New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-18
THE CITY or WASHINGTON HERE.
HER CAPTAIN AND CREW SAW THE rKsrRrc-
TON or CERvRRAs FLEET

HER CAPTAIN AND CREW SAW THE rHsTRrC-
TON or cERvHRAq FLEET
Hospta-ship No is. formerly the Ward liner
City Of Washington arrived at this port Yesterday
afternoon She did not carry any wounded on
board as expected. having disembarxed all
the sick and wounded soldiers on board At Newport
News. The City Of Washington is being only tenn
porarily used as hospital ship having been
chartered as a transport by the Government. She
~as sighted OF Sandy Hook about II O'Clock IN the
morning and reached the pier Of the Ward Line.
No H. East River at Wall-st.. early In the after
noon. Among those on board we're Qunrtermastcr-
Sergeant Thomas A. Wears OF the Nst Regular
Infantry and Privates Mattce Thomas and Fos-
ter OF the same regiment. These mon were IN
charge of the equipments. ratons and other artl-
cles left on the City OF Washington when tho ?lst
landed In Cuba, Just for what purpose tho vessel
has come to this port is not known. even 20 tho
commander OF the ship. Captain Frank Stevens.
He eaid yesterday that at present ne was entirely
in ignorance a. to the object OF the city OF Wash
,ngton being brought TO New York II Is likely.
however that as her bottom IS foul sho will 10
drydockcd
Quartermaster- Sergeant Wears. who IS most
intelligent man. talked freely about what he had
seen at the front He said tina; the City OF Wash
,ncton sailed from n point about seven miles cast
OF Santiago on July 8 She took on board go sick
and wounded soldiers. both Regulars and volun-
teer. most Of whom had been hurt In the charge
at San Juan. There were about thirty-hvc men OF
the list New-York among them. al the sick and
wounded were disembarked at Newport News when
tho City of Washington arrived there last Wednes-
day None OF them died on board The vessel re-
NAMED at Newport News until Saturday when
she sailed for New-York Wears said that there
had been no deaths from yellow fever at the front
when he started North.
Captain Stevens whose family lives IN Brooklyn.
was In Havana Harbor when tho Maine was
blown up He was also Off Santiago when cervera's
feet was destroyed. With reference TO tho latter
an entry In the Captains log says:
81 noticed In the explosion OF the Vtzcaya' S
magazines that they blew right straight up in tho
nir and did not burst rend the ship in tho same
manner In the Maine explosion. This. In my
op,nion Is conclusive evidence that the Maine was
exploded by mine.
The City OF Washington was beyond range when
the Spanish feet was destroyed. but every on
board watched the battle closely. and there was
m, thu slightest doubt from the nrst minute as to
the result.
Among the other soldiers who came up from Santi-
aao on the transport were Regimental Bandmaster
c. H. Schener. Corporal H. n. Johnson and PHI
Yates Beatty r. J. Brown and Larey, oil OF tho
a.th Infantry which. prior TO tho outbreak OF tho
war was stationed at Fort Douglas. Salt Lake
CITY Bandmaster schefer and the other men OF
the 2.h were assigned TO the duty Of guarding tho
resimcntal property the transport. This con-
sisted largely OF ra,ons cooking utensils. can
The band Of the 2sth had little to DO rs musicians
after they landed on Cuban soil They were 5000
from all accounts did excellent work in the fed.
One OF the musicians. Fitch, q cornciis had -:
r!Eht thumb shot of while caring for the wouncef
during tho fight at FL Caney.
Bandnnster ScheMer said that the Spanish sharp
shooters fired on tho wounded as they were beng
taken TO the rear.
something in praise Of Colonel Theodore Ieoosrvcl;
One OF them remarked that TEDDY was IN 40
thick o: every scrap and was always looking for
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