Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-03
HOSPITAL SHIP RELIEF REACHED
SAN FRANCISCO YESTERDAY.
BORE THIRTY-F0UR KANSANS
HEALTH OF ALL GREATLY M
PROVED DURING VOYAGE.
Royal Greeting Extended the Return
ing Soldiers by Citizens of San
Francisco-Sick Transferred
to Hospitals - Only
Three Deaths.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2.-Early
this morning the United States hos
pital ship Relief dropped anchor in San
Francisco harbor. On board were $50
wounded and disabled soldiers, among
whom were thrty-four Kansans. At day
break the government quarantine officers
with a number of newspaper men, went
out to greet the returning soldiers in
government tug. A clean bill of health
was reported. Many tugs and private
launches also came alongside the hospital
ship and merry greetings were exchanged.
Fruit in abundance was sent over the
ships side and soon the invalids were
munching California's chief product and
showing great qualification in the process.
Without single exception those who
survived the ocean voyage are much i'm
proved in health.
| Three deaths occurred during the trip
| They are: James Mellen, of the Iowa reg
| iment. who died June 30. of injuries re-
ceived in battle; Girls Klaus. private of
| Company II. Wyoming. who died at Yoko-
hama on July I, of malaria, and Frank A.
| Duval, who was shot in the right leg and
contracted meningitis.
| In the afternoon the weaker invalids were
| removed 10 the new post hospital at the
! Presidio
| aboard the Relief, with description of
| their wounds or sickness when they reach
ed port:
Captain William ]. Watson, Company E,
| bullet wound through the lungs and ball
lodged near the heart; apparently well.
Captain Adna G. Clarke, Company H,
bullet wound in right shoulder, right arm
| useless; convalescent.
Lieutenant C. H. Ball, Company E, right
jaw fractured by bullet; well.
| Company A-Jerry c. Springstead, dysen-
terry, improving; Harry Wagner, heat ex-
haustion, improving; Charles H. Reasoner,
dysentery, convalescent; Butler j. Haskins,
| chronic gastritis, improving.
| Company B-Marion j. Powell, chronic
rheumatism; improving.
| Company C-Edward R. Mcclure, rheu-
| matism and dysentery; convalscent. Will
| lam b. Sprague, dysentery; improving.
William w. Taylor, dysentery; improving.
| Corporal Frank ]. Sample, bullet wound in
the head; convalescent James T. Pinzon,
acute diarrhea; improving. William E.
Landenshloger, hemorrhage, external; i'm
proving. Sergeant Joseph F. Dresser, acute
gastritis; improving.
| Company D-James E. Ganstein, dysen-
terry; improving. Wallace E. George, dys-
entery; slightly improved.
Company E-Arthur Hollingshead, bullet
wound in left hip; nearly healed, but badly
SCARED.
Company F-William McDougall, bullet
wound in left shoulder; nearly healed.
Company Hilary E. Watkins, dysen-
terry; we'll Austin r. Mills, dysentery
well. Campbell Scott, asthma; nearly well
Company John E. Balton, sub-acute
gastritis; improving. Ernest Jordan, dys.
entery; well. William 7. McGrew, bulle,
wound in right shoulder; convalescent
jackson A. Shively, chronic dysentery; con.
valescent. William Tun. bullet wound ir
right leg: walks with a limp and must un.
dergo operation.
Company K-Andrew Dalton. acute mus.
cular rheumatism; convalescent. Walter
A. Hubbard, bullet wound in right foot
walks with a cane Haven H. Graham
chronic dysentery; very thin, but improv.
, ing; still on liquid diet.
Company L-James w. Wilson, acute dys
entery: improving.
Company M-John F. Quick. chronic dys
entery: improved, but far from well. Cor
poral Albert Dooley, bullet wound in lef
/ thigh; healed; health considerably shat
| tered.