Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-10
MANY DIED AT SEA
Thirteen Of the Missouri's Sick Men
Succumb.
ALL BUT ONE BURIED IN THE OCEAN
Montauk's Patients Are Being Hur-
RED to City Hospitals.
RETURNS FROM SANTIAGO

CAMP WIKOFF. MONTAUK POINT, L.
l., September 10.--The Missouri arrived this
| morning, bringing a detachment of the list
| New York Volunteers, who were left In
| the hospital at Santiago when Col Downs
men came away from there three weeks
ago.
The Missouri had 261 sick men when she
left Santiago. They were taken from the
different hospitals. During the voyage up
thirteen died, as follows:
Levi c. circuit, Company c, I'd Infantry.
Edward A. Wilson, Company A, SD Mich
igan.
Arthur Van Eta musician, Company c,
| fist New York.
George W. Hodgkins, Company H. I'd
Massachusetts.
Guy L. Skalliss, Company NJ LIST Illinois.
John ]. Fitzgibbon, Company L, list New
York
VIM. A. Russ. Company G. list New
York.
Otto L. Dewitt Company L, 33d Mich
| igan.
James Milan. Company A, 9th Infantry.
Sam'l j. Young. Company G, It'll Infantry
Charles l.. Wilde, Signal Corps.
VIM. Palmer, Company E, list New York
L. E. Emerson. Company J., list New
York.
Al! but one of these were buried at sea. :.
Private Emerson of the list New York
died this morning as the transport was
rounding Shinnecock Light, and his body
was brought ashore.
The sick men were taken to the detention
hospital.
| The transport Vigi!ancia also arrived
from Santiago today, bringing several hun
| dred sick of various regiments. They will
| be taken to the detention hospital after the
| ship is inspected.
Money for Rough Riders.
| Col. Roosevelt has received contributions
from August Belmont and other wealthy
residents of New York for the Rough Rid
ers The money was sent to purchase deli
Cacies for the men. but as they have all
or these they want it is being distributed
| to the families and relatives of men who
| We're either killed in battle, wounded or are
| SICK. Inc well men are also getting some
| money, for Col. Roosevelt thinks that fol-
| two months after being mustered out they
Will not be able to do any hard work and
| should have funds to sustain life for time
| after leaving the service.
| The chances of the victorious troops pa-
| rading in New York are dubious Col
Roosevelt has given up the idea of his men
| paradlng and some of them are being mus
| tered out today. All the Rough Riders ex-
| next
| The 9th infantrymen have everything
seaay to get away today. They go &c
gao oe Harbor. N. Y. The sick men OF
| In accordance to the Instructions of Sur
| geon General iSternberg, Col. Forwood is
| hurrylng the sick soldiers from camD IL
city hospitals, before the cold, rainy season
Montauk is the most exposed point on the
| Long Island coast. and the storms that
sweep over THIS LOCALITY during the fall and
winter are felt with such severity that nc
regular places'of habitation are maintained
| on the beach, except the life saving sta
| tons. ''
| About 300 sick men are being taken AWAY
daily, and at this rate the surviyins, sjck
soldiers will all be comfortably located In
CITY hospitals within the next few days
Col: Forwocd RECEIVED notice from the
weather bureau at Washington today that
fall of 10 degrees in temperature might
| De expected at Camp Wikoff in tie net
t"enty-four hours. Col. Forwood has ac-
cordlnsly taken advantage of this advance
| iio.Ice ana IS making every effort to pro-
| vide extra blankets for the sick in tha TO-
Pltais. he has wired the quartermaster $
headauarters in New York to send several
hundred blankets to Montauk on the affe~.
noon train.