The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-20

headquarters on Mor'o's flagstaff and
Red Cross emblems are as plentiful as
church spires
Almost the entire population this after
noon is gathered about the wharves.
where the Spanish shipping. now prizes
Of the United Statesc VIII soon be aug
mented by a large feet of transports fly
ing the American colors.
Some stores, mostly for the sale of liq-
uor or drugs, are open, but their pat
rons are few. Beggars are in evidence,
of the same importunate sort which make
Havana unpleasant for foreigners, Now
and then a man or woman Of the better
class beg the correspondents for milk
for my little one in the name of God"
At the dock where the Red Cross stea-
mer State of Texas is unloading and
preparing for a long stay guard from
the Ninth infantry has been mounted but
the soldiers have had little trouble. ex-
cept from the inroads by bad boys, indig-
enOus seaport cities.
There is no evidence of gloom on tho
face 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 get
ting food other than rice and salt meats.
Nearly all the better class of houses
are closed. The residents evidently have
not yet returned from Carney 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 it. But if Santiago is to con-
tinue healthy much sanitary work is nee
essary. Arrangements, therefore, are now
under way to remove the most dangerous
features and to improve those which tend
to purify the city.
The harbor OF Santiago de Cuba is a
very beautiful place. with its high ram
parts of mountains, groves of cocoa
palms, banana trees and flowing shrubs
pushing down to the very brink of the
bay.
The channel is tortuous and marked by
bright blue and white buOys or more
clearly defined in places of long booms
of longs marking the entrance of shall
low bays and inlets. Old churches, forts,
and bastions share the promontories with
light, wooden houses for the summer
uses of the upper classes.
The harbor was the scene of a beauti-
full marine pageant this afternoon.
score or more of American transports,
the way being pointed out by theCuwanee
glided majestically to the quiet anchorage
something they had not enjoyed for
weeks. being compelled instead to stand
out at sea at night to be tossed about
by the waves. or to use the precarious
holding grounds off Eaiquiri. They were
fine boats, many of them being among the
largest speciments of the American mer-
chan marine. Nearly all bedecked with
flags. they steamed in proudly, making a
goodly show extending over a mile of
water
a dispatch boat of the Associated Press
on its way out to sea, saluted each of the
transports with blasts from the siron of
the Almirante OquendO, taken from that
ship some days ago and put in place by
the enthusiastic crew Of the dispatch
boats. The salutes were returned not
only from the whistles of the transports
but by the cheers of the men on board of
them. who had long looked forward to
this feature of the campaign.
How soon the Spanish troops will be
loaded on these transports for shipment
to the homes many of them have not seen
for three years or more, cannot be an
noUnced at present but the delay will be
as short as possible.
The big government tug Potomac arri-
we'd from New Orleans. She is provided
with modern APPELLANTS 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 road. connecting Siboney with
Santiago. has been replaced in a temper
airy fashion by American soldiers. The
work was completed today and, so soon
as possible, the military authorities will
use the road to tranport from the the
ire, horses, muitions, etc, which were
unloded at Siboney before the surrender
OF Santiago.