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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
THE MAN AT THE KEY
HE KEEPS THE ARMY IN TOUCH WITH
THE NATION.

How improvements In Military TeIegraphy
Were utilized In Skaters Cuban Cam
paign-The Field Operators often Click
cd Messages within Range Of Bullets
When Skaters army moved up TO
Santiago, the telegraph wires followed
the head of the column and kept un-
broken communication with Washing
ton. During the advance on the city the
field telegraph station moved up with
the field headquarters and at times the
men at the key clicked off messages
while shells from the enemy's batteries
snarled overhead. Such are some of the
results of the improvements which have
been made in army telegraphing.
No sooner had Skaters army estab-
lished landing place at Baiquiri than
connection by wire was made with
Guantanamo, where the cable to Mole
st. Nicholas, Haiti, had been picked
up. This put him in direct communica-
tion with Washington. AS he drove the
Spaniards before him men from the sig.
nal corps strung telegraph wiz % from
the palm trees, and thus, like a huge
spider spinning a single thread, the
army left behind it thin trail Of sing
ing wires.
Telegraph wire has been reduced so
in weight that man can transport two
miles Of insul0ted double conductor as
rapidly as column of cavalry can
move. This includes the weight Of the
reel for paying out the wire, as well as
of the wire itself The flying field tele-
graph and telephone makes kit weigh
ing not to exceed 13 pounds, and this
includes a dirninutive Morse key and
buzzer, so that messages can be sent
simultaneously from both instruments.
We have at the head Of our signal
corps in General Greely an officer
whose tastes are all in line with his
professional speciality Nothing delights
him more than to experiment and in
vent new methods in electrical field
work. In his report for 1894 he drew
attention to the increasing value Of the
telephone in warfare, with special ref
erence to the war between China and
japan, which was then under way. All
late wars, he said, indicate that cleo.
trical connections are indispensable tc
the success of any army operating on a
base apart from the general telegraphic
system.
He recorded the marvellous success Of
experiments made in the army with the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
ARMY TELEGRAPHER AT WORK.


single uninsulated bimetallio wire
stretched on the ground through wet
grass, over which whispered conver-
sation was conducted through tele-
phones half a mile apart. When the
wire was partly buried, the telephone
could not be held close to the ear with
out discomfort.
The war in the east furnished the
general with an excellent object lesson
just at that time when congress was in
particularly niggardly mood and was
proposing to cut down appropriations to
an extent which threatened to ruin the
signal corps; for he was able to point to
an instance where the Japanese signal
and telegraph corps, on the day follow
ing the battle of Ping Yang, ran into
that city flying telegraph line from
Seoul, q distance of 70 miles.
Nowadays every commander of an
army or a fleet has with him small
corps Of men who not only understand
the working Of the telegraph key and
read messages by sound, but are shrewd
enough to do q thousand things in the
way of repairing and emergency work
which may be called for when no out
side aid can be procured.
These men understand splicing wire
and cable in any condition and amid
any surroundings. They are of trained
ingenuity in running down and locating
breaks in the connection. They have
enough sobriety of Judgment to be able
to play the censor if necessary ON dis
patches put into their hands to send
They are telegraphic geographers as
we'll as everything else, having at their
fingers ends the directions and juno
tions of telegraph lines all over the
earth, for it sometimes becomes of the
very first Importance to send message
to the other side of the enemy's country
without actually passing through it.
The American civil war saw the
greatest development Of the military
telegraph and gave to the world the eX-
ample Of its first systematic use. This
was to have been foretold from knowl-
edge of the inventive and time saving
character of the nation. With us the
extension Of the silent and wonderful
wires first assumed gigantic proper
tiOns.
One of the least Of the things it did
was to save the capital Of Washington
time and again. In 1869 all Federal
headquarters were connected by wire
with Fort Monroe, and the farthest
stations Of this system We're just outside
Of the Confederate zone of fire. From
April 25 to Nov. l5, 1861, !, 1877 miles
Of military telegraph was built There
were 100 offices and 1853 operators
During the war the construction reached
Is, $50 miles and $500, 900 messages
were sent at a cost of SO, 219, 400
These lines were composed Of insu-
lated wire, often wound ON a reel,
which was attached to the back of a
mule, 1t was spun out or taken up as
the tide of battle advanced or receded.
That is the method today for field work,
CAPTAIN T. b. FRANCIS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
anyway, # Il


