Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
OCCUPATION OF SANTIAGO
The Spanish People Welcome Their Con-
querOrS With Smiles.
CITY is FILTHY, BUT HEALTHY
A Beautiful Marine Pageant In
the Harbor.
PREPARING TO RAISE WRECKED SHIPS

N. Santiago IS now CITY OF 6llence.
The American flag waves over the
military headquarters, on Morro's flag
ship HtafT and Red Gross emblems are
as plentiful as the church spires.
Almost the entire population, this
afternoon, is gathered about the
wharvee, where the Spanish shipping.
now prizes of the United States, will
soon be augmented by q large fleet OF
transports flying the American colors.
Some stores, mostly for the sale of
liquor or drugs, are open, but their
patrons are few. Beggars are in evil
dence, of the same importunate sort
which make Havana unpleasant iur
foreigners. Now and then a man or
woman of the better class begs the cor
respondents for milk for my little one,
in the name OF God. 7"
At the dock where the Reh Cross
steamer State Of Texas is uploBding
and preparing for long stay, guard
from the Ninth Infantry has been
little trouble, except from thB inroads
Of bad boys, Indigenous to seaport
cities. -
Thsre is no evidence of gloom on the
faces of the Spenish men and women.
Lhono tuoiSufiui poopio dio aioaby
laughing and are pleased at the mill
tary and naval chow, and at the pros
poets Of getting f9od other than rice
and salt meats.
Nearly all the better class of houses
are closed. The residents, evidently,
have not yet returned from Ell Caney
and other suburban places, to which
they 6ed on the threat of lombard
ment by the land and sea forces of the
United States.
Filth is noticeable everywhere. and,
strange to say. the city is healthy in
spite of it. But IL Santiago is, to con
tinue healthy. much sanitary work is
necessary. Arrangements, therefore,
are now under way to remove the most
dangerous features and to improve those
which tend to purify the city.
A BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT,
The harbor was the scene of beau
tiful marine pageant this afternoon.
A score or more Of American transports.
the way being pointed out by the
'Suwanee, glided malestically to the
quiet anchorage, something they bad
not enjoyed for weeks, being compelled
instead to stand out to sen at night, to
be tossed about by the waves or to use
the precarious holding grounds off
Baiquiri. They were fine boats, many
Of them being among the largest speoi-
mems of the A merican merchant marine.
Nearly all fully bedecked with flags,
they steamed in proudly, making a
Roodly show extending over about a
mile of water.
How soon the Spanlsh troops will hs
loaded on these transports for shipment
| to the homes many of them have not
seen for three years or more, cannot be
announced at present. But it is un-
dsrstood the delay will be as short as
possible.
The big government tug Potomac ar
| rived here TO day from New Orleans.
| She is provided with modern appli-
ances for wrecking and With the other
vessels sent here for the same purpose,
will secure all it is possible to save
from the ships which formed Admiral
| Cervera's squadron.
The long bridge at Aguadores. on the
Juragua railroad, connecting Siboney
| with Santiago, has been replaced in a
temporary fashion by American SOL
| diers The work was completed to-day,
and so soon as possible the military
authorities will use the railroad to
|
| horses, munitions, &C., which we're IN
loaded at Siboney before the surrender
Of Santiago.
| EFFORTS no SUPPRESS DISEASE.
| Strenuous efforts to. prevent the
spread of infectious diseases among the
| American troops in front Of Santiago
de Cuba were made 80 soon AZ the city
surrendered, and for the past 36 hours
| our soldiers have besn sent ls rapidly
4 as possible to the hills north Of tile
city, where new camps have been es-
tablished.
Everything possible is being done To
improve the sanitary conditions oil
the camps, especially in the case of the
troops which are expected to take part
in the expedition into Porto Rico. OF
the regimenta here, only those which
are not in the slightest infected will
be allowed to 60 to Porto Rico. The
others will remain here for the present,
camped ON the high ground north Of
4 Santiago. Two immune regiments
from New Orleans and Mobile are ak.
pectsd here daily, and upon their ar.
i rival they will DO sent intu the city,
forming the only American garrison
forcs which will remain there.
TROOPS IN GOOD sBAPE.
The physical condition of our troops
his not considered serious, now that the
numbvr of cases OF fever is growing
less all the time, and it is believed 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 il
practically frea from sickness and prot.
ably will be allowed to go to Porto Rice
to take part in the campaign.
STRAINED RELATIONS WITH cuBANs.
A fact which is impressed more and
more every day upon the American
officers and men is the ipcreRsinH
strained relations between the A meri'
cans and Gen. Garcia's Cuban soldiers.
Indeed, the situation has now reached
a point when there is practically NJ
\ comm unication at all between the two
armies aud their relations border on
those of hostility, rather than the re.
lations which one would suppose would
exist between allies.
As soon as Gen. Shafter announced
his decision not to let the Cuban Junts
enter the city of Santiago de Cuba,
deep mutterings were heard among
Gen. Garcia's men. 1t was evident the
CubanH were greatly disappointed al
the step taken by the American com
mauder, for they had confidently
counted upon having Santiago turnet
over to them to Loot and plumber al
they had in succession sacked Baiquiri
Sihonay and FL Caney Consequently