Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-06
LIVES OF MEN ARE PRECIOUS,
And he Governor Asks that All Effort DO
Made 10 Preserve Them.
ILLINOIS SOLDIERS HAVE usr STARTED
For Home To-day. aud WI Oct HousinE
Reception when They Reach Their
state-sick from Porto Isioo.


Boston. Mass, sept. G-Govornor VOL
colt whose mail l. burdened with
anxious Inquiries as to the condition ~
the Sixth Massachusetts volunteers,
now In Porto Rico. has sent the f,i-
lowing telegram to President Mekln-
by;
The plilahle condition In which the
Second and Firth Massachusetts, reEl-
monia have been returned from their
arduuus and gallant service In Cuba has
naturally caused profound sense OF
sollciiude regarding the sixth regiment.
! have fclt it my duty 20 decline to
comply with this request, No lcng ~ the
national government requires their ser
Vices. The splendid pa,rlotlBm which
prompted their voluntary enlistment
viii sustain them Ia any peril OF hard
ships they may be called ON to endure.
iiut the lives OF persons are precious In
the eyes VI the commonwealth, as I
am well assured they are to you, TO
whom the fortunes Of our army have
been completely entrusted. and have
the honor urgently 20 request that
transports these ilyea may be tenderly
guarded By every prccauil0n In cloth
ing food and medical attention which
science may suggest. To this end no IL.
fort can DO too great and NO expendl-
iufe too lavish. The commonwealth.
through ~ constituted officers and
through the contributions v. patriotic
gii.x.nn, administered hy tho Volunteer
Ala Association. VIII consider u priv
hoge 60 BE- permitted. with money or
supplies, 10 aid the Efforts which the
national government Ia making 10 ren-
der the United States service iess psr-
louf 20 the lives ana health Of rs gall
liant soldiers"
HAVE NOT STARTED.
Camp wlkon. y. y. sept. d.-Ths
First Illinois men had hoped 10 get
away this morning. bat they will no.
BE- able % leave now before Wcdnsa
day or Thursday. the latter day prob
ably. because Of a lack Of transpOrta.
ton facilities. Tw o or thee notable
Chicago mon have tciegrapLed 90 Pres
ldgnt Mckinley direct, urging him 10
Intervene and hasten htc getting away
OF the chicago regiment. The regiment
VIII return TO Illinois LOIS strong, of
whom 900 are ~. The we'll men viii
20 ON two trains ahead " the hospital
train. Governor Tanner, ~ Illinois,
wired Col. Turner that h. and his regl-
mcnt would have a most friendly rocep-
ton. Col Turner said TODAY that los
OF his men we're missing some had
been taken on detached duty or into
hospitals. Or had been furloughed with.
oui notice 10 INN By the military au.
thoritles concerned. He also said that
he had been unable 10 ma these men or
give any account ~ them. lie was dis
posed 10 believe that the records were
not as accurately kept as they should
be.
The Eighth Ohio volunteers left camp
at o'clock bound for home.
Gen. shafcr has stated unoniclaily
that portion " the Porto Rican
troops. which are now on their way 10
New York VIII come 20 Comp Wikon
and are expected 10 arrive tomorrow
VI Thurnday
More assertions were reported today
from the ranks OF the regulars. This
y dueto tho announcement that a por-
Ton Of the r'fulnrr are 90 be sent hack
10 Cuba for garrison duty.
There IN strong sentiment among
The regulars against returning 20 cuba
N account OF the killing climate there.
General shafter II giving special aten-
lion 10 the numerous deseftinnH and
me diHHatlMactlon among the troops.
Tor not being sent home. He has NOT
indicated what he proposes 60 DO. hut
. expected 20 take some decided action
before the day - passed.
Springfield. H., sept 1.-The nrst
.actlon u the special tram boarlng the
'lith llllnos Infantry arrived here from
-eNngton. KY, today, rhnusands of
ieople together with Governor Tanner.
we're at the station and the troops
Aere received with strat enthusiasm.
The train proceeded 20 Camp I.incoln.
where the soldiers VIII be enrampei
NTH mustered out. Thars were 81 slck
Imong the troops. . of whom warc un.
Ihle TO proceed 20 camp and were Ia.
zen TO the old high school building.
'nuof tho ll'r.''1 %. tts S's'- an
4 health. Mrs. Tanner the wife OF tho
governor, n personally suporintondlng
he care ~ the sick.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Newport. n, l.. sept 1.-THE steamer
.ewlston chartered By the Missachus-
It's Volunteer Ala assoclatlnn. Wi,h
early 200 sick soldiers on blnrI' bouni
rom Montauk Point 20 n1st1n, ran
shore near Point judith laat night and
escaped being wrecked. one
hundred and lhlrty-hve OF the men
iero placed IN lighter which. FORUM
toly was Ia the breakwater. AMI
r1ughi 90 this city IN a TUG about mid
ighI The sick soldiers were n sueh TN
exposed place ON the bare deck u tho
ghier during the trip OF fifteen miles
cross the bay from Point Judith that
number OF them are not expected 10
zach Boston alive. A. many "a pos
hle Will be sent 20 Boston by a special
rain.
AT CAMP BLACK.
New York. Sept G.-Twenty-seyen
len have been taken 10 the hospital
Camp Black L. l. or these twelve
~ particularly suffering from typhoid
ma the remainder from malaria or
light Illness. This makes 1856 In the
)splial. OF whom 10 are sick with ty-
hold or are developing that disease.
here were no deaths yesterday but
40 men are practically beyond hope.
early an OF The uphold cases come
ON The 20ist NoN York. and MAJOR
y OF the sick have been from that