New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

LETTER FROM cH1CKAMAuGA

In giving 20 the public tho letter received yester-
day from the Red Cross agent AZ Ch!ckamaura.
! stephen Barton dlsclamod any responsibility con-
corning The opinions It expressed The letter IS as
| follows
Tho sanitary conditions Of this camp have not
been improved 20 any extent since uy last letter 10
/ you. There are BOW NOR" Than one thousand sol
Uos,al al fII o nry nor In it r,rim~n,al
hospitals an. ~ quarters Typhoi fever g. Oh the
! Increase and I DO not soc any prospect Of rs
aiaionou, unless radical and cnorec,i, measures
! az" promptly taken TO give tA" whole camp a gen
eral ovcrhau,ing and cicauiug up Tho sinks ar"
and sometime entirely too near %" Kitchens. They
should Do Allied Lp Thoroughly dsInf"c'"d az! row
no; constantly nss1I the nostris of -" men while
| Too much drilling and hard marching IN the hot
sun "n'rya''s and ofien prIs'faf's go" men. and
leaves them without Hl"sisH' stamina 20 resist he
attacks u Ha.ara an Nrho.a f.'er. 4a ..e
seen and hotrd - many Instance vh'f" t1.d."is
hay" dropped ont from exhaustion Will" drilling.
notion thai they are putting o." men thfoHs4 a
uoushening process kecp ihcin h@fa al ~ lhe
because they did not med - rnnch hut more likely
think. because their Officers know better how
Vs. General wade has taken command and ! hear
Informally rumors that more attention IS 20 DO pad
- the conditions governing TIC health ~ tho com
would he an cNccIcrf man 80 Iut IN charge Of
these sanitary improvements. as he has been super
iutendcni OF the Park over since q was acquired
~ he Goycnm'n, f1r Naiion,h rurpo.s'. 70
interested 81 ~ good reputation h"ii"ve -" To-
forms he would inaugDrato would maxi Chlcka-
naura Park 40 ideal camping ground FOR large
Tho work Of the Red eros. goes steadily forward
and increases with the needs II the SICK soldiers
am now furnishing one hundred gallons oi milk
and about three hundred tons = ic" daily % tho
aTran cement for oiiaahs upp.y x rascarze
milk from George ~ Nand"rhil's famous h"ri -
Bltmore y g.. md f"" nvey satisfaction IN
knowing that We viii now be able 70 furnish tho
mill rfrlI ft n.ff 10 10
hospitals here Since ~" r"c'pi % the last three
Cos a,iTarv and two from Ncw-York Ci,y. our
supply depot Gu feet long Bog - uid" l. pretty well
INCA with hospital ana medical supplies. and We
have been hus'y engaged IN filing rcqusiuons from
the surgeons IN Charr" Of the hospitals
Miss Laura J. CHI has arrived from Tampa with
morning al ~" Letter Hospital Miss Gi is much
ments She will give a good account ~ herself an
assistants AT the Letter II would b" a great bis
for the Ave division hospitals hcre-tney are hadly
needed as the snrrGons are ov'1Iw"rEed ana IRA
out In the Second Division. IhirI corps HOS,
pital. two Of the surgeons are pracucaiy p,"y.i
surgeon in charge. was obliged 10 ASK ne co"nei-
o, the regiments whose members are sick In hi"
ne he had not a sunicien' number Of attendant,
for The purpose These men. however vii Ing ana
m Third Division. Third Corps Hospital. the same
sq9on , oGn, tho 3 yqy ~ ra fypf nurs c hope
spcctfuiv. + g. SMITH. Field Agent
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributions 20 the American National Red Cross
Relief Committee which were received by Frod-
erick y Happen. treasurer. yesterday. were rs fol
lows Miss Z. 9. Herbert. from Auxiliary No. Y.
$50. Charles +. Miller. S2J0 Mrs Eugene Schuyler
t2J Mrs. Evclina a Mceerolc 81; "A. NJ, f25
Seth Low SO. George T. Dorr. 81: Katherine L.
Livingston. So Harriet ogden. 81. Miss Grace H.
Dodge. pros ceGs OF entertainment given by guests
Of Holiday House. Miller Place. Long Island. SO
Henry Parish. $50. "Milbrook. y. y" sl3. Auxil-
ary No. 3 through +. Is. Sturgis, treasurer. 2.%D
total, g l1: previously acknowledged. sl3l3 IA;
grand total. Sl5s.3W H.
RED CROSS BENEFIT FETE
benefit f6te for the Rcd Cross Will be given by
the guests OF the Hotel Champlain. Bun Point.
early next month. This hotel was the place %
so1ourn for President Mckinley and his Cabinet
last summer. Secretary J. Addison Porter and his
wife were OF the party and Mrs Porters present
asslstantship 10 Miss Barton in Santiago will adj
greatly. IL is believed. TO the enthusiasm OF the
fate The feeling OF patriotism - also intensified
by memories OF daily dress parades on the extern
sive hotel lawn by the 2ls United States Infantry.
who were then IN barracks near Pattsbure. and
who have distinguished Themselves In the recent
Siege at Santiago The officers wives and friends
at the barracks Will assist IN the Red Cross fete
The committee VIII have the cooperation OF Vice
President Hobart and family. who will arrive Au-