Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-26
UNDER THE WEATHER
Condition of Men on the District Regiment
Sick List
Return of Private Edwards-SerEt
Cusick and Private Frech Both
Very Low.

Private Edward L. Edwards of Company
E. Let District Volunteers, who has been
i'll il the Massachusetts General Hospital,
at Boston, returned to his home In this city
yesterday morning, much improved in
health but still quite weak. His father is
George Edwards, a carpenter, living at No.
2417 H street northwest.
Edwards has no complaint to make of
Nl-treatment. and nothing but wo,Gs Of
praise of physicians, comrades and officers.
He is twenty years cid, and had only been
short time with his command in Cuba
when he was taken i'll. He had mountain
fever and in the hospital was given ice
cream. Ice water, broths and medical al
tention twice a day. He recovered in a
weeks time.
Later he was seized with malarial dysen-
terry and became very ill., He was again
placed in the hospital. where, he says. he
was given every attention and the diet he
needed. His captain, Graham. and his first
sergeant Lamb. called frequently to see
him, and comrades also made hospital life
easier for him.
He came from Cuba on the hospital ship
Olivette and was taken to Boston.
They were too good to me at the general
hospital said he today, his eyes brighten
ing at the recollection of the days there.
Il got everything I needed. The food was
fine, the doctors came three times a day to
seq me, the women. nurses were kind, and
TO tell you the truth, 1t was good enough to
make fellow want, TO keep sick.
He began to .conva1esce about a week ago,
and last Saturday night was discharged
and took the train at once for his home.
lie weighs about eighty-nine pounds now,
and it will be,Yeeks before he can work at
paper hanging, his trade.
Private Carl Rothman of Company F,
who resides at No l917 + street northwest,
was sent to Providence Hospital Saturday,
very sick with, typhoid fever.
The condition of Sergt Frederick 4. Gu
sick of Company NJ is much worse, and
his sister was telegraphed for today to re-
great last night that it required the efforts
of four people to hold him In bed
No change is noted in the condition Of
Private Louis 7. Frech of Company F., who
has been virtually at the point of death
for several days. He is most of the time
unconscious.
First Sergt. Edwin L. Myer. Company Z.
who has been so seriously ILL., was able to
sit up yesterday for the first time in four
teen days.
Private Wifred l.. Harries of Company
A, who is confined to his home, No. 1874
New Jersey avenue, with Cuban fever.
shows no Improvement He mas spent
very miserable week.
Private William H. Lockwood of Com
rany G, who has been so ill with perni-
Cious malarial fever since his return from
Cuba and who is at his parents home, No.
G,3 Massachusetts avenue northeast, is pro-
nounced out of danger.
Private Edward Buddington of Company
D is recovering from the Cuban fever at
his mothers residence in Langdon, and
sends thanks to The Evening Star for its
kindly interest" in him.
Private Charles w. Carroll. Company A..
is quite iii at his home. No. 1909 10th street
northwest, with the fever he contracted at
Santiago.
Corporal John A. Bresnahan, Company
l.. is improving steadily at his residence.
No 42i NJ street northwest, and will be
able to sit up in few days.
Private William L. Hammerly. Company
l., who has been sick and confined to his
bed ever since he returned from Montauk,
has not improved to any material extent.
Slight improvement was noted in the con-
dtion of Corpl. James G. Maley, Company
F. of 11US 18th street northeast, who had a
relapse last Friday.
Private Clarence S. Pittman, Company G,
is suffering from severe attack Of malar-
ial fever at his fathers home. No. So K
street northeast. He came home in good
condition. apparently, but the Cuban germs
were evidently in his system.