The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-14

tho remainder Of our war ships were
stnmg along the coast a. far east as
furarlla. At the latter point the nagship
New York lay nearly all day.
Rcar-Admiral Sampson and General
Miles was IN frequent communication
during the forenoon. General Miles went
an board the New York A. about
o'clock and frequent exchange OF notes
between the two commanders occurred
later. The nature or their conference
could not bo ascertained. but 10 IS sup
posed 10 have related 10 a concerted at
tack upon Santiago
SHIPS CDALfNG.
Several OF our ships including the
Newark. with Commodore Watson on
board spent the day coaling at Guanta-
ndmo Bay.
Scarcely wounded man remains at the
hospital headquarters here. Almost an
the sufferers have been either sent nortn
on the returning transports or nave been
sent on board the hospital snip Keller,
which lies of shore.
IL is most fortunate that the transfer
was made before the rains set in as II Is
difficult 20 provide shelter from inc
storms.
A number Of men sick with fever,
measles and other ailments are still here.
Malarial fever continues TO give the phy-
StcldnS lfouDicf pAl ~ Ahi 'Hi3 'Ai" '''''N'i
has resulted.
THEIR BODIES TAKEN HOME.
Mr.. Nicholas Fish viii leave for the
North tomorrow with the bodies OF
Hamilton Fish, Jr. and Captain Capron.
who were killed with the Rough Riders
in battle.
The men Of General Lawton's division
Yesterday cut a large water main which
Is believed 90 be the source Of tine water
supply OF Santiago. The main entered
the city from the northeast and Is the
largest one yet found. \ stream OF pure
water as large as a mans body has pour
ed from the pipe since 70 WAS cut and mas
proved valuable 90 the Americans.
A few deserters who came out Of San
tiago to-day reported that the city's wa
ter supply Is scant and of very bad quail
ity.
The reports OF wholesale desertions
reach the American lines almost daily.
but there have not been a hundred de-
serters from the Spaniards I'm an.
SUFFERING REFUGEES.
General Shafter telcgraphed TO Wash
jngton to-day I'm regard 10 tho extreme
privations suffered by the 1900 Santiago
refugees now at FL Caney and De re-
ceived "a reply directing him not 20 ass
sumo tho responsibility of their mainie-
nance. but to give them such food as he
can spare from the soldiers stores AL
ready p. 500 rations have been given them.
but these are exhausted as well as the
provisions sent by Miss Clara Barton IN
bchalf Of the Red Cross Society. The
condition OF affairs I'm the camp OF the
refugees is terrible. and II IL continues
many people will starte to- death. Up TO
date eight persons have died. The
churches are being used .as hospitals
one OF them contains 197 persons
A very old woman committed suiclde
to-day i'm her distress, killing herseli
with a machete. -
PROMOTIONS FOR GALLANIfh
General Wheeler recommended the loi-
lowing officers i'm his cavalry division Tor
aalIantry I'm action: Bugadier-General
carroll. Colonel Sumner, General Wood
Major Vessels Major Lebord, Major
Wint Captain Hawes, Captain Hartman
Lieutenant Andrews. Captain Beckham'
Tieutenant-Colonel Dorsett. Major Carl
inton. Captain West Captain Dickinson,
Captain William Astor Chandler and ms
aides Lieutenant Steele. Reeves ana
wheeler.
He also compliments Mr. Mesies' his
Cuban volunteer aide. for conspicuous
service