The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05

about it yesterday, and although General
Wheeler thought the men would do well in
camp until Oct. it was determined TO con-
tinue sending the men away. The regulars
taken from the posts east of the Missis-
sippi. according TO the present directions,
will be sent where they were before the
war.
The War Department has not transmitted
the order to General Shafter yet. but it will
no doubt be received by Tuesday. The
Eighth Ohio and First Illinois will break
camp Tuesday. The Rough Riders will
muster out toward the end of the week,
probably, and will not parade. The Rough
Riders had religious services in their camp
to-day. Colonel Roosevelt, after Chaplain
Grown had concluded, rose and made little
speech, sort of farewell. some of the men
took it TO be. Colonel Roosevelt comph-
mented the daring and gallantry of the men,
their wholesome good fellowship. their skill
in managing horses and in the use of arms.
When the regiment was forming" he
said some of my men said they were
ready to storm the Morro or fight hell but
would not take kindly to camp routine and
drill. All such men were rejected. The
Rough Riders had all the forces of ind.-
vidual strength. and in battle were as CO.
General Wheeler said to-day that Lieu
tenant Colonel Smart, of the medical staff
of the army. had come to chemically ex-
anime the water supplied to the camp. He
was at the top of his profession, and would
in two or three days be able to give an
absolutely authoritative decision as TO the
purity of the water. People had an idea
that the water came from the fresh water
pond. General Wheeler said they were mis-
taken. The water was drawn from wells
go and 800 feet deep. Women passing
through the camp were displeased by see
ing that some tents did not have floors, and
fancied that the men must sleep on the
ground They were wrong in supposing
that In tents without floors were wooden
hunks or thick straw. AS for himself, Cen
eral Wheeler said he liked the camp better
every day, and would like to live in it until
Oct. l.
The season of September gales is ap-
preaching, and the War Department fore
sees that the Long Island Railway may not
be able to move conveniently more than
one thousand men a day. Plans have been
partially made to transport troops to New
York by water if it should be advisable
The troop ship Roumanian five days from
Santiago, came in to-day with Companies
X and l. of the Ninth Massachusetts and
convalescents from various commands in
all about five hundred men. Seven died on
the voyage and were buried at sea. They
were.
DANIEL K. REYNOLDS, seventy-hrst
New York
CHARLES CONNORs, Company NJ,
Ninth Massachusetts, paralysis.
ORVILLE DEAN, United States Engineer
Corps acute dysentery.
TIMOTHY OMALLEY, Company K,
Ninth Massachusetts, acute dysentery.
HENRY NJ. BRODERICK, Company K,
Ninth Massachusetts, acute dysentery.
PAUL w. FRIEDMANN, Company E,
Seventy-first New York. acute mania
JOSEPH FRANZ. Company B. Sixteenth
Infantry, acute mania.
The Unionist also arrived from Santiago
with $50 men. Fffty-three were of Company
E, First Illinois Infantry. The rest were
teamsters and carpenters. All on board are
well.
Those who died in the general hohpital to-
day were.
SAMUEL OSBORNE, private, Company
/, Seventh Infantry.
MICHAEL OHARA, private, Company
B. Eighth Infantry.
JAMEo NJ OINA1t1 private company L,
Eighth Infantry
HENRY SAWYER. private. Tenth Cav
airy.
JAMES RAY. private, Company H. Sew
enth Infantry.
MATHIA ILLS, private, Company F.
Third Infantry.
ELMER S. GREEN, private. Company F,
Seventh United States Infantry.
A H DIT q
Twenty-fifth Infantry.
Number of patients in general hospital.
1,040
No one died at the detention hospital to-
day. 1t has 275 patients.
Arthur Fieble, a private in Company f,
Second United States Infantry, killed him.
self in his tent to-day. He took his Krag-
Jorgensen rifle, put the muzzle to his left
eye and touched off the trigger with his
sword bayonet. He was recruited in Tampa
three and half months ago, went to Cuba,
fought, caught the fever and was out of his
mind for some time. He had been nearly
himself for several days.
The signal men predict a storm tonight.
Warning was sent through the camp to peg
down all tents