The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-23
roluyrEERs FROM MANILA.
Arrangements for Their Comfort on tho
Voyage Home and After Their Arrival.

arrangement for Their Comfort on the
Voyage Home and After Their Arrival
WAsHrNGToS. May Primal arrangements
are being mndo by direction OF Secretary Alger
for the homecoming OF tho volunteer troops
now in the Philippines. II is proposed to give
them every comfort possible. both on the voy-
age from Manila and after their arrival In this
country. With this object in view. Secretary
Alger recently had a conference with Quarter
master. General Luddington. Surgeon General
Sternberg and Commissary-Gensral Weston.
Gen. Luddington reported that his department
would provide everything needed in the way OF
transportation and equipment. Gen. weston
said that the commissary depots are well sup
piled with food for sick and convalescents. and
Gen. Sternoerg explained what would be done
by the Medical Department.
Reports from Gen. Otis indicate that there
will be nearly $500 sick to leave the islands.
1t is very probable that many Of these men will
be convalescent before arrival at San Fran
cisco. As far as possible. the hospital ships
will be used to bring home the more seriously
i'll and badly wounded. The Relief Is now at
Manila and fully prepared to bring home about
$50 patients. and the Missouri. now fitting out
at New York. will sail for Manila shortly.
Nearly oil the troops will be brought to San
Francisco. and Secretary Alger has directed
Gen. Shafter at that place to fully prepare for
their reception. This order was issued to-day.
1t is signed by Col. Carter, Assistant Adjutant-
General:
Tho Secretary OF War directs that you es-
tablish a model camp at the Presidio. to ac-
commodate about 1000 volunteers from
Manila. pending their muster out. Make
ample provision for water supply and sanitary
features. to the, end that the camp may be
furnished Il You think advisable. Returning
troops will leave their tents at Manila. but VIII
bring nn r;d field 1s ranse @, np }ir G9sbi nsc Sstd'ts' ts Dsp9t
1t has not yet been determined to have oil
the the t re 91apf; n MUSTERED iSan, % opt %so Ht san sa rrsnelsc92il lot IL
has received a number OF requests from Gov
ernors Of States asking that the regiments he
but 1t Is not certain that this will be done.
Gen. Otis has been asked to ascertain the
governed accordingly. 1t, is considered to the
Advantage Of the men to hs mustered yni,; r" ont az
to tho amount OF his transportation from
that place ITO to his MS. bone no ,e sat At l sps tu two OF The
Ereposed to : send The oregon n'1 volunteer to
Vancouver BARRACKS and the Washington regi-
p pePar tn sesi has p MSshdi ie tsn 3 ! snd Goth
ing for troops going to those places and every
eomf9rt vii VII be given them q, -. ui,, os.,,,,.,
acamp. which It Is the Intention q the War
Department shall exceed Camp ,wikoff in its
tion at the Preside n general hospital. which
will accommodate about five hundred patients,
f nlsut s .odie GirSrd. Tho ss was Shie f' sa as = q
the Second Arm Corps. TO take entire charge
of it and put everything In readiness for the
intendent Of the Army Nurse Corps. has
twenty-one nurses or hand for service in the
new hospital as soon as needed. and nearly one
hundred more nurses on "a reserved list to he
sent there should occasion arise.
The Commissarv Department will provide
delicacies for use on the transports and In the
camps at San Francisco. Forty cents a day
will be allowed each sick man. which can be
expended by the surgeons in anything that
might be desired; and surgeons will not be
limited in the stock to be drawn upon. Special
care will be taken to provide the best OF food
on the transports. 1t will be taken OF, board at
Manila and orders have been issued that there
All the transports to be used TO bring the
troops back to the United States are provided
with hunks. and there will be special accom-
modations for the sick. with more than the
usual number Of surgeons on board.