The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-26
REGIMENT TO Be REUNITED.
ALL WASHINGTON TROOPS TO GO
TO THE PRESIDE.


SAN FRANCISCO. July [--Is was an
nounces az Gea. As-r.az's headquarters
today that tae removal a. troops from
Camp Merritt TO the Preside would BE-
gin sonor-ev.
Capt Thompson. % tAe qaArEerr1hsler' >
department. who FAD been directing me
s0rk q preparing the Preside grounds for
occupation. reported that the arrange
neuts 60 Ear as his department IS cor
cerned were practically completed tals
afternoon The arrival here OF the First
battalion % the Washington regimen. Of
volunteers Is expected 70 result. n At or
der being issued - Gen Merriam relEev-
Ing the other two bzttalioEls from duty at
TIE Ta-ioGs posts about the hay and bring
ing the entire regiment together at tee
Preside.
TIE next expedition. consisting q the
balance OF ,ae Soata Dakota troops and
recruits for other regiments already IN
the Philippines. Is expected 70 leave next
Thursday or Friday At ths latest OF tae
steamer St Paul TIE Scandal Will fol
aow the St Pau westward IL about two
weeks by which tine IL IS figured the
Arizona viii De ready and may possibly
Sickness among the soldiers row here
IS increasing.
More soldiers are sick Tow than during
the bad weather. wher about 4asu rg1en
were az Camp Merritt. where To-Day there
are only a little over half that number
Dewitt I. Tucker. a private IN COMPANY
l. OF the El.ty-frst Iowa, died yesterday
81 pneumonia The remains VIII b@ taken
back 10 Council Bluffs for burial
lGSEnh in
OF the First Tennessee. died late Sturdy
nigAi Al the division hospital Of dySentery.
Private Lion Hull. OF Company E. % TIE
First South Dakota volunteers. died OF
catarrhal pneumonia a. the division field
hospital az the Preside last night There
are DO patients n the hospital az present
Several serious cases OF pneumonia and
TWO suspicious cases OF smallpox have ap-
peared- The latter may be only ex2gser-
ated cases % vaccination There a~e for
ty-seSen patents la the Preside post hos
pital. Several % these are serious cases
Of typhoid feger
The TWO members OF the Seventh CALI
Iornla regiment. reported as victims Of
TaEioloid are Private Harry Bruce. u Com.
pany b. and Private Edward Brown Of
company F. DR.. Ladd. when questioned
ABOUT the cases, stated that the men were
merely suffering from the after effects Of
vaccination, or ''vaccinia" The rner,
have absorbed The vaccine virus ire
'Geir system" he said. and it has broken
out on them. not only in the spots where
iney were vaccinated. but all over their
bodies. They are not suffering from small
pox."
II Is understood that Brig. Gen. Charles
hing viii be in command 81 the next Ma
mia expedition. He will probably go IN
either the Arizona or the Scandia. pr{r
':e.. Miller. Tow commander OF the Pre-
sldio post. VIII remain for the present az
.he expressed desire Of Gen Merriam. Pc
,.rrns 70 The men 10 60 to Manila, Gen
King said.
II Is ny personal cpinior that every
man OF the expeditionary forces will he
wanted IN the Philippines and viii go
tnere- Even should Manila be taken IRON,
me Spanish ana the war settled IN The
Orient as far as Spain IS concerned with
me forces now there or already ordered 70
depart 4 Is not doubted that Cen. Na-rftt
vii De glad IN have 900 men before ha
= through with Aguinaldo. The men =,
camp Merritt ana tae Preside NAV resi-
coTIented that they Viii see all Of re
Philippines they desire"