New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-18
SEVENTy-FIRST MEN ASHORE.
MANY FRIENDS AT CAMP wIKoFF TO
GREET TIE HEROES.
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY ALSO LANDs-HEAvY RAIN
DELAYS THE pIsEMBARKING-Lsr OF

Camp Wikof. Montauk Point. Aug IA
severe thunderstorm 81 a haf-hour's duration
swept over Montauk little after g o'clock TO-
night, The 18th Infantry and list New-York
were just disemharking from La Grande
Duchess II delayed them almost an hour and
It was dark when they finally plodded up the
muddy road TO their detention camps
For the first time IN several days no new
transport was seen riding at anchor on the
quarantine line this morning. The Gates CITY,
the V.silancia. tho St Louis. the Miami the
Matteawan and Ia Grande Duchosse stiil
,ucecd AZ their cables in the little bay around
Culodon Point. but the 81. Paul had gone hav-
ing landed her troops and been dislnfected The
other transports with the exception q the Mat
teawan and La GranGe Duchesse had also
discharged their carsoes and troops but they
are still lingering here. All interest in them had
ceased. though and was centred around La
Grande Duchesse. which had on board six COM
panies Of the list New-York Volunteers
a number Of the relatives Of the boys in that
regiment were here to-day anx!ousy awaiting
their landing. and they seek from Or. MaGruder
any information he may have Of them every
time he comes ashore They have been here
several days. and spend most OF their time on
the beach looking at the transports two miles
away. They were there this morning when the
sick OF the regiment were landed al the quaian-
tire dock and as the ambulances passed up
the road to the detention camp enc gray
haired father got near the road as the sem
tries would permit and called his sons name
the ambulances approached. in spite OF the SEN
try's warning that that was not permitted.
But he got news Of his hoy. Three Of the ambu-
!ances that passed had sick men in them who
knew the lad They told his father he was III
al
1t was sad news to the father for the last time
his boy had written he had been strong and
well
GETTING NEWS FROM THE TRANSPORT.
The sick Of the list were being transferred.
when a boat put out from the yacht Aileen TO
take Mrs Downs and other women who
were on the beach on board The officers in the
boat said the Aieen was eoine to steam around
La Grande Duchessc and that the captain
would he pleased take the women with him.
They delighted TO get the opportunity. and
were soon on board with Mrs John a. Logan.
who had preceded them. The ANecn wen, near
La GranGe Duchesse- within speaking distance.
in fact-ahd the women saw and talked with
those ;hey had been So anxious to see. None OF
the loved ones was III. Colonel Downs said he
was well. and the captain OF the vessel called
out that there had never been any yellow fever
OF board The Aileen accordingly brought
happy crowd Of women back 10 shore.
There We're six companies Of the list on board.
the 10th Infantry and some officers not at
tached TO the brigade The officers and others
on the transport are.
Colond WALLACE \ DOWNS LIST NeH York.
commanding First Brigade. FIRST piksl9n. ~ n
j1tsnt-o;ti.cr4l joHN NEWToN brigade qaarie.-
master CAPTAIN WILLIAM !. HAIEN. hrlsaee
surgeon
sian oso4rs q tho is, and SIS, regiments.
Major .I..HQLIIs WELLS. command.ag he de-
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company r. First Liou'enlnt LINCOLN, W.
MLE6p commanding, nc company Second Lieu
conpa r L., sp,ain AUSTIN. First Lou
tenant i. IL TRUE. second Lieutenant W. /.
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Company M-Captain WASHINGTON / COLDS
BoRQUGH. Second Lieutenant JAMES u.
Eomp PAN I-cap,al1. MILAN F. WEEKS.
Frs, Lieutenant ALEXANDER WILLIAMS. Sec
cnd Lieutenant OLlN HlLDfR
Persons arriving on the steamer not members 81
the brigade We're.
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tain WILLIAM 4 cIiANLEE asis l. ad}gtani,
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~ DHI,SfI,ER OF "scfibner's MAGAZINE and I.
6 RA%EONE. Of Collier Weekly
Tho officers Of the 18th Infantry. which was also
On Ia Grandc Duchess. were.
Major WILLIAM II. M'LACGHLIN; Command
GEOKGE H. PALMER. commanding the Is; Bat
! f,lior, SAMUEL u. PALMER. commanding the
q fplP9 nEFE KiANb AE 6ohSsn, '3pf sRM
III. " DrNNlNG. company g, WAkREN u.
cow IS Company First liesenainGla ~ =,
ARD r sTEhpMAN. J iG,ii% \ W6iG3B T,WUi
GCYE; c9mp2ny a. iSAkc ERWiT. Bat.
son aau5n eT COM l. p PA \ IONS fSSmPaqfTn l
son Jr acting resimentai adtgiant. second Leu
ier.ni' TENJAM1N r IMMoNS. Compa n !,
!A Nlp E = 1~n 81" F. PIiiiIIr z II WALKER
company .. FRANK D. , WIC = MT 2l,
Nu,y and Assistant Surgeon JOHN y. STONE.
I MORE ROUGH RIDERS ~ CAMP.
while no troops arrived by water during the
,,v the last Of the Rough Riders. the Is
! I-ri,ed states Volunteer Cavalry got in early
| this morning by rail They were all Of Troop
and attachments Of Troops *. A and d. The
! nrst two are In command OF Captain S. \. Nc
! Guiris and the last two in command Of Lieu
! tenant II Saver They left Tamapa week ago
/ last Monday. and had been held up in jersey
| CITY by order Of General Young To hold all
troops who were on the way to Montauk by rail
! from Southern stations. There were 12G u
| them I'm all and during their stay In Jersey
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