TO be considered, for he is not only Of
Irish descent, but is a native Of Ken
tuoky. No wonder the meddlesome Ger
mans concluded to take their big war
ship out of the way of mis- guns.
Like many of the naval commanders
who have recently played such impor-
tant parts i'll the present war Captain
Coghlan was graduated from the Naval
academy at Annapolis Just in time 60
receive baptism Of fire during the civil
war. He was on the steam sloop Sacra.
mento during the last year Of the war,
and after that served a couple of years
with Captain Gridley ON the Brooklyn.
His service from that time took him
consecutively 20 the Pawnee, the Guer-
riere, the Portsmouth, the Richmond,
the Saugus, the Colorado, the MonOn.
gahela and the Adams. This was his
first command. Afterward he was in
spector of ordnance at League Island.
His promotion to a captaincy came in
1896.
In person Captain Cogblan is stout
and below medium height. He has the
ready tongue which goes with the na-
tionality from which he sprang, but he
does not use it like one who has kissed
the blarney stone. He is not only a
voluble talker, but is q peculiarly
trenohant writer. He has an ability of
putting fire into letter which has won
him a place among letter writers of the
navy-a place which all the officials
recogniZe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
WRECK OF THE cRIsToBAL COLON.


patched up by American engineers so that
they will be almost as good as new The
big guns will need remounting in many
cases, but this will be u matter of very lit
tie trouble.
Perhaps some of the ships which Dewey
sunk In Manila harbor may also be saved.
Commodore Philip Hichborn, chief con-
structor of the navy, seems to think SO.
If Commodore Hichborn says this can
be done, 1t is foregone conclusion that 1t
is possible, for the chief constructor of the
navy is n man who speaks with the conf
dence born of thorough practical ac-
quaintance with tho work before him.
The methods of raising sunken ships
must vary largely according to existing
circumstances, but they may be said
broadly to depend upon three factors.
first, the depth of water; second, the size
and weight of the ship, and, third the ma
ture and extent of the injuries by which
the ship was sunk.
Several methods might be employed for
raising vessels. Tho first operation, In
any case, would be to send down divers to
make an examination and report their
condition. In case the injuries should not
be extensive, scows would be moored on
each side of the wreck as 1t lies, with lift
ing apparatus of sufficient power to raise
the immersed weight. The injuries TO the
exterior of the hull could then be tempo
rarily closed by the divers and chains passed
around under the vessel She could then
be raised until the top of the hatch coam-
ings was above water, and the vessel
pumped out
Another method more likely to be used
In case Of extensive injury would be to
ei. ngIya 1nH NUvitl
means for attachment to the hull Of the
sunken craft. A sufficient volume of these
must be provided and judiciously located
to supply sufficient buoyancy to float the
vessel to the surface or as nearly as posi-
BILE on an even keel. The wreck can then
be towed into shallow water and opera
tions for completing the salvage carried
on to greater advantage.
Some of the smaller ships of the Manila
fleet it would hardly pay to raise, as, for
instance, the Marquise del Duero, small
iron gunboat Of 300 tons displacement
and 23 years old.
This problem of saving the sunken ships
OF the enemy comes directly before Com
modore Hichborn. 1t is needless TO say
that just now he Is very busy man He
Is peculiarly fitted for the work because of
his many years of practical experience.
Commodore Hichborn is native of
Charlestown, Mass, and is SO years old,
Perhaps 1t was his frequent visits to the
Charlestown navy yard which influenced
him in deciding what his life work should
be. At any rate, he began to prepare him
self for the navy early in life, After being
graduated from the Boston High school he
took special course IN ship construction
supplementary to five years tuition as
shipwright's apprentice in the navy yard.
Then he went to San Francisco, and after
two years of service at the Mare Island
navy yard he was made master shipwright
at the age Of 23. Since then his progress
has been rapid and If the Spanish wrecks
arc TO fly our flag he is the man who can
put them in shape to do It,
MARK Mo IRIS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04

