The evening times., 1898-08-27
A spEc1lGEN CASE.
Hasthorne's Grandson One of the
Victims of the War Department.


Victims of the War Depart@eat.
New York, Aug. H.-Another case. at
Montauk Point, of sick man compelled
to do duty, is that OF Jack Hawthorne.
son of Julian and grandson Of Nathan
lei Hawthorne. He did heroic work at
Santiago, voluntarily risking his life on
two occasions in order to locate the enc
my. He went into thu trenches with the
regulars and was fighting on the front
line for three days and nights. His moth
er writes as follows to the New York
Journal: =
Yesterday august 2g drove to Mon
tauk When we neared the camp, we be-
gan to meet soldiers: some white faced
and weak. to whom we gave bread and
sandwiches; one boy who looked about
sixteen, dazed with weakness, said: Yes.
I'm awful hungry when we asked him IL
he would Hike sandwich. He said after
he got it. 4 can pay you If you like We
got to the Seventy-first's camp and went
to Company A Street. after giving some
chicken to soldier, sitting white faced
on a box, in the melancholy dazed condi-
ton so many are in. In
Jacks name was called by his, COM
rades. / got 10 him and put my arms
about his poor shrunken body and cried.
Presently felt him sway back and forth
in my arms. / called for help and his
comrades caught him as he fell in dead
faint. 1t was some time before he could
be brought round, and 1t was beautiful 10
see the way the men cared for him.
when Jack had recovered he was help
ed into the carriage and l drove long
way to the general hospital, tackled two
surgeons-in-chief, and got thirty days
furlough.
IN Jacks tent, one man who Is as sick
as Jack had no blanket, and another had
but half a one-and they are lying on the
ground The captains tent was beauti-
fully foored Jack had been detailed to
bring the flooring from the station on
his back. When he got there. it didn't fit.
and he was again detailed to take II back
and bring another.
Sunday night Jack was to have stood
guard four hours Uhis means guard duty
all the next day alsol, but he begged the
sergeant to let him OF that night, as he
expected his family the mex; day and
wanted TO be in good shape. But he was
to have gone on guard last night. We
left camp with Jack wrapped In a horse
blanket as he had on nothing but a
gauze undershirt and 4 canvas coat SO
narrow across the chest that he has TO
stand bent when it is buttoned. and ye;
it is too cold for him TO leave 1t unbut-
toned. He had on the same shooting
boots he wore when iie. left for Cuba-the
Government gave him one pair. both lefts
and so useless.
I'VE stopped 70 res: the horses at Sec
ond House. Here Jack got a glass of
milk. but after sitting half doing for an
hour, he tainted again as we tried to
get him into the carriage. During the
drive he lay with his head
on my shoulder and his eyes usually
closed. When open they were CLASSY and
vacant.
When We got home. We lifted him out
of the carriage and helped him stagger
up the Steps. but he tainted again inside ]
the door. and we had 10 carry him up
and lay him down on the bed Later we 4
go: him undressed tne hasn't had clothes (
or shoes off since he lef; Santiago and 4
gave him a bath. and gave him some {
soup. He got through the night pretty 4
well. but his stomach is In dreadful I
state. from living on coffee. and hard 4
tack fried in bacon grease.
During the fever he ate nothing, but /
had little condensed milk. which one of /
the boys got him, probably saving his life. [
His temperature is leo. and the doctor is a
little afraid of relapse. II was yellow
fever he had. By tonight, the doctor eN- /
poets to find out how he is going TO be. |
But Jack himself is in a terror about go
Ing back. and keeps hoping they Will mus
ter him out. Except for his poor. faded,
hungry eyes. you would not know him.
We don't let him know how sick he is,
and he expects 10 be all right tomorrow;
but the doctor fears otherwise.
Brooke his tent mate, who had fever
before Jack Che and Jack nursed one an
other). actually nearly died in their tent
on Sunday from exhaustion. Jack and
three others carried him about two miles
to the hospital and he is not expected TO
live. Another boy We left alone in their
tent; he was SO weak he could not stand.
but the captain said he was all right He
has no friends. l sent a lady to him to-
day TO drive him 10 the hospital and get /
him taken inf he did not die there /
alone last night"