The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-13

NNJo Di"hCo, DuI L nuu not inc
luck to bo with them. Wo wer,
posted to protect tho besicgors OF tn,
latter place from interferonco by th,
Spaniards on tho trocha. | witness.
"d the trial of Gen. Bermudcz for
outrages committed on pacifcos. but
did not see him executcd; as he was
attcr a scconC trial. Not haviuo
been at Jibaro | did not sec Iieut
johnson of tho United States army,
commanding the colored troopers, in
his lannon's defense Of a barrel of
rum against tho Cubans, his tearing
down of tho Cuban flag and his at
tempt to shoot his non. commissioned
oilicers for refusing to fire on the
Cnbans-but l know the facts.
have seon our force reduced ono.
half by starvation and disease, have
lived days without food, and weeks
on scanty gleanings Of mangoes and
parched corn, foraged for at distances
OF from six to Is miles. | have seen
the darkest side of war and the dark
est side Of the character OF the Cu.
hni forces, reduced almost to saw
&gery by privations.
| "Ewo nights after our attack on
N3Ton Wa got news that Il reliof tx.
petition had landed Oh the north
coast and sought the protection Of
troops. Our infantry marched 40.
odd miles in two days, most of it
through fearful swamps, aud emerged
on the beach at EI Mamon August
~ where we fo1nd the expedition
ares and ate our first square meal
since July II. Gen. Gomez came.
IN next day, bringing news of the
peace, and | WAS present ut strik
ing gathering Of chiefs, the first in
trrod Cuba. The war being over |
got an honorable discharge and en-
barkcd on Il little 23-ton schooner
sailed throo days to the KEYS north
OF Caibarien, II Spanish town; met
Gen. Nuncz, there arrived with the
Wanderer expedition, spent week
on that steamer while Gen. Gomez's
,,l
and met ihA Spaniartls under the
new peace conditions; left on the lit
tie SCHOONER with 25 men in tow Of
tho Wanderer. Our boat, the "Del-
lle'' was dropped near Miami. We
sailed and drifted south along tho
entire limo Of Florida Keys, rescued
a Nassau boat with party of starv
ing Cubans 20 days ouU from Nueyi.
tas, towed them toward Key West,
ran on Il reof at night, managed to
get Off again, and finally got into
Key West harbor on tho night of
September l, passing tho quarantine
blockade and landing in storm
Some of my effects are in quarantine
near Key West and others in TAMPA
BAY was lucky enough to escape
the quarantine officers in nv skin.
But DON'T bn worri"d--I haven't
brought infection to Columbia. In
marches Of 200 miles never entered
n town; in fact mover saw a house.
nor COW, calf, ehrcp or goat, and
only two chickens. Sugar, coffee, to-
bacco and rum are staple products
OF Cuba. In all that time aud all
that journcying we encountered of
thoso nothing but tobacco, and not
half suflciency Of that. The coun-
try thero is a Wilderness, wilder than
Africa and almost unpeopled. Yet a
Wilderness Of most wonderful natural
riches and enormous capabilities of
wealth.
II want to add that L am deeply
grateful to my friends for the vel
como they have given me, SO far be-
yond anything | looked for, and 40
far beyond my earning. Ihavo done
nothing extraordinary, nothing but
the simplest matter o: duty. I am
glad to bo in South Carolina and in
Columbia again, not 30 much be-
cause Of hnrdships elsewhere but be-
cause fiud myself once more annoug
the best people on this earth"
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