The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-05
GETTING MoNTAuK READY.

All tho Tents in Sight Called For, and n
1,O0O-Tent Hospital to Be E~rected-Prep-
arntiOns Going Forward Mt the Camp
Long Island Railroads Arrangements.
Somebody In the War Department at Wash
ington called up somebody in the Army Build
ing here on the telephone about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. and the following bulletin
was transmitted
Hello. there! All Skaters army has been
ordered to get out OF Cuba and 60 to Montuuk
Point, p. D.. O."
This unofficial announcement was the first
information that any of the army officers hero
had that Gen. Shafter was to get up out OF Cuba
on such short notice. Lieut.. Col. j. Morris
Brown. Surgeon. o. S. A., in charge of the med
zeal supply depot here. when he heard the news,
remarked:
"Well, II Skaters coming P. D. Q. 1t will be
necessary for Rome OF us at this end to get a
move on. at least. d. O."
While every ono was specializing on I'M
official news. Col. Amos s. Kimball, Deputy
Qu~artermaster-G General. received official notIf-
cation from the Q~uartermpster- General that
tho entire Fifth Corps. comprising the officers
and men under Major-Gen. Shafter. had been
ordered to cvaouate Santiago. and proceed to
Montauk Point as speedily as possible. Tho
official notification carried with It the informa-
ton that the troops would come north as soon
as transports could be provided. and that one
shipload had already started. 1t was stated
that tho whole command would be on the way
within six days.
The War Department officials In Washington
may think al! Of Skaters troops will be got out
of Santiago within six days. but nobody hero
thinks 80. II the last detachment starts north
by the end Of three weeks the movement will
have been made more quickly thnn most move
ments connected with the Santiago campaign
The force under Gen. shafter numbers at pres
ent about $1,000 men. OF this number over
1000 are sick. The War Department has
enough transports at Santiago. Porto Rico and
Port Tampa to bring up the entire command.
1t will be necessary, however. to have all the
transports rendezvous at Santiago.
To accommodate the troops when they reach
Montauk Point, all the tentage now In Govern
ment storehouses hcre. at Philadelphia. ut st.
Louis. and at Chicago has been ordered to the
new camp at once. Forty ambulances now at
Governors Island have been ordered TO be sent
there. Large hospitals for each division OF the
command will be set up and a complete med
ical and surgical outfit will DO provided
for each. The work Of equipping the hospitals
will be in charge OF Col. William II. Forwood
medical director Of the Soldiers Rome at Wash
ington, Col. Forwood returned to New York
yesterday from Plattsburg, where he had been
with others to inspect n site for u general field
hospital for the army. He will begin his work
on the Montauk Point hospitals to-day.
To furnish proper accommodations for 1000
or 5000 sick soldiers will entail an immense
amount OF work. Col. Forwood wishes 1t un.
derstood. however. that he will have proper ac.
commodations or he won't have any. Lieut..
Col, Brown will provide the supplies that Col
Forwood needs. 1t is thought now that ut least
5000 beds. with bedding and bed linen, viii
have TO be provided, and this means a requisi,
ton for 1000 hospital tents. as each hospita
tent is intended TO hold nve beds comfortably
The services of between 100 and 200 nurseI
will DO required and about half as many physi,
clans and surgeons as nurses. Then. too. Q
large hospital corps will be. required. II Il
taken for granted. however. that Skaters
army has a fairly well equipped hospital corps
However. this branch Of tho service is weak
according TO Major Nathan &. Jarvis. Surgeon
U. s. ", who has charge Of the Hospital Corps
recruiting ONCE in the Army building, and II
any ablebodied men hereabouts. having a
knowledge OF drugs and medicines. as well as
the attending OF the sick. want to enlist. now IL
their chance.
OF medical and surgical supplies Lieut.-Col
Brown has on abundance OH hand or can Ge
them readily. or food supplies for the sick
soups. jellies. fruit juices. and the like. ant