The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-29
CARING FOR 2,l4O SICK.
HOSPTTAL CONDITION. IN CAMP
WIK0FF MUOH IMPROTER.

CAMP w1KorT. MoNrAuK PoISr. Aug. 9.-sc
fast has work on the extensions TO the gen.
eral and detention hospitals gone on during
the past few days that Mt 3 o'clock this after
noon there were moro patients In the former
than ever before. and there was still room for
~forty-lve moro patients. The same is true OF
the detention hospital. where there are now
$40 patients, all Of whom are getting the best
OF attention and want for nothing. The
number OF patients in the general hospital
is 1920. which is Just 42O more than there has
ever been before In that institution. The pa
tients are all comfortable. although nearly 200
OF them are without cots. These men, how
ever, have good heavy mattresses to lie on. ana
there are board floors to protect them from the
dampness. so that the absence OF cots lie not as
serious a matter as IL might seem.
In the matter OF supplies both hospitals are
well of. Major Brown has purchased all that
he needs and several carloads from outside con-
tributors have been dumped on him. Much OF
the latter is Of aperishable nature. and what
the patients cannot eat In q day is sent down
into the campo OF the regulars, where short
work is made Of it by these doughty fellows.
who have undergone twice as many hardships
rs the volunteers, and without complaint.
Despite the ample accommodations for the
camps sick now. work is going steadily on on
the new extensions. The carpenters worked all
day to-day and accomplished a great deal. The
arrival Of a transport or two tomorrow with q
large number OF sick aboard would not cause
any serious Inconvenience. and this is q state
OF affairs that has not existed before.
All OF the officials are greatly encouraged by
the way things are going, and they have rea-
son to be. They have rounded things into
shape in a very brief time. considering that
Secretary Alger came here only FIVE days ago.
and that before his arrival all Of the energy in
the world was useless before the mountains OF
red tape piled up before the officials.
II more trained nurses could be procured IL
would be a great relief. but nurses seem to
fight shy Of thisc camp. and those now here are
doing more than double work right along.
Eleven new nurses arrived here from Boston
to-day. and thirty others came from New York.
making quite a respectable addition to the
force. but a good many more are needed In or
der to have night and day forces with enough
In each squad to do a fair amount OF work
without any. being oVerworked.
The running of OF twenty-five loads OF lum-
Der meant for the hospital by regimental Quar-
termasters yesterday resulted to-day In a little
spat between Gen. Wheeler and Col. Forwood.
1t seems that when the lumber failed to arrive
yesterday In the quantity expected Col. For
wood. instead Of complaining to Gen. Wheeler
about II. sent \ despatch to Secretary Alger to
the effect that again work was at a standstill
in the hospital on account OF n lack OF
lumber, and that the carpenters had been
obliged to sit around idle all day as a result.
To-day Gen. Wheeler got q copy Of Col. For
woods telegram from Gen. Alger with an in
Quiry as to what it meant. Gen. Wheeler was
very angry. and made remarks about subordin-
ates stepping over his head. Then he sent for
Capt. Knight, the Quartermaster. and asked to
see the record OF the lumber sent to the hospi-
tai. The record showed that thirty loads had
been sent up on Friday. forty-flve yesterday.
and eighty-five loads to-day.
Gen. Wheeler then went up to the hospital
and had five minutes talk with Col. Forwood.
The conversation took place in a tent. the flaps
OF which were down and no one but the Gem
eral and the Colonel knew what was said, but
1t is pretty safe betting that Col. Forwood will
60 to Gen. Wheeler in the future when he has .
any complaints to make. The trouble was due ,
entirely to the running off Of those twenty-five
loads OF lumber yesterday. and IL the regi-
mental Quartermasters who did 1t can be found
will be severely punished. +,
There were eight deaths In camp to-day, ,
three In the detention hospital and five in the
general hospital. The men who died in the de-
tention hospital were: Sergt. Newton Harvey :
Ferree. Company X. First District Of Columbia
Private A. D.. Kimban. Company ,
II. Second Massachusetts,. and Private Thomas .
Pitcher. regiment unknown. The deaths in ,
the general hospital were: Privates Anthony
Simpson. Company C. Ninth Cavalry: George
Mayo. Company +. Tenth Cavalry: Riley Por-
Company Z. Seventh Infantry; Wallace L. :
company not known. Second Infantry.
and Charles Evans. Company F. Thirty-fourth !
Mayo and Corwin died of typhoid !
fever. the others of dysentery and malaria. /
sergt. Ferree was a Washington man. He I
taken to the hospital last night in n dying :
His mother and two friends were on '
the Way ND to tho hOgDital thia aftarnoon m Oaf \
q furlouRh for Ferree. when they were met by :
cayalrymen who had Just come from the {
and who broke the news to them. I
Mrs. Ferree was completely FRUSTRATED by her y
sons death. and a physician had to be sum- d
moned to attend her. The body will be taken .
to Washington to-day. !
The health officials decided this morning to 4
make Il clean sweep of all the transports in the y
harbor and land everybody. sick and we'll, on q
them before another transport was sighted. f
Among the troops landed was the First In !
fantry from the Santiago and the Thirty fourth 8
from the d. II. Miller. The health off, 7
GERS were congratulating themselves on having =
earned a few hours rest, when vigorous wigwag-
EnR across the hills brought the news from the \
pecan side of the point that two more trans
ports had been sighted. One OF these was +
thought to be the OLDHAM. but the identity Of
lhe other Is not known.
III GuuTu ING was again Established around o
the detention camp to-day. 1t was taken of q II
week ago. after n reported disagreement be- a
the medical and military authorities. said v
% be the result Of the indiscriminate issuing h
II passes by the former. The talk OF yellow fever O
been renewed. but there is no other ground 5.
or 1t than the fact that the Afty-three mon
rom the Mohawk. eighteen of whom are yell c
ow fever convalescents. are still isolated and r,
Indcr u strong guard in the detention camp. IL
Tho Uhvaintnpa dan that thasa e., an,. IN
ever. here. but the reports are persistent. and p
he replacing OF the guard lines has made many OF
believe that there is something in 1t. k
All OF the 400 men from the Catania who tc
we're sent to the detention hospital yesterday. c,
With the exception of ffty-three, were turned u
mt OF there to-day and sent down into camp. 81
Dr.. Ireland. who came upon the Catania, pro- G
ested yesterday against all OF these men W
ding to the hospital. He said that but fifty Fl
hiram of the man nnndnd hnnnIInl ArnnAnnnnA n