Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-02

ned In the best intrenched positions J
ever saw. Indeed, The entertainments
were OF such a character that hhe,ins
with the guns we had did not 90 then
serious damage. Where a iJ-inch sheil
from our ships dropped into a house ID
the town IL demolished the dWeuinsi
but all the Occupants were gone.
ibid cerycras men help In the san
Juan7' was asked, to clear up moot
Yes, indeed. He had 1000 men ashore
from his feet In the battle OF July lst.
Ills chief Of stan. BuHtamente. was
killed. His marines amp sailors suffered
severely. Ccrvor1 put them all back on
board july 2nd. and on the ord he tried
60 set 10 sea.
last bit OF rlce when they surrendered,
but they declined on the ilrst. day 70
accept rations offered them. They Aill
that American charity Inundated then.
But 4 noticed that they came around Tor
the grub on the second day.
why was your food supply short De-
II had 10 ACT quickly and shove my
men right Into the field. because
knew they wefo groNing weaker ana
weaker every hour. We had plainly %
ratiOns unloadod az the shore, but there
was only a single r0nd, hub deep IN
mud. over which they could be brought
to the front and II We had good army
wagon We could not have g9t .the pros
vialons where they were needed. Pack
trains saved us. They were invaiu-
able"
what is the condition OF Santiago
today was asked.
III 10 In o fair state OF health" re-
piled Gen. shnfter. Under the MILL
tary governorshlp now In existence IL
will be soon cleaned and made thor
oughly healthy n II a pretty town
but the surrounding country II In a
state OF wreck. You can't Imagine tho
destiiutlon OF the island Of Cuba"
what DO you think Of the spanish
hospiinin7''
'~rhoac In Santiago are ~ good NJ
any In the world Ny surgeons tell
me they Inspected them carefully and
never saw better sanitary arrange
ments The chief hospital there WIN
hold 2.oo0 patients comfortably. ana
during the Investment Of the city NJ
one time held 1000 men. The BAR
racks are not 10 nailafactory, but thsr
are being thoroughly ovcfhaulcd BY
our troops. The city y growing
uuiet"
aDid you SEQ any reconcentrados7'
"only few. fear that mos, u them
are dead. Hut the death rate In gan
fIaro has dropped from eighty day
10 thlrty-flvc, and most Of the dcathe
are o. old people, or children who hah
not recovered from the starvation
which they had endured"
when viii the military occupation
OF the island occurf"
Some time In the latter part Of oc-
tobef," was the answer.
you asked mo about the use ~ cav
airy In cuba and ! reply That " We
have got 20 70 down there ana light,
the subnn guerllins We shall want the
cavalry beyond question. Otherwise
not. I hope that small garrisons OF
Infantry scattered over the country
will suffice
inland1" was the next inquiry
Havana will certainly be garrisonod
and everything possible VIII be done
20 render the city healthy ana rtNlNe
It's prosnerlty. The western provinces
are ready for agriculture and crops
can be put In al any time
General Rhaftor was fully informed
regarding the controversy bctwcen Gen
Miles and Secretary AlEcr. lie wa.
surprised and said II was the nrht nli,l
he had had OF anything OF the kind
ue know nothing about the causes OF
the merits OF the contrnversy'
what troopa are left to garrison
Hantingof"
a'rhs only troops OF tho Fiilh corp
that were left were tho Twsnty.fnurtl
Infantry. tho remainder OF the Mint
Mas. about 100 recruits and The laH
Of Inc slck and wounded. These wer
10 have left on the day after the Mex
leo sailed and aro TO reach here tofnof
row or next day. This completes IN
withdrawal OF tho army of lnvnHi"f
which was composed " the Fifth corps
The garrison duty II In other hann'
The rifth army corpfa nag VIII ~
oXnr Camp Mlkon tomorr0M."