The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-07
MASTERING OUT
ofTroops-All of Them arc Expected
to Return Before Mny1


TO Return Before May1.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 6.-All
the troops which are to return to the
United States for muster out are ex-
pected to return before May /. About
$4,000 returned In March, and It is ex-
pected that $4,000 more will arrive dur
Ing the present month. Every precau-
ton is being taken by the war depart
ment and the marine hospital service to
prevent the Introduction Of Infection
from these troops. Up to April ! the
regulations Of the treasury department
required the disinfect!on OF the baggage
OF the troops and over 1000 tons of bag
gage were disinfected during March.
Since April l. In addition 10 the dIsln-
lection OF baggage, the detention Of all
troops for examination has been de-
manded by the marine hospital. The
period Of detention Is from three to elk
days. To provide for the camping Of
the troops during the period OF detcn-
t'on. the cooperation OF the quarter
master-general, the surgeon-general
and the marine hospital service and
General Brooke In Havana was reces-
sary and thorough understanding has
been reached by these officers as to the
course to be pursued. Not every quar-
antine station has facilities for accom-
modating regiment or more OF troops.
Those that have been and are now be-
Ing actually used for this purpose are
the United States stations at Dry Tor
tugas, Black Boards station, off the
coast OF Georgia, and Egmont Key sta
ton. near the Florida state quarantine
station at Mullet key. The troops when
disemparked are required to pitch their
tents. This summing and airing OF the
tents Is considered sufficient, but Il the
tents are not pitched they are disinfect-
ed. Orders have been Issued to General
Brooke not TO permit any bedding or
mattresses to come with the troops.
The baggage of men and officers Is dis
infected under the direct supervision OF
marine hospital officers at each port. AS
! further measure Of cooperation Gen.
eral Brooke Is required to notify the
war department In advance OF the pro.
posed sailing OF each ship and Its des-
tination Is determined here after con-
sultat!on with the eurgeon- general who
decides TO which quarantine station II
shall 80. This will effectually prevent
confusion and over-crowdingl
Most of the troops thus far have been
landed at Savannah, where the joint
work of disinfectinE and managing the
troops Is performed by the marine hos
pitai surgeons and Colonel Batftnger OF
the quaTtermaster's department. The
latter has done especially effective work.
To-day he reported that Daufusk! Is
land, six miles from Savannah. afford
ed exceptional advantages for deten-
ton camps. 1t Is capable OF accomfno-
dating six regiments at time. The
surgeon-General has approved the rec
omnendation for the use OF this island,
and 1t Is likely that large proportion o.
the troops Will land there. Some OF the
troops. especially those from Santiago
and the south side generally, will go
probably direct to northern ports. Sew
eral efforts have been made to evade
the vigorous quarantine regulations by
officers and others, but invariably with
out SUCCESS. In the case OF q colonel
foroibly took his baggage from the ship
and sailed for Tampa. The facts were
communicated to the authorities here
Immediately and upon the officers arrI-
val at Tampa he was met with orders
from the war department to return with
HIS baggage 20 the quarantine authorit-
les.
iHu iHuSleiiib Jul Ol tNc troops VIII
in manv cases take place In the deten-
ton camps in order to prevent delay.
The yellow fever situation In Cuba is
| eald 10 be very much better than It
usually Is at this time OF the year. There
are few cases at various points which
is to be expected. as Cuba Is never en-
tlrely free from sporadic cases, but At
no point Is there as yet anything ap-
preaching an epidemic.