El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-06

ing it. On receiving this dispatch
from Admiral Sampson the war de-
partment directed the army to move
at once, and as all connected with the
army will recall, the orders were re-
ceived after dark, and the army was
10 motion, had travelled nine miles,
and was on the ships at day light.
when the expedition sailed for
Cuba it went there escorted by large
regarded as impossible for a merchant
ship to sail on the ocean safely from
any American port to Santiago, but as
soon as the Spanish fleet was destroy
ed, so that it was possible for unarmed
ships to sail safely to Santiago. the
generous people of the United States
subscribed money without limit and
dispatched ship after ship loaded with
luxuries and delicacies for the Santa
go army, and everything that could be
ACCOMPLISHED for their comfort was
done by the president and secretary of
war.
PROMPT REMOVAL.
"After the surrender had been COM
pleted and arrangements perfected for
transporting the Spanish army to Spain
the president and secretary of war
sent shipping to Santiago and trans
ported our army to one of the most
heslthful localities in the United
States The point selected by the
secretary of war was so situated that
thorough protection was given the peo-
pie of the United States from the
danger of yellow fever cOntagiOn.
1.-THE soldiers upon their arrival at
this place received every care and
bounty which could be procured by
money. The president and secretary
of war directed that their health and
comfort should be cared for without
reference to expense, and in addition
the people within circle of 100 miles
We'd with each other in shipping to
| them car loads and steamboat loads of
| luxuries of all kinds.
81 lave Just finished my daily inspec-
ton of the hospitals. With rare ex-
captions, the sick are cheerful and i'm
| proving. | have nurses and doctors to
care for them, and in all my many
tours 1 have not found a single patient
| who made the slightest complaint.
sit is true there has been suffering
and great suffering. The climate OF
Cuba was very severe upon all our
soldiers, but instead of complaining,
the hearts of those brave men
are filed with gratitude to the people
for the bounteous generosity which has
been extended to them.
'There is no doubt that there have
|
possibly neglect among the soldiers,
not only in Cuba, but since their ar
rival at this place. Nearly 10000 men
we're brought from yellow fever dis.
trict to the United States. It would
have been criminal to have landed
them and allowed them to go promis'
cuOusly among the people. 1t has been
staten by physicians that if it had been
done yellow fever would have spread
| = h of tot
DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME
"To avoid such a catastrophe, {
point which is more thoroughly isolat
ed from the people than any other 10
cality which could be found was &c
, lected. By these wise means the
country has been saved from scourge
of this fearful disease.
! Every one will realize that to land
! $4,000 men and put them on bare fields
without any building whatever could
not be done without some hardships
: Over 5000 very sick men have been re
ceived in the general hospital, and a!
many more sick have been cared fol
in the camps, and yet only about
z sixty deaths have occurred in these
! hospitals.
'Tents had to be erected and hos
pitfalls constructed, and preparation
, made to supply those $1,000 men with
wholesome water, food, medicines
+ physicians, nurses, cooks, hospita
furniture, wagons, am balances and the
other needs essential to caring foi
$4,000 men, fully half of whom are very
sick or in a feeble physical condition
! In addition to this, most of the bedding
. and much of the clothing was left IL
Santiago to prevent yellow fever in
lection. All of these deficiencies have
. had to be supplied. We have but one
line of railroad to bring these supplies
and sometimes there have been de
lays"