The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-18
FLOATS OVER SANTIAGO
Continued from First Page.

was over and that the men do not seem
to fear it in the least, owing to the
mlldness Of most of the cases.
Gen. Miles remained at Siboney dur
Ing the completion of the agreement
yesterday, and a copy of the articles
was sent him by Gen. Shafter yester-
day.
THAT is Splendid" he said, 1--WE
nave got everything we came after"
Gen. Miles went to Guantanamo to-
day. and 1t is reported he will remain
there until the Washington govern
ment definitely decides about the Porto
Rico campaign.
A large number of troop ships are
lying off here. and it is generally be-
heVed that large part of Gen. Shat
ter's army will be moved soon.
CAMP A HOSPITAL.
The camp at Juragua contains moth
ing now but hospital tents, with a
guard Of two companies The black
ened ruins of a few burned buildings
are still visible, but in most places
the debris has been moved and the
white tents of the hospital corps are
pitched on the sites Of the burned
buildings. The fever hospital is stu
ated about half a mile across the rail-
way bridge to the northwest of the
town, and is well isolated
Two hundred and fifty wounded men
are still on the hospital ship Relief,
which lies here. All are recovering
rapidly.
The volunteer regiments, which have
arrived here since the fighting ceased.
are standing the climate remarkably
well. The men seem greatly disappoint-
ed because they arrived too late to
share in the battles, but they are see
ing plenty Of the real hardships Of
campaigning. The daily downpour CT
rain last week rendered the camp very
uncomfortable.
The rifle pits and tents and ground
are soaked with water, and the mis-
cradle yellow clay of the Cuban soil
makes marching almost an impossible
ity. The narrow trail from Juragua to
the front is cut up by a constant stream
CT wagons, and it takes hours for O.
supply wagon drawn by four exhaust
ed horses to make twelve miles.
The troops appear to be in good con-
dition by daylight, but when the swift
tropical nights come down, damp and
cloudy, with the men shivering mis-
erably about the sputtering camp fires
| OR searching for dry places for their
blankets, the great mass of men seems
little like victorious army The men
DO not complain, but accept the wet
soaked hard tack and the shelter of
the tents with thankfulness
HARBOR DESERTED.
The harbor of Santiago is deserted,
almost the whole fleet holding positions
opposite the deserted for of Aguadores.
This afternoon the New York, flying
the blue flag of the admiral, lay an
chored with her bow almost on Aqua
dores beach, while clustered about her
were the other ships of the squadron,
the Brooklyn lying little farther out
to sea.
The rifle pits which crown the bluff
were deserted, the Spanish soldiers
lounging unconcernedly on the beach
under the guns of the fleet and within
hail Of the men on the New York. The
men of the navy are impatient to get
into Santiago harbor, but it is not
known yet when the entrance will be
made.
The refugees who have been. quar-
tired at Ell Caney were ordered back
into the city today, and as most of
them are without food the Red Cross
soc1ety's aid is considered very impor-
tant
The open-handed generosity Of Amer
lean seamen was shown today when a
subscription was opened on Commodore
Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, for the
benefit of the young wife of George
Henry Ellis, the only man killed on the
American side during the battle with
Admiral Cervera's fleet. The men ca
gerly offered their money, many whose
salaries are but SIT and SIS a month,
giving $40 and $25. The subscription
soon amounted to 1907, and then one
seaman, who had silver chain, taken
from one OF the Spanish vessels, offered
it for sale for the benefit of the fund,
and it was bid in by another seaman
for $25.
Lieutenant Commander Mason Of
fered five peseta piece from the in
fanta Maria Teresa, and It's auction
brought $50 more. The fund tonight
amounts to over $1,000.
STREAM OF REFUGEES.
Since o'clock this morning a stream
of refugees has been pouring into the
city, some naked, all hungry and foot
sore. Many had stopped by the way
side.
The town of Santiago presents a dis
NAL sight. Most of the houses have
been sacked and the stores have all
been looted, and nothing to eat can be
found for love or money. In the streets
of the city, in the entertainments and
at the breastworks and at every few
feet of the barbed wire fence are living
skeletons Of Spanish soldiers.
Among the arrivals today were the
German, Japanese and Portuguese con-
suls and their families; the British
and French consuls having arrived the
day before Yesterday
Gen. Pando was never here, but $500
men from Manzanillo arrived on July 8,
making the total garrison here 1900.
The contact mines in the harbor We're
removed the day Admiral Cervera left,
but two chains of electric mines, one
from Estrella Point and the other from
Socapa, are still down. The armament
of the shore batteries of Santiago con-
SiSts Of five brass siX-inch muzzle ten
Founders in the Notifications; two six
inch Hontorias, from the cruiser Reina
Mercedes; three twenty-one centimeteI
nlortars, never used, in the Socapa up