New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
SICK MEN TOLEAVE MONTAuk
TRANSPORT RIO GRANDE WILL BKlNt
LARGE NUMBER TO HARBOR FORTS
MISS WHEELER AT CAMP

my TELEGRAPH TO THE THlRtSEl


C.rn w,kon Nontauk Point y. Y. Aug -
Camp Wikoff IS fast taking on the appearance
Of a great military camp. The detachments III
the regiments left behind at Tampa when Cnoa
was invaded and who were the first TO ARRIVE
here. have now all moved their tents out beslue
the cavalry in the sand. near Salt POND OF gum
into quarters In the infantry camp on the 10"
lands between Fort Pond Bay and the ocean,
whore they have been Joined by comrades VINO
have spcrt their allotted time In the detention
camp
There are still In the latter camp the "'h ana
10Th Infantry, Companies u and h OF me 'i'',
the Sth United states Infantry the ia ,n'e'
states Infantry and ID Iassachuse'ts No'"'-
teers whose terms Of detention expire Angus
% and the 18th Infantry and Companies d. -
I NJ and H. 81 the list New-York VINO iea|e
the camp August "6 But the deteh'ioh camp
u,u no, grow any smaller by reason OF losing
these troops for incoming transports are VI"
ing enough IN take their places
The camp is no longer the restricted P'aoe ~
was ever since 1t has been determined 'H'' Wv
cases OF the first diagnosed as 1e"o" NV.
were not yellow fever at ali. Inc 'o'"'" "
mounted sen,,nels that has been guarding 1t
was withdrawn to-day, 1t being co''s''
unnecessary to keep 1t on duty s"a'"
camp in which there was no c"h'Hsi"h' -"
various regiments. however. furnish camp
guard. which permits no unauthor'z"d p''So'
to pass It's lines -.
Both the General Hospital AID the annex WI.
,uu tonight. there being in both thousand
natients But the crowded conditions oi wv
wards will be greatly relieved tomorrow. ana
room made for the other sick VINO nave "'''N'"'
bv tho departure on the Rio Grande Tor the
nor's Island hospitals Of three hundred con-
valescen. patients.
The Rio Grande was thoroughly c'eansed anu
ais,nfec,ca to-day for til" new duty she IL 10
pcrforrn. and the convalescenis Will 50 on board
,o,no-rov. morning 1t was first Intended to
hold the no Grande here as hospital ship. ana
she may return for that purpose after her pres
eni mission Is completed.
The hospital was further relieved from over
crowdlng by the departure OF the ohVctte az :"
o'clock this evening for Boston, where The SICK
she has on board viii he taken TO the city nos
pi,als FOR treatment. II was upon the ad'ic" of
The authorities I'm camp here that this change
was made Tho sick In such extremely
good condition. there being no contagion what
ever board. that II was thought best for both
the patients and the hospital that this change
be made The Red Cross loaded her up with
sick supplies and delicacies before she sailed.
and at the same time put enough on the Rio
Grande for the three hundred patients who go To
New York.
No one came ashore from the oiivette to-
day except Miss Wheeler. the daughter OF Gen
oral Joseph Wheeler now commanding Camp
Wikon She had come on the olivetie from
Santiago. where she had been nurse In one ~
the hospitals. She said she felt IL 10 b" her
/ duty TO leave Cuba after her father and mother
lad come North and nearly all the patients
she had been nursing were put on board M"
D!lvrite. she came back with thcm. IN" was
much wrapped w In the soldiers. she said. Not
/ In tho officers for they got plenty ~ care. but
/ in the private soldier. VII" had ~ tax. his place
! I'm the firing linz. and DO the hardest of ihc
work While she is NJ Camp Wikon she VIII do
all she can 80 relieve the sick In the camp hos
pitfalls.
only two deaths were reported AT the general
hospital today. those ~ Private John Brewer.
Troop NJ 9Th Cavalry. who died q typhoid
fever and Frank Norton. OF cpfninny l.. ID
1 Nassachusctt. Volunteers who died Of dyson
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