The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-14
WOUNDED OFFICERS ARRIVE
SALT LAKE MEN REACH FORT
MONROE.
Lieutenant Colonel Liscum, Captain
Woodbury. and Lieutenant Sorley
Among Them.

Washington, July 13.-The following
is a list of the sick and wounded who
arrived today on the Olivette at Old
Point Comfort, who will be ordered to
their homes until such time as they
may be fit for duty:
Lieutenant Colonel Worth, Thir-
teenth infantry
Lieutenant Colonel Liscum, Twenty
fourth infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Patterson, TWen-
tieth infantry
Major Lamoth, surgeon First volun-
teer cavalry.
Captain Jones. Twenty-second infan-
try.
Captain Van Vliet, Tenth infantry.
Captain Moon, Twentieth infantry.
Captain Edwards, Twenty-first in
fantry.
Captain Guthrie, Thirteenth infan-
try.
Captain Woodbury.. Sixteenth infan-
try.
Capatni Walker, Sixth infantry
Lieutenant Anderson, Ninth infan-
try.
Lieutenants Dove, Twelfth infantry;
Sorley, Sixteenth: Martin, First in
fantry; Willard, Tenth cavalry; Ma
lone, Thirteenth infantry; Hammond,
N1nll infantry.
Such of the wounded officers and
men as are not able to travel syill re-
main at Fortress Monroe Those only
slightly wounded or suffering from
light attacks of sickness will be locat-
ed in the tent hospitals which have
just been established at that place, but
those more seriously injured and those
whose condition require that they be
kept indoors, will be established in the
Hygeia hospital at Fortress Monroe at
fixed rate, to be determined by the
government. This applies alike to Of
ficers and to enlisted men,
Newport News, Va, July 13.-The trans
port City of Washington arrived at Fort
Monroe today from Santiago de Cuba,
having on board 20 wounded officers and
200 wounded and sick privates who fought
under General Shafter around Santiago.
Most of the men belonged to the Seventy
first New York, though some of them are
Ninth Massachusetts and Thirty-third
and Thirty-fourth Michigan regiments.
HEARTRENDING SCENES.
Before any of the wounded soldiers were
brought ashore, the ship was thoroughly
inspected by quarantine officer. The
officers We're first carried on filters from
the vessel to the dock in the presence of
several thousand people, but the privates
were not transferred till late in the af-
ternoon. Some of the scenes were heart
rendinS, while the others aroused the
widest enthusiasm and cheers. mingled
with sobs. When trooper. "a negro. who
had received nine Mauser bullets in his
body, was brought ashore on a stretcher
borne by four white men. the rampartS
of Fort Monroe resounded with cheers
sent up by soldiers and citizens Those
soldiers who were seriously wounded were
taken to the post hospital and the others
were placed in hospital tents. About so
men who were wounded in the hands and
arms were permitted to go TO their homes
and they left on steamers bound for Bal
places they will go to their respective
homes. There were 10 deaths on the
transport on the trip north. but a colored
soldier who had been wounded five times
men brought to the fort today are suf-
fering from the effects of sunstroke and
malarial fever. The steamer Olivette is
expected to arrive at Fortress Monroe
with more wounded on board.