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GAVE DP ONLY MANILA.
V1. v. MEKMITT BEXDB THE TEEMS OE
y TBE CAMTVLATIO.
OrlT i' City nd Ttefeoee of Manila and
It, Sabwrbs mm th Spew lab Faroes
Hoard Therein Ar Inelwded la th
Cpltnltn-Oa.c aad Men Snrroa
der with AU b Inni a War.
WiRHlsoTOK. Aug. 20. The following de-
Japetoh from Gen. Marrttt, eontaintng the term
under which Manila was surrendened. wss re
ceived with the other this afternoon, but la
the absence of Secretary Alger was not made
public until this evening, after a eon.'orenee
with the President:
" Hoko Xobo, Aug. 30. 1888.
"Jitim Grataf. Fiaartn.
" The following are the terms of the eepltula
" The undersigned, having been appointed a
eommiion to determine the details of the
surrender of the city and defenses of Manila
'w and it suburb, and the Spanish forces sta
tioned therein. In accordance with agreement
entered Into the previous day toy Major- Gen.
1 Tmlf y Merrltt. 17. 8. A.. American Com mander-
in-Chief in the Philippines, and his Exoellener
Don Frrmin Jandenes. acting General-in-Chief
of the Spanish Army In the Philippines, hare
agreed upon tbe following:
" ' 1 . The Spanish troops. European and na
ttre. capitulate, with the city and defense
with all honors of war. depositing their arms In
the places designated by ths aathorltles of ths
tatted States and remaining in ths quarters
delimited and under the order of their offi
cer and subject to control of the aforesaid
United State authorities until the conclusion
. of treaty of peace between the two belligerent
I nation. All person Included In the eapiruia-
Man remain at liberty, tbe officers remaining In
their respectlTe homes, which shall he respected
as lone as they observe ths regulation pre
scribed for their government and ths laws in
force.
", Officers shall ratal their side arrns
horses, and private property. All public horses
and public property of all kinds shall be turned
over to staff offleers designated by the United
States.
"3. Complete returns la duplicate of men
' i by organisation, and fuU lists of public prop-
rrry and stores shall be rendered to the United
, t V-- States within ten days from this data.
"' 4. All Questions relating to the repatriation
of officers and men of the Spanish forces and of
their famille and of the expanses which said
repatriation may occasion shall be referred to
the Government of the United States at Wash
ington. Spanish families soar leave Manila at
any time convenient to them. The return of
the arm surrendered by the Spanish forces
shall take place when they evacuate ths city or
when the Amerioan army evacuates.
-' 5. Officer and m.n Included in ths capitu
lation shall be supplied by ths United States.
according to their rank, with rations and a seas
" ,- sary aid. as though they were prisoners of war.
until the conclusion of the treaty of peaee be
tween the United States and Spain. All ths
funds of the Spanish treasury and all other
public funds shall be turned over to the au
thorities of the United States.
This city, it Inhabitants, its churches
and religious worship, its educational estab
lishments and its private property of all de
scription, are placed under the special safe
guard of the faith and honor of the American
1 army.
" F. v Gbtxbt, Brigadier-General of Yolun
I teers. U. 8. A.
" B. L. Lajcbebtos, Captain U. B. N.
" ' Chaxue A Whtttieb. Lieutenant-Colonel
and Inspector-General.
" ' V. E. H. Cxowdeb. Lieutenant-Colonel and
Judge Advocate.
"' Nicolas vm tA Pi a, Auditor-General,
de Ejercito.
"Casio Betes, Coronel de Ingenieros.
"'Joss Masia Olaqueb. Jefe de Estedo
Major.'
"Mixmtt. Major-General."
I BOKO IOSO AXD MAXTLA CABLE BOW OPBX.
The cable between Bong Kong and Manila,
which was cut by Admiral Dewey immediately
after the battle of ManilaJBav. was restored to
day. A abort despatch was received by the
War Department to-night from Gen. Merrltt.
dated Manila, saying the cable was working to
that point.
tbe spasisb tzew.
, . tenor HUvela Bars That the Surrender of
at sail a Does Not lacing the Islands.
AmocI Oafcto iHipmtck to Tax 8c.
