The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-13
ife in Santiago de Cuba.

III. the Nurses NOUS Inc
Islpea'',. and Red Cross Headquarters
pe,pa ,ire for the Pest of YER
,i.. H''
pin -,a.paudenee of The Journal
sI' .o sept. T. 1898. We are not
~ .,..aps 0oarders'' in the Nurses
fTa rtamily has lately been aug
ora 9' .eo Young soldiers. 1t came
ea.7 uav, one day a Michigan
BIT a. .5 beg us to take into our
lfA .sorlu and lieutenant of his
las IA said they were both very
i7t' the camp, where they We're
q .ss r5und under leaky pup
~ ia tendance but such as he
lh 5,s them in his hours off
. \ o,h tears in his eyes he added,
~ tfer bodily ailments, which
81 .. enough, both the officers
az ,rs,ek and Respondent that
!" lrge came speedily they
i' ... If We would only give
w4. the atmosphere of
vr+ vi two, he would see
y rl a cook were furnished
u.el 10 take care of the in
himself, was on duty.
10 you have done in such
ne PIPER floor of our big
-,-ai airy chambers, was
-le nineteen nurses pre-
. Glow, barrack fashion,
-... livery instinct of kind
t4- sianting of the re-
....v. elected that hundreds of
+r, SILK unto death in the
. -et into the crowded
...- .u Md never do to turn the
ltJ au asylum for sick
.04 il be wise to set up a
.sa-. sing il these? Fortunate
I'D. -t.84s Of all concerned, it
,nm ..t Two convalescents were
~. I. uIscLarged from the water
&. a44 and lieutenant were at once
5.gg q tAe vacated cots, and made
sna r.a uder Miss Wheeler's gen
.g-. rIus that both mended rapid
loo c1uTse were discharged to
le- o I-l others. This incident
. .a -lugs-a pleasant acquaint-
r5- t young Michiganders, (the
.6t.r r.0 j. not yet 24) and an un-
rcmsre4 l9neerning those spacious
l.tn going to waste, so to
-gH Iuo.e Samuel's boys in the
HA amps were lying on the wet
"a. r lying for lack of comforts.
sner- -ur a reader ear when the
tne with another tale of
a.-ue he wanted shelter for his
.ar aaal and chum, whose story
e Hs The boy was only 20, and
nsasa oa fortune SO large that its
4.uaar. to about S400 a month.
g u volunteers came, he was
> mother and sisters in
Dr. ue home to enlist as a
ded himself well through
L. t without a scratch and
M -d him complain of the
N lnpaiguing. Afterwards, |
q t likeness i'll the dreary
les from Santiago, he came |
u7a 4e .aY without the formality |
arse This was contrary to |
e'eyY day by hundreds |
lthilg is said about it. !
l 3H officer OF the company |
from he same Michigan
drudge against the |
' Iale, born of jealousy be |
M -lrl 5 superior position at |
fseI saw his pet aversion |
ou" PISS and had him arrested. |
.aicted was a severe one, |
Instances to work two |
70" gang who were cleaning
santiago. The cleaning |
10. sl-Y made up of the off !
-l- t sountry-negroes, Chin
'-N aa4 sneak thieves from the
w. laals of all degrees and |
"-t" -ellow began his punish |
aopgh, but the shame of
.e stenches of the cutters,
4reais rison fare soon made him
dis bands. unused to labor, became
~ i eIstels. and working in the
Wy .l5 F hought on fever.
marty Of the local calentura is
&C.,, to the head" particularly
we altht is exposed to the noon
''a lLe ethcer, however, declared |
-'' Was only shamming, or drunk,
''''Iel INN to the guard house. |
-' ay several days, alternately
'4- N-l chills and scorched by
49a, food or medicine; and
-' would probably have died, had
" 1'sad the little corporal, sought
Y 'Qu larerested some higher pow
Il 0ahali When the sufferer was
4S wills seemed hopelessly gone.
'll oufscd him as best he could
-''' g. and after the fever subsidized,
measure returned. But now
., ls'''v 5rooded upon his disgrace
'ied'ed NAL de pias (homesick-
'l'' has killed many brave man,