New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-22
CAMP WIKOFF"S LAST DAYS.
TRANSPORTS WHICH ARRIvE FROM
crRA ARE ORDERED To NEW-YOBK,

Camp Wikofr Montauk Point y. :. Sept Il
There was stir in the camp to-day when It
mas noised about that the transport SeSuranca,
which had Just arrived had brought among
o,her sick 3 well-developed and unn1istakabe
case If Yellow fever. Headquarters was dis
spponted because II was thought that all dan
ger az the coming Of any disease that was dan
ssrous vas thing of the past.
pron,n. steps were taken for the care Of the
men who came on the ship. The detention
cann which had been wiped out was re-estah-
usbed. and pig force of men was set at work
Getting things in shape = camp for The yellow
fnver patient was also made ready General
Wheeler ordered lumber carted out 10 the deten-
ton camp. and every carpenter ootainaole was
cent there Enlisted men and hired men We're
o. m used 10 throw up a frame building
Tbese preparations were well under way this
afternoon when all responsibility was taken
from the shoulders of those here by the decision
=, .,a War Department not 70 unload the Segur-
.,na here. and orders were received for her 20
,, N sea in the morning at the latest ana re
MIR, az Quarantine. New-YoTk Harpor'
The Seclranca came Unexpectedly. ana her
.,rearance in the harbor was surprise. sui
GREATER was the surprise when the Mexico
e.aaned in few hours later with more SICK
from Siboney and Santiago.
When the VisilanCia came couple Of weeks
ogo the report thai came by her was that she
hrouen- the last Of the sick from siboney and
Santiago
QUARANTINE OFFICERS HAVE LIFT
There are no quarantine officers here now
Drs Masruder and Kenyon having departed
after the vigilancis was cleared. The signal
corps has ceased 10 do duty as a ship news
bureau for the camp. ana therefore the arrivals
~ to-day were unheralded until they steamed
into the BAY Then there was lot Of wig
vseging between the ships and the shore After
term Of this small boat put out from the
seeuranca this morning ard doctor came
ashore and reported 20 General wheeler.
The report was that there was a man on
board down with yellow fever. little later
the doctor went hack 70 his ship Meanwhile
the Signal Corps had received the additional in
formation that the ship had on board forty men
IN good condition and thrty-Ave sick The vel
lou, fever patient vas considered IN danger Of
death.
General Wheeler at once communicated with
Washington and while waiting for an answer
started the preparations for handling the ships
load here so that if Washington SO ordered he
would have his work we'll under way.
Meanwhile the Mexico rounded the point ana
beaded into the bay. She wigwagged that she
had on board seventy-six men of Troop NJ iufh
Cavalry and eighteen sick, none with conta-
gious disease. and all likely 70 recover She was
told 70 anchor and remain where she was
General Wheeler asked if ne should appoint
board Of doctors 10 examine the ship OF wait
for marine surgeon to arrive This afternoon
the answer came 70 send both transports to
New-York Quarantine The work Of preparing
for the sick was at once stopped. and the camp
SETTLED down mon OtCny again
The coming Of yellow fever was not an alarm
ing fact. as the temperature here is now TOO lou
for the disease 70 live. and there Is now no
danger.
TO MAKE A TOUR OF HOSPITALS
Colonel Greenleaf is 10 leave the camp and
make a tour Of the hospitals where SICK soloiers
are His first visits will he in Boston ano from
there h. will work down 10 NeW-York ana
thence 70 Philadelphia.
surgeon-Ma,or Brown having finished Wriune
the history Of the camp from the surgeon point
OF view. has left for Washington
The lst Cavalry loaded its belongings mO!"'
Ing IT'S horses. upon the transports N'o0''0'ff
end Manitoba this morning. and this afternoon
we're ferried over 10 Nsw-London. whence they
,ook trains for Fort Ethan Allen, VI Battery
= Is, Artillery started to-day for JeHersoh
Barracks ..,..oa
the "a. 9th and 10Th Cavalry have received
orders 70 proceed at once TO HlntsVlle ~
Is. cavalry is also under orders - move nedu-
ouarters and one battalion goes 10 or hlI'5
and the other two battalions are 10 iIo,,e-1
10 me Dakotas. 10 relieve the sth. Wmch i !" -
TO Huntsville. s..~ as
The relief tents ere beginning 70 disappear, 6
their need has passed The different oisan ..s
tions have reduced their stars ana orousII'
,he work down to the necessities or 'hr camp
which are now few. The camp IS practlcsIly II
thing OF the past. for now every cIedhiH9''"
here has orders 70 move ,.,.a, -
The Shinnecock has relieved me nospIldI -,
two hundred more sick. and the REQ Gross WIFI
away this morning with fifteen 49,,
Major Parker Of the division court-marliol,
this morning announced The nnlng OF a huillpe1
Of men for transgressicn Of tns ru!es ne mr.
ranged from S. VI 10 Sl1 ana 'Wen'y usYS
hard labor. The latter fine was imposed mon
Orderly Edward KONG. Who was absent from
camp four days =
Lieutenant Alfred Roberte of COMPANY !
list York. died LAST night tie came her -
suffering from typhoid and was recovering
when stricken with pneumonia, the result OF ~
cold spell and the cold, chilling Wlnos "nCn
bleu here few DAYS ago. HIS conaIt0n w.
too weak to stand siege OF pneuihChl@ d1o
death resulted His Young vlte, VINO nao oeeh
rejoicing over her husbands recover from
typhoid was with him when he ded
The other deaths bulletined to-oay were
Charles Congo. Troop A 6tA Cavary. Cnar4es
wittstock sergeant. Company D, I'm IntanlIN :
Samuel Higgins, coloreu. COMPANY X, 9in N,
.antry and Magnus Ostline. Company NJ ~
Infantry All died Of TYPHOID