The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-25
FOUGHT BEFORE SANTIAGO.
CoLORED SOLDIER VISITING TACO-
MA On FCRLOuGH.
The Greatest Trial Experiences ~
Uncle saM's Fighters Wa the Er-
sreme Heaf-Food Was Good. Bat
s.,sc.al D<pAscA TO Ire Post-rn:elig.ncsr-

e.,ecsal Ds<pAtch 20 sl1e Post~fn.e'iigencer-
< TACOMA, Aug 2i.-Edwafd Psatner.
cosor@6. q yssrs os ase. member Of Com
paay r, TxaEsty fourth infantry. Z. =. A..
WHO taos part im tae agnt az Santiago. IL
g Tacoma ard tells many Interesting &C.
ons.s OF the aaort caasaign "a Eastern
Cssba. He il s bright. manly appearing
fsl.o~. euaaciaseG and far from wei,
ynysicaIiy, arc IA here visiting relatives On
= f4rough. ws!za was allowed aim by
reason Of his having been wounded and
suffering fren rheumatism.
'sYes, / ssw nsost IT the agating down
there" SAID pra;her 70 Poet-Intsiigsncer
reporter today. II was with Company F.
Twenty fourth infantry. under Cox Lips
comb, with 3ea. kents division. / an
nex trying 70 get sel~ l vent down
there weighing about lss pounds, ard l
nov weigh about 10. ard I picked up a
gooa deal since reached the United
stases, AZ that.
'"Th@ lighting was as DOT a. the weather.
j wae born IN Kaasas. but ! never saw
sach aa&t 40 we suffered 10 the day tiszsf :
Il; waa lsi. The ground vas damp.ssnd
n rniasna vas prsgaient all the tine. /
could smell H. Through the dsy e s.eacn
-yas TO be noticed all the time. The ;aignfa
were damp ard cold. and il I'D no, take
long for the weaker of the boys 20 beg
10 fss.. Ref0re ] ietf cur rea.D.s ~ had
jest ten men frog. yeiIow fever. aen's
Know how manG died after1
. II was alt wilma spent ball June %. and
was then suffering terribly with rheg-
yna;!sm. So on July 4 was given my fur
Tough aud left on transport for TAMPA
II saw no difference between theseo!-
s xSssrA
ing he climate 80. II was ihe sams
really ran. selI you usseh OF The sssuai
Gshrng II was IL ths trenches ana Gut.
; pushing through undcrbrush and damp,
foggy ground alb fhe tine. The heat
seemed the hardes. 70 bear- II | laid NY
CUR aown in thu ~nn fas an haax coGl2
hardly touch Il waeav w1rtel. s. .Aks- tt.
! That's how hot Ii was Down there.
J ''rhe food WAS not bad. and there vas
enough OF Il. 700. or course. speak only
for our Own regiment. Our regular fare
was bacon hard tack sugar. coffee ard
! Aeans No, We had no complaint 10 make
~ To our food II was in hospi'a.E4-
Dies the army was short. Nov. Hh4
8 was sen. n the hospital near San J15e
fh~v couldn't take care OF ue-had nata-
Ing there to work with. II WAS not unssi
] reached slboney that ! was properly
treated. and az that no one vas to blame,
Cor the hospital supplies had not reached
IA. front, and they couldn't do any better.
Yes. was glad to get away | wasn't
NJ to fght--ai crippled up with rhepr
sna,isru. and a burden instead az selp
10 any one Uatii you car experience TIE
climate there you canro, understand ne
terrific heat In daytime and the pcnetrat-
ing cold AZ night IL took a good man 70
stand II, tell you. My comrades are
row al hack IN this country. at Plaits-
burg. n. y, and as soon as my furloush
expires ! will Join my company there.
A picture Of young prather, taken bs-
fore ne went 70 Cuba. which he showed
with considerable pride would scarcely
be identified rs that OF the weary-iookins.
; enarvated man that held II I'm his hand
and told how that was the way he looked
before his company was sent 20 santiago.
Prather will remain here with his re,a-
fives IN The hope II recovering his health.
and expects 10 reiein his company at TIE
end Of his furlough in trim to resume duty