The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-30
lNVALIDS !! ARE r! HOME
L. $500 >is<'HS
SICK MEN OF THE THIRTEENTH
MINNESOTA AT HOME WITH
FRIENDS
ALL ARE FAST IMPROVING


Lieut.. Bunker Is Much Better Than
When He Left Manila His
Wound Is Giving Him Much
Trouble, However Sea Voyage
Back Did the Men a Great Deal
of ReneRt,
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Roland H. Hartley, private secretary
to Gov. Clough, arrived in ST. Paul yes,
terday morning with a special car at.
tached to the morning train from,
Omaha, for the comfort of the invalid,
ed soldiers from the Thirteenth Min
nesota volunteers. The men We're all
in excellent condition, having been &C.
companied from the coast by DR.
Thomas MeDavitt, OF this city, and
two professional nurses, Misses Helen
H1ggnbotham and Helen 3. Warren.
of Minneapolis
The boys were delighted with their
treatment since they reached the
American continent again, it being in
marked contrast with that of the other
soldiers, as Minnesota was the only
state which sent an official representa-
tive to meet the invaded soldiers Ev
Sig thing was done for the boys after
Hhey landed here that was possible, the
state attending to everything. Said
Col. Hartley:
We left two Minnesota men at the hos
pital at the Preside, Walter j. Cork. OF COM
pany l., of Minneapolis and Clarence l..
Rice, of Company E, of Ortonvil-e. Cork is
suffering from fever ard Rice was badly
shot in the lower limbs. Both msn thought
they had scarcely strength TO make the IL. p,
and preferred to remain In The hospital and
there seemed 10 be no objection to G. at
their request. We found in the Red Cross
hospital at the Preside CAPT Rask who was
AIKEN sick before he could leave tor Manila
and has been in the hospital since the
troops left San Francisco for the Eas.. The
msn will be sent II the towns nam d in The
list as their place Of residence. Tne men
have all been gaining in weight since leaN-
ing San Francisco.
The other troops were less fortunate on tie
voyage than the Thirteenth Minnesota. The
boat started with 147 sod els, and eigh, ed.
One man OF the gularS, Jeferson, by name,
jumped overheard white out of his head.
Three bodies were embzlmed ard broug- to
America and one was bu.ild at Nagasaki.
The rest were buried al SEA.
Lieut. Bunker, who shot in the wrist
in the battle at Manila, is s suffering a
great deal Of pain, although The sea voyage
did him world - good in abating his fever.
His father, Gen Bunker, met him at Omaha.
SingularIy enough, too, the train which
brought the invalids into st. Paul had as
engineer the father OF Sergeant Walter X.
Neal, one of Col Haltleys passengers.
The train hour ard a half late in
arriving but the delegation from the auxil-
larry, waited. It included Thomas Cochran,
L. A. Moore Mr.. ard Mrs. Delamere, H. P.
Barlow, Mr.. and MIS-. L. J. Lse and =njamin
Brack.
The men were taken at once to the Windsor
for breakfast, after which they dispersed TO
their homes.
Col Hartley furnished a list of the men
in the coach as follows:
Lieut.. Clarence E. Bunker, Company C,
David K. Christian. Company l. Mime
apolis.
Anton E. Johnson, Company F, White
Rock
George F. Lenz, Company E, St. Paul.
William l. Murkland, Company D. St.
Sergeant Leonard j. Nicolas, Company F,
Minneapolis.
Edward w Robinson. Company c. St.
Paul.
David David H; Small; Company F. Minneapolis
Corpora, Charles H. Lindholm, First signal
corps, Osceola, Wis, or Bowdle, s. D.
Sergeant Waiter X. Neal. First signal
William R. Obermfre, Company l. Mime
apolis.
Harry F. Bedbury, Company I. Mime
William F. sayler Company L, colville,
Raymond R, Tenant, Company f. First
South Dakota volunteers, when enlisted
of the band.
Lieut.. Bunker said: After / was wound
ed l walked four and one-half miles to
hospital, and have been in the hospital since
have not, therefore, had much opportunity
for observation. There is con siderable police
duty, which is not, of course, agreeable and
this duty falls more heavily ON the compa-
MES stationed in quarters where there is
call for much policing. Naturally many men
are anxious to come home. They RENE m
Der that Christmas is not far away and
home" a.
Sergeant Neal, Of the signal corps said
that the boys were almost skeletons when
Ihey TOOK the boat at Manila Said he:
II you mad seen us then you would not
Know we were the same People you see now
Many OF u.s. myself among the number had
to be carried onto the boat What abouf
Manila? Well, the boys want to get hscI,
there's no mistake about that The bows
nave good quarters, and are comfortably pro
Vlded tor The food is not what it should
De- | must must confess, and there is not enough
OF IT. me fault is largely with our quarter
master sergeants, whose lack of experiences
In such matters is plainly evidenced in the
quantity of food obtained for the several
companies The regulars get along much
better for two reasons: They are more ac-
customed to army fare, and, besides, their
quartermaster sergeants, having experiences
Know Just what quality of food to secure
Wnen informed that Col. Reeve had been
profn0ted, and had nothing now to do wi h
the Thirteenth, Neal remarked Significantly.
Wen: guess the Thirteenth will be ad
Private Murklsnd, of this city, will be taken
70 local hospital in a few days for an
operation. Upon its successful conclusion he
expects to be returned to his company az
Wouldn't want to live In Manila ;, he
SAD but would like to come back with nv
reesnent.' - WIN ily
NAfklard was in the hospital at tho time 90
the battle of Manila and therefore had Iit+ G
snare in the glory of that day, although he
was fortunate, perhaps, in being an eve wiz
ness of Dewey's bombardment of the civ
which some of the other soldiers could moi
enjoy The craftsmanship of the American
gunners, ne says, was unerring, after the first
five shots, which fell short %
Private Murkland, while in Hong Kong had
chat with Consul General Goodnow. who
sent his compliments tc a number of friends