New-York tribune., 1898-09-17
RAINY WEATHER AT MONTAUk
EXPERIENCES IN THE EARLY DAYS of
THE CAMP RECALLED.
MORE TROOPS MOVE AWAY BY TRAIN AMI
TRANsPoRT-GENERAL sHAFTER WILL
REMAIN UNTIL THE CAMP
BREAKS UP
AuAy nv TRAIN AND
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fT0OnS
tions began coming in. but since 'he ARIA "
the first transport from Santiago WIN It's 'oau
~ sick and weakened soldiers the days nave
been exceptionally clear and bright -"
eional storm has blown up in the night nut i
has always been Of short durat'oh' anu VIZ
morning brought with IT clear skies again.
IT, aa...s nxrarience has therefore been sort
=, roveltv 4 storm which began shor'iy A''.
-.,,.,n,. t,r,ot 70 clear up at sunrise and all
has continued with mixture OF ram anu
49,. With hrier periods without either Inc
hardest port Of It came between midnish' anu
ar.r onA when rcveile started the "aso"
..,,,s -, tho,r early morning trip TO the com
,,,js.or,.e and ouartermasters depots the roaos
,,.ora r,,.ars NJ mud. With here and there great
,,<,o,s ~ water that had gathered In the oePres
.,ors ~ the ground Through them the hea'.
.rr,y WAGONS stopped. spattering the rnuo anu
.o tor over pedestrians who did not give 'nen
,,a hertb while tie rain. which In the 'iis".
,oa oor,e down in torrents. was still talhs h'''
- tho, earlv hour. Camp Wikof was therelote
o wet and dreary place, particularly 10 '''e SUI
der who despses rainy weather
FULLY PREPARED FOR THE STORM
p,, the storm took no one unawares' A wen
.ro bitches had been dug around tents an
,ent-pegs driven in little deeper " me
narticularly hard storm. OF which 'ie
Bureau had given warning ana ihe p'' ,,,.
.a,'o, ,rar wore sutfielen. for any ordinary
storms which might follow. Al 'he "0'p,''
everything was snug and tign' anu
there nor in the reguental camps wv
suffer any inconvenience. .~,.,,or..
perbans TIE 10Th and 22d infantry resir''e'''
sbould he excepted They passed the night com
not
move today, they were routed out at e'ocN
,t,s ,,orninc TO break camp. In the ram tha'
US falling then they rolled up their wet 'e"'S'
rackAd No the reginental baggage. and attempt
=. GA, breakfast The last was rather dls-
80, ,oiluro for tie fires burned slowly, anu the
ho,xe,st when II was ready was only hh!' Il
breakfast after all When II was disposeu VI
tho regir-ents fell into line 10 march 10 tne sta
ton .. ..L,,c
ThAv stenped along the muddy ROADS taxing
advantage OF the grassy slopes when they cou'o'
and eventually reached the station WIN shoe'
u,rineine vet and coats soaked with RAIN lHe"
they boarded the waiting trains which con-
t,nued 10 wait until almost II o'clock. ana "'e"
,bo,. finally got started they had not gone 'a'
t,ofor. the engine ~ the 22ds train. wnich was
loading. broke connecting-rod Iha' oause'
. de,av and II was almost o'clock wheh 'hey
nulled into Amaganseit twelve miles away inc
engine Of the 12,hs train Helping alons 'he 'r''"
CT the 22d ...
The 12th Regiment. which contains many
Massachusetts, boys is on us way 70 Je"eiSo"
barracks, de land the 22d. in memory OF whose
c,lorAr c .nfca Vikofr is named, is going 20 ro''
Crook, Omahs
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.
The Gth and lO,h Infantry regiments also
broke camp to-day and tonight are s'eep'"s
on board. the transport Chester. whieA a. 500"
as it .ul,s on Batteries a ana ot the iS'
,Artil9,3 tosrforrow morning. VIII sail 10Y jet
sew civ ',ehgre the regiments and batteries VIII
.aen trains for their several Destinations '"@
9th going to Fort Thomas Newport NJ anu
the l0th and the batteries to Huntsville Aia-
The Is. % eth and lC;h Infantry regiments
have also received orders 20 move to-IhoIio"'
and that Will leave only the in -tth anu -"
Ireo,.rv regiments. the list. 2d, 81. 9th "'n
ard ION cavalry commands. the battalion o,
Engineers. and four batteries Of Artillery AZ
Camp WikoI .
The Manitoba has been taking on baggage
.,r the departing regiments all day. and Is
also 70 take a lot OF horses. but from what res'-
,oo,,s was not known because the orders had
M, arrived But with the loading Of the bag
gage the steyedores and dock hands had ali 'hey
could do Army wagon after Arny wagon
srood in line waiting 10 be unloa1ed ana the
line never seemed TO shorten. ior as lasI rs
one wagon drove away another came 70 TAKE
ia place Boxes, chests barrels ouha'es 81
,en,e cooking outfits and all SORTS OF camp
ec,,sr,age yYer. dumped down upon the Deacn.
nd the stevedores were Kept busy hanu,lhs
the stuff in order that II might nor accuiilu'a az
,n, rari6ly Besides. IL necessary 10 ger
tha Manitoba loaded in order that she might
ce. on; into the stream again. for other trans
ports must be cared for tomorrow.
MAY PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT.
None q. the cavalry regiments have been
notified that its transportation is ready yet
and II they will only stay week or so longer
there !g every prospect OF vaudeville SHOW
opening on private ground near the cavalry
| cann A theatrical man has been looking over
| thn ground and If he Is satisfied that enough
soldiers will remain TO warrant II, he Is gong
n mt I'D a tent bring down his artists and
snec,alties and open his show. He promises
| tina, II VIII be as high in art and character az
anv NJ the vaudeves in New-Tork city and
he is going to charge only city prices Tor ad-
! nittance 70 the performance
General shafter said to-day that he would
not leave Camp Wikon until its hnal abandon
r,ant and would remain until the last troor 5
! had gone -, - =.
Norwich today. The deaths to-day were
Frederick Holm Company c. .sth Infantry;
Walter Noyes. Company II. 10Th Infantry
| patrick Cody. I'd Volunteer Engineers: Ezra
| Colcord. Signal Corps. and Matthew Trater.
! Company Z. 10Th Infantry.
The temperature here tonight is 6I degrees
and the wind northeast The barometer has
, hoen falling since yesterday noon and fr)n
until o'clock this afternoon. the drop was
rapc.
QUARANTINE SERVICE ABANDONED.
I DR. BRUNNER ORDERED FROM MoNTAUk TO
HAVANA
| Washington Sept ls-The National Maritime
Quarantine Service which has been In operation a,
| Montauk Point since that place has been used for
camping purposes. has. in view Of the camps pros
! pective aba nd oninent. been discontinued Dr. W. P
Ia ,clln fever who has In