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ed to begin, but it was no go. He was
stuck for once. So he pulled out a
pistol and deliberately fired it into the
air FIVE times. He had to express his
feelings in some way. The old man
was brigged when he returned to his
ship for firing the weapon without or
derS, especially in foreign territory,
but his skipper knew the old-time
bo'suu's mates ways and turned him
loose after day or so.
When Fuller was serving aboard
Watson's ship he was in good shape,
and his frequent quiet outbursts kept
the forward part of the ship keyed up
with wonder rs to what was coming
next. Que morning, at big gun drill,
Captain Watson himself was superin-
tending the exercises. One of the
wooden cartridges became jammed in
the breech of the 6-inch rifle to which
he was devoting most of his attention.
He wouldn't permit any OF the gun
ner's mates around him TO attempt to
loosen the cartridge, but essayed the
Job himself. He tugged at the jammed
cartridge, and broke his fngernails
over it, and still it wouldn't come out.
1t was a pretty hot morning OH deck,
and the perspiration began to roll ott
his face in streams. But he persisted
in trying to loosen the stuck cartridge.
He looked as if he would like to say a
heap, were he swearing man: But
be wasn't swearing man. When he
had been working for five minutes
over the jammed cartridge, with no
success, be looked pretty helpless and
miserable. He gave one final tug, but
the stuck cartridge remained in the
guns breech. The skipper gathered
himself together, mopped his forehead
and looked at the gun.
"Confound it all " he broke out,
"where's Fuller? Send me Fuller,
somebody"
Fuller was on hand directly. He
wasn't a gunner's mate, and he had
nothing to do with the guns. But
Watson wanted Fuller to tackle the
iammed cartridge all the same.
"Fuller," said Watson, "try and get
that dummy out of thut gum"
Fuller looked at the stuck cartridge
and Watson retreated to the starboard
side of the quarterback. Fuller made
two or three claws at the wooden cart
ridge, but it wouldn't come out. A
gunner's mate could have got it out in
iiffy, but Fuller wasn't in that line
| of the service. He tugged away, but
it was no go. Watson stood regarding
the horizon on the starboard side o.
the quarterback. Fuller spat on hi'
hands, and made one more try. The
dummy didn't move a tenth of ar
inch. Then Fuller mopped his fore
head with his necker chief, clapped hi
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EXODUS FROM SANTIAGO.
How the Inhabitants Left the Devoted
City.

How the Inhabitants Left the Devoted
City.
A correspondent of the New York
Sun, cabling from Ell Caney under
date of July 6, says that late in the
afternoon of July 4, notices were
posted on the walls of Santiago as
follows
"Having received no further word
from the American forces and being
anxious to save the lives of the women
and children and all non-combatants,
the authorities order that between D
and 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, all
who cannot carry arms shall leave for
Ell Caney by any of the city gates.
No passports are necessary. All pill
grims must 60 on foot; carriages are
forbidden. The crippled will have
stretchers provided for them"
This happened on Tuesday, when
early in the morning great line of
pilgrims wound out of Santiago. 1t
was no rabble; but a well-dressed
crowd of men and women, for the
most part, and children in droves.
All seemed to possess the most sub
lime confidence that they would be
we'll treated within the enemy's lines.
This fact demonstrated that the Span
ish woman, whatever she may say,
has faith in the chivalry of the cyan
kee pigs"
About 400 persons were carried on
litters. Well in the van was an old
woman with a parrot in her lap. The
stretcher had broken down as it left
the city and the parrots cage had been
lost. Many of the poorer women wore
large crucifxes and some entered Ell
Caney telling their beads. Three chill
dren walked together, each with a
chrome of Christ tied to its neck.
The Catholic church of El Caney
stands in the middle of square. AS
the crowd approached it saw move!
sight. The doors of the church had
been thrown open and the porch was
being used by the American surgeons
as an operating room, it being the only
place they could find in which to care
for the wounded prisoners. The church
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EFFECTS OF THE BULLETS.
The Large Number of Wounded Men an
Comparatively Few Killed.

