The morning news., 1899-03-30
ryDIAxnvs At QUARANTINE.
Regiment Arrived Yesterday on the
Transport Thomas.

The One Hundred and Sixueth Indiana
Regiment is at quarantine. The command
arrived about noon yesterday on the trans
port Thomas from Matanzas. 1t remained
on the vessel at night, while its baggage
was unloaded. Omcers and men will be
taken off this morning, undergo dlsinfeo-
tion and be brought up to the city TO go
into camp.
The regiment will visit Savannah for the
first time. When il left American soil for
Cuba its departure was made from
Charleston. The officers and men OF the
command number 1.0SO, discharges having
brought them down from the 1926 who
formed the regiment at one time. Fourteen
died, tweive from natural causes and the
other TWO accidentally or violently.
The Thomas left Matanzas Monday after
noon al 5:25 O'Clock. In some way the re-
port was sent out thai she had left the
latter part Of last week and there was
some uneasiness created regarding her
whereabouts. A report published in the
Morning News of Tuesday received from
the depot quartermaster Col. Bellinger in
dicated The error and The time when the
Thomas really left. At the time the press
dispatches indicated the vessel as having
left Matanzas she had just left Savannah
for that city.
The voyage was a pleasant one for the
Indianians. The vessel is large and af-
fords greater accommodat tions than were
necessary for the regiment so that there
vas no crowdins at all. Several sick men
We're left IN Cuba, but they are expected to
join their regiment later. The health of
the men who came on the Thomas is re-
ported as excellent
capt Ransom Allen. quartermaster of
the regiment, came up yesterday to see his
son, First Sergeant Stanley Allen of Com
pany F. who is sick with typhoid malaral
fever at the army hospital. lie found the
young man greatly improved. Capt Al
dsn had his clothing and effects disinfected
on the transport en- route. An apparatus
is on the vessel, and several ladies. wives
of the officers, also had their baggage dis
infected by its means.
capt Allen was seen last night at the
DE soto. He said the officers and men Of
the one Hundred and Sixtieth had a good
time at Matanzas, and that there will be
many OF them returning soon after they
are mustered out Of the service. He be-
heVes there is general desire to settle on
the island and take advantage of the on
portunites he thinks are excellent for
making money. The captain is enthus-
iastic in his admiration Of the country.
ana mis- advice 10 young men is to go and
reap the advantages that are offered
Matanzas is described by the officer in a
manner TO indicate that it is In many re-
spects superior 10 Havana The CITY IS nor
dirty. IL was but Brlgadier General San
ger has cleaned st beautifully. and there
has not been case of yellow fever there
during the season. The people were very
uncleanly in their habits until the arrival
of the Americans, when they were Obliged
to observe the rules of decency 10 a
greater extent, and it was no wonder The
troops found the city in such a condition.
Capt. Allen says Gen. Sanger deserves the
greatest praise for the manner in which
he has managed the sanitary arrange
ments Before he arrived the people were
dying by thousands, $4,000 of the recon-
centrados having died at Matanzas with
In eighteen months.
The One Hundred and Sxtieth was rails
ed In the northeastern part of Indiana
The regiment was mustered in on Nav 12
at indianapolis and from there went to
Chickamauga. The command expected to
go to Porto Rico. and was just ready to
take ship at Newport News when the pro
tocol was signed. From the seaport the
regiment was sent 10 Lexington, XIV.
where ii remained for some time It's
winter camp was at Columbus, from which
place it went to Charleston to take shin
for Matanzas.
Mai G. w Gunder is commander of the
regiment. He is accompanied on his re-
turn from Matanzas by Mrs Gunder.