The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-31
ORDERED TO INVESTIGATE
TASK AT MONTAUK ASSIGNED
TO GEN, AMES
He Il Instructed by Gen. Wheeler
to Probe All Charges Preferred,
and Is Given Almost AutOcrattc
POwers-Subjects That Are to Be
Reported Upon by Gen. Ames-
Ten More Deaths Mt Camp WtkOff.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-Ten soldiers
died at Camp Wikoff today. They were:
CHARLES E. CHAPLIN, sergeant, Company
L, Second Massachusetts,, died in an isolated
tent; diagnosis refused.
FRED ISUELLER, Company H, Eighth
infantry. typhoid fever.
MURPHY, Troop F, Second cavalry
UNKNOWN SOLDIER acute uraemia.
WILLIAM H. NEWCOMB Company B,
Twenty first infantry. typhoid fever. He
getting along well, but last night left
found a watermelon, ate rayenousy of it,
and in a short time was dead.
JAMES c. TROUTHARD. Company G,
EARL INNER, Company D. Eighth Ohio,
VICToR E. JOHN. Company E, Third in
Died in the Detention Hospital
w. A. MARCHAL, Company G., First Hi
nois.
Died in the Harbor on Transport Berlin
PRIVATE WALDRON, Company A, First
Illinois, typhoid fever.
The transports Berlin, San Marco and
Specialist arrived at Camp Wikoff to-
day, carrying soldiers from Cuba and
landing them. The Berlin had $50 men
Of the First Illinois infantry, of whom
160 were sick. Gen. Bates and staff
were also on the Berlin. The San Mar
cos had 397 men on board, "a Of whom
were sick. The Specialist carried Com
panies A, Second artillery; A, First
artillery; F, Fourth artillery, and F,
Sixth artillery. There were 11S men,
only two of them being sick. She has
| 252 horses on board.
The tug G. P. Raymond left the river
today loaded with delicacies and med
| cines for the First Illinois infantry al
Montauk point. The tug was charter
ed by several men from different parts
| Chicago to look after the interests of
the returning soldiers from their state.
On the Raymond were H. G. Nc
Claughrey, of Joliet; Mr.. Bender, of
| Chicago; two other members of the
committee and three Chicago newspa-
per men. The tug will arrive at Camp
| Wikoff tonight, stopping on the way
at New London, Conn.,, to take on sew
eral tons of ice. Camp Wikoff is to be
investigated.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Gen. Wheeler has ordered Gen. Adel-
bert Ames, chief of staff of Gen. Kent's
| staff, to conduct an investigation. He
| is given almost autocratic powers. Gen
| Wheeler has ordered him to get at the
bottom Of all the things that have been
complained Of. The subjects Gen
Ames is to investigate are: why is
the general condition Of the camp sc
poor?' "Why do the conditions thai
prevail exist?" WHO is responsible?' p
why were troops sent before the
camp was ready to receive them?'
why, since there Is but one railway
leading into the camp, boats were not
used to carry men and provisions from
New York city?" 'Why medicines were
not ordered, and if they were ordered
why were they not distributed ?' "Why
were the hospitals crowded." "Why
| were the troops allowed to lie in the
harbor without supplies and relief be-
ing sent out to them?"
There Is dissatisfaction In the camp
Of the rough riders. They are not sat
| isfied with the terms Of their muster
out They wanted to be treated the
| same as the other volunteers. This
regulars are also dissatisfied and want
to be sent back to their garrison sta.
tions at once.
The visit Of President Mckinley Is
anXiously awaited. An effort will be
made to get the president to authoriz.
changes which even Secretary Alge1
was not able to make.
DR.. Sem thinks that within a month
every person suffering from typhoid
fever in the camp will have recovered
or have died. and that by the time the
conditions begin to look as though the!
had improved there will come thu
period of greatest danger.