Comparatively Few Killed.
The number of wounded soldiers in
the first two days fighting around San
tiago was so entirely out of proper
ton to the comparatively small mum.
Der of killed, that Major Lagarde, who
is in charge of the hospital at Siboney
was asked if he could throw any light
on the reason for it.
He said that the humane results oi
the reduced calibre projectiles have
been specially shown among those
wounded in the joint end of bones, the
parts of lungs. The long bones have
shown but few explosive effects. The
casualty list, with the old leaden bull
let's, like the 45-calibre, might have
shown fewer wounds, but the proper
ton of severe wounds might predomi
nate so greatly that suffering would
be more general.
General amputation and resectior
were rarely necessary with the moderr
bullet. The Mauser bullets used by
the Spaniards show few of the injurie:
suffered from the old leaden bullets o.
large calible. The absence of cases o
gunshot wounds in the intestine
among the wounded is noticeable. Th'
inference is that there are number
of such wounds among the dead in tn
field. This is what must be expected
to be found from the hydraulic effect
of the small calibre projectiles. o.
all organs with fluid contents the effec
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LOSSES IN OUR GREAT BATTLES.


Philadelphia Record.
AS compared with the loss inflicted
on the United States forces by the
Confederates in the great battles of the
Civil war the loss at Santiago is small
when the fact is taken into considera-
ton that our forces in the Cuban bat.
tie were assaulting fortified position
of the enemy. In all counting 5000
Cubans engaged, there were approx
mately $4,000 troops opposed to the
Spaniards. If there have been as
many as 800 casualties from wounds,
heat, prostrations and capture, that
would be 81 per cent.
A study of some of the great battles
of the Civil war will serve to show
how much greater the losses were
there. Here is list of some of the
principal actions:
At Gettysburg, fought July 1-3,
1868, there were 3,O7O killed, 14,497
wounded, 5,434 missing, total loss of
23,0O1. The entire Union forces in
the battle are estimated at about S0,-
900, giving the percentage of loss as
about 80.
At Spottsylvania, fought May S-1S,
1864, there were 2,725 killed, 13,416
wounded, 2,25S missing, total loss of
1899. The total Union forces were
13O, 900 giving percentage of IA.
At the wilderness, May 81, 1864,
there were 2,246 killed, 12,037 wound
ed, 1888 missing, total of 1856.
There were 120, 900 in the battle ; per-
centage of loss, Is.
At Antietam, fought September II,
1862, there were 2,10S killed, 9,549
wounded, 1853 missing, a total of 12,-
40. There were $4,000 engaged per-
centage of loss, Is.
At Charlottesville, fought May 1.3,
1868, there were 1905 killed, 9,762
wounded, 5,919 missing, a total of IT,
2S7. There were $4,000 in battle per-
centage of loss, %.
At Chickamauga, fought September
1920, 1868, there were 1866 killed,
l9,749 wounded, Alta missing, total
| of 1919. The force engaged was
65, 900; percentage of loss, 25.
At Cold Harbor, fought June IA,
1864, there were 1874 killed, 9,077
wounded, 1876 missing, total of 12,-
737. In battle there were 3S,
percentage of loss, 33.
At Fredericksburg, fought Decem-
ber lila, 1862, there were 1884 kill
ed, $500 wounded, 1,769 missing, a
total of 1868. There were 10000
in the Union forces; percentage Of
loss, 13.
At Manassas, fought August $3.50,
1862, there were 1,747 killed, S,452
wounded, 4,263 missing, total of
1852. In the battle were $4,000
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Htiscellanenus 8eaaing.
THE JAMMED CARTRIDGE.
A Time When Commo dore Watson Felt the
Disadvantage of Not Swearing.

