Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
OUR TROOPS IN CUBA,
Graphic DescriPtonsof 7heir |Tk-
some Life in Camp
THEY ARE CLOSELY WATCHED,
Ind Have But Little Opportunity 10
See the Sights.
A TREMENDOUS FALL OF hAiN
n nDeluges Everythins' an" """ ""'
Much In Evidence-Hardships Are
TakenIy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of Military Lifc-Pcrsonal Gossip.
A TREMENDOUS FALL OF RAIN
ocorrespondcnce Of the Dispatch)

CAMP COLUMBIA, HABANA, CUBA
January lO-The seventh Army Corps is
,,,y IN "a state OF siege-blocked in on one
s.so by General Ludlow in the city of
,,lsro. and on the other side by Major
B. Harrison in Marianao. Quemados'
.,r puentes Grandes. II an American
.rt.~ pokes his head in any of these
r...s he will forthwith be taken prisoner
Tho risorous measures adopted by Gene
rlIallow to keep the men in blue out
20 ualana are very unpopular, both
,r,-r .he officers and men Of the Seventh
army corps. There have only been few
tr, on which the men were allowed
ras.s TO Habana.
rIIAPERONED BY AN OFFICER.
last Saturday ten men out of each
e.muany In the Fourth were allowed
Masses 10 take in the sights of the big
citv. but they had TO be chaperoned by
commissioned officer. who had to have
,bem tied to his apron strings all the
time for fear that they might get lost
In the devious byways of Haoana, or be-
come kidnapped, or get into some trouble
The officer was expected 10 exercise the
same tender, watchful care over Little
Boy Blue" that the faithful chaperone
does over Spanish senorita when she
ventures out on the Prado
Lieutenant Cheatwood took ten of Com
pany H's men down last Saturday. ana
rroysd himself an excellent chaPerone'
,lsosinr his proteges as well as their
sop.rous Uncle. He established his head
Quarters az the Hotel Washington, allow
ing the boys TO "deploy as skirmishers,
hut strictly limiting them to a radius or
r,,.s r-ii,s from she centre. At stated in
ferya.s. 10 avoid trouble, they had 10 run
hack 20 touch base" So all hands en-
joyod themselves.
Bpt this handicapped privilege was con-
sfGerel TOO much liberty, ana now no
passes are allowed men or ofhcers 10 go
10 Habana at all, except those on oaly
and these passes are to be signed by regl-
mental commanders and approved py III
vision commanders. This order doesh
even except colonels or generals.
LIEUT.. SPENCER'S WAGON TRAIN
When il becomes necessary to seno
wagon TRANSFORMATION from this camp tc
The city Of Habana, the wagons are TO pt
0reanlzed into a train and placed II
charge of a commissioned officer, VINO VII
accompany il 10 its destination ana re-
turn with II TO camp. Only such enlisted
men are TO accompany the train as are
necessary for the transaction of the Dusl
ness. -,
an expedition yesterday. provost guar'
started TO arrest his horse while the Lieu
tenant was away at dinner. When TIVE
~ the men sought the shady side of IN
street during a short walt they Ter
threatened with arrest II they didn't tax
the sunny side. One fellow claimed tina
ha narrowly escaped arrest for placin
one foot on the wheel Frequently IN
train was ordered 10 take another suee'
90 get on the other side, or TO leave on
place for another ThFy had aDout d
Ioueh trouble in gettingsome zinc DaIrei
f-aro the wharf as Hannibal had when h
crossed the Alps.
Colonel TAYLOR is very anxious TO CIV
the rnon all reasonable liberties, and doe
what he can In this direction, but ne
handicapped here.
PASSES are given in limited way I
those desiring to visit the small towns o
Q8emados. Marianao, and Puente
Giandes.
BEEF AND WATER.
The large refrigerator warehouse ma
JUST been completed, and Colonel woo,
The chief commissary, expresses hlinse
as being very well pleased with It's al
rangcments. which are well adapted 1o
handling and keeping immense quantitit
Of fresh beef
The first refrigerator beef was issue
to-day Ii was procured from some IeXa
cattle killed here and stored IN the IL
freerator for four days. Fresh meat a
ready killed. is expected from the Stat'
0n refrgcrator-ships soon'
The main pipe for our water supply h'
been laid through our camp Du'
won't receive water from II lor soine %us @
al the connecting pipes, when nave De'
ordered from the States haven't arrive
yet
Colonel Pond, the chief quartermast
for the corps. says that nrewooo Is eu eu
short and that so far only two schoohe
loads have been received from the STATE
the rest being the brushwOOd from u
interior OF the island.
ia view Of the want Of bathing iaclilue
Il has been decided that once week ea'
battalion shall 30 down 10 the Deac
about TWO and half miles distant. al
take O. salt bath. This viii take the pla
OF drill-soap and towels being bett
Weapons than guns and bayonets
by order OF Rrigadier-General Win
ton. in command of the second DiVisio
guard mount has been changed 10 u
morning al 7.45. instead Of the afternoo
as heretofore: drill heightened 10 one al
na.f hours in the morning and one no
IN the afternoon. followed by dress para
al $50 Il. NJ. Reyeille is sounded at = !
3d.
TROUBLE WITH SPANIARDS.
Company G Nampton), which return'
20 me Fourth Virginia Monday from Il
loan ~ Regla. on the opposite side Of u
harbor. 10 Habana. had just become Sc
led in the forts there. and had do
some nard work. when they were order
back 10 make place for the regulars.
Twice they had some trouble with Spa
Nrds, who attempted 20 pass the guar
Ines and the sentries fred on them wit
OUT result. Last Wednesday the sent
on Post No 2. Barco Fort, which co
wins the masked battery which sam
sons feet couldn't locate when Haba
was blockaded. halted man ranni
lhe guard-line and placed him under
rest When questioned he admitted IN
ne was a Spanish regular. but as the col
lany wasn't fixed 10 retain him, he "
ushsn beyond the forts and release