The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01
IN HONOR OF GEN. WOOD.
Celebrations at Santiago de Cuba
street Cleaning and HarbOr Work.

celebrations at santiago de Cuba
street Cleaning and HarbOr Work.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO De CUBA, Dec. A-The
eek prior to Christmas might appropriate
ly be called Wood week in Santiago, for
there has been one continuous round of
gaiety and excitement, band playing and pre-
sentations in honor OF the generals promo
ton to major general. All this has been the
spontaneous expression of the feelings of all
classes, irrespective of rank or position The
news of the confirmation was received
by the generals aid, Lieutenant Hanna, of
the Second Cavalry, on Dec. II, the general
at the time being engaged in inspecting some
work at Morro Lieutenant Hanna tele-
phoned to the Fifth Regulars for a saluting
party which was sent to the Punta Gorda
Battery, and the first news the general re-
ceived of his confirmation was the booming
of thirteen guns across the bay. The
cathedral bells of all the churches in the
city commenced ringing before the last
gun had been fired At night Cuban
band paraded the streets in honor of the
event. Personal friends visited the general
congratulating him until late at night,
and the next day there was a continuous
stream of congratulatory visitors
On Monday morning the generals personal
staff of his civil and military department,
together with the representatives of the
press, gave a dinner to the general at the
Venus, Lucien Young, of the United States
steamship Hist, being the POSTMASTER. On
Wednesday the Anglo-American Club dined
the general and staff, Young again
acting as toastmaster. The general
on Friday was presented by the
mayer and Coancsf ~nTesenting the entire
city, with a gold mccall and parchment
scroll. setting forth the esteem with which
he is held by everybody here in warm and
glowing terms. On Saturday the clerks of
the civil department presented the general
with a magnificent cane, with gold top and
ferrule, suitably engraved, and the week 5
celebration was brought to a close by an
entertainment given on board ,ue steamer
San Juan by the Santiago Club.
over d thousand men are now employed
working on the streets of Santiago and it's
suburbs, and Lieutenant Brooks, of the
Sixth Cavalry, is getting we'll ahead in his
system of supplying the city with water.
The plans have been approved by General
Wood, and workmen will start thereon inn
mediately. Men are also engaged in the
city in different quarters in boring four
wells, which, when completed, it is esti-
mated, will supply between 10000 and Is, 900
people with water in sufficient quantities to
make another water famine impossible
Considerable Improvements are being un-
dertaken in the harbor, which is being re-
buoyed from Morro to the docks. 1t is ex-
peeted that early in the year a large dredge
will be in operation in the upper harbor,
which is certainly badly wanted, for the
stencil arising from the water when ship
drops it's anchor is enough to give every
one on board malaria General Wood be-
lieves that in two months he can have the
entire bay comparatively purified.
The yellow fever hospital as such is about
to be closed and the medical officer in charge
has been ordered to Havana. The hospital
will be kept in commission merely as a de-
tention hospital for suspicious cases of any
contagious disease. There will be no doctor
permanently kept there, but DR.. McHenry
viii be in nominal charge in addition to his
other duties, and if the necessity arises will
of course, remove there.
The sanitary department has done splendid
service here, and Major Barbour has now
got his men into the white Wing" uniform
SO familiar in the larger cities of the United
States. This department has been invalua-
BILE to the public health during the last few
months. Recently an effective crusade was
made against several thousand Of homeless
dogs who make night hideous. The cats will
be the next object of reform.