The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-22
BLOOD IN BOTH EYES
Cleveland Man Says There Is
an Organization
OF BEREAVED PARENTS
Who viii Make 1t Warm For
General Otis.

OEcVesan0- o., sept. zL-hE. -. W. NO
calf. living At No. so Linwood street, this
city. whose son. Burton Metcalf. died re-
Gently in San francisco of typhoid pneu-
monia contracted while at Camp Merritt
as a member of the United States regu-
lars, viii take steps 10 have charges pre-
ferred against General Otis, now with the
American forces in the Philippines. Mr..
Metcah said today:
Il am a member of an organization made
up Of people all over the country, who
have lost relatives or friends who had
enlisted in the regular army for service in
the Philippines. These men died through
exposure on that pestifential spot known
as Camp Merritt. Each member OF this
organization will bring pressure 10 bear
ON hiscongreSSman TO have charges pre-
ferred against General Otis, who located
the camp where it was. The organization
is large and influential one and be-
neve it will be able to accomplish the OBJ
ject for which it was formed
Mr. Metcalf recently returned from San
Francisco, where he went TO bring home
the remains of his son. He states that he
investigated the conditions at Camp Mer-
rift and that a more unhealthy spot for a
camp could not have been found on the
Pacific coast.
SURGEONS THEMSELVES TO BLAME.
Cincinnati. O., Sept 21-The Times-Star S
special from Lexington KY. says:
General Breckenridge, who is in COM
mand of Camp Hamilton here, and Sur
geon General Stornberg had a long con-
ference just before the surgeon general
left here with Secretary Alger. General
Breckenridge wanted to know just who
had the right to command the hospital
surgeons. He said at Chickamauga these
individuals were a sort of ''do-as-you-
please" fellows, under nobody's command.
General Wilson mad requested certain
things 60 be done in the hospitals at
Chickamauga. and no attention had been
given his demands Investigation, Cen
eral Breckenridge said. showed that the
surgeons considered themselves subject
only to the orders of General Sternberg.
General Breckenridge said he found the
same trouble at Camp Hamilton, and he
wanted to have a DISTINCT understand
ing regarding the matter.
General Sternberg said that the sur
geons at Chickamauga were subject TO the
orders Of General Wilson and that the
general should have found this out. If
he saw his orders were not obeyed, he
should have found the reason for such
disobedience and had the matter settled
at once. General Breckinridge said the
same was the case right here, and ne
wanted General Sternberg to inform Cen
erel Sanger that he was the proper per-
son to command the surgeons"
ALGER TO KNOXVILLE.
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 21.-Secretary OF
War Alger, Surgeon General Sternberg
and party arrived at $50 O'Clock this
morning from Lexington and were met
by reception committee of citizens. The
party proceeded at once to Camp Poland,
where the Second division of the First
corps. commanded by Brigadier General
Mckee, passed in review before General
Alger. Seven regiments. the First Geor-
Sixth Ohio, First West Virginia, Third
North Carolina and Sixth Virginia, the
two latter colored, took part in the re-
view. The secretary and party, after re-
viewing the division, inspected the camps
and hospitals. After a luncheon at the
residence of W. P. Lockett in Knoxville,
the party were driven to points of interest
about Knoxville The party left late this
after noon for Chattanooga and Camp
Thomas Knoxville was in gala attire in
honor of the secretary's visit and a half
holiday was observed.
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Camp Kikoff, Montauk Point, L. l.,
Sept. 21.-The transport Seguaranca arriv-
ed today from Cuba with what was said
to be one unmistakable case of yellow
fever. The transport brought sick and
convalescent soldiers from the hospitals
at Siboney. The boarding officer. DR.. Ma
gruder, had been ordered back TO Wash
ington in the absence of anticipation of
the receipt of any more yellow fever
cases. General Wheeler decided to send
one of the camp surgeons to inspect the
Seguaranca and to arrange for the re-
moval of the sick to the detention hos
pitaI, which win now have to be reopen
ed. The yellow fever patient on board the
Seguaranca is isolated. and will be kept
on the vessel for the present. The Sc
guaranca brought forty men who were
not able 10 care for themselves and t4lir-
ty-five convaleScents. All these men VIII
be transferred to the detention camp
The City of Mexico also arrived at the
camp today with troop NJ. Of the Tenth
regular cavalry, which was left behind in
Cuba 10 care for the belongings Of the
regiment There were seventy-six men
in all, IS OF whom are sick
There were 495 patients in the general
hospital today. Three hundred and fifty
OF the men in the hospital are seriously
i'll. There were two deaths reported to-
day, Lieutenant Alfred J. Roberts. OF
company F. Seventy-first New York vol
unteers. and Chas. GengO. OF troop 4,
Sixth cavalry.
Camp Meade, Sept 21-Ei ghty-nine pa
tients have left the Second division hos
pstaI. sixty on furlough and the others
for Philadelphia and Lebanon hospitals.
The condition. have very much improv-
ed. The men sick are al from southern
camps and they ara rapidly getting well.
Denver. Colo. Sept. ZL-CaptaIa c. a
worden. OF company z. Seventh infantry.
died today a. For: Logan. OF exposure II
me campaign at Santiago and at Tampa
Fla. He was - years Old and was born
a. Syracuse. y. 7. He had been with the
seventh infantry thirty years. de leaves
a wife and one daughter
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