New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
THE SICK SOLDIERS At NONTAUK.
HOSPITAL TENTS FILLED TO OVERLOOKING
MORE TRANSPORTS TO Re IN
LOADED TODAY
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Camp Wikon Montauk Point. Aug. 2o-It
has been a pleasant day. with clear skies and
a cool breeze. the very sor; Of weather the sur
geons like to see for II has wonderful effect
upon the spirits of the sick and does much
toward Fastening their recuperation. There was
n little fear that yesterdays storm might prove
n setback to some OF them. hut 1t apparently
had such effect whatever.
The general hospital is now full. Tonight
there were eight hundred patients in the wards.
three hundred Of whom had come ashore from
the Mobile None were brought ashore from
the Comanche and the Seneca. for the Mobile
was all day In landing her sick and we'll She
lay this morning at the railroad wharf just
where she was a shutdown last night. and up
to almost noon. the sick. exhausted and weak
encd soldiers OF the ID Massachusetts and I'D
Infantry came slowly down the gangway lean
ing upon a comrade and often supported by
two. Some had military overcoats or blankets
wrapped about them. many were carried down
to the amhulances i'm filters. and all walked with
n painful. stumbling step that told ~ the raw
ages Of the fever I'm cuba. II was noon before the
last Of them off the vessel and on the way 10
the detention hospital IN amhulances or on bag
gage wagons when they were strong enough
10 sit M Then the VOL Massachusetts boys
disembarked and marched of in the road by
the guards Remind the regiment there were
many stragglers who found It hard to keep up
with the column. and all were more or less worn
when they finally reached the detention camp.
The o2d Infantry did not discmbark until
after dinner. and they followed the I'd Massa-
chusetts up the road to the place Of isolation.
They were just as haggard and worn as the
volunteer regiment which had preceded them.
But there was peculiar interest attached 10
them for II was the name of their colonel Colo
mel Wikoff. which has been given 10 this camp.
Behind this column their colonors horse was
led. with empty saddle. but his rider was far
away. lying beneath Cuban soil.
While great demands have been made upon
the general hospital. the sick now on the trans
ports IN the bay will find plenty II accommoda-
ton tomorrow The new general hospital viii
then be ready - TAX. In three hundred patients.
and General Wilson. who has general super
vision Of the construction Of the hospital. has
had enough lumber drawn up 10 the hospital
site 10 keep seventy-fiye carpenters busy thre"
DAYS and nights. The General has been some
what Inconvenience hy not receiving before
hard an estimate OF how many sick VIII b"
landed. but he is now prepared 20 meet nearly
every emergency. and even II tho plivette should
prove early arrival b" viii have accommo-
datons FOR all the sick she may bring
The yacht Red Cross took fifteen more iy-
phold fever patients 10 the Now Haven hospi-
tai TODAY but there ar" still a.Out TWO hun
drcd In the general hospital To be removed
There are plenty OF city hospitals 10 take them
however. and to-day Colonel Forwood received
a request from the Long Island College Hospi-
tai for ono hundred patients. ill from any dis
ease and the W ". Backus Hospital. ~ Nor
witch. Conn. has asked for fifteen.
There were six more deaths today.