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m W:- "4-, "" THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1898. ' '' ' 'I " '' "' ' ' '" ..
I B VpiiAX'SPAttTixTinnvAn.
Br II tub siiiPHXoovH tak or rut: Jinn
K Xi ," CJOS.S AVXtUAIITKI.
VEh HE' Hon They C'mno to tlifl ltrHrim Ulirn the
mw 'iff! Embrgency Amur, unit Milled llinltoliey
S 9K' In ;nrrr On Ilnpltnt ninl llellrf Work
Sk Hon mid In C'ulin-A Netnnrtt uf Socio-
fl Wit Ilea Under n Single ItendlTlint Is I'Ur-
IE, 9R nlablng Ieo, Ainbiitniit en, Medicines, find
Si B Other Keeeasnrlra for the llrro nt the
j ft Front-T.lat of llui Aiitltlnrlca-Tlie 8cop
k K nml Thoroughness of Their Lahore.
'K B Blnee tho bolnnliw:of tho wnr them dim
K l Brown up In this eounlryon orgnnlMit'on ot
W fflk manyphris. all working with mechanical pre-
mm olslon tDwnnl ono etid-tho relief of the sick
it fK ohd woondcd ' our army and of tho starving
' K ttnrt homeless Ciitmn rcfttgc6 This orgnnlra-
Hf tlon has nctcdns n suprly to tho Itrd Cross Ho
rn Iw elet?. Of whleh It Is practically a part, nndundcr
E- S. whos nrtmo ttworl.s Women mnko tin Its
W BF working forc. nnd up to this weok sixty sep
M Hi pinto olic'ct throughout tho country have
ak !9v' pledged themselves to tho cause, Borne Iden
m ML of tlm -efficiency of this organization may be
Hi UK gained from tlio statement that It hns collected
W K nlmoel tho entlro sum nt tho disposal of thollcd
- ' Gross Hoolctr.
j i M Tho women's auxiliaries to tho Hod Cross
mt iK Brow up In thin war. Tho National Bed Cross
W M& Society, with JJIwi Clara Barton at Its head,
ft- 'H? which Is too old nnd well known an orgnnlza-
m. R, tlon to need any recapitulation Jioro. I repro-
S H eented In New York by (in Eiccntlro Cotamlt-
H i K to.ot,whlch Btephen E. Barton Is Chairman
ffi K Ad os-Msyor Bchleroii Treasurer. With tho
K Hf proure of tho war cimn an Immonno Inarcnso
iM i w '" "10 tlc,,lft"l'i' nPn tho society, and to roltoro
m m this. comnlUtcn ot llio burden otdstafl Work
wt ' K thcl American National Bod Cnw Bellof Com-
iSL ' ' mlttbo, wlthlllsliop I'ottor ns Chnlrmnn, was
i H W forrdod. Horo tho women of New York stepped
1 Sv S In villi n ivnoest Hint thoy rccolve an oppor-
,W' W tunlty to kIto practical proof ot tholr
''W m patriotism while tholr brothers and huit-
K bands wore nt tho front. Ono croup ot
wt K Ibem offered to supply ambulances, another to
m W, turnlah medical appliances, and so fast did tho
flu m offers pour In that tbo Iiellof Committee wai
ft K Qnlftoo aladtoavnll itsolf of thonldot suoh
M Wi auilllnrlos. and tho Women's Commltteo on
M -E Auxlllatlcs was formed with tho followlna
Jr K offlcors: Mrs. John liy6n Gardiner, 074 Madison
W M' aTOpuo, Chairman; Mrs. Paul Dana, 1A Fifth
ft1 W Arenile, Seoretttry: Miss Martha L. Draper, 10
C. .' I East Forty-sorenth streot. Treasurer; this
m, , l oosimtttoa to net ns a sort of supervision and
M r oentral board of all tho auxiliaries.
Wj ? No sooner did the work that was on foot bo-
gi come known throuch tho nowspapers than
i communications bottan to pour In by mall, tel
ctfraph.and porsonal representation from all
I , oyer tho country whorovor ther wnro women
' eager to do their part In tho nar. and the bur
den of all tho inquiries was: " What can we do
i toholp?"
I Already tho moro presslna needs had been
' asslcnod to a score ot local auxiliaries that
! eprnns un Into strenath and vigor In n single
s I ; nlRht, bnt there was no limit to what rnluht bo
I I ddno, nnd replies woro nulckly sent to every
, lnaulrer. To ono city a request for blanlete
j g f was sent; to another a detlre fornlehteowns
i I was expressed; suburban towns were requlsl-
B K tloned for bandages Or linen or olothlnc or
'"' S I medicines, or any ono ortwo or half a dozen of
M K tho hundreds of articles nsodtul In a war lios-
' ffi W pltal. And tho rosponsos camo thick and fast.
t m 4b (00n a n olre' wa9 oraaniled It
3 K sent word to tho control commltteo and
v- a K tot a name, usually ot its own ohoos-
H k- Inc. und an intimation of what was cx-
' til fe ' poetcil from Ito members. Other Oreanliatlons
lis ''oV "p t', worlt within their own member-
ljr nlt' Thu J,Tlfln women formed a most efToo-
Mil tlvu auxiliary, whleh lost no time In responding;
aSjP to tho dumands upon It to on extent that out-
B IBflttr slriplinil the most sanculne hopes of the eom-
R mlttoo. Circles wero formed In tho organiza-
W W "n" of (ho Duuchters of the American Hevolu-
IH 11 tlon 6n'1 workorl under their chapter names.
M la faBt l11'1 th0 m0VemBnt "row In this olty nnd
? Jl Us suburos that It seemed as It every woman
'ia Si W wno ,iai' ,u,flnl ' ,no society must liavo rushed
I a at onco to take her share In the work.
I 11 or l,1(1 t,llfl mean merely tho collecting of
I' 1 I money, flothlntr was made, Cogs for the Rod
m Hf Cross buildings at the front woro put tosethor.
v Mm Jelllosand dullcncles fortheslok wore put up,
w m jK- and, in short, the aroraaa Now York woman
'! m S spent such a linrd-worttlnit Juno and July as
W ; hnr memory parallels not for thono mention
, 9 ftuOntht. Each separate auxiliary olectod Ito
I S i ' : fown officers, who promised what they thought
; j - tho clrelo could glre, and who were called upon
k M rJa tho coursoot time to fulfill those promises
K I i I by sending tho materials to the headquarters
ft j .tit CS2 Broadway, in this city, for hero Is the
i? H : icebtrlnR point for tho lied Crose supplleB
T B I , from all parte of the country except the far
f Ml No busier place than tho headquarters as It Is
I ' at present can be found In this city. Big puck-
I i ' lne boxes filled with materials of various sorts
j; I ! are constantly comma In from tho auxiliaries
ii W ' ' and must Immediately be examlnod, arranged,
p K - "(1 Prepared to be sent to any place whonce a
ft, m " requisition from one of the Bed Cross agents
m for that particular line of articles shnll bo ro-
g ; eelvod. Aocotints muit bo kept ot all theso
S, m , thltics, requisitions must bo oheckod off as thoy
l H ' art filled, and tho thousand nnd one intricacies
m I I of clerical work on a largo and somowhathur-
fl. fe rled basis must be attended to, whllen constant
BE stream of representatives from the auxiliaries
ki, m W paurfl In to nsk for further Instructions or ro-
'I m'x tort "1"lt hM been done' And ,n npito of all
It Hi "a. 'n'9 no hiiHlncss runs for the most part very
II 8r ' 4f smoothly, now that It is well started.
ift ' H Ttl0 Cvf rnra("it ot the auxiliaries rests at
S SIS present entirely with themselves, as they are
Irl not yet formally admitted Into the ned Cross
jj B I ffi Society. Each elects its own officers and holds
lil Its meetings at Its own pleasure and eaoh Is
5f W S fc f10 to act a8 epm b6st to lt0,f. It Is Hlgnin-
1 m f' cant (hat In most oases tho newly formed clr-
I m I Cs laT6 no 8C,6Ct01 nny particular form ot
It m I ",or' but ,mvo "'nt to tno contral commltteo to
II I Bl know. In what line they can bo of (he most
fj E URp nn1 (his has vastly facilitated the
It, m ' m progress of tho work, as the commltteo, of
'& mlm- course, knows oxactly In what respects
if' m I t'10 JWnnnJ exceeds tho supply, and Just
P w W Tf herd tho need Is greatest. If, on tho con
I . H fofyiPnch circle expressed adcslro to select
s K m omo particular line of usefulness of its own
II ! E booshic. tho commltteo might well find Iteclf
1-t W I R ff'"' ftn ml,nrrassinent of rlohcs In certain
II m i lines and an absolute dearth In others, as, for
II W lAst,inpi, thousands ot sheets might be forth-If-
fi I K coming', but no cot to put them on. As It Is,
I Iv S however, matters are so arranged that several
l' Hr circles are requisitioned for material ot which
'I j I thoro Is a need In great quantities, snoli as
'ft B & towels nnd nightgowns, while one auxiliary
if 1 I M wl" lulve a monopoly of some one line, as the
ti ' j M Tobacco Auxiliary, which undertakes t6 spend
I P I m ' CB,,ft,n omuiwit monthly for pipes and to
"' ? I K" bdccoforthowoiimted soldiers. Bereral auxll
'r m M ar'leii alter fulfilling their promises of oontrlbu.
