The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-27
NO CHEERS FOR SHhFTER
He Sails From Santiago With
out a Demonstration.
LAWTON NAMES HIS STAFF
Twenty-Five Spaniards Die on the
Wharf In Three Days while being
Taken Aboard the Ships That Are
to Carry Them Home-An Ovation
for the Twenty-FOurth Infantry.

Santiago de Cuba. Aug. 26.-The
steamer Mexico. with Gen. Shafter and
his staff on board; the steamer Berlin.
with the First Illinois Volunteers and
Gen. Bates and staff on board. and che
steamer Berkshire, with $50 convalescents
from tht Stboney hospital, under charge
of Dr. w. e. Parker. sailed for the
United States yesterday afternoon.
There was no demonstration upon the
occasion Of Gen. Skaters departure. be-
yond the ordinary leave-takings.
The steamer Orizaba, which started for
Porto Rico the other day with 81. .o00 900
with which to pay the troops of Gen.
Mtles's army has come back to this port
with yellow fever on board. Majors
Thrift and Folger, both of whom were
Ill, were landed and paced in the deten-
ton hospital Major Thrift has yellow
fever in a mild form, but the case of
Major Fofger is not pronounced. though
it is suspic Gus. The Orizab1 is detained
here for disinfection.
Gen Layton's staff.
Gen. Lawton this afternoon announced
the following officers as comprising the
staff of the Department of Santiago:
jor George Andrews. adjutant general;
ior Charles G.. Starr. inspector gen.
eral. Col. A. G. Jacobs. quartermaSter
general; Major George l.. Bartlett. chief
commissary: Col. Vaiery Havard. chief
surgeon: Capt Charles Leigh. chief signal
officer; Col Henry d. Barup, chief of ord
nance; Capt. A. h. Mendoza, assistant
adjutant general. Capt. Henry Roche and
Eduardo Ferrer. aides.
hu,, of Fifth Infantry
arrived here from Tampa yesterday att
ernoon, under command of Lieut.. Col.
Freeman The men of the Fifth Infantry
will relieve Col. Hoods immunes in the
city garrison. Col Hoods command goes
to San Luis. twenty miles out. with the
brigade of Gen. Ewers.
Died on the Wharf.
Two thousand Spaniards sailed for Spain
yesterday and 2O0O the day before The
men were in wretched condition. Thir-
teen died on the wharf while they were
being embarked on Wednesday and six
yesterday.
The transport Neuces sailed today for
Montauk Point with the Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry, Mai Markley and
two companies of the First Illinois Regi-
ment The Twenty-fourth Regiment has
yer TO no less than 400 men.
Cheers for Brave Fellows.
The regiment did heroic work at San
Juan and Siboney and was given an ova-
tion on the wharf prior to its departure.
The remainder of the Ninth Massachu-
setts Regiment, the last of the Fifth
Army Corps here except the sick, VIII sail
%
They were assigned to the Florida. but
that vessel was condemned unseawor-
thy after an examination. The sick will
leave on hospital ships Sunday and Mon
day.
Gen. Toral the Spanish commander,
notified Gen. Lawton today that he would
sail for Spain on Monday o. Tuesday on
the steamer Leon XIII.
Less than 200 Spanish troops. including
the sick, now remain in Santiago City.
Two hundred of the sick boarded the
hospital ship Cheri5on this morning.
There are 600 troops at Guantanamo,
200 at Sagua de Taname and 1000 a Ba-
racoa. These will sail for Spain on the
Leon XIII, San Ignacio. San Augustin,
Leonara, and San Francisco early next
week.
Serum for Yellow Fever.
The Spaniards are dying like flies in the
San Juan camp. Six died on the wharf
here today.
Surgeon Eugene Wasden. of the Marine
Hospital service, arrived here today TO
try the effect of DR.. Sanareli's serum in
the treatment of yellow fever. He will be
afforded every facility for his expert
ments.
Several new cases of fever were report
ed today. All are of mild type. The
percentage of mortality In the city is
small The death rate decreases with the
departure of the Spanish and American
troops.