New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
LAST DAYS AT CAMP WIKOFF.
DATE OF FINAL DEPARTURE OCTOBER /
PROPER HONORs TO SOLDIERS
RJRIED THERE.

cann wikoff Montauk y Y, Sept. S0-The date
for the last man 10 be away from this place and
the camp 70 end has been set for october 10 BY
that date II is expected every one VIII have gone
away This should not be difficult to accomplish
as in four DAYS all the soldiers could get away ex-
cept the 10 sick in the no pital. The latter are
the ones that will keep the camp open. All OF the
veil NAV be away by the end Of next week.
Troops A and Of the Cd cavalry. with one
thousand horses started to-day FOR Huntsville
These are horses left behind by regiments destined
for duty IN the West and which on arriVa! at their
posts will take the horses OF the regiments which
thev relieve while the regiments relieved will take
the horss sent away today when they reach
Huntsville.
Troops c and D Of the Cd Cavalry start to-mor-
row with nine hundred horses and mules for Ike
destination The remainder OF the regiment will
leave camp Monday. and proceed to Huntsville
taxing with It the horses and mules Of the regi-
ment
There have been only tvo deaths IL the hospital
IN seventy-two hours 30 one died to-day. \
number OF nurses were Informed that they might
80 away this afternoon All did so. win the eA-
ception OF Miss Kelley. who volunteered TO remain:
she was allowed - do So and this was welcomed
by many OF the sick men. who had become greatly
attached TO her
There win be a scene in. eamp. on SUNDAY not
witnessed s.ace the close Of the Civil War Fab
and over the grave Of each OF the dead soldiers
buried in IL there viii be fired the volley to watch
entitled. and dlttI tCCn Nollt1 Ldtlr VIII We
sounded This CEREMONY was omitted bef fe be-
cause the cemetery is close to the hospital ana at
the times when the hospital was crowded and sew
eral men ware being buried each DAY the surgeons
forbade the firing of the volleys and the sounding
of taps THESE two sounds have always dispirit-
lag effect upon a sick soldier. Surgeon MAJOR X;
G. Ebers says that had these rites been observed
in the early days OF the camp, when the hospital
had hundreds OF patients. many deaths would have
resulted The men under treatment needed buoy
ing up and everything possible was done TO raise
their spirits. There we're men IN the hospital not
a few. but hundreds o. them who had absolutely
nothing the matter with them that medicine could
overcome They were simply In a low state or
y,tal.t, and their minds were sombre ana de-
pressed LITTLE was needed 10 depress them tho
more Had taps sounded again and again, and
vol!ey after volley been nred as the men were
hurled n would have been worse than fever among
these depressed men In those trying days in the
hospital. when doctors and nurses had their hands
more than full. they always welcomed the wei
friends OF these depressed men. because they would
chat with them. and bring back TO them wish
10 live. - - -. ,A,.
There IL no ore IN the hospital now whom TINS
cerrronv can harm. they are all really Sick. ana
moi suffering from depression. " =
General Skaters condition Is unchanged lie IS
stu IN active command from MS bed In me cIun-
house T 80 nurses duty and the phys
ss..as talnk he VIII " AROUND III lie" days