;f f tl0I"k n Hfttt ,Tori1 tlmt "lol isasumot
af i m monoy In tho treasury which will be held for
fc PR the disposal of tho eontral committee In what-
m I everwuy that body dooms bssl. Borne of these
9 M : m t'Ajo roqieetcd that tho sum bo spent on one
f m ii pnttleulnr thing, which they either designate
m I W thoinsohos or loave to tho central oommittee,
: ami In such caes the nrtlclo bought (a large
K K m t"t, for iustancel will be namod for the auxll-
M v Iff 'rir t'lvln1 lt-
I it if I'hoBrowthofthosepniiitoclrcloilsnfclllllus-
:f P tratcd by (ho career of tho Ico Auxiliary, ono
f B jl ot the n-et conditoted and most cfflelent nuxll-
I larles that tho Belief Committee has. It was
i Ki stftrtbd early in the somen's moicmont by
M IB tow )6unc women. Miss Julia L. Delnfleld, tho
I I Chairman, Miss Hclon De Peystor, Miss Catho-
f K rlnoLoierlehand Miss Mary Loorloh. It was
J jp WaatiMltothtnithitleewo.iIdboonoof the
47 itttLV mtitucidU lutieior. in (ho soldiers' hospitals
jijijHfe. aud tluy leat-nr-d Hmt thuy C'uild get an Ice
BBi f 'not ''"" M.'HX), n hit of .mdltlnn which thoy
B tuhiequi'ntl coiiwii(d to unlearn, as
IIIIIHh Uia (oit much m rutnnn that This plant
iiiiiBr' ,,n to go on the prorvisrd Hod Crois boat. In t
IIJH ( '" Projector I hit lurtluuliir U at was dropped
BJBV . ,a the p;anl Led a dostinatlcn. A good
stirt had boon mndo townrtl It, too, by tho
charge of n $5 membership fro to the auxiliary,
to which all tho girls' irlcnds readily responded.
1 xVlien Jeykll tsland was proposed for a Ihw
pllnl site the Ico Atixllhuy decided thnttlicio
1 w as llioplnep for their plant, but JoyHl Islnnd
wan gUon up. and ngnln they woro left without
iiilellnlto objecthe ioliil for their endenors.
Nothing dlsoounged, they determined to
manufacture Ice for the soldiers In the camps,
but on liiiestlgntion found that It would bo
cheaper and better to bin tho leo from dealers.
Those four young women thereupon went at
tho (lovermnent of the United Statos, which
politely concealed w hut must hno been a eon
sldenblo shock of nmaiomen t, nnd ngroo J. with
thnnks, to undortnko what Ico trnsportatlon was
necessary nt Its own excnse. In this way thoy
supplied and aro still supphlng tho hospitals
nt Jacksonville, Chlckamnugn and Miami, Not
only this, hut nt Jacksonville, whero tho drink
ing wntor Is toplil on noconnt of tho shallow
ness of tho sourc6s of supply, the auxiliary has
built special (nnks for tho use of the w ell sol
diers, nnd theso tanks are kept cold by the uso
of n ton of Ico per day In addition to tho ton
used In tho hospital.
This was nil bolng paid for right along by tho
receipts of tho circle, which woro augmented
suddenly by a check for JO. 000 from Mrs. Alfred
Corning Clark of Oooperstown. Out of this a
large supply of Icowossont to Miss Barton at
Santiago, Tresldont Morsoof the Consolidated
Ioe Company paying half tho oxponse ot trans
portation, And there1 was still monoy left In
the treasury, so it was decided to giro the navy
Its turn and 1.000 tons of Ico was sent to tho
blooknding squadron oft llio north coast ot
Cuba, together with 8200 worth of carrots,
boots, lemons, ohooolato, nnd Aome books. Dr.
B. L. Lamar sailed with this cargo, represent
ing tho society.
Meantlmo tho membership of tho auxiliary
was growing, contributions kept coming In
from tho sub-auxlllarlos whleh had been start
ed In two of tho summer resorts Inthls vicinity,
and Miss Bohenck's endless chain of lettors was
making tho Postmaster of Babylon bald and
pouring Its stream ot dlmos Into tho Ico fund.
Ono of the founders nolvoly admits that It at
tho first thoy had known tho real cost of an Ico
plant they would not have attempted so largo a
contract. Now, having done all that they have
dono. thoy find ttlcmeolves nblo to promise
to tho Bed Cross ship Missouri, which
is expoetod to sail In October, an Ico
plant whleh shall cost S5.C00. In all.
this auxiliary has received moro than
$10,000 and Hb members haxo the satisfaction
of knowing that nearly nil their capital Is il raw
ing good Interest In aetual dally sen Ice dono
for tho mon at tlm front. This auxiliary Is, ot
course, an oxcoptlonally successful one, chlelly
owing to the fact that Its founders have given
up overy other consideration to devote them
solves to this work, but It Is true ot a majority
of the clrolos that results have boon In oxcesa
ot anticipation. An nuxillary which has been
highly successful by tho organization ot sub
auxlllarles Is tho Tlrst Pennsylvania, which has
thirty brnnehos in dlfforont towns and cities,
and which a short tlmo ago sont a splondld as
sortment of necossarles to headquarters.
The following list shows tho nchloemcnts of
tho various auxiliaries, but lt Is not bynoy
means complete Bo rapidly liavo consign
ments been coming In to hondquirtcrs during
tho last few days that tho general rcconls
from which this list Is taKon hoo not boen
kept up. and many contributions which hao
been rocolvednro thorofore unnoldab!y omit
ted. In tho case ot tho recent acquisitions to
the number of auxiliaries, returns hae
not been received, because there has
not boon sufficient time since tlitKrienv
oomors ha-o been notllled what thoy nro
expected to supply, for them to do the work of
organization, collection of funds and prepara
tion ot material. Returns arc coming, how
ever, from day to day. and Miss Hoffman, who
keops tho general record, wishes It understood
that all contributions aro duly sot down for
record and that at tho earliest possible oppor
tunity the record will bo brought up to date.
At presont the entire forco nt headquarters Is
busy at tho important work of getting tho sup
plies on hand to tho places where they will do
tho most good. This Is tho list:
Auxiliary No. 1-Mrs W. 8. Oowlcs. Presi
dent, twit Madison avenue. New-York city
First Now lork Ambulance B.d Cross Jvqulp
mont Society. This auxiliary handles Its own
funds and does not remit to the central organ
ization. It hns provided H nmhnlancos and 40
mules for motho power. lf0 hammocks and
ninny surglcnl and medical supplies, and will
put 100 electric fans nnd a cnrbonatlng plnnt
on the hospital ship Missouri, nnd furnish lt
with a steam launch. The numberof nmbu
lances will lie increased to 15.
Aiitlllary No. 2 Women's Conference of the
8oolety of Ethical Culture. Mrs. Henry Olios
hoimer, Hotel Savoy. New York city. President.
Dlivf MO 32U ntshtdbtrti, 7Sn nheeU r,M pillow
cut. 4S7 wh raw. 1,07., handkerchief. HI pairs
ofpajamu. 111 towel. 500 abdominal t-ntirt
Pramlaed COO ntehtinlrta, r0O lilichtgnnna, n00
pillow cu, 1,000 alieeta, 500 flannel bauds.
Auxiliary No. 3 Trained nurses maintenance,
Mrs James Hpeyer. 257 Madison avenue. New
York elty, Prosldent.
This auxiliary has raised a fund of $2,205,
and promised tho maintenance of 100 trained
nurses at S25 each per month. It has also a
fund for nursos' supplies, nnd has delivered a
number of tooth brushes, bands, buttles of
sahe.Ac. ..
