Evening star., 1898-09-01
BACK ON AMERICAN SOIL
A Grateful Soldier Boy Gives Expression to
His Feelings.
Corporal Arthur Warrener's Message
to His Father-COnEratula
Upon Escape From Cuba.

Arthur Warren, corporal of Company c,
| 1st District of Columbia Regiment wrote
his father recently. under several dates
| expressing his pleasure upon being again
| restored to his native land. The letter Is,
| in part, as follows
| ''On Board Transport Hudson,
Friday, August &c, 1893.
| I'VE arrived off Montauk Point about
| daylight this morning, having been just
| SIX days out from Santiago. We sighted
land at daybreak. and soon after dropped
| anchor off the point. There are several
| ships in the sound waiting to be unloaded
| ahead of us, and we will have to bide our
| time. Three surgeons came aboard TINS
| morning and examined every one of U.S.
| We received little news, the first we
| heard since the I'd of the month. You
can't imagine how glad 1 was to get off
| of that island that they call Cuba, and 1t
| was certainly very pleasant sensation TO
| sight American soil once more. ] hope we
went have to leave it again While we are
in the army.
We left Santiago at 5 o'clock last Sat
urday morning and passed down the chan
! mel by the Merrimac, and also sighted a
Spanish boat that was run ashore, ana
MORO Castle, and then put out to sea. The
f1rst day was very rough and nearly every
Uouy WIS SedS1Ck, myself lHcluQeu, Dul
| have been feeling fine ever since and en-
| Joying the trip well possible under
| the circumstances We were quartered in
| the hold in hunks, tn tiers of three, built
on the side of the ship, but the only time
l stayed in there was when had to, all my
time, day and night being spent the
| deck, where there was plenty of fresh air.
| L have not had an attack of the fever yet,
and guess L will escape it now-at least l
| hope SO.
'Montauk Point is long stretch of land,
not very high above the sea- and with wa
ter all around; but anything is better than
that so-called beautiful Isle of Cuba for
this is civilization, and We are in Gods
| country" We shall probably be able now to
| hear something that is going on in this
world
streets are very narrow. and it reminds one
somewhat of Alexandria, only it is not
half as good looking. l don't think all the
money in the world would pay to i've
IN Cuba permanently. There were some
spanish prisoners leaving the day we went
aboard, and they seemed about as glad 10
get home as we were"
Home at Last.
CAMP MONTAUK, August q, 1S9S
we have at last set foot upon good old
American soil. 1t really does ones heart
good to get back into the United States
again and 1 sincerely hope it is for good.
We came ashore about II o'clock on a large
barge and when we had landed on the dock
there was a tent just off the dock where
the Red Cross Society gave out large
sandwich and beef tea and milk to every
one, and 1t touched every mans heart and
also his stomach and was appreciated by
US all.
THE indications are that we will receive
better treatment here than at any camp
yet. When We got here we found tents all
up for us and floors in them all, and the
people that got here ahead of us say we
will get fed all right The present indica-
tfons are good, ANYWAY.
Conditions Growing Better.
"MONTAUk POINT. August 2s. 1898.
Things are getting better every minute,
at least 1t seems so to me. We have been
having pretty good eating today, and l
guess it will continue. We are having fresh
bread, meat, milk and butter issued every
day, and today had rations issued for three
days, consisting OF canned peaches. soups;
peas tomatoes, pickles, breakfast bacon
and other things. So you see We are getting
a little better than We had in Cuba. Today
for dinner we had green peas, stewed to-
matoes. boiled potatoesI bread and butter,
coffee with sugar and milk in it and about
a pint of fresh milk apiece. l hardly knew
what to d. with the butter and milk at first,
but soon found their proper place. That is
not so bad a starter, is 1t?
Another regiment came in this after
noon. They were the 1st Regiment of Reg
ulars, and were in 1t from the start and
had Il pretty rough time of 1t. They were
just about as glad to get here as we, judg
ing from their appearance, which was pref
ty forlorn.
Il guess Secretary Alger's visit here did
a great deal of good and stirred things up
wonderfully. l see in the papers where
they have held mass meeting to appoint
committees to arrange for a reception for
the District regiment on their return.
This certainly is fine place for camp
and every time l look around 1 can hardly
realize that we are not in Cuba and am
afraid l will wake up and find it all
dream The nights are rather cool here
and one needs all of his covering to keep
warm. The days are just delightful; seems
more like camping at Fort Washington,
only that was for only ten days but don't
know how long this will last, but l hope
not very long"
ReveIinE in Home Comforts.
A member of Comreny c. in writing from
Montauk Point to friends in this city, saws:
Il should have answered your letter be-
fore, but writing material was an unknown
quantity until yesterday, when some benev-
olent party distributed a supply upon a
part of which am writing We had very
smooth passage CT the Hudson, and if we
had had anything to cat but mustv corned
beef. poor coffee and musty hardtack, and
a better place TO sleep than the hole or
bare deck, 1 think / could have enjoyed
the VOYAGE very much. managed to pull
through all right. though; no seasickness.
but-hunsry, oh, so hungry.
When we marched off of the lighters
sent out to take us from the Hudson some
ladies of the Red Cross Society," which Is
one of the greatest and best of orders,
gave us ham ard chicken sandwiches and
beef tea. The lunch was life-saver They
are magnificent set of coed people and II
they could but appreciate the feelings of the
boys toward them and hear their thanks
and expressions Of deepest gratitude for
their humanity they would be amply re-
warded.
1--WE have just finished dinner which
caused me to step writing for the time
Ihe dinner was compesed of the following:
Fresh bread, cup of fire milk boiled pota-
toes, stewcd tomatoes, green peas, very
good coffee with cream and sugar. and
good butter. How Is that?"
Money to lend at5 and per cent on real
estate. Frank T. Rawaings 1905 Pa. ave
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