The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
LANDING PATRIOT DEAD.
Less TEAM 4 THIRD or THE CROOKS
COFFINS REMOrED.

The Bodies of the seventy-hrst's Men
May Not Re Landed To-Morrow-A Train
Waiting to Garry Those That Are tn
BE Buried in the Cemetery mt Arlington.
The United States transport Crook. with the
bodies of'S2 American soldiers who were
either killed in action or died OF disease in
Cuba. was docked at the foot Of Pacific street.
BROOKLYN. Yesterday morning. During the
day l7h bodies were brought ashore. or
these. two were m bers OF the Sevsnty-frst
Regiment Of this city who were killed in the
charge up San Juan Hill. One was the BODY Of
Ouartermaster. Sergeant +. f.. Alden OF Com
pany l. and the other the body OF Private
Joseph ]. Black of Company +. There are
twelve other bodies Of Seventy. first Regiment
mon on the Crook. and it may be several days
before the last otthem is reached. The mem
bers OF the gin had planned t. escort
their dead to the armory tomorrow. but Cant.
Jonathan N. Patten OF the Quartermasters
Department. who is experimenting the re-
moval OF the bodies from the transport. said
yesterday afternoon that it was doubtful II all
the bodies OF Seventy-irst Regiment men on
the Crook could be got out by tomorrow. The
members OF the regiment and of the Nete-
rams Association who are unable TO get 10 the
armory on time have been notified to assem-
bic at the Battery at . O'Clock tomorrow after
noon.
Company ] OF the Thirteenth Infantry. sta
toned at Governors Island. was on the pier.
under command OF Can't. Buck. when the Crook
came alongside. From 8 o'clock. until noon
theboldiers saluted each,body as IT was brought
ashore. After noon they.weut back to Gov
ernors Island. and thereafter there were no
ceremonies Of any kind attending the landing
The first body brought ashore was thar Of
William Anthony. a civilian. who died In SAN
tiago on Oct. ~. The body was not con-
the iier to cT i'm It. 40 it was put aside and will
be sent TO Washington with the regulars and
buried in AtIipst2n Cemetery Tho eecond
pany E. Fifth tinted states Infantry; the
third that OF George Brisco. a civilian. and the
the body OF CORPORAL Henry scheid Of ON
BROUGHT ashore YESTERDAY. This &C fin is to he
opened A body was, brought here from Cuba
lives. Il Is Believed that the ~ un ttItaf Who sia
was sent TO. Cuha otter Scheid's body made a
n nii kaasp a9 t5, sFS seseIs back %,. ' hiii s5o PS body , ty,,! !,
wound In the abdomen. and an examination is
to be made Of yhe body: marked with Scheid's
bottle Suspended by a string from the neck i OF
the, body on the Crook bore Scheid's name.
" %,h ,Sn Isayes ii'''e doubt that ills the corpse
The t9iy Of former Policemen Henry H.
r Hiaasra and WINS Who was ws f, 4 p at san j 2i 5h Is 6 59p ibs
TRANSPORT There was a delegation Of police
men on hand TO receive the body. but they
went ~awav.when.they learned that II would.not
be taken of yesterday. They will go to the
pier again to-day.
About $50 bodies-are to be taken 70 Wash
ington for interment in Arlington Cemetery.
A scecial train was TO have left with the bodies
last niRht. but II did not start. as less than
twenty-five OF the bodies which are to go on 1t
had been, brought ashore when the workmen
left the. pier last night. This train probably
will not get away before Tomorrow or SUNDAY.
Mrs. Ewers. wife Of Brig Gen. Ezra p.
ETers. Who came here on The Crook. was land
ed in q liter yesterday and taken TO the Park
Avenue Hotel. She Is quite III and will be
is, strong enough. Lieut. Robinson OF Ohio.
who, wont 70 Cuba to see that the bodies OF
aeal memhers of the Ohio Rime which
returned on the Crook. was taken to the Long
Island College Hospital in Brooklyn yesterday.
He has typhoid fever.