Evening journal., 1898-08-15
MORETROOPSARRIVE|
ST. Louis, Vigilancia and Mi
ami Off Montauk Point.
ROUGH RIDERS on THE MIAaI.
General Wheeler with Them-shafter
Hopes Co Get Last of His Arinys
Out This week-lsla de Luzon
sails For Cadiz.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Four trans-
ports, the ST. Louis, Viglancia. Mat
teawan and Miami. having on board
troops who were ordered home from
Santiago de Cuba. arrived off Camp
Wikon. Montauk Point, on Long Is
land, yesterday morning. The troops
aboard the transports are the First vol
unteer cavalry. First regular cavalry,
Battery II, Fourth artillery and the
Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Thirteenth in
fantry. All the transports excepting
the st. Louis sailed from Santiago on
Aug. 8. The St. Louis, which left a few
days later, brought up S72 soldiers
There was little sickness aboard the
former American liner and but one
death, Private oliver Longwood, Com
pany =, Ninth regiment, who died from
yellow fever and was buried at sea
There was no other development of yell
low fever. Twenty-four sick, none Of
a serious nature, are aboard the St.
Louis.
The Vigilancia has 6O9 men Of the
Sixth and Thirteenth regular infantry.
The state Of the troops is excellent.
| Twenty-one sick are under treatment,
but there was no fever. General Ames
is on board.
Besides Major General Joseph Wheel
er, his son and his secretary. and Colo
mel Roosevelt. the Miami had on board
n detachment of the Rough Riders.
/ numbering $50, and their officers Here
is list of the officers on the Miami:
Major General Joseph Wheeler, Colo
mel Roosevelt. Major Hersey, Major
jenkins, Major Church, Captain Muller,
| Captain Houston. Captain Luna, Cap
tain Mccormick. First Lieutenant Grif-
fin First Lieutenant Kane. First Lieu
/ tenant Wilcox. Chaplain Brown, Lieu
| tenants Goodrich. Greenway, Carter,
Frantz, Keyes. Day, Ferguson. Refer
ing, Dame and Greenwald, Lieutenant
Joseph Wheeler, and Leonard Wilson,
General Wheeler'S secretary. Some OF
the members of General Wheeler's staff
are on board the Matteawan.
There were also four troops Of the
| Third regular cavalry on board the Mi
ami. The officers We're Major Jackson,
Captain Dodd, Lieutenant Patterson,
Lieutenant Rooster, Captain Johnson,
Captain Ripley, Chaplain Hart and
Lieutenants Williams, Chitty, Thayer
and Conrad.
While the Miami was entering the bay
a barge loaded with the men of the
fantry, which came on the Vigilancia.
was towed up to the quarantine dock.
AS the barge approached the band play
ed patriotic airs and the men crowded
to the rails and cheered. The landing
was made without a hitch the men
coming ashore in heavy marching or
der
All were clad in the new KharlSee uni
form and presented a fine appearance
although some of the companies We're
sadly depleted. one company numbering
but is privates and another 25.
The work of disinfecting the st. Louis
was begun yesterday afternoon by the
Protector. The sick on board We're at
tended by the hospital corps and the
soldiers were given baths and provided
with clean clothing. They will be al
lowed to land today, when they will be
marched to the detention camp.
The work of disinfecting the other
ships and landing the men will be car
ried on as rapidly as possible.
The St. Louis made a fast trip from
Cuba. She was not expected to arrive
until today. but the ship put on hei
racing speed and accomplished the dis.
tance from Santiago in four days. Dur.
ing the last part OF the voyage the
Vigilancia. which had been overtaker
by the liner kept the st. Louis com
pany. the latter slowing down.
The soldiers who arrived by the Cat,
City Saturday night were landed yes
terday. They were a worn looking To-
Of men, but appeared TO be in higl
spirits and, although thin and spare
did not seem to be in a very bad state
They We're marched to the detention
camp. where they at once went int
quarters and. rations being served t,
them, they began preparations for din
ner. All seemed glad to be back from
the front