The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-10

With only twenty deaths from disease
during al the time Of their waiting for
transportation TO the Philippines. the long
period OF living in she nalariai and dis
ease-giying climate OF the Orient, and on
transports going and coming. the surgeons
OF TIE FIRST Washington volunteers feel
ihat their regiment has made an erviab.e
record for itself. The reason for this
comparatively slight mortality WAS not
that the soldiers were not exposed to the
sickness that ragged In Luzon, including
smallpox, typhoid and other ailments for
the Washington boys were frequently ex-
posed TO contagious that under ordinary
conditions would result in an epidemic,
but they We're given such careful medical
attention and so surrounded with ansisep-
ties ana prevsntives that they seemed 10
be we.lnigh immune from fatal sickness
There were from $3.50 TO $3.50 cases of
sickness OF the regiment In the Philip
pine aafpitals. but these sanitariums were
so " Kept ard the previous precautions
so inE 4.nerahle that near.y all were dis
missed without serious effects
DR.. Lewis r. Dawson. who was chief
SURGEON of the regiment, with the rank OF
by his department. He returned on the
transport Queen, and as soon as he can
get MS AFFAIRS Strengthened out will re-
sumo MS practice in this city. He told
countered in keeping the men from dying
By the score.
Smallpox is a common sickness In the
Philippines, and II is next To Impossible to
Keep the soldiers from being exposed. The
only thing 10 do was to make them as
nearly immune as possible. and this by
vaccination. The men We're therefore in
nocu.ated time and again some of them
as many as eleven times. though the regu-
laltons did not cali for such heroic pre-
caution. The result was seen in the fact
hni- in sha~
were only three cases OF smallpox In the
Washington regiment, and these were
merely cages OF varioloid which soon re-
covered
Every sick man in the regiment was
brought home on the Pennsylvania Those
numbered fifty-fve. who were taken out
Of the hospitals. fifty Others having sailed
for home previously at different times. A
hospital WAS established on the transport,
with sixteen beds. ard IL was fun all the
time Of the voyage across the Pacific.
Most of the cases Were, however, con-
yalescent. only six or eight requiring care
ful attention. When they arrived In San
Francisco all OF the sick walked ashore.
except eight who were carried In stretch
ers; but as a precaution sixtyone men
were sent 10 the general hospital a. the
Preside. until they recovered. as 1t was
feared there might be relapseS II they
were left alone
List OF the Last Sick.
Nearly all got well, and by the time of
discharge all had been sent back 10 their
companies and mustered out with them
with the exception OF the following:
Robert f. Garnett, of Company X. who
was left in the hospital recovering from
chronic diarrhoea His home is at Spring
field Mo. and he expected 10 be able 10
leave for there with Il companion attend
ing him last Sunday.
Jay A. Griffith, Company u. who left
for his home near San Francisco last
Saturday as he was convalescing from
an attack of dysentery" and pleurisy.
Robert T Golden, Company g, suffering
with typhoid fever. who was discharged
In the hospital. and expects To be at his
home in Tacoma In the next two weeks
victim OF peculiar disease that is
tno~ght to be heri-beri. He became par
aiyzed in his arms and legs on the trans
port en- voyage home, bat Will recover.
Robert HoVey. Company II. who was
shot through the leg above the ankle hast
March q, suffering from serious frac-
ture in the same engagement in which
his brother was Killed He Is recovering
at the Preside hospital.
Garrett Leeuwrick. Company f. who is
RECOVERING from chronic dysentery.
George r. LinQuist. Company G, con-
valescing from typhoid fever.
Emanuel j. Swea2ey, Company X, suf-
fering with bronchial pneumonia and
pleurisy, He will go To Southern Califor-
MIA To spend the winter with his brother
He and his brother were bern In the
Azores islands under Spanish ra!e and
forced a.
pay an indemnity Of $3.50 10 prevent the
conlscation Of their property because
they ala not report Tor military duty
against the United States, Their mother
IS Spaniard and their father a Portu-
guese.
Murney F. Baer Company 9. who will
return t. his home In few days.
John Brustad Company H. who was
left to recover from malaria.
Peasner's Odd Case.
Andrew NJ Peasner. Company X f. a
peculiar case He was Formerly connected
with the regular army. and all through
the late service exhibited periodic svnp-
toms OF disease. When he WAS standing
In line waiting tor his turn 70 he dis
charged he fell over In an epitep,ic III
Sidio. but escaped IN the night. ana has
not been heard from since
Robert +, Bucklin. Company X came
home with the remainder Of the regiment
on = tweive-day leave 81 absence from
he hospital at the Preside He il under
treatment 81 severe wound IN the
high. which was fractured by a Mauscr
ball last March a.
John CAhili. Company NJ. Is ~ TIE Seat
ne General hospital recovering from an
operation for appendicitis 'hai Was per-
formed b. DTs Dawson ard faHlesoa last
Tuesday He is being looked after by
friends.
a. the Seattle General Hospital suffering
with a wound In the back between the
shoulders lie Is. however. expected t.
Mention has already beer made ~ the
ieath ~ Edward u. Freeman Company |
4 who expired from acute pneumonia !
Queer sailed for Seattle. e Private !
80 ain. COMPANY +. who di*j AT TIE Pre-
~llin lam tropical . -crterE tew days !
s-o. and q James CossvtL Company
t.. = a. t.sd AZ RS uucie's hrsua 80 santa |
q. 50 ca. The caF ~ the mastering oct |