Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-07
ON LAND AND SEA.

on LAND AND SEA.
Bits Of News from Our Gallant Soldiers and
Senate the name OF Perry Belmont Of
New York, to be inspector general In the
volunteer army. with rank of major.
The war department. Wednesday. re-
cejved the following: playa del Este
July 6. In Camp near Santiago, July g.
The Iroquois sailed two days ago. with
300 wounded; Cherokee sails. today. with
325 wounded. (SIgned) Shafter."
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Yankee arrived at New York and an
Wednesday. She was ordered North by
the naval authorities on the representa-
lions of the health officer at Key West
The navy department is already max
ing arrangements to recover as much OF
the valuable Spanish fleet as can be
saved. Wednesday,. an agreement was
closed with the Merritt & Chapman
Wrecking Co. to undertake the salvage
of as much property as possible from the
wrecks.
The machinery of the Spanish battle
ship PelayO is out of order and she has
been compelled to stop at 1smailia, Egypt.
since early Wednesday morning. Ismailia
is a town of Egypt on Lake Timsah. on
the Suez and SWeetWater canals, equal
distance from the Red sea and the Medi-
terranean sea.
"A special dispatch to London from
Rome says tine Pope is profoundly de-
jected at the fresh disaster to Spain. The
dispatch adds that several cardinals
strongly urge His Holiness to make an
other attempt to arrange peace between
Spain and the United States. but the
POntin declares that the failure of his
first Intervention was SO complete that
he cannot reiterate the movement.
Capt. Crockett at Fort Popham. has re-
ceived from the army authorities orders
to report in just what condition mis- COM
mand is at the present time and how well
It Is equipped to go to the front. He re-
piled that the battery is completely
equipped and ready in every way to do
infantry duty at the front, but would
good artillery work is expected. At this
writing the news has not been made
known to the battery, but it unquestion-
ably will be received with great enthu-
siasm. s.5.ii /
The board of health authorities at Key
West, Fla, have granted permission sto
land the wounded from the IroquoisA-i A
surgeon in charge of the wounded assert
ed in the course of an interview. that the
most of those on board were injured in
the first days fight, Vast Friday. Nhen a
general engagement occurred all along
the line. These men are the milder cases.
sent to Key West to make room for the
large numbers being brought into the
camp from the field. Most Of them will
be ready for duty in a month or six
weeks.
The ram Katahdin is anchored in the
river at Newport News, and will prob
ably be unable to take part in the war
between Spain and the United States.
unless the struggle is continued longer
than now seems probable. According
to statement from one of the men
on board the ram. she will proceed to
Norfolk in a few days, where about
two months of repair work will be
done on the vessel.
Six more recruits were for
warded from Portland, Tuesday
evening, to Col. Kendall's regi-
ment. The party was in charge of
Fred l.. Hudson. one of their number
Up to this time 50 men have been sent
to fill up the Portland companies, and
% more remain to be accepted. The
required number. 1O5, would have been
obtained the first week but for the very
rigid tests established by the govern
ment.
The following cablegram has been re-
ceived at the White House from Miss
Clara Barton. dated siboney. Cuba. July
4: KEENAN, and Egan reached here. yes
terday. Five more of us came. today. by
v army wagons and on foot. Eight hundred
q wounded have reached here from the
front since Friday morning. Surgeons
and litter squads have worked night and
day. Hospital accommodations are made
quate. and many Of the wounded lie on
the watersoaked ground. The Texas is
feeding refugees at SibOney. The Texas
will go to Guantanamo, tomorrow.
(Slgned) Barton"
1t is almost certain that Brig. Gen. Mil
Ter will head the fourth expedition to the
Philippines. which is now expected to sail
from San Francisco. next Monday or
Tuesday. on the steamers Peru and City
of Puebla. Major Kellogg of the 4th Cav
airy, has received word from Gen. Otis
that he will take the ship with sos men
and II officers Of his command. and Ma
jor Crugen of the 9Th U. 8. Artillery. is
in receipt of similar gratifying order.
his assignment Of troops being 269 men
60 men of the Sd U. 8. Artillery left from
the last expedition will also go.
The crew of the cruiser Minneapolis
at Newport News, went wild with en-
thusiasm when they heard the news
of the humiliation Of the Spanish feet
Mt Santiago. There was not man on
board who would not have given every
thing he possessed for the privilege Of
having been with SIMPSONS fleet.
Such a demonstration was never wit
messed on the cruiser before as when
1t was announced that Admiral Samp-
son had rendered the nation, as a
Fourth Of July present. Cervera's en-
tire fleet.
The biggest Fourth of July celebra-
ton ever observed in the West was
4 held on the Exposition grounds at
Z Omaha, Neb.. Monday. The crowds
were greatly enthused by the glorious
news from Santiago. and added the
celebration of Shafter and SIMPSONS
Victories to the original object OF the
~. The parade was one of unique
enres.. being made up of the mid
denizens. and every nation under
m but Spain was represented. One
q thousand people were on the
swhen the parade moved.
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