The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-15
-,,1TERs IRON sAvANNAHIANs

,,t LeHardy and Mr.. Paul LeHar-
~ writes From West Indies.
r,ro letters from savannahians now at
r-r,coa Cuba, and San Juan. Porto Rico,
Gin interesting information. One is
ssor, Lieut. J. c. LeHardy, Jr.. assistant
I'm with the Third Regiment, U. S.
- while the other is from Mr.. Paul Lee
r,rdy. of the engineering corps. Lieut..
1eHardy saws:
4 The health of the men here is very
4 oo,d They all seem to be fairly well
4 s.or4nted and happy, because they ex-
~ remain in garrison for some time
A on The point.
q the Spanish soldiers which we found
,.rs we're also in fine health and seemed
! M nourjshed. We have had no yellow
4 ever here at all, and 1 do not think 1t
.sfbla that it could make a Judgement
= ~ del:ghtfully located place. have not
- a mosquito net in days
"a fail to find any III
a. bospital building. Lieut.. Col
T,ruv has put me in charge of the hos
= .'ia- am kept pretty busy, although 1
70 had but few surgical operations.
n1,larai and intestinal disorders and
onds are the diseases 1 am called TO at
ton5 We have had no deaths since have
been in charge.
The following has been received from
paul LeHardys
81 nave at last reached the capital Been
here four days, bat only have just sue
N coded in securing quarters. / am quar-
trsd in the old historic Casa Blanca Il
&c an odd structure, just back of the Nor
70 on a high point, midway between Nor
r. and the captain generals palace and
a commanding a magnificent view. We have
& the full benefit of the wind, which howis
4 and whistles round the old battlements
4 as if a great storm was blowing. All
N the floors are of tiles of various designs
4 and patterns and degrees of ornamental
4 ten; the roof is everywhere of bricks. ce-
mented and splendid house covering it is.
You don't feel the heat of the sun through
H. The yard is all laid in cement, a mix
ture of cement and hard, bright small
hits of brick, which is like a bright mo-
4 sale. The surrounding uidings being low,
4 built in terraces down the steep inclines,
4 are very picturesque. l am temporarily in
small room on the north side (the wind
Is almost tearing this paper away from
n mel ! have little brick yard CD out
side my two windows, with thick, old
walls for balustrade, and from this the
walls goes down thirty to forty feet to the
81 rock and roadway below; at the upper
81 end of this little yard is a cement tank,
Ike an enormous Saratoga trunk, which
receives water from the roof. 1t is about
three feet from one of my windows and
n have not far to go to obtain water.
There is need of steam laundry, an
n other ice factory. Hicks would make a
4 fortune here with a bright, quick serving
restaurant, where the customer does not
have to spend the better part of his allot-
ted half-hour calling the walters attention
to some defciency--whereas there is gen
orally sugar bowl to each able, the salt
cellar has to be taken from one table to
meet the demand of anotheri Wine Is
generally drank at meals, but it is gener-
ally Of atrociously villainous quslity-an
agency here for some California wines
would soon have a fine business. Although
our Q. NJ department has some plumbers
there is no plumbers shop here worthy of
the name. l have not been able to find
such a shop, it does not reveal its iden-
tty from the outside. There will soon be
an enormous amount of that class of work
and the early bird will have a fat worm
TO tackle
In view of all these early probabilities
/ must ask you to send me from your of
flee what you think l ought to have in
the way of blanks, instructions and hints
upon the conduct of the health department
Inspectors"