The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-20
HARD EXPERIENCE.
Corporal Cannon Finally Reached
This City.
Man Wounded al San Juan Is Now Re-
iv ng Good Care.

Corporal Robert II. Cannon, the ex-
member of the Providence police force
and now member OF the fist New
York Volunteers, who was twice
wounded by Spanish bullets In the ter
rible charge on San Juan hill has final
ly reached this city, and is now at the
Rhode Island hospital. after a long
siege of suffering at Camp Wikoff. His
relatives i'm this city had been notified
by the medical hospital authorities at
, Montauk Point that Cannon would be
furloughed last Saturday, and since
that time his arrival I'm this city has
been looked for.
On Saturday. however, he was too
weak to leave the hospital, and. al
though on Sunday he was little
stronger. the surgeon who had the care
OF Cannon deemed the waters OF Long
Island sound too rough for one in his
condition. and his departure from Mon
tauk was again delayed. Yesterday
morning however. he was still better,
and better still there was chance for
him to go from Montauk to New Lon
don on a steam yacht which was being
used in Red Cross work
On arriving at New London he was
left to himself, and he boarded train
due here about o'clock and arrived
without any great suffering. In the
meantime every train from New Lon
don since Saturday had been met by
friends of Cannon, and the train that
brought him last evening was no ex-
ception. One of those who were wait
ing was Frank Jones, friend OF Gan
mons since boyhood. and he watched
closely every soldier that came from the
train. AS they alighted in the new sta
tion one came from the forward car
and Jones accosted him and asked ear
nestly IL there was one among the SOL
diers on that train named Bob Cannon
of the list New York Regiment. Il am
Bob Cannon" the soldier replied in q
low tone.
At once the sick and wounded soldier
was joined by the other. friends, and
after short talk Cannon agreed with
them that IL would be better for him to
go 10 the Rhode Island hospital, par
ticularly as Or. Collins had arranged
for his admittance to the institution.
Cannon, however, wanted to see his
mother before going TO the hospital, and
"a carriage was procured and the sick
man was driven to the home Of his
family on Lester street, and I'm a few
minutes the brave soldier was I'm the
arms of the aged mother. who has suf-
fered so much since the first news came
that her son had been killed I'm battle.
II was very affecting scene to those
who witnessed the meeting of the low
ing mother and affectionate son. and
still more affecting to see how the re-
turned soldier exercised all the will
power that wounds and fever had left
him to appear as strong and well as
possible i'm order that his mother should
not see his real condition. After the
first greetings and when she attempted
to press food upon him. Cannon told his
mother that he was going 10 the hos
pltal. where he would receive proper
diet as he deemed IL dangerous i'm his
present condition to take too substan-
tial food.
This was generally agreed to. and In
a Snpft time Cannon was again I'm the
ca Ulage and left for the Rhode Island
hospital where upon his arrival he was
taken In charge bv DR.. Peters and
properly cared for. Later I'm the even
ing he was visited by his wife and some
other rela tives. but for few days the
hospital authorities viii insist upon
some restraint on the number OF his
callers, az there Is danger that Cannon
may experience slight relapse after
the fatigue Of his journey.