Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01
TO INVESTIGATE CAMP.
Wheeler Orders Ames to Con-
duct An Investigation.
GROsVENoR GIVES HIS OPINION.

After visiting the Seventh Ohio Regi
ment He Says He Never Saw Troops L,
Better Condition-Ten Deaths Reported
at Camp Wikoff-Expec:ing Visit From
President Mckinley.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Ten soldiers
died at Camp Wilzoff yesterday. They
were:
Charles e, Chaplin, sergeant company
l., Second Massachusetts,, died IL an
isolated tent, diagnosis refused.
Fred Isueller, company H, Eighth in.
family, typhoid fever.
- Murphy, troop Z, Second cav
airy, acute uraemia.
Unknown, acute uraemip
William H. Newcomb, company H.,
Twenty-frst infantry, typhoid fever.
He was getting along well but last
night left his cot, walked into one of
the kitchens, found watermelon, ate
ravenously OF it and in short time
was dead.
John G. Trouthard, company K,
Eighth Ohio, pernicious malarial fever.
Earl Immler, company D, Eighth
ohlO, typnOlu lever.
Victor Z. JOHN, company +. Third
infantry, dysentery, died in the deten-
ton hospital.
W. \. Marchal, Company G., First
Illinois, died in the harbor on the trans
port Berlin.
Private Waldron, Company A, First
Illinois, typhoid fever.
Transports Arrive.
The transports Berlin, San Marcos
and Specialist arrived at Camp Wikoff
yesterday and landed soldiers. The
Berlin had $3.50 men of the First Illinois,
Of whom 100 were sick. General Bates
and staff were also on the Berlin. The
San Marcos had 81 men, of whom 81
We're sick. The Specialist carried Com
panies a, Second artillery, A, First
artillery, +, Fourth artillery, and f,
Sixth artillery. There We're 118 men,
only two Of them being sick. She has
S52 horses on board.
The tug @. P. Raymond, loaded with
delicacies for the First Illinois at Mon
faux Point, arrived. The tug was char
tered by several men from different
parts of Illinois, who met in Chicago to
look after the interests of the returning
soldiers. The tug stopped at New Lon
don, Conn.,, to take on several tons of
ice.
Camp to BE Investigated.
Camp Wlkoff is to be investigated.
General Wheeler has ordered General
Adelbert Ames, chief of staff ON Gen
eral kent's staff, to conduct an inyesti
CATION. He is given almost autocratic
powers. General Wheeler has ordered
him to get at the bottom of all things
complained of.
The subjects General Ames is to in.
vestiSate are: Why is the general con-
dltion OF the camp so poor? Why do the
conditions exist? Who is responsible?
H. by troops were sent to the camp be.
fore Il, was ready to receive them? WHY.
since tler,, was but one railroad lead
ing into the camp boats were not used
to carry men>and provisions from New
York? Why needed medicines were not
ordered, or if ordered, why they We're
not distributed? Why the hospitals
were crowded? Why transports we-
allowed to lie in the harbor VIII .
supplies and relief being seDt 10y . ~
them? ' W.
Rough Riders DisSa,' ,
There is dissatisfactip'
of the Rough Ride = Thor N oro nat
satisfied with the s. 10y "'o nv
ont They way Germs OF their muster
tI1o -, VIZ" led to be treated as are
r rllD - ! of the volunteers. The
$3.50 Ulcers and men, are also dis
1.a,.ss~ and want to be sent back to
~ ION posts and stations at once.
% The coming of President Mckinley is
anxiously awaited. An effort will be
made to get the president to sanction
changes which even Secretary Alger
was not asked to make.
Grosvencr Gives His Opinion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-Representa-
tive Grosvenor Of Ohio called at the
Will