New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
TWO or THE DEAD BROTGHT HOME
TO BE BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS-
TNDERTAKERS EXPERIENCES

oliver A. lyons OF the Arm OF John W Lyons K
Co. undertakers. arrived here yesterday from San
t!ago the transport Leona with the bodies OF
CorporHls George L. Immen and II. q. Sched. OF
tho list Regiment who fell In battle in Cuba
Corporal !mmen belonged TO Company G He was
killed on July / at San Juan Hill and was the
nrst 20 fall In the regiment. Corporal Scheid
was Killed The next day. Corporal lmmen lived
with his parents. AZ No Az Fourth-aYe. and Scheid
a. No. 20 East Fortieth-st
Mr.. Lyons went 10 Santiago on the transport
Breakwater on August 3. with order from the
War Department allowing him 20 bring the bodies
back When he arrived az Santiago a cart and
eleven mules provided for h!s use in going
over the five miles OF road 10 whore the men were
buried The roads were Ia q terrible condition. and
y took eleven hours 90 reach the place. II was
found that the bodies had been buried with con
siderable care over the grave OF Corporal Tmmen
Nj. Lyons found a rough board marked 'Corpo-
raj q l.. Tmmen. Killed July l. Ths victory "a won.
May he re., in peace" The bodies were buried in
sbou, two fee, OF earth. Under the blanket o..
each and ,asped IA the hands a SINAI!
g.ass bottle securely corked. In which +
piece OF rough paper. Inscribed with ne name
date. company and regiment q. each man. This
was fhe work Of Chaplain Van De Water. who an
iicipated The removal home u ihe bodies and
wished 70 ooviate any possible confusion.
The transport Lsons. with n" bodies and hye
hundred soldiers. OF whom hundred and HftJ
H. arrived OF Camp WIkoH. Montsuk Point.
August q owing to the quarantine Ny. Lyons
was delayed until YESTERDAY
Il found the lily Of Santiago In t-rribl. cond.-
ton from a sanitary point 81 view" said MIR
Lyons. but the improvement, under The manage
m~nt Of General Wood u little short OF ellous
Ho has organized complete stree;-cleaning de-
partmrnt and several hundred Cubsns work daily
sweeping the streets and cartiug IN the refuse.
They Insist that the work II unnecessary. and
grumble considerable about American notions, but
tho dollar a day which each receives makes ~ pos
sible TO get sufficient number TO 10 me work -
Then there IN up-to-date steam nre-engi
and Tins II used 20 fiosn the streets Both cubahs
and Spaniards icok IN this as ~ marvellous iuyen-
ton
There are forty members OF the list GONZALES
cent IN the hospitals and they are well tr"uted
They complained much Of the tDieving prop-nsit a
of the Cuban-. ana hIl little experience my self
IN mat line on my WAY TO get the TWO bodies !
had occasion to Fix the harness OF one OF my mules
IL took only minute. but Il vas long enough 10
give thsving cuban a chanc" 10 steal my PICK
and two shoyels II was very inconvenient 20 lose
them. and caused me much annoyance
II was entertained At the American tluo. for
msrly the Don Carlos. and talked with General
TOral He told me IL seemed as II he was lighting
one hundred thousand men. thick were tho bull
lets When I mentioned the possibility * sanding
an American squadron 10 Spain. La threw up his
hands and with look or terror exclaimed In
broken English. Poor Camara, Ne sorry FOR
him suppose he meant that Admiral csmara
and tho balance Of the Spanish ships would be sent
"a join their companions at the bottom OF the sea.
The funerals Of the dead soldiers will be held next
Friday at the fist Regiment Armory. The hour
has not been decided Colonel Francis or the
Inst Regiment will have charge OF the ceremonies,
which Will be conducted with full military honors