The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-03

climate, not wanting 10 keep them wher'
tney must die. We at the front did mol
Wait 10 lot thc fevcF have 81 run. W.
wanted 10 save life, Now the problem
wa 70 save the most liycs possible. w,
nave mover had foreign war since 1912.
Tho United States has no hospital
rhlps. II was not a question Of using wbai
gna best, but what We had. We used tho
transports that brought the troops down
m I could have had few weeks %
equlp tho hospital ships the conditions
would have been better. II the wnr had
continued VIC would have stayed rght
there. fever or no fever The sudden end
of the war was unexpected. II made II
an invnfiaaJie rulc 10 send homo n per
cent less on transport than she had
brought south. Tnat was a fair view 10
take.
~ am satiancd with the Santiago cam.
palgn. when II In fully understood. with
al lts difficulties. II Will receive iis just
place In military history, We we're hur.
rlod OF 20 cuta.
I'VE landed and could not have gotten
our rtoros back on board " W. wantd
TO- when the invasion vas planned II
was obvious that Il must be q rush such
~ II gus.
And 1t was o succora-cOmpletc and un-
ooulyocai Many things we're zone. II ~
true. that we're forced upon ~ by the OK
lgencies Of the hour. bat the means en-
ployed. even under surh stress. proved 10
be yttely chosen I gus compelled 10 DO
great many things that under different
circumstances would not have been con-
sidsrcd.
II slzcd up thc spapiards correctly. For
example. NJ Ban Junn I was sure tney
would not come out from their works and
attack 10. Tho ~ Caney hgnt. ! hoped
would be- finished by 70 a. No.. but Il took
unnl 3 o'clock. and ! rather feel nov h
Mas FOR the bert Had ! had Lagton on
the right Of the Inns We would have un-
douiaediy taken the city Of santiago that
night. IN which cuse only the garrison
would haye surrendered 20 Us, whereas.
later. AL the troops In the region sur
rounding were included The men outside
OF Santiago on July 2 could have gone to
General Pando. knew the war was
over AZ soon as Torai spoke % me about
Hurrondering the troops In the eastern
province. / almost fell over.
I'VE never had on the Dghting line az
any one time more than 1900 men, and
with these We captured H.OOo.
"Nine thDusund Spaniards were forii-
fled IN the bcst enirenchej positions !
ever saw. Indeed. the en,rsnchmeuis
we're OF such character that Smelling
with the guns We had did not do them
serious damage Where a l5-ineh shell
from our ships dropped into a house IN
the town Il demolished he dSelilngs; but
al the occupants we're gone"
"Did Ccryera's men help In the San
JuanY' was asked. 10 clear up a mooted
point.
"Yes. Indeed. lie had 1000 men ashore
from his fleet In the battle Of July l. His
chief Of stan. Bustamente. was killed. Ills
marines and sailors also suffered severely.
Ccryera put them all back on board July
?, and on the third he tried 10 get 70 sea.
The spanlards wero down TO their last
bit OF rice when they surrendered, but
they declined on the first day to accept
ratlons offered them. They said that
American charity humiliated them; but /
noticed that they came around for the
grub on the second day.
why Was your food supply short be-
fore San Juany'
II had 20 act quickly and shove my men
into the neld because knew they were
growing weaker and weaker every hour.
We had plenty OF rations unloaded al the
shore. but there was only a slngiet road,
hub deep in mud. on which tney could be
brought 10 the front. and II We had had
a good army We could have got the pro-
visions where they wise needed.
"The pack trains saved Us. They were
invaluable"