The herald., 1898-09-01

lClSInS puUuCiy IA uS SpdPCASs AS Aoc SS~
mitted the facts to the war department.
His statements exactly bear out the obser-
vations Of Secretary Alger as to the mis-
takes made by assuming that the patients
were underfed- Moreover. Major Taylor
takes occasion to show by figures just what
he has done for the patients in the matter
Of food and attendance. His bill for milk Is
$500 per month; he has more ice than can
be used, either for drinking purposes or for
the patients. He provides a special diet In
especially arranged kitchens. He has
seventy-one trained nurses, over one hum
dred hospital attendants and employees,
and numerous laborers to clean the mess
halls and tents.
Secretary Alger says that criticisms that
have been passed upon the hospitals are
but samples OF those that come from all
hospitals. and are from prejudiced OBJ
servers, whose experience does not enable
them to give a fair opinion.
Alger's First Interest
It can now be said that Secretary Alger
Is Indifferent to the many sensational
stories that are printed as to the conditions
prevailing in the great military camps, for
his first interest lies in the welfare OF the
individual troops. But he said today that
with full knowledge Of the lack Of
foundation for most OF these, he deprecated
such publications, not because Of fear that
the American people would be mistaken
in their understanding Of the actual facts.
but rather from apprehension Of the evil
effect such publications would produce
abroad. There the people, with their full
military training. knew just what hard
ships must be encountered by troops in a
campaign, and especially in military
camps and maneuvers, would regard with
amused surprise the innumerable COM
plants that are pouring forth upon the
government here upon pretexts that would
be dsregarded entirely in Europe, and
they could scarcely fail to gain the impress
sion that the American people are lacking
in soldierly qualities.
Mckinley Coming
WASHINGTON, Aug. s1.-The following
dispatch was sent to General Wheeler this
morning:
Washington, Aug. 31.-The Command
ant, Camp Wikof, New York: The Presi-
dent will pay your command an informal
visit on Saturday, accompanied by the Sec
rotary of War. CORBIN.
At Montauk Point
NEW YORK, August 3.-The transport
Allegheny arrived at Montauk Point today
having on board 600 men OF the Ninth
Massachusetts and the remainder of the
First Illinois, who sailed from Santiago on
August Is. The hospital accommod tions
are still unequal to the demands made upon
them and last night $50 sick soldiers were
ohliUad IN lie q HaOrs In az NJ no
ing provided with cots. majority Of these
were members of the First Illinois Regi-
ment. which reached Montauk yesterday on
the transport Berlin. The work Of remov-
Ing the sick soldiers to their homes or to
city hospitals is to be pushed as rapidly as
possible. The steamer Shinnecock Is at
Montauk Point being fitted up as hospital
ship and corps of doctors and nurses have
been detailed to care, for the sick soldiers
while they are being transported to this
city.
The transport Yucatan has been fitted up
as hospital ship with accommodations for
$50. She is expected to sail for New York
with that number of sick this evening. The
delicacies which arrived in camp last even
ing for the First Illinois Volunteers were
distributed to the boys today.
Chaplain T. g. Stewart Of the Twenty
fifth regular infantry, is In New Jersey
purchasing watermelons. peaches and other
fruit for the troops at Montauk Point. He
sent word today that he had secured 400
melons and 500 baskets of peaches and
hoped to get more.
Chaplain Stewart Is a colored man, and It
was for the benefit Of the colored troops
that he went on the foraging expedition.
The men of Companies D and M Of the
Texas Volunteers and those Of A and d of
the First Artillery were landed from the
transport San Marco today and went to the
detention camp. The San Marco is being
made ready to serve as hospital transport
to carry sick soldiers to New York.
In explaining the fourteen deaths Of the
Massachusetts, men while on the voyage
from Cuba. the surgeons said that the A.
legheny brought all the seriously sick Of
the regiment. There are las Ill Of the
Massachusetts, regiment still on board the
vessel, but they are not down with con-
tagious diseases.
DR.. Magruder, inspecting officer. says the
Allegheny is cattle ship. not even fit for
we'll troops. much less for sick soldiers.
Muster Out Orders
MONTAUK POINT, N Y, Aug 81
There are 1912 patients in the general hos
pital today. There Is a decrease in the
detention hospital, due to furloughs and
removal Of convalescents to hospitals.
There have been 800 furloughs issued 50
far.
General Wheeler received \ telegram
from Acknowledgement Corbin today d.
rccting him to muster out the Rough Rid
ers at Camp Wikoff at once. The cavalry
men will accordingly be mustered out Of
the service here tomorrow.
Was Not Starved
WOOSTER, O.. Aug. n-CoL 6. v. Hard