Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-08
SKATER AZ MoNTAuK.


Commaadcr of the Santiago Campaign
Akaia ON Aanerican sell.
New York, Sept, a.--Tho transport
City Of Mexico, with General shafter
and atafF, was sighted OIL Montauk
Point at 0:40 A. Nj, and nn hour later
dropped anchor In Fort Pond bay.
General Shaitor and his stan weto
landed shortly before o'clock, being
taken off In the auxiliary gunhoat
Alean and landed at the floating dock.
some distance away from the quarantine
pier. General Young was at tho pior
at the time.
The coming ashore at the float Of
the commander and his staff was un-
expected, General Wheeler had the
cavalry drawn up at the quarantine
pier and the guns waiting to salute
General Shafter. Iie was not aware
that General ShafteS was on shore until
General Shaftor and his stan had heen
drawn to the detention hospital In car
riages. General Wheeler was a little
put out when he learned that General
Shafter had landed.
General Shafter was In good health
when he came ashore. On the City Of
Mexico besides the general and his staff
came ono company Of the First regular
infantry. No report rs TO their condi.
tion has been mado.
General Wheeler, when informed
that General Shafter was ashore, or.
dered the salute Of ID guns fired. II
was difficult to get near General Shaiter
at the detention camp, but the COM
mander of the Santiago campaign sent
word to the correspondents that he was
glad to be on American soil once more,
but was sorry to learn that so many Of
his men had died and were still sick
at Montank. He said, however, that
bad the troops remained in Santiago
they would have Jared still worSe.
Surgeon Meyer, who camo north ON
the Allegheny. had something to say
today as TO the condition Of the trans
port. II was on this vessel that l5
Ninth Massachusetts, men died. Sur
geon Meyer stated that when the Allie
gheny left Santiago there were but i3
sick men on board, but illness de-
veloped very quickly on the voyage.
and when out q few days deaths occur
red at the rate OF thfee day Tho
Massachusetts men and this First Illi-
nois men were landed from the Alle-
gheny today, and the las sick were
sent TO the hospital The mon from
the City Of Mexico were also taken
ashore.
General Shafter is now, strictly
speaking. by reason OF rank, in com
mand at Camp Wikoif, but he will not
assume the reins OF control until his
term In the detention camp Ia finished.
In an interview this afternoon, General
Shafter said: n
II enjoyed tho trip north on the
City OF Mexico greatly, but moro 80 on
account Of the ship being prize.
From cnsual observation, like Camp
WikoR. II seems just such place as
should have selected. shall ac-
quaint myself thoroughly with all the
details Of the camp.
AHuW HUtllHB VI tHt 1hH5e-AtkeI
controversy until was shown paper
on my arrival here. will not discuss
it, now that am familiar with the
phases Of the case, nor will | enter tho
controversy at any time. Secretary
Alger and General Miles can take care
Of themselves, and so can /
The Red Cross and other nurses did
good work at Santiago. but the front is
hardly the place for women. There
was never any real scarcity Of food in
Cuba. but there we're no transportation
facilities to get supplies to the front
other than pack trains.
''The army sick in the hospitals
down there Jared Us we'll as possible In
such climate"