The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-14
YELLOW FEVER IN
SHAFTER'S ARMY
The Dreaded SCourge
Has Appeared.
REPORT IS OFFICIAL.
There Were Fourteen Cases in the
There Were Fourteen Cases in the
Hospital July llth.
EVERY EFFORT MADE TO CHECKIT
The Cases are Isolated and VIII BE
Treated by Immune Surgeons and
Cared For by Immune Nurses.
It is Hoped That It's Spread
May BE Arrested Before
II Becomes Serious.

/ WASHINGTON, July 13.-The War De-
| partment this afternoon made public the
followlng statement concerning she con
dition OF things in the hospitals near San
tiago:
on the nth of July telegram was re-
ceived from Lieutenant Colonel Pope,
chief surgeon Of Skaters army inform
ing the Surgeon General that there were
! fourteen cases Of yellow fever IN the
| field hospitaL which had been establish
| ed for the care OF sdch cases. since th"t
! time Information has been received that
| "A number OF additional cases nave oc-
cured Every effort will be made 10 ar
| rest the progress u the disease Dy 'n7
| establishments of isolatiOn hospitals IN
which the sick will be treated by immune
surgeons and cared for BY Immune
nurses
THE CRISIS HAS BEEN REACHED
WASHINGTON. Duly l3.-whne the
long expected fall of Santiago did not
| take place to-day, "a is evident that the
crisis has been reached. Within the next
twenty-f0ur hours Santiago either VIII
| surrender or viii receive such baptism
OF fire as seldom falls to the lot Of be-
sleged town. III he refuses We viii open
on him at noon tomorrow with every
! gun 1 have. and have the assistance OF
the navy" That is the programme laid
! down by General Shafter and Is 70 be
carried out TO the letter. General Shafter
| IS stul commanding, according to the
War Department officials. and although
| dispatches have been received from Major
| General Miles signed Major General COM
4 manding. il is said that no has not dis
| placed General Shafter in direct charge
of the operations.
The public I'm one OF these kilograms
| from General Miles, was given the hrst
| notice that our government, IN the course
OF negotiations with General Toral' had
| orersd 10 send tAs spanish forces In
| Santiago back 20 Spain. A few days ago
it was stated that the President would
insist upon unconditional surrender, but
it appears that conditions have been
| modified as indicated by General Miles.
! This was done from a desire TO avoid
useless bloodshed. for General Torals
army removed to Spain would be harm
less 10 prevent our further operations in
cuba. and would serve as good pur-
pose as would be the destruction OF the
! Spanish army. To allow the Spanish
| General to withdraw to the interior and
| fan back on Havana on the other hand,
would put us under the obligation OF
overcoming that additional force when II
| comes TO the siege OF Havana.
our government also is moved 20 make
this proposal 90 remove the Spanish
forces 10 Spain through a strong desire
TO close up the operations at Santiago al
! the earliest possible moment.
This desire has been materially
strengthened by The appearance OF yellow
| fever within the American lines. IL was
at first supposed that the men were fall
! ing an with malaria and climatic fover.
so the cases were reported as simply
suspicious. Now however. comes tho
| final admission that they are genuine
| yellow fever eases.
TO PUSH THE FIGHTING.
Their appearance has determined the
| authorities upon more active prosecu-
tion of the campaign orders either have
or soon will go forward to General Shat
ter Co discuss no more with tho Spanish
commander tho terms 0f surrender hui
to uroccod TO assault the town with an
the force al his command as soon as the
present truce expires. 10 is said by Shat
Ter that the navy will cooperate and.
while Secretary Long has received no di-
rect advices ON that point from Admiral
Samson. he fully credits the cxpecta-
/ tion. Reluctant as the War Department
is 10 sacrifice the many lives that might
be lost I'm the assault. d. Is deemed 20
De the better policy TO make i than 10
| allow the men to rot away with fevers
during the long period that would he re-
ouired 10 perfcrt the reduction of the
city by steady investment.
SURRENDER LOOKED FOR.
II is expected here that the assault will
be unnecessary through General Torals
| surrender before n begins.
| 10 was. perhaps. the spread of this be-
! lief. caused by "a knowledge of the more
| energetic steps I'm prospect, that tended
| 10 remove largely the feeling OF depres-
sion manifested al the opening of the
dav upon tho circulation Of the rImors
| Of the appearance of yellow fever I'm the
| American camps.
| IMMTrNES FOR SANTIAGO.
REGARDING tho future of Santiago no
thing has been officially stated. but IL is
| sicniGccant that orders were issued from
| the department this afternoon 10 pre-
paro the First and Second Regiments
| of Volunteer lmmunes for immcdiat de
parture for the front This would seem
10 be Indicative Of purpose on the part
| Of the government to garrison Santiago
with these fever proof men after it's ca
| pittiIation. thus permitting the removal
of tho regular troops to more healthy
| points.
GOOD NEWS FROM DEWEY.
Turning 10 the far East, II was re-
freshing to receive to-day good news
again from Dewey. In fact, II is begin
ming 10 be remarked that that officer Is
| usually able 10 make felicltous reports.
The administration Is very much pleas
ed with the readiness shown by the Ad-
miral i'm meeting the grave issue pre-
sented TO him at Sublg Ray. and lust re-
ported as he did Naval officers. too,
/ were not a little gratiied AT the speedy
| retirement of the German cruiser Irene
after the appearance of the Raleigh and
| Concord.
POi1CN ~ TT
A comparison OF mo ships shows that
the Irene was much the superior TO
either OF the two American vessels. and
In tonnage was almost as large as the
Raleigh and Concord together. From this
n IL inferred that the retirement az the