Evening star., 1898-08-26
CHECK OFF THE DEAD
Spanish Prisoners Who Die Going to
Ships Marked Alive.
PASSAGE MONEY PAID FOR C0RPSES
Shafter and His Staff Leave San
tiago on the Mexico.
THEY SAILED ESTERDAY

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. August %, 5:15
p.m-Tne Spanish transports San Fran
cisco. San Augustin and Colon left this af-
ternoon for Spain with .56S Spaniards, i'll
Guiding fifteen officers and their families
and four priests
Eight men died on the way to the ships.
Their corpses were checked Off pas
sengers. 1t appears that there have been
many instances OF this during the en-
barkation of the Spaniards. the transporta-
ton company thus being enabled to collect
the passage money, a thing readily man.
aged under the easy inspection of the
Americans.
Cen ToraI, when bidding adieu to the
Spanish officers and men who We're leaving,
said: Conquered, we yield with honor to
ourselves and to Spain. Whatever may be
the future of Cuba. history will preserve
the story of your heroic and noble deeds
in this country. We regret our failure and
it's cost in treasure and in blood. but you
have nobly fought and no5ly lost"
Shafter and staff Sail.
Gen. Shafter and his staff sailed this af-
ternoon on the United States transport
Mexico. His departure was not marked by
special incident. On arriving at Montauk
Point he will go With Maj. Wiley to Wash
irgton to meet President Mckinley and
Secretary Alger, aftarward proceeding to
San Francisco.
Col. Green of Gen. Skaters staff and
captain of the signal corps will remain for
another ten days, or until he is relieved by
Capt Leigh, who with iifty-nine men of the
signal corps is expected on the Seguranca.
Maps and charts have been prepared for
a military telegraph and telephone service
between Santiag go, Guantanamo, Baracoa,
Segua de Tanamo and San Luis all garri-
points. and Captain Leigh will begin
the work OF stringing the wires as soon as
he arrives.
On the recommendation of Washington
a hank Of exchange will be established here.
The scarcity of small coin is a great in
convenience and a cause of much trouble
among the soldiers and local merchants.
One result is exorbitant prices.
The transport Roumania arrived today
from Ponce. Yesterday the transport ORR
ziba left for Porto Rico. The Berkshire,
with $50 convalescents from Siboney, sailed
for Montauk Point today. She was soon
followed by the Berlin, with General Bates
and his staff and the 1st Illinois Infantry
Tornfs Farewell.
General Toral visited General Shafter
Wednesday afternoon and bade him brief,
but impressive and formal farewell
The hospital ship Bay State sailed Wed
nesday morning for Montauk Point having
on board 100 sick of the ed and 10th Mas
So schusetts regiments One death occurred
before sailing
DIR. McCloud a clergyman of the Philadel-
pbia Christian commission, has been en-
gagged in locating the graves of the Amerl-
can soldiers preparatory to returning their
remains to the United States.
Cen Wood will turn the hospital service
over to the local authorities. The condition
here Is more satisfactory. Sanitary i'm
prov sments have been made.
The business men of Santiago and plant
ers In the vicinity of the city have insti-
tuted movement TO induce Gems. Garcia
and Castillo to permit the Cuban soldiers
to return to service on the Plantations. This
is a good season for agricultural products
if the work begins soon
OF the patients left at Siboney 100 are in
a critical condition