Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-05
4 SOLDIERS LETTER.
or COMPANY NJ WRITES
, HOWE FROM CUBA
roelyIlyS DO MOI LIKE cUBASS.
,.rds Arc, However, Their
rhc BOYS Are Pleasantly
.,d Are Happy-Their Hor-
-, experience on the Chester

@,,es from them nc i0''o"'"s - ~,
d" Unknown member Of one OF the
80 companies. written TO his
% this city. will prove very in
h reading matter as 1t gives in
30 e,cnts which have crowded
90 mother since the regiment Left
90 u, last month. The Dispatch cor
ST., covers the news, but this let
s,w.hes upon many points not dwen
by a newspaper correspondent f0'-
'1ns is the letter .. go.
...r.n columbia" Habana, CUBA
,fy Uac Papa. .,, ....,,,,,,o my letter
had become settlGg' anu ~
t-." gr.,g the details or our thtiS
I,t sou " Inc beginning say that
uY . entirely well. and nave petn
A-te . ..t.rested IN the manners anu
Nr@ " me Cubans ana Spsniatus'
e's' ..n, Id ue very poite ahe II
SD. . of people. athoush lhtIt -
ti,.. ..-.rre between the Cuoths anu
Ec-- -i.-'' In. Summaries seem 10 be
rftI-.'r he better class OF people, anu
N.} '-'..faa. and the spanish sOiulei
tti'r- o'. tne best fnenathe American
seems ,.u must never refuse any
,.laard oilers, ana SntS WI
.-, refuse anything you O' ~. go
l''" .. see now generous theS Nan
th.s N ..-.u soldiers, and would give
Dr. I'D .,.f on their backs. On ING
l.-N o.. rubans refuse nothing, anu
c.i.'..'' -.f.se 10 give anything away.
'-...rs are an uneducated crown %
.r.., .nC are no more I'm
nae ,, govern themselves than an
.-... tlt Wo-ld. 4hey Stc siVN 80 80
h4
sN' .1 frcir hair looks as though
N'... -. entirely ignorant OF the exist
i-.! t.r,Is and brushes. Stockings ana
CIV. ~- r.. never wear, and from what
f.-Ns s.e above their sandals, water
,' unknown quantity with tnei.,,
-t..tr are never cleah' anu ScVi' ~
I-.- r,Hses. and even chiidreh VI
~" o.6 have three or four OIdCh
~ ..- b., their teeth. Inc Nu-
I.s s are set far back III
.e-' ..f and under their eyes they nave
w "rr..ranee Of having received NeIE
tIoV. % fact, they look as lhoNsn
49, lad been BACKED almost 10
,.s extremity Of their noses. Inc women
tera Gf,I, l4ea Of modesty'
THOSE AWFUL THEATRES
-.. tr..fres in Habana, Salos, ana
49,. are more vulgar and obscene
o., Hose have read Of on the BoWery
o., I.u York and the Latin quarter Oh
Paris. and after January Isl thvy W.,
d. The FIRST affairs that the AmstlcdH
Government will look after. 1he llS sl'l.
mre ana photographs in the EaI,Uu'
hooks are such as, under no Clt,t SIial
'..,-css would be allowed to be publshe.
En- Inc United States. and TINS SUN WI ~,
Jestroved. and the sale OF II torpluuei
i- the island OF cuba after next Suuudy
when the American nag Will ue q,
over Habana and the entire lslanu nc u
STATES
or this dav the Cubans seem 10 thlhi
tbaf .hev can march into HaDana' de
sfrov AN Spanish property, such az Ine.
- Sot wish 10 steal. and burn the rest
-rhav wish 10 destroy the STATUE VI 20
ns Inn Central Park, and think thdl
80 will raise the Cuban nag over MOTTO
..e.fa and the various forts SURROUNDING
1f.i'era Of course. the United states VIII
..'.yr mo- such procedure, and we an eA.
-., ~0 end If trouble after the hrst OF
a.. vcsr Already they have begun "a
sroy. I'm mslbOrdinate spirit, and YET
et the same time every one you meet
-us uVtra AmericanOsV viva Cuba
i1.m .Vfyosl" But one IS almost
ir--.i to turn his back for there Is not
0~. az them who can look you IN the
eve. and they are forever begging from
yam and n YOU refuse to give them some
.tDe ,,,n are cursed with "Carramba
tmsrlcapow and a gesture which lndl-
rates that they wish 20 cut your throat
ma alec cut the throat Of a Spaniard,
v.bom they rightly think we prefer 70
chem. III you give them even one haru,
t.oF thew crv "Niva Amer1canOS! ana
rrt two fingers together TO indicate that
America and cuba are brothers ana say
iu broken English "Espanio, go 10 nj
The Spaniard clasps his hands 10 maj
r,ta that Spain and America are at
r-aco and love each other, ana puts an
lmarinary rope around the Cuban meek
end hangs him. 10 show their hatred Tor
Cld8ns
on THE BROAD ATLANTIC.
Vow TO. our trip on the high sea. About
o'clock iu the afternoon OF December
'-.t we broke camp. after working very
f.ra r4cking our stuff, AMI loading wagon
Alter wagon 10 put on board ali morning,
aal then started to march seven miles
u our boat. the Chester. with our KNAPP
sacks Canteens. haYeTsacks, blankets.
csrrlpe-beits, tayOnets, and guns, the
whole thing weighing about 40 pounds;
Do .s needless 90 say that we were all
very much fatigued when we arrived al
tae wharf. where We were made to stand
f.r about au hour before We were allow
-I o. 20 aboard. Tv ne time we struck
the suburbs Of Savannah we began 10
l 0uuter crowds Of people on the roads,
Wh1 waved flags and cheered us to the
echo We came into the city on Liberty
street, and marched down this street
uuuu We came 10 the De Soto Hotel when
We turned UD Bull street and when we
arrived 10 the DE Soto and the Hussars
Club which are opposite each other, we
could hardly get through the crowd,
which pushed in and insisted on shaking
hands with an of us; girls whom we had
met in Savannah gave US boxes OF eat
ah.es. and cried as our company passed,
a-l even men had tears flowing down
ileIr checks. Thousands OF people FOL
lowed us 90 our boat, and loitered around
t1a wharf until we had gone on board
and when We awoke next morning still
or ihe wharf. there were several hundred
people ol the pier waiting TO see the
boat leave
OFF FROM THE WHARF.
0a tae 10Th Of December, promptly al
u clock we cut loose from the wharf
aia started down the river In tow Of two
t-.. Tile river was crowded with small
Iali. ald the wharves and buildings
.is,i9re were alive with people, every
-As making an the noise possible. The
'ss on the various buildings were dipped
Pc bug honor. women were crying. and
e-f enlre regiment in the rigging or on
k Nae waving hats and yelling, oul
.1ll ~ The officers deck playing ma
. airs. The weather was beautiful
!e'yh.ng seemed to wish US a pleasant
'I end such was the case except for q
o." ungs. which / will relate presently
ple thing which our company consider.
~ especially complimentary while we
were coming down the river was a huge
s- on Tie side OF a building on the
,,f which read 'Good-by. Company
We could not find out on what build
Is Do was.
Aiier going down the river for about sis
seven miles We were anchored I'm the
--s-" on account OF having had TO leave
or our stun on the wharf so that VIZ
.s'l gej over the bar IN the Savannah
sL This siun was brought down OF
49, ana loaded but the pilot was
3, night tide. So decided TO wait unti
s. TIDE the next day. when we coule
With case O. 'Soe'
FOG AT SEA.