Evening journal., 1899-02-13
FINE COLLECTION OF RELICS
-THE POSSESSION on Captain "

4 .aDltttlS, OF NO. 2OO3 LINCOLN |
STREET THIS CITY.
Captain w T Morris, Of No. zoos
Lincoln street. has a fine collection Of I
relics of the late spanish-American 1
war. procured daring a recent visit to
the Island Of Cliha.
Chpsaln Morris Is "loMy cid sea
'eg." who for thirty-fve years hus
lcuehed the deep through storm and
sunshine He IS commander Of the
bark Enita Berwind. Of 73O tons bur
den. now laying In the harbor OF Phil
aie.phia. and has visited nearly every
port on the g.obe during his life as
sai.Ur OF late Captain Morris has
been plying between Philadelphia and
New York ara port5 IN Cuba. carry
Ing cargoes OF coal. lumber ara Rov-
eminent supplies The .A-t tr.p was
on July IA last. when he sailed from
Philadelphia for Santiago de Cuba
with storea for the American army
1he Bermind arrived al Santiago on
lAe 27ih Of the same month. few
days after the laisle Of Santiago. and
I El Caney
Aaier d,scharging his cargo. Cap
tain Morris the following day visited
the bau.eield In the vicinity OF the
town.
= In speaking OF the scene. the cap
tain says: scattered about In every
direction were broken army wagons,
cannon. rifles and many dead soldiers.
q One thing / noticed particularly was
the number cf dead mules. that lay
about. and upon inquiry rs 90 where
so many came fr-m. was informed
that The sraniards had used the ami
muls While constructing their sand-
Tag fortihoations and literally worked
the beasts TO death"
while on the field I picked up a
number OF interesting relies. including
several Mauser rifles. quantity OF
shells and shot fred by the Americans.
also went down to the famous silk
cotton tree. under which General Shat
ter received the surrender of General
Tcra, 1fa tree has been literally cut
go pieces hy trupiy hunters. and had
to be encircled with a baI'bed wire
ferce but ! succeeded IN gcting a
pece Cf the wood.
II visited Moro CaGiio. and saw ID
ia the CNacl crrd.tcn it WIS lcn IN
by the vacating sqaniaria it was a
filthy ho.e. and within rs Walls We're
dozen or more cf unexp'oded shells
fred by the American vessels during
the tomg ~ dmert a capain OF thf
Fmh Vc.unceer lmmune Regiment OF
Alabama presented me with the shell
the shot from which knocked down tht
Lighthouse near the caste. / also OBJ.
talned possession Cf n number OF
bricks from Morro. which are said &c
BE 300 years Old"
Captain M1rra visited the hatl'ene,
~ El Caney and picked up severa
Remington rifles. which were used bl
he Sranlards, ard q number Of cart
ridges and cartridge cases. lie ylsitc.
the sunkon Maria Teresa. which wal
lying about fifteen miies from sanu
; ago. and by diving twenty feet dowi
; into her hold, secured two Spanisl
! carbines. one Of her headlights. and
! piece OF a broken mrr1r The treas
ure that Car,Aln Morris prizes mos
I highly. however is a piece OF the doc
< Of the ce'l In MORO Castle. I'm whicl
Lieutenant Hobs1n was confined. Reli
: seekers have cut the door almost
= pieces.
d In speaking OF the islands and tn
= natives, Captain Morris says that the.
= are naturally a s.othful and lazy Sc
d Of people. who win scarcely work tw
days in succession. The business me,
: Of Cuba, the better element, are in IA
! vor OF annexation with this country
/. as they realize that II lett to them
selves without the protecting an
guiding hand Of a powerful ration. n
3 Island will lay dormant and it's facll
ties will never be developed. The lowe
classes are bitterly opposed TO an
: move leading towards the annexatio
: q the island, and viii never be con
I tented under foreign rule.
Captain Morris states that the i'm
D-ovemcrts already made under IN
rule Of Cap.ain-General Wood are no
! t.ceahle. Many streets In Santiag
have been paved with asphalt, all th
houses and government buildings {
8 the city have been thoroughly reno
> waited, and fumigated The old-tim
q custom Of bull nghting on Sunday
. has been abolished, and open gamblin
Is ~ lAlNb bl Tue Ndnts ANAA bitt
prevails, and no saloons are permltte
J 70 keep open on Sunday. Publ
schools have been instituted, and IN
u native children required TO attend.
:. Captain Morris has in his possessio
the Santiago Herald, Of the date
November 10, 1898. Ii Is the first pi
" per ever published on the island prin
a. cd all In English It is edited by A
u ister Digney and Is a four-page shee
four columns to a page. In its co
= umns is announced the first weddin
20 that took place In Cuba sinUe the wa
> the contracting parties being Lieutei
AMI Pomford. Of the Fifth Unite
N States Regulars. to Miss CatheriI
, MuchMck. Of New York. The bri,
= and groom. q few days after marriag
u accompanied by a party Of friend
= boarded the Berwind, where par
wus given IN their honor.
On the re,urn trip the bark exper
enced much extremely rough weaths
o.. Captain Morris expects to SAIL for q
island again in about ten days with
cargo Of coal and lumber