The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-04
Enfeebled Men Clap Their Hands
to the Chief Executive.
4 Last Message Spoken to Lieut..
pHad0 On His Deathhed-Greet-
tags 10 Theodore Roosevelt and
Gen. Shafter-Speech AcknOwl-
edgisg the Glorious Services OF
the Army Delivered to the Able
Bodied Soldiers In the Command
Mr.. Mckinley Enters = Danger
ous Ward to Encourage Sufferers.


Sept 3.-President Mckinley spent Ave
hours In the camp today. hareheaded most
o. the time, visiting the sick Ia the hos
pitfalls and inspecting the we'll in the can
;cnments. He made speech TO the as
sembied infau,rymen. reviewed the cavalry
men. expressed his opinion Of the camp to
the reporters and issued an order direct
ing the regiments TO return to their sta
tione east OF the Mississippi.
With the president were Vice President
Hobart. Secretary Aiger. Attorney General
Grisgs. Senator Redfeld Proctor, OF Yer
mont: Brig. Gen. Egan. commissary OF the
army: Gen. Ludsngton. auartermasser OF
the army: Col. Hecker. and Secretaries TO
the President Porter and Cor;elyou. Tie
ladies OF the party were Mrs. Aiger and
Miss Hecker. daughter OF Col Hecker.
Gen. Wheeler his staff and nearly every
officer OF prominence In the camp met the
president a. the station. except Gen.
shafier. who is still in the detention camp.
and Gen. Young. who fell and broke his
ann last night
shakes Hands with Roosevelt.
After greetings and introductions on the
railway platform. the president, took Gen.
Wheeicr's arm and went 10 a carriage.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, OF the Rough
Riders, was among group OF horsemen
near by. Mr.. Mckinley saw him and got
on, OF the carriage TO speak to him. Col.
Roosevelt hastily 6ismounted ard tuss.ed
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ung.ove<a he might shake hands.
The column OF carriages wound up a hin.
escorted by the Third cavalry regiment and
the mounted band OF the Sixth cavalry.
The party paused q moment on the hill
and he president looked out en- the wide,
undulatins cape, water bound on each side
and whtened on the levels and hla,ops by
the tents OF IS 600 men. laid ou, in georne.ric
lines.
Greeting to Gen. Shnfter.
Mr. Mckinley drove TO Gen. Skaters
ten; in the detention camp. The general.
who was flushed and weak from a mild
case OF malariai fever. was In fun uniforms
sitting in chair az the door o. the
tent. He tried 10 rise. but Mr.. Mckinley
said
stay where sou are. general You are
entitled To rest.
The president congratulated Gen. Shaft
er CT the Santiago campaign. and after a
few minutes rest proceeded 10 the gen
eral hospital The soldiers recently ar
rived on he transports and detained in
the detention section o. the camp lined
up irreguiarly on eacn side o. the road
and cheered. Mr.. Mckinley took of his
straw hat then. ard scarcely more fhan
PSI, i. on fer more than a minute or two
az a tine during the remainder Of his
progress through the camp.
Mss Wheeler. a daughter of the general.
happened 70 be IN the first rev ot hospi-
tai tents, ana she showed the presides.-
through her division.
Comforting Words TO sufferers.
Gen. wheeler announced in each ward:
Boys. TIE pres Gent has came 20 see
yen" or Soldiers. tne pres ien: Of the
United states"
Some o. ths soldiers slept unconscious.
some l.gtlessly RAISED up on their elbows
others fs4biy capped their hands M
Mckinley gently shook hands with many.
ara az every co; paused for an instant,
and II he saw The SAX man boxing A. him
he bowea IN r direct and personal way.
n the secon3 ward the president entefe:
se-g, John a Alexan5er. % Company u.
Frs. Illloo.s. who has fever. ~as rather
xtartlei 10 hear Gen. Wheeler announce
,aa president TAs serEean. half raised
% On hls cot. NJ. Mckinley. attracted
bv the movement. toox AIexaades's hands
an3 said:
Il am sorry % ses yod 50 sick- ! hope
TIA. Ycl as getting batter"
Thank you: I think shah ge. we'll
DO yol w3sh for anything inquired
Gen Wheeler.
No. have everything Eooa for ne,
e.sass AlexarGsr replied, we&rlly: ''bait
vs. were home"
y hope that ~e -nay soon get yc1 thsrs."
sal Mr. Mckinley.
lie has srany s11cA h.ts .. talk with the
mar. ars seeued % ~ IN 10 harry. tie
a5rnsnsr osstwor@ TIRE patience % all his
parry BY A2s s,ow-go.ag through ward after
ward
At Dying Soldiers bedside.
whsu seemingly al re wards 9. The ser
erai tosgstal had be@a gone through ard