San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-02
SEES DELGADO.
WORLD CORRESPONDENT VISITS
HARRY IN HIS CELL.
He Speaks Kindly of the Spanish, and is
Well Treated, Very Low With Malaria
and Bad Abdominal Abscess.

New York, Jan. . a special 10 lhe
World from Havana, Cuba, says: a
World correspondent has penetrated
this Spanish official section known as
.IncommunicadO. 1t is the first
time such a thing was ever known
here.
Through the courtesy of the
acting general, the Marquise of
Ahumada, your correspondent has
seen and conversed with Henry Del
gado. of Hudson, n. Y, prisoner
here. whose case has attracted much
attention in the United States.
Visiting the ward in San Ambrose
hospital set apart for sick political
prisoners. DelgadO was found in Il
large, lofty, airy apartment, with an
iron grated door guarded outside by
two soldiers. The ward contains II
inmates. all sick prisoners. DelgadO
Law on a wide comfortable cot which
had clean linen, a white blanket and
q pink chintZ counterpin with frilllng
around the edges.
He is but the shadow of his former
self: almost a skeleton and his skin is
yellow, his face pinched, his large
ewes prominent and physically he is
greatly Frustrated.
He is suffering from an immense an
scess in the lower portion of the aD-
dOmen, on the right side just DeloW
the line of the umbilicus. 1t huctua-
ted. thus indicating that the suppera-
ton was confined to the abdomenal
muscles and not communicating to the
abdominal cavity. Besides, he has
general malarial poisoning contracted
in Pinar del Rio.
He suffers little pain, but he says
he is so Frustrated he cannot eat;cah
only drink. He had beside him a
mug of fresh milk which he pronouhc-
ed the richest and best he ever drank
An attendant brought him a capsule
of 0uinine, which he swallowed WIN
difficulty. He said he could not eat
tbe eggs and beef brought ana oHer-
ed to him. :, Dina
He described his capture in Piha
dol Rio in n house with other SICK
narsons Greally an insurgent hospital
He was suffering from the abscess III
his size IuSu, DuI II w.
vanced, and from malaria.
"Some insurgents outside VINO were
not sick were fired out.
Delgado said: "By the advancing
Spanish column, 1 crawled out OF Deu'
rolled down a side hill and hid IN the
tall grass, where two hours later
was found by the soldiers. l was at
first tied with ropes but Col. san Mar
tin. commanding the column, ordered
me united and permitted me to ride
one of his pack mules.
'"The troops marched all day and
camped at night. Col. San Martin
allowed me to sleep at his headquar-
ters in company with the adJutant
and the medical director fed me from
his own table.
'The next day I rode again, but with
great difficulty being in much pain.
Col. San Martin continued to feed me
and displayed kindness l never can
forget.
ARRIVING at Damas, on the coast.
| was detained several days and then
placed on n small freight steamer.
The voyage to Havana took four days
the steamer touching everywehere.
81 was unkindly treated by the sea-
men, and kept on the foredeck. l
could eat nothing and the captain and
purser would do nothing for me. They
were common ignorant fellows.
81 was taken to the Cabanas for the
rest of the week. walked up the cover
ed way to the interior. While wait
ing at the wharf rabble of boatmen
and laborers insulted me. After be-
ing detained one day was removed
to San Ambrosio hospital, where l
have been sixteen days"
Delgado said the Spanish regulars
officers and men, always were kind.
A sentry on the steamer shared his
food with him when the captain of
the boat did nothing.