The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-05
INFLUENZA
RACED AT SEA
Transport Powhatan Forced
to Put Back to Bordeaux.
Stormy Voyage.
DOCKS IN NEW YORK
Sierra Also in Port-S12th
Ammunition Train Of 87th
Among Those Landing.

New York, aMrch 5.-Delayed man,
days by storms and sickness. the
American transport Powhatan with
$3.50 army. and thirteen navy per-
sonnel. arrived here today. She wa.
originally bound for Newport News
Leaving Bordeaux Feb. II, the
Powhatan was at sea only a short
time before an epidemic of influ.
enza broke out among the troops
Heavy seas served to make condi-
tions worse. The ships surgeon ad-
vised the captain to put back into
Bordeaux, which was done. Twenty
i've of the worst cases were sent to
hospitals there and the vessel re.
sumed her voyage. On board were
forty-eight officers and 1866 men oi
the. seth regiment coast artillery
corps. complete. They were mostly
national guardsmen from different
parts of the United States. They are
in command of Lieut.. Col. Robert C.
Garret, of the regular army, who has
been in France eighteen months.
Other detachments on board were
four officers and 156 men of the 46tn
coast artillery corps, three Of
ficers and 3S2 men of the 355th and
six officers and 2S4 men of the 336th
artillery.
The transport Sierra, with 1,0t9
troops on board. most OF them from
New York and New Jersey, also ar
rived today.
Among those on board were two
small convalescent and medical de-
tachments, and casualty company
No. "a, composed of twenty eight
New York men and one officer from
New York.
One of the features of the voyage
was the consultation by wireless tele-
phone, of medical officers on board
the Sierra and the Powhatan, which
steamed abreast part of the voyage.
Through the wireless telephone,
Lieut.. Commander II. E. Young,
senior surgeon of the Sierra, pre-
scribed treatment for. influenza VIC
Tins ON thA Rcwhatan p. .,~-s,- W .,--%,s-.-.
= 3fztW Amn1unitio Train.
The 312th ammunition train conf
plete, also Of the 87th division, ar
rived today aboard the transport
Sierra, from Bordeaux.
The units will go from here to
Camp Pike.
In all, the Powhatan brought
sixty-on officers, 2.465 troops and
four civilians from Bordeaux. Other
units aboard included the seth
coast artillery corps, complete and
part of the 47th coast artillery
regiment
There were no fatalities during the
voyage, and all except twenty -four
cases were convalescent when the
Powhatan docked.
The Sierra brought sixty-eight of-
ficers, 1,4O1 troops and three naval
officers.
Bringing forty-five convalescent
officers, fifty-one nurses and two
civilians, the transport Santa Marta
also arrived from Bordeaux. The in
valids were of Bordeaux convalescent
No. 1872, and base hos
pitals Nos. 3 and 22.
$500 Sail From Marseilles.
Marseilles, Tuesday, March 4.-The
steamship Argentina has sailed for
New York with $500 American troops
aboard.
$500 Due March 14-15.
Washington, March 5.-A detach-
ment OF the 34Sth infantry of the
Eighty seventh division louisiana,
Arkansas and Mississippi national
army is aboard the transport Gala
mares, one of four vessels whose de-
parture from France with 800 officers
and about $500 men was announced
today by the war department. The
other transports are the Espagne.
Patria and Panaman, all due at New
York March IA and Is. and all bring
ing largely coast artillery, tank corps
and engineer troops.
A casual company OF Louisianans
Is included among those aboard the
Patria.
Two Units Of 87th.
Three hundred and thirty-ffth and
336th field artillery of the Eighty
seventh division (National army
troops from Arkansas. Mississippi
and Jouisiana) were among troops
arriving in New York aboard the
Assigned for Convoy.
Washington, March 5.-Assignment
TO early convoy back to the United
States of the 157th. 370th and 639th
aero squadrons, Fourteenth engi-
neers. base hospital No. SO. Eight
zenith engineers. Companies A and f
and signal corps casual company No.
. III