The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-06

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-Army officers
are greatly relieved to know from the San
tiago dispatches that what appears 10 have
been a great danger to the American army
has been safely passed by. The reports OF
the American commanders at Santiago in
cluding all the major generals, division .
and brigade commanders. which were
made public in the newspaper dispatches
public news OF the terribly demoralized
condition CT the American army.
II this state OF affairs had been known a
week ago. the most serious results must
have followed. The Spanish government
would have been excited to refrain from
making peace overtures and to proiong
their resistance. The publicaty given 10
these reports Is most strongly deprecated
by almost every official OF the adnnistrA-
ton, but the American army at Santiago
Is being loaded upon transports as rapidly
as possible, and il is hoped tha, within a
few days the bulk of the army will be at
sea, bound for Montauk Point, L. l.
II is supposed the government censor at
New York made an effort TO prevent the
communication OF the facts stated In the
Santiago dispatch 70 Europe. but K IS
unlikely that he succeeded, inasmuch as
the same news. being freely given on, at
Santiago. undoubtedly must have reached
hingston. Jamaica, and have been trans
united 10 Europe withou, censorship at
the hands OF or government
Ii IS SAID to be oveEs;ating the case 70
say that Gen. Shafter was rebuked for al
lowing publication OF the round robin"
Tor tue secretary CT war confined his CON-
mln-cation 10 simple inquiry as to
whether the general had given publicity
% tho Roosevelt letter and the "roun8
robin bat i Is certainly the fact thar
hence1orth the order Will be made 10 guard
such information more closely from the
pubic.
Cen Miles has with him in Porto Rico
force fully equal TO the task demanded
Ior The campaign there, SO heavy rein-
1oIcements now on their way 10 that ts-
and. or about 20 oe dispatched. can "a cas-
Ay diverted 10 Santiago or any other Gu
ban point az short notice. II oc-asso,
sho~ld make It necessary.
The following repor; Of the sanitary co,-
oii.or OK The American camp a. santias,
~As Published at the war department. This
morning. Sanitary report Tor Aueus, >.
Total SEX ........... e--s
Total fever cases ....,... 70.
Ne~ cases fever ............. ..q
Eases Fewer returned 20 duty ......... So
Deaths. jay 3I-Pr!va;e Conrad c. Joh9-
son. First infantry. acute dvser.erv
August Private Henry Boosted. Eighth
infantry. dysen,ery: Private p. Ga,-
bEailh. Seventh infantry. yellow fever.
August S~SeTst. Larsen. Twelfth ln<a,-
Try. typbold fever. Private Thomas ]
Barrst. Eighteenth infantry. chronic d,S-
entery. Private Henry kae..er. Thirty
tourth Michigan. Iualar.al fever. prtva..
Fe.er II. Haan. Thirty fourth Mch!san.
ma ARIA fever; Private Joseph Gre.ne-.
Th.r'4-:o1r.A Michigan, malaria, fever.
FrVa.e George M4r,la. Th.r;y-s..rth
Nj .saa. n.a.arlal fever
TIE war department tonight posted the
fo.'s~.aS sanitary report for Angus, I:
To AZ sick -.....-..-. ........ 49,.
T0-si rev eases ~ fever ,.........-.... -ee
IVta4 eases ~ fever returned 10 duty 5gs
Deaths. Angus; 4-Josefh uvnee Tr-o,
l.. Nrth cavalry. aad David Msr.,nc-.
r.o5p +. Ta.Fd cavalry. cause uat re-
pos.et. Fe;er = V4nderAeeh. C-.srarv
l. Tairty-<0HTth M.<a.s4a. 1;1a-ar.sI g.