Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-30
, ON laso AND SEA.
Bits Of News irem Our Gallant Soldiers and
Sailors.


equipped hospital train to Chickamauga
after the sick volunteers from that state.
Eleven deaths were reported at Camp
Wikoff, Monday. There were two deaths
among the men suspected of having yell
low fever.
Ensign Edward McCauiey. Jr.. OF
Rear Admiral Schley's staff. Is visiting
his father at Nasturtium cottage. Bar
Harbor.
No orders for the mastering out of the
troops at Camp Merriam. San Francisco.
have been received by Gen. Miller. nor
any intfmatiOn of any intention of the
war department to do so In the near
future.
Gen. Wheeler has been advised by
Secretary Alger that President Nc
Kinley proposes to visit Camp Wikoff.
on Saturday next. Secretary Alger is
expected. Tuesday.
The United States hospital ship Sol
ace. having on board "A sick soldiers
and marines. arrived off the Charles.
town, Mass. navy yard at about II
A. NJ. Monday from Santiago.
The Argus. towing two pontoons from
Halifax for New York. arrived at Vine
yard Haven at II 4. NJ, Monday. They
are consigned to the Chapman-Merritt
Wrecking Co. of New York. and will be
used in floating the sunken Spanish war;
ships at Santiago.
A collision between two passenger cars
on the Troy 4 New England Railroad.
which runs from Abba to Sand Lake. N.
v, where the ID New York Regiment is in
| camp. occurred. early Monday night and
several people were injured. The accident
was caused by a switch being left open.
The transport La Gande Duchesse
and the yacht Red Cross arrived at
New York. Monday. from Montauk
Point. The Red Cross had Is patients
from Camp Wfkoff for the r. Smith
Intirmary at New Brighton. S. /.
The United States monitor Mon
tauk sailed from Vineyard Haven.
at sunrise. Monday in tow Of
the tug Seminole. for New York via
| New London. The ram Katahdin
passed west at A. NJ. Monday.
| Andrew Steen. member of the Goth
Ohio Infantry. who arrived in Boston on
the Olivette, last week. and who died
| shortly after his admission to the Massa-
| chusetts General hospital. was buried in
| Mt. Hope cemetery, Monday. Funeral
services were held in the undertaker's
| room.
The sailors of the naval brigade who
have been serving on the u. S. 3.
Prairie which anchored below Fall
River, Sunday night, were given shore
leave. Monday. and were entertained
by the citizens.
Commodore George C. Remey reliev-
ed Admiral c. C. Carpenter as COM
mandant of the Kittery navy yard.
! Monday. The ceremony was conduct
ID with full naval honors. The U. s.
S. Vicksburg now at Newport has been
ordered there for repairs. $50
Capt. c. A. Abbey of the revenue cutter
| service. has been detached from the COM
mand OF the United States ship Gresham.
now in Boston harbor. He left Boston for
New York. Monday. to assume the duties
life saving service. He was directed to
turn over the command of the Gresham
to the executive officer, First Lieutenant
Myrick.
The funeral services Of the late Ma
jor p. j. GrOdy. Corporal Joseph Lane
and Private Francis Carey of the 9th
Massachusetts Regiment, were held at
Boston. in the Holy Cross cathedral.
Monday, thousands of citizens attend
ing. The interment was in the Holy
Cross cemetery at Maiden.
Capt Geo. F. Elliott of the United
States Marine Corps, returned to New
York. Monday from Cuba. and report
ed Immediately to Admiral Francis M.
Bunce. Captain Elliott had charge of
a company of marines who were first
to land at Guantanamo from the
United States transport Pantha. 5
A hospital train Of two Pullman cars
arrived in Jersey City. Monday morn
ing, over the Pennsylvania Railroad,
with 40 sick men of the 18th New York
Volunteers on furlonghs from Camp
Thomas to recuperate. Other soldiers
to arrive at Jersey City were 400 men
of the 1st United States Cavalry. from
Lakeland. Fla. Private G. H. Thomas
was brought in irons. being accused ol
having killed private named Deans
in a fight on Aug. Is.
Sudden OeaiA q Lewiston.