New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30
At MONTAUK'S CAMP.
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- FOR that, and they had 10 he conen' WIN 'ne
SUI" When that was over they hrok" col
cheVi" - and rode back to their regiment al
yin" ,cnaro were a few other troops TO arrive
cam hut they came by rail from Florida. and
W-u''' have 70 so into the detention camp.
dl' .,.re detachments from the 23d and 4th
I"' ctas-s Infantry. and they got here on
Ih''' rn,rning train. There We're about two
at "a IN al and were in command of Colonel
Coates
.xcrR DEATH LIST THAN USUAL.
,..,, lis, a. the hospitals was longer than
'", aav. Fifteen are reported in all Those
uS'~, , 3, the general hospital were William
dy"S .i,atc. Battery +. I'd Artillery. malaria;
hl, .,,, ponovan, private BATTERY F, ID Ar
t'V' malaria, Frederick Miller. private. Com
u"''', DIST Regular Infantry. dysentery Ed
pan, uale. p~Na-e. Company E. Sth Regular
.,rv dystrteIy; Philip RouX sergeant
n" A Sih Regular Infantry, pernicious
1,a-,a. Walter Hickey. private. Company F.
., massachusetts, pernciOus malaria; Martin J.
.ro, r. no company given. 9TH Regular In
.,,. diagnosis unroported; Joseph T. Gran
- nrivate. Company p. 9th Regular In
..,,r,, overdose Of Inorphia; kunte Ringstadt
~ oor,nanv or regiment reported. typhoid fever
r-,rk Gazo. private Company q, 18th Regular
Inf,n,ry pe~nicious malaria. and Charles Evans.
-,.o,e company F. Ssh Michigan. diagnosis
not given
rho daath Of Granningcr from an overdose Of
,,ornhia was from self-admnistra;ion Of the
arne He bad had an attack Of cramps. and
,or,o one told him morphine was good for the
orn,ant H lid not know how 10 take the
..orrbino and consequently took overdose
"a one knew where he got the drug. for none
4. the surgeons or nurses have given any out
Tho deaths in the detention hospital to-day
,.ers those Of John Cavanagh. Company L. list
xAv-york: Peter Campbell Company L. I'D
Massachusetts,. Edward Phster. Company r.
lis, New-York. and an unknown man who
was brought into the hospital unconscious. with
M records 10 show who he vas. He died with
on, regaining consciousness
Tuo of the deaths reported in the isolated hos
ri,al Yesterday We're said. unoffcally 10 have
followed moon a coTee-coored vomt. the last
stage Of yellow fever. but the isolated tents are
en- shut off from the res, of tho camp that Il was
,nnossjh- To get official information regarding
the deaths.
The tents are strictly guarded. and none OF
the doctors and nurses IN tho detention nos
ni,al are allowed within the lines. Neither are
the doctors and nurses n the isolated tents
nermit,ed 10 come without The guard lines Com
municaion is completely shut off. Major Ell
her, who is in charge Of the detention hospital.
said to-day that Surgeon Booth. the yellow fever
evnert had Informed him that there was no
yellow fever in the camp. hut he himself was
unprepared to say whether there was or not
Chaplain c. II Sage. Of the 33d Michigan. said
when he first reached the detention hospital
that it was in pretty had shape with few nurses
for tho sick He wanted 10 send detail 81 his
own men to care for the sick in his regiment.
He was not permitted to do So then. but has
been to-day The conditions Of the hospitals he
said. had greatly improved since he had been
there.
In the general hospital things are steadily i'm
rroying Major Ira c. Brown is rapidly getting
things systematiZcd He has issued instruc-
lions to all surgeons and ambulance drivers. II
they hear Of any serious cases Of Illness, 20 60
a. once for them and bring them to the hospital.
The accommodations have been greatly extend
q So fau. DAYS. and although
there are 1910 patients in the various wards
tonight Major Brown says ne has room for $50
more.
In The regimental hospitals the condition Of
affairs has not been good. bat IT has been
mostly the surgeons own fault. General Whee-
Ter called a conference Of them yesterday. and
inquired into the lack Of medical supplies he
heard had existed in these hospitals. He asked
Colonel FOrwO)d. chief surgeon Of the camp II
he did not have sufficient supply. and he
stated he had but surgeons in sending requisi-
tons neglected 70 send transportation for them.
TIE surgeons We're instructed 70 send the trans
portation along with tho acquisitions.