The evening times., 1898-10-22
Brave Work of the Brooklyn md
Oregon-Spanish Prisoners Were
Well Cared fOr-Their Officers Pro-
yidrd With Wine-Narines Behind
the Guns-Estimates.


prisoners, 10 officers and 6S2 men, and on
the 10th of July l received 963 Spanish
prisoners, officers and 96l men, from the
! L. ;. 5. Harvard. Many of the prisoners,
when they landed, were in a sick and
| enfeebled condition, a number of them
falling down and being unable to move
until picked up and placed in an ambu-
| lance in which they We're carried either
to the camp or TO the naval hospital.
Il found upon my arrival here that the
! buildings being erected for the prisoners
were entirely inadequate for the purpose,
| and, upon my representation 10 Admiral
| Carpenter. the commandant of this navy
yard, he authorized other buildings to be
built from time to time, and finally
| commodated all the prisoners comforta-
! bly,.
Il also recommended that water closets
| be put over the river and that other
! buildings be built, which recommenda-
/ tiOns were approved by the commandant
of this navy yard The marine camp was
located outside the stockade and the ma
1 rines to the number of I30 were quartered
! there.
Given Military burial.
al the northeastern part of the stock
ade / had a guardhouse built for nifty
marines. and fourteen cells built for re
| fractory Spanish prisoners. On this
part Of the island l discovered a well
that had been covered up with rock and
dirt. which. upon cleaning out, l found
! TO contain most excellent water.
/ ''Ou the northeast part of the island l
| laid aside a plot of ground for grave
/ yard for the prisoners who have died,
ana have had their graves market 50
that they can be identified at any time.
/ | gave all the dead military funerals as
1 / considered that, being prisoners Of
war. they We're entitled 10 it. | have had
three volIeys fired over their graves. the
Spanish nag wrapped around their col
fins. and a Catholic priest TO read the
services.
Il named the camp Camp Long. a ter
the honorable Secretary Of the Navy
.Seaveys Island. upon which the camp
is situated. is rocky hilly and rough.
with bold Lodges OF rock running up to a
considerable elevation, disp-aA ing The
finest views of the river and harbor. The
officers building is situated over tie
end OF the island, surrounded at one side
by a stockade Of boards ten feet hlsh'
outside OF which. at a distance OF twenty
feet is a high barbed wire feace. SeAtry
boxes are at each angle. and there are
twelve sentinels inside the camp, patrol
ling along the dead line, the prisoners
quarters, sinks and the pavilion.
Every facility is given the prisoners
To wash their clothes, and on the RIVER
side down the steep slope to the swiftly
running tides they were allowed u WASH
rbeir dishes and apparel. The thirteen
| spanish officers We're paroled from a.
| IN until sunset each day. Ihey never
broke their parole, always coming pacs
| on time, ana We're OF great service 10 ni'
| in managing the prisoners
The Spanish commissioned officers
i have a seperate house of their own anc
Il have servants from the prisoners To wall
Il an them. They have much better Iais
Il rbar the rest of the prisoners, ana ciare'
wine is served to them. | have glVef
them all the respect and assistance du'
II ,bair rank. and | feel that they have ap
Il ,raciated il | utilized them by putting
Il them on duty as officer OF the DAY as
sisting in the policing, and LOOKING ou'
/ for the buildings; and they nave lulIS
/ co-operated and assisted IN carrying ou
rba routine of the camp with my owr
officers.
..Tba sick prisoners at the Naval Hos
Il ,,t,al yrere from the Maria Teresa. Nizca
and oouendo. They suffered from
/ ir-,,fIicient nutriment and a pernlclou'
Il ,aI.ri,l fever. Some of the crew OF IN
f-ristobal Colon were conVictS from IN
Il / canary Islands. but they dld not CIV
me anv trouble The prisoners an nae
fresh beef. coffee. fish, butter hash, etc
..1,bere were six Gatling guns KEEP
-a.dv al all times, two in the immediate
vicinity of camp. two more, Which com
| r,ap5ad the entire camp and the who'll
islard on the reservoir, and two other
al The two bridges leading from the ma
w yard 10 Seaveys Island. CosSacl
guards were kept at these guns day AM
night 2l0 men at Camp Long and ~
men at the navy yard barracks.
..-Thpre was a system of signals arranS
ed between the camp and the navy y&r'
barracks by rockets, ana there was tele
nhone connection between the two places
making security doubly sure in case OF al
outbreak among the prisoners
Colonel Hcywood's Estimates.
Colonel and Commandant Charles Hey
wood of the Marine Corps, states:
..Tn compliance with the department
instructions of July II, 1895 have tn
honor to submit for its approval the an
nual estimate for the support of the Ma
rine Corps for the fiscal year ending jun
80 1860.
THE paymaster and quartermaster
United States Marine Corps, transmi
letters with their estimates, explainin;
them in detail. and stating the reason
for the increase in some of the items, AM
these letters are inclosed for the informa
ton of the department
''It will be seen by the estimates o
the paymaster that increase of S,5S
| is asked for. The reason for this increas
is the additional of one colonel to th
active list, 81, 500; the placing of one ma
| ior on the retired list, 81, ,625 and 81, 90
| additional for retired enlisted men, max
ing a total of s., 125 which is decreased b,
the pay of one second lieutenant. 81 ,5i
thirteen having been appropriated for las
| year and but twelve estimated for thi
year. leaving a net increase over las
| years appropriation of S.5S5, as abov
stated. BY reference to the comparative
| statement of estimates and appropria
| tions inclosed ii will be seen that. in ad
dition to the regular appropriation fo
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899. ther
was appropriated by the act of May 1
lS9S for the war emergency, 1921, $50, 70
| pay. Marine Corps
1.-The quartermaster' estimates shov
a gross increase of s1e0, 45T.14, and a de
crease of Sc, ,925, leaving a net increase o
S9S. 532. Il over last years appropriation
the necessity for which is stated below
Under the head of clothing there is al
increase of S14, 3S9 IA in the estimates Thi.
increase is necessary on account of tn,
| advance in the price of wooleen goods
which, when the bids for the present fis
cal year were opened showed an increas,
| OF IL per cent in cost, which is the amour
of the duty charged under the tariff Law