Evening star., 1898-07-19
SUPPLY SHIPS ENTER
Led by the Suwanee the Transports
Go to Santiago.
A BEAUTIFUL MARINE PAGEANT
MercuriaI Spanish Men and Women
Pleased by Martial Law.
TIL E CITY Is HEALTHY Y.
A BEAUTIFUL MARINE PAGEANT
THE CITY Is HEALTHY.
Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press.l

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Pressl
SANTIAGO HARBOR, July is. 3 p.m..
via Kingston, Jamaica. July 10. $40 am
Santiago is now a city of silence. The
American flag waves over the military
headquarters, on Morro's flagstaff. and Red
Cross embIems are plentiful as the
church spires.
Almost the entire population this after
noon is gathered about the wharves, where
the Spanish shipping, now prizes Of the
United States, will soon be augmented by
a large fleet of transports flying the Ameri-
can coors. a
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 un-'
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 Cod =,
At the dock where the Red Cross steam
er State of Texas is unloading and prepar-
ing for long stay guard from the 9th
Infantry has been mounted, but the sol-
diers have had little trouble. except from
the inroads of bad boys, Indigenous to sea-
port cities.
Happy Spanish Women.
There is no evidence of gloom on the
faces of the Spanish men and women.
These mercurial people are already laugh
ing 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 evidently have not
yet returned from FL Caney and other
suburban places to which they fed on the
threat of bombardment 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 1t. But If Santiago is to continue
healthy much sanitary work is necessary.
Arrangements, therefore, are now under
way to remove the most dangerous fea-
lures and to improve those which tend to
purify the city.
The harbor of Santiago de Cuba is a very
beautiful place, with its high ramparts OF
mountains, groves of cocoa palms. banana
trees and Towering shrubs pushing down
to be the yer. brink of the water.
The channel is tortuous and marked by
bright blue and white buoys. or more clear
ly 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 wood
classes.
The Transports Enter.
The harbor was the scene of q beautiful
marine pageant this afternoon. A score or
more of American transports, the way be-
ing pointed out by the Suawanee, glided
n'ajesically to the quiet anchorage, some
thing they had not enjoyed for weeks, be-
ing compelled instead to stand out to sea
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 be-
ing among the largest specimens of the
American merchant marine. Nearly all
fully bedecked with flags they steamed in
proudly, making a goodly show, extending
over about mile Of water.
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
enthusiastic crew of the dispatch boat. The
salutes were returned not only from the
whistles of the transports, but by the
cheers Of the men on board of them, VINO
mad long looked forward to this feature OF
the campaign.
The Spaniards' Return.
how soon the Spanish troops VIII be load
ed 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 il is understood the delay
will be short possible.
The big government tug Potomac arrived
here today from New Orleans, She is pro-
vided with modern appliances for wrecking
and, with the other vessels sent here for
the same purpose, will secure all it is pos
sible 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 soldiers The work
was completed today and, so soon as pos
sible. the military authorities will use the
railroad to transport from the seaboard
the stores, horses and munitions, which
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