The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-08
HUNGRY HORDE
CHOKING ALL THE ROADWAYs
LEADING FROM SANTIAGO.
Thousands of NoncOmbatants Fleeing
from the City in Expectation that
1t Will Be BOmbarded.
DESTITUTE AND STARVING
BEGGING FOR FOOD AND TRANsPOR-
TATION FROM THE ISLAND.
Scenes at Ell Caney, Where Gen. Shaf-
ter and the Red Cross Are Try
ing to Feed the Refugees.
LAZY CUBAN INSURGENTS
REFUSE TO ASSIST AMERICANS IN
NECESSARY CAMP WORK,
Asserting They Are Soldiers, Not La
bOrers-Gen. Shafter Waiting on
TOraI to Capitulate.
Scenes at Ell Caney, Where Gen. Shaf-
ter and the Red Cross Are Try
ing to Feed the Refugees.
LAZY CUBAN INSURGENTS
REFUSE TO ASSIST AMERICANS IN
NECESSARY CAMP WORK,
Asserting They Are Soldiers, Not La
bOrers-Gen. Shafter Waiting on
TOraI to Capitulates
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)

Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press.)
GENERAL SKATERS HEADQUAR-
TIERS, July 6, via Port Antonio and Kings
ton, jamaica July Z. l p. m.-The French
and Portuguese consuls have continued their
conferences looking to the relief of the ref
ugees from Santiago. They called on Gen.
Shafter this morning reported that the ex-
lies were wholly destitute and begged for
American aid. The general promised to af-
ford the refugees limited daily supply of
food at FL Caney and other towns in Span
ish territory where they get nothing from
Spain. The consuls were very guarded in
their reference to the situation at Santiago,
but they painted it worse than reported by
the refugees. They claimed that the garri-
son only numbers 5000 men. The accuracy
of this is doubtful
Fifteen thousand refugees yesterday filled
the roads leading from Santiago to Ell Can
ey. Boniato, San Vicente and San Luis, adj
jacent places. The exodus was in response
to a proclamation by General Ros, a polit-
ical general in Santiago, who gave all peo-
pie desirous of leaving the city to escape
the bombardment chance to go between
o'clock and o'clock yesterday morning.
The time between the issuance Of the proc
lamation and the period set for leaving gave
only d SIndll opportunity LOT transporting
household effects or any of the comforts of
life, particularly as the Spanish authorities
had forbidden any horse or carriage to be
taken from the city, as horses are needed
there for carrying water to the men in the
trenches. The way to El Caney is long and
the weather excessively hot AS the fug
itives had no means of carrying water and
as there is none on the road between SAINT
iago and Ell Caney, there was great suffer-
ing. Men. women and children lay along
side the road, wherever there was a small
patch of shade, begging passers-by, partic
ularly soldiers with dangling canteens, for
water, which was always freely rendered.
One old man with a long silver beard was
carried up long road on a litter by four
men. When they reached the town all the
available space was occupied and no place
was found for the sick man but a spot of
bare ground in the middle of the plaza.
The hospital conditions of the American
army are improving. The wounded are
nearly all at Juragua. The number of sick
is increasing rapidly. There are one hun
dred cases in the invalid hospital princi-
pally diarrhoea and low fever.