Auxiliary No. 4 Yonkers Auxillary.Mrs. Wil
liam Sharman. Yonkers. N. Y.. President.
Dollrernd 350 draw abetta, BOB pillow cawn, S8
towela, SOO waah rags, CO aallora' hc. 71 palianf pn
Jamaa, 2I shpota. 117 comfort bagi,327 handicr
chlffa, IB child's ulipa
Promlwd 300 draw iheeta, 100 pillow c.'iaea, 100
towel, 30o wuh raga.
Auxiliary No. 5.-lotca)f Bliss Hospital Cot
Equlpmont. Mrs William Metcalf BIIrs, Central
National Bank, New York city. President Hns
JJ.OO-i In the treasury; has shipped 300
oqulpped and 200 unequipped cots, nnd will
send 200 moro equipped cots on tho Missouri.
All requisitions should bo made direct to Mrs.
Auxiliary No B-Columbla University, Mr.
Beth Jxjw. 10 East Sixty-fourth street. New
York olty. President. Medioil and rurgloal
supjilles are tho specialty of this auxiliary, nnd
$7,610 has been subscribed for this purpose.
Auxiliary No 7-New York City ChiirjtKr,
Daughters of tire Amorlcan ltevolutlnn, Mrn.
Donald llelean, IPO Lenox nvenuo. New York
city. President.
DellTenil I7O0 for tent, 1150 for hammock, S
casab of btiota, 1 tf nt and polf n.
rromled M4.so for tfnta, 1118 51 for ham
mock. .,
. Auxiliary No. B-Counoll of Jewish .TTomen,
Mrs, Oyrus L. Sulzberger. Bensonhurst, L. I ,
Presldont.
DellYtrfd 3.O00 phenfi, 1,(100 plllnV cafa. 230
rubber ahta, aoo alnvlo lilaiikets, 2,aiXl towrla, 3D
draw aliceta, SOO aiiltn of pajtmaa, i.vio alnlomlnal
band.
PromliNl ,1,000 abeeti, l.floo reoqulto tift, pil
low ca, blaukela, towoli, draw slirvta
Auxiliary No O-Hartford. Conn . Mrs V W.
Choney. bouth Manchextor, Conn , President.
Dcll rd nno pair of paamiui, f 470.
rromlMd More pajamaa,
.Auxiliary No 10-Tce Plant Auxiliary. Miss
Julia Ij. Delalleld, 475 fifth numue. Now York
city, Prohldent.
Dellverail li.fHKi ton Ire to Mls TUrton at San
tiaco. 1 ,000 tnna Ice In llxkadiug Kimrtron, tVOO
worth of Tccatablca. rioolat, and bonk to block
ading iiqnadron; Ico for hol itol at CMckamawa,
Jaekaonrtlls. and Itiamlt Ira for aoldlora' drinking
wator at Jckourtlle.
Promlied 10,600 Ico plant for Mluourl,
Auxiliary, No,, 11 Nnrnalk, Conu.. Mrs. I.
Jennings. 43 West street, Houth Nonvnlk.
Conn., President
Drlherad 300 nlelilahlrta, 54 bandkerchiefa, 1
box of bandauea.
Promliod ISO nlgbtahlrta, 80O ehtctecloth aanare.
ROOflaic.
. Auxiliary No , 12-BrtIdlonl' Field Hospital,
Miss 15. 0. Uerbert, 152 West Hovont) -third
stroot, New York city, President,
DcliTtrcJ 4',0 for field boapltal tant.
rromtaed llandtcrrhtrf, band, ic,
Auxllla.ryNo 13-Moliegan Chipter, Daugh
ters of th" American Revolution. Mrs. A. van
It. Wells, flnow Hill, Sing Blng. N. Y President.
DallTfred 1,278 towoli, 2,HB3 towel.
Promlaed 4,000 towel.
, Auxiliary No. 14-Morrlttown, N. T Miss
Iuisa P. Keasloy, Mormtown. N. ,T Presi
dent Dellnnil UA nlirht shirt. ISH wah cloth. 7S
naudLeivlilrr. in haiidkmliUf. i,r, najamaa,
aliecU, 43 pillow cae, .10 towela, r, pair flippers.
103 aurirital hlrU, lirt abdominal band, 1 Hlk ,h!rt.
3 pair duck tronserf pair allprxra, 62 lottiea
fruit Jul ii. II Ixjltlr (lata juice. 142 can of Jelly,
40 boxeu talcum powder.
Promied 2IK) nlaht hlrt, 200 haudkerrhlff.
100 flannel baud, 60 jiajamu, f 100.
Auxiliary No. iri-qtoen (Twigs, Flushing;
Mlw Helon Oolgnte. 120 Browne aonuo,
1 lushing, i.. I , President
Kflhcr.d 2S mreeon' apron, 120 iialra of pa
Jamu, 1200 for rubber taeetina.
l'romlid-3S aurgdou'a apron, pajania, fund.
Auxiliary No. liW.ltcjilleld. Oonn j Mrs.
George M. Woodruff, Lltciilleid. Conu., Presl
ilont. Dfllrered-ato nlEht hlrta, 400 bandkerrhlaf,
47 1 waah doth, f aoo f or jm one objert to bo
Iarta4.
W?w5irjf M,bW tW '""W111. BOO
i ll,IMI "
1 . Auxiliary No. 17-Flrst rennsylvanlr.: James
T. Bnehnnan, VandomrUt building, PltUburg,
President.
rcllrfredlttJmanllndombWnage, 1.S10
flannel bandsgra, 310 lirnpluT fhlrt. 340 nlghl
. ahlrt. 32n pair pttjatnaa, 800 palm fan. UO baeta,
nil pillow eaten, 3 donn Unen lianiuterehlar, Sdoun
silk bandkerchiefa, lo en cotton towal. 7 don
linen tnwela, 3 down waah cloths, n7 aasata, 4 doaaa
sock, 7 donn towela, 3 down aurnon'a towel, 13
pillow et,M-u, tlieeu. 33 handkerchlefa, 24 aorta
inwela, 13 docen ocka, la doien hsndkercmata, so
yrd cheeteeloUi. 1M down gauto ahlrta and
drawrn.
Auxiliary No. 18-MLseellaneousi Miss Helen
Domlnlck, Monmouth Beach. N. J.,rresldont.
nellrerd-110 fer hardware, 74 wan flotb.
PromUed no for bardwara, SOO wub raga.
. Auxiliary No 10-Inundry plantt Miae AJloe
II. Babeook. 58 Wost Fitty-soventh street. New
York city. President-
betlvered-tl.BOOforplanttoba pat on Mlasottrl.
Auxllls ry No. 20-Northprn Westchester i Mrs.
Henry Marqunnd, Mount Klsoo, N. Y., Prosl
dent. Delivered 103 annas' eapa, 4 eaaaa 1Ut. 1 don
wlno, as abdominal banda,
Promlaed ino nnratt' eapa, bands, dallcaciaa, pa
jama, night uhlrt.
Auxiliary No. 21 Hnzleton, Pa.; Mrs. W. 0.
Galley, Hazloton, Pa., President.
pellrertd-iSO for dellcatlee, 1 ease clothing.
lTomlaed Dellcarlet.
Auxiliary No. 22-Iind and Boat Mrs, Frank
K. Hunter. Pclham Manor, N. Y President.
Dellrerrd 33 flaga. 1,374 towel. 00 waah olotba,
70 nltht ahlrU, ajam, 1,193 eheeclotli aqnarea,
37 aheetK. 4U pillow riM, 833 aanltarr qnrn, 100
rae of grooeiiea, A raiei of boot, rolled bandage,
S1.O00 for any dealred panwao.
Promfed 60 lied Cros flags, 400 for tents, BOO
binds, 260 pairs pajamaa.
Auxiliary No. 23 Btaten Island; Mrs Oeorgo
Boors, Henderson avenue, New Brighton, Presi
dent. Dellyercd 76 njglit ahlrta.
PromUed 70 night shirt.
Auxiliary No. 24-Prlnoeton; Mrs. Junius
Morgan, President,
Dellrrod 500 for acta, 1 pair emtohsa, 1 cats
rDlMellanle, anpplle and general clothing.
Promlaed Cota, band, hotpltal supplies.
Auxiliary No. 25 Hnckensaok; Mrs, James
Bomoyn, Union streot, nackoncack. N. J., Presi
dent. Delivered D7 pajaroaa, 137 towala, 60 abdominal
'band, 76 surgical theeta. .
I'romUod Pajamaa, towela, abdominal banda,
night ahlrta.
