S,b
infantry REGIMENTS the lst. I'd. DIN .,1 an l,i
cavalry commands all Regulars; the lolh ienI s
,-ania Volunteer Signal Corps ana me ." cum -,
| r,rgt1eers The latter viii he among the lasl 10
- susV Although they enlisted AS engineers theN
are doing the work OF lahorers sno naIe y" 80,
M the camp Of every regiment o'ter ~ so !,
| Nontsuk This has caused cnnsiderene erunho'ii'-
among enc III deaths IN camp this morning was thai
Of Nealv Wright coiored troopef % 9I 81" d.sth was
! 6ue 20 fractured skull While IN una d .o orn
~ weeks ago he got into 6sht with anotnel negro
/ and received blow on the head Vltn an ~ ro.k
! cornany & Attn infantry: Turner Runyon- "a ~. IN
/ go, F4vard Barnes Company A ION lnisnuN'
| and Robert stout. sth Cavalry