Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14

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Condemning the War Management.
Buffalo, y. ", Sept. I4.-The 9th Illinois
arrived here at L from New York, by the
West Shore road, and left shortly afterward
for Chicago over the Lake Shore. Only a
brief stop made here to change en-
gInes and crews. The men all in good
spirits.
The above, which came in THE
ARGUS Associated Press report this
afternoon, indicates that the boys are
coming homeward much more rapidly
than was anticipated. If they were to
come directly home this would bring
them he re tomorrow afternoon.
Private kilograms received at Rock
Island this afternoon from members
of the company stated that the COM
pany would leave New York today for
Springfield.
Adjt. Gen. j. n. Reece, who left Rock
Island for Springfield last night, after
attending the meeting of the Wood
men directors, stated that the regi-
ment would surely go to Springfield.
If it does, the time of it's arrival here
is indefinite.
The committee on arrangements for
the reception of the company is busy
today with it's work, and it is eX-
pected that at the adjourned meeting
at the Harper house tonight all ar
engagements will be completed.
The Arrival in New York.
Late yesterday afternoon, after the
hour of going to press, The ARGUS
received the following, which was
duly posted:
Weehawken, n. j., Sept. 13.-To
The Rock ISLAND ARGUS: Regiment
arrived safely. Barney, Downs and
Conover left on hospital ship slightly
sick. RosEY.
simultaneously came a telegram to
Mrs. Henry Carse from Mr.. Carse in
New York, announcing the arrival of
the regiment, but stating that their
son, John, was left in Ponce. to fol-
low few days later on the hospital
ship, where he would received better
care. Mr.. Carse stated that he would.
remain in New York until Johns ar
rival.
While the news of the arrival soon
spread over the city, being every
where received with joyous expect
ancy, the fact that some of the boys
were i'll, however, so slightly, caused
regret and anxiety, which was in some
degree relieved by the cheerful news
as to the condition of the sick.
The 9th Illinois volunteers arrived
at New York from Ponce on the Mani |
toba during the afternoon. After
lying off Bedloe's island for some time |
the Manitoba proceeded to Weehaw-
ken, n. j., where she tied up at the |
West Shore railroad pier.
Col. KittiIsen Talks.
Col. ID. Jack Foster, in company of |
Gen. Garretson, had been taken off by |
the quarantine tug and landed at Gov
ernor's island. There the party |
boarded the government tug, General |
Meigs, and came to New York. After |
n call at the army and navy |
building Col. Foster went to get his |
first square meal on dry land. The colo
mel intended to spend the night aboard |
the transports. Lieut.. Col. Edward |
Kittilsen, who was seen aboard the |
Manitoba, said: I'VE left Ponce We'd
nesday last. With the exception of a |
trifiing storm Sunday and Monday we
had exceptionally fine weather during
the trip. We had quite number of |
sick when we left Ponce, but they have
all improved so as to be able to walk |
about. We left about seventy sick |
men in the hospitals at Ponce. Our
loss by death since we left Springfield |
has been II. If anybody thinks we
had a snap at Porto Rico he is very |
much mistaken. Why, on the very |
day when we landed at Guanica our
regiment was marched six miles in
the worst tropical heat one can i'm
agine. We had several hot brushes
with the dons, which are now part of
the history of the war. We expected
the fight of our lives between Arecibo
and Utuado, when suddenly the white
flag was hoisted.
Asked how his regiment Jared
as regards provisions. Lieut.
Col. Kittilsen said: The |
one great thing lacking was
facilities. Gen. Gar
retson had left all mule teams behind
in Camp Alger. thinking he could
pick up sufficient mules in Tampa.
Well, he didn't. Consequently, when
we got to Porto Rico we had to de-
pend upon few OK carts for the
transportation of our provisions.
Food dished out to soldiers, while
poor, would have tasted highly deli
cious to the boys if we could only
have cooked it. But there was no
wood. Our orders were not to fell
any trees, and our men had to make
trying searching expeditions for stray
wood
why, even on board of this trans
port we had to confine ourselves to
cold food most OF the time, as there
was not sufficient wood in the galley
for cooking.
Our cots, which Senator Mason
had presented to US. were taken away