Auxiliary No. 20-BowloklcyiMrs. Edward P.
Coffin. Bewlckloy, Pa , Secretary.
Delivered 74 bandages, 100 abaorbant gauze
eponcee.
p.-omlned 100 boapltal shirt, nrgtcal bandage.
Auxiliary No 27-Fnrmorsi Miss F.K Coffin,
Jennerstown, Homorsat county. Pa., President.
Pramliod 1'ood (upplle.
Auxiliary No. 2ft-Fort Btanwlx; Mrs. Louise
M. Duffy. Borne. N. Y.. President.
Dellrerrd f 200 for lea plant.
rromled Pajamaa.
Auxiliary No, 20 FatrOold: Mrs. .Henry L.
Oloror, box 30, Fairfield. Conn., President.
Delivered 50, blacktsrrr brandy.
ITcnlaod Clothing, fund.
Auxiliary No, .10 Norwloh. Kan. ; Mrs. 8arnh
A. King, Norwloh, Kan., President.
Delivered 12 band.
Promlaed Flannel bands.
Auxiliary No. 31 Beaver oountyt Mrs. Mary
C. Kennedy, box 507 Now Brighton. Pa,. Presi
dent. No returns.
Auxiliary No. 32-Graco Parish laundry i airs.
Bntlor Duncan, President.
Pellvcred-30.
Promised $30 per month.
Auxiliary No. 3-Athons; Mrs. L. M. Park.
Athens, Pa., President.
No retnrna.
Auxiliary No. 34-CanandaIgna: Mrs. C. a
Wilcox, Canandaigua, N. Y.. President.
Promlaed Clothing and I30O.
Auxiliary No. 35 Eau Claire : Mrs. Francis
P. Ide. Eau Clalro, Wis . President
Promised Might ehlrt.
Auxiliary No Wl-Mount Vernon: Mrs. Wil
liam Wilson, 05 Houth Second avenue. Mount
Yornon, N. i ., Prosldent.
Promised rand and garments.
Auxiliary No. 37-Flmhurst: Mrs. A. a
Green. Elmhurst. N. Y.. President.
Promlaed Might ahlrta sad pajamas.
Auxiliary No. 38-Dublln ; Mrs. IrlsB. Mon
roe, Dublin, President.
PromUed Night shirt and towala.
Auxiliary No. 30-LnrkInsvllle: Miss Anna I
Morris. Larklnsrllle. Ala.. President
Promised Sheets and pUlowa eaaea to be eentto
Key West.
Auxiliary No 40-neelancl:.Mr8. Andrew
Squire. 033 Euclid avenuo, Cleveland, O..Prtl
dent. Delivered ElghV blankets, H dozen pillow eaaea,
18 aheeta, la nigllija hlrts. 43 mrglfarahtrtal
night ahlrta, 34 towtls 89 rolls of flannel.
Auxiliary No. 41 New Canaan; Mrs. Wlllard
Parker, New Canaan, Conn., President
Promlsad Clothing.
Auxiliary No, 42 Flatbushi Mrs. Cornelluo
t, Wolls, IK)0 Flatbush avenue. Brooklyn, Pros
ldent. No returns.
Auxiliary. No. 43-Co!orndo .Springs; Mrs. E.
S. Colin. Colorado 8prings. Oo1 Seoretary.
No return.
Auxiliary No. 44-North Shore t Mrs. John O.
Lynch. Gleu Cove. L L. lresldent.
Promised pajamaa and ahlrta.
A'lxiliary No. 45 Glen Cove; Mrs. Zabriskle,
Glon Cove, L I l'xesldont.
No return
Auxiliary No. 40 Far Bookaway l Mrs. Alex
ander Rtevens. Far Bookaway, L. t. President
No returns.
Auxiliary No. 47 First Bhodo Island t Mrs.
Charles Mason. Watch Hill, lt. L. President
Delivered Four eloctrlo f ana.
Auxiliary No. 48-Nassau County; Mrs. Valen
tine Mott, Itoslyn, L. 1 President.
No return.
Auxiliary .No. 40-Ktnderhook ; Mrs. R. V. S.
Pruyn, Klnderhook, N. Y.. Prosldent
No returns.
Auxiliary No 50 Tobaeoo Auxiliary; Mrs.
Sohuylcr van Bensselaer. Jay College, Buena
Vista stroot Newport, H. I.
ProinUed Tobacco, pipe, and ISO per month.
Delivered sno worth of tobacco,
Tho following recently organized auxiliaries
are not yet rmtorert on tho organization's books
nt headquarters, uxlllarr 51. Central rails,
it I,, Mrs. Arthur ltqgnrs. Presldenti.AuxTllary
02. Uhodo Islander Auxiliary. Mrs. Mary Frost
Enn. President : Auxiliary .'f. Wfstmorclnnd
eountv. Pp,. Miss L Cruuou Pruslifout; Auxil
iary 54. PnttDtonn. Pn . Mrs. E. 8. Clark. l'Tesl
dent! Auxiliary, SB. Emporia. Kan .Mrs B. E.
Whitley. Prpsidontt. Auxiliary CO. tlio Heott
Hehloy Auxiliary, FrcrtetlekBtoviii. Md , Mrs.
Henry Ailnms, Pj-esldent ; Auxiliary 57, lxmox,
Mass.. Mrs.; J. H.lvaudr.Pres'denti Auxiliary
58, Caldwoll. N J . Mrs. F. rf Wine, President;
Auxiliary (W, lied Hook. N. J., Sirs. Throdoro
Cooklngham. President ; Auxiliary till, Haugcr-ticB-on-the-Hudson,
Mrs. Ueorgo F. tlhrady.
President.
Hitch is tho method by which the Bed Cross
fiocloty collects Its funds In the presont emer
gency nnd supplies Its agentn at the front.
Willi tho furnlshlngnt the material and Its safe
nrrlval at headquarters, the work of tho
Woman's Auxiliary Committee Is finished. By
this commltteo tho contributions are turned
over to tho Belief Commlttoo, to await calls
from the front Itequlsitlons for these articles
aro made Upon htophon E. Barton either by Bur-ffoon-dononil
Sternberg, Miss Clara Barton
Ar Agent Kent at Jacksonville and Miami, Agent
Hmlth at Chlckamaugn, or Agent Warnor at
Cimp Alger, All funds collected are put Into
tlm hands of .ox-Maor Charles A, Schlnren,
Treasuror of the Execution Commlt'.u. Tho
Bcil Cross Society acts as pgent In tho leld for
tho Central Cuban Belief Committee, of which
Mr, Barton Is Chairman; do the active relief
work of the two Is combined In Cuba. Be
sides the Income from tho auxiliaries many
private subscriptions hao boon mado to the
Womon's Commlttoo on Auxiliaries.
At tho starting point of this enormous and
complicated maohlno of ohaflty and mercy are
tho dozen or so Bed Cross socletlos which have
oxlsted for years In this city, Washington,
Philadelphia, St. Paul and other cities. It Is
likely that by (ha present movoment the society
will And lUolf largely augmented In numbers
when tho war Is over, as many of the women's
auxiliaries have applied tor membership
In tho National Itod Cross Society, and
these npPllcUInn have been referred to
the Belief Oommittee, of which. Bishop
Potter Is Chairman and John , P. l'aure
Heeruturv. It Is also probable that this city
nlll bo tho actlvii centre of tht Increased
orgnnlKitlon for all imrtspf tho country except
the far Must In Mny. Prof and Sirs. Lemon
of CMkUnd.Cal.. organ Irod tho first Bert Cross
Society there, and also the California State Beef
Criws, with. headquarters. In Han Francisco, pi
which Mrs. L.L. llunbar a Secretary. Auxili
aries throughout the State havo joined them,
nnd others hae sprung up, In Henttlo nnd
Taoomn, Portland. Haleru. and other Western
cities As the duty of each auxiliary Is two.
fold, to contribute funds and material and to
spread the organisation, itsccma likely that by
tho time tlm .war s ended the society will be
spread over tho entire country At presont the
Western, organizations nro davoflnir them
selves solely to our soldiers In tho Phlllrplnes,
nad thus the .entire field of tho war Is covered.
Lttilo by .little at first, swiftly now. tho reine.
tsneenf tho.army authorities to accept the aid
of the Hcd Cross Is dying out and the llag ot
the.aoclety now flies ovur" Cuban hospitals. Its
ambulances aro on the way to the front and its
aMtfc&'tlltf jW Terr inatV
SPAIN'S MVAL BLUNDERS.
HOUR XTATt CRtTlCinUS lit JHUTISIT
HATAT, OFFICII.
