New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-20
THE RELIEF RETURNS.
HOSPITAL SHIP BRINGS MANY SICK SOL
DIERS FROM PORTO RICO.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TYPHOID
FEVER PATIENTS TO BE SENT TO NEW
YORK AND BROOKLYN HOSPITALS

MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TYPHOID
FEVER PATIENTS TO BE SENT TO NEW
YORK AND BROOKLYN HOSPITALS
The United States Army Hospital ship Relief.
Captain Harding. arrived at Quarantine shortly
after noon yesterday from ports in Porto Rico.
bringing 2is sick and convalescent men from the
various hospitals in Porto Rico.
The Relief left New-York August 3. with Major
Torney. surgeon United States Army. in charge;
also Lieutenant Colonel Sem. assistant surgeon
general United States Army. and corps Of skilled
surgeons and nurses attend the sick and wound
ed 0. tho Army in Porto Rico. The Relief sailed
t,oro Ponce on August Il. 20 Arroyo. and back
again the next day. TO Ponce. from which port
che sailed on August a She then proceeded to
,.avag,ez and sailed from that port for New-York
., the afternoon of August II.
While at the various ports only the most serious
eases Of typhoid and malar!al fevers were taken on
soo-d There were fourteen deaths the ship.
tour Of which occurred at Porto Rico. ten men
,xyng at sea during the voyage. Those who died
&, mort were taken ashore and buried. Nine bodies
r..re buried at sea, but the body OF Major Law
renee Smith. surgeon. LIST Pennsylvania volunteers
wo. placed in a sealed metallic casket and brought
- mis- mort Major Smith died August II Of ma
,,rant tvphoid fever His body will be forwarded
20 Philadelphia for interment.
~ those on board the Relief la are suffering
from typhoid fever. 80 from malaral fever. ana %
ere convalescents. There are also nine seamen VINO
y,l, he sent TO the Navy Yard. The typhoid cases
oil he transferred to the New-fork City and
,,r,otvn hospitals at the earliest possible moment
~ tist as soon as arrangements can be mace.
,rha names Of the men who were buried on shore
,-,.
PHILIP KOHL c0mpany * le'h B., r nn1:s ssais.
tsvair: TEoDoRE BRONSON private Company a; a.
% Wisconsin and CHARLES A cOhf-iIH' p''"'N>
United states Hospital Corps
,rhe following are the names OF the men buried at
RICHARD NJ STEVENS TsAa. s,B Bai Insn,Ty HOS
~ T e rHoMPsoS private Hospital Corps ROYAL
YouNG private compeny f. 18th an in'a Ilinos oHS
: PARNEY private. Company A. 10th PennsylvsnIa.
GEORGE ss M.sRsM %iLaM FED private
SSn'Ysny & 81 s'h ni ES's i''->' ' -
The tota, number OF cases Of typhoid fever on tho
Relief. including those who have died was lS' ana
the number aboard OF her when she arrived TO-DAY
was l5, The Relief also brought twenty wounded
men Including three officers most OK whom "e'o
shot in the battle near Mayaguez on August ~
The following passengers were landed at QUAR-
o,,,ns YESTERDAY afternoon at o'clock. and went
N New-York by way of Staten Island Ferry: D.
Tomatsari surgeon in the japanese Navy: Lieu
tenant Colonel Sem: Surgeon GeneFa5 1err. Oi
returning TO West Point; Ernest l.. Iosca iate
secretary to General Lee. hu' assignee 70 uTnera
Nleg's staff as Interpreter; Richard Harding DAVIS
~ Tho Nev-York Herald" and Mr. Dunnng. OF
the Associated Press Health Officer poy oUaTaen
tina and conferred with Major Torney, surgeon IN
charge regarding the sick on board 'ns no. hCsp, nd
convalescent OF this number l5i were sunerlne
from severe type of typhoid fever lhese
patients will be transferred 10 Ne"-io'" ""N
BROOKLYN hospitals. ,a
Among the sick the Relief when she arrived
was CAPTAIN Arthur 2. Lee. British military az
tachA who went on board at Ponce on August TO-
suffering from intermittent malariai fever De IS
row convalescent. Colonel Semi the eminent sur
geon who accompanied the Relief TO Porto hlco.
stated that large number OF the Renels paH i
were suffering from severe type or typnoid ieVer
when taken on board the hospital ship The oeath
OF Major Smith. on August II. OF malignant Npnoiu
fever was much to be regretted He was only
thirty-two years old and very able surgeon. lie
Was a resident of Philadelphia. and expected
civ Private John Clark. Company B. 9Th Indiana
Volunteers died OF typhoid fever at 40 COCK
,,as,arday afternoon oil board the Relief. The BODY
1i1 he sent TO Fort Hami ton. The convaiescents
we're transferred on the quarantine steamP oat
-Yar,es W Wadsworth to the military hospital al
Fort Hamilton last evening.