New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
ECHOES FROM CUBA.
crvrpA1 RULERS PRESENT OF A
GAMECOCK AND IT'S FATE
- ,rriGAToR THAT JARED RErTER-AN EN-
rrRrFNCE WITH TIE DYNAMITE GUN
ATTACHES PREFERRED Dis
TANT VIEW.

TANT VIEW
,,-,,rr,or March 70 (speciaO.-General NJ. c.
pu.Icr who was a member az the Cuban Evacua-
rio, commission brought back some stories OF ms
exnerlencc in Cuba this winter TWO or three OF
.Sa,, no tells on himself General Butler was popu-
'sr with the Cubans lie took great interest In
~ o,s,oos once he got TO talking about hunt
&C. -, witch he is fond. Then tho talk drifted 10
,o-,e ~ various kinds The General did not think
much 81 the bull fight but he incidentally re-
marked that he had real admiration for game
.~Ls cock lighting is the Cuban pastime. II
80 10, flourish under the American military rule.
,,,. .be Cuhans retain thcr choicest game birds.
mo Law after General Eutler had made this re-
mark a splendid gamecock was sent out TO the
r-otcha al the Nedao. where the members Of the
commission were staying 1t was a present to
General Butler Everybody admired It. and the
General decided to take e back to his plantation
r. South Carolina. The fowl allowed the run
OF The place
The Hotel Trotcha has Chinese cook. He FOL
lows the Oriental practice OF killing the fowl
f.v hours before II is cooked The next morning
Tor breakfast General Butler and his associates
had chicken served them after the most approved
sylc OF Chinese cooking They thought II trihe
tough Soon after breakfast the members were
sfroi.ins around the grounds when some military
visitors arrived. General Butter told them Of tho
same hird that had been presented him. and gave
i~ pedigree IL OF wonderful. breed, he said
Then he began hunt FOR that game bird 1t
FOUND,
s.. The Yroorio Tor made few inquiries OF the
servants and then threw his hands I'm the air with
am untrauslatabic exclamation in Spanish After
that no rushed into the kitchen and dragged out
tho Chinese cook. The cook was badly frightened.
ll. confessed that pc had served tho rooster for
BREAKFAST. HIS regular supply Of fowl had not ar
iNcl and hc TOOK what was handy. The pro
lr.'tur started ln To beat the Chluaman win
cab. and Was only prevented by General Butter
interference.
LATER an alligator. from the south coast was
Com al " 4
-.9 10 crawl on There was panic and for a
slime d frrit,Ss search The disappearance reached
'cr CATS of the members OF the commission. cen
tae, Aad eaten thai day was alligator steak, Not
f.at bad said the General out shouIdh ne
g.. .ire l-ne" Ultimately he alligator found
sa. eosforcd 10 lis fountain.
SEVENTEEN COURSES OF SEA FRUIT.
General Better in his liking for cuban customs
o~a day toll how no had eaten some sea fruit
Ter reminded aim Of the terrapin which he got in
Washington. Two days later he was invited 10
o dinner at famous cafe which overlooks the
larbor Of Havana. Seventeen courses were served
ana 80 Zach one the piece de resistance Vas CuDdh
course mere was a s,renade also Cuban custom
D. rnS band winch PLACED cuban mars airs Cen
Thrrr have been many contributions TO the liter
s-.r, &C the Santiago campaign. Some Of them
vVht-t relate 10 the nsht al san Juan 8ill are OF
cc .troNersial nature Eallett Asop Borrowe., at
q 'fU- gathering in Havana one evening was dls-
cussiae fhis way ltcr1ture. For the benefit OF me
De -..o hi, own experience. Rorrowe had charge
q 'ha dynamite sun Ine gun was HIe n egal
nent and he had the opportunity Of going with
eve Vent up the hill at FL Poso," he said. TO
the place where our batteries were located We
knew the spaniards were somewhere IN Santiago
battery sent shell over I'm the direction OF Their
ouro.ts We saw ii drop ana wondered any Of
don, SCI word Of reply The2 NE iet haI sob It
aroth-r she'll dropped 10y our battery some
Were inside ne wSs Wd,mopt is 5,f 10 tboug6t
er note W. I.qu,,1 rntoto ,e and we
VA sa1 one another nat the war was
over. lust then we saw fash over in their dire
ton end In %Hai Te,mGd TO 9e f1e ee above our
heads We were surprised and rather ann0 2, a.
meant another shell came hummnG along ana r 6nrst
startled rs. guess every man mere Won lta
what to do next and Wnihe ne was ToH g an5
~ GoT s sa of the 9 we're eH a very H' oo
20 one another but there was some crowding."
VISITORS VIEW THE DYNAMITE GUN.
Later after san jun Hill had been taken. Mr.
Borrowo got a chance 70 test the dynamite gun
This was ON tho second day, General Wheeier.
how Ne should handle II. hut he let us have
work. clearing Inc way for our fellows but there
IS always ne car nat tnere mg9t ID, rony1 So
every body in the neghhorhood was gingeriy After
= " ,oI m orf wt an ga axe. assure You that is
me fact. one afternoon Colonel Leonard Wood
came riding up with two military attaches. who
~seb,, eaid and SaIied The nan with the axe
Those two attaches stood right up in their surrups
Then they asked II that was the way we fired the |
gun. 1 told then it was not the regular way nGi
The hrocchng had got out Of order. and We coulq
only touch IL of with axe. They said would /
please wait little while and they trotted off about
4 thousand yarqs the side of the hill. Colonel
Wood laughed and asked me n that was really SO;
I told him yes it the only way we could
make the gun work. An right he said and ne |
stood there when the gunner hit It with an axe
T. worked hoautifullv and those military attaches
gallnned over the ground IN circuit TO thank me
7 wolld ike 20 the reports they made 10 their
governments on the dynamite gun.