Madrid. Aug. 20. Bettor Silvela, the Con
servative leader, in an interview this evening
said that the capture of Manila by tbe Ameri
can could in no way be made to apply to the
a hole Philippine archipelago. Tbe Cortes, he
said, mutt be summoned Immediately in order
thst Europe should not be allowed to assume
the idea that Spain had lost her entire sov
.. 1 re ignty over the islands.
I "It l for the Liberals." be said, "tooon-
elude peaoe. but the Sagasta Cabinet cannot.
1 abould be disrosed to accept power if the
Queen Begent called me. I am willing to ac-
t QUiesoe in a suspension of tbe Constitution,
but 1 do not think that a press censorship is
necessary."
El Liberal in an article under the heading
"A Barren Calm." says: " The Government 1
beginning to be frightened at Its own work.
It has gained nothing by imposing silence upon
the press and Parliament Ths people ought
to be veil Informed in order to reject false
hood from abroad. W are entering upon a
second period of nur greatest difficulty and
peril, wh.cli may have in store for Spain new
ni iafortuue greater than in the part "
ur.svAnur.n l mom ge. mkkkitt.
f News at feigning of Protocol Kseaivag
fW ' (ultln la BUs Army.
Wasbikotok. lug. 20. Two more despatches
a ere received from Gen. Merrill to-day giving
additional Information in regard to the situa
tion in the Philippine. Tbe first was in
acknowledgment of tbe announcement from
Washington that a protocol had been signed on
'ehalf of the United States and Spain and
directing that hostilities be suspended. Geu.
Merritt acknoa lodgment was as folluas:
I " Hobo Kobo, Aug. 1M. lafei
JSJuliil-Owcral. W'ailuaatoa
" Cablegram 12th. dlraoUng military opera-
onsto be suspended, reoeived by afternoon
I'lth. Spanish commander notified. Acknowl
ige receipt of cablegram same date contaln
1 1 1 g proclamatiun of PreaidenL Mini n "
This m followed immediately by tbe follow
I j ig telegram giving the list of casualties
' B J among the officer of Gen. MerriU's force:
Qf " Hobo Kobo. Aug . Kr.
M " Apasal-Gsasret. H'ashaolsv
"laassauUui MaiaU Aut- IX Urn. Aadet-
&L
SLlhniaiai r I lllftlll ll II laBaWMaBSBJaalB
I
son commanded division; Oea. MaeArUiur.
First Brigade; Gen. Greene, eecon.j. Loss a
were as follow :
" Killed First Rergt. Holmes. Aster Uattery :
Sergt. Crimina. Astor Battery: Bugler Patter
sou. Thirteenth Minnesota; Private Thollen.
Twenty -third Infantry: Private Dlnsmore.
First California.
" Wounded Capt. Seabaok. Thirteenth Min
nesota, serious: Capt. Bjernstad. same regi
ment, badly: Lieut. Bunker, same regiment,
slightly, and forty enlisted men. Mebbitt."
SPANISH TMAOe COMMIIUOXMM.
A M adi-M Deapaaeh Says Taat AaamlraJ Oa
vera Will Be Osto.
fptdal (ast 7safi Tarn atm.
Lobpob. Aug. 2L A despatch from Madrid
to the jtendsy Trmst says that Sefiors Lean
y CastJl o. Moret and Merry del Tal and Ad
mtri Cervera will be members of the Paris
Pesos Commission.
Mad am. Aug. 20. The Cabinet council at its
sitting to-nlgbt appointed a Porto Bloan Peace
Commission, which consists of Gen. Ortega.
Capt. Vallarino of the Spanish Kavy and Bettor
Benches Aguila. a military lawyer.
PORTO KICAXB ATTACK BTAlflAMBB.
They Burn Use Tillage of Cola, Water Span
iards Owned Ail the Business Honses
Our Soldiers Charge aad Make OS Arrests.
Spximl Cmitt DsisaaA to Tas Sea.
Pobcb. Aug. 20. The Porto Rican continue
to be turbulent and the tough element still
makes nightly attacks upon tbe Spanish cafes.
Yesterday a crowd of roughs raided a Spanish
store on thePlaya, but the mob was quickly
dispersed by CoL Clouse. who went into the
thick of tbe crowd with a drawn revolver and
arrested two of the rioters. Tbe crowds are
easily handled and no damage of any account
has been don here.
