The herald., 1898-07-08
WOUNDED At HOME
REMARKABLE RECORD OF GOOD
HEALTH
Only Two Out of Thousand Soldiers
Shot Have Died So Far-Are
Anxious to Get Back

CAMP SIBONEY, Tuesday, July 5, per
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless,
via Port Acknowledgement, 1898, by the
Associated Press) The general health of
the United States troops is excellent Not
a case of yellow fever is reported, despite
the fact that Santiago de Cuba Is recognized
as a great fever focus as far as Rio Santos.
OF 1000 wounded treated in this division
hospital only two have died-John Myers.
Company c, Sixth infantry, whose limb was
amputated at the thigh and Private Jas.
E. Mccartney of the same company and
regiment, who succumbed to brain oper-
atiop.
There have been no cases of blood pois-
oning. The behavior of the patients and
wounded is heroic There is not moan or
a murmur among them. Last night many
were lying on the ground outside the tents.
Surgeons and nurses worked for hours
without rest or meals, and there are 2O1
wounded yet to come from the field. The
hospital corps Is shorthanded and doctors
from the vessels Of the fleet are working
day and night. The wounds show that the
Spaniards are not only using explosive bull
lets, but also brass-covered bullets with the
ends filled. The latter make most CHASTITY
wounds, as when they strike, the brass lin
ing spreads out, tearing the flesh like
barbed wire.
The Spanish sharpshooters are firing a
the Red Cross people and at the ambul
ances. They shot one driver who was re-
turning with the wounded.
Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press
Arrival at Key West
KEY WEST, July 1.-THE 1926 wounded
heroes of Santiago brought here by the Iro-
quois are doing we'll and no one is in dan
ger. They are distributed between the
marine and convent hospitals and an UNI
used cigar factory which had been previ-
ously fitted for such purposes.
All officers and some of the men are quar-
tered at the convent hospital where the
nuns are doing fine service as nurses. Al
all places the utmost care and careful
medical and surgical attention are devoted
to the wounded men.
These wounded warriors, returning to
their native soil after the glorious achieve
ment in the field, were, strange to say, re-
ceived in rather cavalier fashion. Their
landing would have been commonplace
had it not been grotesque. The Iroquois
entered the harbor about o'clock, and
through somebody's negligence went
aground on a sand bar, where she remain
ed for three hours, brace of government
tugs struggling to free her, while from the
rails of the stranded ship peered bronzed
faces of wounded men, eager to step once
more on American SOIL
Eventually the steamer slid off and was
locked. News of her arrival brought to tbs
dock motley crowd of curiosity seekers
mostly Cubans. There was not sign of en-
| thusiasm, even among those very persons
! for whom the disabled soldiers had re
ceived their hurts-not cheer, not hand
clap. It was exactly as if one of the regu
| lar line steamers had arrived on a trip ant
was discharging her ordinary passengers
There was no gang plank and the wound
| ell were obliged to Chamber down the lad
ders as best they could to get ashore. AL
| the ambulances in the town had beer
| brought into service, but in spite of theil
| frequent and hurried trips, filled to The
last inch, the provisions were entirely in
adequate. In consequence many of the
men had no other recourse than to wall
| for blocks to the car line, in which they
were jostled to the hospitals at the othel
| ond of tho TOWN