New-York tribune., 1899-01-11
HOPEFUL FOR SANTIAGO.
GENERAL WOOD oS THE PROGRESS AND
PROSPECTS OF THE PROVINCE.
HE ARRIVES on THE TRANSPORT MISSISSIPPI 10

CONFER WITH THE PREsiDESr-cENERAL
CASTILLO on MISSION FOR THE
SANTIAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
The United States transport Mississfnp. which
sailed from Santiago on January T. arrived mere
yesterday morning and tied UP a. her pier
at Pacifc-s; South Brooklyn. She nrough, Gen
eral Leonard Wood who went n Cuba az colonel
OF the Rough Riders. and who returns 70 this coun-
try as Military Governor Of the Province Of San
flago. Leuienan, Hanna. OF General Woods staff:
DR. Joaquin d Castillo the Cuban general. and
Colonel Gibson who had charge % the distribution
OF supplies 70 the starving Cubans. Ten Army
officers or furiough and nfty-nve discharged ard
convalescent soldiers also on board the trans
port which also brought the body OF Miss Heisa
Towers a nurse who died recently az san Juan.
Porto Rico
The Mississippi had plenty or i-luck or her yoy-
age To begin with Captain Siinson. her com
mande- was taken ~ with pneumonia az San
,ilgo. and left there IN the hospital Tho
transports second piece OF in-luck occurred when
she was leaving Santiago She was very light and
stood high out of the water. and was hsrd to
manage In The narrow entrance o, t1e hsrbor.
In consequence she ran in,o the sunk~n Merrinae
and carried away the smokes;ack - t-e craft that
Hotson sank The pilot foresav The collision IN
line 70 check the vessels speed sufc <ntly 70
lessen the shock 50 that great damage vas
done A few minutes later the Misslss ppl man
aged 10 Craze the NJ rritf & Chapman wrecking
tug T. J Merritt which iying aOrgs.fe the
sunken Spanish cruisef Re.rs Mercedes which u
being raised. II said that a seaman ca ire
transport was thrown % the deck BY me collision
I with such for that he Was killed. tut Ms name
could not Ne learned yesterday 7 b. A-iuck con
/ tinu.d yesterday when the trtnspor, was entering
this port for a seaman fell tnroIgn the fore hatch
and fractured MS skull
/ CONDITION OF SANTIAGO ENCOURAGING
J C.o,o, vvood s,.,,oa e-,husi,s.tc ovsr he rsn-
-, .o- ,ss ,eoo,e ., ~. -rev.nce o.
santiago He said that ne was going 20 Washing
80, ~ The ar, train ,ha, would axe hin -her.
,.,,, corn. - hi. country IN response 10 a cls-
. ra,ch ero,, ,no se,re,a-v n, War Tie expected 10
-, 20 santiago vv,thi, = seu day- He was
dr--ss IN ,is unlform and wore a cape coat
watch ne said might wei. be heavier tor this eli
mate, re declared thai he was never n oe's'
health. . -,
Wood IN response 10 dispatch ordefns ne 70
report AZ Washington nad aIreass essso 'v
one or Two matters Of a personal nature. and
sner tn,s bs LIE ~ k,ii two birds with the same
stoIe ! DO no, think .tat shall be IN Ms c0an-
" ii,t' - ,srad 'Ns. y'lat ne was ca "a 70 this
,,n,- sor een1s@i Wood ssid that Il was prob
49, " obfsfn mi sed deanite Information gard
NJ men oo'ain 'atn q. 80 snstIs tr s.-tiseo
General WOOD lined 70 say Hss.n.r ~, e. r,i, =.
,-nosa ne ~ erotestne "a the President against the
consensrSn'n ~ n, al nIo,s ~ sentiaso A. me line
ne le,t santiago there had been little complaint he
sala ,vooa ,,,. o,.,r,,s.,. -Aea-si,r ~. s-o.-
ns,,s ot ne 90 etS Of santiago saying that wh-n
ne Cni,ed sates Tsasgs ,ooE s ,Se streets xhses
wee seneray ,yen.a IN P09 99s Sesn Payes xS ssSa,
Sr n6 Ine pas. ns 5ase be-a competed or he con,
s,ruslYn s -,,,es o. az a. Schools are run,rg there
IS no 1S oSser any general aes,tGion and The health
OF the city is good me nai.es. re silss ar -
sgooor, themselves so that the demands on charity
7 are being greatly decreased