The evening times., 1898-08-29
WOUNDS AND FEVERS.
Sick Soldier. From the Front Reach
New York.

New York.
New York. Aug. 29.-New York hospitals
received thirteen additional soldier pa
tients yesterday. The New York Hospital
received nine men direct from Key West
by the steamer San Marcos. The Govern
ment steamer Gen. Meigs took them off
the transport and brought them to the
Bellevue dock.
There were eighty-two convalescents.
and they were taken to Fort wadsworth
or Fort Hamilton.
The men needing medical attendance
| were carefully assisted ashore. They
were:
Thomas W. Wiggan. Troop B, Rough
Riders. malaria.
James R. Caudle. Company G. Third
United States Infantry. dysentery.
Roland Gooch. Company G, Tenth Unit
ed States Infantry. malaria
John Grimley. Company E. Engineer
Battalion. dysentery.
Charles NJ. Roland, Troop A. Second
United States Cavalry. typhoid. conva-
lescent.
Corp Murray F. Lindley. Troop E. First
United States Cavalry. dysentery, conva-
iescent.
United States Infantry, empyaemia, con-
valescent.
Joshua C. Washington, Company A.
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry (col-
ored), pleurisy, convalescent.
John Jordan. bugler. Company G. Twen-
ty-fifth United States Infantry (colored).
malaria convalescent.
Lindley and Austin were taken on the
boat on stretchers.
a haI laey, N the
General Hospital at Key West since July
3. having been transported there on the
Iroouois Just after the battles round San
tiago There they were attacked by ma
laria.
Rough Rider Wiggan said:
II was twice wounded. One was a
flesh wound in the arm and didn't amount
to much. / was then wounded in The hip.
and that was serious. The bullet is there
yet"
How about Roosevelt?' he was asked.
A smile of admiration lighted up the
soldiers face. He was at once all en-
thusiasm.
Roosevelt" he said: that Is a man
to follow. He will lead anywhere and
infuse his spirit into his men. He ought
to have charge of The whole American
army He could handle 1t. He Is the
brayest man / ever saw, and he looked
after US, too. There wouldn't be any
of this trouble L read about if Roosevelt
was at the head.
"I hope l shall soon be able to retoin
my troop. l feel better already. Roose-
welt is all right He must be or he
couldn't command the Rough Riders.
Every man would give his life for the
colonel ! am from Arizona and l speak
my thoughts" -.-. 40 zee ..s-s
John r. Hall, a New Mexican member
of Troop E. OF the Rough Riders. was
one Of the convalescent men on the Gen.
Meigs. He said he was wounded in the
left arm. ~. .y44a. .,ios ..,.. ~
Tell me, how can l get back to my
troop" he said, appeahngiy. Il am now
we'll and / want to be with the boys
again. Do you suppose IL Col. Roosevelt
knows / am here he will let me join the
troop again?"
Hall went on board the Meigs again 20
bring out Trooper Durham and Sergt.
Cavanagh, Rough Riders. and as the boat
left they shouted appeals to let Roose-
welt know that they had arrived.
Six of the i'll soldiers were taken TO
the New York Hospital in the Bellevue
transfer wagon, one in the Bellevue am
bulance and two in the New York Hospi-
tai ambulance. 1t was said at the hos
pital later that the men were doing well.
Bellevue Hospital received three men
direct from the streets of New York
early yesterday. These men we're un-
able to stand and were assisted by po
licemen who sent for ambulances.
Edward Smith. soldier, from Syracuse.
was taken i'll in the Long Island ferry
house, foot of Thirty-fourth Street. jus.
after Sunday midnight. He had returned
from Montauk Point and was unable to
go any further. He was taken to Belle
yue He has malaria.
Samuel T. Jones. of the Eighth Ohio.
known as "The Presidents Own" stum-
bIed into the East Thirty-fourth Street
police station at 2:3O a. m. and sank
on bench. DR.. Dice took the man to
Bellevue. He said he was from Afillers-
burg, Ohio. He has bad attack of
malaria.
A policeman of the Fifth Street station
found Peter L. Baxter. Of the Fourth
United States Infantry. I'll on the sidewalk
in front of No. 13s East Fourteenth Street.
This was at 1o:20 a. m. DR.. Boynton took
the man to Bellevue in an ambulance.
He has malaria and Is very IL
There have been two deaths Of soldiers