The evening times., 1900-03-24
BRINGING HOMB THE dead
Shipments Of Soldiers Remains
Likely to be Deferred.
Opposition to Removing Them Dur
Ing the Summer Season-WOrk
the Philippines-Handic by
the Carelessness of OTIS Clerks.

The work of bringing home bodies Of
soldiers who have been killed or have died
from disease in the Philippines is about
completed for this season, and not great
many more will be shipped before next
November. Since last November, when ac-
| tive work was begun in transporting the
remains, about LOO bodies have been
shipped from Manila to San Francisco.
The latest death reports show that 1882
| in action since the American occupation Of
the islands. Over 200 were shipped to this
country last summer and early fall max
ing a total OF about 1900, and leaving
about 500 still in the Philippines.
Most of the bodies sent home have been
inferred in the National Cemetery at Pre-
sidio, near San Francisco, though quite a
number have been forwarded TO friends
and relatives in all parts of the country.
Most of the 500 bodies left in the Philip
pines are said TO be in vaults in the ceme-
teries in and around Manila, and the War
Department would have them all brought
home within the next few months, but the
citizens of Manila object to the remains
being dsinterred and carried through the
streets of the city during the summer
months, especially in cases where the
men have died of smallpox. The last re-
ports received by the Surgeon General
show that over 100 soldiers died of that
disease.
The disinterring party which left this
oorp,ru loS foil tom man nd
they have been assisted by large number
of native laborers and the soldiers of the
various commands which have lost some of
their number in battle or by disease. The
party has visited all parts of the Island
of Luzon, and also some of the smaller is
lands, disinterred the bodies and shipped
them 10 Manila for transportation to this
country. They have done good work but
have been badly handicapped by the care
less way in which the lists Of dead have
been kept by General Otis clerks.
In spite of peremptory orders from Sec
retary Root that all deaths be reported at
once. General Otis casualty lists continue
TO contain the names of men who have been
dead several months. list received Mon
day announced the death OF Henry Haze
Company A, First California Volunteers.
He died of disease July 81 last, while a
case is accounted for by the reticence of
the natives who refuse to divulge anything
concerning the insurgents. Other recent
casualty lists have included the names of
men who died the early part OF December.
The regiments which have lost most
heavily in the Philippines are the Four
teenth Third, and Fourth Infantry, of
regulars and the Thirty third Volunteers,
and the Third Cavalry. The Fourteenth
Infantry has lost 100 men. The Third and
Fourth Infantry have lost from forty to
fifty men each. and almost every death re-
port contains the names OF dead and
wounded soldiers OF the Thirty-third Vol
unteers This regiment was recruited at
Fort Sam Houston. Texas, and is COM
manded by Col. Luther Hare. A portion Of
il took part in the campaign of northern
Luzon. where many of the men were kill
ed or died OF disease.
The nine troops Of the Third Cavalry
have lost twenty or thirty men by death
and have a number in the hospitals suf
fering from wounds and disease.
The coming rainy season. ii is expected.
will cause big increase in the death rate
among the troops and General Otis may
change his plans and continue shipping
the remains home during the summer
months.