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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
LAID ON BARE FLOORS.
Sick Santiago Soldiers Get Slim Com
fort at Montauk Point

New York. Aug. 31.-The transport AL
legheny arrived at Montauk Point to-
day. having on board 500 men of the
Ninth Massachusetts and the remain
der of the First Illinois men, who
sailed from Santiago on Aug. %. There
were IA deaths on board.
The hospital accommodations are
still unequal to the demands made upon
them, and last night $50 sick soldiers
were obliged to lie upon the bare floors
instead of being provided with cots. A
majority of these were members of the
First Illinois regiment, who reached
Montauk Point yesterday on board the
transport Berlin. The work of remov-
ing the sick soldiers to their homes or
to city hospitals is to be pushed as
rapidly as possible. The steamer Shin
necock is at Montauk Point. being fit
ted up as hospital ship, and a corps
of doctors and nurses have been de-
tailed to. care for the sick soldiers
while they are being transported to
this city.
The transport Yucatan has been fit
ted up as hospital ship, with accom-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
LEAVING RAPIDLY.
Thinning Out the Volunteers at Camp
Wikoff

New York, Aug. S1.-There is no
change in the programme of the gov
ernment as to getting all the volunteers
out of Camp Wikoff just as fast as
they can be sent away. Some time to-
morrow the Thirty-third Michigan will
depart. The Thirty-fourth Michigan
will leave on Friday This will bring
the list CT volunteers here down con-
siderably Those Of the Michigan regi-
rades on either of the troops trains or
hospital trains. will be furloughed
home just as rapidly as their condition
will warrant. The general hospital is
getting smaller rapidly now, and de-
spite the fact that there ere new ar
rivals ever.y hour. the number is de-
creaSing. Three hundred sick were
taken out of the hospital and trans
ferred to the Shinnecock. which is now
a division hos9ital. under command of
Surgeon Major Borden. The Shinne-
cock sailed Cor New York, where the
sick will be transferred to HOSPITALS.
The Red Cross ship took $50 more Gway
this morning. 70 London, Conn.
John n. Corbett of company G., Six
teenth infantry. who had been in the
hospital and returned to duty, was fix
ing his bed last night when he sud
denly expired. Heart disease is the
cause. The dead reported at the hos
p::al today are s.
The hospital reports today are: Gen
eral hospital. 1,272; detention hospital,
416
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
ALGER VISITS FORT MYER.
Something Learned About the Mis-
take of Overlooking.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Secretary AL
ger. with Mrs. Alger, paid a visit to
Fort Myer last evening and inspected
the hospital there and the arrange
ments for the treatment of the cases
of fever from Camp Alger. These were
found to be OF the first order. The
surgeons in charge are supplied with
everything conducive to the comfort OF
the patients that money can buy.
II was d noticeable fact that many
of the sick soldiers complained of hun
ger, and this in spite of the fact that
they are given all the food that the
nature OF their ailments will permit Of.
Few OF the visitors to the army hos
pital who see the typhoid patients,
emaciated in appearance, calling for
: food realize that to grant their desire
Pre- solid food would be to condemn
the patients to death; that the imme-
diate result of the administration of
anything more than limited quantities
OF liquid food would cause perforation
OF the inflamed inteStineS, hemorrhage
and death.
Secretary Ayers attention has been
strongly directed towards this fact by
the reports that come TO him from the
medical officers Of the field and garri-
son hospitals. Major Taylor, the sur
geon in charge at the Fort Mcpherson
(Ga.) hospital has suffered from ad
verse criticism, based or the observa-
ton of inexperienced visitors, and
while he has refrained from answering
criticisms publicly in newspapers, he
has submitted the facts to the war de-
partment. His statements exactly bear
out the observations of Secretary AL
ger as to the mistakes made in as
suming that the patients were under
fed. Moreover, Major Taylor takes oc-
casion to show by figures just what
he has done for the patients in the
matter of food and attendance. His
bill for milk alone is $500 per month;
he mas more ice than can be used,
either for drinking purposes or for the
patients; he provides a special diet in
specially arranged kitchens; he has II
trained nurses, over 100 hospital at
tendants and employees, and numerous
laborers 10 clean the mess halls and
tents.
Secretary Alger says that criticisms
that have beer passed upon the hos
pitals are but samples of those that
come from all hospitals, and are from
unprejudiced observers, whose expert
ence enables them to give a fair opIn-
ion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
IDAHO POPS COME TOGETHER
CONSOLIDATION OF TICKETS
NOW LIKELY.
If Gum Stands In the Way He Is
Willing TO Step Down-Gossip
About United States Marshal.
(special to The Herald.N

