The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-15
The Steamer Due at New York To-day,
Where the Indianapolis Committee
Is Waiting to Meet 1t.
TALK WITH Mr.. OVERSTREET
TRAIN READY TO BRING THE AR
TILLERY VETERANS HOME.
Preparations Complete for Caring for
the Sick, If Any-Will BE Greet
ed at Quarantine.
Special to the 1ndIanaDoli. Journal.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The United States
transport Concha, from Porto Rico. with
the Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery
aboard which was expected to arrive in
this port to-day, had not reached here up
to midnight, and the information received
indicated that 1t would be late tomorrow
afternoon before she gets here Confident OF
the arrival of the transport. Congressman
Jesse Overstreet, accompanied by COM
mittee from Indianapolis, went to the army
building early this morning for the purpose
of going down the bay to meet the incom-
ing Indiana warriors and doing anything
possible for their comfort. While at the
army building he learned that there had
been delay in the arrival of the transport
and that the revenue cutter placed at his
disposal would be of no service for early
news for the relief OF the Indiana troops.
Accompanying Congressman Overstreet
were Mrs. o. H. Palmer. Mrs. I. v. Webb
and ]. W. Kern, prepared to do all in their
power for the Indiana boys. special train
had already been arranged for.
When it became known that the Concha
would not arrive to-day Representative
Overstreet had the committee come back to
their hotel and he Immediately queried the
department at Washington to ask the rea-
son for the delay. A reply was received
saying that the Concha had put into Fort
ress Monroe to land the sick. This would
-;olr,
Mr. Overstreet at once asked the depart
ment to send him a complete list Of the
dead, the sick and all other information of
interest to their friends. Up to a late hour
no reply had been received.
In the meantime Mr.. Overstreet had re-
ceived an invitation from Dr. Doty. the
health officer of this port, to become his
guest, with the entire Indianapolis delega-
ton. AS it did not seem necessary fer him
to leave tonight, Mr.. Overstreet replied
thanking DR.. Doty and telling him that he
and his party would be at quarantine early
tomorrow morning in time to take advan-
tage of his invitation and to board the
transport from the health officers boat on
the arrival of the Concha- Late tonight
Congressman Overstreet received a reply
from Washington, saying list of the sick
had not len obtained, but that as soon as
it was copy would be sent to him.
About o'clock tonight Sterling r. Holt
and S. Z. Rauh. the special committee sent
on by Indianapolis citizens to arrange for
the comfort of the Indiana battery, arrived
here. The gentlemen of the committee are
guests at the Hotel Imperial. where Repre-
sentative Overstreet is, and will accompany
him on his trip to quarantine in the morn
ing to meet the Twenty-seventh Battery.
In a conversation with correspondent
of the Journal Representative Overstreet
said that on the arrival of the Concha the
special train would proceed directly to the
Pennsylvania railroad pier in Jersey City
and the men would be put aboard the train.
Attached to the special train will be hos
pital car in which the sick of the Twenty
seventh will be carried home, with the In
dianapolis ladies now here to administer to
their wants and give them proper care
Representative Overstreet had some trouble
in arranging for the supplies of the COM
mittee to be carried aboard the train. but
he finally succeeded in getting an order to
that effect from the War Department. much
to the qualification of the Indiana ladies,
who had come all this distance to care for
the Indiana boys.
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down to quarantine with Representative
overstreet tomorrow morning, with all the
medicines and delicacies that sick soldiers
may need, and they are determined that
none of the Indiana soldiers shall suffer for
proper care.