The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-12
AT THE MONTAUK CAMP.
Gen. Wheeler Makes Round Among
the Men.


Montauk Letter in New York Post
Gen. Wheeler shook hands with many
men and asked them this question; can
anything more be done for you? Is there
anything you want that you do not have?
Don't be afraid to speak out, man.
The generals method was suggestive of
such committees of investigation as Dick
ems caricatured; but it was evident that
it's results were worth more The replies
We're, after salute, to this effect:
Every things all right now, general.
We have everything we Want-now. some
of the men took little time for consider
alton before they answered. one sought
long for an ungratitied wish.
We'll" said he, pucking up his brow
"well, l would like an orange"
my dear fellow" said the ward ply
sician you might have barrel II IL
would do you good. But you are not ready
for oranges yet"
Then 1 guess-I-have-everything-I-
want" said the man.
Gen. Wheeler said several times: IF
there's anything you boys want you may
have it, The President has ordered that
you shall have all that money can buy
one volunteer began to talk OF the neg
lect of patients before DR.. Ebert was put
in charge.
ulutl KICK Ol my o'NVNii't N''-
he "But it was shame" when Dr. Ebert
cut him short.
Cen Wheeler stopped at the bedside of
a bright young soldier, who was nearly
we'll
Lie down." Gen. Wheeler had to com
mand, for The soldier tried to stand and
salute.
I'm a cavalryman, sir said he.
ooh" said the general with a pleased
smile "Were YOU at san JuanV"
Yes, sir through IL oil"
"What did you do the night before"
Marched all night, sir"
Mimi What did you come TOT"
"A river, sir"
what did you do then?'
"Forded 81. sir"
Nm! Was it deep?"
up 10 our waists, SIR"
"And tben?'
Formed a line, sir"
what was going on at that timer
1.-The Spaniards were shooting, sir"
"And them"
eve chased them over the hill, sir.
"And then-what them"
I'VE chased them from the second hill,
sir. We licked EN-. SIR.
'And that night?"
1--WE dug trenches"
"Therer said Gen. Wheeler, turning to
the reporter, what do you think of that?"
sir, and didn't know It. We didn't sir.
We did for them, sir" said the private.
"That-you-dld," said the general; and
again. 'That-you-did.'
A few minutes later the surgeon asked
Gen. Wheeler If he would like to go to the
little tent on the hillside.
where the woman has her SOM" was
the reply. 1.-The woman who came to look
after her son? No; leave her alone with
him"
There was one man sitting alone on the
side of his cot. He had a blanket about
him. and he was shaking, and there were
great beads of sweat on his forhead.
Hes got pneumonia said the surgeon.
Gwen leave him alone, then" said Gen.
Wheeler. Lets hurry by. Walk softly,
please"
This was in the first section Of ward
where the serious cases had been moved.
Every man of the fifty here was a dis
tressing thing to look at.
"Oh, my Godp' said one, as the party
passed him; and he kept repeating these
words.
ANY deaths, doctor?'' Gen. Wheeler
asked.
"Only one, sir-only one" the surgeon
answered in professional delight Then
he added: But there's a man dying in
there looking over a screen. Eyes, he's
dying"
A folding screen was set about one cot
in the corner of a section, and its panels
were close to the foot and close to the
side so that the sick could not see the
man who lay there from where they lay.
"They all know what it means, though"
another doctor said
The man was a red-haired freckle-faced
youth. He was lying on his back, with
his eyes closed, and his lips were livid
and frothy. There was no one near him;
he had been shut off and left to die. But
he was so near death that the hand of
woman could not have made the road
"a s{er for him