Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-16
THEY MUTINY.
Spanish Prisoners on the
Harvard Cause Trouble.
They Rush on the Marine Guard Who
s Kill Six Of Them.
Ten Die With Fever Since Leaving Santiago
Many Are Sick.

physician boarded the vessel at .
O'Clock, ana in company With the ships
doctor, made an inspection. His visit
disclosed the fact that nearly half on
board are i'll. Six Spaniards died on
the passage from Santiago to Ports
mouth. one died this forenoon. after the
cruiser reached this port, and three
others We're not expected to 1--we until
night. There We're 40 sick cases in the
deck bay, this forenoon, and 40 equally
rs bad in other portions of the ships
All the patients are said to be victims
Of malarial fever with which those who
He'd were also Acted
These facts have been reported to the
authorities at the navy yard and the
four physicians there will make a fur
ther inspection of the vessel and deter
mine whether or not. she shall be sent
20 Quarantine. Owing to these condi-
lions, nothing has been done in the line
If preparations for landing the troops
The nip from Santiago was without
anuslal incident, aside from the sick
less and death referred 10.
Thu Harvard left Santiago De cuba.
sunday at p. NJ, and made fair pro-
gross. The Spanish prisoners on board
belonged 20 the vessels in Admiral Ger
vera's fleet and were the men who went
ashore ana were put to work on the
,renches and gave Roosevelts Rough
Riders such a hard fight at Siboncy
They returned to the fleet the day be
lore Admiral Cervera sailed from san
da%5. Whan his squadron was de-
stroyed By Admiral SIMPSONS ships
They We're a sorry look ny lot even
hose who We're not i'll. as seen from
he deck of tug along side, today.
we're in a far warse condition than
hose who came, last Sunday. While
Admiral Corvera's men showed many
signs of privation, those seen, today
we're tatteled anu unkempt Their
clothing was torn and stained VITA
blood and mud while in physical ap-
pearance there seemed to be hardly Il
man able to care for himself and it
was easy to believe the physicians
word THAI half of the zoos were ailins.
1t was impossible for an outsider -
get into closer communication with thu
Spaniards than could be accomplished
from the tug which took Or. F. 5.
Towle, the port physician, down to the
cruiser. ToWle was the only one per
mitted II so on board the Harvard.
Dr. David .. Lewis, l.. S. n, Of the
Harvard, received DR.. ToWle on board
the cruiser and the formal examination
was begun at once. Meanwhile some
Of the Spaniards and those on board
the tug we're engaged in a necessarily
There seemed to be some lack of conf
dcnct on the part of each but it did
NOT last long and from one or two Of
the prisoners Who possessed a small
stock of English, an attempt was made
to gain some Information about the
condition of those on board and their
experiences before and since leaving
Cuba.
The effort was almost a total failure,
owing, however, not more to the gnor-
ance Of the Spaniards than to their
apparently sullen disposition. The in
quirers learned practically nothing d
The incidents of the voyage. nor, from
the Spaniards. at least, of the trouble
which occurred among the prisoners
on board the Harvard, in which the
crew of the vessel were compelled to
fire on the captives with fatal effect
Later, however, a brief interview WAS
He said it was as much as his head was
worth to mention the incidents, but ne
stated that the Spaniards, from the
time they came on board were so ugly
that the officers feared trouble. II
came the first evening after they all
had arrived on board. They We're al
mess, under the usual guard. The Off
GERS of the ship We're all forward at the
time.
The cause of the trouble did not APP |
pear, but without warning the Span |
iards made a rush upon the guard |
The officer in command without hest
tating an instant, gave the command
to fire. Nearly a score of the rioters
Twelve were wounded, but none OF |
them so seriously that death is nkely I
to follow. The volley was effective, /
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