Ilnd Mnnngement by Oerrern nnd Cnmarat
Their On Opportunity Heglented
rwls for Amerlenn flhtpe nnd Men
Only One Foialble finding to the Wnr.
Bf .Jonx's, Newfoundland, July 10,-Tho prog
ress ot tho Spanish-American war Is being fol
lowed with keen Interest by the officers ot the
British naval squadron In .Newfoundland
waters. It Is, perhaps, not known to most
Americans, but tho fact Is that because ot tho
difficulties botweon Frauoe and England to
sardine Ashing rights on tho west coast ot this
Island both nations maintain n squadron ot
threo or ftrarshlps on tho coast during the fish
ing soaaon. This year tho British ships are the
Oordolla (flagship), Pollonn, Partridge and Col
umbine, and for tho past flvo weeks tho Oor
dolla has been lying In this harhor. The Com
modore ot tho squadron Is tho Hon. M. A,
Bourko, brother ot tho Earl of Mayo. He was
Captain ot (he battloshlp Victoria whon
she was rnmmod nnd sunk by (he
Cnmpordown In tho Mediterranean flvo years
ago, nnd he wns only saved after standing at
his post till his voescl sank beneath him. no
ami tho officers of his present command con
verse freely on t ho naval operations ot the pres
ent war with their friends In tho elty. Tho
event In tho whole strugglo which ovoked th
warmest admiration from them whs Hobson's
dash with the Morrimno Into almost certain
doath In the mouth of Bantlngo harbor. Thoy
aro unstinted In their prnlso ot him. In British
navnl anhals they say thoro aro few deeds re
corded nobler (ban (hat of Hobson and his
Httlo band, and the whole eight would bo deco
rated with the Victoria Cross It tho tichleo
uiont had been performed under (ho Union
Jack. The destruction ot Corpora's fleet also
ovoked tho most Intonso Interest among these
officers. They could scarcely Orodlt the reports
that the Americans wiped ont his elx ships with
tho loss of only ono man, nnd when the details
of tho engagement readied horo their expres
sions of nmozoment woro loud and prolonged.
After carefully studying tho maps and artistes
dealing with tho famous sen fight onoot tho
Cordelia's Lieutenants analyzed tho situation
thus:
"Osrvora, whatever his motlvot In entering
Santiago, committed a fatal blunder in coming
out aaaln In daylight no should have done as
Dewey did nt Manila perfected his formation
under cover ot night. Dewey, without pilots or
trustworthy charts, book his ships (hrough
Oorregldor Bay at midnight, and Corvera, free
to choose his own tlmo, able (o make nil his
own plans In his own port, with scores of San
tiago Oshormon who would mako admirable
pilots, was almost criminally careless In not
stealing forth during the night, wheu nil the
chances ot gottlng through tho blockaders
would have been In his favor. Tho Amerlenn
searchlights would havo discovered him.
no doubt, but tho TJnltod Statos (runners
could not havo mado anything like the
effective practice they did In tlm daylight
Oervora soems also to have been badly
Informed of tho movements ot Bamp
son'e squadron. If informed at all. Tho Spanish
batterios at Socapa. elovated as they were,
should havo observed that tho New York went
off on a reconnolssaneo that morning, nnd that
by steaming In her direction his fleet would be
out of reach almost of tho other American
ships and havo only her to contend with.
Cervern had a splendid game to play; he could
demoralize the whole American plan of cam
paign If he escaped, and lead the United States
fleet as lively a dance ns ho did for the tour
weeks prior to his reaching Bantlago ; nnd yet
he seems to havo neglected the most ordlnnry
precautions nnd to have plunged blindly out
Into tho midst ot his waiting foes, only to be
nltorly Worsted within an hour.
" Cervora's defeat was duo to several causes.
In the first place, his ships were evidently very
foul, and could not mako anything llko tholr
proper Brood. In tho next place, there seems
to have boen no plan of action prepared before
hand by tho fleet Captains, tholr wholo policy
being to cut and run. In tho third place, tho
Spanish gunnery must ha o been execrably bad
If, at the short rango nt which the contestants
were engaged, there wns so Httlo damage dono
tho American ships, whllo the othors wero rid
dled llko stoves; and. In the fourth place, even
had othor conditions been equallred. the Span
iards have shown, all through this wnr, that
they are no match in fighting or mcmruvrlng
ships with the Americans. Vthy, one can
scarcely bnllevo that so little ilamngo was do-io
tothoYankeo fleet 1 Itsecmo ns If no matter
howwlldly they fired, the 8pntilarrt3 could not
avoid hitting their adversaries nnd spreading
over their deokB (he wreck and ruin so plen
(Ifully bestowed on (he uufortutiafe Spanish
cruisers.
"Allowing even for nowspnper exaggerations.
It Is undeniable that the American shlpi wero
fought In grand stylo. The deelopment of the
bit of strategy by which Ctmcm was tempted
out beyond the range of tho Bhoro bnttorles, on
whloh ho rolled for help, was crnnd. and tho
Spaniard was ontgoneralled completely. Of
ooursc the morale of tho crews counted for a
good deal. The Americans wero flunhidwlth
the recollection of Dewey's biiccpsi. while tho
Spaniards were dispirited In n c orrespondlng
degron. Btlll thoy should hao mntlrt a better
fight than they did. for It resulted In n'vi hole
snlo slaughter of tho unfortunate wroichos
aboard tho Spanish ships, whoiea they should
havo given n fairly good account of themnelies.
The Americans lind marvellous good fortune,
am) Bhonld not overlook the fact.
"Tho lessons of (ho fight ftrn prnetleilly
nil. CorverVs Bhtps. being hut urmorcd
cruisers, could not hope to make head
DCilnst battleships oppo-lng them whoso
moro formidable, nrmnincht nnd Iron
olftd protection rendered them Invulner
nblo almost against the projectiles of their
enemloi. But If n erulsor onnnot fight phe
should bo nblo to run. nnd (hat Is the weak
point hi Con era's po.o; he did neither one nor
the other. It speaks forcibly ngnlnst the con
dition, equipment and hniidllng of his nhlim
that not ono of them got rtwdy. It Is not HVoly
that In any war betwoen dm great powers rueli
a result would occur, and naval strategists
are not llkoly tonltertholr plans very much nor
constructors to chango their designs beenusn
of tho occurrences of this war.
"The fight has, however, proed tho wisdom
ot (he British policy of building n larger pro
portion of battleships thin tho other naval
powers, for they seem to glvn tho best all
round rculK If not too largo nnd unwind).
ThoUbltud Btntcs. having only tuo armored
cruisers tho Nw York nnd BrooMn-uill
llkoly strengthen that arm of tho service, hut
lt Is almost n certainty tha( thoy will devote
their energies (o tho construction of a u(t of
battleships llko tho Massachusetts and Indlimi.
The Spanish torpedo-boat dcMrojers Becm to
havo mado no figure in tho fight ntnll ; Indeed,
tho torpedo, as an nffdnstvn nenpon, npppni to
havo been overlooked. The crevssof tho de
stroyers were probably rattled by thu pounding
tholr oonsorts wero gctdnc, nnd wore not
brought Into action properly. In their cnsi, as
In that of tho cruisers, it will not be wlsn (o
draw conclusions as to tho utility of these craft
in futuro Eoa fights from their performances In
the Santiago battle."
In discussing tho progrens of tho war hionii
of tho clubs, a few evening ogo, Commodoru
Bourko said; "Tho main cauiu of the utter
overthrow of the Spaniards hat, been tholr o,vn
Indecision and lack of a dellnlto )Kllcy Tlio
Aroorloan papers have, vory unwisely, heaped
much ridicule upon their Navul Strategy Board,
who nctad as expert ad Isers to t ho non-sen ion
Secretory of tholr Navy Department, iiiidflllod
a rAlo whloh no floet cominaudor could horo to
do with advantage, In vlow ot tho impossibility
ot his koeplng himself Informed ot tho move
ments ot his enemies. Homo 9uch board was
just what tho Spaniards neodod, which would
arrange a definite plan ot campaign and pro.
vide for Its bolng oITccthplycarrled out. Butthe
declaration of war kouniud to demoralize tholr
wholo naval machinery s they kopt tack
ing and filling, moved (heir ships about
without any definite purpose, and nuc
JecUd to avail of the one opportunity
whloh presented Itself to strike thetr en
emy In n vulnerable spot That would havo
been to attack tho north Atlantlo seaeoast
cities, Portland, Boston, Now Tork, Ac whleh
could have been dons by sending Camarn's
squadron across to these waters at the earns
time that Corvera was despatched to Cuba.
