The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-09-20
An Island Younl Nan Writes d
lhe Service.
VISITED CuBl AND PoRTO MOO
Ja..R Judd. Medical student-wofs
win SICK ard wounded-De"ths
and Burlais,

Wbiie engaged In Red Cross work
ON the :. $ lampasas, L, > hos
pital shipD
July ~. In santiago harDor- AZ We
near the feet the Hawk our convoy
dashed ahead 10 report 20 the Admiral
an the New York. The feet was com
posed Of seven or eight vessels ana
among them the New York and BROOK
iyn showed up proudly our orders
were TO enter the harbor ar Santiago
had surrendered These udings We're
received with great cheers by our sol
d,ers. We headed IN right under Moro
40 close that 81 seemed as II stone
could easily be dropped on us. Just a.
we passed the castle TWO United states
soldiers jumped on one Of the Dattle.
ments and waved their hats eNultantly
nrocIaiming the victory was a. We had
moi realized II before. This was the
signal for tremendous cheers from our
shin In response. Al the foot OF MORO
Law the Reina Mercedes listing over TO
the port side with half her deck SUD
merged. Several large holes IN her
deck spoke well for the Brooklyn :
guns. She did not look badly lhJnreh
and several OF her rapid IRE guns were
ont Of water. We were all ON the LOOK
out for the Merrimac and were snrprlh-
ed to see her so far np the harDor'
How she could have passed by Morro
without being sunk Is Nonderiul IN
deed The passage here is very mar
row. barely 100 yards should say, ana
th. Merrimac lies lengthwise IN the
channel with several feet 0f hei
smokestack and her mast tops, one Oh
them splintered by a shot showing
aboye water. The Merrimac has PROB
ably been swung around 10 let oui
ships pass $500. ..,.o.,d
with vegetation as ! had expected
sbowiug only bushes and fow trees
Near the shore we passed several beau
tifu clumps of cocoanut trees anh ns''
and there beautiful Ponelanh hesh
a blaze OF red among the green
several block houses were seen on pro
minept hills and at the entrance oi W.
harbor opposite MORO, the remains
several batteries. Suddenly AS W.
rounded 10. the city came In view wiz
a number OF transports lyins on VIZ
wharyes. II ls only about three inile'
from the mouth Of the harbor 10 th'
CITY and we were soon at anchor ahhoht
the transports. The food ls very poor
the stateroom II very dark, no Hgho
being allowed at night and we ~
stumbling around, and there IL hardly
any ventilation 30 that three or ioui
umes during warm night ] ha''
awakened In profuse perspiration
Now that we are here all the delay
and discomforts will be forgotten u w
can go to work and do "hat we oai'''
for.
Guantanamo, July s0.-We stage,
only two hours at Santiago. Col Blaci
got orders TO go TO this place whici
is about fifty miles east OF Santiago
We anchored here just before sunset
almost under the stern Of the Yale. J
seemed fine 10 see those four mysu'
letters and Dr. Miller yale 'Ss) ana
felt like giving the cheer ] know yer.
little of what has been going on her'
the past week. One could follow IN
war better IN New York.
July 2g-The Lampasas has bcei
converted into a hospital ship aho W
have about llJ sick on board. The
are nearly all medical cases, and most
ly typhoid. We have worked hard III
past few days and while ! have bee
disappointed that ! did not have IN
Of
hayIng surgical cases. the eXperient
has been valuable and We have the -
isfactiOn Of having saved many i've
We can get no communication VII
Miss Barton, 80 DR.. Williams Sa
Gen. Miles aud he orders us TO Por
Rico. The Engineer Corps lay bridl
from the ship TO the shore and q
mules and horses are given a run
shore and a sea bath. How they e
joyed IL after twelve days cOnhneme
ON ship. DR.. Miller and ! rowed oy
10 the Marblehsad one evening al
had u very pleasant time hearing q
accounts the officers gave OF their e
perlences. We stayed at Guantapan
from the 18th to the end OF July al
sailed for Guanica, Porto Rico, Qua
lea Is q beautiful place. The mou
tains back OF the town resemble M
kaweli and the town Is much like
Hawaiian town. Quite bit OF pnstn
land lies near the village with her
of cattle and horses. Our head Doct
Vogel IL ashore with the troops, Cha
ton and ! are detailed to go to
Saltwater" TO take care OF some ri
men, We hnd one with a temperate
OF 1903 degrees. We give him an
bath and bring II down TO lola degre
There are regulars on board and
officers are splendid fellows, stay
aboard all night and at a, m.
ashore and look at the town. Mos
wooden houses, some matched, Tn,
are groves Of cocoanut and bana
trees. see pineapples, PoncIana,
lgator pears, Pride OF India, Dat
Crepe Myrtle, Bride OF Barbadc
mangoes, mo fruiD and lantana. I
people look like Portuguese ana D
claim themselves "Americanos." I'll
were about 200 Spaniards to def