TYPICAL CUBAN HOME, SANTIAGO PROVINCE
than in the eastern end of Santiago
The rich alluvial soil has made it the
chief sugar producing center in Cuba
The black soil has varying depth of
from l2 TO l6 feet Sugar cane has been
growing there without replanting from
10 to 20 years, and two yearly crops of
fine cane are raised with a minimum Of
labor and expense. Coffee does very
we'll. A plantation natures in six years.
Once producing, it is a small gold mine
to its owner. Cattle do we'll and have
proved very profitable.
The many possibilities with such a
soil and climate do not need desCrip-
tion. The province needs intelligent en-
terprise and push, and it will blossom
with crops and prove one Of the richest
and most productive spots on earth-a
new Klondike.
The forests Of eastern Cuba are al
most unexplored. They cover its noun
tain sides and abound in the choicest of
tropical mahogany, hard cedar, ignum
vite and dyewooGs.
The city Of Santiago during the rains
is almost cut off from the interior, save
by short and unimportant section of
railway. 1t communicates by sea with
neighboring ports on the island and
ships to the world without sugar, cof-
fee, dye and other woods, iron ore
manganese and fruits. To that outer
world she looks for her daily bread, her
foodstutfs, canned goods and the arti-
cles of everyday life and commerce.
They come to her by water and have so
come for nearly four centuries. Until
railways develop the interior and COM
municate with other ports the high.
way to Santiago will still be by the
open sea.
AS to business enterprises on small
scale, there are innumerable openings
in Cuba for men with a little money,
but plenty of good Judgment and en-
ergy. a few acres in market gardening
for example, with continuous crops from
year to year, would perhaps yield the
quickest and largest returns for the
smallest amOuMt invested Chicken rails
ing, too, has always been a strangely
neglected industry in the West Indies
Fowls and eggs figure conspicuously ev-
cry day in the Spanish American menu
yet nobody i'll Cuba has ever gone into
"the chicken business" with broodcrs
and incubators, as so many do with
profit in the United States.
The possibilities of mining in San
tiago province cannot yet be accurately
computed. Several large and wealthy
companies have been operating to some
extent in iron and copper and report
that the mines are practically exhaust
less.
The labor market which will be open
ed up by the development Of the sur
rendered territory will necessarily be
limited, but skilled mechanics of GER
tain classes will be in demand. Machin-
lists, electricians and engineers will find
it rich field. On the big sugar planta-
tions much machinery is used, and more
will be installed as soon as American
push gets chance. Yes, Santiago is
bound to come TO the front.
ANDREW Downs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
CUBA'S GARDEN SPOT.
SANTIAGO PROVINCE OFFERS MUCH
TO ENERGETIC AMERICANS.

In the Captured Territory an EnterprIs-
ing Yankee Stands q Good Chance of
Making a Fortune-some of the Ave-
nues to Wealth.
Santiago province, a large slice Of
which is now held by ULcle Sam, is
one of the garden spots Of Cuba. The
district over which General Shafter
holds sway as military governor com
prises the eastern tip end Of the island
and it is probably, with the single ex-
ception of the famous tobacco raising
region Of Vuelta Abajo, the richest and
most fertile section of Cuba.
Something like 2j, 900 young Amer.
leans have seen o good deal Of Santiago
province of late. They have viewed it
under somewhat distracting circum-
stances, it is true, but without doubt
many of those young volunteer soldiers
have had their eyes open and have not
ed the business and commercial posi-.
bilitics of the province. That some Of
them will eventually find their way
back there is a foregone conclusion.
Many will go with capital for invest
ment and it is entirely probable that
within the next few years the CONNER.
cial ties between this end Of the Pearl
Of the Antilles and the United States
will be many and firmly knit.
Level headed young men who have
fought the Spaniards and who arc still
wearing army uniforms may in the
course Of a few years be the owners Of
plantations, managers Of factories or
heads Of big business concerns with
offices in the city which they helped to
capture. Many northern soldiers who
fought in tho Union army during the
civil war settled in the south after
peace was declared, and there is no rea-
son why many American soldiers should
not return to Cuba when the row is all
| over.
Nowhere on the island could an en-
terprising Yankee find better openings
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
RhsumatI.m Cured inca Hours.

