Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
NOT TOO ILL TO FIGHT.
Brave Young officer Rushed to I1is
Post While Naked
INV 'rcIepranh

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PLAYA DEL ESTE, GUANrANA-
MO BAY. Aug. 6.-The marine camp
here was broken up on the afternoon
of August s. and the marine battalion
was transferred to the auxiliary
cruiser ReSolutc for service in other
parts of Cuba. AS indicated in these
dispatches. The main body Of the fleet
will remain here. ready for any kind of
service. awaiting orders from Washing
ton. The idea rather gains ground that
the navys active part in the war is
nearly over
Rear Admiral Sampson Watching the
flames at Camp McCalla lighting the
hills. paid high enconiums to the ma
rlnes. which were echoed by all the
naval officers. Admiral Sampson said:
II don't know what we would have
done without Guantanamo bay, which
is a better harbor and base than San
tiaSo or any other place In south Gu
ba Nothing could have been better
ihan the results accomplished by the
marines. backed up by the ships; and
IN their next undertaking they will
doubtless do just as Well"
The T'roiic has arrived from Kew
West
Chief Master-atAr Graft of the
battleship Oregon, yesterday committed
suicide by shooting
me Scorpion has arrived from Glen
tueSoS. Lieutenant Commander Mark
confirms the previous report of starva-
ton in that section Of the coast. The
biockading work is tedious, but is ef-
fectively performed.
The men bear the dreary routine and
the continual wallowing Of the small
boats without word Of complaint
Lieutenant Commander Mark said
that Naval Cadet Combs. who has not
Yet graduated. but is doing duty on the
scorpion. is down with malarial fever
NhIie the Scorpion was off Manzanillo
With the temperature at los degrees
general quarters were sounded sud.
denly. Cadet Combs rushed from his
SICK bed to his station stark naked. but
with ms sword buckled around his
waist: This plucky young officer will
nave to be sent home to recuperate.
The incident is merely characteristic
or the hard. unheralded work done
with quiet bravery and endless patience
h 40. inc small craft doing blockade
duty on the Cuban coast
It is hoped that the internatfona, re-
latl"ns will soon assume a phase thar
VII! enable the fleet to take either ag-
SreSslFt action ora much needed rest
in dry dock vs.
SKATERS SANITARY REPORT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-rhe follow
ing is General Skaters report Tor Aug-
uSt 5: ~N"s
"ro'al sick, 1851; total fever. 253a.
new cases Of fever. 4$+; cases Of fever
returned. SOL deaths. August Z 6.
First Lieutenant James Il. Steele s;y.
nal corps, yellow fever, and ten nri-
Yates. Ply
Three deaths were reported TODAY
up 70 the time General Skaters dis
patch was sent
SITUATION AT SANTIAGO
A-NIlAGo DE CUBA. Aug. &C p
M.~-o'encral Leonard Wood. th,. milf.
'aiS governor OF Santiago. This after
noon called meeting of the butchers
anu retall provision dealers Of this civ
WIN the object of formulating a tar.
~ iof the sale Of the necessarie, of
i'ic. Tor which the dealers have lately
been charging exorbitant rates. All
me dealers We're highly indignant at
lht interference of the military au
'ii"iltN i'll commercial matters, but Cen
eral Wood gave them until IL O'CLOCK
t"fn&rr"W morning to agree upon mod
"l;ite prices under penalty of revocation
or the licenses and the closing Of lhei,
shops. ~ permanent scale of prices will
be fixed tomorrow.
lAe capture Of the harb0,' Of Nine has
given the Americans useful port IN
northeastern Cuba
1T was not taken however. withou1
The usual incident of the sinking of one
or more Spanish warships. The chief
victim IN this instance was the gunboat
Jorge Juan, Il vessel of $50 tons carry
ing three ~ inch. two 2.S inch and :. o
machine guns.
Two smaller craft. the 3aracna ana
Lijera. took refuge in small creeks
where they were hunted up and cap
!ured.
ON the American side nobody was
hurt and no vessel was injured al
though tho harbor WAS mined and two
mines We're exploded not far from the
cruiser Topeka. ".