The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-30
OFFICERS BACK FROM CUBA.
Lieut.. Col. Guild and Mai. George II.
Fowler Here Yesterday.

Lieut. Col. Curtis Guild, Jr., and Mai.
George r. Fow.er arrived yesterday from
Havana aboard the Michigan, and spent
the day at the De SOTO. The gentlemen
left at night for the North
Col. Guild has recently been appointed a
member Of a colonial commission, which Is
to sit in Washington, as it is understood,
90 advise the officials of the government
in the administration Of the affairs of the
country's new colonies.
The news of this appointment had not
reached Col. Guild officially while he was
here and he knew nothing more of il than
what he had gathered from "A New York
Herald. This paper published but little
more than his picture and a statement
that he had been appointed on such COM
mission. Col Guild was asked about the
matter and his acceptance, and said:
Il have not the slightest idea as to what
the duties of the commission spoken OF
are to be. what ] may be expected TO do
provided the statement is true and have
been appOint ed--what the salary will be,
whether / shall be expected to remain IN
this country or go TO the West Indies or
the Philippines, or anything else about II.
! have heard absolutely nothing more
about the commission than this, so l can
/
appointment. l suppose the thing came
up while / was aboard the Michigan max
ing d stormy voyage 20 Savannah. All
m going 10 do just now is to go 10 Bos-
ton. my home, on matters of private in
terest l have secured leave for thirty
days, and will so employ my time"
In discussing health conditions among
the Seventh Army Corps, Col Guild stated
that there was considerable measles
among the soldiers. The typhoid fever
record of the corps has recently been com
piled and shows the remarkably low aver
age of } per cent. of deaths among those
attacked by the disease. This is said to
be considerably less than the death rate
in cities which have suffered from the dis
ease. The sickness at present in the corps
is only about per cent. The men as a
rule are in good condition and there Is nc
complaining of consequence about the con-
ditions surrounding them in Cuba.
Mai. George r. Fowler, medical inspec-
tor of the Seventh Army Corps and chief
operating surgeon in the field, left for
Brooklyn. where he viii resume the bust
ness connections he had before volunteer
ing for the war.
Mai. Fowler probably gave up as much
10 enter the army as any volunteer officer
in ii. Col Guild said last night that Maj
Fowler is now returning to $4,000 year,
this being his estimate of what the doctor
medical way in Brooklyn and New York
His return became absolutely necessary
as his place as lecturer on certain branches
of medicine in Columbia College is being
filled by three professors and his atten-
zion to the department is desired. He Is
also at the head of a couple of hospitals
in the metropolis.
For mine months Maj. Fowler was ir
the service, and for the last two he was
in Cuba. He was asked yesterday by re-
porter about the health conditions. He
said there has been but one fatality among
the American troops from yellow fever
and this was the case of a member of the
engineer corps. This man had been In
charge of gangs of Cuban soldiers an6
had been exposed more than was abso.
lutely necessary. A post norton exami.
nation assured the surgeons that his deatf
had been due to the fever
Speaking of the smallpox that eeems L
be rather prevalent, the major said il i.
of mild type and does no great harm
He does not believe the men have a grea
deal to fear from this, as nearly the en-
tire army has been Vaccinated and the
virus has taken effect.
Maj. Fowler has retired from the army
having just been mustered out. His ex
perience has been of great advantage II
the medical work in the Seventh Corps
While the corps was here he was in charge
of the emergency hospital that was estab
lished