Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-13
MALADY THREATENS TO BECOME
EPIDEMIC AT FRISCO.
ONLY "IMMUNEsD WILL ESCAPE
EMBARKATION FOR THE PHILIP
PINES NOT YET ORDERED.
omeer. Have Been Instructed to Be
Ready to Embark, However, by
Wednesday Noon - Many o
Transport Ships Far
From Ready.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June 12-Mea-
sles threatens to become epidemic among
the soldiers at Camp Merritt, and Surgeons
Owen. Morris and Page. in charge Of the
field hospital, are bending all their energies
to preventing the further spread OF the
malady. Fifty cases are now under their
care, and during the past two or three days
six or eight new patients have been turned
over to them. Fortunately. 1t is in mild
form and patients are doing well. Several
of the Eastern regiments had from one to
a half dozen Of their men down with mea-
sles when they arrived here, and although
every precaution has been taken to guard
against contagion since then, the sufferers
being Isolated, most Of the troops were un-
consciously exposed and 1t seems as though
most Of those who are susceptible to the
disease will have to take their turn In
the hospital.
supplied with every convenience for the in
valids. and a large corps Of hospital stew
ards and assistants is detailed to care for
them.
All three Of the surgeons in charge belong
to the medical department Of the United
States army, Major Owen being in charge,
while Major Morris attends to the non-in-
fectious cases. leaving Captain Page to de-
vote his entire attention to the measles
patients. If the threatened epidemic is
checked In time. the field hospital and stan
will be moved to Manila with the third ex-
spedition.
Major General Merritt has not yet issued
regular orders directing the embarkation
of troops for Manila, but has sent verbal
instructions. through Major General Otis
to the officers commanding regiments and
battalions designated to sail. to have fin
ished by Tuesday the placing aboardship OF
all camp equipage and to be ready to em-
bark their troops by noon on Wednesday.
These orders, though not from the OFF,
cial typewriter nor graced by the Official
caption, are bona fide commands. and were
actually issued by General Merr:t..
AS result. in the camps of the regi-
ments that are to sail. the packing has be-
gun and every article not actually neces-
sary for use between now and the time for
departure is being packed away.
+ Arthur Macarthur, the last Of the briga-
der generals Of volunteers ordered to re-
port to General Merritt at San Francisco
for the Manila expedition. reached here
from the East on the Central Pacific over
land train last night, and is a guest at the
Palace. General Macarthur comes direct
from Tampa and Chickamauga, where he
assisted in the mobilization Of two armies.
He has. until recently. filled a position In
the adjutant generals department, with
the rank of lieutenant colonel, and it was
in that capacity that he served at chlcka-
mauga and Tampa.
TACOMA. WASH. June. 1.-THE North
ern Pacific Coinpany's ship Victoria has
not vet left here for San Francisco. The
Olympia win not be here before the 18th.
the Arizona cannot reach here much be-
fore July and the Tacoma is still on her
way to China from this port. having sailed
May 26.