The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-08

cruiser Brooklyn, in "A letter to his father.
who resides at Binghamton. N. y, under
date of June %, says: 81 don't think
there is much to fear from climate.
have been TO Garcia's camp and think
] could stand the climate all right; in
fact, rather like 1t. l trust | may come
out of 1t all right, but each time am
looking to getting smashed. A shell
seems to tear things up pretty generally
wherever IL hits. The operations here
would not surprise me II they were long
drawn out. Having the powerful ships in
the harbor will restrict the army's move
ments wherever they can bring the guns
to bear. No troops can stand the fire
from ships. 1t may be that the Spaniar1s
will break sooner than | expect. l wish
1t had been possible TO have forced the
entrance, but even I'm peace large vessels
have great difficulty In entering. The
channel Is narrow and crooked. a cleft in
the rocks. We coal ships at sea in sight
of the Spaniards. and at night close in
and one battleship stands up to the en-
trance and uses u search light. There is
great activity on the batteries today"
T.. f. Courtright, of this city, who is
on the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, In a
letter to his father. Thomas G. Court
right. of $40 Marion street, announces
that Charles Miller was killed during the
fighting at Guantanamo bay. Miller was
in this city with Courtright on furlough
few days after war was declared. or
the Cubans he writes: "I saw sixty Gu
bans that the Marblehead took from the
shore and. Pop, they wer most all naked.
They were the worst looking poor devils
| ever saw. We gave them new clothes
and guns, but they do not know how to
use the rifles and after they shoot one
round they drop the gun and take their
knives to start in. | saw boys that were
not over IL years old in the Cuban army.
| have Il piece of the cable that was cut
by the United States cruiser Marblehead.
1t is the main one from Havana to Ma
drid. | will send you a piece for a keep
sake. There were six marines killed
when they cut it,"
In the United States regular army
from this city are four brave men who
have won distinction for their work.
Dennis Quincy, Co. A. fh United States
Infantry, has served eighteen years
He was badly wounded the other day
in the battle near Santiago, being shot
in the knee. He is brother of County
Commissioner John Quincy. The other
three are: John MCGuigan. a private
in the 7th Infantry: John Mcbride. i'm the
18th Infantry and Michael Strome, I'm the
nth Infantry. The latter is a brother OF
George p. Stroma. All of these men are
well liked by their officers and prefer Ie-
cnlisting rather than retiring. Wilkes
Barre has a number of other young men
in the regular service. Wilkes Barre
Record.
The commanding officer of the Brook
| lyn, which figured prominently in the
destruction of Ccrvera's fleet off San
tiaGo, is from this section Of Pennsylva-
| MIA He is Lieutenant Commander New
| ton Mason and is from Towanda. Colo
| mol Mason. whose tragic death occurred
/ at Pittston a couple of years ago, was a
| brother. His sister married Judge
| Searle, of MontroSe The brave officer
| is a cousin of Conductor Niele. who
| brings the Glen Summit valley train
| down to Wilkes-Barre mornings. Wilkes
Barre Record
Gordon Scott youngest son of State
! Senator W. J. Scott WHO was appointed
. as assistant to DR.. Brundagc, who is con-
sui at AK Ia Chapele Germany, came
home last week for the purpose of joining
his company. u. of the Ninth regiment
Mr.. Scott worked hard since the outbreak
| of the war to get leave of abseEce in or
| der to return and fight for his country
| He is a typical American enthusiast. and
was corporal in Company ID. in the
/ guard.-Wilkes-E Barre Leader
| The Eleventh United States Infantry.
! hundreds of recruits for which were OBJ
tanned in this and Luzernc county. has
been ordered to Santiago to reinforce
General Shafter. Letters received in .his
city from recruits say they are now on
their way to Santiago.