Boise, Ida, Aug. 31.-It Is expected
that within the next 24 hours the two
PoDulist state tickets will be consoli-
dated. Since the adjournment of the
conventions brisk negotiations have
been under way to unite. No secret is
now made of the fact that when the
middle of-the-road, or Blake conven-
ton, adjourned, it was understood any
or all the men nominated by it might
be taken down without objection if the
leaders of that wing thought best.
While il is expected most of the men
to be taken down. appear on the Blake
ticket. still several will likely be taken
off the Taylor ticket. The points in
controversy are the same as before
Gum was in control of the state COM
mittee. It seems tonight however,
that satisfactory settlement is near
at hand, although upon what basis
could not be learned. If Congressman
Gum stands in the way of a complete
reunion of the party, he is willing to
step down and out with the consent of
those who nominated him. This. it is
believed. viii not be necessary. In an
interview today he said.
Il will stop at nothing to reunite my
party
This statement told it all. With that
sort of feeling Dredominating there
seems to be little doubt that the two
factions will finally get together. 9th
ers who are on the ticket with him
speak in the most conciliatory terms
Gum agreed TO withdraw. but those
who dominated him insisted that he
shouia remain. stating TO the opposing
faction they would give up every other
nomination excepting their selection for
congress-.
Gossip concerning the United States
marshalship was rife today. The con-
test some time aGc narrowed itself
down to Joseph pinkham and Frank
Ramsey 1t was rumored that Senator
ShouD had sent in the name of Pink
ham. but no satisfactory confirmation
could be secured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
COLONEL HENRY sUIc1DED.
Overwhelmed With Shame He Cut
His Throat.

Paris, Aug 81. 1915 D. m.-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Henry has committed sui
eide.
NJ. Faure has deferred his intended
return to Havre. 1t would be inlooS-
sibIe to describe the sensation that has
thrilled Paris, and it is not unlikely
that at the next meeting of the cham
Der of deputies the government Evili be
defeated
When Lieutenant Colonel Henry was
summoned to the residence Of the min
lister os war he found assembled there
Colonel Patty du Clam. Count Ester
hazy, General Bt)isdefrere, General Ro-
get and NJ. Cavaignac. The minister OF
war had the suspected letter on his
desk. He took it UP and said to Henry:
"You didn't mention the name of the
agent who furnished this letter. My
attention has been called TO the fact
that on the docket there is no name"
Colonel Henry beat his forehead, and
then said he had no memory for names
and had forgotten the name in this
case, but he would know the man if
he saw him
1T is a pity you have forgotten"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
What Annoyed Alger Most.
Battery G All Right.
All France Excited.
PAGE TWO.
Army Fading Away.
Blood Ran at Galveston.
Wisconsin Democrats Loyal.
General Garcia Relieved.
PAGE THREE.
Our Power at Sea.
Cars Peace Note.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial
PAGE FIVE.
Life at the Presidio.
State Politics.
In Railway Circles.
Lily Park Stock Association Sued.
PAGE SIX
The Redwing Bond.
State News.
PAGE SEVEN.
In Wall Street.
PAGE EIGHT.
Local Politics.
Meeting of Democratic Women.
The City Bond Issue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
AN INQUIRY AT PRESIDE.
One Ordered to Find Cause and Ex-
tent of Sickness.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-The authori-
ties at Washington have ordered an
inquiry into the condition of the ex-
peditionary forces now gathered in this
city, particularly as to the cause and
extent of the sickness now prevailing
at the Preside, and also the conditions
as they existed at Camp Merritt when
that ground was abandoned. The
health of the. Seventh California will
be inquired into minutely. While there
has been a great deal of sickness in this
regiment, the reports of deaths sent
out from certain quarters have been
greatly exaggerated. The Associated
Press investigated the matter today,
and Lieutenant Bates reported but 13
deaths up to and including Aug. so.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
t BoYNToN's B REPORT TO ALGER.
Over It's Authenticity Hot Discussion
Will Ensue.

