The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-02
LETTERS FROM THE THIRD
FRIENDS OF THE REGULARS
HEAR FROM SANTIAGO

Many Missives That Were Mailed a
Few Days Before the Surrender
of Santiago Tell of the Fighting
in Which the Fort Smelling Boys
Took Part-Sickness Prevalent,
but Not as Serious AS Might Be.
A bundle of letters was received yes
terday at Fort Smelling from the men
at the front, being the first word re-
ceived for two weeks. The letters
contain more of merely personal in
terest than those heretofore received,
as there has been practically no fight
Ing since the last mail.
A letter from Capt. McAndrews, dat
ed June 20, says that nearly all of the
men, from colonel to private, have had
an attack of fever, which he describes
as in most cases very mild. 1t seemed
to completely enervate the men for
four or five days, but at the time of
writing they were getting better.
Lieut. Baker was the only one who
had been dangerously i'll, and he was
recovering. For himself Capt. Mean
drews said that while sick, he felt as
if all his vitality had left him, bat
since his recovery he felt really better
for the attack.
The following letter was received by
his family from Quartermaster John
A. Clark, of the Third, who, by the
way, was the first of Skaters army
to enter Santiago, being sent as an es-
cort to the French suite. Lieut. Clark
has been in intimate relations with
Gen. Shafter, and his letter will be full
of interest to his friends:
Santiago, July III am back and forth from
the coast with my headquarters here. can't
get relieved and as have charge of all the
day and night. Tomorrow l am to movs
ShGfter further toward Santiago.
There has been no fighting going on snce
firing, and the terms OF surrender are row
being considered Yesterday l went to C MY
with some provisions for the starving peo-
pie: l can't begin to tell of what saw. The
little ones, especially are just dying. al are
in an awful condition, AMI dest TIT on e gas
supreme I have just hauled hundreds to III /,
towns where our stores are. The worst is az
return | meet iami iss foot going N
almost to weak to get along. Poor little c IL
mud, carrying their little blankets to ia,
on ard maybe a little pair of shoes, moth ng
to eat, and all asking Tor something to eat.
g PH5 taf ast INV saad Rs hav s,s i b,a
my buckboard), filled with bareback and s.
tribute it among the children as | go !ng
IS R or ek Fl from Saney tt to the
that doesn't know me- l have bough: sew ril
boxes Of hard tack SO far, and nta ~ all has
road. Some of them are beautiful. have fl e
lace and linen, and gold in plenty, Lut notl-
Ing to eat, Spanieh or Cuban ike.
One day had girl. about IA years d,
stradde of my mule behind me eros sing
the San Juan. the mule fell down and sac
saw Mick, Emno Morris, in fact all the
fellows, when l out there. They e
doing well, but the rains and heavy dews
or kTpna anft hnplD
| with fever.
The Third is on hill. and bet r off han
some, but at least 80 per cent of the men
are SICK and out of twenty our teamst 9rs
have sent eleven to the no pital. We hive
had to get soldiers for teamstars and pack
ers. The citizens played GU. The a e
is indescribable: 1t rains all the time AMI
our tents are all OF the b att There is TO
where to sit or lie down exc p: en- the muddy
ground. Then the comes out.
l have gone for five and six US and nights
without being dry. In fact l have no CLONES.
only what haye on; and $ e no oso ct O.
as l ammo money, no clothes, no tobacco
and am thankful to say, sickne s-end
| am too busy to be much worried about the
holes in my trousers or that 1 Invent been
shaved for six weeks or more.
am keeping sort OF Friendly Inn here
officers and al. Schew, of Company b. end
Zinc, Company H, were sick and stayed wit
me q week. Scanned, of G, has bea1 he e
lOT Ten uSyS, anu w 81 I oSSiu ~ L .TS dUO IL
leaving.
l have good cook, citizen, ard un init ID
commissaries, so in that line l an o. K.
Goodbye, and love to all.
John A. Ct TX.
LETTER FROM COMPANY B.
The following extracts are from a leHe- re-
ceived yesterday by Miss Lois Nelson OF Gi2
Jackson street, st. Paul. fr5m a friend in
Company B, Third United Sa,es infan ry:
| SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 13-At last
| day Of rest, and l am taking advan age
| of it to write you. 1t is usel SIS to a:,emp:
| to give you anything of a detlil, d account Of
| our work. hardships and exp, renee of triJ
and landing, and dreadful work since our
1 we'll Haven't BEEN sick an hour
Haven't been wounded or hurt-not even a
scratch.
We have been here in front of Santiago
since July l., and to sum it ali up. i. mas
been dreadful ever since. We began cur
march from cur place of landing at $50 On
night. Slept hours, took 10 ;ha r1h
| again, and at p: m. was under fire at tn :
battle Of Caney. Did not leave cid urtl 5
three killed and two wounded. To our TO- css
| about $50 killed and wounded
At about p. m. we started on tie march
| again, ard at a. NJ, morn ns OF tn d,
took up position in front of Santiago, having
marched twenty-four N les sine eJing be-
fore. Every one Of US were 50 tired we COLD
! scarcely move. We just threw Iseves en-
| the ground, covered up with a banke, and
slept until daybreak, when we were awak-
ened by the hiss OF bullets a-d roar Of gun j.
At 1880 our battalion was order into tn J
trenches, which were entirely expos d to tle
sun. The temperature about les in the
shade, and 112 in the trenches, where we :
manned until dark. That was the mo t hor
rible day of my life, and the suffer ng GU
boys went through can be real'z7d by thoss
only who went through it. Tn fire from Il
enemy continual, with any amour. OF
! shell from their cannon thrown in. Blu. a.
was nothing compared wi the suffe ing from
heat! None of Us had a bite 10 cat in n
morning-and no water at all. Tire -scurt1s
| of our company were pros rated by heat.
| None of our company was killed, but Sc en-
| slight wound so he could get out of the
| trench was indeed fortunate. l shall never
| forget that day.
It does not seem possible that a nan cou'd
| go through such rain of lie and liv We
| have had three days of fighting sine , fiv y
days since the Goth Of June, to S not.i G Of
! trenches dug.
wish it were over. I have Sc n emo gh to
satisfy any man a lifetime.
Our regiment has lest only t ,ur kill d a d
sixteen wounded
Company B, 1 killed and seven wounded
| so you see Company B has been in it.
This is the first shee of psper have seen
since our landing, and I get this from a fell
| low who just came from the boats; he tire it
from the part of letter,
One of the boys offered me 81 for IN en-
velope that this Is in, and Stamps can't be
procured at any price.
l bet anything that If you were to meet me
now you wouldn't recognize me, but would
| ed since leaving Mobile, and clothes are
all torn and dirty. If do not miss my guess
long before you receive this, Santiago will be
! ours. l hope we will all live to see it, but of
| course that Is impossible.
This is pretty place, everything Sd gr en-
| and fresh, with lots of rain, as well as hot
| sun.