The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-26
SIB0NEY WILL
LIVE IN HISTORY.
A Plague Spot, With Many Names
But One Ghastly History
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN BURNED,
But Not Any Too Soon, as the Place
Last Year Was Hotbcd of Yellow
Fever-Daiquirij is Different i'm
Every Respect.

OFF sIBONEY, July 12.-Via Kings
ton Jamaica. Whatever the future may
have In store OF further victory or tenn
porary defeat. there are hundred miles
Of Cuban coast. backed by mountains,
breasted by restless seas. which 10 the
American will always serve as the
scene Of national history making. From
the base OF Pyk Taruqulno. a mountain
which rears 5000 feet OF vivid greens
against a sky kaleidoscope in its color
scheme. to the Marino-crowned hill at
Guantanamo. scarcely a mile Of shore
but has seen death defeat, triumph de-
structiOn, yal0r tears
THE WRECKED SQUADRON.
Fifty-one miles west from MORO lies
the Colon br0adside TO the sea. East
ward. and within six and "a quarter miles
Of the famous castle. uneasuy rests the
Oquendo with her broken back and her
gaming wounds. 4 short quarter mile
fur her east is the Maria Teresa stately
still and even IN her scOrched and dis
mantled condition a warship which we
zoo hope will be saved as trophy or
Schleys victory.
% sautiag0's entrance. with It's bate
rles castles and earthworks, there is
little left 20 say For years. proot0ly'
the American tourist will look with IN
terest az the wreck OF the Rena Mef
cedes. the last Of SPANS fleet 10 hunt
the coral. and bare his head as he passes
the stock and sparsi OF fame-cfo"De'
MorrImao.
Ten miles 10 the westward comes the
plague spot. with many names but one
CHASTITY record-S iDoney. why lnl'
should be called or regarded as narooi
passeth the comprehension Of the Vefl-
est landsman 20 conceive.
4 FORBIDDEN SPOT
A surf-beatcu. coral-strewed beacn
from which the water deepens so rapidig
that "a hundred fsthom chain is needeo
for anchorage 500 feet from shore. pools
of stagnant mountaineering water close
40 tho shore surrounded by sand anN.e-
deem. ON the first beach, unsiehtly fall'
road tracks and sheds. little hlsNei
hospital and wall tents Boo irregular pro-
fusion. iu rear of these again the chdiie'
ruins OF 0uc-st0ry buildings, ana a'
BACKGROUND. the mountains-tor whlcl
thank Helven-thcir round tops oot'.u
with the burned ruins Of toy hioph
houses. which may have been ornameh''l
but were certainly not uselul.
WHERE DEATH RULES.
Within this camp. fever. death. sapins
wounds melancholy. hardihood' the
orand courage t1 "sit down and MAKE
o., host of &c." the st0lid waiting Tor inc
end SD noar and vet so far A halI mile
! hrvond this camp where the quarter
master mule and the jadcd cavalry nor 70
share the highway with the "o'iu.
soldier. the busy Red Cross nurse and 'h.
fuuv accou.cred aide. is tine hihitat oi
| th1t most uuu0ly recruit whose H'5 j.
,cuo vanl whose name Us jack. I'D l-.
| of the tinc- m this camp from personal
observation is obviously impo.s h''
from its coumcst come stories OF ~. "
patients. new deaths new dangers winch
serge 90 darken the mental gloom cover
inc SibOucy MS with IalL
NONE TOO SOON.
AS said above. the buildings at sihoney
have been burned. but yesterday and
to-day saw the inception ond completion
of this work Why not weeks ago. 'u-
bans confess. doctors assert. that last
summer yellow fever was prevalent in
SWoncv. and that almost every house
held its patient DO is even asserted that
the building used as % pOstoi'lee- branch
station New York city-was in f>'i int
yellow fever nest-house. a Cuban told
the writer this is absolutely true. but
Cuhaus lie as well as Spaniards. Let u-
hope this informant also is as economical
| of truth as are his brethren.
a BRIGHTER SIDE.
There is "a brighter tutine 90 the ombry'
I picture. in that the wounded have beer
| tenderly cared for. removed as speedily
! ass possible fo transports, bound north
/ OF TO ships specially fitted for their com
fort and care Truly &c was terrifying Cd
] 81. ID
! flesh wounds loaded through the surf oI
| boats which tossed atrociousiy. and tine
! heart stood stu lest wounds SHOULD
/ gape and sp'nt- break. Fortunately. efl
! results did not follow and now the hos
/ pital NJ Sb0ucy rs ready for the recep
| tiou Of more wounded or fevcrel soldiers
| May their number Doe few.
SOLACE AT THE FRONT
| At the front there Us suffering. but Their
rs solace. Men with a. temperature o
over 10l De in the trenches. bur though
| they suffer they are strong. They have
an enemy IN front which they can comba
| with absolute certainty of victory. an,
knowing this forget the enemy in t1ci
veins The day viii soon come who'
their sunorines and the successes OF th
| Santiago army or decentralization vii
he told with a. cheer and read with
! tear Alas that there should be so man,
who will have TO shoulder crutches Will
they tell how they triumphed over Toral
DMQUIRI WITH A 3D."
Six miles eastward along this history
| making shore Daiquiri-and once for al
10 IS cd" and not "B' for the init.a
letter-wlth its huge fleet OF transports
| It's massive iron pier. and its pretty VII
| lage Cfowning cultivated slopes Will 600
terest the traveller as the place wher
Skaters army hrst landed. and froa
which the model siege artillery did no
go as speedily as could nav
| been wished. Here too. is an allege
! harbor from which ships fee 20 the ope
as soon as signs OF storm appear.
| score or more of miles further east is
real harbOr. and AN ample one. where IN
| navy of tho United States-present an
/ rro.noctive-could rest in safety thong
| t0rnadoes tore and storms swept. Her
az amy hour OF the day or night one cal
see "a large representation - that nav
| coaling. 80 better spot could have bee
found. though one were made to order
Hero too. health is the rule and lii
presents some aspects which e. is fair q
call cheerful.
CUBANs' CAMP.
The Cuban camp Al Guantanamo-fol
~ course. this Is the narbor meant
less offensive and more picturesque tina
any other noted along our lines OF occu
nation. The huls palN-thafched an
rain tight. are fairly clean. Soldier
SHOW, "a nlodicum ~ discipline. and OBJ