Washington, Aug 31.-Secretary AL
ger today received the report of Gen
erai II. v Boynton upon the state of
affairs in the hospitals at Camp
Thomas. The report is dated Aug %
The general reports that he visited all
the hospitals in the camp, without Civ
ing notice of his purpose, and adds:
Believing the death list of this camp
to afford an excellent standard by
which to measure its conditions as to
health ard hospital service, a full re-
port was obtained of all deaths in the
camp and its hospitals since its estab-
lishment in the middle of April last.
The result shows a total death list of
1S8 up to the end of this month, when
the breaking up of this camp began.
Between these dates, including regu-
lars and volunteers, fully $4,000
troops have been in camp in the Chick
amaaga park.
The reports take I'D in detail first the
two permanent hospitals, Letter and
Sternberg, and then states with the
greatest minuteneSS the exact accom-
,lodations afforded by each. The first
is at Crawfish Springs. under charge of
Major Carter and was converted from
a large summer resort hotel into a hos
pital, receiving the worst typhoid cases
from the camp. Each patient has
SDOi-tActA4b AyD4A4s hON-C-A WIG anu IciiI
mattresses and abundant bed clothing
The ventilation is perfect, plumbing
entirely new and bathing facilities am
ple. The number of attendants, when
all are well, is entirely satisfactory.
end attendants are on the way to take
the places of those who are broken
down.
Major Carter has secured a herd of
cows and has arrangements for pastur-
ing them without expense to the gov
eminent. He has sufficient money from
the hospital fund to buy whatever is
wanted in the way Of milk. ice and
ether deIicacies. There has been at this
hospital full supplies of ice, milk, com
missaly stores and delicacies, much
as the sick ought to have, and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
(Special TO The Herald.l }

Preside, San Francisco, Aug. 81
Captain Jennings of battery c, Utah
volunteers, is somewhat improved in
health today and will probably come
to camp tomorrow. Lieutenant Stacey
went on the sick report today, but will
probably be around for duty in day
or two.
The battery was mustered and in
spected by General Miller at s O'Clock
this morning. The general said they
were very neat and fine appearing
set of men, and complimented them on
the appearance of the camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
DEATHS AT CHICKAMAUGA.
From May 1 Up to Yesterday the
Number Is 33S.

Chickamauga, Chattanooga National
Military Park, Ga, Aug. S1.-A list of
the dead in the army at Chickamauga
from May l UP to and including today,
numbers 222 This includes the men
who have died in the army hospitals
and in the hospitals and private resi-
dences of the city.
Of the entire number 40 per cent were
from typhoid fever.
Five deaths were reported today.
Among them was Captain Ira A. Stow
ell, company M, First New Hamp-
shire.
Six additional deaths were reported
tonight, making the total for the four
months $685.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
Funeral of Fireman Clifford.
Especial to The Herald.

Springville. Aug. S1.-The funeral of
George Clifford, the Rio Grande Western
fireman who fell from his engine Monday
and was killed. was held here today. A
number of the members of Salt Lake
ladge of Locomotive Firemen was present
and nine of them acted as pallbearers.
The remains were laid TO rest in the
Evergreen cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
Eighth Ohio Did Not starve.

Wooster, O., Aug. 31.-Colonel C. ".
Hard of the Eighth Ohio volunteer in
fantry wires from Montauk Point a
denial of the accusation of starving
of the Eighth while on its way home
from Cuba.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
DEATHS:

Clarence Lewis, private company F,
Second infantry, pernicious malarial
fever.
George Sanosea, private, company G.,
Twenty-first infantry, chronic dysen-
terry.
Luther Rusher, private, company F.
Fifth United States volunteers, acute
dysentery.
Henry c. Chutt, private, company H,
Twenty-fourth infantry, pneumonia.
George F. Dickenstein, private, com
pany E, Twentieth infantry, typhoid
fever.
(Signed). LAWTON.
IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
WHAT ANNOYED
ALGER MOST
Not American Condemnation
Of His Incompetency.
NOR LAMENTATIONS
FROM THE SICK COTS,
But the Fear That Europeans Would
Be Amused Over the Affair.

