The herald., 1898-08-30
DtAThS Of TYPHOID
m uIv1sroM HOSPITAL OF THE
SEVENTH
IHE HEALTH CONDITIONS BAD
And in Spite Of All Precautions Are
Steadily Growing Worse.
Eastern Reports


Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-There have
been two more deaths from typhoid fever
at the division hospital-Privates Rodi-
baugh, Company X, Seventh California
and Bert A. Metcalf, Company l., Four
tenth infantry. The remains of Metcalf
will be taken to Cleveland for burial.
Brig. Gen. Miller has issued stringent
orders for improvement of the sanitary
conditions at Camp Merriam.
In spite Of the great precautions taken by
the local authorities, the health conditions
at the local camp are worse than ever. To-
day the total number of sick Is the largest
yet known. The total is 30S, five Of those
being in private hospitals, flfty-five out on
furlough, eleven in outlying hospitals and
SOs In the division hospital proper. The
Seventh California Is still to the front Wi h
eighty-two cases. Private Frank H. RoGi-
baugh, Company H, Seventh California.
died yesterday afternoon of typhoid fever.
There are sixteen or eighteen typhoid sus-
poets in the hospital. The Tennessee regi-
n1ert has s!xty-tive men and the Fifty-first
Iowa fifty-six. There we're ffty-eight pa
tients In the Preside hospital this morning,
several Of these having typhoid fever in Its
first stages.
A cable was received today from Gen. F.
v. Greene, who sailed to Manila in COM
mand OF the second expedition, inferring
that he intends to return to the United
States Immediately. AS the China is re-
ported as leaving Manila tomorrow, Gen.
Greene may come on her.
A Healthy Regiment
NEW YORK, Aug 29.-The Seventy-frst
regiment, New York volunteers. arrived
here this afternoon an6marched up Broad
way from the Battery to Thirty-fourth
street. where their armory is situated.
On reaching the armory the men were
dismissed and then sat down to the first
really good lunch they have had since they
went Into camp on Hampstead plains
months ago.
For hours before the regiment reached
the Battery there were crowds stretched
along Broadway, apd when the first line
of soldiers came into view in their dangy
uniforms there was an outburst Of cheer
ing. and the men were the recipients Of a
continuous ovation until they came to the
armory. The returned men looked ex-
traordinarfly well, considering their con-
ddtion when they landed at Camp Wikoff.
The regiment when 1t left camp consisted
Of $40 men, Of which $50 we're veterans who
had seen service In Cuba and were able to
walk 300 were recruits who had never had
q chance to fight, and fifty were Santiago
survivors who were too weak to march
and had to be carried in army wagons to
the depot.
At Camp Wikoff
NEW YORK, Aug. 29-Today's arrivals
at Camp Wikoff include the First Battalion
Of the District Of Columbia Volunteers, one
battalion of United States Engineers. at
tached to the Fifth Army Corps; troops A.
D and F Of the Second Cavalry, the men
who operated the balloons arsantiago and
forty-five men Of the Thirty-third Michi-
gan. These were debarked from the trans
port Minnewaska, which left Santiago de
Cuba August sd. There were forty-nine
hospital cases on board the transport. ty-
phoid and dysentery being the prevailing
diseases. Private Bohlmann, Company B.
District Of Columbia Volunteers, died on
the passage from Santiago. There are 1000
patients in the general hospital at Camp
Wikon. lis of whom are down with ty-
phoid. This is decrease.
VIM. Bohle, Of Battery F, Second Artil-
sery; Timothy Donovan. Troop F. Second
Artillery. from malarial fever; Fred Miller.
Company A, Twenty-Hrst regular infantry.
dysentery. There are $50 men in the deten-
ton hospital. By tomorrow the hospital
will be enlarged so as TO accommodate 75O
more patients.
While the condition In the hospital has
been somewhat improved, some 500 sick
soldiers are still sleeping or the floor. These
men will be put on cots in the new wing
somorrow.
The force OF nurses has been increased
to seventy-seven. There are forty Sisters
Of Charity administering to the sick.
At Jersey City
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-The sixth anu sew
enth sections Of the First United States
Cavalry arrived In Jersey City today from
Lakeland, Fla. There were about four
hundred on the two trains Fifteen sick
men were left behind at Washington, and
two died there. The troops brought private
c. H. Thomas, who Is accused Of having
killed Private Deans in a fight on August
18th.
Lawton's Daily Report
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The following
dispatch has been received at the War De-
partment:
Santiago, via Hayti, Aug. 29.-Adjutant-
General, Washington: August 2s; total sick,
$50; total fever. 1872; new cases fever, 9; re-
turned to duty. 81; deaths. Z.
LAYTON. Commanding.
A Rough Rider Buried
BOSTON, Aug. @.-The body Of Lieut.
william Tiffany of the Rough Riders, who
died here last Thursday, was taken to New
port today for burial. A burial service was
held in a room at the Parker House and
under escort of detail of the National
Lancers, the guard Of Governor Wolcott,
the body was taken to the railway station
The solace at Boston
hospital ship Soiace, having on board sew
snty-four sick soldiers and marines, has
arrived from Santiago.
A Red Cross Report
WASHINGTON, August 2s-The follow
Ing statement regarding the medical corps
Of the army and the American National
Red Cross society was given out by Bur-
geon General sternberg today:
lowing to the pressure Of my official du-
Hes / have not heretofore felt justified in
taking the time to make an explana ton
with reference to my attitude towards the
American National Red Cross society.
1T has been repeatedly charged IN the
hAt a Ia A. A.