Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-20

well-earned glory. But he did not do
it. He has showed up we'll in the
matter, and we have much more re-
spect for him than we have heretofore
been able to entertain.
The final report of casualties in
the army since it landed in Cuba three
weeks ago has been forwarded to Wash
ington. Itshows an aggregate of 1914
officers and men killed, wounded and
missing. The killed number 246, of
whom 81 were officers wounded 1854,
of whom SO are officers, and missing
81, including no officers. Of the
wounded only 6S have died. Colonel
Pope, the surgeon in chief, says this is
a remarkably small number of fatali-
ties, considering the large number of
wounded. In the field hospitals there
have been a remarkably small number
of septic wounds, and but two cases of
gangrene have developed, one of which
resulted fatally.
- Admiral Cervera and his officers
are now at Annapolis. All of them but
Captain Eulate signed the following
parole. ~, -, do pledge my word
of honor that during the period of my
retention at the United States Naval
Academy as a prisoner of war / will
not 90 beyond such limits as may be
prescribed by the superintendent of
the Naval academy, and freely agree
to abide by such regulations as said
superintendent may from time to time
establish. The limits now established
will be the grounds of the Naval acad-
emy and the city of Annapolis from
s o'clock until sundown." Captain
Eulate, who was allowed by Captain
Evans to retain his sword when he
surrendered, will be kept under closer
guard than the other prisoners.
- President Mckinley, on last Sat-
urday, sent the following dispatch to
General Shafter "The president of
the United States sends to you and
your brave army the profound thanks
of the American people for the bril-
liant achievements at Santiago, result
ing in the surrender of the city and
all of the Spanish troops and territory
under General Toral. Your splendid
command has endured not only the
hardships and sacrifices incident to
campaign and battle; but in stress
of heat and weather has triumphed
over obstacles which would have over
come men less brave and determined.
One and all have displayed the most
conspicuous gallantry and earned the
gratitude of the nation. The hearts
of the people turn with tender SYM
pathy to the sick and the wounded.
May the Father of Mercies protect
and comfort them"
- James M. Carney, hospital stew
ard with the Fifth army corps at
Tampa, has written a letter to his
father, James Carney, at Hagerstown,
Maryland. Carney arrived at Tampa
on the Cherokee with other wounded
men. In his letter Carney says that
when called at Ell Caney he went for
ward with the hospital flag and litters
to bring off the wounded. The dead
and wounded, he says, lay thick at
the barbed wire fences and block
houses. With Carney were three sur
geons and stewards. While they were
carrying the wounded from the field
the Spaniards deliberately fired on the
hospital flag. Two of the hospital
party were killed, and two Spanish
bullets passed through Carney's hat.
Twice they were compelled to abandon
the litters and the wounded, so hot
was the Spanish fire, and seek refuge
behind trees. Three wounded soldiers,
while being carried in litters, were
shot and killed.
- Miss Nathalie Schenck, of Baby
lon, l.. l., some weeks ago determined
to use the "endless chain" correspon-
dence to assist the ice fund of the Red
Cross society. This chain consists in
each one sending contributions, re-
questing four of his friends to send
contributions and those four in turn
each requesting four of his friends to
send, and so on. The deluge of let
tiers that has flowed in on Miss Schenck
has completely overwhelmed the
postmaster at Babylon and Miss
Schenck. Over 5000 letters were de-
livered to the Schenck home yester-
day. Miss Schenck and her grand
father, Matthew Morgan, the retired
New York banker, admit that the
letters have accumulated so rapidly
that they are now four days behind in
the sorting of them. Relatives and
friends are working night and day and
now Miss Schenck has appealed to the
newspapers to aid her in breaking the
chain.
- According to data recently COM
piled under the direction of Secretary
Long, there are now 1855 active Off
GERS enrolled in the navy. OF these,
ISL are line officers, 161 medical Of
fcers, Ill pay officers, 209 engineers,
"a chaplains, II professors, 81 con-
structors, Is civil engineers, 100 war
rant officers, sailmakers and mates and
ZIG cadets at the academy. Of the
ships composing the navy there are II
first class, Is second class, 43 third
class and fourth class, with 35 torpe