Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-07-29

TO duty quite as well as ever. The medi-
cal officers concur In the opinion that
this fever renders the men immune. for
the time al least, to yellow fever. The
que stion of returning large part OF the
command To this country for rest and
T-cupegatiou was under consideration
by the war officials yesterday. but the
idea practically has been abandoned.
at least Tor the present. Those who are
I'll now Or have been exposed tu the in
trctiun are isolated in detention camps
and are not permitted To- return to the
main body of the troops until all dan
ger has been averted. Through the
adoption of sanitary precautions and
careful attention to those who fall IN,
1t Is expected that the fever will run its
course In a comparatively brief time.
In the 80 days which have elapsed
since the president issued the first call
for volunteers, an army of 26l 400 men
has been recruited mustered. equipped
and placed in the 4ield, an achievement
that has elected surprise and admira-
lion from the best Informed military
authorities OF Europe. The personnel
of the army is far superior L. that Of
any body Of men hitherto raised for
military purposes by the United States
Every man recruited. whether for the
regular OF volunteer army has under
gone a careful examination by disin-
tereSted and competent officers As a
general proposition therefore the army
is physically without a flaw. Quite
naturally the requirements for the r,gu-
lar service are more rigid than those for
the volunteers. because recruits for the
regular army being considered more
as Individuals are obliged To undergo a
more severe examination than the vol
unterrs, many OF whom are taken into
the service as organizations. The state
ment indicates that only one in four ap-
plicanls for admission to the regular
army was accepted by the mastering
officers and medical examiners. Ia this
way notably high class of men has
been secured for the army
Secretary Long has forwarded to Ad-
miral Dewey the Joint resolution eX-
tending the thanks of the congress 10.
the Victory achieved at CaVitc The
resolution was beautifully eugrUssed
and prrfacyd by formal attestdtiun of
its authenticity by Secretary of State
Day, the whole gelng enclosed in richly
ornamcnt,u Russia covers Secretary
Long ia MS letter Of tIausmittal makes
reference t. letter from the secretary
OF state cumplIneEting Admiral Dewey
upon his direction of affairs since the
great victory, formal evidence that the
department is thoroughly Well satisfied
with the diplomatic qualities the ad-
mlral has exhibited.
RumOrs Of various kinds have been
in circulation as to the disposition of
General Skaters army. but the war
department has not come to any con-
clusiun as Vet in the matter. a suf-
icient force is to he kept at Santiago to
maintain the position the United States
. has taken and preserve order. While
/ there is yellow fever in the army, no at
tempt win be made to bring the troops
to the United States The department
/ it may be stated. is now bending every
/ effort To secure an ample supply Of
, nutritious food and also viii see that the
/ soldiers have q rest and careful atten-
/ tion 50 that they may get into the very
/ best condition. The medical corps is
! making "A careful examination of the
4 army with View Of advising the de-
/ partment as to the best methods of re-
/ storing the sick to health and prevent
/ ing further spread of the disease 1t is
not believed that large number of
troops will be necessary at Santiago
after the Spanish prisoners have been
a. hut
! ther developments before deciding
/ upon course.
OF the 2l6.j00 volunteers authorized.
9l2000 have been placed in the field.
nearly all of them fully equipped. In a
few days the entire volunteer army will
be thoroughly organized into regiments,
. brgades, divisions and army corps The
aptitude for military discipline and in
struction which the volunteers has
evinCed has created surprise among the
representatives Of foreign governments
/ with the United States army. They
| agree that the Americans are the finest
soldiers in the world.
Washington, July 26.-Such progress
has been made that it is hoped all of the
troops will be on Porto Rican soil within
a week at the latest. General Miles is
not expected to defer his landing until
that time, but presumably will pick out
a suitable place for encamping his troops
and establishing himself ashore. wait
ing the arrival of the other detachments
now on their way. 1t will be at least
Saturday before direct communication
can be established with him, and in the
meantime reliance must be had on the
dispatch boats running across to St
Thomas, distant about four hours run
The work of embarkation at Hamp-
ton roads is being conducted with much
less difficulty and delay than was eX-
peCted. Colonel Hecker has reported t.
Secretary Alger that it is emnently
suited to the shipment of the troops
Consequently the secretary has ordered
all of General Grants brigade, 5000 men
from Chickamauga to Newport News
1t is not expected that all of the trans
ports required for their accommodates
Will have arrived there by the time the
soldiers get in, but they will encamp or
suitable ground there, and it is believed
they will be benefited by the change
from Chickamauga.
The signal service has succeeded in
retaining from the battlefield of San
tiago the tubes which supplied the mill
tary balloon with pure hydrogen gas
and they, with the balloon itself, have
been brought to Tampa. The tubes viii
be reCharged and the whole apparatus
will be dispatched at once to Porto Rice
to assist General Miles in his campaign
there. The balloon is said TO have proved
of great value in the Santiago cam
paign. and from the character of tn,
country in Porto Rico it is believed thai
it also can be used to advantage there.