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WELCOMES HER SOLDIERS.
Chicago Turns Out 10 Receive the
Boys of the First Illinois
Volunteers.
YELLOW JACK APPEARS AT PUERTO RICO.

Many Men Die In the Transport Mis-
Cuba-Sick Soldiers Hereafter to
be Sent to City Hospitals on Ac-
count of Montaulk's Exposure.
Chicago, Sept. 12. - Ten thousand
people stood in silence with uncovered
heads Saturday in the Van Buren,
street station while the long hospital
train bearing the sick of Chicago's
First Illinois regiment of volunteers
rolled into the station and stopped
with it's load of heroes.
For an hour the thousands inside
and outside the station restrained
their feelings, while the 262 inmates
of the hospital train were tenderly
carried to the ambulances and car
riages waiting at the Pacific avenue
entrance, and then, as the First bat
talon of the men to whom Montauk
Points winds had brought health and
strength was seen crowding the plat
forms of the second section of the
Lake Shore special, the pent-up en-
thusiasm was freed.
Cheer on cheer echoed through the
train-shed, was taken up by the
crowds on the outside, and was sent
along the streets as far as the line OF
waiting humanity reached. The First
regiment was home. Its sick were in
hospital cots, where the skilled hands
of nurses and physicians were casing
their pain, and the we'll, pale and
wasted as rule, but looking brave
and happy, were preparing to leave
the dusty cars and receive the welcome
dues to heroes.
First Illinois Boy Dead.
Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, N. Y,
Sept. 12.-The Missouri arrived Satur-
day morning from Santiago. She had
261 sick men on board when she left
Cuba, but during the voyage 10 died.
Among these was Guy L. Skallis, COM
pany M, First Illinois.
Yellow Jack Visits Troops,
Washington, Sept. 12.-Surgeon Gen.
Sternberg Saturday received dis
patch from the chief surgeon at Ponce,
Puerto Rico, saying that there were
four cases of yellow fever and one
death among the troops there. This
is the first report of yellow fever
among the troops in Puerto Rico.
Died en- Route from Santiago.
Camp Wikoff. Montauk Point, L.. l.,
Sept 12.-The Missouri arrived satur-
day morning from Santiago. She had
261 sick men when she left Santiago.
They were taken from the different
hospitals. During the voyage up 10
died, as follows:
Levi c. circuit. company G. Second In
fantry.
Edward A. Wilson, company A, Thirty
third Michigan.
Arthur Vanette, musician, company c,
SeYenty-first New York.
George w. Hodgins, company H, Second
Massachusetts.
Guy L. Skalliss. company NJ, First ILL.,
nois.
John J. Fitzgibbon. company L, Seventy
first New York.
William A. Rush, company q. Seventy
first New York
Earl De Witt. company L. Thirty-third
Michigan.
James Milan, company A, Ninth infanr
Samuel J. Young. company G. Seventh
infantry.
Charles L. Wilde, signal corps.
William Palier, company E, Seventy-first
New York.
L. Elberson, company L. seventy-first
New York.
The transport Vigilancia also ar
rived from Santiago Saturday, bring
ing several hundred Of various regi-
ments.
In accordance with Instructions of
Surgeon General Sternberg, Col. For.
wood is hurrying the sick soldiers from
camp to city hospitals. before the cold,
rainy season sets in.
Montauk is the most exposed point
on the Long Island coast, and the
storms that sweep over this locality
during the fall and winter are felt with
such severity that no regular places of
habitation are maintained on the
beach except the life-saving stations.
About 300 sick men are being taken
away daily, and at this rate the sur
wing sick soldiers will all be COM
fortably lodged in city hospitals with
in the next few days.
Troops from Puerto Rico.
New York, Sept. 12.-Crack cavalry
OTSdnlZdllOHS from New L OTk anu
Philadelphia comprised the great ma
iority of those who reached this port
Saturday on board the United States
transport Mississippi, from Ponce,
Puerto Rico. The transport sailed on
September 3, having on board 20 off,
GERS, 632 men, 80 civilians and 1914
horses, the soldiers belonging to
troops A and G, New York cavalry;
First City troop, of Philadelphia; Sher-
idan troop, of Tyrone, Pa; the Govern
or's troop, of Harrisburg, and bait
terry A, Pennsylvania volunteer artil-
lery. Twelve soldiers are slightly Ill
with malaria and general debility,
brought on by the work of the cam
paign. Lieut.. It. r. Coudept, of troop
A, is among those i'll. The general
condition o. 3e