The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-20

Santiago, July 1S.-Nia Kingston, Ja-
maica, July 1912 m.)-General Shat
ter has had thorough examination made
of the sanitary condition of Santiago.
The work was done by DR.. Goodfellow.
of the Generals staff, and by Il civilian
physician, DR.. Orlando Dwiker. They
find that although there are present but
six cases of yellow fever i'll the city, i'll
addition to two suspects, the town is ripe
for an epidemic Santiago and Rio Ja-
neir0 are considered the greatest fever
breeding centerS in the world. This town
lacks every sanitary feature ut its best
and now, after two months siege, leav-
ing it dirty and repcllent, it is Il veritable
pest hole. The awful stenches that
arise from the streets stagger and choke
one.
The city of Santiago is Il typical trop
ical place, with narrow. crooked streets
and low. one-stOried dwellings and stores
Many of the houses are succeed and
painted with startling colOrs. sky blue
and vivid shades of green predominating.
These, with the red tiles of the roofs and
the quaint verandas, show evidence Ct
past picturesqueness. but everything is
now in a state of dilapidat ton and decay
and the city is but IL shadow of It's for
mer self. The majority of the houses
are absolute ruins and public squares.
once green with fountains playing in
their centre, are now neglected.
But here and there. through the open
doors of more pretentious dwellings, one
meets with the vision of an open court
filed with palms brilliant hued parinci
nd nt hnr.
1t is like brief glimpses of a happy past
long gone. There is no sewerage sys-
TEN. The city dra image runs. is all from
the surface into the harbor, and the low
er part of the city through which much
of the drainage runs especially
from the poor quarters around the bull
ring to the northwest of the CITY. is the
seeding centre of malaria, typhoid and
other low fevers
LEPERS IN THE STREETS.
There are four hospitals in the CITY.
the civil hospital. presided over by the
Sisters of Charity, and the Military.
Mercedes and Conchas hosnitals. In
these hospitals are LAT patients. which
IS comparatively small number CON
SIderlng the lack of food and long siege.
1t must be remembered that the recon
centradoes were never admitted to the
hospitals. and when the notifications of
the proposed bombardment by our bat
tcrics were received, every patient who
could stagger out was driven into the
streets.
Twenty lcpers who were in the Civil
hospital were turned into the streets.
and they have been roaming them ever
since.
The largest number of patients is in
the Military hospital where there are 81
wounded Spanish officers and 431
wounded soldiers and sailors. In addi-
uon there are hundreds of cases of ma
lara and dysentery, and six cases of yell
low fever.
1he sailors were wounded in the battle
OF July lst and 2nd They were disem-
parked from the ships of Admiral Ger
vera fleet in order to assist in resisting
the attack of the American troops by
land. These sailors say that when the
Spanish fleet sailed out of the harbor.
half of the sailors and marines on board
had been fighting and working in the
trenches ashore for rs hours previously
Admiral Ceryera. they also assert, SIT
crlficed his fleet in obedience to the pop
ular clamor, both in Spain and Cuba, in
Guiding Santiago, that he should give
battle to the American fleet