The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-19

niehtisil can realize what nat means.
t0r Ger; wheelsr,s h%OedSuarters, dim Light
On, going down into a hollow he lost the light.
Snd when ben be cane peeSS, pt his ayes fe Me- r pf4sis sRs
mics : away Sol1 bis nsnssS1 isTo 'S yers Deceptive agS in
orderly set out Tor that light;, AZ o'clock on
the beach for a surf bath when. a very, 6edrag;
gled orderly on a very weary horse addressed
Can you tell line where Gen. wheelsr,s head,
quarters is, sir I. I've been all over this point
Again he was dIRirscted. 70 the place. and this
time no reached II safely. since the SiRheI
SGsRG st hSf s%t S " Il IT, ol eSmP tR fsn nis 1R 'H %oF PE'G Of
the orderlies has been greatly facilitated hut hut
they and their horses are stu oyerMorkeu; Inc
by army Officers, has not been tried here at Al.
slih%Snsp in GoG practices az ice in Tie West has beScn en- n
camped here.
All over camp to-deywere heard expressions
Of regret at the death Of Gen. Joseph 4, Has
knew him and admired him for his gallsntry at
hospital here. Who came up to, the firing line at
Ell Caney just after Gen. Haskell fell, says OF
Gen. Haskell then. Col. Haskeln was one Of
the coolest men under fire that II Is posSible to
imagine, He and Quartermaster Dlekinson
When Clay was ordered to some special, duty
and went away. The other two reached the
IRE. AitRouSh the bullets were falling ali
around them, neither Of them seemed to make
the arm. and almost at the same moment Col.
Haskell was, shot In the shoulder and knee:
the Colonel back, but he himself was, pierced
through the abdomen by a bullet. that dis
4bled him, and eventually, caused bis deaf
out wounded men. for after had sent him to
place which seemed perfectly sheltered an
Meantime a detail OF men was sent to. bring in
Col. Haskell. and 80 hot was the fire that three
was as brave under treatment as he had been
under nre and never, uttered, a sound. His
death; which noL ScSordins to- to the s,6 pSRsrE ,G was
FASTENED by his wounds. which. were not seri;
Gus. Every man that knew him in Cuba will
There was a court-marttal on the steamship
Sm orssss an ba meT To 70 !nse T aMS{ 'p Ws Fo nat an r1ue mn.
qualified success. The prisoner was n fireman
who had d. told oil o ope t e t6 6Tds s9ip ssif 9f hI@' to upon So
officers on board heard q the matter, went to
thanks. but. said he didn't think il necessary.
martial and tried the fireman, whose reply to
each question Put to him was a n
Rrunt. Inc ludRmentOI the court martial was
that the man be fined four days pay,
Who's goin' to take the money!" asked the
fireman, Any man that touches my wages
This view Of the question had not presented
itself to the officers before. They held a con-
sultation over tho matter, and discovered that
there was no authority for their court-martial-
ling a civilian and that they had no power to
collect n fine which their illegal court-martial
had imposed. When they left the ship on its
arrival here an empty portfolio said to them in
$50 long. gents. Buy a drink with that four
days pay and Keep the change"
At the beginning there was lack OF everything
in this camp. Before the end there was sur
plus OF almost everything except good drinking
water. That is an article which is in constant
facilities have been overtaxed with orders for
bottled waters. A few days ago the Poland
Water Company sent here a consignment OF
four large cases OF bottled water for distribu-
ton. and The SUN man. to whom the water was
consigned. found that while the hospitals
were actually turning away all other sup
plies they all wanted the water. Those
wards whichLhad enough for their present needs
were afraid OF running out before a new con-
Segment could be obtained, and those which
hadn't enough were trying to borrow or beg Of
the others, for in typhoid. malaria and dysen-
terry. the three diseases which fill the hospitals
here. pure drinking water is a vital necessity.
The Poland water was finally sent to the di-
vision hospitals. which seemed to be in the
greatest need Of 1t. through Capt, Edwards OF
the First Cavalry. who transferred the water
from the freight station to the various hospital
stations.