Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-20

Jamaica, July ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Shafter has had a thorough exam
ination made of the sanitary con-
dition of Santiago The work was
done by DR.. Goodfellow, one OF the
generals staff, and civilian phys
ician, DIR. Orlando Dwiker. They
find that although there are at
present but six cases Of yellow fe-
yer in the city, in addition to the
two suspects, the town is ripe for
an epidemic, Santiago and Rio ia
metro are considered the greatest
fever breeding centres in the
world. This town lacks every sani-
tary feature at it's best, nod now,
after two months siege, leaving it
dirty and repellant, 1t is a veritable
pest hole. The awful stenches that
arise from the streets stagger and
choke one. No cordial in Santiago
has the power to wash this oder
Aou Ou6 5 CnrCaL.
The city of Santiago Is a typical
tropical town, with narrow, crook
ed 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 predominant
Ing. These, with the red tiles of
the roofs, and the quaint verandas
show evidence of past picturesque
ness, but everything is now in a
state Of dilapidation an decay, and
the city is but a shadow of it's for
ner self. The majority Of the
houses are absolute ruins, and pub
lie squares, once green, with foun-
tains playing in their center, are
now Utterly neglected. The iron
fences are broken and rusted, while
the fountains, on account OF the
dearth Of the water supply, have
long been dry. There is no sewer
age. The city drainage is all from
the surface into the harbor, and
/, the lower part of the city, through
which much of the drainage runs,
especially from the poor quarter,
around the bull ring to the north
west of the city, is the seeding CEN
ter of malaria, typhoid and other
low fevers.
There are four hospitals In the
city, the civil hospital, presided
over by the Sisters of Charity, and
the military, Mercedes and Con-
chas hnani+o1- TN .hn-A NV
pitfalls are 1,747 patients, which is
comparatively small number con-
sldering the lack of food and long
siege, but it must be remembered
that the reconcentrados were never
admitted to the hospitals and when
the notifications Of the proposed
commandment by our batteries
were received, every patient who
could stagger out was driven into
the streets.
Twenty lepers, who were In the
civil hospital, were turned into the
streets, and they have been roam
ing in the streets ever since. The
largest numbers of patients are in
the military hospital, where are 81
wounded Spanish officers and 431
wounded soldiers and sailors. In
addition there are hundreds of cases
of malaria and dysentery and six
cases of yellow fever. These say
that when the Spanish fleet sailed
out of the harbir, half of the sail
Ors and marines on board had been
fighting and working in the
trenches ashore for As hours pre-
viously. Admiral Cervera, they
also assert, sacrificed his fleet in
obedience to the popular clamor
both in Spain and Cuba, including
Santiago, that he should give bat
tie TO the American fleet.
General Toral throughout the
ceremony, was sorely detected
When General Shafter introduced
him by name to each member of
his staff, the Spanish general
appeared to be very broken man.
He seems to be about fifty years of
age and of frail constitution though
stern resolution is shown in every
feature. The lines are strongly
marked, and his face Is deeply
drawn. as if in physical pain.
General Toral replied with an
air of abstraction TO the words ad-
dressed TO him, and when he ac-
companied General Shafter at the
head of the escort into the city to
take formal possession of Santiago,
General Toral spoke but few words.
Only once did the faint shadow of
smile Turk about the corners OF his
mouth. This was when the cayal-
cade passed through a barbed wire
ENHANCEMENT. No body of infau-