The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13
ACTIVE IN. THE CUBAN WAR
Thinks the Rebels Are Surely Winning
and That the End is a Question of a Few
Months.

@hihks the Rebels Are Surely winning
and That the End is u Question of IA Few
Months.
Mr.. 7. C. Trefry, the State street
druggist, this city, has received copy
of the Yarmouth Herald in which is
given, taken from the Buffalo Courier,
a letter from a former Yarmouth boy
who is a staff officer of General Gomez
of the Cuban army. Mr.. Trefry was
well acquainted when in Yarmouth with
the father of Staff officer Huntingdon,
now deceased, who was for years cash
Ter of the Bank of Yarmouth. Captain
Huntingdon's mother is a resident of
Buffalo. The letter Captain Hunting
don has written to his American friends
came by the way of Canada on the En-
glish naval steamer.
Charles H. Huntington left Buffalo
about a year ago with the determine
ton to so to Cuba as a soldier. During
the last year of his residence in Buffalo
which is his home, Mr.. Huntington was
in the employ of II. c. Narrower, the
iron and steel contractor. Before that
he had been with the freight depart
ment of the New York Central.
Although it was March when Mr..
Huntington left Buffalo for New York,
1t was not until May that he finally
sailed for Cuba on the famous fillibuster
steamer Commodore. The long wait at
New York was a trying one, and the
experiences he had in being logged by
Spanish spies would furnish some ma
terial for a yellow covered novel of the
most approved type The exciting Incl
dents of the Commodore's escape from
the authorities at New York last May
will be we'll remembered by most news
paper readers The Buffalo Courier
says:
Since Mr.. Huntington sailed away
no word has been received from him un-
til a day or two ago, when two letters
came to his mother through the Hon.
Thomas Estrada Palma. These letters
bring not only the welcome news of his
safety but also tell Interestingly of his
life and associations in the Cuban
army. The letters refer to some previ-
ously written which have never been
received
His first position was that of a non
commissioned officer and from that he
has risen rapidly through the grades of
second and first lieutenant to captain
and finally to position on General Co
mezs staff.
In regard to the army life and those
with whom he is associated Captain
Huntington writes:
This work is hard. I think I have
never worked half as hard in my life,
hut [ enjoy it. The privations are
somewhat severe, and such luXuries as
bread and butter are much longed for
by the Americans in the army; still.
conditions are steadily improving and
We can put up with them.
General Gomez is always a soldier,
and when in the mood is as gentle as, a
lamb, but he can be fierce as wounded
eagle. The officers are to a large ex-
tent educated men, young fellows who
have been sent to England France and
America for the very purpose of learn
ing the art that would be of service in
freeing Cuba.
The service is a warm one. We
have great many skirmishes and
small fights, but the Spanish are not as
dangerous opponents as one might i'm
agfne We are well armed and we'll
mounted now and practically have
things our own way in this province
We are working westward and are
constantly narrowing the Spanish lines
1T does not seem to us that the war can
last six months longer. From time to
time we hear rumors of American in
tervention, but we have ceased to put
any faith in the story or to care much
If the states interfere or not. We can
win without Americas aid
"In one of his letters Captain Hunt
ington says: AS I have not had any re-
plies from the letters I have sent you
heretofore, I am tempted to send this
to you via Canada. Everything which
goes to England or to English soil re-
ceives more respect from the Spaniards
than anything that looks American.
"The letters which finally reached
Captain Huntington's mother came
through the hands Of the Cuban junta
in New York"