The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02

was an Ice famine in camp yesterday
due to the dealers raising the price and
the refusal OF the chief commissary "a
pay the sum asked. And the Their
momcter stood at 90 degrees Ia the
shade at that.
Corporal Murphy's Funeral.
The remains OF, Corporal John r..
Murphy. late OF Company !. First
Rhode Island Regiment. who. died at
Fort Myer Of typhoid feversta now In
this city at the undertaking rooms OF
German Bros.. and they will be trans
feETed today 10 his rlother'a reyldence,
1e Culver street. The funsrM VIII take
place at 4 o'clock on Sunday from that
address. and the services at the cathe-
draI will be at O'Clock. The funeral
Will be a strictly military one and for
this arrangements have been perfected
and all military bodies have been In
yited TO participate.
These commands VIII report to Col
Moran OF the Second Regiment, X. l..
NJ, TO which the deceased formerly be-
longed. at Exchange place at 1890
o'clock on Sunday. The Olneyviue,
Elmwood East Providence and city
Irish volunteers and Companies A, If
and III OF the Second Regiment VIII be
in line. The deceased was formerly a
member of Company III. "A company OF
lflcH NOiuntttTS VI EdWtuthtt anu tit
Hibernian Rifles and Emmett Guard OF
this city may possibly turn out. A
number OF public men have already
subscribed enough to secure the SER
vices OF band and IL Is likely that the
American band will head the parade.
Conditions at M0ntauk.
DIR. f. p. Walker of this city. who has
recently made a visit TO Camp Wikoff,
Montauk Point, says that II a fearful
death rate is to be averted at the camp
IL must be by prompt and effective
measures TO procure for the sick SOL
diers the care OF experienced nurses.
who will see to IL that each man will be
given the stimulants and nourishment
required at the proper times for these
things to be given. For this reason DR..
Walker has issued a call for nurses. by
request of Howard Townsend. the SUI
perintendent OF the Red Cross work at
Camp WikofY.
While DR.. Walker did not wish to say
much about the condition OF things at
Montauk Point. he stated that the
sights he saw there and the appalling
conditions in the camp made him weak
and sick, and I'm the practice of his pro-
fession he Is in the habit OF looking
upon scenes of distress He says that
the statement that many have died who
might have been saved with proper
treatment cannot be Denied
No Exaggeration.
DR. p. Francis Walker OF this city
has also been TO Montauk Point. and
he says that the newspapers have not
exaggerated one whit the horrors OF the
place. and yet he thought that the sur
geons were doing as well as could be
expected under theNexisting conditions.
There were many men In the camp who
should be I'm the hospital II there had
been accommodation for them. The
spectacle of SO many men pale and
emaciated, creeping about with un-
steady step. like SO many convalescents
from typhoid fever. DR.. Walker de-
scribed as pitiful and appalling spec
tacle.
DIR. Walker laid stress upon the fact
that. despite the treatment which has
led to such a frightful death rate. the
men do not complain, and only when
questioned closely do they say what
they really think. The men are so weak
from all that they have undergone that
they have not sufficient energy to COM
plain of anything.