New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-14

THE LAST OF THE TRANSPORTS FROM UBA

THE LAST OF THE TRANSPORTS FROM CUBA
NEARLY \ HUNDRED SICK ABOARD.
Camp WikoH. Montauk. Sept. Il (Speciap.-
The N!gllanc.s. which once before has been To
Montauk. returned to-day with another load OK
conyalescents. nurses AID employees from san
tago. She is the last transport TO com, here,
for when she came away, On September H. there
remained In Cuba only thirty SICK and eight
nurses who belong 20 the Ffih Army corps
When she came In Fort Pond BAY she reported
seventy eight sick. but fifteen more were oe-
c!ared sick by the camp surgeons. and were sent
with the severty-eIght to the general hospital
Three deaths were reported Oh The voyage
;hoaA OF Edward Eiss. Company G. list n
fantry: Charles F. HoNner Company d. LIST IL
;.uois and william Mcguire. company d. 'th
Infantry. -.-'-'
There were all told 80 men On the NiGhancia'
Of WHOM, TWENTY-FIVE were immune nurses. most
81 them colored and detachment ot niiy men
az the DIST Infantry. Nenr.y oil were conva-
lescents. some Of them being stiii weak and
needing the assistance Of comrades to get from
the ship 10 the ambuance". but some OF the"'
were so hearty and we'll that they carried great
bundles without any apparent effort. the de-
tachrlert # the 2lst Infantry went into the de-
ter.ion camp. aid all the newcomers viii be
held in camp for several days before being iu'-
loughod.
TIE evacuation O. Camp WikoN goes on az
randi, as transportation can be furnished 10.
The troons The 81 ard 20th Infantry went D.
rail this morning and the 2lst by boat 10 New
London. Conn whar. they viii take the Gen.
,ral Vermont Railroad 10 their barracks a,
Plat,sburg The Al. lith ana 18th lnfanu5
were under orders t. move tomorrow but "hen
the Long Island Railroad people Informed Act
ing Adiutani General McClernand that they
could not handle more than two regiments a
dav the 18Th was Withdrawn. and 1t VIII re-
main In camp little longer, unless some ar
rangernent - made by the Quariermasters Dc
partment II Is understood at camp thar the
RouYar!a is coming tomorrow To take IS
many troops "a she can. and the 18th may 20
on her
II is possible that the cavalry WI. march 70
New YORK and take trains from the city for
tbeir howe stetlcna which VIII cut off part OF
inc trouble with transportation. General sum
ner has requested n. and az General NheeIer
was also in favo. OF such a movement OF TIE
cavalry they will probably 90 IN mat way pom
generals are Of the opinion II woul do ooth the
horses and men a great deal or good II me jour
ney were made by easy stages II VIII be sew
eral DAYS however before they can get ready
A similar proposition has been made IN regard
10 The artillery. but Captain Grimes VINO IS
now in command II that arm Of the service rep
resented in camp. said his horses "tre not u,
nrcrcr condition He had not been able to get
shoes for his horses since he went 20 Cuha. and
il was only lately. owing 10 their sore feet that
ne mas had them shod. He would prefer that
tho artillerv 20 By train. General Shattcr has
NOT vet returned 10 Camp WikoT. and has re
auested that mail coming here for MIN be sent
10 the Fifth AvcnIe Hotel, New-York
Tho death list to-day was Frederick W.
C,augh. Company a. "a Regiment. Edward Oar
ling, corporal 7th Infantry; George Messinser,
CoTpeny J. 10Th Infantry: LouGon Campbell.
musician 1st District Of Columbia, and Jesse
Wilbur Company c. 2lst Infantry.