New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
MORE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.
OIIVETTE AND THREE OTHERS AT NUN
TATK CAMP-NOT MANY sun
ABOARD OF ANY SAVE THE
FIRST Ed.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBrNE.l o.,
Camp Wikof Montauk Point y. y. Aug u

steamed into Fort Pond Bay ana uroPp"" al"
Choir Of the quarantine wharf. Upon the oIi-
vette there were 90 men. all Of whom were
sick when the vessel sailed from Santiago
but only 1872 Of whom on the sick list Wheh
she arrived here She reported eight deaths on
the voyage up TO Long Island. two of whicn
had occurred since she left Fort Monroe. They
we're CAPTAIN John A. Babb. Of the Bath Michi-
gan Volunteers. and Private James a Perry. or
Company A. LIST Illinois Volunteers The other
new TRANSPORTS In the bay were the Breakwater,
the CITY of Macon and the Mortera. The Break
water sailed on August II and arrived here nj
@ o'clock last night She had on board 'i3 OF
the 12th Infantry, fifty of whom were SICK
None Of the cages, however were considered
contagious She reported one death. when oc-
CURED this morning. that Of Sergeant Perdro'u'
but the cause OF death not given
The City of Macon. which also came In last
night had 4G2 Of the 18th Infantry on board
of whom ninety-three were sick. But Ike 'he
cases Of the Breakwater. they were not consid-
cred contagious. Two deaths had occurred on
the vessels voyage those Of Sergeant Howell
and g. c. Jevedee Of the regimental band The
troops are in command Of Major OBrien' VINO
is the ranking officer on the vessel
on the Nortcra which arrived this morning.
were 80 Of the 2lst Infantry. with only twenty
sick and she too. reported no fever or conta-
eious diseases With tho exception Of the SICK
est on board the Ovette. who Will be taken OF
tomorrow. the prospects ~ n speedy disemhark-
alton ~ the troops on these transports IS SIM
ONE TRANSPORT 4 DAY CAS- UNLOAD.
The Rio Grnnde and the Comanche. which
arrived before these. are still to he unloaccn'
and not much more than one transpor, day
can discharge her troops and freight. Inc sen
oca dieen,barl,. Il her troops this morning Thcy
were tho An United states Infantry. and "'r"
IN much better share than the other troops 'ha.
have come ashore 50 far. The men looked
sturdier and thoy marched with much steadier
stop Their band Was at the head OF the column.
and as they reached the railroad station II
struck I'D When Johnny Comes Marching HON"
Again" and drifted or into WAY Down Upon
tho Suwanec River" as the column passed up
the road ~ the detention camp
There are only eieh, companies I'm tho reTi-
n,ent. and the first body that moved M the road
looked rather small but that was because many
Of them were back on the pier unloading th'
,,eirb, and baggage. There werc also a large
number ~ sick who were transferred ~ th'
General Hospi,al carly this morning. The Gen
eral Hospital continues 70 be pressed FOR ac-
conmoaations. The annex IS heinz hurried for
scantling the scventy-hve carpenters engaged
on the work were forced 10 remain idle all day
re, wards were nnishcd tonight. which re-
liaved the general pressure a little. but there
arc nine hundred I'm tho two hospitals t"-nlgh'
with several hundred 10 DO brought ashore
To make more room speedily the Rio Grande is
going 10 be converted into a hospital ship. ana
he kept I'm the bay. The confal's''h's ~ W.T.
General Hospital viii then Doc sent ont 90 her
which VIII greatly relieve the present over
crowded condition - the wards Inc "''
Grandc viii admirably meet the r"quit'm'h'S
made - her. being q clean vessel WIN '"'"'' ''
The tvrhoid patients are being removed as
-,rtlf, ,s roseihlo There arc sffl y" ln '"'
general hospital. and nff""n 0i in'in Ven, h""f
,o-dsv on the yach, Rcd cross ~ "" -ii"''h
rb. zach, makes a trip a day but sh' cannon
carr,, moro than nftcsn. which "4l mar" '''
removal ~ nc typhoid patients rhih'r -'"N
There we're two more who fled af ih' hD.I', ~,
60 dav- George Alderman. ~ COMPANY " ~
yeesachusotis. VINO died from exhaustion ana
malaria. and Frederick Farinhan - 'omp"f
"a Nas@achi.scfis who had f'lh"H 'rN"i.
srb|,r bodi.s viii he buried Immediately for
there are no means 81 keeping them 'ar"fu
records VIII BE- made and kept. h""cN'i ~ INC
names - an the dead the date - DEAN anH
nc rlocn. a. burial. that fricrds or relatives
nav a, ans time come IN and claim the bodies
and have them removed
CHArLAfNs ASSIGNED TO HOSPITAL Duty.
Two chaplaina were assigned - tho hospital
to-day They we're Chaplain Batter. - tho
,c,h Infantry Protestant md Father Hart. -
the "a Cavalry. catholic They Will spend MI
their time I'm the hospital. writing and talking
with the sick.
There is one chaplain in tho hospital besides
those two. but he is patient. lie II Father
Titzgerad 81 the 22d Regular Infantry. ma
he came NJ on the Mobile. He won the reputa-
ton Of being able TO nrhi az well as pray while
I'm cuba although he says he did not take
hand In any of the battles.
The Secretary ~ War has directed General
Wheeler 10 have the Subsistence Department
purchase such additional supplies he may
consider necessary Tor the benefit ~ the troops.
the idea being 10 Civ" the men n chang" from
the regular Army rations. which In their pres
ont exhausted condition and weakened stom-
achs they do not cat with thr relish A wei!
soldier does Colonel Weston and Major puval
accordingly telcgraphcd 10 N"w-fork day "A
large order for evaporated apples. peaches ana
apricots prunes. lemons. oranges. soda crack
ers cocoa canned peas. peaches ana apple.
oatmeal tea evaporate1 cream, butter. eggs.
hams chicken. and beef soups. smoked hall
but. pickles. corn. peas. and dried lima beans.
HALLETT ALSOP BORROWE GOES ASHORE
HE Is TAKEN TO \ COTTAGE ~ THE SHINE
COCK HILLS.
Amagansett y. Y. Aug 81 Special. In the
latter part OF the afternoon Hallett Alsop Dor
rowe was brought ashore from the Ovette. lie
was the only one on the vessel who was moved
tug brought him ashore. and he ~as lifted
into an ambulance and taken 20 the private car
that was waiting 10 carry him 10 the SHINE
cock Hills.
Mrs i;Orrowe and Mrs. Corbin were In the car
with a physician and two trained nurses. to
attend him. The car left almost Immediately
after ne was put in IT, Mr. Borrowe looked thin
and cmaciated and as though he an ex-
ceedingly sick man. The ambulance attendant
said he suffering from malaria