Evening star., 1898-08-27
Hunger Made ITO Of the Eighth
Ohio Regiment Ill.
HARDSHIPS OF TIE RETURN TRIP
Some Of the Nurses at Camp
Wikoff Are on Sick List.
ARRIVALS AT MONTAUK

CAMP WIKOFF, August 21.-When the
Sth Ohio was landed nearly 300 reported
sick and were sent to the general hospital,
but it developed that 40 CT the sick men
were only suffering from hunger.
When these men were fed they were able
to leave the hospital. They repeated
stories of hardship encountered coming up
from Cuba and said it was almost impos-
sible for them to get food.
One hundred and fifty men in the general
hospital were allowed to go OH sixty days
furlough today, as they had improved.
Did Not Break Camp.
The list New York Volunteers did not
break camp today as mad been expected
1t will leave Montauk Monday morning, ac-
cording to the present arrangements.
The reason for pos pcning the trip until
Monday was to give many of the men who
are now on the sick list a chance to brace
up so that they may go with the regiment
1t is a question as to whether the men
will march up Broadway after they arrive
in New York. If they are not in good
shape they will be taken to their armocy
by the shortest route possible.
Nurses Are Ill.
Some of the nurces in the general hos
ptal are suffering from dysentery and
orders were issued today that they be
given more time to themselves in which to
exercise, battle and rest More nurses ar
rived today, and ten will reach camp ready
to take the places of those overworked
until all that are needed are here There
are three male and three female nurses in
each ward during the day time and two
on duty at night
Or Their Way to Montauk
NEW YO4---, August 2T-The first Sec
tion of the train which is bringing the 1st
United States Cavalry from the south ar
rived in Jersey City this morning and was
transferred to Long Island City, to be sent
to Montauk. The cavalry is coming in
seven sections, and will arrive at intervals
during the day.
Four hundred men, one battalion of the
ID United States Infantry, were transferred
from Jersey City this morning and started
for Montauk Point. They are from Camp
Hobson, Lithfa Springs, Ga. None of the
men who arrived were ill., but eleven sick
men were left behind at Lithia Springs and
thirty more We're sent to Fort Mcpherson
Ga.
The ID New York Volunteers arrived at
Jersey City at midnight from Florida.
They came on three sections. A committee
of Troy citizens, where the regiment is to
go into camp, met the regiment and went
with the officers to Troy. Some of the SOL
diers were sick, but all We're reported to be
in fairly good condition.
Transports at New York.
NEW YORK, August 27.-The GniteI
States cruiser Harvard arrived this morn
ing from Montauk, where she landed 67o
men of the 33d Michigan. The Harvard is
detained for disirfection.
The hospital yacht The Red Cross arrived
from Camp Wikoff with fifteen typhoid
fever patielts for Roosevelt Hospital. After
landing the sick the yacht returned to
quarantine for disinfection. The Red Cross
sails for Montark Point this evening to
transfer twenty additional typhoid fever
patients to Roosevelt Hospital.
The transport Leona arrived from Men
taIk, after landing over 500 soldiers of
Skaters returning army. The Leona is
detained for diSinfection at quarantine.
The transport MCrtera, Capt. Hanlon, dr.
rived this morning from Montauk, where
she landed 312 men of the list Infantry
from Santiago. The Mortera was formerly
a Spanish CIban coasting steamer, and be-
came prize to the United States on the
surrender of Santiago. The Morlera regis
ters 1,Ool tons and was built at NEWCASTLE
on-Tyne.