Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-26
IN CAMP AT GUANTANAMO.
An Interesting Letter From the Pc, -, -
War CorrespOndent.

War Correspondents.
New York, July 26--The following 10
letter from Guantanamo bearing data
or July II and written by a war cor
respondent:
Ihere is one locality on this southern
coast to which the heart of the Ameri
can correspondent will always turn in
roma remembrance. Guantanamo bav
is lacking somewhat in the scenic fca :
lures which make Santiago harbor 81
noteworthy; but, If not so picturesque.
IL Is lar easier to reach much mora
capaclous, fully as we'll sheltered and
auoras much more desirable holding
, ground. Many poor fellow whose
stomach has absolutely refused TO he
come accustomed to the ceaseless swing
OF Caribbean waves will recall how his
appetite returned with the splash of
the mud hook" and his mental proc
esses resumed their accuracy with his
renewed digestion.
10 the comfort Of this harbor this
evening Is added a spectacle. This is
none TOO large word, since the fleet Of
me United States herein gathered could
not be equafed in the western hemi-
sphere and embraces the most formida.
BILE ships which fly our flag. Here you
can see every battleship in our navy.
Here, too, are the Newark, Marblehead
and Columbia-an object of much in
terest from Its four stacks and its %
knot record-the big auxiliary cruiser
Yale and tiny French frigate, while
torpedo boats, gunboats, golfers, trans
ports and dispatch boats galore make
even this ample harbor seem we'll &C.
cupied.
AS night fell and the Southern Cross
shone out low on the southern horizon
the electric lights on the huge battle
ships cleaned through the portfolios
from stem to stern. Now and again
bugle call from the camp of the marines
on the hill or from the deck of a man
ofwar was echoed from Fisherman's
point, which guards the eastern en-
trance. Then the men had an hour OF
bathing in the clear water where six
fathoms seem six feet.
The correspondent was informed to-
night that this morning the Spaniards
at and near Caimanera fired on one Of
the launches, which, with it's compan-
Ions, constantly patrols the entrance to
the lower bay. This hostile act was
something Of surprise, because the
troops under Perez had been Informed
by that leader the day before that San
tiago was to surrender formally at noon
today and that he and his troops We're
included in those who must lay down
their arms and return to Spain.
To grim famine in Guantanamo City
and Its environs are added the ravages
of yellow fever, which seerM to be much
more virulent in type than Y is farther
westward. Deaths from yellow Jack av-
erage Is per day. This report is official
and from Perez himself. Withal, events
alone can prove whether these soldiers
will consent to surrender as a body
without more burning of gunpowdcr.
A strict military quarantine is OBJ
served here, and Commander McCalla
of the Marblehead is infinitely more
strict than any health officer the States
can boast. General Miles, who came
here on the Yale this evening. was not
allowed to land until he had shown a
medical certificate to the effect that i'm
medately after his visit to the Santiago
army his person and his apparel had
been relentlessly fumigated. The gen.
eral Of the army has gone so far as to
sacrifice his mustache to the exigencies
of the occasion. Whatever the depriva-
ton may do for his health 1t has GER
taiply 80 changed his appearance as to
make him almost unreeognizable until
you come within speaking distance of
him.
The troops on the Yale are Of course
heartily sick of the enforced seclusion
which their vessel grants, but are all
the more healthy for being kept afloat
and so much the more likely to be effect
I've at Porto Rico. Troops are held also
on the cruiser Columbia and the old
Spanish prize (now converted into
United States transport Rita. The lat
ter has the yellow flag on her fore top
mast, but this only means that some one
on board landed at Siboney and that
there is one case of typhoid on the Sex
report.