The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Stanley Hubbard's Narrow Es-
cape from Death.
L,ghtnins struck Hospital at Plaeetas,
cuba, burning It and tSillins Patient.

Private Stanley Hubbard Of the Hospi-
tal Corps OF the U. 5. Army Is still ON
duty ia Cuba, aud the following extracts
arc taken from his letters which are
dated at Placetas, Cuba. In one dated
July he writes:
We have had big thunder storm
here. The lightning struck and burned
our hospital, killed one Of my fever
patisnts and injured another. had a
very narrow escape myself. As am on
night watch have TO do my sleeping day
times. l was asleep during the storm.
TIE lightning came down tho s.udding
and smashed everything. IL nassei
through my mattress, between me and
my cot, tcre them into shreds, burned my
hack plscs about three inches long.
thank God am alive, for have been
In a semi-uroonscious stats for three
days. ] never thought Of lightning.
thought of course it must have BEEN an
explosion under tho building"
July 4.-"Ihe fellow Injured by light
ming is Improving, but the other poor
fellow was buried yesterday. with
mounted military houors. nut couldn't
go. am feeling quite well today. but
leather. and burns like tire. L can't
realize how was saved, AMI the more
think of 1t the move thankful l am.
Campbell Is we'll. 1t Is raining like the
mischief, and the drops are as big as tass
July G. Il have recsived three letters
from you, but could not answer until
now. am feeling quite well with the
exception OF my who'll left side, which /
have lost the use OF, but the doctor tells
mi nj r xuf ha oil ME-
still In bed, but 1t Is "a wonder / am not
In my grave. Campbell is here with me
and does mo lots of fayors. We are in
our temporary hospital and it Is very cool
and comfortable, but not So largo as the
other. ! would like TO keep my torn and
turned mattress fer fun. II you should
see 1t you would see just how near /
came to passing in my checks All the
toys haze nicknumed me lightning
Hod What do you think of that for a
wild west ;itle2''
Miss johnson who has been the guest CT
Mrs. Seafo.d for the past three Dlonths,
has gone to Peaks island for the rest OF
the summer.
Mrs. James Brooks of South Portland
who has been the guest Of Mrs. John Wal
ton, Deering, the past two weeks is now
residing with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Littleneld, Peaks island.
Miss MncFarland of Maiden, Mass, Is
the guest of her grandmother. Mrs. mac
Farland. Sawyer street.
Capt Dorval Hicks and wife OF Broo k
lyn, N. Y, nre the guests OF his sister,
Mrs. Stephen Doughty, Stanford street.
The following officers have been In
stalled By Myrtle Assembly, No. 2,
Pythian Sisterhood,
G. C.-Mrs. Eva Dunn.
v. C.-Mrs. Addie Nj. Cobb.
prelata-Mrs l., A. Orne.
Mystic. Mrs. Y. L. Cummings.
NJ. A.-Mrs Dslla Ohler.
A, NJ A.-Mrs. Lizzie Orr.
k.of r. S.-Mrs. Amelia Ihrasher.
M. F.--Mrs. j. Il. Jones.
III. E.-Mrs. q. +. Henley.
/. G.-Mrs. Alice Hatch
o. q. Mrs. A. r.. Skinner.
Organ:st-M Mrs. Addie Angel.
p. C.--Miss Ocie Masters.
Work has commenced on the new tomb
of Mrs. Jennie Barnes Pope at Mount
Pleasant cemetery. 1t is being built In
memory of Mrs. Popes husband, the
late Norton q. Pope, and his remains
will be placed in it when completed.
Thia is the first private tomb to be tuilt |
In the cemetery and will DO great orna- |
ment to the grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Harris of Brock
ton. Mass, who have been visiting Miss |
Estslle Andrews of Sawyar street, have |
returned home.
Miss Florence Eastman OF West High |
street, has entered the employ of thu
Sunday Journal as o,mpositor
Mrs. Hubbard OF indianapolis is visit
ing her aunt Mrs. Amanda Cole of East
High street.
Jacob Cheoyer of Manchester Mass, is
visiting friends aud relatives In South
Portland.
Mrs. Clark of Rhode Island is yisitieg
her mother, Mrs Manter