7 S, Blackmore, of Haller & Black.
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says; "A short
time since procured bottle Of 'MYS.
TIC Cure" 1t got me out Of the house
in twenty -four hours, / took to my bed
with Rheumatism nine months ago and
the "MYSTIC CURE" is the only me-
dicine that did me any good, had five
of the best physicians in the city, but
received very little relief from them.
know MYSTIC CURE to be as represent
ed and take pleasure in recommending
I to other poor sufferers. 8
Sold by Durbin 4 Wright Co., 22 3.
Market St.; f. p. Shanafelt, 245 w.
Iuscarawas St., Drug store, Canton, 0.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04

BROADER GENERAL WILLIAM s. WORTH
was the heroic bravery displayed by Gen.
eral Worth in leading his C)mmand up
San Juan hill which gained him his pro-
motion.
As lieutenant colonel he was not In
command when the engagement was
opened, but within ten minutes after the
ball had begun Colonel Wikof was killed,
and then Lieutenant Colonel Worth took
his place. His men had the center of the
hill.
Colonel Worth was wounded twice In
the right arm early in the engagement.
One bullet pierced the arm just above the
elbow and the other just below the shoul-
der. He clutched his sword in his left
hand and led his men to the fresh attack.
Shortly after this Mauser bullets struck
Colonel Worth In tho right and left breast
The bullets went clean through the body,
leaving the colonel all in heap and un-
conscious on the field. Orderly Keller saw
him fall and ron TO his assistance. Colonel
Worth didn't know what had happened
until Keller brought him around and told
him. He looked dazed for n minute then
he said
'Keller, just keep me ON my feet. I'm
behind the line"
While the orderly was bending over his
chief piece of shell struck him in
the back, right ON top of the cartridge belt,
and gouged out handful of flesh Keller
stuck by his colonel and after awhile the
two were carried off the field together.
General Worth Is now recuperating at
his quarters on Governors island. 1t is
expected that he will recover. In speak
ing Of the fight he says that In all his ex-
perience during the civil war and later
during his Indian campaigns he never be-
fore saw such an exhibition of bravery.
"Talk about leading them," he says.
"Why, an officer had to sprint to keep up
with them"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
"ForRru OH IrLY.n

and dined until his round face fairly shines
with joy. According to Colonel Wilson
Fourth Of July" has future, He says;
"I'm going to make man Of this boy,
In few days III send him to some rola-
tives Of mine who have place near Jen-
kintown, Pa, for the summer Then I'll
turn him over to Army Chaplain Dewitt,
who'll put him in some Roman Catholic
institution and give him an education
He's a Roman Catholic, this boy, and
good one. All his relatives are dead. His
father and mother died in Santiago Just
before our troops invested the place. He
came out of Santiago with 5000 other
refugees, and whonI got to our lines on
July nc was running anound among the
troops"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
ONE LUCKY CUBAN,
A Youthful Refugee From Santiago who
Is In Glover.

A Youthful Refugee From Santiago who
Is In Glover.
Probably one of the most unique me-
mentos of the Santiago campaign was that
recently brought to New York from Cuba
by Colonel Charles 1. Wilson. The me-
mento is nothing less than q 9-year-old
colored boy who has been named Fourth
Of July" Colonel Wilson is a member
Of the famous Manhattan club Of New
York and was delegated by the club TO go
to Cuba TO present stand Of colors to the
Seventy regiment. He found the col
ored boy running around among the
American troops with no one to talk to-
When the youngster found that the colonel
could talk to him in his own language
he staid near him night and day.
After presenting the colors Of the regi-
ment Colonel Wilson prepared to return to
New York. The boy wanted 70 accom-
pany his friend, and Colonel Wilson, TAX
ing pity upon him, decided to bring him
to New York and install him az mascot of
the Manhattan club.
Since that happy hour Fourth of July"
has lived in clover. He has bean petted
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04