Though the Americans acted with commend
ablo promptitude In Improvising on auxiliary
squadron out of merchant steamers. It It open
to quesdon as to whether they would have been
ot much value in resisting Camars's armored
ahlps. The Americans would have been at
a further disadvantage by not knowing tho
point he Intendod to tnko, and they could not
have mossed together very easily enough real
warships to prevent his making a dash Into one
ot these ports and destroying millions ot dol
lars' worth ot property.
"It you recall tho panlo which prevailed In
(hese coast cities at the tlmo Oervora was com
ing across, the sowing of tho harbors with
mines and (ho utilising ot scores of tugs to
patrol the coast you can easily Imagine what
would havo been the result had the Span
lards adopted that polloy. Hero was Schley
scouring (he Caribbean Sen. (he four American
llnors circling about In mldocoan, and Bamp
on In reserve to defend the military base at
Tampa, with tta thirty transports find Immense
stores ot war munitions. Yet Cervem escapod
thom all. He crossed tho Atlantlo without
being sighted, nnd wns actually Inside tho
Amorlcan second patrol line when reported
from Martinique by tho Harvard's Captain as
hull down west ot thst port Then ho
ran to Cnracoa without Interference,
and from thero to Santiago. He like
wise dodged the Yankee fleet. A Httlo
bettor judgment, or more noeurate Infor
mation, and he might havo mado for n&vana
and destroyed the small gunboats and tugs
whloh then comprised the blockading squadron
off that port, for nil tho effective fighting ships
had boen withdrawn to crdtse In quest ot him.
find Cam am played tho same garno off the New
England coast, with only a hastily converted
squadron under Commodore Howell to oppose
him, ships would hove had to be withdrawn
from Cuban waters (o strengthen Howell, the
naval forcos of both nations would have been
equalized, and we might have seen somevery
different engagements result Still, nothing
can detract from tho admirable raonnor In
whleh the Amerioan naval authorities rose to
the need ot tho occasion, and prov ded men,
munitions and ships for the varied purposes
which tho opening ot hostilities Imposed upon
(hem.
"TheUnKod States havo reason to be eroud
of tholr naval commanders. In every Instance
thoy havo proved themselves men ot tried
courage and strategy. I think that the specta
cle of Dewey setting out from Hong Kong to
right tho Spanish fleet In the shelter ot known
batteries and destroying It without the loss ot
ono ot his own men Is an achievement un
equallod in naval history in its lack ot Injurs to
tho victors. The Santiago fight Is another
amazing encounter, and It Camarn and Watson
Bhould meet I look for the extinction ot Spain
as a naval power. It Is a great pity that the
American nowspnpors hove been so prone In
the past to rldlculo thetr own warships, for It has
been proved beyond doubt that In seaworthi
ness and strength ot construction they ore the
equal ot any. The record ot the Oregon In
ntenmlng from San Francisco, round Capo Horn,
to Key, West 12.000 miles, without starting a
rivet, is one of which any nation might feci
proud. And tho work entailed on these ships
In Cuban waters In tbo past three months has
beon very severe, bnt they have come through
lt very well, none ot them being obliged to
undergo repairs, whllo several are now start
ing across the Atlantlo to begin nn aggressive
campaign against the Spanish coast. The
American humorist will nood to revise thetr
opinions of tho usefulness and stability of tholr
navy in the light ot the experiences of the past
three months.
"lam surprised that In tho land operations
before Santiago thero was no attempt to tit 1 1 ire
a naval gun brigade, as we always do, when
POFMble. In tho British service. Tho want of
artillery seemed to be Shatter's main difficulty,
and If the American bluejackets partake ot the
spirit of tho British tors they would bo only too
delighted to got the chance of n shot at tho
enotny. Howeor. there seems not to havo
beon any too harmonious relations botweon the
mtlltaryond naval commetideni. which perhaps
explains a lot ot things, Sampson's refusal
to cntor Sunttago harbor because of the
land batteries and mines might at first
sight, pcnm to stamp him as a different
order of man from Dowey, who boldly dlsro
ganlod the onn nnd the cither. But It must be
remembered that tho conditions are In nowiso
pnrnllcl. At Mnnllu Dewey had un open bay to
manoeuvre In, nud the batteries ot Cnvltd wero
but little derated above the shoro. At Sintl
rtgo, on the other hand, Sampson would havo
to enter a narrow channel sowed with mines,
and would be exposed to tlio downward Ore of
poworful batteries hundreds ot feot nbovo
him, to whose destructive fire oh his
unprotected docks he oould make no ef
fective reply. His course, furthermore, In
dlcntee that the enpturo of Hnvana or Ban
Juan do Porto BIcowlU not be as oasy a task
ns most AmorieatiB think, unloss the Spanish
desire for furthor fighting has boen abated by
successive defeats. However, from presont ap
pearances. It Is unlikely that the conflict will
ho nur.tnlno.1 much longer. For Spain It can
havo but ono cndlng.rhilo for the United
States tho wnr is too costly to be prolonged,
Tlio o-spemllturo of over one million dollars a
day In carrying It on forms an eloquent nrjiu
meut for an early cessation of hostilities, cs
polallr when It is taken Into consideration
thnt there Is about as much chance of exacting
an Indemnity from Spain as there Is of drawing
blood from u stone
"I think thin wnr shown that the United
State will kuo to bo reckoned with In futuro
as u went naval powor, and it the Anglo-Amerlenn
ulllunco tionr-H fruit tho 12tigllsh-speaklng
racoullldomlnuto thu world, making wnr lm
IKieslblc in tho future. The ships and men of
Unclo Sam hao mudo splondld records, nnd
tlio pralrto accorded them should not be given
grudgingly,"
Ot the ships of Snmpson's command, tho oro
lu Vihli.ii the Cordelia's staff hnve tho greatost
Intnreist Is the Miisnachu4cttn. This splendid
iiontlart vlsltod Ht, John's lnt year to taka part
In thu iclebrutlon of tho diamond jubilou ot
Qiiwn Victoria and tho fourth centenary of the
dlftcotcry of Newfoundland by John Cabot. Sho
ms thin under command of Capt Fred Bod
gem, and during her week's stuy hero her otn
i ors ni idn huMs of friends. Hho was the hirsost
wnnhlp vthlcli Iikb eer entered tlio port, tho
British erillor Blako being the next In sire,
mid sho wa visited by thousands of people,
Hho stood the test ot comparison with tho n.
rlouf. British flugshlps on this stntlcn ory
well, and tho nu tl ofllecrs here liflvo followed
horenrter ever slr.co with the Interest hot n of
ueqUnliitjIice
Pitting Out the Mart-ellus.
BoiitoK, Mas., July TX Tho Marcollds, the
fniiiiiirOcrinniiateauiorTltatilu, which Is ho.
Ing lltti'd out un u nnnl collier, svns docked at
tin- Chnrlostown Nniy Yard this afternoon,
Whllo tlio Muroollus will not bo ready to Hall
Until Aug. 15. It is said at tho navy yard thut
she will bo the most horvlceabla as ft general
utility bout of any ossel yet flttod otit as a
nnal auxiliary, A condensing machine and
Ico plant hns boon installed, limiting hor ser
viceable, It needed, foi either n watoi' or a sup
ply bunt, whllo the nrrmigomont of her liorth
ileok would mako her an admirable troopbhlp
or an emergency hospital boat it roqulrod.
The Lighting of Iloiton and Baltimore
llrtrhore Ilesumcd,
WABittKaTO.. July 23,-Blnoo tho order was
given to remove tho mines and torpedoes from
the rivers and harbors of the Utiitod States, the
lighthouse establishment has resumed light
ing tho Boston nnd Baltlmorn harbors and
uhunnvls ns ot old, Tho mines In Nantucket
channel and thoso around Kort Monroe, lt Is
understood, will not bo taken up. But In both
these places tho lighthouse service has not
been disturbed, patrol boats boine relied on to
ktoiv craft oft the Held Covered, by the explosives.
OUR BRATE BLACK TROOPS.
talus mm bomb or xaa vrovsttBn
AX ffORT UOJTROR
Xhelr Courage and Desperation ns ?or
trayed In Xhalr Modest JlcItn,lrnoT
They Helped to Snve the Ambushed
ttongh IIldera-I,owla Dowman'l Feat.
