New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
list SUFFERING SEVERELY.
NOT WEATHER CAUSES RELAr"H'
AMONG MANY CONVALESCENi'

nr>,,xr 1oSGsoS DIES AT HIS HoME-CoN-
..,,n,.r,oys ASKED FOR BY THE REcl-
MENTAL AID SOCIETY TO HELP THE SICK
,., no, weather Of the last two days mas mao
rc, ,,pon the sick members Of the isl hesi-
~, who arrived here with ,he'r conn aue
lhc"' rom camp wikoh Those In the various
Mon"~E =, tosn,als are reported for the most
New" h.,,c somewhat improved in spite OF the
par az ,.ber but many Of those who are oeihg
u!"s 80 a, their homes suffered relapses Fes'ei-
day ,d =. tho armory Of the regi-
"or' 80 morning that Second Lieutenant
ment yes'e''a' NJ Company H. had died early
Wiiam -" q, his home. No 300 East Eigh-
In me "0 ,a hear, disease following an attack
'ee''' IA tever Lieutenant LonSson returned ~
o. NP" ,ost Friday from Montauk POM. SIGN
his non" 1,ro1erick Miller and corporal Wi'''a"
scrgea" - &c, Regiment, who shared MS tent
Sutton. OF 'He n,,aro campaign. said that he was
through u, dement's IN which his regiment took
In al we --,val IN Cuba he was stricken down
part vi ~ nm, rallied in three days and was
VIZ. nood Of his company IN every oa'ue' re
a. 'n' ras, Of the campaign well. ana only W.
800 q, mon mis- arrival al No"'aON
CAM ~ rorrsOn mad been In the regiment
,..ors and had won hls way UP through ,he
eleve" 80 -, from, The ranks. He was man OF
various ,roeo who took great PRIDE IN MS ret'-
q' IN his being taken SICK o" one u '"e
nsror-s he was sent home IN sooh 10 p'T''Du
~ 49, unmarried His mother MrS 'ane .''.e
- hos lived al No 800 East h'sn,ee"'lSr -.
so"' - -. end the family IS well known IN me
many !eN'' io,,enant LOngson will he buried
neghoOi IT, .orors NJ j o'clock this afternoon.
WI" ''"' TN, as many men OF the regiment
IL - i.,hlv attend the funeral Will DO so
,of was expressed by the fe" men "ho
~ -, tho armory when the news was leCeiN'"
were a' ~ colonel Homer of the hist Regiment.
..o4V
- sn condton and present Whereabouts OF every
" ~" - the list who went 70 the front Inc
M, =, a,ncu, as Colonel Homer has been deiused
,,, ,nnuiries from friends and relatives vi men
ho we're supposed 10 have gone 10 Cuoa WIN ','e
eoinent but whose names do not appear uPoi, ''e
orr,nal roster There have oeeh man! pd'i.e"o
.nes a. the arnory during the last two or tnree
-, 1--WE, calling TO beg Information about their
ra,a,,vas MANY OF the women thought when 'he
oricers OF the Hist found themselves unable 10
Give the desired information. that they were seN'
because some disaster had befallen those whose
whereabouts were inquired about CoIore' hon'e'
hopes to finish the Hork OF MAKING up '0'''e''
roster in a few days.
AN APPEAL FOR AID
co,ons, Homer Is also chairman OF the Relief
Committee Of the list Regiment This appeal was
,oaae Yesterday by the committee on behalf OF the
survivors of the regiment:
The list Regiment has returned to New 1ork 70
receive one Of the most mas on me hat
tefeld and suffering in camp richly earned. Oi me
loss men who narcaed rom 'h he nyocession on
Monday last and Of these several nave dleH shce
Inc no e1s are 20 he found b1, in their humble
homes lie the shattered. emaciated frames OF NAM
s,Ses and the Relief Committee is doing its utmost
10 leave no call unanswered. but the strain upon
the Unite S nscassfies % the men and their fam
Ties We now ask for funds and make appeal lo'
'1 Fron Two to ave details Of men to pay the last s,t
grave are now a 9S16 - res, by ir tames
We are now working 70 save al we can, naa
eli W. car. and succoring The dependent ones ifit
Conklin treasurer No. Spruce-st
COLONEL, DOWNS STILL WEAK
Colonel Downs who Is at the Park Avenue Hotel.
was better yesterday but still very weak He
..ar,ed ~ 20 downstairs 10 see a friend. but
the enor. was too much for him. and he had 70
be assisted hack 10 his room Only few friends
officers Of the list allowed 70 see him yester-
day Major Keck. VINO was taken Ill at his home.
No 473 Manhstan-ave on TUESDAY with ma !, ria,
fever was yesterday. but his condition Is not
regarded as critical. eI,s
Tire funerals Of Corporals 1mmens ana Scn1eos
took place from the armory YESTERDAY afternoon a.
o'clock Many members o. the list were present
and all the members Of TIE list wno c9a' Tbe us,
Regtnerit Band and the Drum and lusle 'orps OF
The Ills, supplied martial music. ne SefN-,. W.
conducted ~ Chaplain Bradshaw, OF the lIlst a.
sisted nv me Rev Or. Remensnyder, of the Maoi,
con Avenue Lutheran Church. Before the pody OF
Corporal schiede taken 20 me armory se,
vice was held over il at the German Preshy,erlan1
Church S,hiede was buried at Greenwood ana
Imrnens al Rensco Cemetery 1-
Andrew Corbett. the principal Keeper Az -"
Cortland Park received telegram yesIeraas s'1 n
trr ,bat his con Andrew. A private ~ COMPANY ~
ne, Regimen was diving AT Camp Wikof Young
Corhett has lust arrived from Cuba - :.
Private . E S r. E9a1 AL wes, 9
twenty-nin'h-st.. as result OF hlH .uo"" r-,,ste
was reported much better last night. fIN va
Romaine attributes his illness entirely 70 me We y
a. a.nicb he Vas clothed and he says that many
cases OF pneumonia and other Iune u3un.eS r,boy
direct results Of The careessness "i me Pest
files in falling to furnish the men OF IN" "S' ''e'
When we wen, 70 Cuba" he said. as every
BODY knows we Wsre P e9GPPSa wore the hea
wooen uniforms In thai awful climate UNI IN, M
DAY before sailed. Then we got our KHAKI I'M =,
forms Wien got aboard the transport ! vas IN
Inagnifcent condition. ! never felt better IN my
lie and could eat three times the rations tney
served and they CAV" rs enough. such as they
When We got 10 M'n,auk Poin, in our Hight;
tropical uniforms found tho nights cold and
foggy. and tho result was that caught ne worst
Jared in the sane name. When go, Of the
train wa home s,ud haTdy w ,g socs,v
received notice yesterday f,on, J. Thomas stearns
The president and VI. Spaldns, thu secret ary
ma, he funeral Of MkceTsd OF ~ IDndnamy
dav afternoon will take place from the home 81
his PARENTS No. 2Gl MaTon-ave., Fordnam 10,
day AT y O'Clock and AZ ire suggestion OF severs
Of MS comrades tho Bronx members of mo reei-
uent who are able would attend I'm uniform.
EIGHTH REGIMENTS HOMECOMING.
THE MEN TO OCCUPY THE ARMoRy Until