The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-01
LOW.
Yell5 Fever Attacks
E a Worcester Boy.
NOW IN HAVANA
Private Harry M. Stebbins
is the Victim.


Word has been received in this city
that Private Harry NJ. Stebbins of the
United Estates signA corps, who has
been attached to Gen. Fitzhugh, Lees
staff at Havana for several months,
had been attacked with yellow fever
and was ,1harantined at the Isolation
hospital. Private Stebbins relatives,
who reside in Worcester, received a
letter a few days ago from the sergeant
IN charge of the division, which states
that the soldier boy was taken with
the malarial fever several weeks ago,
and that it developed into a mild at
tack of the dread yellow fever.
The sergeant gave but few details
and the anxious relatives at once wrote
to Gen. Lee, asking him to forward all
particulars.
Private Stebbins is brother Of Corp
George w. Stebbins of the Worcester
Light Infantry. He was interviewed
last evening by a Spy man. Corp.
Stebbins said that the information fur
nished had been so unsatisfactory that
he had fastened to write for further
particulars, and expects to receive a
reply some time during the week.
Private Stebbins was at one time a
member of Co. A, City Guards, Of Wor-
cester. He enlisted in the Second
heavy artillery over five years ago, and
when his time expired he re-enlisted in
the signal corps.
The young man has many friends
among the militia of the city, who will
anXiously await tidings of his condi-
ton from Havana.
Co. c voted last evening to cooperate
with the other local military companies
and Mrs w. e. Bowen, in any enter
tainment which is planned to raise
funds to place a memorial on the tri-
angular plot of ground in front of the
armory to the soldier dead of Worces-
ter Corporal George w. Stebbns and
Private B. M. Kincaid were appointed
a committee to represent the Light In
fantry.
The officers and men of the four local
companies have expressed themselves
as being desirous of helping along the
project, and it is probable that the
commands will all appoint a committee
during the week.
A meeting Of the committee will be
held some time next week, and def
mite plans will then be formulated
A well-known man who is interested
in the soldiers said yesterday that Sen
ator Hoar and Congressman Walker
should be asked to try and induce the
war department at Washington to re-
move four or more Spanish guns from
Santiago to Worcester, and place them
at the base of the monument.
There is said to be a large number
of old Spanish guns near the sea coast,
and it is thought that if the right kind
of pressure was brought to bear at
Washington, Worcester would not have
lany trouble, in securing the coveted
pieces of ordnance.
The steamer Roumania, according to
dispatches received from Santiago, will
return to America with the bodies of
the dead Cuban heroes as soon as they
are all disnterred and ready for ship
mert 1t was. reported some time ago
that the steamer would first bring back
the regiments now stationed at Santi-
ago who have been ordered to their
homes.
It is thought that the Roumanian
Will reach New York not later than the
first Of April.
Battery meets at the armory this
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