The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-09-27
Dramatic Account Showing Neglect
Of the Men.
A CASE OUT Of THOUSANDS
A Young Lady's Letter on the
Homecoming Of Her Brother.
A. Montauk Point.
(Harper's Weekly, Sept. 10.)

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Here is a moving letter from a youne
woman, describing what she saw al
Montauk in her search for a brother
who had enlisted in the Seventy-first
New York Regiment. Its strength and
sadness are beyond comment. We have
not mentioned the name of the captain,
but will give 1t to any one having
authority to demand 1t for proper
purpose.-Ed. Harper's Weekly.
Easthampton, Long Island,
August 20, 1898.
NV dear Mrs., i am afraid /
shall scare you with long letter this
time. for have lots to write. thought
you would be interested to hear about
Jack, and what ! saw at Montauk.
Sunday we got telegram from Jack,
saying he was out of detention camp,
and we could see him. We went up
Monday morning. Mamma and--and
drove from here--twenty miles-and
the rest went by train. We were told
for Heavens sake not TO go without
taking something. and we loaded up
the carriage with bread and hard-boil-
ed eggs and fruit and forty or fifty
sandwiches, as well as some dozens of
handkerchiefs and socks and towels.
We were glad we had done so. When
,,,it mill Of n IN
began to meet soldiers, both regulars
and volunteers. The first / saw was
a young boy--he could not have reach
ed eighteen years-who was leaning
against the fence. He was white as
death, thin, with dark lines under his
eyes.
called to him, and he came walking
over-not walking, shutting like an
old man. I'm awful hungry" he said,
when l asked him. His voice was low
and weak, and he steadied himself
against the carriage as he spoke. We
gave him a good meal to take away
with him. He wanted to pay us.
They tell me the suffering in the
regulars camp is as great as or greater
than that in the volunteers; but
can't say myself, for l did not go be-
yond the lines OF the Seventy-irst.
saw enough there. Men lying in theii
tents so weak that they cannot drag
their canteens toward them. though
they are frantic for water. Men. ach.
ing in every bone. who have TO lie ON
the bare ground with nothing but a
> poncho under them. Many OF their
blankets were stolen by the Cubans.
and they have had no Others issued 10
them. Big six-foot bearded fellows so
weakened by illness and starvation
that they burst into tears at n kind
word or action. Bows sitting outside
their tents with a look on their faces
II is terrible tn see, tiyed hIanl; look
that asks nothing. but tells an awful
story of suffering and despair. II is
fearful.
We passed on. more and more sick
at heart. until we reached lacks com
pany. | asked the first man I saw n
he were there. and he said Yes and
called his name. From In front of one
of the tents a rail-. thin shoky fipure
got slowly up and came toward MS
thought, Good heavens. hone that's
not jack"
IL was Jack.
We rushed up 10 him. and he caught
hold of us as though he would never
let 90 again. Mamma came nm inst
then, and Jack smiled AT her and the
next moment rolled over at our feet in
a dead faint.
A dozen men were round rs at once
and they bathed Jacks head and gave
him brandy, and tried to cheer ms nm
But il was long before we could hiring
him to. Then the men carried him ,o |
the carriage. and told ms 70 drive him
up TO the hospital and make the major
there give him leave, II was two miles
there and rough drive hut ,nan,n,a
succeeded in pe,iiny thirty aox,s ,,r'
Tough as soon as rho surssor cow
80 80" 80 tne isson saw
came nm inst m that momar, W.
snent tho ,,n,o 5o,na ,,,hot ,,' IL
for some NJ Tho SCI nan Iao,, V uaa
a well man and was ~ Oh on srar5
,ba, n,ah, a. a ho sa -, ~ ~ , on suaru
fever IN C,ha ana q, =, "a W., W.
for mr. ErooIioh No un,i h'u no' , peen
Ief, ON tho haat oan,,na - 1871
that he had bIoodv dvsen,erv The