Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-12
THE COLD WAVE
Makes Soldiers at Camp WikoF
SILVER and Shake.
Maine Signal Corps Arrives on the Sa-
ratoga from Santiago
WikoM Soon TO Be Abandoned, Mcn-to Occupy
Regular Posts.

Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Sept.
1.-the fall Of 10 degrees in the tenn
perature which was predicted by the
signal service came, last night, and
before midnight the whole came was
shivering. The cold wave was accom-
panied by a high wind and for several
hours during the night there seemed
to be some danger that many of the
tents would he blown down but they
withstood the storm which moderated
towards morning.
Up to noon, today, there was not
much sunshine. and the raw air was
felt keenly by the soldiers, who have
spent several months in the tropics.
However, bright sunshine prevailed all
the afternoon and gentle breze blew
from the sea.
The first three trains that arrived,
this morning. brought a large number
of Sunday visitors from New York,
who spent several hours inspecting the
camp.
The transport Saratoga arrived from
Santiago. this morning with about 60
members of the Signal Corps in COM
mand of Lieut.. Col. Frank Green.
Half of them were volunteers from
Maine, under Capt. G.. c. Butler, and
the others were regulars under Lieut..
G. C. Burnell.
The Saratoga also brought 20 negro
laborers who Were sent to Santiago
several months ago to act as team
sters, drivers. stevedores, etc. Two of
the negroes died OF malarial fever on
the voyage.
Twelve men We're sick when the
steamer reached here and were taken
to the detention hospital. None of the
cases are considered serious. The
members of the Signal Corps aboard
were taken to the detention camp,
but the negroes were not permitted to
land here.
hC oaiH toSd WIiA pt luihlSdtSu Will
then go to New York, where the negroes
will land.
Col Roosevelt expects to have his regi-
ment of Rough Riders mustered out,
Thursday, and the men will then leave
camp and go to their homes.
The officers and men of the regiment
are preparing to present Col. Roosevelt
with a testimonial of their regard. in the
form of small bronze statue designed by
Frederick Remington, the artist 1t is
called the "Broncho Buster and repre-
cents cowboy on the back of bucking
mustang. The testimonial will cost $3.50
ard it is the intention to have every Off
GER and man in the regiment subscribe
something to its purchase.
The general belief in Camp Wikoff, to-
day. is that great changes will be seen
here before the present week is over. Re-
ports are freely circulating that Gen.
Miles had assumed the active direction of
the affairs of the camp and that he in
tends to have adj regular troops removed
from here as soon as possible and sent to
regular army posts, where they can live
in regular army barracks and be more
comfortable in every way than they can
be living in tents on the eastern end of
Long Island, for when the weather be-
comes more cold than it is now the troops
will undoubtedly suffer here.
Gen. Bates. who is now in command of
Camp Wikoff. admitted, toaay. that new
orders had BEEN received from Washing
ton In regard to the disposition of the
soldiers here. and the general understand
ing is that they wild all be moved away as
rapidly as possible.