The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-11
BERLIN IN WITH 2O6 SICK.
HER COAL BUNAcERs IFTRE ON TIE
TRIP IRON PONCE TO gANTIAQO

Patients Scared but Not Hurt-steward
Committed Suicide ne the Transport Wa
Coming Up the Bay-sick Mon in Good
C~onditiOn-Only Ten Cases Are Serious.
Tho United States transport Berlin arrived
here yesterday afternoon with 200 siok and
convalescent soldiers from Porto Rico and
Santiago, from which port she sailed on Oct. @.
The Berlin also brought a number OF cabin
passengers. among whom was NJ. Herreaux. the
French Consul at Santiago. who Is on his way to
Paris. and q number Of officers and civilians.
Among them were Capt, J. f. Brady, chief
signal oficer at Santiago; Lieut.-Col. Rib
BILE. Judge Advocate; Capt. Farnham,
Assistant Quartermaster; Capt. Macklin.
Eleventh United States Infantry: w. T.
Clarke. United States Postal Agent; Capt. Fl.
Roach. Thirty Fourth Michigan. on Gen. Law
toms staff; Lieuts. Metre and Ferrier. Cuban
volunteers, aides on Gen. Lawton's staff; 2. b.
Graham and George L. Walker Of Detroit and
w. L. Bloomer and A. ]. o. Anderson. corre-
spondents. Capt. W.. NJ. CoullinR, Quarter
matter. was in charge of the Berlin. with Sur
geons Chad wick and Greenwood. One hun
dred and thirty Of the men on the transport
were received at Ponce. thirty at Mayaguez.
near Ponce. and the others at Santiago.
Only one death occurred on the trip. and that
was not until the ship reached Liberty Island
In the harbor here on the way to her pier. A
steward in the after galley named John Nc
Kenna, who had been acting Queerly for some
time. suddenly leaped over the rail into the
water. His act was seen by a number OF those
on the Berlin. and David Dominick. one of the
crew. Immediately leaped In after him.. Nc
Kenna sank before the other reached him. His
body was not recovered. He was the son Of a
night watchman at the Union Stores In. Brook
lyn, and his father was watching the ship come
Most OF the sick soldiers on board the Berlin
are improving rapidly, and but ten OF them. it
is thought, will. need to be removed to hos
pitfalls. When the ship left Ponce over so per
cent. Of the men needed constant attendance.
some OF them being in a very dangerous con-
typhoid fever. malaria and r~heumatism. The
ten who will have to. be removed TO hospitals
the men Improved so rapidly is due to the good
accommodations on the Berlin.
or Ths B et sa ga Isan f 6o the her s6 III s TRe1 1a; a sbe
landed. Forty-six OF these were women nurses,
100 convalescent soldiers were received from
Coamo. After these were aboard the Berlin
Soon after leaving Ponce fire started in the
first hold, where a lot OF eoSi was slowed tSr
sick men that the ship was on fire considerable
excitement. was created and the surgeons had
to keep constantly among the men; reassuring
Mayaguez was, reached help was brought from
Jll0 nllu II hiN' ~ 30 "a a
were taken on board at Mayag1ez, When the
discovered in the, coal in the hold very
near. the PLACE where the fire had started
R PesG.Gde oassinG the c oeiW with GsT water ei a EniV shifting Hi 70
1t. In q short time the coal in the next hold
ssqEnt FRI Hl S Ms1l f @en a on 6iP Board %a5 Vent l 10 tSa
crews assistance, and water was continually
poured on the coal until Santiago was reached.
melt ali the Ice on board. and some discomfort
was caused to the sick IN c9nsequenee, The
After taking on board f~orty-si1 convalescent
SI5o' were delayed because Of the lire in that
vessel. the Berlin sailed, for New York. arriv-
a ing yssttsTdSSy On v Yer tF little d E0ash co %1pthsr s wSS
there, were about 200 sick soldiers on the
completed and some Of the sick were already
being moved there. The hospital will accom-
h health OF the troops on the south coast
was much better than Of those In the INTERIOR.
