The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-12
.SPANIAUDS ARRIVE.
Prisoners Captured From Ce
vera's Fleet Landed AT
Portsmouth. N. II.

on the cruiser ST. Louis from Santiago,
numbering e92 Of the men who formed
part Of the crew OF Admiral Ceveras
squadron, are tonight sleeping peacefully
and in comparative comfort in the new
barracks erected for them on seavys is-
land. Around them is guard OF i25
mariners. The work of debarkatIon was
accomplished in just two hours under the
direction Of col Ferncy
The prisoners were marched to the
highest part Of the island, where, ON a
plot Of ground, each man deposited un>
der the eye Of the marine guard whatever
few belongings he possessed. II was a
pathetic signt from beginning to end, and
such as would bring tears to many eyes.
The poor, wrctchcd creatures struggi-
ed up the side, clad for the most part In
rags. scme of the men being covered only
with the fragments of a table cloth, or
"A blanket. while others had ON portions
of what was once a uniform. When the
men landed some of them were so weak
that they could not stand and laid on the
and we're carried by their clmrades to
main road. where they were placed on
the grass. Here the rays OF sunshine and
the COOL refreshing breozes from across
the Piscataqua seemed to strengthen
them. and most OF them were later able
to follow others to the place whore they
were mustered.
Many Of the prisoners had wounds that
were stil unhealed, and their heads and
arms showed the effects Of the terrible
battle in which they fought The CROW
OF the Cristobal Colon were landed in a
body. They were better clad, and evi-
IDENTIFY better fed than the other men. for
they bore a resemblance Of the spanish
sailor in make up. They brought ashore
with them bags nned with clothing.
Thirty members of the colons crew
were however soverly wounded ana had
to be carried on strechers.
The unloading of the crowd was wit
messed by thousands Of people on shore
and in boats It may be said with an sin.
cerity that during the two hours occupied
with the task not sneer or jecr was
heard, nor an act performed which might
have given ofense to the prisoners.
THE LANDING or PRISONERS.
The most interesting part Of the landing
Of the men was the duty performed 10y
Capt. e. Diaz Merou, Of the Christobal
Colon. the once hearty and jovlal Of
i.cer the favorite captain of the Spanish
navy, standing on the highest of the land
clad In a tattered uniform of white duck
trousers and blue coat, book in hand, the
mastering officer Of the spanirh prisoners
His heavy voice called out the names of
the prisoners and credited each TO the
vessel to which the Individual was once
a member.
when the muster out, was finished, the
mon we're formed in line ana marched ln-
to the temporary barracks which viii
serve as prison for them
OF the number landed forty have beer
to the hospital suffering for the most part
from wounds, while not a few have min
or MS.
Among the officers there were ten
lieutenants, three sergeants, two ensign'
and one paymaster-and these, throug'
some misunderstanding over orders from
Washington, were returned to the st
Louis.
It is understood tonight, however. thaI
those same officers viii be landed agar
tomorrow.
The line officers viii be quartered at th'
marine barracsk.
HOW PRISONERS BEHAVE.
II was an interesting sight to watch th'
way in which the Spanish prisoners az
ceptod the fortunes Of war. After break
ing ranks they looked about and saw
mattresses and couchcs and many othe
comforts which had not been thelr 10
for many years in The barracks and a
they looked ,aem over they appeared g
accept the situation with much cheerful
ness. They walked around with what ap
poared TO be dignined air and seemed q
grow happy as appctizing odors wer
waited 90 them from the large kitchen.
one OF the most touching incidents o
the day was the farewell Captail p
Dlaz Moru. OF the CrIstobal Colon. tool
Of his crew just before he went back q
the St. Louis Few who saw ths tender
ness with which b. walked down me lln
ael anectlouately roraced each seaman
as 10 he was his son, could refrain from
tears. When the muster mad been coa
pleted capt. Moru turn I'd 20 Col. Feray o
/ the Marine corps and asked permis8lo1 t.
say few parting words 90 his mon. Tel
request was readily granted hut capt
: Moru. instead OF making a formal am
eloquent address. waikei up to the MAJ
at the head Of g. and, ,aklug MIN warml.
by ihe hand, tenderiy kis5sd the grim sail
or on the cheek. Whea ihe mon saw 20
action Of the commander thay wept as