The record-union., 1898-09-19
On Their Way to Posts Assigned to
Them.
They Were in Fair Health and I'M
mediately Placed on Board the
Cars to Proceed to Their Sew
eraI Destinations-Prepa
at Cincinnati to Receive the
Sixth Infantry.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-In all 800 SOL
diers from Camp Wikoff reached this
city to-day on the transport Cheter
and the ambulance boat Shinnecock
The troops brought by the Cheter be-
ing in fair health were placed on the
trains in New Jersey and are now on
their way to the posts assigned to them
in the different parts of the country
The men of the Sixth United States In
fantry will do duty at Fort Thomas, at
Newport KY, and the Tenth United
States Infantry is proceeding to Hunts
vile, Ala. Batteries A and b, First
Artillery, will do duty until further
orders at Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. G.
The transfer of the men was rapidly
accomplished. When the transport
was made fast to pier 4, North River,
to-day, several big floats carrying bag
gage and stock came alongside.
The baggage of the soldiers, the can
non and the horses were transferred to
the cars, while the members of the two
regiments and of the two batteries were
being loaded on ferry boats.
The Sixth Infantry was sent via the
B. & o. and as soon as the train was
made up, the baggage cars were cou-
pied to it and then were off. The TeGth
Regiment, which is travelling via the
West Shore Railroad was handled in
exactly the same way. The two bat
teries were shipped via the Penn SYLVIA
MIA Railroad.
The ambulance ship took 12S sick SOL
diers to Jersey City, where they were
transferred to a hospital train, which
was to convey them to Philadelphia.
The Shinnecock then crossed the North
River and landed twenty-six sick sol
diers and 470 convalescents, members
of the army, the former being sent to
ST. Vincent's Hospital and New York
hospitals. Among the sick cared for
at St Vincent's Hospital We're:
Sergeant George L. Lamb, Eighth
Ohio; Edward Pugh, Eighth Ohio; AL
bert Chesley, Thirty-third Michigan; C..
w. Carman, Eighth Ohio; r. II. Flint,
First District Columbia; James Hea-
den, First District Columbia; Chris
Maher, First Illinois; Charles Hallerd,
Twenty-third Michigan; William John
son. First Illinois.
Among the soldiers conveyed to the
New York Hospital was Claude Clark,
Eighth Ohio.
There We're four deaths at Camp Wi
koff to-day.
A soldier named Clark unidentified as
to regiment. was brought to the hospi-
tai last night in an unconscious condi-
ton and died to-day.
Things We're quiet at the camp to-day.
A conference was held at General
Wheelers headquarters, at which the
Colonies Of the cavalry division were
present Views We're exchanged on the
question of the removal of the troops
to a new camp in the south, prior to
their transportation to Cuba, and all
those present were of the opinion that
IT would be better for their commands
to remain at Montauk until the Gov
ernment is ready to ship them to Cuba.
The men are now reported to be in as
good condition in a general way as
when they left their posts last spring
TO mobilize for the campaign. General
Wheeler Will make a report to General
Corbin, indorsing this view of the case.
The transport Berlin sailed this after
noon having on board the First, Second,
Eighth and Sixteenth Infantry, bound
for the Alabama camp. None or the
other transports got away tonight.