The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-28
THE CUBAN CAMPAIGN
on TINS RouGu RIDERS
Private ucorsv g. King Tells NJ tho rx.
ploI,s ~ the American Troops he.
fore Santiago do cuba.

Private dc"rzo e, king. who fought
with l""scyclts rough rldrrs before San.
tl.'so ctttor,aluvd "A very sclv,-t audience
at Fishers hts, nlght With a thrilling
acr"uut NJ hts experiences tn the Gcm uf
tho Antilles, The entertainments was
oT NEARLY two hours duration and VIA
thoroughly rnioyvd
After dcscfibing the formation W the
tuugh riders hy Roosevelt Mr. KING told
Of the "trip to Tampa ana then tu cuba
whore Tho mrn vurn among the Ar,l g.,
land Ills description ~ IN. hatu, or
slloncy wus quito interesting aui hia
story ~ the remarkable bravery ~ tho
Amrrlutn tr'upa and mur' particular,
tho roIgh riders yrra,oh great rnthuai.
aem. Af,rr thr nyyi ur the battles u,ar
'tpunry Tho wounded wvre hroush, buck
10 the hospital hug many puor follows.
h" said. rvcciy0,l no treatment at an AMI
wcvc compelled 90 lio on ,hv beach
throughout the night. suffering terribly.
mol only from yhvlr wounds hut from the
uavagss of Tho Insects which -Wurmrd
about thon
Tho hutlr ~ san Juan h.ll whrrc -
many " tho American noldlcra lnst their
lives was dwvf upon az lcrgJh by King
suffering durng thc day rrum intense
heat and during tho night from cold tho
men wcrc c"mp"llud 10 undergo awful
priyauuns but Ghry uuoomplaininsly bore
up un'lrr Il AMI fought like demons when
no Spaniur,ls attark~i them Food was
scarce and the men wcrv hunEry most "
tho time hut not ono mlrmurvd at any
time.
Mr. King stated ,hcrc were absolutely
TO proDo' hospital a.sumugd1,ions. and
he said tt was an awful TRIAL 10 see grcat
nocSr ~ buzEaris watching the wounded,
and waiting FOR them a. dtc then to lock
about tho corI~eA and tur away tho
flesh. 10 cited several instances ot the
inability ~ indlsposltiun on tho par, u
army physIrians Ia prupcrly attend tho
wounded In ono u which surgeon
who cnmo upon a wounded soldier ln
Kings prcSoucr refused 10 administer
whisky 20 tho unfortunate man 10 ru,lry,
his suffering from the cold VI the night
shortly boiorr passed ou the bare ground
saying that tho wounded man was too
FAR RUnc IA waste medicine on him.
Afterwards tho man WAS taken 20 slb.
onry and IL now In New York hospital
from which h. viii bo discharged al
cured In few wcakA
The speaker referred 10 the Rc,l Cross
Society In tho highest ternA. saying that
hal lta workers not been on the fiold,
hundreds Of other suikers would have
died for want OF attention. These noble
ladies, hu said. dh everything In their
power to relieve the distressed m-ii aud
too much pr,dso could not bc given them.
The story Of the cumpaign In Cuba waa
illustrated by many iino views taken on
the spot by London newspaper CORE
sDondcnts, which frequently caused the
audience to burst out in applause. There
was considerable cheering when pictures
Of Mckinley. Shaftcr wood. Roosevelt.
HobsOn. Sampson, and Fighting Joe
Wheeler were shown. but when Dywcya
lilncss appeared on the canvass tho
house went Wild with enthusiasm and the
cheering continued FOR some minutes.
Astorians are warm hearted and the
warmost place In their hearts Is reserved
FOR tho horo OF Manila.
This afternoon Mr.. King will give n
lecture at O'Clock especially for the
women and children. The price u nd
mission for children viii be Is conts md
adults % cents. tickets emitting pur-
chiAcrs 10 seats in any part of the house.