The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-25

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number of volumes issued during
the week ending July 22, 1898. is 1880; a
daily average Of 313.
Among the additions of the past week
are: Heating and Ventilating Build
ings,'' by Rolla G. Carpenter. 70439;
Raphael, His Life, Works and Times,
by Eugene NUM-, 3O69.74: THE Poems
of Johanna Ambrosius" (English trans
lation) 19S30.33. and THE Study of the
Child" by A. X. Taylor. 50l.I9.
In connection with the recent cam
paign of Santiago the following refer
ences may be given: Sinking the
Merrimac," by G. T. Chapman, Harper's g
Weekly June 25. 1898, p. 622; How
Reviews. July, 1898, p. Sc; AT San
tiago," Public Opinion. July IA, p. 3S;
with the Troops for Santiago" by
John Fox, Jr., Harpers Weekly, July
Is, p. sos: THE Spanish American
War;" illustrated London News. July
p. s. and July 8. p. AS; THE Campaign
in Cuba" by j. j. Gaines, Illustrated
ton of the Battle Before Santiago" and
'The Destruction of the Spanish Fleet,
Great Round World, July IA, p. S67;
THE Surrender of Santiago de Cuba" !"
Public Opinion, July II, p. 81. Also a
newspaper cutting Of over two columns
from the Boston Transcript. Just Be-
fore the War, a Three Days Stay in
Santiago de Cuba" may be seen at the
information desk. For the earlier his
tory OF Santiago see the account of a
conflict in 1888, between Spanish ves-
sci and a French corsair in Santiago
harbor, at p. 1S1 OF V. l of Thomas
Southey's chronological history of the
West Indies" 2093.4.1 also an account
OF Vernon's fruitless expedition against
A.. 60 xlx<< -
History of England" v. 3, p. 67-6S,
207952; and also an account at p. 279,
v.2of Thomas Southley' y's"Chronological
his;ory of the West Indies" 2093.4.2. See
also the Historical memoirs of Ad-
miral Vernon" commander of the ex-
pedition), in Campbells Naval history
of Great Britain" v. 4, p. 4S0-500, 207.5.4.
A portrait of Admiral Vernon may be
seen in Winsors Narrative and Criti-
cal History of America" p. 292, ,2Os.1.s;
and newspaper cuttings of these attacks
may be seen at the Information Desk.
See also Santiago, the ancient capital
of Cuba" by j. Il. Hyatt Cosmopoli-
tan, v. 10 QS95), p. 93,0546719; p. II of
M. NJ. Ballou's History of Cuba"
20e23; p. 223-24 Of Travels in the West
Cuba" etc, 4O93.30; p. $3.50 of Ram
Norman, 4094.5 The Harbour Of St.
Iago," p. 1892 of "The United States
and Cuba" by ]. G. Taylor. 40994; p.
422-54 of Cuba With Pen and Pencil"
by Samuel Hazard, 4093.27; and THE
Mambi-land. Adventures of a Herald
Correspondent in Cuba" by j. j. O'Kel-
ly, 2O9S.S. The eastern portion Of Cuba
Is also described in Grover Flint's vol
ume Marching With Gomez, 2093.8.
See also "Specular Iron Ores of Santi-
ago de Cuba" by j. p. Kimball, Ameri-
can Journal OF Science. V. 12S QSS4), p.
4l6, 650.112S; and Reclus' North Amer
ica," V. 2. p 377-7S. A map of Santiago s
harbor is given at p. 3TS OF this volume.
Numerous more recent maps may also
be seen at the Information Desk.
Among the periodical articles which
have come latest to hand are the fol-
lowing: THE Chase of Cervera," by j.
r. Spears. Scribner's Magazine. Aug,
p. 1882; also at p. 1896 OF the same
THE Landing of the Army" by Rich
ard Harding Davis Ga short paper dated
Baiquiri, June %, 1891 Lessons OF the
Santiago Naval Engagement" Scientific
American, y. 80. Also the illustrated
American. July 20. p. 62, SO. 81. Also
the successive numbers OF the Army and
Navy Journal from the beginning of the
war, but especially those of June 25,
July 2. 9. and 16, including the article
THE Surrender of Santiago" at p. 929
of the latter.