The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-25
Richard Baylor, the Unfortunate, Well
and at His Post.
THE I'LL RETURNED FOR DUTY.
Corporal Parker and Private Hess
Died Two Days After Being Pro-
nounccd Well of Feyer-a For
mcr Newspaper Man Gives
Ills Views About Camp
Cuba librc.

Second Lie1tenant G. S. Nrdlinger, OF
Company q. Fourth Virginia Regiment
reached the city last night from camp
cuba Libre He has passed examination
for second Lieutenant In tho regular
army and is on his way 20 Washington 10
be assigned TO duty. The leAtenant Is
= newspaper man and did work for a
New York paper in Cuba before the wax
between the United states and SPAN
broke out. lie spent several months at
Santiago. While a resident Of Pniladei-
mia. Nirdlinger was six years ago electea
an honorary member Of Company @ III
suffolk lie was In ST. Louis "heh
troops were called out and received
telegram Offering 10 have him commits
stoned an officer In Captain wilson's COM
many. lie came on 20 Virginia ana ae-
cepted. ......,,
CRITICIsEs SURGEONS.
"I want you 20 say for me that mo mo
surgeons OF the Fourth Regiment are tio
most careless and incompetent set Oh % ni,n
/ have ever known" said the Lieutenant
In a Times reporter at Murphy's itotei
last night "They should not be In the
nositions they occupy. The outside world
knows little Of the fearful condition OF
the soldiers. l need only 20 clie 'ho
cases OF Corporal Parker and Private
Hess. The latter was turned out OF lh'
hospital with his fever at lH Il lnS
was ascertained by DR.. william Gillette
OF New York, who IS private IN COM
many G.. Fourth Regiment. after Hess
had been sent back 20 his company. ho,h
Hess and Parker were returned for duty
ON n Wednesday. The same day they mad
IN be sent back 10 tho hospital. Both
died on Friday and Saturday their To-
mains were shipped back 70 Richmond
.,,rhis "a not an. Private Lukuskie was
five times I'm the hospital lie was re-
turned as NJ for duty suffering from mus
cuiar rheumatism. Lieutenant fitzhnsh
Lee. Jr.. had his attention called 10 the
case and through his influence the man
was removed 10 the hosnital. He was
there seven days and was sent home a
total paralytic. ..,..,,
SENT TO THE DEAD HOUSE.
'Nor Is this the end Of my story. Rich
ard Baylor a private. was sent 70 the
dead house. There were corpses All around
btp, Ifa tore the sheet from him ana
ostorished the guards hv making pill
lou, Of II. Then he was removed 10 the
tvphold fever ward and the surgeons
made him sign a paper saving what no
had stated about having been sent 70 mo
dead house was a dream. but / can get
afidavits 10 prove that this thing actually
bappened. Or. Gillette attended him ane
now he IS on duty again.
'There were nine corpses from Camp
cuba Iibre on the train I came on last
night. Men are sick and dying from
neglect"
The lieutenant was asked about Gen.
eral Lee. "He IS the finest man on
earth" was the reply. "You people 90
not appreciate Lee as YOU should DO
oh. he is-well, words can't describe WI"
think OF him. lie is-he is-a god. why.
T have seen the General IN camp in cog
inspecting the tents and IN fact, al por-
.ions Of the camp. lie has 20 roast soma
Of the officers under him. too and no
does so IN most improved style"