The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-16
NEW FORCES AGAINST SPAIN.
Yellow Fever and smallpox Fighting
for the Cuhans.

The most important features OF the Gu
ban news Of the past week have been those
sppertainirg 70 the wastage Of tha span-
ish army by infectious diseases, and 70 the
INSTRUMENTATION OF the Havana volunteers.
Every humane person must be grieved
TO know OF the ravages OF yellow fever
and smallpox IN the Spanish ranks They
are more destructive than battle: they cam
not be fought with the weapons OF war
Probably majority OF the troops noyy IN
Cuba have been sent there from Spain
since last autumn. The Madrid pape-s
have told q the departure OF more than
$4,000 Of them between October last and
March OF this year. They were mostly
raw and young. and belonged TO last years
contingent % recruits drawn from all
parts OF Spain. Their first military sdvan-
ture is that In which they are now engaged
against the Cuban revoluttonists. 1t is a
kind Of warfare in which inexperienced
solaivry suffer many DISADVANTAGES The
worst thing OF all for them IS the Cuban
climate. especially in the summer season
and more SO YET when they have 10 engage
In active operations during that season
The 5a0o0 men on guard along the trocha
are In region OF malaria. and are con-
stantly keeps in a state Of apprehension by
an enemy at once daring ard restless. an
enemy well seasoned. native 20 the soil.
and less liable than are tie unscciimatei
young Spariards 20 those diseases which
arise from the ground when II Is soaked
by the summer rains
II s. from the medical inspectors belong
ing 70 our marine hospital service who
have been sent 20 Cuba. and from oar
coglstlls there. that we get the only trust
worthy reports TO be obtained about the
epfderzscs that prevail In the island a. this
time IN the Spanish camps ami elsewhere.
The Havana papers ignore the subject by
Weyler's order. aos the press censor viii
not permit any dispatch about Il 70 be
transmitted 70 this country. or even 20
Spain. Nearly ali the yellow fever in
Havana az present" says Dr Burgess in
a report sent 70 the surgeon general AZ
Washington city last week. lis among the
soldiers: and the effect Of the warm rain
fall viii be an Increase OF the disease both
az Havans and along the iroeha. where
the sanitary conditions are poor" II ap-
pears alss, that the smallpox has become
epidemic N the army. rot only al Havana
but wherever troops are stationed. ard We
have rad -satssttss from our cons28s as 20
tbs extent Of its rsvaxes AZ a number Of
Cuban ports. The ccssal az tse garrison
town = Chenfaeeos. In the province Of
santa Clara. ssrt word ona Gay last week
that there were then over y. cases there.
yellow fever" says tae American rasai-
cal inspector In MS report from Santiago
1e Cuba. Is raging smonx The new re-
cralts frcu Spain. 80 fsat ih@ authorities
have hat 90 tsrstd separate hospital bar
racks for the sufferers As lately Is
Thursday Last we had Information from
Havana 60 ttEa following effect: In ne
army there has been az s2a-nsiag Increase
OF yellow savsr ara smallpox which
dreaded diseases are erfeenaie slso in ms
navy. Calls fsy army dsefcrs ant NURSES
have been rzsans - snsfz. arsa xtsnasvs