New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30
ONE MCRE VICTIM.
WILLIAM F. CHESTERFIELD DIES IN ST.
PETERS HOSPITAL
lie had BEEN SUFFERING FROM TYVHolp ut
IT Is THOUGHT Lung TROUBLE
KILLED HIM

Another Of the soldiers who were brought here
on the hospital ship Relief on Saturday. August
% died at noon yesterday in 81 Peters Hosp-
tai. lie is William F. Chesterfield. and was a
private in Company l.. 18th Ohio Infantry. The
soldier was considered one Of the most remark
able patients Of all the ConValescents In st.
Peters Hospital. lie was delirious when taken
to this institution. though he regained conscious
ness few days later. and on last We Ines lay
he had fully recovered from thu fever. His tenn
perature was normal ana the Sisters at the
hospital were sure he had recovered.
All through his illness he would take his medi-
cine and food regularly. but seemed to he In a
despondent mood. lie refused 20 talk to any
one and when the Sisters would question him
as to his health he would simply bow his head
and then close his eyes. as though he wanted To
he left alone. The house physician Of the hos
pital has not yet made a diagnosis Of the SOL
diers case. but believes ordema OF the lungs
caused his death. and not typhoid fever.
The Sisters Of the hosuital sen, dsuatch 20 the
soldiers mother in Washington Court House.
Ohio, but it was returned few hours later as
she could not be found. Another effort will be
made to find the soldiers parents. and should
the Sisters not succeed in this the body VIII be
buried in the Governmen; plot in Cypress Hil
Cemetery with military honors.
The authorities Of St Johns Hospital received
order late sunday night from the Secre-
tary of the War Department requesting them to
make immediate preparations To receive nun
drcd OF the patients who are now UNDERGOING
treatment al Camp Wikoff. The doctors Of the
hospital wired back an hour later That the men
could be brought al any moment.
An express train will he used by the hospNal
officials. which will 60 to Camp Wikon TINS al,
ternoon. The one hundred men VIII be placed
in sppCiallv airanged cots. and the train VIII
leave the camp al go
The main entrance of the hospital Is in At
lantic-ave. ahou; thirty feet from Alhany-avc.
When the train arrives at Abany-aVc. il VIII he
drawn up directly in front Of the hospital Wnote
a number OF men Will be In waiting win stre''h-
ers, and the cOnValescents VIII all De taken 10
the hospital beds in a short time
The fever patients In both the Long lsIanl
College and ST. Peters hospitals are az do'hs
we'll and each day improves the condition OF
the most serious cases New uniforms w..
given 10 all the men In need Of them yesterday
in both Of the institutions
The following soldiers who were among IN"
men who were brought to 81. Peters Hospital on
August 90 were discharged from that institution
Yesterday and received furloughs George II Up
ham Companv D. ~ Wisconsin. otiis Grees,
Company l. LIST Kentucky; slas VI Levi Com
pany L. 3D. Wisconsin; John + JANET company
A. I'd Wisconsin. Harry TAYLOR. COMPANY r
9th Massachusetts. Leonard +. Cobh C"mpah!
! lin Infantry; william \. Adams. COMPANY
u 9th Infantry Edward Mcclure COMPANY r.
11th Infantry: Gus Kreyser, COMPANY "a I'm m
fartry. and A. Skatten. Company e -i'h IN
fantry. ,o., ~.
John c. Schoenhause. Company u, I'm New
York Volunteers who has been staying win
Father Hentzelmann. rector OF -. br'na'e :
C-h,,ch IN South Brooklyn. taken - 81
Peters Hospital last night his condition having
become worse in the last week. Young S'hoeh-
hause was a ward ~ the priest and when the
latter heard that he sick he secured fur-
Tough for him and had him brought 10 BROOK
lyn II was hoped that treatment az the mouse
oe. the prIest would nring Scno"nnaus" AROUND
ALI right but ne has been growing weaker IN the
last few days. and II was thought best by
the hospital.