New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
GEN. SKATER AT MONTAUK.
HE ARRIVES FROM SANTIAGO on The
TRANSPORT MEXICO-TAKES COM
MAND OF CAMP WIKOFF BY
VIRTUE OF SENIORITY.
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one else who has come here from CUBA ne mas
had 10 conform TO the quarantine laws ana 80
Into the detention camp. But General smarter
outra.king General Wheeler. by virtue OF sem
ority the command Of Camp Wikoh ceVoiVed
upor hin, as soon as he landed. and although
now in the detention camp. he will direct the
affairs Of Camp Wikof just the same
Tho Mexico arrived at $50 O'Clock this morn
irc md hosi1eS General Shaster It had on board
his staff. Colonel E. j. McClernend' adJu'a''-
general: Captain Gilmore. assistant adJutah'-
general Colonel Durbee. chief Of ensineers'
Major Groesbeck. Judge advocate; MAJOR rope
chief surgeon Major Roudiez thief quarter
master: Captain Benjamin johnson. assistant
quartermaster Major Gallagher. commissary'
Major Noble. Major John d. Mey and Captain
Plummer, aids, and one hundred men OF the Isl
Regiment. which was General Skaters old
command.
The transport lay out in the bay all morning,
and no one was quite sure just when General
Shafter going TO come ashore.
But toward noon Government: tug was OBJ
served coming in from the Mexico There was
some vigorous wigwagging done, at the sigma!
station on the hill, and few minutes later
General Young accompanied by Lieutenant
SmedberS rode down on the beach on horse
back.
They were not quite certain whore the tug
was going TO land until they saw her head for
the new pier that has been constructed Just
cas-. Of the railroad wharf They headed in
the same direction at a trot. dismounted and
hurried out on the per About the same Tins
the patro-boat Allen steamed in near shore.
GENERAL SKATER LANDS
Meanwhile the tag had landed alor gsde OF
barge that was tied IN at the pier, and Genera!
Young and Lieutenant SmedbcrG arrived just
in time TO greet General Shefter and his staff
as they stepped down from the boa: AS the
party walked up the pier the resence Of the
Aileen became apparent. Bang! went her for
ward gun making the cavalry horses on the
beach jump and prance about. Bang. went the
gun again Then III IRE was a longer pause than
there should have been The Naval Reserve
men tuCged at the breach mechanism. bur II was
out Of order Then there was a scurrying TO the
after-deck guns. a tuEgng at tarpaulins. but
the sa,ute was hopelessy interrupted.
Meantime General Shafter. at the head Of his
staff with General Young. had walked down the
pier He wore a panama hat. and his army
uniform Of blue. but had neither sword nor
belt He stepped into the surrey that was
awaiting him. Major Miley got up the front
seat and the Generals nephew. Shafter How
ard who had come down 10 meet him. sat with
his uncle on the rear seat. General Young
mounted his horse General Skaters STAFF got
into another carriage. and the party rode OF
toward the detention hospital camp.
AS the carriages passed the mess tents. where
the contractors mess were AT dinne-. the men
rushed out and gave General Shafter a cheer
and this was the Only cheering done about the
railroad station only few soldiers were
about. Tor a moment the carriages stopped
when they reached the station. and n number ot
ofiicers'rarne out 10 greet General Shafter. and
then trey started again up the road toward
General Wheelers tent and the entrance 10 the
detention camp.
Whsnthcy he'd alrros. reached General Whec-
lors headquarters there came cchoinG up from
the bayrihe rest Of the Generals salute from
the rasp guns OF the ANeer which. now being in
working shape. were well served. but every body
had forgotten about the salute by that time
At tho top o. the hill. jug. corning from Gen
era Wheclcr's headquarters. General Shafter
met Nt,s. John a. Logan. lie at once stepped
down from tho carriage and went up 10 greet
her
Il am very glad to see you. Mrs Logan" he
said.
Il am very glad to see you. General How
VIE tue NuNdbt up IIoIIl 'IitidS's
oh had a lovely trp.'
The Genera, dof.ed his Pdrania and went on
to General wheelers ten. where luncheon was
awaiting hlr,. After lurctcop j reporter
called HIN. and among Other things asked
about the controversy between Secretary Algcr
and General Miles. Il rsaliy knew nothing
about the whole affair until the substance Of It
was shown TO me In the newspaper
I paragraph in An evening newspaper
yesterday. that indicated that some sort Of con-
tro'ersy existed between Secretary Alger and
General Miles hut. naturally. have not had
time II look into the deta!l5. and cannot say
anything ebou, f. shall. however. look up the
facts in the case and inform myself as much as
possible on the subjec. at issue"
TROOPS WELL CARED FOR IN CUBA
Concerning the condition OF the troops in
Cuba, General Shafter said that the soldiers
there now (and there only a handful Of
them, one small regiment and a half Of another)
We're as comfortable ner could be In tents in
a hot climate. There is no more suffering
among them than can be expected where natu-
raj conditions are unfa vorabe. he added
But want TO put emphatically tho fact that
the sick in the hospitals In Cuba are being well
cared for They have all the surgeons and
nurses necessary there. and plenty Of medicine
and supplies. and they lack for nothing. OF
course. there are lot Of sick men there. but as
fast they recover sufficiently to be moved ana
moved with safety, they are put vessels and
taken North"
1t would take. the Genera, thought. two pos
sibly three weeks to get the remainder OF the
sick away. They were all anxious to get North.
and some Of them had been and were being
moved before they should he, but that was due
to the fact that the mems sole desire was to get
away from the island and get home He never
had seen. he said. such cases OF homesickness
before. The men begged so piteously to 60 In
many instances that the surgeons were loath 10