Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-27
THE PRAIRIE ASHORE.
With Sick Soldiers Aboard She Runs
on a Long Island Sand Bar.
TROOPS ALL LANDED SAFELY
Temporary Camp Quickly Formed ana
Food Served to the Men-Feared
That Shock of Accident May
Increase the Death Roll.

Amagansett, N. T., Aug. 27.-The aux
iliary cruiser Prairie, which left Santi
| ago on Sunday with over 200 troops
the Seventh United States infantry AM
! the Massachusetts naval reserves, wen
! hard and fast on a sand bar one mill
from this place. She ran aground, an(
all efforts to float her off proved una
vailing. OF the men who left Santiago
66 are i'll with fever, dysentery and ex
hauston. So i'll, in fact, are some OF
them that it is feared the death rol
will be increased.
The sick, wounded and healthy are
now a short distance from where the
vessel struck a new camp has sprung
into existence. 1t was made necessary
by the circumstances of the situation
Campflres are burning, food is being
cooked, and every attention Is being
paid to the men. Not single man
was injured in the accident This is
accounted for by the reason that the
sea was very smooth at the time and
continued so during the night.
The accident was caused by the heavy
fog which prevailed at the time and
which made it impossible for the look
out to make sure of his bearings. The
Prairie lies broadside on, with her
port broadside guns parallel with the
beach. She is about 400 yards from the
shore and just outside the breakers.
The Soldiers ON Board.
When the Prairie left Santiago on
Sunday, she took one brigade OF the
Seventh, which had fought so nobly at
of
panes under command of Captain D. A.
Fredercks of Company A. The other
companies were Company B. under
command of Captain 4. N. Henrichs
and Company c, under Captain c. A.
Booth. At Ell Caney this brigade lost
129 men. Eleven more died at SANTA
go, and of the POI men who sailed for
Camp Wikoff sc were i'll from fever,
dysentery and exhaustion.
OF that number one man died during
the voyage. He was Private Edward
Hartle of Company A. He was buried
at sea. The voyage from Santiago was
made without incident. With the ex-
ception of the death of Private Har l.,
nothing of consequence occurred until
the Prairie was nearing Amagans TT.
Captain Grain of the United States
navy, who was in command OF thH
was on the bridge. With him We're Ex-
ecutive Officer O9terhaus and Naviga-
tor Dorney. Suddenly a fcg began to
descend, and, to make sure that they
We're in deep water the lead was cast.
1t showed 20 fathoms. Again it was
cast. and the same number of fathoms
was recorded
A Terrific Shock.
A moment or so later and before the
lead could be heaved for the third time
all on board felt a terrific shock There
was grating sound and then the Prai-
RE stuck fast. The first call for ad WIS
in the nature of two coston lights which
We're sent up. They We're followed by
the firing of two pound shot. Before
the echoes of the latter had died away
an answering report was heard.
1t came from George H. milford of
the east guards. and soon after Cap
tain Edwards of the life saving station
was getting his men together to render
all the aid in their power. The lifaboat
was launched and was pulled with all
speed toward the Prairie. On board tn.
latter, however, the crew had not been
Idle. Officers and men had for the most
part gone below when the shock was
experienced. There was at first LITTLE
excitement, but it quickly subsidized.
A messenger of the rough riders.
VINO was out searching for strayed
horses, arrived on the scene. Then he
1t once sent word t. General Young. at
camp Wikoff. II miles away to the
vest. General Young promptly sent
Down the Red Cross yacht with all
Kinds of supplies and provisions for the
men. soon the tents were up, the fires
we're BLAZING. and the cooking of food |
vas in progress.
AS soon rs quarantine officer ar |
ives the soldiers will proceed to Camn
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