The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-28
The Most Humane Cnmgaign.

The march OF General Miles through
Porto Rico has been one OF tho most
pleasing leats OF the war Landing IN
the middle of July upon n hostile shore
he has advanced gradually through the
island until now We ind him in virtual
possession Of Porto Rico. "No sickness.
no casualties was tho brief dispatch
sent 10 the War Department the dlv
after the safe landing. one that many
times repeated. might have formed rho
daily bulletins since. though many enc
gagements have taken place.
Landing HIS transports no Guanica.
General Miles announced 20 the natives
and Spanish alike. that ne would shed
no blood unless blo0dshcd were neccs-
sary. outside Guanica 70 became neces-
sary 70 fire into a Spanish garrison but
the guns were aimed high and only
three OF the enemy suffered from the
voley OF shells.
The men under General Miles COM
mand wrote home that &c was as near
picnic as anything they had ever en-
jOyed and was much less dangerous
than hunting in the Rockies.
The Rcd Cross ana tho United States
surgical STAFF spoke 90 General Miles
as law and their commands and recon-
mendatiOns have been observed hy llm
as by no general that ever led tho hosts
into 70 foreign country III General SHAFT
ter ZEN ont with the surgeons General
Miles did mott
The hardest part OF the work. for of
course 10 is not an picnic has been The
laying Of corduroy roads. Before reach-
Ing Ponce there lay "a stretch M rough
country. and here ~ became necessary
90 lay logs 10 order that the siege guns
might travel over them Doe safety Gen-
eral Miles wished the guns 90 Doe trans-
ported easily and rapidly and though jog
cutting was slow and laDoriOus. many
hands made light work and what was
apparently tho slowcat method became
the quickest in the end. Ion one section
whole mile Of corduroy road had to DIS
laid 90 avoid a thick swamp path where
tho wheels OF the heavy guns would
surely sink All hands set % work and
the road was laid in two days; uud tho
following the guns were hauled easily
over a country which. n loit IN
swamuv state would have caused de-
Law OK weeks FOR the same work
Tho military road along which the
army IS now encamped Is tho finest 49,
the world. III runs from Ponce eastward
to Juan Dllz and info the interior D1at
Coamo. Aibonito. Cayey, Caquas, Aqua5
Buonas. GuavnabO and RIO licdres lin-
ally terminating at San Juan on Tho
northern coast. The road s. more IMAM
100 miles long. with most on lt5 length
extending through the most hostile part
of Porto Rico.
Everywhere the American army has
raised ts flag until it5 progress can Poe
marked by the stars and stripes as they
wave In some of the towns friendly
enemy was found and here the ceremony
Of n4q raising was "a merry one. Al oih'
or points a sSirmish was necessary nHi
this was short and not very sharp DIVINE
no the kind hoartcdnosa of the com
mandcr.
General Miles has FED hts army vel.
Fruits have been furnished them ana 'A
The delicacies OF the island have peer
~ tbeir DISPOSAL General Miles has ai-
lowed them time and means for nice
eafinr and they have Jared well after
their Cuban horrors. ono soldier wi'l'
home that instead OF being ready ior
boenifal as he was when be- Teri 'nna.
he was ready now for another campaign
in Manila. II necessary.