The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
ALeER INSPECTING WIKOFF.
ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE
CONDITION OF SICK SOLDIERS.

Volunteers and Regulars Give Him
Round of Cheers-SecretarY 10
Make a Complete Tour of the Big
Camp-VNimd storms Plays Havoc
in the Tented City-BloNvs Down
Tents and Carries Them Into the
sea-RumOr of "a Mastering Out Or
der Cnuses Much satisfaction.
Transport Arcadia Arrives.
New York. Aug. 24-The report ON the
condition of the men on the Yale, which
arrived off Camp Wikon, Montauk Point,
has not yet been made by the quarantine
officers. The electrical storm was con-
tinued for four hours last night. The
wind blew down many of the soldiers
tents, twisted the wires about the camp,
blew down the Red Cross hospital tent in
The general hospital, and caused havoc
generally. Two tents were picked up
from the ground and carried into the
ocean
The wreckage of the unoccuped tents In
the detention hospital will prevent the
landing of some sick soldiers on the
transports.
The large Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation tent in which the soldiers spend
much of their time writing their relatives
or reading was also leveled by the gale.
The news that an order is soon to be is
sued at Washington to muster out the
volunteers in camp, including the Rough
Riders and the seventy-frst Regiment
has been received with much Satisfaction
by the volunteer troops.
The transport Arcadia, which arrived
last night, was inspected to-day.
Capt. Capron father of Capt. Capron Of
the Rough Riders, who was killed at San
tiago. is on board sick.
Many soldiers have been discharged from
the hospitals, but there are other sick to
take their places as soon as they vacate.
Secretary of War Alger arrived at the
camp to-day on a special train. To the
newspaper correspondents Secretary Alger
stated that he hoped to make as thorough
inspection as possible in the length of time
he had at his disposal He rode with the
army officers, who met him at the depot,
to headquarters and as soon as he was
recognized by the volunteers and regulars
the secretary was loudly cheered.
Secretary Alger was especially interest
ed in the condition Of the sick men and
how they were being cared for. He int-
mated that President Mckinley was much
concerned in the matter OF properly car
ing for the sick soldiers.
The secretary win make a complete tour
of the big camp before he returns to New
York. He will also be fully informed
when he leaves as to how the volunteers
feel about their being mustered out.
1t is said that Secretary Alger informed
Gen. Wheeler he would stay in camp two
or three days, If necessary, to make a
thorough inspection of everything and de-
wise some means for the relief and COM
fort of the soldiers, especially those in the
hospital.
The heat of the day completely exhaust
ed many of the soldiers in camp, and was
responsible for a number of deaths. The
death list to-day numbered five.
The report of the hospital authorities
show there are 780 men In the general hos
pital, of whom 225 have typhoid fever
Three hundred men are in the detention
camp.
The transport Leona is unloading; 104
sick men were removed to the hospital.
The Yale has on board 1069 men of the
Third and Twentieth Regular Infantry,
of whom 17S are sick. There is no con-
tagious disease on board. There was only
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