Evening journal., 1898-08-26
AT MONTAUK POINT.
Secretary Alger Still at Camp
Wikoff.
GETTING INTO WORKING SHAPE
First supply Of Milk From New York.
Granting Furloughs TO Sick Soldiers.
Lots Of Rcd Tape-CoIoueI Roose-
welt Returns TO the Camp.

Camp Wikoff. Apparently he has decid-
ed that there is no time for the usual
course OF correspondence and requisi-
tions and inquiries and has given per-
sonal orders and secured concessions
which Il would have taken the camp
officers weeks to drag out of the depart
ment in Washington. An instance Of
how he is doing things was seen yes
terday. He had directed that 1000
quarts Of milk be delivered at the camp
every morning Yesterday morning the
contractor in Manhattan was able to
supply but 1000 quarts That was bad
enough, as it cut the supply in two, but
as 1000 quarts were promised every day
hereafter, the shortage yesterday was
not deploesd. While the milk was on its
way ar axle broke and in the ordinary
course there would have been delay.
Secretary Alger directed that an engine
and a special train go after the milk
and bring 1t through. This was done
and time saved and the milk came in
sweet and good and was served to the
soldiers.
General Wheeler had a complaint to
make to the secretary When the gem
/ eral was in Washington, he received in
structions to issue extra rations to the
sick and weak and give them what they
wanted and needed regardless Of their
being on the ration list. This order was
given verbally by President Mckinley.
| General Wheeler came here and started
in on q generous course outlined by the
president, but was promptly held up by
the quartermasters department and
the unrolling of red tape began. Cen
eral Wheeler told General Alger about
it, and yesterday the camp quartermas-
ter's department was busy ordering di-
rect without the Intervention of Wash
ington a regular supply of soups, eggs
and delicacies for the sick.
General Alger was up in the morning
as soon as the others in camp We're
and drove out to General Wheeler's
headquarters, and after a talk with
him and interviews with the chiefs OF
the departments al the camp and the
delivery Of some very emphatic orders
he continued his inspection of the camp.
AT the general hospital General Alger
found that the negro troopers doing po-
lice duty had not been as thorough as
they might have been, and yesterday
they had extra work 70 do under AL
| gers direction. In two hours not a
| trace of disorder remained. The next
thing to strike the secretary as wrong
was some wet and soggy spots near the
hospital. He called DR.. Browns atten-
ton to them and directed that they be
filled up. They were dangerous to
health, the secretary said. Within a
couple of hours the damp spots were
buried several feet between fresh clean
sand
In passing through the hospital tents
General Alger stopped frequently 20
speak to the sick soldiers. He invaria-
bic asked the name of the sick soldier
and where he fought.
A corporal Of the Thirteenth infantry
who could just keep on his legs met aud
recognized the secretary and at oncs
came to salute. The secretary had evil
IDENTIFY noticed the lack Of this in others
and took off his hat and asked the cor
porafs name. 1t was given, and the
secretary complimented him on remem-
bering a soldiers duty despite his i'll
ness and granted the man a furlough,
which he signed then and there AMI
half an hour later the man was on his
way out of the camp.
Miss Wheeler, daughter of the gener-
al. was introduced to General Alger and
talked with him while she continued
her duties to the sick. The greater por-
tion OF the day was spent by the secre-
tary in inspecting the camp.
During the day General Alger granted
furloughs right and left to men who de-
served them and who were fortunate
enough to come under his notice In a
day or so, II he remains he may call
for a list OF those who have been in the
hospital and furlough them ALL
There was a new yellow fever scare in
camp yesterday 1t came through some
one reading a signal on the Yale wror.
and making 1t say she had yellow fever
on board. There was no truth in the
report The men who came on the Yale
were landed yesterday, the sick going
to the detention hospital General Young
Is sick from overwork.
When the Mohawk came in Wednes-
day, she reported 1870 sick. When she
came to unload yesterday, it was found
that 800 Of the men were in. These men
are all of the Eighth Ohio. One man, a
soldier named Eddy. died Wednesday
night on the ship. He win be buried in
the camp hospital cemetery pending ar
vangements TO send his body to Ohio.
The Harvard, with over COO men of the
Thirty-third Michigan volunteers, ar
rived yesterday and anchored. She sig
nailed that she had 80 sick, but no con-
taeious cases on board. Clyde Beede Of
Company A of the Michigan regiment
Alel on tNt Trip NoIlu. Inc BltdhWdlel
and Comanche have been directed TO
proceed TO New York and report to the
quartermaster there for transfer TO
their owners.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt who has
been at oyster Bay, on Long Island,
reached here yesterday
Lieutenant Commander B. Turnakurl
Of the Japanese navy visited the camp
yesterday and inspected the hospitals.
, He expressed himself as favorably inn
pressed with them and said they were
, as good as any he had seen in his in
, spectiOns.
Texas Cavalry's Horses Stampede.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Aug. 26.-The
First Texas cavalry regiment is hard
at work and viii likely be kept in the
saddle all this week hunting 500 Of their
horses which stampeded early yester-
day morning while being driven through