New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
IMPROVEMENT ~ SANTIAGO.
GREAT CHANCES IN HEALTH CONDITIONS
UNDER GENERAL WOODS RULE
CHANCES FOR INVESTMENT

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. Generals Lawton ana
Wood arc seriously considering the alvisabiiity or
establishing quarantine against vessels coming
here from infected ports. they say that for its
SIZE Santiago de Cuba Is OF the healthest ports
in the West Indies. There is absolutely no yellow
fever and the c4entura fever is under complete
control and General Lawton does not think 1t right
to have his healthy men subjected TO contagion
from strangers coming from infected ports
The death rate IS now only fifteen day, ana
when the fact IS taken into consideration that the
population is composed mostly of people who have
been brought the verge of starvation who nave
lived in an atmosphere Of filth and bad smells
where every effort has bean put forth by TIE au-
thorities apparently to breed malaria, and where
every other man one meets looks as though ne had
but few days tn live where children UP 10 thir-
teen or fourteen years wander around more or less
IN state Of nudity. every bone showing, often
with arms and legs no larger around than the neck
Of bottle IT is wonderful TO think that the death
rate can be so low and speaks volumes for me
sanitary orders enforced by General Wood
officers Of all grades. and even enlisted men. are
receiving by every mail from people IN the United
States letters asking information as TO the posslol
ties Of investment in this part OF Cuba. In the early
future there ought to be numerous openings. but
at present General Wood advises investors not 10
come II they intend their investments 10 take the
form Of land purchase. he records and arcniVes
have been left in a shocking state by the Spanish
authorities, presumably with the intention Oh HEX
ing additional difficulties for their successors.
man with a little capital however. would DO
well here with a steam laundry, an American
bakery, or a small store with good groceries. Such
enterprises could be made 10 pay from the outset
October is the last Of the rainy season here; but
Judging from all accounts II must be the worst Of
the lot There is Cuban proVerb which runs
thus "A thousand showers in April I'll bucket
but one in October is ocean" With Novem-
Der however, comes fine weather, with cool winds
and good health.
The troops now IN the province are the following:
Second United States Volunteer Infantry, Colonel
D. y. HOOD, at Soneo.
Third United States volunteer Infantry. Colonel
p H. Ray; Companies Is, c, n. E. K and L at
Guantanamo; Companies A and VI at Sagua de
Tanamo; Companies G and at Baracoa. and Com
pany al Jamaica.
Fifth United States Infantry Lieutenant Colonel
Freeman. stationed at Santiago.
Fifth United States Volunteer Infantry, Colonel
Sargent: Company al MORO Castle and the re-
rnainder of the regiment a Santiago.
Eighth Illinois Infantry (colorcd) Colonel Mar
shall; Companies f and AT Palma Sariano and
the others at San Luis . <,,>
Ninth United states volunteer Infantry (coiored'
Colonel c j. Crane at san Luis.
Twenty-third Kansas Infantry tcoloreo), tolohel
Third United STATES Volunteer Signal Corps Lieu
tenant William I. Garvin. jr., commanding, at
Co