Evening star., 1898-07-30

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OF two members of The party was con-
| stantly taken up In locating the commits
sary supplies and then getting The ratto1s
.h. Inc otncuity was due TO the simple fact
| that men can march faster than, mack
Tains and IL took time 20 bring the ra
lions TO the troops at the front Dp,r,ns,
sT,n nsNersI , Gays the regimen was something
! Bill OF rare, Santiago outworks. juno as
ISIS.
| Breakfast:
N~u's froifs' mangoes forbidden ~ he
Conee, with grounds
| Cocoanut milk
Hard tack plain
| Dinner:
Bacon, fried
hard tack. fried in bacon grease
! Hard tack. plain.
Raw tomatoes. canned
Native fruits, mamalitas or sour plun,>
/ forbidden by the doctors)
| Coffee, without grounds.
Supper:
Bacon, fried crisp
haro tack, sweeteued and fried in bacon
| grease.
Hard tack. plain.
Coffee, with grounds
Native fruits, lines forbidden by the
doctors).
w, win hunger for sauce. meals o. this
Kind were reiished, though they became
monotonous. and sometimes a protest
YOU'D be LOGGED against the uniformity Of
me dishes served. In time the commlssary
\ increase n
plies, and canned beef beans soda crack
ers, and occasionally soup made living al
ihe front more than toerable. A genuine
banquet was enjoyed one daV when Rob-
efts wandered out to the front, fresh from
the transport ships, protesting that hts an
petite vas cioyed with roast beef sand
wiches. and he must have hard tack for a
| change or perish He had four sand
wiches in his haversack-one for each OF
] US. Nothing ever tasted quite 50 gool as
those two slices OF bread with the meat be-
1 Ilrsr.A
| enough pressed on him to supply a regt-
| ment. Furthermore, on his making known
| fondness for lines. his pockets were
| stuffed with them. Up to then the limit Of
| Hospitality had been to offer a guest a
| sii gle small lime. for the tree which Mr.
| Stegman had discovered was no: bOunti-
1ully loaded, and the fruit might give out.
The Tragic Side. +
| From the lighter incidents Of the cam
paign to the tragic was often swift tram
| sition. The first night out from Daiquiri
| several of US found lodging In the sawmul
| at Siboney where General Hawkins was
| making his headquarters, and the soft side
| of bench proved luxurious couch in
comparison with later experiences Officers
| who had been busy from early morning till
| late at night remembered that they had
| had nothing to eat. Among the most active
was Ad1utant General Horton, who began
1 his military training as a member of the
| Washington High School Cadets His ac-
tirfty In looking after the needs of the
brigade was ceaseless. That evening he
| succeeded in getting some coffee made, and
among those who were drawn away from
! their duties long enough to share 1t were
Lieutenant Ord OF the 9th and Lieutenant
Niche Both these officers were fun of
| energy and enthusiasm. They talked OF
| the work ahead of the army and of their
| desire to be at the front, hoping that their
| command would have it's opportunity with
4 the rest. A few days later / saw Lieuten-
| ant Niche riding at the head of his COM
| pany, which was pushing forward to
cupy one Of the advanced positions on the
| picket lines. The next heard of him was
| after the two days fighting when at the
! general headquarters in the list of casual
ties his name appeared among the dead.
! HIS wish TO be at the front had been graft
Ned and he had fallen in the thick of the
| battle. The same fate had come to Lieu
[ tenant Ord. He had been cut down while
| leading his men up the hill at San Juan
| In the very moment of victory. Its fruits
| were TO neither of these gallant young off,
| GERS, but II was they and others like them
commanding soldiers imbued with the same
! spirit who made the surrender of Santiago
| inevitable. / confess the shock OF hearing
! what had befallen Michie and ord made
| 1T impossible to inquire after other friends
without a tremor IT was pleasanter TO
| meet them and receive their greetings than
| TO note their absence and with uisgf.-ines
seek to learn its cause.
Inspector Brewer a Hero.
The fallen heroes were not all of the
| army There were civilians whose duties
| took them TO the scene of war. from which
| they VIII never return. Among these was
| Eben Brewer, the post office inspector. who
was in charge of the military mail station,
He did something more than to perform
his responsible duties acceptably. To him
! every soldiers letter was a personal
| charge. His sympathies were keen and
4 . inst ffraseTi a.l.r
| tiers meant to those who sent and to those
who received them. His work did not
| stop there He was full of practical sug-
| gestions. At Caney, when the refugees
| were pouring into the village and the lack
| OF preparation for them was causing a
panic. he took in the situation instantly
and the measures he suggested for better
f ing their condition were quickly adopted
| At the field hospital where he stopped to
| make casual inquiry about the letters
| there was distressing lack OF help for
! the wounded. Without a word Brewer
| took off his coat and spent the night help
| ing the surgeons. When late one evening
| the ambulance jolted into Siboney with
| cara Barton as a passenger and no place
where she could lay her head it was
| Brewer who found the Red Cross presi-
dent resting place.
| 1t seemed as though every one was the
object OF his thoughtful attention. Com
| ing back from the front one night he was
! the first person to greet me. Better stay
| under cover tonight" he SAID. You've
been sleeping in the open too long" This
| suggestion was followed by the proffer of
| his own cot, and when it was declined he
| had a bed made up OF loose bags, which
| was accepted. The shelter of the house
which was used as a post office may have
| been doubtful protection, for ii had been
| used the previous year as a yellow fever
| pest house. Neither OF us was aware
| of this, but the specter had already ap-
peared and Brewer knew he was living in
! the midst Of surroundings that hourly ex-
po7ed him to the disease. He told me OF
] his efforts to improve the sanitation of the
camp and to guard against an epidemic
among the soldiers. Whether he had q
premonition that he would himself fall a
victim / do not know, but it would have
/ made no difference in his course His
whole talk was of the danger of others
| who had been exposed. Apparently his
| own health was of the best. In spite of
understanding the conditions by which he
was surrounded ii was a grave shock TO
! hear a few days later that Brewer was
down with the yellow fever and soon
| afterward to learn of his death. He was
one OF the Americans who went with the
| army to Cuba in the discharge of a duty
1 that carried with IL none a the giorv of