The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-12
COL. GIRS0N,S STORY

OF. of.Trsntnaent Of soldiors-says he Will
Tale Unfold that will StaFtle Q the Whois
Country.
NEW YORK, Oct, 1.-THE United
states transport obdam, which sailed
from Ponce, P. R.. September q. via
Santiago, october s. arrived at quaran-
tine this afternoon. The transport
brought $50 sick and convalescent sol
dlers and $50 passengers; all well on
board After leaving Santiago where
FIRE In her coal bunkers had to be ex1t
tinguisfled, a FIRE again broke out In
the coal bunkers, and although every
effort was made to get It under control,
II was still smoulderlng when the OBJ.
dam reached quarantine. II caused
much uneasiness, as the transport has
slowed In her hold a very large guam
tIty OF ammunition and q large number
Speaking to Governor Hastings, OF
PennsylyanIa, who went down to the
OLDHAM tonight on the steamer Fetch
er TO see the PennsVIvania troops ar.
rive, Colonel Gibson said that he had
been the means Of saving many soldiers
from starvation.
change Of greetings, 81 have a story to
tell that will startle the country"
AS q result OF this remark there was
a conference between the committee
and Governor Hastings, after which the
governor decided to take on the Penn
sylvanla soldiers and have them sent to
a hotel for the night.
"The newspapers will have TO walt
for my reports to ascertain the exact
condition Of affairs In Santiago, where
have been. They have been stirring
things up here 90 much that II dared
TO open nv mouth would use conSid-
erable cuss words to back up their mild
language. / have been IN Santiago
three months and In that time ! have
learned many things. can't tell you
what Is in my report at present, but
vou may be sure that It Is very strong.
Ny duty IN Cuba was TO look after the
sick and wounded"
Did you report to the government as
10 what the men needed7"
II fed them. But for the relief asso-
citation many Of them would have
starved"
Ralph Harwlck, OF Dubois, Pa,
member of the PennsVlvania volun-
teers, told q narrowing story OF the
treatment ne anu MS COHlpuIlVu1 huu
received while in Porto Rico.
I'VE got there on July 2" he said,
'and were landed from the transport
Mobile. Many Of us had contracted
typhoid fever In the military camps In
the south. The tropical climate developed
the disease. but Notwithstanding our
weakened condition, the Sixteenth made
good fight when It encountered the
Spaniards. The regiment was under
fre for over an hour and Rt the close OF
the engagement thirteen Spanlards had
been Killed and slxty-hve wounded, We
deserved better treatment than we got
when Porto Rico had been taken. The
regulars were well looked after, but
the volunteers were starved. When,
finally. the men were forced to sue
cumo to the fever and were sent TO the
hoSpitals, they were treated most
shamefully Although dellrious We
were forced 20 get out OF our cots TO
watch some poor brave fellow dying.
Some OF the men went mad under this
strain. Only think OF it--delirious men
nursing the dyIngl"
Harwicks story was but sample OF
the complaIntR which were Fccltod bV
the men TO Governor Hastings after
they had been transferred from the
! obdam 10 the Fletcher.