he heard that the battle was raging, and
then the wounded began 20 pour into
the hospital. Seeing this, he started,
sick as he was, to the front on foot. On
regaining his regiment he first confined
himself to the duties of his Office, car.
ing for the wounded as the battle pro-
gressed, but when he saw the men fall
ing around him he tore the red cross
from his arm and, snatChing a rifle and
cartridge belt from one of our fallen
soldiers, began shooting like the rest.
He fought with desperate courage until
wounded by a shell which exploded
near by. When he partially recovered
from the effect of his injury, he joined
the large procession of the wounded on
their painful journey to the. hospital,
about ten miles distant, Thence Chap.
lain Galloupe was sent with other
wounded to Atlanta, and from there
proceeded TO his home in Newark, n. J.
This fighting chaplain is the rector
Of st. Paul's Episcopal church at New
ark After the declaration Of war he Of
fered his services to the president and
was at once commissioned q post chap.
lain in the regular army, Although but
~ years old, Chaplain Galloupe's fame
as pulpit orator has spread throughout
the country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
While the War Lasts.

All who march, walk or stand, should
shake into their shoe Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder, 1t cures aching, tired, sore,
swollen feet, and makes tight or new
shoes easy 1t absorbs moil'ture, and
prevents chafng, hot, smartihg, blister
ed sweating feet. All the regular army
troops and navy men use IT, Volunteers
In hot climates can't exist In comfort
without II. Aliens Foot Ease is sold by
all druggists and shoe stores, 26c, Sam
pie sent free. Address, Allen 3. Ohm
sted, Le Roy NY,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04
A FIGHTING CHAPLAIN.
Rev. Dwight Galloupe, Who Was Wounded
In Battle Before Santiago.

Even army chaplains, the sphere of
whose duties is limited to attending to
the spiritual needs of the troops and
ministering to the wounded and dying,
occasionally in the excitement of battle
forget their peaceful character and min
gle in the fray with all the courage and
daring of old campaigners. a notable
illustration of this military spirit, dis
played by clergyman, was furnished
by the Rev. Dwight Galloupe, chaplain
of the Ninth infantry, at the battle be-
fore Santiago.
He joined his regiment at Tampa,
proceeded with it TO Cuba, and after the
landing marched with it to the front.
Just before the battle of Santiago he re-
ceived sunstroke and was ordered to
return to Siboney hospital, about eight
miles distant. Soon after reaching there
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04

Perhaps Three Of Cervers's Finest War
ships win Yet Fly the American Flag.
Methods OF Raising sunken ships-Chief
Constructor Hiohborn's Plans
II West Indian hurricanes do not inter
fere, Yankee ingenuity and skill will yet
save at least part of the fine squadron
with which Admiral Cervera sailed out OF
Santiago harbor on Sunday, July 3.
A big force of American mechanics,
divers and ship repairers have been at
work ON the wrecks for nearly three weeks
They have plugged up the holes which the
guns of Schleys ships punched in the sides
Of the fleeing enemy, they have pumped
out the water which the vengcful and dc
spairing Spauiards let In after all hope
was lost, they have undono much of the
mischief caused by bursting shells and ex
ploding torpedoes and they are confidently
looking forward TO the time when at least
three of Cervera's battered battleships
shall sail into an American port flying the
American colors.
With tho energy and industry of so
many beavers the wreCking crews are
working on the dented, heat blistered
hulks. Not having an equipment suitable
for the enterprise, the government in
trusted the work to the Merritt Wrecking
company. This Is the same concern which
was engaged in stripping the wreck of the
Maine In Havana harbor.
The wrecSing company Is under con-
tract to receive $500 n day as long as the
work continues, but it Is TO be stopped ut
any time the government inspectors think
best As an incentive 20 expeditions work
o large bonus will be given for every one
of the wrecks which can be raised, patched
up and delivered to the government safe in
Norfolk harbor. As tornado might at
any time spoil all chances of saving the
warsbips by driving them farther up on the
coral reefs whcro they were beached, nc
time is being lost.
Captain Frank Sharp, who is in charge
of the work for the wrccking company
recently expressed his belief that he could
save not only the Cristobal Colon, which
was the least injured of any vessel in the
fleet, but the Vizcaya and Maria Terest
as we'll They would be welcome add
tions TO our navy, for Americans are con
fldent that with Yankee gunners behint
the big Spanish rifles as good exhibition
of craftsmanship could be shown as tina
exhibited by SChley's men at Santiago
The hulls Of all three vessels will neet
much repairing, of course, but they ar
well armored, and the cost of armor plat
will make it worth while. Then their en-
gines, which are Clyde made, will b.