"A
Disadvantage of Not Swearing.
Commodore Watson, who is billeted
to do some lively work on the coast oi
Spain with his squadron, does not he
long to the list of "cussing officers,
vet as a man-o'-war skipper he never
had a man of his ships company aft
for swearing. He was singularly in
dulgent of the hard swearers forward
"Hard language helps man along
occasionally" he has been known to
saw to one of his deck officers upon
overhearing a stream of maledlctions
from the lips Of some old f1at-fool
working at a stubborn job forward
land it is better for the men TO work
of their wrath over fouled anchor
chains in cuss words than to take II
out of each others hide"
Aboard one of the ships under Wat.
sons command there was an OLD
bo'sun's mate named Fuller, who hao
the call throughout the whole navy as
the champion profane man of the gov
ernment's line of packets. Fuller
never raised his voice when he swore
He would simply stand back and
quietly regard the inanimate object
of his wrath-a bent Delaying pin
perhaps, or a slack ridge rope-ano
then be would open up in an ordinary
conversational tone. But the utter
ances he gave vent to were sulphu
rous. 1t always took Fuller gooo
five minutes to work off what he con
sidered the necessary number OF re-
marks on such occasions, and it al
ways seemed, when he was through
that he had quite exhausted the whole
vocabulary of profanity. But this was
a mistake. The very next time any
thing went wrong with bit of Fuller:
gear he would start in on a new line
that would contain absolutely not s
single repetition of any of his prevl
Gus performances. 1t was always
a source of wonder to Fuller!
shipmates, even the old timers, where
he picked up the new ones, all o
which were of startling originality ant
force. These shipmates related onl!
one instance in which he found him
self at loss for words. He was will
landing party from his ship, march
ing on the outskirts of Chemulpo
Corea. He stubbed his toe on loos'
boulder in the road, and fell on hi
face in the dust. He picked himsel
up and looked at the road. He open
ed his mouth to say something, bu
he had no words. He was dumb will
wrath. Two or three times he attempt
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life will be busy, but work very pleas
ant. 1t certainly is an eye-opener to
any one who is interested in the work
Mr.. Kneble and I will be together fol
two or three weeks, and then will be
in full charge. This place is one o.
great responsibility. 1t makes one
feel his weakness greatly.
I hope our work will be favored
and encouraged by the people at home
You may be assured that my time and
talents shall be given over to the Lore
in helping your sons to lead Chris
tian life. 1t shall always be a pleas
ure to let the readers of The ENQUIR
Err know the news from our boys
whenever there is spare time to write
Yours in the Work,
HOWARD CALDWELL.
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OUT AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Mr.. Howard Caldwell Tells of His Arrival
In Camp.

Mr.. Howard Caldwell Tells of His Arrival
In Camp.
The following letter from Mr.. How
ard Caldwell, army secretary of the
South Carolina Y. NJ. G. A., was re-
ceived on July 2; but publication has
been delayed for lack of space. How
ever it is still interesting:
EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER: You
kindly asked me to say a few words
in your paper concerning the army
work in Chickamauga. 1t will always
be a pleasure to let the people Of
South Carolina, and especially those Of
York county, know how the boys here
are getting along.
I took the train at Chester at 1852
and arrived in Atlanta, 500. The
state secretary of the Y. M. G. A,
Joined me there and we took break
fast. Soon after we started for Chata,
nooga. On arrival, we went directly
to our quarters on Missionary Ridge,
about 12 miles from Chattanooga.
To one who has never visited this
historic place nor witnessed the throb'
bing populated ridge and listened to
the music and the tramp, tramp,
tramp which seems to shake the very
earth, there is feeling which comes
over him that is almost unexplainable.
1t was great joy to meet so many
boys from York county whose faces
were familiar. 1t was my pleasure to
make some of their hearts glad by
handing to them some token of remem'
brance from loved ones at home. II
was not long after had gotten into
my tent until the York county boys
put in their appearance to shake
hands. 1t was a joyous occasion to
all of us.
Just here I want to say for the com
tort of parents, brothers and sisters
who have relatives here, that they
need not be uneasy about them, fol
Uncle Sam is caring for them very
we'll. So far as their moral and spirit
ual welfare is concerned, there could
be very little added to make it better
1t just did my heart good to hear oul
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boys tell of their appreciation of the
influence the Y. NJ. G. A. is having
over them. They enjoy the meetings
and attend well.
This work I believe to be one of
the grandest works ever instituted.
There is rarely any work which can
reach the boys like this work. The
work is supported by voluntary con-
tributions from the churches. / hope
the churches of York county will be
very liberal in this cause for Christ.
So far as I am concerned in this
work, I could not be better provided
for. I take my meals with the cap
tains and lieutenants. Our food is
we'll prepared and nicely served. My
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YORKVILLE,S S. O., SATURDA

is terrible-the maximum, in fact, OF
explosive results.
The other wounds are trivial, and
are seldom serious enough to compel
the wounded men to keep their beds
unless the bullets are lodged. Even
then the wounded merely show slight
localized pneumonia.
The number of lodged balls is great
er than was anticipated. This is pro-
bably due to deterioration of the
smokeless power used by the Span
iards, or, perhaps, to the impeded We,
locity of the projectiles in passing
through the grass and brush between
the fighting lines. The suffering and
the list of the dead would have been
far greater if the Spaniards had used
.45-calibre bullets.
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pews were turned into beds, and many
refugees hurried from aisle to aisle IN
search of friends.
One old woman, who had been car
ried on litter, hobbled up the aisle in
search of her son, who had been miss
ing since the first day Of the battle.
She found him lying near the chancel
rail mortally wounded.
Some of the women refugees were
perfectly gowned. Some of these vol
unteered as nurses, the men mean
while being busy making preparations
to shelter the women and children fol
the night.
Most of the rich refugees supposed
that they would be taken to siboney
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percentage of loss, 40.

