Has Yellow Fever

The friends of Dr. Víctor C. Vaughan, now major before Santiago, have been greatly worried about the report that he is down with yellow fever. This news has been found only in the letters of Deunis Donahne to the Detroit Evening News. The dootor's family have not heard from him. Jnst before Dr. Nancrede left Santiago he sent an orderly to see Dr. Vanghan and Dr. Vanghan sent a reqnest back that Dr. Nauorede ehoold telegraph his faraily as soon as he reaohed tbis country that he was well. Donahne's letters are dated after Dr. Nancrede's departnre from Cnba. The first one dated July 9, says: Yellow fever bas broken out at tbis post, and JViaj. Merrill E. Webb and Private Arthur Hill, of the 33d are both viotims. It is believed they oontraoted the disease up near Aguadores. When first taken they were placed in a tent back of oue of the fever hospitals. When it became a certainty they had the disease, Maj. Vaughan, of the Thirty-third, and Dr. Guiteras, tbe greatest yellow fever experts in the world, established a hospital a mile from Siboney on a rnountaiu side. 'The patients are personally treated by Drs. Vaughan and Guiteras, and a splendid Cuban doctor who has had the fever is acting as nurse for them. Donahue's secoud letter dated Siboney July 13, says: Maj. Victor C. Vaughan, regimental sargeoa of the Thirty-third, came down with yellow fever last night, and this morning was removed to the hospital tent. Witb Maj. Nanorede and Dr. F. W. Palmer on board the City of Washington, and Dr. Gay G. Bailey, assistant regimental surgeon on duty at the hospital at the front, it leayes the Tbirty-third with hut one doctor, U. B. Marks, and with the rnsh of men trying to take auy old thing to prevent the yellow jack, Dr. Marks is kept on tbe jainp all the time. Maj. Vaughan spent uanch of his time in bis laboratory for the last five years studying yellow fever and how the disease was contracted, but neither he nor Dr. Guiteras, the expert, knows anytbing of tbe manner in whioh tbe fever is cootraoted, bot this muoh is known, tbat Maj. Vaughan, Dr. Lesser and his wife, of the Red Cross, all viotims, were attending many patients in the same house or hospital. There are rnauy other cases which to the casual observer would seem to emanate from the same source. Tbere are about 70 cases of it now at this post. Another dispatoh to a Detroit paper states that Dr. Vanghan nrged the bnrning of the bouses in Siboney wben the troops flrst took possession of the town lint tbat it was not uncil after the fever broke ont that tbe officers heeded his nrgeut appeal and the honses were burned. Hon. Charles R. Whitman, on behalf of the family telegraphed the Surgeon General at Washington bnt reI oeived no reply to bisinquiries conoerning Dr. Vaughan. Hon. Don M. Diokinson also telagraphed the war department bun neither did he reoeive au answer. Mr. Whitman theu waited on Gov. Pingree who at once telegraphed Becretary Alger and reoeived a reply that Secretary Alger bad peisbnally telegraphed Gen. Shafter at Santiago ! for information about Maj. Vanghau. I No further news oonoerniug him bas I yet been received.