Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-30
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The May Brings News from the
Army Surgeons Needed Money to
An Ice Making Machine Proves Val
liable to the Medical staff.
General Miles and Colonel Green
leaf Thank the Commission.
Big Supplies Of Medicines Reach
Soldiers When Most Needed.

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'" aii'N'p IN tnA city today
ii"m fofto Rico VIA NcWTort Ncws.
brought tho report Of tho represauta.
lives Of the n,tt,,,,t ...ti., .......t,,..
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-'''u'H''r 70 italy Wn. Potter WIN.
Van hcnnHaciCr, Louis g. Van uxom
and Dr. q. q. Gran. who went 10 p1r.
10 Rico "a ,,n,,t,,.,,a a., ,,.,,lt.,,,,...
:, a.. $3.50 ~ '''.,''"
" WV HupplNh sent 70 the sick 1oldlcrn
by the commission. The May, which
was loaned 10 The esv.rn,,.,,, IA, Az
Van u,n..,i,- ~, 80. -. r.. -,
~, '''" W 'h NukuH'
VNh an" ttAeh'h fenoff fofto hico,
August II. The ruport states tina tho
commissioner. n,nsst,a % a,.n Afii..
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ofeehichi' ohiet surgeon OF tire army
In the field. Col. Orccnicaf ordered
the sevcutv tons nj medical runuli.. IN
H. tslt.n frnm IN NJ sna ,,lac.d ~
Inc Ie,,.r nesr 80 H. c,,sta,n, no,,.',
which 4. nc,y i..in,. "a -. ~. .''t,
aunrterr of The aTmv la pnr,o itica
kftgr rlyinr detaila M m. al.trlhns,on
on Inc stipnllea. m. rersrt ave-,
IN ai,nnst .vcy, iraisnc. ~ fo,,na
an, army sntrs,s,,. ,,,sf .n,to,,. a.
h.v., ~ thei, dil,.,a,i ,,,,,s,, 80 ~
n,,rchss. ~ $500 i,',,,ac. ~ 49,.
siek -,,rh al man Min Ire l,xh.n ~
taiunbie, and canpeI Goods ana a..
an hnpnv tn rcno,t tbst I'M every case
M, hsve been an 4, mS.t M AZ.
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MaH 'Nss nui,lp' y, NJ f ,,. =,
put on the -thu lhnl'nl wv n'-,a.s WnA
not on the incr'hh'. iaot Mhleh IN
dlcatcH that the malndy had been car
riei from the camps AZ home ana IN not
indigenous 20 Porto lloo' However
therc was n very lafFe increase In
diarThocn. dyhentfry, drnfue. or break
bone fever, and mnlarlal disorders due
10 the hot, unhealthy rainy season Just
commenced, which causes the water
supply 10 be fliied with malariL germs
from The constant decaylng vegetation.
All medical nuthorkies In the army
In Porto Rico agree that the nick list
IA lnereaslnE and that an alarming
condition may ba expected unless Inc
,ynr aenartrnent pfomptiy nrranres
barracks Tor he army ~ occupaiinn
an1 innediateiy providea additional
~ ~ ho.,t,,t shin naiisf n,'-
y, ..,.,,,n ~ rsiieye s,eh ~ ,ns
lhs suin''nv y ss,siv trsn,'ssrs'X
sleh MN an Vah ,S 49, 49,,
home, thr eonNM..oen'r anu Nno.e
enefVaisd by climate .pnn''l"ns, ~
Impossible TOT m.h H"n, y ~, ' '.i,'..l
climate 20 regup'fate W uoineai Cum
Try during ~ most uhhvsltny season.
In conclusion We are kiaa 20 report
that We reached zorro lNs9 WIN our
medical and hospital supplies Just al
the time when thry were most needed
as. owing 10 the lack % steam launoheH
with which 10 unload the vessels IN
the harbof and Those hafd aground on
the coral reef, the medical department
could not secure ~ supplies, promptly
and our consignment mao pecn most