Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-15
FROM an EYE WITNESS.
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mated at TAO, and 10 the forts over 200 kill
ed. There are now lying in the hospitals at
the navy yard some 400 wounded. Our doc
tors are attending them for their own people
deserted them and fled 20 the bills | Just
returned this morning from the hospitals
where the Marine Guard are standing
watch over the wounded They are afraid
Of the rebels coming 10 en- them and tortur-
ing and killing them stood watch all last
nieht over one entrance 20 the main hospital
and the sights are awfei One can see moth
ing but blackened blood strewn all over the
floors and rows Of dead living out in the hot
sun awaiting burial. Our sailors have
been busy all night last night and this
morning burying the dead in long
trenches. The stencil is something aw-
full. Our men found nine more bodies
in the ruined forts last night | am so
sick this morning can hardly write this
after what we had to undergo last night
The rebels are firing private houses in
the outskirts Of the city and have ex-
tended their plundering in the navy
yard here where everything has been
looted. Things of great value lay strewn
all round, such as fine silks, all kinds Of
clothing, gold and silver ware, and even
money has been picked up. The navy
yard buildings are very large and extern
siye, all fitted out with modern machin-
cry We could see where men left their
work suddenly and fled. Here YOU
could see saw left in board There
you could see the remains Of fire and
forge, all deserted. The grounds and
buildings are very pretty, indeed, nearly
every building we could see where one
OF our shells tore a great gap. There
are four ships sunk outside in the bay
and three inside OF the breakwater
where they took shelter Now the white
flag flies from every building in the
navy yard and even on the forts at the
entrance to the harbor We have blown
up all their magazines and taken the
breech plugs from their guns, so now
they are helpless.
The total killed and wounded on the
enemy's side is over 200 By omor-
row evening we will have all the dead
buried and the wounded properly cared
for That navy yard and surrounding
forts presents q very gruesome sight
now. Not one SOU is TO be seen here
in the harbor. All the small traffic
boats have left for the rivers, and the
sailing vessels here cannot get out with
out a tug. All the city factories are stop
ped and deserted, and most of the peo-
pie have even deserted the city. Ma
Mia is almost as large as San Francisco,
has some of the largest cigar factories in
the world. The commander in chief of
the army here has surrendered and beg
ged us to take him aboard, for he saws
it will never be safe to return to Spain
or even to Manila City for his own peo-
Pile will kill him for surrendering Our
work here has been terrible and if they
do as well at Havana, Spain will soon
be no more. We cannot hear word
from the States for the cable has been
cut and consequently don't know what
is going on in the east. We expect mail
soon from Hong Kong, and then hope
to hear from home This terrible battle
will have place in the history of Amer
lea, and after our fight was gloriously
won each and every ship in this fleet
gave one another cheer after cheer, and
yesterday our band played all the Ma
tional airs, and ended with Sousa's
march, the Stars and Stripes forever,
amid hearty applause from the ships.
This battle, the first one struck at Spain
was one they will never forget. 1t was
short but terrible and sure AT last our
comrades on the Maine are avenged.
FRANK LAzIER.
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