Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
A LETTER FROM TAMPA,
\ Member of the Regular Army Dis.
pleased With Polite, in Nnr

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pleased with Polite, in Nar
on the dock at Port Tampa, July o.
All Is hustle and confusion here. Six
transports are loading up and everybody
is IN hurry, expecting to get away to-
night. but it is II certainty that none will
leave before Sunday night or Monday
morning. The Mohawk, the biggest of all
the transports, ana one of the seven shlps
the government bought for $4,000 from
England. is loading up with commssarics.
1000 pack mules and the Eleventh infantry
and it is "A sight to behold. The hunks
are three deep In the lower deck Even
along the engine rooms hunks are placed
ana the men are in regular sweat boxes
! AS tho large boxes of bacon are hoisted
on board the fat is dropping like rain
water from them. The Wilney and DeCa-
tur II. Miller the Cherokee and others are
all loading up. The Nineteenth infantry,
three light batteries Of artillery, e, L. NJ,
9Th, are being loaded on these The Third
pennsylvania expects 10 go but this latter
, organization is most likely to go to Fer
nandina. as there is good deal of sick
ness in this regiment.
War news Is scarcer here than IN YER
mont The papers here are not at all re-
liable and have had already several skir-
mishes between the American and Cuban
forces in Santiago, to be denied IN its next
issue. IT is a pitiful sight to continual y
behold shoulder strapped children decor
ated in STAFF uniform trying To order men
OF experience around and ii is no wonder
the remark is heard from a private to an
oliicer, IF you want that done get some
body else or do it yourself" not alone
among the soldiers, but among the red
cross nurses the same occurs daily. Last
night two of them came from New York
| to handle some of the sick, when behold
some society ladies decorated with the red
GROSS badge began to order them around
knowing he
ence between soft corn and a toothache,
yet their influence has placed them in
such positions, while trained nurses are
put in the BACKGROUND. one of these
nurses remarked to a lady sitting in front
Of the St. Elmo. | came here from New
York, leaving two parties that needed an
experienced nurse, and when my country
soldiers needed me | considered ii my
duty to offer my services to the men who
80 hravely went to the front, to find lot
Of society ladies in charge who have
turned the noble position of a Red Cross
nurse into fad. Political pull
and influence is seen wherever we step
The people of Tampa, although sorry to
lose the monetary benefit they derive
from the soldiers are glad to get a rest
from rowdyism and brawls. a lady keep
ing toy and variety store in Tampa had
about half a dozen of those so called sol
ders enter her shop and after swearing
and damming around for Il time. was
asked by one of them. Don't you know
we are soldicrs?" No" was the quiet
answer. Yes, we are; we belong to the
volunteers The lady politely Informed
them that they might be volunteers but
not soldiers, as the soldiers who had been
there behaved like gentlemen and never
used such foul language Let us get
} out Of here; | guess We can find somebody
who will want our trade" was the reply.
Their actions have been somewhat un-
lEnA h.r md Lot Of
Youngsters, under a coat of blue, commit
deeds Of which an Indian, yes even a
: Cuban, would he ashamed. The AL
| mapedo from TruXedo, is the latest prize
brought in here with 300 Spanish refugees
: hound for \ era Cruz Mexico, on board,
and a miserable lot they are.
All the troops from here are expected
; to leave for Fernandina as there are ty-
phoid cases here by the hundreds and even
the Cubans are afraid of the typhoid. In
fact, they claim it is ten times worse than
the yellow fever.
A MEMBER OF THE 80 CAV.