Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-20
CHARLES T. KANE.
Writes an Interesting Letter
from Santiago.
To the FairmOnt Index-FOrwards a
Piece of Atlantic Cable which was cut
by Sailors on the ssMarblehead."

SANTIAGO, CUBA, Aug II lS9e.-to
the Index: I have enjoyed reading
your valuable paper for two days
over and / slept with it for fear OF
losing it, and now / have given it to
William S. Aldrich, professor at the
West Virginia University, Morgan
town, you must know him. He is
an officer on our ship and valuable
acquisition to our navy, and as
brave as any of West Virginia's
valiant sons.
/ visited Camp McCalla to day,
and had splendid view of the battle
field where the battle of June II, II
and Ii took place, and picked up
many relics of the bloody struggle
and victory of our brave 500 ma
rines, the first soldiers to face the
willy guerilla Spanish foes, in con
sort with the terrible Z. S. Gunboat
Marblehead and fearless Capt. Nc
Gala.
There are many of our heroes
planted outside the Spanish rife
pits. There is an sOld Glory flut-
tering at their heads, putting me in
mind of Decoration day at home,
only the beautiful flowers and green
sod are missing. But they sleep in
peace now, and forever as friends
and enemies have both departed.
The marines evacuated the place
Yesterday, and are on board the
Transport Resolute, bound for the
Isle of Pines, near Havana, with the
exception of sergeant and three
men who were left to guard the ca
bic, which | send you, was cut by
sailors from the Marblehead in face
Of severe fire from the Spaniards.
| send you piece as a relic, hoping
you will exhibit it in some window
in Fairmont for our patriotic peoples
pleasure, to know the Spanish link
of crime is destroyed forever on this
fertile American island.
To the Cubans belongs no praise.
/ have seen them They are dirty,
lazy lot, and fear will give Uncle
Sam more trouble than he expects.
Our feet is all repaired and paint
ed our war colors and coaled await
ing orders. Porto Rico has sur
rendered, but there are several Span
ish cities along the Cuban coast
where they don't believe anything
but that Spain is going to win, so
they are as fierce as ever. We are
going to give "Hail Columbia this
week at several points along both
sides of the island Commodore
Watson is also ready with the fast
cruisers to sail for Spain at any
moment. The Columbia, Newark
and Detroit are the flyers, and the
Brooklyn, New York and Oregon
next. Then we have large fleet
left, the Iowa, Indiana, Massachu-
sets, Terror, New Orleans and a
host of gun boats and fast yachts
and tugs that would go into hell and
crab the devil and back out with
him. 1t is not altogether the ships;
it is the brave American officers and
men you can cheer. am very
proud of my own ship for we enable
the others to fight She is the won
der of this age, although only an ex-
pertinent. She is machine shop, a
foundry, a blacksmith and boiler
shop, ship yard and almost all the
mechanical branches are represent
ed, and it is differed by the best
American brains. Our gallant cap
tain is a veteran of twoor more wars
ard as active as boy
Hon. Ira Harris and Lieutenant
Gilmore runs the sailing and fight
in9 business and Messrs. Chassner
ami Sim attends to the machinery
business, with a corps of others and
about 200 men. Everything works
like charm only myself, but | am
excused as an old relic of another
scrap thirty four or thirty five years
ago. So now / will close this letter
before Jimmy Legs puts out the
electric lights and leaves me in the
dark like / used to be coming from
the B. 81 O. Owl train.
Captain Carney and Warrington,
good bye for a while, and tell them
| saw myself
Your old friend,