New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-31

..,., GENTS At THE GRAND CENTRAL
WHEN TIE MEN CAME IN.
-. Xe,v.York's volunteer soldiers came
.o,,a Yesterday but they did not march up
s,.o, amid the tunlult Of cheering thou
,A. aud the admiration OF The entire city.
F r.,. man Of them came on sick leave and
- # ,henl were dclrious with fever that
s''''e ro,ov,rv IS more than doubtful. They
~, -, this city. too amid hundreds Of rela-
.rd friends who had come TO look after
them. o.o o,,. ~. W..
.,,s who were aboard the special train
'',rov into tho Grand Central Station shortly
u+ 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Although
rad rot left the country ard had been in
=, Cnickamaura ever since they went
ca.., ,nev were a haCgard- looking lot The
&c NJ disease were stamped upon the face
''. form Of every man. Most Of them were
-. ~ walk however. and for those who were
~. .hcra were ambulances waiting. and sur
.,s rom the various hospitals of the city
nnfore noon Yesterday men and women and
.Ar5rcn began to gather in the annex of the
<.ord central Station looking tor the arrival Of
49,. ,ck and long before tine hospital train ar
.,oa the rhrong vas so great that the police
VA much ado TO manage It, Many Of the
,.o,osn present were loud in their complaints Of
.,a treatment their boys" had received Will, IN
oarn in N, South They said the soldiers had
r.r;,tan that they did not have enough TO eat
ors that their drinking water was unheathful
o,5 filthy Some Of the women began 10 eX-
change confdences and read each other letters
,hev had received from the members Of their
families I'm camp with the Sth Regiment.
PLENTY OF AMBULANCES
4 detail from the 1Osth Regiment arrived at
,be station soon after noon To offer what aid
I, could 20 the sick who We're about to arrive
President Keller Of :ha Charities Department
cent q number OF ambuiances from Bellevue
tosr,iial 70 look after the nen in case the other
hospi;als were unable to take care or them
Ambulances were present also from the New
York. Hudson Street. ST. Francis. St Lukes'
c, Marks Mount Sinai the German and the
Flower hospitals. Major d. NJ Appel the
United States surgeon who is in charge OF the
Regulars and volunteers now in the hospiaI III
this city. was present to oversee the arrival ana
the disposition Of the men. 1t was not expected
tina, moro than nifty Of the sick would nave 10
he taken 70 the hospitals the rest were re-
ported 70 he so far convalescen; as to he able
10 20 10 their homes.
The special was overdue and in the interval
there were plenty of affecting scenes among the
crowd that waited Many Of the women were
in tears and expr essed fears that their loVed
ones would die before anything could be zone
for them and there was a general expression
of resentment at the condition Of AFFAIRS tha'
could result in Illness to so large proportion oi
,ba regiment one woman read a letter from
her son which said that out Of the loo men IN
camp $50 wer- more than slightly ILL., Her SON
c,I.-e al "
things had grown much worse since the absence
Of Colonel ChaunCev.
There was good deal Of comment on the ac-
ton Of captain George ". Lndheim. the sur
seon in charge Of the train. who was reported
10 have refused to allow surgeons in Cleveland
to remove any Of the moro serious cases Of ty-
phod fever from the train for treatment In
Cleveland hospitals Captain Ross. Of the sth
Regiment. who came ahead Of the special train.
said that Captain Lindhcm was a capable sur
geon and had the welfare of the men at heart.
He thought the criticisms against him were
baseess.
When the train seen rolling into the sta
ton shout went up from the crowd. when
must have numbe red two thousand by THIS time
and there a great press forward The po-
lice tried 10 keep tho thronC back of the ropes.
but many Of them broke through and ran down
70 meet the first cars. Some Of the women who
had been waiting grew suddenly historical ana
burst into tears while the few children present
felt the contaeion and followed suit. II was
distressing scene as 'he pale and emaciated SOL
dIers began n align, from the cars. Women
made a rush for their husbands sons or sweet
hearts. and If they could get at them. fell weep
ing into their arms. Many Of them were great
" shocked at the changed appearance Of the
men
Not all OF the original 26S men were on the
train Ahou. thirt,. who lived in Noun; Vernon
or Harlem. had left the train at One-hundred-
and thirty-eighth-st Their were severa. per-
sons in the crowd who were sreafy disap-
pointed az not seeing the men they were look
ing FOR but they were comforted when they
learned tina, they had left the train above. and
they AZ once departed in search Of the missing
ones
In order 20 facilitate the dcharkatlon the
train was broken into two sections, and the rear
section vas drawn out and shunted back again
on another track some of he women. now
ever seemed 70 think that Il meant the return
~ their loved ones 10 camp again. according 10
some now order. and at orcc there aros" wall
% sorrow 1t required all the persuasi'" elo-
ouence If the Uniformed men 81 the anhuances
and patrol-v agons to convince inc women 'ha'
the train vas not going back again
FIFTEEN TYPHOID CASES.
Captain Lindhcim SAID that he had nitcen
cases Of typhoid fever aboard the tram oi
which tan were exceedingly serious The rest "f
the invalids we're suffering from various disor-
ders but they were Al hopefully convaescen'-
When told that severe criticisms had been maze
upon his treatment n the men under his care
and fsuecIaUy by the Rcd Cross people IN
Cleveland Captain Indhein said
Il lift ChattanooGa At o'clock on SUNDAY
afternoon. with 200 suffering mon on the tram.
o. these ten had typhoid fever ard r." were
tyYtoid convalcscents. Tho others were az