i line a ms All a Sspy an9io TO sf to S Set some on B fas ness
was steadily improving in Ponce when the Der;
lin left. and the contrast betEeen hat city, and
latter city. the officers said. were very slow In
waking UP to their opportunities. and very little
O9 caPt. co %ii 2ei said THAT that the injury which tho
Berlin received in her collision with the White
Berlin was leaving this port and the Teutonio
was coming in. was very slight. small dent
bow. The Teutonic. the Captain declared.
did not obey his signals and was in the Ber-
! Teut %atsr wh ts waS the the f Bepiin Was va sn in,aF Ha 'o oe
not. as the latter vessel kept on her course.
The injuries were repaired at Ponce.
TIL list given out of the sick and GONZALES
cent on the berlin contains only 1877 names.
and is as follows:
,, AE1Es @. { GPgFpqGE e s eq rEEi1NS iP PlteeFsi r..
LOT. S. T.. Co. B. Third Illinois; ANDERSON, s.
G., Co. G., Eleventh Infantry; ASH4ERRzz,, =. A..
ARBU0KLE,, CHARLES. Seventh Artillery; AR
yf BH5lF 55a A3Bi Si Bs9th. 4 4: p. e.. Eli Il, 4fh AFi
Wisconsin; BEoUJoT. GEORGE, Seventh Artil-
Iff5Ei B1sOY BIRp. p j. 6 8. E. Fif Alnotf %49iln
s Is6y: B 4 W! e. BBH :. an! b tsS%steE siI ShIs.
fHcoS1is. band. Seventh HrtiiIIer5; BuiRRHonT.
RRSTTT: II \ f. f: SS s%5BsSyZ ( + !: EEIIs sysasS ffnI[sntEz:
cAIEHa L. A., Hospital Corps: CANN, JOHN.
GO. /. Stxteepth Pennsylvania; CAPnoN JOHN.
S SGsR1asH Herp y; C +. tsa8 sssr:' Sa asst
fBS atterJ H {. Thir GSsPfG; q Ar4iIISry: F, Coz e.:
ROY. = Company D. Sixteenth Pennsylyania:
C ss0'xxRoE FED E16 Company <. Sixteenth Pe Fl q
Cross, SAMUEL. Hospital Corps CAMPBELL, j.
LIAM. Eleventh Infantry. CARSON. ". W.
Eleventh Infantryj CSooK, J; H., Eleventh In:
CRANsToN. WILLIAM F.. Eleventh Infantry,
DARR. GEORGE A., 20. N. Eleventh Infantry:
WILLIAM, CO, L, Third Wisconsin, DENIM, G..
ster: DoLTz. SILAs, Co. D. Eleventh Infantry:
DoUoHERTY, Z. G., Co. L. Third Illinois;
DOUGHTY. JOSEPH H.. teamster; DUNN. ROGER,
60. X. Sixteenth Pennsylvania DuNToN. n. j..
Go. L. Eleventh Infantry; DoDsoN. JOHN. Co. L.
EDeERToN. T.. 60, F. Third Illinois: EDe1Na-
ToN, ". A. Fourth Ohio; EIcHER, PETER. Hos
pital Corps ELLERsoN. JAMES. Seventh Artil-
Iery E~NTcqRcoL. EpwARD Go. 4. Third Illinois:
EUFFR, i. j.. Go. O. Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
fanny, Z. j.. Co. @. Sixteenth Pennsylvania:
TlAtYNE, +. Hospital Corps; FENHAgP, Il. Co, 9.
fantry; FOSTER. G.. F., Co. q. Fifteenth Infan-
tgyS FRAN. F.. Seventh Artillery; FRIssuRE.
GEaGAMoUs. E.. Co. @. Sixteenth ,Pennsyl-
yania; GEssERHoUs. W.. Go. A. Third Wiscon-
ster; GoRMAN, L., band. Fifth Artillery: GRIN !