percentage of loss, 40.
At Shiloh, fought April 6.7, 1862,
there were 1854 killed, S,40S wound
ed, 1855 missing, total of 13,O47.
The number in battle was As, 500 per-
centage of loss, 20.
At Stones River (Murfreesboro),
fought December 81, 1862, there were
1,73O killed, 1902 wounded, 3,7l7 mis-
sing, a total of 13,249. The number
in battle was $4,000; percentage OF
loss, Fl.
At Petersburg, fought June 1919,
1864, there were 1858 killed, S,5l3
wounded, 1,1s5 missing, total OF
1885,. The number in battle was
l. 100000; percentage of loss, IL.
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The French consul had made the re-
quest but the American officers had
to refuse, as the new quarantine regu-
lation forbids any Santiago refugees
coming inside the camp.
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sIAFTER SAMPSON AND GARCIA HOLDING COUNCIL OF WAR

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RUSHING NOW.

Chickamauga, July 1.-THE great
army at Camp Thomas is DOW being
equipped with all possible haste and
supplies are reaching the camp by the
carload There is an impression
among the officers there that there will
be heavy movement during the COM
ing week. The Firs: Ohio cavalry
leaves tomorrow it's preparations for
departure being complete. It is said
the entire Firs: corps will get away be-
fore sbe end Of the week, The second
brigade, First corps, may get away to.
morrow or Wednesday. The depar.
.ure of this brigade depends upon the
ability Of the officials to get transports
to Charleston.
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Washington, July l2-Gen. Shat.
ter wires that the Spanish have
hoisted o flag of truce over Santiago,
and have asked for another armistice.
Gen Linares who has resumed com.
mand, although still suffering from
his wounds is contemplating the sur
render Of the city and his entire
army.
Gen Shafter has completely sur
rounded the city and all avenues Of
escape are cut off on all sides His
lines were strengthened this morning
by the arrival of more troops and
guns. The Spanish army cannot
escape and will be forced to susren-
der in short time, if Gen Linares
does not surrender now to prevent
the great loss of life and destruction
of property in the city that will re-
suit if it has to be taken by storm.
The shells from SIMPSONS feet that
landed In the city during the bonn
bardment did a great deal Of dam
age A large number of houses
were destroyed by the shells, and the
fires that were thus started burned
many more
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Can Save Only Iufanta Maria
Theresa.

Off Santiago de Cuba, July 10, via
Kingston, ia July IL, 1880 a m
The board of survey appointed tc
examine the wrecks of the Spanist
ships and to inquire into the nature
of their injuries reports that only one
ship can possibly be saved. She Is
the Infanta Maria, Teresa, the former
flagship of Admiral Cervera.
The hull of the Cristobal Colon
shows she was only hit six times and
then only by shells of 8 inch, 5inct
and 6.inch calibre This verifes the
story that the commander OF the
Cristobal Colon surrendered because
be saw she could not get away from
the Brooklyn and Oregon, and to con
tinue the battle meant sacrifice o
life 1t was found that the brass
plugs of the large guns and the bolts
and locks Of the small arms had beer
thrown overheard
The Vizcaya showed she had beer
riddled by the Brooklyn and Oregon
She had no! been struck by projec'
tiles larger than inches
Her upper works were riddled by
/ and FOUNDER shells Nearly al
of these shells exploded inside the
superstructure and must have driven
the men from the guns This con-
firms the story of Capt Eulate tina,
the Brooklyn's secondary fire was SC
terrific that the men deserted their
guns
The survey board arrived at the
wrecks of the Almirante Oquendo and
Iufanta Maria Teresa last night at
dark and the work consequently was
postponed
A singular fact noted on the four
ships is that all the guns were train
ed forward and the story that they
were all directed to fire on the Brook
lyn Is, therefore, shown to be true.
The magazines OF all the ships ex
ploded and the efec. was to blow up
the decks and not completely pulver.
ize the hull or turn the keel up, as
was 10 the case of the battleship
Maine. This is looked upon as being
important.
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Negotiations Broken OF

