The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-18


f@rs-ses OF s,ese Enen ard p couple o. taaa-
saas horses and usU.ee seems 70 De noNA-
lrg 70 Richard Harding DaTf~.
.ssfr. Davis sSerss 10 think. Toe, tasf
NE handbag place / seSeetsd vas III ca0se q
Ills Idea sza 20 land skls army az q E"oan;
between slooney sna MORO castle
Any commanding geaeral who w9ol1
aa..s rs trso-g Al tss Y.aee MIR Davis
slasgegseo 1Agtlsdoresl oagss q n court
~ssyttassa ard shat far ineoraD*tsacy. II
tlss .rrs place. & vs. rot good beach
On rshgcn 20 lard TIE ground vas
fersa.y covered with a vine or plant more
seadlY than the poisonous ivy. through
mis- the soid4srs would haze been conf
eesied ~ c45t their way. the point vas
etsongiy efeasse&. and thsrs vas no water
ssrtreer, Aguado~sr and Santiago The
round was ifnpract.cabss. 1. not napassa-
5ss
II selected the landing place g'tef con-
e,sfsatfoa with Geg4. Garcia. lie advised
L. AMI several men familiar with The coast
AYE MS All ths Information I needed con-
ereing the spot. Had / landed where
SIR Davis suE GssteG and invested Santi-
aeo the Spanish would saage had a road
yer winch they could have retreated from
.hs city y they 50 asslre4. Ny army
pant IN ever the bills and cat of the
2ganisg retreat
.asy HEADQUARTERS were ia such position
IA. ! had 4 good view Of TIE battlefield.
I could see ali over the country. knew
sha; was going or: ny staff officers and
catss had reported % nae as TO the char
4eter OF the country In front OF me.
}guaw al. about IL: my information wax
eosrecs.
'.yaen the troops sailed away from
'.fampa d great many correspondents want
a 10 accompany the army issued or
tseTs that they lave passage on ii boat
allied the o3sVet;e. Col AIiey Of my
an however. allowed SIX or seven cor
asponGeuts 20 60 10 Cuba on the boat
ysfih my staff and myself. Mr.. Davis
AS one CT the favored men Staterooms
N the main deck were assigned them,
nd the consequence Haz number OF
Ulcers of my old regiment. the FIRST In
.tHtry. had 10 20 below. and were uncom
Jriable during the trip. AS soon as
.eam was up en- the boat. however. Mr..
avis AID his friends, j am told. com
lslned Of the heat and OF the road 10
santlaEo they were dissatisfied.
Davis Asked Special Privileges.
"Tae might before We landed at Baiquirl.
was sitting On the quarterback OF the
leamer. Mr. Davis cams back 10 me and
I'D that he ana three or four of his news
sper friends paGted 10 80 ashore liz adj
auce Of the troops. / promptly told him
rat the troops would go ashore first. and
~ correspondents Afterwards. This had
sen announced in the order for ceAarka-
IN.
This did not seem 10 suit him. and l
non discovered that he wanted To get on
40 beach before the cores pondents on
GARD OF the OiIvette were allowed TO land.
% asked Mr. Davis what was the haste.
le said that the work OF some OF the gen
smen for whom he asked the special
g5viiege vas OF higher order than the
fsiinary. and that they ought 10 have some
Extraordinary advantages Oh that account.
hat Is the reason why he wanted TO get
a,oro az early as p0ssihi~.
Then | saw what Mr. Davis wanted
I'd j understood Il. So said TO him
cat all newspaper people were alike In
ny eyes on tina: expedition tSit did not
AXE any difference to me what they rap-
scented. whether IL be q paper printed in
'cdsrfk or Now York. They were all alike
- me. and ] was determined tina; no spe-
al privileges should ne granted or that
seasinn In favor Of one man as against
aotaer. SO I turned 10 Mr.. Davis and
Old:
" You want 20 get this information 20
sin sell you papers. don't youe'
vile said. yes, and said IT'S bust
IS matter with you. You are all work
X FOR money. Every correspondent down
asre gets his pay. doesn't he?' MIR. Davis
iii; Yes. they 90. and said: Some
an In newspaper work get more money
nan others. Mr. Davis replied that was
rue.
No Better Than Anyone Else.
= Well I said. YOU are all alike an nv
fes. IT'S Just like any other business; lust
se selling potatoes or anything else for
ne matter OF that You VIII all e., 10
aore together. and that will be after IN.
Rooms shah have landed
ffe persisted. saying 20 me from time IN
ine. taat the work he and soma ~ hla
Hienfls expected 20 do was Of a rn1~h h,oh.
= eFder than That Ia be done by the r,,cr
mar were on the 0I'vette oxnsr, .ha
mars about the potatoes and Podunk
'l"' ~" YORK 'ntfe Mr.. Davis angry. for
t'fFf}'1 Hn his heel ard walked away.
That Is every worl Gen. " y ST.
would say on the topic he would ma, 90
ITO any detail other than above si,.,,
IL made the interview carefully an1
re tf'phhe prints /; esactlY as he wants
y I" "a 10 iha aeople lie d.cisr,u unds~
40 circumstances WI il have anvthfer
.artheF - say rEardi"e Richard Hard
4us DAVIS. Il IS quite likely hovre,,s-
th4s @'''ae 81 Gen Sharserss eire~ f,.,rr.ss
"sk take fall" cu, 81 TIE mated re-,
Ane writer some time il t7, eear fi,f,3ra
zen. Shafier VIII have nothing to Do Win
ne mater. ''''
Ntitfni Lie shoat sasst.r.
There II "oe coiat hcsaser IN Mr.
~ article which Goa. Skaters
.T1shds p't'sfsy re~nt. Il 3 the follow
'1s extract from tie article In question.
i to ucS think his tGen Shaftcr'e, a..
coaing p she frcn, was ste :, ,.sre.,,,si
tiinidi'y. although la :nelr anr.e A,,a ~
asp"t alton at 0sS absence ts< Officers So
S1S' Aln ci a!iawsHg hz personal safety
." =. SsiI va ''f ~at - nIs duty. IN Other