The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

transport left Santiago with nothing
but army rations for the sick, 10 OF
whom died en- route.
Private Harry Duvall. of Troop a.
of the Rough Riders, killed himself
Sunday by shooting himself in the
temple while in the guard house. He
had been absent from camp for 13 DAYS
without leave. and feared to face the
court-martial. He enlisted from Ari-
zona. He will be given a military fun
eral by his comrades.
The hospital list at the general hos
pital numbers. 1890. OF these 1876 have
typhoid fever The force of nurses at
the general hospital is now - Red
Cross and sisters. Three hundred
patients are still sleeping on the
ground. At the detention hospital
there are 515 patients. Fifty nurses
were added TO the forces Sunday.
The heat during the past few days
completely exhausted many of the SOL
diers in camp at Montauk, Point, l.. l.,
and was responsible for number of
deaths.
The following men died Wednesday:
William p. Osborne. acting quart er-
master Troop c, First United States
cavalry, typhoid fever: Private James
Morris. Eighth United States infantry.
malarial fever; Private Herbert Bong.
Second Indiana volunteers. dysenterv;
Private William Dugan, Company NJ,
Second Massachusetts volunteers, dys-
entery.
Secretary Alger arrived at the camp
last Wednesday. He rode with the
army officers, who met him at the de-
Tot, to headquarters, and as soon as he
was recognized by the volunteers and
regulars he was loudly cheered. Secre-
tary Alger was especially interested
In the condition of the sick men and
how they were being cared for. He in
timated that President Mckinley was
much concerned in the matter of pro-
perly caring for the sick
1t Is said that he informed Genera,
Wheeler that he would stay in camp
two or three days II necessary to make
a thorough inspection of everything
and comfort of the soldiers, especially
those in the hospital.
The transport Leona was unloaded
the other day. One hundred and four
sick men were removed to the hospital.
The Yale has on board 1,069 men OF the
Third and Twentieth regular infantry,
OF whom IFS are sick. There is no con-
tagious disease on board. There was
only one death-that of Private James
Copeland OF Company @. Twentieth
Infantry, from exhaustion and dysen-
terry.
The transport Acadia arrived Thurs
day. Capron, father OF Capt. Capron
OF the Rough Riders, who was killed
at Santiago, is on board sick. Many
soldiers have been discharged from the
hospitals, but there are other sick to
take their places as soon as they
vacate.
The news that an order is soon to be
issued at Washington to muster out
the volunteers in camp, including the
Rough Riders and the Seventy first
regiment, has been received with much
satisfaction by the volunteer troops.
The transport Montauk arrived at
Montauk, l.. l.. last Thursday She
has on board 1,l69 troops Of the Eighth
Ohio volunteers. There are la sick
aboard her. There were no deaths
during the voyage from Cuba
There Is no contagious disease aboard
Mrs. Julian Hawthorne vividly des-
cribed the gaunt, starving soldiers at
Camp Wiloff, Long Island. and de-
clared that murder is being committed
there, which can be prevented only by
prompt action.