The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-19
REGULARS LEAVE H|kOFF.
SEVERAL REGIMENTS on THEIR
WAY TO THEIR FORMER POSTS.
Are Immediately Started on On
the Cars, While Another Trans
BERT II Detained on Montauk.

NEW TORE Sept. 1S-Ia al 80 sol5isr.
from Camp wlknz reached this ci.y ;o3ay
OF tie franzpo-. Chester an3 ihe anbat-
anes boat Saiznseocg The troops a-ouga.
~ ,hs Chester, being n .air health. ware
placed 81 trains In New Jersey ard are
7oE On their way 20 posts assigned ils-1
az .he different parts 81 tie country TIE
v1ea Of the Ska United States sGfantry
wtsI 60 duty az Fort Thomas. az NsspoY-,
Ky. ard the Teath United States !nfan-
Try Is proceeding 70 Huntsville. Ala,
Batteries A and Z. First artillery. will 81
duty uptsl further orasis a, Hsltoa Head.
Pert Roysi. 5. G. The transfer ot ne
ren 1as RAP saly accomplished. When TIE
transport was made fast 10 pier Nc. 4.
North river. today several big floats garry
ing baggage ana stock ears cane along
SIDE. The baggage 81 The soldiers. ;Aa
cannon and the horses were transferred %
tEe CATS, while the ussnee.s O. the TWO
regiments and batteries we-e being lower
81 Or ferry boats. The Sixth infantry was
sent via tie Baltimore & Ohio. and rs
socn as TIE train was made ~ the bag
gage cars were coupled 20 Il ana the men
were on The Tsnth regiment. which Is
travelling via tire West Shore railroad,
was handled IN exactly the szua way.
The two batteries were shipped 10 the
Pennsylvania roa3-
The ambulance ship took rs sick soldiers
20 Jersey City, where they were traaStsrr-
81 10 al hospital train. in charge q Maj.
Charles Richards. L s. A. which was 10
convey them 10 Philadelphia. The SHINE
cock then crossed the NcE;h river and
landed ,gentg-slx sick soldiers and forty
seven colva.est sr1s, members os the
army. he latter being sent 70 81 VIZ
cents hospital ard New York hospitals
Among the sick Jared for at ST. ElEcSat-s
hospital. Here:
Ssrgi. George l.. Laws Eighth Ohio:
Edward Pugn. Eighth Ohio: Albert Ches-
ley Thirty-rhir3 Michigan, Charles W
Carrlan. Eighth Ohio; Robert H Fliat,
First District Of Columbia. James Headen
FIRST Dis1ric. Of Columbia: Chris Mahes.
First Illinois: Charles Halierd. Twenty
third Michigan; William Johnson. FRS.
Illinois
Among the soldiers conveyed to The New
York hospital was Claude Clarke Eighth
Ohio.
The deaths a, Camp Wikor today were
as follows;
T. Carl corporal. Company G. Tweaty-
third infantry; Benjamin Badgely. Fourth
infantry: George Garrett Twenty-fourth
Infantry. l., Carter. tean1ster. Third cav
airy.
A soldier named Clarke, unidentified as
20 regiment. 1as brought 30 the hospital
tast night n a. une 0asclous condition. lie
died today
Things were quiet at the camp today. \
conference was held a, Gen. Wheeler's
hea9Q quarters. al which the colonies Of the
cavalry division were present. Views were
exchanged On the question Of removing
the troops south prior 20 their transporta-
don 10 Cuba and all were % the opinion
that il would be better for their com
nands 10 remain al Camp wikor TIL the
government IS ready 10 ship them 10 Cuba
The men are now IL "a general good con-
dition as when they LEFT their camps last
spring az the opening Of the war.
The transport Berlin sailed this after
noon. but X Is thought she il st.ll of the
ccast not Far from Aon.aGk Point: on ac-
count Of fog. On board the Berlin are
the First Second. Eighth and Sixteenth
infantry, bound FOR tire Alabama camp
None Of the ether transports got away
tonight.