HiMTTOK, Va July 20.-JXhors'roaIaiirs
number ot wounded soldiers at Fort Monroe,
among them many members ot thetfourAJro
Anaerican reglmonts ot the regular rmy who
took part In tho battle ot Santiago. I have neon
and talked with many ot these men. and I have
been surprised at tho fraternal feollnjt whloh
obtains among them and their wounded whlto
comrades. Thoy lounge together undor the
trees and reollne upon the grass and walk tho
promenades In tlio most brotherly way. As far
as I could see there was no race feeling be
tween theso men who had been baptised In
Spanish tiro under the Stars and Btrlpce and
had oomo out otit with wounds whloh some ot
them will carry to their craves.
This fraternal feeling between the white and
black soldiers, who have braved death to
gether, Is all the moro notloeablo because ot
tho unfriendly disposition ot the Maryland
regiment encamped at the same place, the
members ot whleh allow no opportunity toes
capo them to jibe and Jeor Afro-Amorlcans
soldiers and olvlllans, who pass tholr quarters.
I had an oxporlonto ot this sort early this
morning when, with a bicycle party ot young
men and women, school touchers who are
taking a summer's course at tho Hampton In
stitute, wo roilo through the town of Fort
Monroe, and post tho quortora ot this Maryland
regiment whon coarse and vulgar remarks
were burled at us by whole squads of men, who
knew vary well thnt tholr Insolence could not
well bo resented. Perhaps whon these same
mon havo boon baptized In Spanish flro and
havo beon horoleally supported by their black
comrades In arms thoy will oxhlblt a nobler
and manlier and more gentlemanly disposition
toward tholr Afro-Amorican fellow-citizens,
and especially toward helpless women ot cul
ture and refinement
Thero was a groat deal ot curiosity among tho
Afro-Amorican population ot Hampton to see
some ot tholr number who had fought tho
Spaniards In Cuba and hear tholr sldo of the
story, and upon tho carnost solicitation ot the
Bav.Htohard Bptllar the post surgeon allowed
tour of tho men to mako a public statement In
tho targe Baptist church ot tho town. The
men belonged to tho Ninth and Tenth Caval
ry and the Twenty-fourth Infantry. Tho ona
from tho Twenty-fourth Inrahtry, Frank M.
Hill, was wounded In the hand, and has as a
memento the Mauser rlflo bullet that struck
him. Another. William H. Brown, had been
woundodinthearmt the third had boon inca
pacitated for duty by tho deadly malaria con
tracted In the trenches before Santiago. Tho
worst wounded of tho four was Lewis Bowman
ot the Tenth Cavalry, who had two ribs broken
by a burotlng Spanish shell before Ban Jnnn.
All tour aro only of average Intelligence." nnd
(old tholr stories In a modest unassuming, but
very graphlo manner.
, Mr. Bowmnn said, after describing tho land
ing nnd tho trying march to the front:
The rough riders had gono on in great glco,
bantering us, and good-naturedly boasting that
they woro going ahead, to, lick the SpaninrUs
without any trouble, and advising us to remain
where we wero until they returned, and they
would bring back some Bpanlsh heads ns tro
phies. Whon wo heard llilng iu the distance,
our Captain remarked that some ono ahead was
doing good wort.. Tho firing beenmo so heavy
and regular that our ofllcerB. without orders,
decided to move forward and reconnoitre.
When wo got where wo could see what wbb go
ing on we found that tho rough riders had
marched down a sort of cation between tho
mountains. Tho Spaniards had mon posted
at tho entrance, ami as soon as the rough riders
had gone in had about closed up tho roar and
wore , tiring , upon .the rough riders from
both tho front nnd tho rear, Immediately tlio
Bpnnlards in the rear received n volley from
our men of the Tenth Cavnlry without com
mand. The Hpmlards were afraid wo woro
going .to. flank them, and rushed out of am
bush. In front ot the rough ridcre. (hrowlng up
their hands and shouting: ..
Don't shoot; wcwi re Cubans-."
Tho, rough riders thus lot thgm escape, nnd
gave thom p. chance to tnko n better position
ahead. During all thin tlmo the men wore oil
in tall grass and could not see even each other,
and I rem the rough riders In tho renr shot
many of tholr men In the Tront mistaking them
tor Spanish soldlern. By this time the Tenth
l'n airy had full taken In the situation, and,
adopting tho method employed In lighting In
dians, were able to turn tho tide ot lattlo nnd
repulse the Hpnnlftrds.
. I don't think It nn exaggeration to snythst
It lt had not beCnfor tho timely nldof tho Tenth
Cavalry the rough riders -would havo been ex
terminated. This Is the unanimous opinion, nt
least, of the men of tho Tenth Cavalry. 1 was In
the tight of July 1, nnd It, was in that fight that
1 leeched my Wound, vin wero under lln In
that fight about rort -eight hours, nnd wero
without food and with but little water. Wo hnd
been cut off from our pack train, as the Spanish
flharpihootftrs shot our mules on soon ns they
camo anywhere near the lines, and It wns Im
possible to move supplies. Vory soon alter tho
firing began our Colonel was. k llud nnd tlio
most of.our othor offlcors wero killed or wound
ed, so thnt tho greater part ot that desperate
battle was fought by sorne of the Ninth nnd
Tenth Cavalry without ofllcors; or, at least. It
thero wero any omeers around, wo nolthor saw
them nor heard their commands. Tho last
command I hoard our Captain glo want
."'Boys, whon you hear my whlstlo. He flat
down on tho ground '
'Whether he ever whistled or not I do not
know. The next movo we made tins whon,
with a terrific yell, we chergod up to the Span
ish trenches and bayoneted (jhd clubbed them
out of their places In n jiffy. Homo of the men
ot our regiment say thnt the last command they
heard wost 'To tho rearl' But this oommand
(hey uttcrlr disregarded nnd charged to tho
front until the day wns won, nnd the Spaniards,
thoeo not dead in the trenches, fled back to the
'At Ban Juan It was I who had tho pleasure
to tnku sonio of thofo blockhouses ou hear so
muoh about, and It was I who had the privllego
ot hauling down tho Spanish fi : und planting
the Htnrfi nnd Ntrlpes In Its plat .. Tho slues of
tho block Iiousorih nbsolutely no place lor a
foothold or.to oateh with the hands One mem
borof the Seventy-first New York placed his
old Springfield rifle on tho ground, and. by
placing my foot on tho hnmmer.Ulltnbed upon
Itnnd wnnpusheil upon the stock to tho roof
of the house. After I hid hauled down tho
Hpnnlsh ling, and vvunbout to plint tho Ktnrs
nnd Htrlrms. n bullet enpio whlzr.lng In mj di
rection. It cut a hole, through my lint, burning
my head slightly. That's what I call acir.su
shave.
"In the charge before Fan Junn my twin
brother, who was lighting nt my sldo. who
wounded, nnd I coiilil f top onh long enough to
drag hltn off the firing line I returned to tho
fight n-id Id a fpw minutes a sliol! burst di
mctly iimong us, and u portion of It broke two
otmvilbs
' Our men didn't enront all about the stnnll
shot. Imt thoy tcftrod the bIipIIs Inwn the Inrgp
Spanish gunst nnd thorn was olt-nn lively
strtidglo among us ovor thi- proprietorship
of ii iiarllculnt treo to which swml of
US -would Hen nt onco for refngo. Wo
were greatly worried by the sharpshooters
In going townn.l the front I noticed nt ono
tiplnt tlmt seveir.l of our men nndiifteers wem
shot, nml thnt no one scented nblo to locate ti.p
miirxarli.iii. 1 c uiolutled thnt I should not go
nrouuu ti.jit wrti.w Ittinied In nnothur direc
tion AS 1 WpM iic.tr ft ii old treelnoilced that
thaillrt had lieniiunitimtfmm n round its roots
HiiPIHUitnit to I'flk imib'rlc, I spied n :4panlli
harrlmoior. He It wns who had been pick -iiEoffimM-iei),'
I filliped un behind him nnd
Wilseki'il Itirt In the nnel , trcnklnir It. Our
mu wero tin longer molested In Unit loenllty."
Willi, of t io Ninth t'nvtilry told of IiIa oxperl
etier. lnn'i'K'nir off n slinrnhooter who w us
hidden In n cooonnut tree
"They had been getting out offlcors In itrent
shute," ttCHald, 'nnd wo couldn't for tho life of
us loniito the man or men who woro doing It.
