The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01
FOURTEEN DIED AT SEA.
Transports Allegheny and Panther
Reach MOntauk Point.


MONTAUK POINT, Aug 30-The trans
ports Allegheny and Panther arrived this
morning from Santiago. The Allegheny
cast anchor in the bay about O'Clock She
left the south coast of Cuba on Aug. "a
and made slow voyage. On board are
Companies A, B, c. D. Z, +, G and II, of
the Ninth Massachusetts-in all 529 soldiers,
Of whom 145 are sick. Fourteen men died
on the voyage and all We're buried at sea.
This is the largest number of deaths at
sea on any Of the incoming transports, and
the deaths were mainly in the cases of those
who were critically i'll when placed aboard
at Santiago. The soldiers were in command
of Captain Sullivan.
The Panther left two days later than the
Allegheny and got in shortly after O'Clock
This morning. making comparatively fast
trip She carries one hundred and six men,
bers of Companies l and NJ of the Ninth
Massachusetts, and fifteen are on the sick
list. Private Braden, of Company NJ, died
and was buried at sea.
Major Brown, in charge Of the general
hospital has directed that the swamps be
filled in and that the grounds around the
hospital be sprinked frequently with anti
septics DIR. Brown has also ordered that
all drinking water be boiled before used.
United States Infantry, who enlisted from
Columbus. O.. hanged himself from the
ridge pole of his tent to-day lie had fought
at Santiago and contracted typhoid fever
there. His suicide is supposed to have been
committed while in delirium of fever The
transport Panther arrived to-day at Mon
tauk Point. She had on board 116 soldiers
of different commands. fifteen of whom are
i'll. The deaths reported to-day We're: Alex.
ander Heller, Company B. Eighth Ohio Vol
unteers, typhoid; Henry Burdg. Company
X, Nineteenth Infantry maaral; Phillip
Gooch Company X Twenty-hfth Infantry,
malarial; John w. Crawford Company NJ
Ninth Cavalry, typhoid.
Ali died in the general hospital Follow
ing is list of the dead all of the Ninth
Massachusetts Regiment, on the Panther.
Charles H. Braden. Company NJ. on the
Allegheny: Walter J. Tilton, Company NJ
NJ. F. Goughran, Company b; Joseph n.
Conroy, Company b; Joseph A. Donovan.
Company B. Charles T. McMann. Company
G: Michael J. Healy, Company G.; Austin
Dunbar Company c: James G. Dunn, Com
pany c.; Thomas J. Murray. Company II.
Patrick j. Donohue. Company II; Robert f.
Flint, jr., Company II; John j. Ryan,
Company F, an artincer Edward f. Sulh-
van. Company G. Worcester. This man fell
overheard on Aug 2S and was drowned.
In explaining the fourteen deaths OF
Massachusetts, men while on the voyage
from Cuba, the surgeons said that the AL
leghany brought all the seriously sick Of
the regiment. There are AS III of the
Massachusetts regiment still on board the
vessel. but they are not down with con-
tagious diseases Dr. Magruder and inspect
ing officers say the Allegheny is a cattle
ship not fit for we'll troops. much less sick
soldiers
There are 1.127 patients in the general hos
pltal and AZ in the detention hospital to-
cay. There is a decrease in the detention
hospital. due to furloughs and the removal
of convalescents to hospitals. There have
been nine hundred furloughs issued so far
General Wheeler received a telegram from
Adiutant General Corbin to-day. directing
him TO muster out the Rough Riders at
Camp Wkoff at once" The cavaIrymen
will accordingly he mustered out of service
here tomorrow.
The hospital accommodations are stiII un-