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

Tho set rI,,ro. REGIMENT arrived In Long Island
ely from Camp Wikoff at 40 O'CLOCK Westerns
morning. The train arrived in two sec'i0''S. ne
first had the two hundred sick. and the second the
we'll men
The regiment as to have departed from Montauk
alta m on Wednesday. but 1t was fourteen hours
after that before the trains were on their way.
The Journey of lls miles occupied neary e's"'
hours.
About fifty Of the convaescents had 10 be sup
norted from the trains in Long Island city by ther
stronger companors. Many Of the soldiers had ma"
no sleep in twenty-fOur hours. offers urea 10
siunber in corners OF ;hc cars in seats ara IN the
aisles. 3,
The regiment presented sorry sight "heh 1t
arrived in Long Island CITY The men were burned
hy the sun and ali complaiEed of their long "a't
at MoHtauk for transportation
Six Of the men were in n state Of collapse on their
arrival They are stephen Hajel. private conn any
r suffering from malaria; W. A. Levine. private
Company D. typhoid malaria, II. ". Drakel pr'-
v1te Company J. ralaral fever; Frederick Martin
SON private. Company l.. pneumonia. deVeiope"
last night Arthur c. Knight. private, Company l.
maIari,l fever and Charles McAuihe. Company H.
typhoid fever,
They were sent TO F.lievue Hospital 10 be cared
for until they are well enough 10 resume their
Journey knights mother was at the station 70
receive him having come from Chicago win
committee. This committee composed OF MAJOR
Bond, Major C. Claughrey and Captain Lloyd WIS
supplied with $1bD 10 prOVlde the i's''''''' ~,
dolicaclcs and mas spent 5000. IT had StW
left which II will expend the way TO Chicago
The men were IN Long Island city nearly hve
hour. and did nor start for Jersey City until ~
During the watt in i.org Island Cly i nr 1arf
Of hot coffee, 800 quarts Of milk ana 90" SANG
While Colonel Henry G. Turner was waiting f9 3
the boats 10 take his men 10 Jersey Clry ne $40
dadea genera en- Hcs nd a. 6a the d@m
were either incompetent or careless. Inc , ont,p
o: admnis:rat.on by The medical department was
Many Of the men succumbed the trip. and my
sick list has grown IN the last twenty hours
tS s9m ba hs IKE no wSrda R IN he 70
Ing Island Raiiroad 9 COMPANY MP They followed
orders The ousrtermaster's Department in New.
nGrk Cty to WhSm h@G repenIcHy
Captain Swtzer. OF Company NJ. the crack com
PAW Of 10 regiment. known as "switzers In
"rhe arrangements for the transportation q the
men were rep'orehe. This is the twcnty-hft an.
had planned 10 take an extended trip through ne
Niagara ana Montreal THIS is the New-york end
Of r. ana we fhs nSyST f2rgc IT, Ead Va bsVe
travelled Ike swine We had thought 20 have
few hide things. to cat We have come near stary-
nf ~ not % p S T w Would cas
NJ TqTnr III Of iee e9op wa Tn n'r
tn way IN which the Illinois ;roors were treated.
graphed the oiCias of me Long Island Railroad
r., he would seize cars 20 take hls Tegnen from
send proper train to maxi he journey
Almost every man In the regiment mad some reHc
uachetes at their sides Among the mascots we're
parrot ana m91Sre pun Which C3piain 5witzer
in The streets Of Santiago.
While the men marching aboard the barge
Major Sanders gave outline o. the regiments
history since Il called ont by Uncle Sam.
Among other things he said:
mon ncariy all o. whom are abe 70 walk Will
We. have been credited with having Two hundred
sick II should he remembered that the most Of
hess eos men are We wnrg mHsgrsa
IN ser sTans G sent Na 70 ss on Jno
we went 70 Tampa and on July . We found. our
sy,. SrGTs sp@so n 81 ' the
late in tho fight 81 July % taking the MACE Of the
hunger and exposure. We fired AT the Zoe and II
peDperNd back NJ &c. bur We got or rather easily.
Army o, tho Potomac has taken excellent care Of
his We eft fourteen o. our mon in he yeiiHw
fever hospital at Shonev and thirteen more In he
ffrrnd cpnr,nv ~ engineers which is now In
Porto Rico a few more are In the hospital at
Camp wikoN and tho hospitals II this borough ana
when Colonel KinAau. the Deputy Quartermas-
ter-Gererpi was told Yesterday ~ an alleged re-
ener, that tho ouar,crmaster's Office IN this city
was 10 barre FOR the delay IN moving his regiment
end i've suffering caused thereby ne denied tina,
tho Inability Of the Lchgh valley Railroad Con-
psd ., the orders scnt TO the chiof quartcrmasjer
~ amp 10 delay the movement OF me rtsmen,.
when as;el /, the Qur-tcrw0s'cr ot the camp
was 10 blame colonel Kimhall said that he WAS
not fixing the blame. hut vas showing thht MS
Office WAS not To blame.
co,oncl Klmhall al not think that the railroad
company was % much - blame for not being ready
- rensport the troops ~ me tire L contracted TO-
TIE IN not think arV rc11 could cot torctNor ron
pufluan cars p such ~Hcr; notice The railroad COM
,onv made every effort to get the cars quickly
,,ror formed that Colonel Turner's regiment was
comirr ANYHOW and promised that II would have
~ rara 10 accommodate the reported ff sex -
10 rcci,,e,t he 6 o'roch Yesterday morning S1ra
., ,heso chr. were Nrou~ht MI no f-'n Pifn .
and Others were picked UP - other n7.7t- on tho
road 4 railroad comrarv does not have mrn' ~,
,hcso nv on hand. they have 10 he obtained
from tho Pullman company
I'll ,-oors arrived ri the TcrSev Central fcrrv
s,cti,, A. Corrrnunlnaw shortly i"f0re noon. Their
nor.es and M cragc arrived s""0ral lo1rs earlier.
rou~ tr2frs - the r.ehi@h valley failr0ad were
ro,,irp Tor tho rrcr. The renRired about TIE
,.,rfs north 81 tho Jersey Contra. station ava IN
,hs steii1n until the lrst section started az l"o
+, y, The fourth and last section lefi the wards ~
4 n m The train was sa'uted hv connective
,rbls,rns of tho Iorsev Central Ioh!rh Nq'l'" r"d
baltimore and Ohio Railroads rs II passed through
| Commurlpaw md Grcenvillc.
MR. BALDWIN'S STATEMENT.