The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1898-09-07
MORE HORRORS.
SHIPS FOURTEEN DEAD WERE
BURIED AT SEA.
Were Chartered on an Old Cattle
Ship[-Not Even Fit to Trans
e port Well Troops.
u DEAD AND 14S SICK OUT OF 4o4.

Il DEAD AND 145 SICK OUT OF 40a,
From Courier. Journal New.york Herald copy.
rIghted Special, 1851
CAMP WHORE, MosFAuK PoINT l.. l.,
Aug. 8l,--[Special. AFTER brief re-
spite from the horrors OF the pest
stricken Transports, most of the recent
arrivals having been In fairly good con-
-aition, Csmp Wikof was Mortified to-
day by the arrival from Santiago OF the
Allegheny, with q ghasily record OF
fourteen dead at sea and las sick, out OF
q total of 404 officers and men OF the
Ninth Massachusetts, who embarked in
her.
The full truth of the horrible state Of
affairs on board the Allegheny can not
yet be told. for the troops are still de.
tanned on board, and they will not be
landed until tomorrow, but it is known
that her condition is probably worse
than that of any of the transports that
have yet come mp from Cuba.
DR.. Magrudsr, In charge Of the quar-
sntine. said on returning from an in
spection OF the. transport, that she was
simply 9 cattle ship, utterly unfit for the
transportation OF troops in the best OF
health, and that to send sick men in
such craft was nothing short of q
crime. Most Of the men we're huddled
together in the cattle fittings on deck,
exposed to the weather, and the only
wonder is that the mortality was moi
even greater.
DR.. Msgruder reported that there was
no contagion on board, almost all the
cases Of sickness being of malsrial fever.
PANTHER IN BETTER CONDITION.
The transport Panther also came il
this morning from Santiago with 10C
men of Companies / and M, OF the
Ninth Massachusetts, among whom
there we're fifteen sick. Private Charles
A. Brsddip, of Company M, died on tht
voyage and was buried at sea. There
was no contagion on board the Panther
and all the men were landed this after
noon. -
The body of Capt. John Dunn, Of the
Tenth United States infantry, who wal
killed while calamity leading his com
papy at San Juan, arrived on the trans
port Allegheny, Itwas taken in charge
by his son. Joseph @. Dunn.
The scarcity of general supplies wa
relieved to-day by the arrival Of eigb
carloads Of medicine and miscellaneou
supplies.
Gen Shsfter did not arrive in CAM
to-day, as was expected. and the tvs
transports which came in, the Allie
gheny and the Panther, did not see th,
City of Mexico, on which are the Gener
al and his staff. The City of Mexico j
q slow boat, but she certainly shoul'
reach here to. morrow.
LYING ON BARE FLOORS.
MoNTAuK PoINT, l.. L., Aug. 3l.-Th
hospital accommodations at Cam
Widoff are still unequal to the demand
made upon them, and last night 100 sicl
soldiers were compelled to lay upon tn
bare floors instead of being provides
with cots. A majority of these .wer
members of the First Illinois regiment
which reached Montsnk Point yesterda
on board the transport Berlin. Tn
work of removing the sick soldiers t
their homes or to city hospitals is to b
pushed ss rapidly as possible. Th
steamer Shinnecook Is at Montau
Point being fitted mp as hospital shir
and corps of doctors and nurses hav
been detailed to care for the sick sol
diers while they are being transporte
, to this city.
The transport Yucatan has been fitte
up as q hospital ship, with accommods
: tions for $50. She is expected to So
for New York with that number OF sicl
! The delicacies which arrivedin cam
|, last evening for the First Illinois volui
teers we're distributed to the boys h
day.
The men of Companies ID and M, {
Texas volunteers, and those Of A an
1 d, Of the First artillery, were lande
from the transport San Marcos to-dO
and went to the detention camp. tt
San Marcos is being made ready
serve as a hospital transport to carl
d sick to New York.