Secretary Visited Fort Myer and
Found Everything Lovely-Mis-
takes Made In overfeeding Pa
tients-Is Sensitive to Criticisms
Upon Hospitals-Report of Boyn-
ton Will Provoke Discussion
Takes General Terry To Task.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
sENN TELLS THE TRUTH.
Other Medical Directors Will Not
Discuss His Statements.

Washington. Aug. 31.-Surgeon Cen
eral SternberZ would not discuss the
statements made by Lieutenant Colonel
Nicholas Sem regarding the sanitary
conditions at Camp Wikoff. Quarter
master General Ludington said no re-
ports had reached him that the water
was bad, or likely to become so. The
point that Surgeon Sem makes is that
it will soon become infected with ty-
DhOid germs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
Will Be There Saturday.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The following
dispatch was sent to General Wheeler
this morning:
Washington, Aug. 31.-The COM
mandant, Camp Wikcff, N. Y.:-The
president will pay your command an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01

bas been needed in the way of canned
and potted goods, soups, clamjuice,
sage, matted milk, eggs, kurmiss, jel-
lies, preserves, relishes, ginger, oil, ap-
ollinaris, champagne and claret
The entire hospital is furnished with
distilled water and the ice used is made
from distilled water.
The sewerage of the hospital is ex-
cellent. and contrary to persistent as
sertions, none of the sewage has ever
drained into the Chickamauga river or
approached it at any point.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01

informal visit on Saturday. accompan-
led by the secretary of war.
(Signed). CORBIN."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
FELL LIKE THE
WRATH OF GOD
Shame and Suicide the Pen
atty Of French Intrigue.
COLONEL HENRY
CUT HIS THROAT
Confessed to Forging the Principal
Evidence Against DreyfuS.

All France Excited Over An Event
Which Will Undoubtedly Lead to
the Reopening of the Celebrated
Dreyfus Trial-Its Effect On the
Politics of the Nation-May Lead
to the Resignation of the Ministry
Stormy Cabinet Session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
CAME ON A cATTLEsHIP.
Explanations of the Deaths On the
Allegheny.

New York, Aug. 31.-In explaining the
IA deaths of Massachusetts men while
on the voyage from Cuba, the surgeons
said that the Allegheny brought all the
seriously sick of the regiment. There
are 145 i'll Of the Massachusetts still on
board the vessel but they are not down
with contagious diseases DR.. Magru-
der and inspecting officers say the AL
legheny is a cattle ship not even fit for
well troops, much less for sick soldiers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
AT ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL.

James F. Hit of Sixteenth; Jason
Jackson of Twenty-fourth.
New York, Aug. 31.-Roosevelt hos
pital received 16 sick soldiers from
Montauk Point today. Among them are
James F. Hit, company F, Sixteenth
infantry and Jason Jackson, company
F, Twenty-fourth infantry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
DEATHS AT SANTIAGO,

Among Them Private Henry C..
Chutt of the Twenty-fourth.
Washington, Aug. 31-Following is
General Lawton's daily health bulletin
posted at the war department tonight:
Santiago, Aug. 31.-Adjutant General,
Washington:
Total sick, 34S; total fever, 2S9; total
new cases fever, 8; returned to duty,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
BATTERY C ALL RIGHT
Not Too Sick For Inspection and
Muster.
CAPT. JENNINGS IMPROVED
WILL PROBABLY SHOW UP IN
CAMP TODAY.

Battery Complimented By General
Miller On Their Fine Appearance
Rigid Inspection of the Presidio
Ordered-Daily Record of the Pes
thence at Camp Wikoff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-01
DOCTORS GALORE.

