New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-29
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MORE ARRIVALS REPORTED-THE OBJ.
DAM ONE OF THOSE SIGHTED-MEN
OF THE SEVENTY FIRST PRE-
PAIRING TO COME HOME.
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Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point. n. Y. Aug %
Days come and go at Camp Wikoff with
little change and Sundays are only marked
by the higher price in newspapers and the
closing Of the postoffice. In few OF the camps
and in the Young Mems Christian Association
tents church services were he'd to-day, but the
Army wagons came and went all day with loads
OF lumber and supplies, and most of the
penters put in full time. for there is plenty Of
work TO be done to keep the growth Of the camp
and hospitals up to the arrivals of the troops.
But 1t is being done pretty well. With all
the sick who were out in the bay transports
there IS still room for forty-lve more patients
in the general hospital tonight. and the work
OF increasing the accommodations is being hur-
ried rapidly forward. for the Obdam was sighted
early in the afternoon and another transport
was reported few hours later.
In the camp Of the list New-York there has
been plenty Of busting to-day to get away for
tho homeward trip to- morrow morning Blan-
kets and luggage packed rifles and
muntion were turned over by men who felt too
weak to make the march up Broadway, and a
general air OF rejoicing pervaded the entire
camp.
The Assistant Paymaster-General got around
ir the course Of the day also. and paid the regi-
ment the two months wages due them for fight
Ing Spanards. But in spite OF the fact that
the thought of being In New-York will stmu-
late many Of the weak men. and give them
strength enough TO march up Broadway It will
not be the list that marched so proudly from
Camp Black. Many Of those who have lived
TO get back North again are home on furlough
and many who still in Camp Wjkof will ne
too weak to endure the fatigue OF the march,
and only about three hundred or four hundred
out Of the ] ,O40 who marched away will be In
the columns.
SOLDIERS WON'T TAKE CABLE-CARs
General f. A. McAlpin. formerly colonel OF
the regiment. called on Colonel Downs to see
II the men could not be taken up from the Bat.
terry In cabe-cars but Colonel Downs said the
spirit OF the men would revolt at that and that
all who could wanted 10 make the march Some
OF those on furough had come back in order to
be with the regiment when T. returned to the
city. But no one who not physically able
10 march. Colonel Downs said, would be asked
TO do so. The regiment Will carry It's rifles and
empty cartridge-belts but M haversacks or
canteens. There have been few visitors to the
camp to-day. probably because the regiment
going home so soon.
With the departure OF the 81 Massachusetts,
and the fist New-York other regiments are
anxious 10 get away to their homes or Army
posts. and all OF them would be better OF II
they could GO. In so large a camp as this the
transportation Of supplies from the station to
the various regimental camps is no small un-
dertakng. and although the Commissary De-
partment Is now issuing evaporated ard canned
fruits, rice. oatmeal lemons. oranges, pickles,
han, In a.lA . fha
tions. the regiments feel that they could care
for themselves better at home.
An Army officer said to-day that his men
have no complaint 10 make about anything here.
They would be ready to shoulder a gun and
start anywhere they were sent any time but
he thought IL he could get them home 10 their
barracks he would have them in good con-
dition to fight sooner then he could get them IN
that condition here. That seems 10 be the gen.
eral opinion. and the probabilities that
few weeks will witness a general exodus from
Camp Wikoff. The nights are already begin
ring to be a little cool. and by September they
will be cold on this end OF the island. and that
will probably hasten the departure OF the vari-
Gus regiments
SUI IDE IN THE CAMP
There was a case of suicide in camp this morn
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LIST United States Volunteer Cavalry. shot him
self with an Army revolver Devol was physi-
cian and had been living for several years in San
Antonio Tex where he Joined the regiment. His
folks live in Michigan. He had been left behind
In Tampa with a detail from his troop 10 look
after the horses and came North with the other
Rough Riders when they were ordered 10 Mon
tauk He was said TO have been add ctei 10 the use
of morphine. and. when he reached Jersey City.
with the detail OF his troop. he disappeared. ana
was not seen for fourteen days. Where he went
no one knows. but at the end OF the two weeks
he turned up here. and was put in the guard
house and charge OF desertion preferred against
him. This was his fourth day In detention In
the early morning the guard in charge OF hifa
had an attack Of cramps. He laid down MS car
bIne took off his belt. in which was his reVoi-
yer and some ammunition, and stretched
out on the ground, his back turned toward
the tent with the belt and revolver De-
hind him The tent flaps the guard had tied
having Just handed In the prisoners breakfast
II is supposed Devo looking out OF the tent 50"
the revolver and drew II in. shot rev MINI
utes later brought the guard 10 his feet' no
iumped 10 the tent. and looking IN, saw Devon
living on the ground. He called Immediately ior
q musician and Assistant Surgeon Church
came hurrying. But the iheuiCa' ma" ""'
NAT NODDED Devol was dead. He had placed
the n,uzzle OF the pistol in his mouth ana
fired inward The bullet passed up through tho
roof Of his mouth and came out Of the back OF
his head What prompted him to do the deed
,an only be conjectured. 1t was thought no
might have exhausted his supply Of morphine,
md that the craving drove him To suicide. The
,ody was taken 10 the Morgue, where It will be-
,eld and his friends informed. Devol was about
hrty-nye years old
MOTHER FINDS HER son DEAD
There were eight deaths reported in the de-
ention and general hospitals day. Those In
he detention hospital We're a. u. Kimbail. Com
,any II. ID Massachusetts; Sergeant Newton
Ferree Company X. 1st District of Columbia.