The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-20
AT SANTIAGO
SKATER STARTS IN 10 CLEAN
THE CITY UP
DUE SANITARY PRECAUTIONS
News From Various Points In and
About the City-The Army and
Cubans Don't Assimilate
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SANTIAGO HARBOR. July IS, 8 p. m. via
| Kingston, Jamaica, July 10, S:45 a. H.
| Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
Santiago is now city of silence. The
American flag waves over the military
headquarters, on Morro's Flagstaff, and
| Red Cross embems are as plentiful as
church spires.
Almost the entire population this after
noon is gathered about the wharves where
the Spanish shipping, now prizes of the
| United states, were augmented today by
| a large fleet of transports flying the Ameri-
can colors.
| Some stores, mostly for the sale Of liquor
or drugs, are open. but their patrons are
| few. Beggars are In evidence, of the same
| importunate sort which make Havana I'M
| pleasant for foreigners. Now and then a
| man or woman OF the better class begs the
correspondents for milk for my little one.
| in the name Of God" At the dock where the
Red Cross steamer State OF Texas Is un-
loading and preparing for a long stay a
guard from the Ninth Infantry has been
mounted. but the soldiers have little trouble
| except from inroads by bad boys.
There Is no evidence OF gloom on the faces
Of the Spanish men and women. These
mercurial people are already laughing, and
are pleased at the military and naval show,
and at the prospect OF getting food other
than rice and salt meats.
| Nearly all the better class OF houses are
closed. The residents have not yet returned
| from Ell Caney and other suburban places
| to which they fled on threat OF the bonn
bardment by the land and sea forces Of the
| United States. Filth Is noticeable everyr
where and, strange to say. the city is
healthy in spite Of 1t. But, If Santiago IS to
| continue healthy much sanitary work Is
| necessary. Arrangements, therefore, are
| now under way to remove the most dan
gerous features and TO improve those which
| tend to purify the city.
The harbor OF Santiago de Cuba Is O very
| beautiful place with Its high ramparts Of
| mountains groves Of cocoa palms. banana
| trees and Towering shrubs pushing down to
the very brink of the bay.
The channel is tortuous and marked by
bright blue and white buoys, or more clearly
defined in places by long booms OF logs
marking the entrance of shallow bays and
inlets. Old churches, forts and bastions
share the promontories with light wooden
houses for summer houses of the upper
classes.
The harbor was the scene Of beautiful
marine pageant this afternoon. A score
or more of American transports, the way
being pointed out by the Suwanee, glided
ma estically to the quiet anchorage, some
thing they had not enjoyed for weeks, being
compelled instead to stand out to sea at
| right to be tossed about by the waves, or to
| use the precarious holding-grounds off Bal
quiri They were fine boats, many Of them
being among the largest specimens of the
American merchant marine
Nearly all, bedecked with flags, steamed
in proudly, making goodiy show extending
over mile of water.
A dispatch boat Of the Associated Press
on its way out to sea, saluted each OF the
transports with blasts from the siren OF the
Almirante Oquendo, taken from that ship
some days ago and put in place by the en-
thusiastic crew Of the dispatch boat. The
salutes were returned not only from the
transports, but by the cheers Of the men on
board them, who had long looked forward to
this feature of the campaign.
How soon the Spanish troops will be load
ed on these transports for shipment to their
years or more. cannot be announced at
present. But It Is understood that the delay
will be as short as possible. The big gov
eminent tug Potomac arrived here today
from New Orleans. She is provided with
| modern appliances for wreeking, and with
the other vessels sent here for the same
purpose will secure all 1t IS possible to save
| from the ships which formed Admiral Ger
vera's squadron.
The long bridge at Aguadores on the Jura-
qua Railroad connecting Sibonsy with San
tiago. has been replaced in a temporary
| fashion by American soldiers. The work
was completed today, and as soon as posi-
BILE the military authorities will use the rail-
road 10 transport from the seaboard stores,
horses, munitions, etc., which were unloaded
at siboney before the surrender Of Santiago
| Sanitary Precautions
| SANTIAGO, July Is, 6 p. m. via Kingston,
July 10, 10 a. m.-(Copyr1ght, 1898, by the
Associated Press.) Strenuous efforts to pre-
vent the spread OF infectious diseases among
the American troops in front Of Santiago de
Cuba were made as soon as the city sur
rendered, ana for the past .hirty-six hours
our soldiers have been sent as rapidly as
possible to the hills to the north of the
city, where new camps have been estab-
lished.
Everything possible is being done to i'm
prove the sanitary conditions of the camp,
especially In case Of the troops which are
expected to take part in the expedition to
Porto Rico. OF the regiments here only
those which are not In the slightest in
fected will be allowed to 90 TO Porto Rico.
| The others will remain here for the present,
| encamped on the high ground north of San
tiago. Two immune regiments from New
Orleans and Mobile are expected here daily,
and upon their arrival they will be sent to
the city, forming the only American garri-
son which will remain there.
The physical condition Of our troops IS
not considered serious now that the number
Of cases of fever Is growing less all the
time, and 1t Is believed that the disease
will disappear with the removal OF the
soldiers>to healthier localities and the extra
precautions which are being taken.
Gen. Wheeler's cavalry division Is prac-
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