Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-23
HAVANA AND HADES.
American Tcushs fspec, 10 Cut a Wide swaih
In The Cuban Capital.
TALES or DISEASE, DUNGEONS AND FILTH
Gen. Gomek to Come TO Havana To Ccie.
bratc spanish Evacuation Cuhans
object to Guerilla Policemen.

New York. Dec. ?5.-Dlspa,chas to the
World from Havana. Cuba. say.
on the heels OF the announcement tina;
Jim Corbctt will open a saloon here.
cumcs she news shat Bat Mas.erson.
wyatt carp. OF Tombstone. Arz.. Doc
Holiday. Ed Casey. "The Kid' Of
skagway. Alaska. and Doc hrown Of
Spokane. are crming 70 Havana 20 en-
gagc in various eaicrprsea.
Judging fiom appearances. the early
history of the western towns Of Amorl-
ca viii b. f1peatcd In Havana.
Gambling houses will De- opened
everywhere. ~ II . poor building nuai-
naas g.rusi which has NOT bids uu u
for location for an American bar. !;
scema 20 b. sho Idea among thl sporting
fraternity that Havana wiz o. made
another Monte Carlo, 80 endure inruu.1
che reconstruction period al least,
IfAvANAs CHANNEL HOUSES.
Cabanas and Moro are being pre-
pafld for dylivofy % the Americans,
Every article capable % being moved
has been aiken away all she swords
have hgeu destroyed or packed IN hugo
c.fss fdr transportation 20 Spain. ana
ths lf.tfllrH % thUF1 huga channel
hlusl q. which have hcid so many Spanish
sucrc,a. have been prepared for tha hood
90 Light whlth VIII br thrown un them
wnen the American troops marrh IN.
Secrecy. a. dark az thl grave. has
teen maintained Ia rsrlfd DO rY.i lhels
place, AMI the destiny VI thr.f thoua-
atsla uf pflFJnofd la SAN UNKNOWN.
FricnI1 ana relatives ~ mlaHing nilh
await anxiOuSiy 60 ascertain wh iher
ghcy alll ilngcr Ia dungooua or have
gone ihe way 81 thousandH ~ others ~
the bloody ! urei dEch. Tho spanish
governmcns IL exceedingly anxious not
10 leave behind a trace showing the
gruss lrfcgularliy with which IN trials
hnN1 been conducted, VT me cNa mum
her OF victims who have gone 10 iheiE
doom there.
PITIABLE CONDITION OF SPANISH
SOLDIERS.
During the paft two days. La Ma
china wharf haa been crowded with do
parting spanish soldiers. Tho sight a,
ihcse men embarked was pitlful IN she
extreme ailow. wan, nlthy. with
starved look and scarcely enough
strength 90 carry their rifles. Even
OF those who s,lll retained r1gimcnim
formation. many viii Dis On their way
home. The men were scarcely able. az
ter n quick march through thc town.
80 hold their places In the boat eaklns
them 90 transports. ana several fainied
from ah1or exhaustion on the way. A.
Tor ghrlr sick. their condition was be-
You'd description. suffering from an
kinds OF diseases. principally fevcfp and
horrible niln complaints. many died be-
fore they were lodged ON board the fear
fully crowded transports. ono poor fei-
low on she la Machlna wharf asked Tor
water and was given a large glass. Iced.
Tie took huge gulp and fell back dead.
NE shock Of cold ON his weakened
ffamo killing eilm dead on the apf.
ASTOUNDING DEATH RATE.
Before tho Chcribou sailed. permit;
from a Spanish officer enabled the
World correspondent; 90 30 aboard ana
ascertain fhe conditions She was
crowded from eruck 90 kecl, having
more Than 1000 men aboard, COO ~
whom were sick These latter unfoFun-
atca were crowded IN eos on che lowct
deck. surrounded by nlih OF an deFcrlp-
lions, and a f.unrh unbeurahle. They
had been only sen hours aoorad. but
clgh. had died ana their bodies AWARDED
burial when she ship gut % sea. un-
cprfd f1g, ilyiUs and dead lay sogf,hcr.
their bodies touching In some casea, a
dad mans ftlnVned arm resting on the
shoulder 81 n a;ll suffering c0mradc.
Three doctors AMI several hospital
corps VIII 50 w.;h ne nip. but there "
a Total absence Of medicines and sup
piles. one doctor estimates fha. ;hlr-
~ per cent would dlo on The voyage
liaVanl'H death rate IN astounding.
There are between nfty-nyc and SOW
| enty-iivc deaths here each day. tho
majority from mnlaflal FOYER, typhoid
claiming the next largest number %
victims and pernlc.ous fevcra about the
same.
The .clvii register shows a total OF
a ssIN 4.
tWcniy-four hours aui two Parishes
where the death rate was unusually
high made no report The mortality
last week was az tho rate OF JOG IN
every 1000 Of the population. This week
u VIII be higher, In New York the rate
In only twenty-five deaths per annum
for every 1000 u population.
All the hospitals are oycrcrowded.nnd
no more patients can be received. The
municipal hospital. organized M an ems
Urgency hospital % care for sick re-
concentrates, ia taking care OF ac0 pa
ticnts with space for only 100. A sur
gcon In one hospital said today that he
had 10 leave sufferers lying In the street
because there u no place 10 care for
them.
vile trenches from the indescrlbahle
dirtinesa 81 some sections offer a hor-
culean task TO the engineer officers pre-
pairing 20 clean the city, making The
NoltflclnH here despair or any iinnin-
date lowering OF the frlghtful death
rate.
CELEBRATING SPANISH EVACU-
ALTON.
An Mort will BE- made TO have General
Gomez como TO Havana 10 take part In
the fve days celebration OF the Span
ish evacuation OF cuba, beginning Jan.
LIST. The Junta, various patriotic clubs
and an executive committee In each
district have appointed a general COM
mitioe 20 make ARRANGEMENTS and raise
/ funds for the purpose,
A great metlng vii be held IN the Ia
con theater. AZ which speeches viii be
delivered by well known cubans. Al