Finally a bullet struck one of my oomrruics
near me. I decided It was nboitt time to loik
after that shanisliooteri so I keptn chnrpliKik
out, and. all ht opeo I, sawthn pnrtnf n lienil
peeping from behind n luinch of eiKnuimts: I
drew a bead on It, and Instantly n Hpnnlurd
tumbfoil i Hit of that treo As n memento of
the occasion I hold, In my hand nwntch with
nn Iron case nnd ii brftui ohnlti. whleh I took
from tho man who had plmod hucIi hnvoo
mnpnif our men "
Wllljimrf Hrmvtiorihn Tenth Crtvnlry wild
"A forolgn ofllwir standing near our po'lllon
when i westiirtedputloninke tint chnrgi. wni
heard to nuyt Men., for Heaven's siiKeu'Pii t
coup thnt hill I It will iji. lniiiM.iiio for liuu n'i
belnns to take tlmt position I Vmi iMirt ntiiud
Koop cool wo'll help yon tv H
"Wo have tho cooloBt and strongest H
fabrics in tho market. Wk
Daring oar so mi-annual Bale tvo Hj
will oloar ont all remnants. Suits . H
to ordor, formerly $16.00 to $30.00, H
now at the uniform price of $1400. M
Tronsera formerly $5.00 to $8.0 ffl
now $4.00. IB
lOTjn rBOTECTION IB A TKAtt'S GTJABANTEJJj HH
OB MONEY UACK1 H
ARNHEIIwly 1
Broadway & 9th Street, 1
WE HAVE NO OTHER STORE.
the fire 1 Notwithstanding this, with a terrified ill
yell wo rushed up to the onemys works, and H
you know the result. Men who saw him nay, g
that when this officer saw us mako tho charge! Rlfl
he turned his back upon us and wopt." Ijflj
One ot tho men, in qnBwerlnca question as to lH
tho eiiutnment of the Spaniards and Americana In
spoke or the dlfforence between 8prlmrfl.oM, 1Kb
Krag-Jorgcnsen and Uausor rifles and InoU V
dentally gave o, bltof Interesting fact. . ijH
, Wo, were near tho 8eventy-lTrst New Tork. HH
hesatd. who were at a great dlnailvrmtiuro. H
owlngto the fact that they wero flghtlug with SH
tho old Springfield rifle old smoko guns, wa IH
call them. Kveryttmo they fired a volley fho )
Spaniards, by tho volume of smoke from th&f LWB
f tins, could easily locate them. And how tho H
Mauser Indicts wero flying and doing execnttoa
among tho members of tho 8eventy-flrt I How- B
ever, wo took rulvnntago of this, nod under tBB
cover ot the smoke from theso 'old smoke B
guns.' upon which tho Spitilnrds had eoneen- . . lH
tinted tholr flro. we woro ablo, without attract- nflB
Ing much attention, to creep almost uin t lis aIH
Bpanlsh works hoforo drnwlrn tholr fire " "VH
Agreatmqnyof the Afro-Amerle.iu soldlcis
nro wounded In the feet nnd In the leg below WBI
tho knee, which. It has been explalnrl, wtvi duo MB
to the fact thnt the Spanish sharpshooters nlirt , H
from trees. 1 talked with ono mn'i who was H
shotthree times In (he right hand without H
breaking Any bones. M
Tho wounded men wear mostly pniamni. as H
tho weither hnreihouts In decidedly warm. fl
They look very lntoretlng nnd docldedly En-"
Indian ns they lounge about tho grounds. Tlioy B
nil seem chcorful.nud evorynioof tfinm vhllo
riroud of his wound, rogrefi that hn hot been M
hrown out of th fl,;htlnc hv wound", lt H nn M
easy mnttorto bn Ititenselvproudof these or, o
black mon and to rejoice that tho rvpnhll ' hns
n million nnd a half of them when in trotihl. to M
drnwupon. T. Tnomn ropitrsc
rBEnoir Furnn at ,sax?i.4.io. MM
An Kpldemla Among the TroopH Con ito MM
rrevnitcd HIeIiI Vrecnuttons Tahrn,
Wabihkoton. July 23. Rcnorte received hr H
tho Surgeon-Qenornl of the nrmy In regard to , MM
yellow fever at Santiago glvoencoumgcment to ' Mm
the belief that an epidcmlcof thodlsen.se nmongr H
the American troops thero can bo prevented. Mm
Qch. Leonard Wood, who Is temporarily in com- H
mnnd or the garrison in tho city, is t.tklng steps JU
to sccuro sanitary impro omenta, nnd it Is ex- ' H
peeted that his efforts will remit in a mora H
healthful condition of nffiilrs. IteprCsCntntlva
AVrwlsworth of Now York, who returned froin H
Btntlago on the Ht. Paul, visited tho Wnr Do-
partmont to-day and reported thnt from his '
persnnnl observations in tho city nnd province JH
the authorities nro taking the most rigid pro- fjH
cautions against tho spread of yellow fever. IH
All suspicious casus of slcknnss are Isohted VJ
with tho same enro as If the surgeons In charga 6V
wero certain from tho outset thnt tho patlenU (H
wero suffering fi-om yellow fever. ,
Surgeon-Gonernl Htornberg hns askod.
through the Adjutant-General's office, than '
an Investigation be made of tho charges,
against the transport Botiocn. which reoentljr
nrrhed at Now York with sick and wounded
from Hnntingo oh board The Surtfeon-Qmi
oral has received letters which make It nppe&tf
that unfavorable conditions prevailed and tha
the surf was tunning high when tho Seneoi
wns taking on the wounded. This, la his)
opinion, howovcr. does not furnish an ndei
(junto explanation of tho reported failuroj
of thu authorities to provide sufflolenft
I quantities ot quinine, morphlno, and other
medicines, and ho has therefore asked forti
thorough examination of thoeoudltlon of affntra
as reported from Now York.
Ono case of susportod yellow fever has boonj
reported to tho Hurgeon-Qcneral from the sum
j g.Hin In charge of the army hospital at Torft
Monroe, The report was mado 'in response t$
nn Inquiry from Washington. It la probablt
tint tho enso referred to will bo Isolated.
Yellow Fever Experts for Hnntingo. H
Mmmi, Fla.. July 2:t -Tho ftrmy rapdlcal forco
licit' will contrihiUn t .vo yellow feer uxperts to (
1 the Hnntingo (.tnlt called for by Moior-Oen,
1 HUinborg.nnd lo,dttyDrs.J,It,T(!ckett,rornier
eomi'ilsslnnor to Havana to tnaulra Into the jfl
t evise ot fevor around there, and fliorgo A, Mo-
l Henry will lenvi' here to report to Mnjor-(l n, 3?Hal
Rlmfter. They will go by wny (uTnmri Dr. rA
1 Mellcury lithe linn for whom llio Mlsvlsippl
town wns mimed whlt.li gained no'orletv this
1 ycnrritlitinnly ! (- whore vullow fen-r up-
i penntl, I)r Tnel.ett lint iuh) reeoierwl fin n a
severe rtttiel. of lyphold line" nml Is hnmy
l eonvilescotit. hut hnstuned to n'sr-ondto the j
call for Immune surgeons.
riin't Clenr Vrsacls I.naited with Conl for
Hpnnlth l'orf,
Wabiiimitok, .llilj i'.'l-AKidfltant Fc-cntery j,
Hpaldlng tn-diy iKfiieil a eliciiliir to nil Col-
' lectoni of 1'orts nttl otlr.lng Ibem la pur
vepsels Inndetl with real for imy pirt neiit
tho-e lotuted on Hiiiubh Icrrliorj. or whi re ,
they hnio renn,i to luihevo tint tlio enrgo l9 (
Intended tor !-mnlh tesinls. In ensno' diubt, ,
' thoy aro tniufer the rinttei to tho dtrurtn ut.
j TIih frolic Hulls frr Kry tVrm.
PorThMofTit, '. II, July U.'1-Thn V t B.
Fitille, tormerly thu ynent C'ntnnnihe, Cent.
(Iroen, nailed ,tt 4 oVIim I, thin afternoon fni Key
Wntt nnd will join the hlo-kniling fleet In
Ciilinn vvnters, Onn Npr-uti.li weiiniiu d oil it
tho prison o'rxkiiilp to-nlgh'. the fliM di h U
liuii jvstpnhiy morning 1'lin cause of de ih
was ii wound fiom usl.ill H
A0$$h, iBiso,ei ii mm
stffSTrW oaunc disordered stomach, foul bre.tth, I
iSj Jct Wa Wm mM headache and constipation, Thoac HU h I
KYw can be preventcJ (irtiuicil l-ytliotiim.'1v A
-iSjjWfa&grar itHe of that most fnfatabk nicdiciuc. V 'jx
NJ Tarrant's Effervescent Seltwr Aperient "
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