The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-09-10
|GEN. SHAFTER At MONTAUK.
COMMANDER OF CUBAN INVASION
ARRIVES on MEXICO.
came SOONER THAN EXPECTED.
Wheeler Had Escort Ordered Out, But
the Program Miscarried-The
General Talks.

The transport Mexico, with General
3hafter on board, was sighted off
fontauk Point at GAO a. m. Thurs
lay and one hour later dropped anchor
p Fort Pond bay.
The City of Mexico had on board
,esides General Shafter the members
y his staff.
As soon as General Wheeler was
>otified Of General Skaters arrival he
|Fdered salute OF fifteen guns to be
red and troops NJ, E, G, II and X. Of
be Second regular cavalry, were de-
siled to escort General Shafter into
imp when he should land.
h General Shafter and his staff were
Anded from the City of Mexico short
before o'clock at the floating dock
pme distance from the quarantine
Ter. The coming ashore Of the COM
lander and his staff was unexpected.
eneral Wheeler had the cavairy
pcort drawn up at the quarantine pier
I'D the guns waiting to salute Gen.
raj Shafter. He was not aware that
eheral Shafter was on shore until
General Shafter and his staff had been
tiven to the detention hospital in
nrriages. General Wheeler was q
ttle put ont when he learned that
eneral Skater had landed. General
batter appeared in good health when
D came ashore. On the City Of Mexi-
besides the general and his staff,
me one company OF the First regu.
infantry.
IL was difficult 70 get near General
hafter at the detention camp, but the
mmander Of the Santiago campaign
mt word to the correspondents that
10 was glad to be on American soil
zee more, but was sorry to learn that
n many of his men had died and were
NJ sick at Montauk. He said, how.
III, that had the troops remained In
ntiago they would have Jared much
4orse.
Likes Camp wikon.
"a General Shafter is now, strictly
peaking, by reason Of rank, in com.
and OF Camp Wikoff, but he will not
1sume the reins OF control until his
rm in the detention camp is finished.
D an interview Thursday afternoon
eneral Shafter said:
81 enjoyed the trip north on the
exico greatly, but more on account
the ship being a prize. From q
sual observation like Camp Wikoff.
seems just such place as 1 should
we selected. I will soon acquaint
yself thoroughly with all the details
the camp,
''I knew nothing Of the Miles. Alger
>ntroversy until was shown news
bpers on my arrival here. ] will not
|scuss that. I ON unfamiliar with
|e phases Of the case, nor will I en-
the controversy at any time. Sec.
tary Alger and General Miles can
he care Of themselves and so can I.
''The Red Cross and other nurses
n good work at Santiago, but the
bnt is hardly the place for women.
here was never any real scarcity Of
od in Cuba, but that there were no
hnsportation facilities TO get supplies
the front, other than pack trains.
be army and sick in hospital down
ere Jared rs well as possible in such
Ultimate.
When told that II had been denied
at there was yellow fever In the
IMP at Santiago General Shafter said
was nonsense, as there was yellow
yer there and the doctors in Santiago
DO knew it like book, said IL was
How fever and nothing else. Santi-
20 was on the mend, the general said,
ID the sanitary measures taken BY
10 Americans were having good
|ect.
When asked il Il would not be al.
|ost as we'll TO allow the men now sick
Santiago TO fully recover in Cuba
bw that the wet season is almost over,
said the best place for every man
ho could get there was home, and
bat while the wet season was nearly
yer, Cuba was not Q good country
y sick men.