New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
ARRIVAL OF SICK SOLDIERS.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE
MEN BROUGHT TO CITY HOSPITALS.

been selected 10 hear the burden Of the work or
bringing to this city from Camp Wikof such III
and wounded soldiers are able to stand the
Journey, left Montauk Point at $50 o'clock
Wednesday evening. and arrived at the pier at
the foot % Pike-st., in the. East River early
yesterday morning She brought 2I1 sick and
wounded soldiers. for whose health II was
thought better that they should come 10 New
York hospitals 60 to their homes for treat
ment The Shnnecock brought the largest num-
Der Of incapacifated soldiers that has reached
this city at any time since the war began.
Major W. G. Borden. brigade surgeon. was In
charge Of the soldiers on the ambulance ship
and he said that out NJ the entire FL men,
about twenty five were III that II moro
than doubtful II they recovered. The rest. he
thought. would do we'll in time. and a large
number Of them rapidly convaescng.
Included in Dr. Borden's corps Of assistants
were Drs Jackson. Clayton and Usher five fe
male nurses, seven hospital stewards and TWEEN
ty-four members Of the hospital corps. Major
u. NJ Appel. who is In charge ~ all sick and
wounded soldiers In the hospitals Of the city.
met the Shinnecock AT the Pike-st pier. and al
once went aboard to arrange with DR.. Borden
for the removal Of the soldiers to the different
hospitals. Or Borden told him that about
twenty out OF the number were we'll enough to
receive furloughs and sent home ~ complete
their recoveres The Shnnecock. he said. had
received orders from the War Department as
signing her to her new duty Wednesday
morning and he had at once proceeded to pro-
vision and supply the ship accordingly. Most
OF his patients. he added. aside from the wound
cd were suffering for the most part from ~
phoid and malarial fever.
Before Major Appel had been on the SHINE
cock long amhulances from the Hudson street
Hospital arrived and stood in readiness to re
ceive the sick soldiers.
POLICEMEN HELP THE ATTENDANTS
a big crowd soon gathered at the pier when 1t
became known that the survivors Of the Santl-
ago campaign were being landed. and there was
much suppressed pity visible on the faces OF
the throng for the men were far from being
pleasing sights Most OF them bore the marks
Of their hard campaigning In the form of bag
gard faces and shrunken forms. However,. thcy
were handled with every possible care ana
taken as speedily as possible 10 the various
hospitals where everything was done to relieve
their suNerings There was lack Of attend
ants 70 transfer tho men TO tho amhulances. ana
the policemen who were present In large mum
bers showed themselves extremely anxious IN
assist number ~ them took of their coats
and plunged into the work without any sugges-
ton that they should do so.
ono Of tho men brought on the Shinnecock
was Edward Miller. n private in n Massachu-
se,ts regiment He was demented, and gave
tho surgeons 90 much trouble that h. had Z" he
confined In a straitjacket As the men were
carried from the ship on stretchers som" or
their ahlcr comrades who were standing M the
shps raj bade them goodhy, which was IN
many cases responded 10 only ~ faint smile.
The sick and wounded were clad In large VA
rotv ~ hospital clothing. Some wore pa)ams
and some nightshrtS. while others we're NOT
fortunate enough ~ possess these lurnreH ana
were logged out in a miscellaneous outnt NJ
yarlerated IN color ns Joseph@ cont
Aner landing the men who were taken 70 IN"
Hudson street Hospital tho shinnecock steamed
10 tho Fifth-st. pier 10 put ashor" N" soldiers
who were going 70 g Franciss and 50 Marks
hospitals Hero another big throng assembled.
while on the recreation pier close hy crowd of
women and children gathered and ch""red IN"
mon as they were being borne ashore. Police
mon hero also assisted the hospital corps and
the ambulance surgeons in getting tho men into
tho amhuIances while others kept tho crowd
al respectful distance
MOTHERS TEARFUL GREETING
corporal IAnNl ~ lplF''Il' N'i'i""f - Wv
81. h.,,o.,s ga. onn ~ tho mon able 70
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walk down me gtsplhnN' Ms "'''"'' N"'
waiting for him. and when she saw her son.
..,,h - cr,. NJ toy she broke through tho police
lines and clasped him about tn neck In
hurSt "f '"hf1 " '"'''"S' ""' 49,,
mother and son were dflN'H h"dN u" ~ w"
,heir arms about each others necks. ST. Fran
ciss Uogptal took more men than any other
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Now YORK institution. Those "h" were sent
there for treatment were:
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