Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03
WOUNDED
SOLDIERS.
Fifty-First Iowa Boys Now in
the Hospital at San
Francisco.
CAME ON THE RELIEF.
Several of the Heroes Are Seriously
Wounded, Among Them E. F.
Narver of Company D-Late
News From Manila.

San Francisco, Aug. 3.-G5y Associ-
ated Press The following are among
the sick and wounded soldiers, who
returned from Manila yesterday on
the hospital ship "Rclief":
Those of the Fifty-frst Iowa were:
Company A, Des Moines-J. L. Eall-
in, w. j. Merrill, Harry w. Price, VIM.
o. Schier, E. F. Tibbctts.
Company B, Villisca-H. H. Rohde.
Company ID, Knoxville +.
Narver.
Company E, Shenandoah R.
Parks.
Company f, oskaloosa-M. c. Hut
Crimson.
Company H, Des Moines-R. j. In
mis-, Chas. j. Kinney, A. L. Wharf.
Company X, Corning-C. E. Sheets,
C. NJ Gardner.
Company NJ, Red oak-Sergeant Ed
win Rose, Corporal VIM. Jeffries,
Chas. W. lee, Joseph I. Markey.
First South Dakota-C Corporal j. W..
Wilson and w. E. Hoover, Company A;
Martin johnson, Company B; F. H..
: Goebel, Company H; Corporal d. Mar
tindale, Wagner Jos. Waugh, Earl C..
Baker and Eugene Karr, Company G;
Homer A. Baker, Edwin T. Heald, Les
ter A. Lines and John Murphy, Compa-
ny d; Henry Anderson and G. C. Swat
ford. Company e; Arthur Z. Spawn,
Company G; w. R. Bartlett and r. r.
Strobel, Company h; Sergeant ii. J.
Schulz. Company II; Chas. Garfield
and j. ii. Stockmeyer, Company /;
Marion Bolsin and Fl. b. Lake, Compa-
my X; w. L. Walleck and w. f. Weller,
Company Z; j. j. Tompkins, Conpa-
my NJ.
s W. r. Bartlett, a private in Company
F, First South Dakota, died at sea July
as, of acute dysentery. The remains
were embalmed and brought to port.
Among the men brought back on
the Relief were several seriously
wounded. E. F. Narver, of Company
ID, Fifty-first Iowa, is paralyzed from
sthe waist down. He was shot at Ca
aumpit in the left shoulder, the bullet
passing through the left lung and
striking the spine.
Egidius I. Fehr, of Company NJ,
Thirteenth Minnesota. was wounded
February 90 in the attack on Manila.
He was shot in the right leg, in the
left arm and three bullets entered his
chest.
Lieutenant Oliver L. C. Lapp, Of
Company c, First South Dakota, was
perforated by Filipino bullets on the
Bagbag river during the advance on
Calumpit. He received two bullets in
his left leg, one ball passed through
his right thigh near the groin, another
bullet grazed the right ankle.
2. w. Heald, of South Dakota, was
shot at San Fernando, the left leg be-
ing broken below the knee.
Pennsylvanians Land.
San Francisco, Aug. 3.-By Associa-
ted Press 1.-The Pennsylvania regi-
,ment landed from the Senator and
marched to the Preside, pending mus
ter out.
The reception accorded them was
fully as enthusiastic as that given the
other troops which preceded them.
People lined the streets and the SOL
diers We're greeted with cheers, min
gled with the noise of steam whistles,
cannon and fireworks. They were es-
corted by the Third artillery from
the Presidio and the Nebraska regi.
ment. They are sturdy lot, and pre-
sented even better appearance than
8 the Nebraskans. This is attributed to
the recuperation on the voyage home
and the fact that they We're not on
the firing line for some time before
leaving. The parade was reviewed by
General Shafter.
Troops Ready to Sail.
Washington, Aug s.-(By Assocat-
ed Press General Otis cables that
four transports are in the harbor The
Pennsylvania will leave on the 9Th
with discharged men. The Sheridan
leaves on the sth with the Montana
and South Dakota troops. The time
of sailing of the Vanencia and Zalan-
dia is indefinite, as an approaching ty-
phodn interferes.
The Manila Regiments
Washington, Aug. 3.-(By Associated
Press)- Gen. Otis today cabled the list
of appointments of officers for the new
Ihlrty rty-seyenth infantry, recruited in
the Philippines. Among the number
are Sergeant John T.. Nussell, of Com
pany G, South Dakota regiment, to be
First lieutenant. He says the Thirty
sixth, numbering 500, is equipped ut
San Fernando, and the Thirty-seventh,
numbering 900, is assembled for
equipment Col. Locllett's regiment is
recruiting rapidly.
The Recruiting.
Washington, aug. 3.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The number of enlistments
Yesterday We're as4, total of 9,o6s.
4 H.. .f- E d r.