Evening star., 1898-08-29
A Good showing at giontauk.

Everything thus far reported from Camp
Wfkoff concerning tire District regiment,
which has now arrived practically in It's
entirety. is rea ssuring both rs regards gem
eraI health and the harGshiDs of the SOL
diers on their voyage from Santiago. Other
transports have brought tales of terrible
suffering Many of the troops have starved,
have lacked proper medical attention, have
died in large numbers on the way north.
The District regiment. however, seems to
have come through with minimum of
hardship. One of our boys died on the
Hudson on the way north and one of those
who came on her has died since her ar
rival. The Minnewaska put into port last
night with a relatively good showing. only
one OF our volunteers having died on the
way and the health of the battalion and the
regimentai staff being as good as could be
expected under the circumstances.
This is cheering news to the home COM
munity. The tales of horror which came
previously from Santiago and from Mon
tauk had aroused the apprehensions of all
those with friends relatives in the regi-
ment and it was in view OF the strongest
probabilities that The Star began its emer-
gency work last week TO provide fund
for the proper reception of the Washington
Every indication pointed to the need on the
part of our volunteers of the most thought
fU1 attention and the tenda-est care from
their first moment at MOntauk Point. Not
only have the men arrived in comparatively
good condition. though sadly debilitated,
but whatever may have been the conditions
at Montaux in the past the governmental
care of the District regiment today leaves
little to be desired
All of sympathetic Washington will re-
joice that while provision had been made
to meet the deplorable conditions which
were apprehended the boys actually need
50 little beyond the hearty welcome and
the evidence of affectiOnate regard which
the making and tender of this provision
involve. Whatever their necessities
whether small or great. and whatever the
defects in the governmental methods of
satisfying them, whether few or many,
WashingtOniaas were at hand to greet and
assist the returning soldiers.
1t is evident that the fund already COL
lected by The Star will be ample 10 supple
ment the governments care of the District
boys. and that there will be no occasion TO
draw in addition upon the funds intended
for the reception at Washington. In the
matter of clothing, the boys were refitted
before starting from Santiago and their
OVercoats. already dispatched northward
from here. will come into immediate use.
In the matter of TODD many articles of
comfort and susteEance have been and will
be supplied from the money generously do
rated by the people for this purpose.
Thanks to the promptness with which the
suggestion of The Star was adopted by the
community, the regiment will lack for
nothing during its stay at Camp Wikoff.
The cheering, bracing effect of the hearty
and tenderly cOnsiderate reception of our
soldiers at Montauk Point is beyond esti-
nation. Our boys have thus been made to
feel that they have never been forgotten
for a moment by the folks at home, and
that their welcome, beginning from the
first moments of their arrival will not
cease until every man In the organization
has been treated with the care and consid-
Grafton due 70 him from a grateful and
generous community, proud of the behavior
of its representatives at Santiago.