The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-04
NkOFF'S DEATH RAIE
Increasing During the Hot
Weather of Late.
SICK MEN FROM MEADE
Brought to Philadelphia
Hospital Notes.

New York, Sept. s.-The Rot weather IS
| increasing the death rate among the sick
| soldiers il the hospitals at Camp Wikof,
10 al alarming degree, besides proscrat-
ing many men WI oheretofore have not
been on tee sick list There were eigh-
teen deaths yesterday and more nave
occurred since midnight last night
President Mckinley was shocked OF
learning Of the terrible sureriugs Of the
Michigan troops from the heat while en-
route from the camp 70 Long Island
City yesterday by rail. The president
urged that something De done TO supply
the troops leaving camp with plenty Of
ice and wholesome rations, so that their
discomfort while travelling in ire cars
viii be as light as possible.
The doctor reports there were L0S1 pa
tents in the general hospital today. Dur
ing the past a hours. 100 convaIescent
men have received furloughs.
The deaths IN the general hospital an
nonuced today were:
Leonard Myers, company H. Second in
fan,ry. typhoid fsver; Charles Burr. COM
,
Samuel Cook, company 3, Ninth infantry.
ualariaI fever; Sergeant Herbert L JeI-
lum, band. Fourth infantry. malariaI
fever and dysentery; Sergeant Thomas
Ferguson, company B. Third cavalry.
heart failure; Michael Barlow. company
A Twentieth infantry, dysenJery; August
Lehs, band, Third infantry, malariaI
fever; an unknown soldier
There were 315 men in detention hoepl-
tai
Three hundred and fifty convalescents
from the City Of Berkshire were landed
today and are now in the hospitals
The United States fish commission boat
Grampus arrived today. bringing 1000
pounds of fresh fish for the hospitals
Water is still scarce IN the camp, ana
as q result there is much suffering.
THREE GOVERNORS VIEWS.
Washington, Sept. 3.-Three governors
Of states had each a conference with Ad-
jutant General Corbin today. All Of them
discussed with the general the conditions
OF the troops from their sattes in the
various camps Of mobilization and made
recommendations as 10 the mastering out
OF certain regiments.
Governor Frank 5. Black OF New York
talked with General Corbin about MS
visit to the camps in the south. from
which he returned last night. He assured
General Corbin that the health conditions
OF the troops IN the camps were not so
bad as they had been pictured by some
newspa pers and recommended that the
Third Ninth and Fourteenth New York
regiments be relieved from duty.
Governor VOORHEES, of New Jersey, had
a further conference with General Cor
bin concerning the mastering out OF the
regiments Of his state.
Governor Schofeld Of Wisconsin, dis
cussed the health conditions Of the Wis
cousin troops in the various camps
agents he made an Investigation
Of the conditions Of the camps and was
satisfied that they were not 50 serious
as had been represented. He left for
Jacksonville. Fla. personally 70 superin-
tend The transportation Of the sick OF
the First Wisconsin 20 their homes.
HOSPITAL TRAIN FROM MEADE.
Philadelphia Sept. 3.-The University II
Pennsylvania hospital train. which start
ed for Camp Meade. Pa. last night re-
turned this morning with forty sick sol
diers. They are members Of the New
York Rhode Island. Massachusetts. Mich
tgan Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee.
Illinois. OHIO and Missouri regiments
Nearly all were suffering from typhoid
or ualariaI fever. None s seriously ILL.,
The following is & list OF the western SOL
der patients. all OF whom are now at the
University hospital:
One hundred and ffty-ninth Indiana
Marion Yelton. company L. Vim
cen1es. Ind: Harry H0ughlan. company
". Evansville. Ind: Edward Bitter COM
qany VI. Evansville, Ind; Hugh Whitney.
X. Princeton. Ind; James r
Hill. company Z Green Castle, Ind; John
L South. company 7 Gosporr, Ind.
Second West Virginia-AIpha Wucoxon.
B, Debby, ". Va; Asa Riley.
company Il. Tunnelton. ". Va; E G
Tierrey. company F. Evergreen. Il. Va;
Davis 5. King, company x, Hinton. ".
Va
Twenty-second Kansas-Dudley Chap
man. company L, Atchisoa. Kan; G. P.
TruItt. company {. Emporia. Kan.
Second Telnessee-John : Harris. COM
pany Z Memphis. ". 3. Robinson. must
clan. Canton. 5 D; eager Buliias, COM
pany 2. Moltezuu1a, Team
Seventh uIiHo-s-Pstrick Fsherty. chi
caso: Daniel Mcdonnell, company Il, Chi I
c4go.
Ninth Ohio-Thomas Williams, company
{. Columbus
Tenth Otio-J0seph A satt,en company +
X. Cleveland.
ThI-cy-th.r5 Michizan-Geo7ss L Ma
tas3n. company I. Detroit
Fourth Missouri-Ro1srr H Miller. Chill
.icochs-
Second Division hosqitzi-E. :. Bad
ridge. Terra Hz1re. Ind
STILL ANOTHER FROM MEADE
The third hospital train sent from this .
city under the auspices q the N=d.co- /
Chs-urgiczI hospital arrived from camp
Mead. Pa. with more -1a1 20 Sex SOL /
tiers on board this morning Most o. the
rea are suffering from cy11cli fave-. a. {
though quite q NUMBER ara down With
ard other tevs-s. None # -hs
patients are believed 20 b. dangerously IL .
over 50 sick soldiers are 17v Being cared (
,o- az the Ns5ic>-Ca.-u-- hospital +
Among the patients received today were
e following
Third Missouri L Pounds. company +
[. = Louis, William vs,,s. company A. +
1rsans. T1t. Herman C.. F-es--ay. ccn- +
'a-y I. Cresc-a- la. r Il 3Iuz-zrz7uzh. I
2. Kansas Ci-v, Charles N3eh- r
company L Kansas C--v. W.-izD Il Mao
Neai. company. L. Kansas C.-y; ". 4 +
Sargent. cozpazy {. Crsa--es- No
Fourth H.sseu-.-Es--ne- Goven. company 4
D. Rythe6zle. AZ. Anton Rsatle-. con- !