Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01
pEsEREr EVENING NEWS. sA1URDAY, oCropER 1 1e0o

Chen Stationed IN front of us) firing a
Few De joic," and the man cheering
themselves h0arse. which. By the way.
wac the only occasion We were allowed
any ebulNlon OF feeling IN the presence
qi the enemy on receipt ~ good news.
During iAs preceding armigilcs we re-
moved our camp few hundred yards
pick over ihe brow % the ridge behind
us % being nearer our other battalion
ana more suitable. II exchanging for
one infested With sarantulas and scor-
plons by The score WIS preferable ~
sleeping IN mud ami wafer c1E.inuaiiy.
The stakes did No. appear numerous
but were very large. Saw q few par-
f1is, IN one Instance 4 parrot allehtcd
on one " she mems shoulders and lab
barcd away In his ear IN some foreign
tongue probably spanish.
The Spanish iect long since dirposl d
o. NE hnrb0r was pr1mfsly occupied
by our own vessels when pr0vifllrs
ana creature comforts commence 90 ar
rive on "a muUh more ubaui scale,
fresh beef potatoes ann bread. pre-
serves and even wine Tor me sick and
hetCr tonnage. and s1 forth even t1-
bicco. f1r which fabulous prices mad
been 1ner,d-a Tablespoonful "a. q cline
ior "a while, or a SQUARE inca OF chnw-
ms inlIcrl; but hui nevertheless vol
come urEr smoking coffee f1r "a Tow
Use. ! had managed il secure "a
It.Ie hllodHininad package from n
wounded -uidler wham I lfH ted dur
lng Che nut days fight sio. Just
above .hg heart. but though. not
ti.aly ana who Insisted upon me .ak-
ing TO- knowing The value OF tobacco
ani assuring me h. had more should
h. uquiur %.
Thau lho dreaded milafiii fever pre-.
sehied Itself, ANA which was nli,unate
IN n1i developing conner. coming q,
take ils about that lma Oh terminate
-lti1ek.ng everyone more ur iats. rs.
aptci|ng no one. a few died from "a.
hiusiinn ana dyatntery bui with the
present mans OF combating mo
~ aHe. ritnluE like The alarming NOR.
talliy nat occurred go the Hi1tllh over
q hundred years ago. Az was done
.hit cllld BE- done q Alleviate. The euf-
iring1 ~ The alex IN our camps, one
.lrls,er ! Knew OF spending as much AZ
w, nui or hl8 priv purse % that
cnd so ] uniorsiaud. Cuban refugees
W'uIi e1nuuually bssrt our camps f1r
totl, nut had % be krps Qua n ramn
oNinE Boo rLmOrs o. yellow fDyar la Al
Carly. waarc ihc majority came Pom,
Inc illIy showers were prtty regular
anu many of the men would avail
w, moves or the opportunity ana
tako shower BATH. stripping on 1nd
securing their clc.hes in som. dry
place stand oG In the showers ana
wan. ur wash thrir cilthHs aluIfnrlv
WilnElnF ihcm out ana putting .hem
on We. drying very shortly In thr
burning sun which Invariably flil1wrl
'uF nall now becomes more regular.
tht delivery " whicn causaH no utiio
excitement; which rtmiuds mr. we ult.
covered "a while barry. ho Juice VI
which made excellent mucllnr. Hr
sticking our letters.
We found the mango % D. very good
eating either raw or slowed lu tho form
N ium-boing warned AGAINST estinr
ihom to the contrary Notwithstanding
anything In that line a soldier won't
sample ia like TO bee Il. The natives
eat them and sell thcm Tor that pur-
pose.
We found tho attitude of Tho gpan.
lnfui very friendly generally Spreading.
many would shake hands and exprr.s
themselves aa boing glad the war was
over and exchange nluycnlrH. tho
machcto" being the article most In
favor with our men.
We managed 60 undcfrtnnd each
other pretty We'll. Each man was FUR
nlHhed with card before leaving
tampa With many Of the words used
IN ordinary conversation In the span.
lsh language with the English pro-
.NN' lAlluhs me hpnninfuH were sim
Harry Informed by reference 20 their
pocket handkerchief. IN some cases
the mechanism of their rifles was illus
trntod and described thereon. Many
relies were " be- found on the battle
held Immediately after the night. Mau.
ser rifles not the least nmaaE them.
W 10 July aiHt. learned our ON.
eial losses amounted 10 s.O06 mon.
There has been much said about tho
lnndcquacy OF the hospital and com.
miHsary departments. and many opln.
Ions ventilated. and could half OF tho
remedial suggestions be put into e1o.
cutlon they would shine as a model
for the world In their way. Yet / he.
hevc that the best was done that cir.
cumsthnccn and conditions would per.
mt as only those there knew, ono
disadvantage We certainly laborcd un.
DER ana that was tho absence 81
Amokeloas powder. while the spanltrds
werc properly supplied With II. We aim.
ply had u for our KrnR .IorFonsrnr.
not even our artillery being nupplIed
with u. and very fcw Of the milltia
having kfag-jorrenHen rifles.
Cuba. with an the ricknesr thai
turks behind IL beauty at certain sen
sons or tho year % catch the unwary