Gen. Skaters Headquarters. near
saasiago, July TO-, via Pqt Antonio,
ia July II. 8 M, via KiOgeton.
ia At li.30 this morning Gen.
Sbafter notified Gen. Toral. the span,
ish commander. that. by Presiden,
McKioiey's direction, the Spanish
proposition to surrender if the garrison
we're allowed TO leave Saotiagowish it's
side arms was rejected. and that the
Uoited States woald accept DO terms,
but immediate and unconditional sur
render
Gen. Toral at 2 IS p. N replied in
brief cote that he rejected President
McKinley's proposal and would discus:
no other terms than those suggested by
himself
At3 Is .. % Geo. Sbafter notified
Gen. Toral that the armistice would be
terminated and hostilities resumed at q
o'clock A. the same time he iseued
instructions to each of the division
commanders to prepare for fresh at.
tack on the Spanish works These
orders have been promulgated from
Aqoadores to Ell Caney.
When the courier left with this dis
patch, just before 4 o'clock, the artiI.
lery was preparing to open on tbe
Spaciards at the eud of the armistice.
The dynamite guns had been trained
90 the Spanish blookhouse with suct
absolute precision tbas the first sho'
would obliterate 1t.
The American soldiers will sleep 10
the trenches to night.
Eight batteries of light artillery will
be 10 position at midnight tonight and
the seige guns just Iaoded will be
ready for action at 10 q. m. tomorrow
Gen Shafter said to correspondent
Of the Associated Press this afternoor
"Gen Henry and bis division are
now landing at Joragua and are coming
up as rapidly as possible Our lines
canoos be made more Effective, but il
the chance offers to increase our
strength, | will take advantage Of it.
II shall DOT be surprised If We have
Santiago 10 three days
''At Ell Capey there are 10000 mis-
erable refugees from Santiago, old men
womeu aud children, whom the Span
iards have permitted to 60 to our lines
tc ge: food. TIE pIigh: of these help
less people is beartrendipg The
Americans are doing all they can FOL
them"
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THE NEWS FROM MAGNOLIA

Msgnolis, s. G., July 8, 1893 We are
having hso,vers every day now. followed by
hot saushine, which gives as 40 idea Of what
our Santiago soldiers bsve to endure. How
those boys stand that intecse heat, rnaccus-
,smed to such climate, brsveand full of pa
,fiotism though they be, Is dificult to under-
stand guess the ewo words, .'grit" and
aHiip solse the problem
Crops in this immediate section are 6oe,
and much better than they were last year,
hus If the heavy rains continue lo,g, cotton
will be n uch damaged.
The new Methodist rsrsonsgs is nearing
completion, and will be quite = roomy and
eomfortatls building. ] hope 70 sse it occu-
pied by orr popular pastor, Mr. Jus,us, be
fore Distric. Conference conveoes.
Mr. Joseph Newmtn, Who lives about four
miles from ebis place, came here on yesterday
10 attend to some business, but had
been 10 town ba: few minutes
when massage came s,ating that his
youngest child, aged ls months. vas dead
Mr. Newman was greatly shocked, as the
little fellow was apparently as well as Il could
be when he lett home. The mother states
thatsk had put the child Oh the aoor in the
front plaza about a 70 mute, she supposed,
before S9e discovered tHat SOUet1iuR was
wroug with it. she took the child from the
foo, and laid it oa the Del, whea it expired
II ABOUT ore minute Soe said it gas2sd
two or th ee tines after she Fitted it from tbs
aoor. The doc;or said it was most uausua:
death
Aoi q7esi was held aud 0r. Darby Lade
a most Careful pos, nortem exaninatioo, but
discovered no cause; save csntosion On the
.izhs side Of forehead. caused by fsll fsw
days before which did no: apparently hurt
The child. The bereaved family has the sym.
pathies of a.ny.
Nagnolia was represented ir the battles
sfouud Santiago oy Mr.. Roland A.. Wilson,
90, Of Er. James ". Wilson he is q Ser
geant 10 the o S..4s Infantry. Nothing has
beeu beard from him since his arrival at Sao-
ago BE is brave and patriotic youns
man, and had a good situation in Chicago
wheo be enlisted May be return safe to bis
parents is the sincere wish Of many.
OCCASIONAL