Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-01
ISENy'Sl1N PROPHECY.
ne Assistant ssrsss.nF )css.rd
Talks About Camp wiko6.
LIKELY 10 BECOME 4 PEs1aoLE


tuht tucTc udVc Uocu ucbLnb ~ t0t
camp hospital from yellow fever The
two men whose death here Monda,
was said to be attributable to the dis
ease named were, according to the
surgeons 10 charge, victims Of PERM
cious malarial fever, which those un'
familiar with malarial fever frequent
ly diagnose Is the latter. DR.. Nicho
las Sem, assistant surgeon general,
United States army, Is quoted as say
ing at Camp Wikoff:
In justice to the camp | want TO soy ths,
almost none Of the sickness among the sol.
dlers up To the present time and none Of the
deaths, have been due TO the conditions which
now prevail here or have In the past. Sick.
ness has been almost entirely limited to fevers
contracted In the south and the death rate
would have been much more than now had the
men remained In the south instead Of being
brought here. The change Of climate lessened
the effects Of the fevers and improved the con-
dition Of the men. As q consequence, the only
sickness which can be attributed to this camr
Is dysentery. or lesser troubles, which may
have been caused by the change Of diet or wa.
ter So for none Of the fevers has been indig.
enous to the camp, but II he men remain they
will certainly be attacked with typhoid fever.
This will be due TO the germs which they will
get In the water. To make this place healthy
would carry away all these germs, but TO build
such would cost large sum, owing To the ex.
tent Of the camp.
DR.. Sem was asked II he had brought
his views to the attention OF the sur.
geon general at Washington. lie said:
have not done SO In regard to Camp Wikofi.
Nv protests In regard to other CAMPS have
passed unheeded. In regard to Camp Wikon, !
have written on article embodying I'LL my
Views which will be printed In medical Jour-
nal over my signature and will be reported to
the authorities at Washington am sure
Then will be asked about II and will empha-
size my opini0ns I want you to say that un-
less this camp Is cleared out within six weeks
It will DO the worst injected place in the United
States The soil will be permeated with
Spmo,u ,et., D.I eplSsmos win .u.ow swl
ama,,va In revard N that .smn Iwan, ~ ..r
that warned the Washington authorities
before the soldiers were sent there that
cenger woalo result from missing body
sa .ne,S so's men sna, sae ~a.ef sup.
water would result in typhoid iever Nv nro.
tests went UNDECIDED The result was shown
when ! was in Porto Rico with Gen Miles
a .ne nF;s men SEW MN were from
~, .,S.n 81 "s "'' NV" wv uu"a T., anu na''
dition to stand the southern climate Gen
Miles noted their weakness and told him the
cause Of It, i asked him to notify the Wash.
ingt0n authorities, and have the Chickamauvs
cnmp broken I'M He lid 80 at once. and the
evacuation Of the place followed / want 10
say that as bad as Chickamauga was, this
place will soon be far worse Unless this camp
Is broken I'D within six weeks | predict that il
will be, instend OF regeneration camp" A
horror camp worthy 10 rank with the Infamous
pestholes Of the civil war.
CAMP THOMAS VISITED.
Washington. Aup. s1.-Renresenta.
tive (,rosycux,r of Ohio called AZ the
war denartmen ! vssterdav in comr.nv
with Observation-Disclosures Sbomnson N
report to Secretary Aluer the results
NJ their visit of insrectior ~ tbo CONN
~ hmm Ior,p, and nar,;or,.r,u ~
.tots ~ affairs IN tba Seventh oh,o