The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-14
Regulars Returnnig to Barra acIs-The
Decimated Third Regiment.

Decfmated Third Regiment.
CAMP wIKOFF. Montauk Point, L. L,
Sept. 13-The Twelfth Infantry left Camp
Wikoff to-day for Fort Leavenworth Kan.
1t was followed little later by the Third
Infantry on its way to Fort Smelling, Mimi.
When the Third marched through the camp
on its way to the station there were hardly
enough men to form two full companies.
The remainder were killed. wounded, sick
or furloughed.
Orders for removal by train tomorrow of
the Fourth, Thirteenth and Seventeenth
Infantry regiments. for Fort Sheridan,
various barracks in New York State and
Columbus, respectively. were modified to-
day owing to the announcement of the Long
Island Railroad Company that it could han
die but two regiments tomorrow. Conse-
quently the Fourth and Seventeenth will
leave here by rail and the Thirteenth and
probably other regiments not yet decided
upon will go to New York on the transport
Roumania, which is expected here to-mor-
row. Transportation has been arranged for
the removal of the Twelfth Infantry to
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, the Twenty-second
Infantry to Omaha ard the Third Cavalry
to Fort Ethan Allen, VT, but the date for
their departure has not been fixed. The
Third Cavalry may go by boat to New
London, but General Sumner, who is now
in command of the cavalry division, has re-
quested that all the cavalry regiments on
leaving here be ordered to march by easy
stages to Long Island City. Nearly all of
the cavalry officers are said to be in favor
of this plan, as they believe it will benefit
the men. The matter is now being consid-
ered
Four troops of the Rough Riders, number
ing about $50 men. were mustered out to-
day and left for New York this evening
The troopers to-day presented their colonel.
Theodore Roosevelt, with a handsome
bronze statute, the work of Frederick Rem
ington, and called 1.-The broncho BUSTER
There were $50 men in the general hospi-
tai at Camp Wikoff to-day. The deaths re-
ported were:
FREDERICK w. CLAUGH, Co. E, I'd
Inf. dysentery.
EDWARD DARLING. corporal. Co. G,
7th Inf, typhoid
GEORGE MESSENGER, Co. I, Goth Inf
LOUDON CAMPBELL, band, First Dis
trict of Columbia, dysentery.
JOSEPH WILBUR, Co. C, 21st Inf, dys-
entery
The Shinnecock left to-day for New York
with 300 sick soldiers. and the Red Cross
boat Red Cross took fifteen to Norwich
Conn.
The transport steamer vigilancia arrived
here to-day from Sboney Cuba She
brings 240 soldiers and twenty nurses. Some
of the men came from the hospitals at ST.
honey and Santiago and scme from the yell
low fever hospital at Siboney. The men
were about evenly divided between regulars
and volunteers, and most Of the volunteers
are members of the First Illinois, Second
Ohio and Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
Michigan. The quarantine officer reports
that there is no serious sick0ss on board
the Vigilancia, although there were about
fifty to sixty men removed to the general
hosrial here and twelve of them had to be
taken from the vessel on stretchers. The
three following died OH the voyage from
Cuba.
HARVEY BLINN, of Brooklyn. 21st Inf
PRIVATE HESSNER, 1st Illinois.
PRIVATE INQUIRE, I'd Ohio.
The latter died last night, and his body
will be landed here.