Major Carter has a corps of doctors
which he regards as amply sufficient to
care for all the patients in the hospital
and reports them as faithful and eff
cient in the performance of their du-
ties.
Taking uD the Sternberg hospital in
charge of Major Griffen, General Boyn-
ton shows it is one of the most COM
plete field hospitals ever seen, accord
ing 10 veterans of the last war All
the tents are closely fioored, and they
are separate, at present cnly four men
being In any one tent. and in addition
10 the tents there are nine large board
pavilions. Every tent and pavilion has
woven wire mattresses, iron bedsteadS
and hair mattresses. There are special
diet cooks. five cold storage roofs for
del1cacieS, separate refrigerators for
each row of tents, and every proper
measure of sanitation is observed with
respect TO the sinks. Further, the re-
port says:
The whole place is most carefully
policed daily. and the whole establish
ment within and without its permanent
buildings and its tents, is in the most
perfect order
Since the establishment Of this hos
I'ital everything asked for in the way
of supplies of every kind has been
promptly furnished.
1t is stated in addition that all the
hcs9ital reuse is burned in a crema-
tory, and. according to Major Griffen,
all Of the 200 patients now sick in the
entire camp could be safely moved now.
The diseases are more of a tyoho-ma-
larial character than of typhoid fever
strictly, the death rate being very low,
about s per cent of the worst cases.
The first division hospital, in charge
Of Major Drake. is fioored with planed
lumber. and it is as clean as possible,
scrubbed with carbolic acid and treated
with bichlOride of mercury every other
day. All the patients are on cots, and
never have been on the ground for any
length of time None of the go cents al
lowed 0er man for delicacies has been
used. Is = WAS not needed
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CONTINUED on Page =
The Yale expositor., 1898-11-18
AUNT COMFORT.

Driver, is this Hemlock Hollow?
say. driver, where are you taking me
to?"
And Miss Comfort Dikeman, with
her head thrust out of the stage-coach
window, eyed the lonely ravine with a
glance of distrust.
She was little, brown-faced old Ia
dy, In bombazine dress, just the color
Of her false front, quilted silk hood,
edged with fur, scarlet wooden scarf
and an umbrella, which might have
come out of the ark itself, so antique
and ponderously fashioned was IT,.
And her spectacles glimmered in the
twilight of the early winter evening
like miniature moons.
"Yes'm," the driver gruffly answered
from his elevated situation; this
'ere's the Hollow"
tits a dreadfully lonely spot" said
Miss Comfort.
well, never heard 1t called very
lively" said Joseph Jones. Come up
Whitefoot-wha' ye 'bout?"
Are there any bears or hyenas In
these woods?" hesitated Miss Dixie
man.
BLESS your heart, ma'am, no!
Hain't been these twenty year! Here's
the road that leads up to Squire Pom
sonbys, If that's where you're go
in"
And he drew rein opposite a grass
grown road, which wound it's way into
the woods.
II spose they'll be down here, some
on 'em, to meet you" said he, as he
helped Miss Comfort Dikeman to terra
firma. I'D wait a spell, eff wasn't
behind with the Peckville mails
but"
ooh, 1t isn't necessary at ALL" said
Miss Dikeman, looking rather forlorn-
ly, and taking up her carpet bag and
bundle. 81 can soon walk there
at is little lonesome. she thought,
"but it will be so nice to surprise Ma
rian and the girls"
And she turned and began TO trudge
up the hill, with new resolution.
IT'S a long way" said Miss Com
fort, dolefully, to herself, but just then
a friendly red star glowed through the
network Of boughs-the light from the
crimson urtained windows Of the old
Ponsonby mansion! And Miss Com
fort Dlkeman took courage and plod-
ded bravely on.
"Oh, mamma, I'm sure l heard some
one step on the piazza floor And do
hear Rover barking! Mamma, do you
think it's a burglar?"
Don't be a goose, child" said Mrs.
Ponsonby, but Efie could see her
mothers startled glance toward the
window.
Mamma, you're never going to open
the door," as a little knock came to the
panels without. Remember we are all
alone in the house. We may be robbed
or murdered! oh, dear, dear, why did