New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-19
SENECA BRINGS MORE WOUNDED
NOT ALLOWED TO BE LANDED AT FORT
MONROE-MAY COME TO THIS CITY.
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Newport News Va, July lS.-The United
States transport Seneca carrying the last OF the
sick and wounded soldiers from the war hospital
at Siboney. passed in at the Virginia Capes TINS
afternoon at o'clock. and an hour and halt
later cast anchor in Hampton Roads. opposite
the Chamberlin Hotel. Her arrival was DAY
earlier than was anticipated by Major Dewitt
the post hospital surgeon. although his stan
was fully prepared to receive the ninety -nine
patients aboard and would have had them un-
der treatment in the hospital by this time had
not W. j. Pettus. the National quarantine Of
fcer at Old Point. prohibited a landing In his
territory
In accordance with the Marine Hospital re9u-
lations. the Seneca entered Hampton Roads fly
Ing TIE yellow quarantine flag. Dr. Pettus at
once put out from the quarantine ship James
town and boarded the Seneca. He was out fully
an hour before he returned 10 the jamestown.
where he made a change Of clothing and came
ashore shortly after.
To The Tribune correspondent DR.. Pettus
stated positively that he would not permit any
Of the sick or wounded aboard the Seneca to
come ashore at Old Point. When asked for his
reason he replied: There several reasons:
one IL. the ship left siboney after the yellow
fever broke out there. and then. too. there are
several cases OF fever on the Seneca typhoid
and maarial."
Are there any cases Of yellow fever aboard?"
was asked.
There are no developed cases" was the re-
ply. but II is necessary TO take proper precau
tons | enough ugly sickness aboard the
Seneca to warrant In my decision not to
allow the surgeon TO land the men unless they
remain in quarantine sufficient length Of
time"
The soldiers aboard the Seneca are those who
were most seriously injured N the engagements
before Santiago When the o;na, transports
left Sboney the condition Of these men was
regarded rs too dangerous for them [, be
moved Some OF them still low, and the
surgeon in charge will not delay here He tee-
graphed TO- night To jurgeon-Ceneral S'ernberg
at Washington. and expects orders TO proceed to
New-York. where the patients will be better on
in a cooler climate. and whore they can be iso-
lated II necessary.
OF the officers and mon aboard the Seneca
seventy arc wounded and twenty-nine are sick
The list ~ officers furnished by Or Pettus Is
as follow
II : EGBERT. Msior a " CoRLiss. MAJOR
+ o SOUTHWARK; captain W ! rt1. ~ CCap
tain ENGLISH Lieutenant f II MARLIN. Leu
tenant 7 " HALL. Lieutenant LAWLEss' Lien,
tenant GROSS Lieutenant BYRtM. Lieutenant
BtNDY. Lieutenant SEYBTRN.
The 4es patients in the hospital are getting
along as well as their wounds and complaints
will permit II was reported az Old Point ana
al the fort 10 day that two more deaths had oc-
CURED. but Major Dewitt denied this officially
tonight or the total number Of cases being
treated A. the hospital nifty are fever cases
two hundred and nifty are wounded and the
others are suffering from various complaints
such as stnstroke and rheumatism.
The entire hospital STAFF is under Major
Dewitt lie directs the work % a STAFF COM
prising nine commissioned surgeons. seven non.
commissioned surgeons and hftynine hospital
privates The field hospital is now complete II
is divided into twenty-five wards. with four
iars> tents n n ward. making one hundred tent:
in q n each tent 65xIi feet The hospital was laid
ont hy steward & Kemper Mldkif, WHO - one
~ the two stew ards having charge ~ the hos
piial camp In addition TO these tents. the post
hospital accommodates ne dangerously wounded
patients
MISC Mauds Rhodes ~ New York lie the
only Rcd Cross nurse here % yet. Eight more
anxious 70 secure the services Of as many
trained nurses as possible Thirty more hos
initial privatNs will arrive tomorrow