Tbe newspaper La EftrrUa YoUtmrio has
been suppressed for publishing an article call
ing upon Porto Bicans to avenge themselves.
There is danger of more trouble in the country
districts. The village of Goto, near Juana Diaz.
was burned yesterday. Only three out of thirty
bouses were left standing. Tbe fire was of In
cendiary origin. All of the business houses
were looted. Goto is a small town five miles
from Ponoe. Half of tbe population are Span
iarda. and tbe stores belonged to them.
At 5 o'clock in tbe morning the night watch
man who was on guard was held up by three
Porto Bicans. who shored a revolver in his face
and threatened to kill him. Tbe watchman ran
away, and tbe men then lighted torches and
began to destroy property. They chopped in
doors, tore off and smashed In blinds, and
finally set Or to one block of the finest build
ings in the town, owned by Spaniards, contain
ing all of the business of the place. Tbe native
villagers were terrorized, and at first joined
the assailants, who began looting tbe burning
buildings and setting fire to others.
A mule train of the Nineteenth Regular In
fantry came along the road while the fire was
at Its height and was stopped by tbe flames.
The men of tbe train could do nothing but look
on while the mob. every minute growing larger
by accession from the native villagers, went
from house to house destroying everything
they could get hold of. Tbe Spanish residents
fled to the woods, though the mob offered no
harm to them personally. Tbe bank stood in
the middle of the business block. Tbe mob
attacked the building with pickaxes and shor
eWasd saeeeedefi In at siting the vault, but
they got very little cash.
After rifling the vault of its contents, the mob
set fire to tbe building, the crowd cheering as
the flames rose la the air and yelling " Death to
Spain!" Death to the Spanish! "Ac
When the disorder was at its height Major
Parkhlll of Gen. Wilson's staff came along on
his way from Ponoe to the front, and Lieut.
Lawton. with thirty-one men of the Nineteenth
Infantry, also came up. They started in with
fixed bayonets and corralled fifty-three of the
rioters. Only two of the mob were armed, but
they did not offer to shoot. The mob were good
natured. They laughed at tbe soldiers and
seemed to think the whole affair a joke. The
watchman was caught with the rest. He said
he knew two of ths men who started tbe riot,
and. under a threat of death, he gave their
names. The soldiers are looking for them,
and nave captured a lot of suspects at Juana
Diaz.
Goto was still burning last night but the
flames were under control. Tbe town is
guarded by soldiers. The bouses which were
burned were all owned by Spaniards. The out
rage is one of a series that have taken place
since the signing or the peace protocol. The
first was committed by Spaniards in a little
town near the western end of the island, where
a lot of Porto Bicans were killed. The native
have ben looking for vengeance ever since,
and retorts have been reoeived daily from
towns around Ponce of assaults on Spaniard
Hndthe destruction of theirproperty by natives.
The military authorities are taking hold now
and will put a step to the violence, even if
shooting is necessary.
The warships wahlrawn from Ponce to-day
were the Terror. Puritan. Amphttrite. and
Wasp, which went to Guanica. The others
have gone to Guantanamo. Tbe reason for the
ship, going to Guanica is that the harbor there
is safe in ease of a hurricane, while the harbor
at Ponce 1 not.
MAJtAUDKBB IS POKTO MIOO.
xOIe and Xaeiaa Agree to Bestore Order
Between the Unas.
Special OotU Zteapsfe to Tas Be.
Poacx. Porto Rico. Aug. 20. Gen. Miles re
turned here from hi visit to Gen. Wilson to
night and had some target practice in which
tbe artillery were put through their paces.
Yesterday Gen. Miles oommunicatod with Captain-General
Maoias at ban Juan in regard to
the depredations that have been going on be
tween tbe American and Spanish lines.
Gen. Macla was very friendly in tbe matter,
and an arrangement has been made whereby
each side will arrest any marauders that may
be detected near its lines. Gen. Miles expects
that there will be no fun her trouble He thinks
that the Spaniard everywhere will soon begin
to retire to San Juan. All is quiet in Ponoe.
OtV. SHAFTKB ACCUSED.
A Santiago Paper Say He Has Turned tha
Town Over to Anarchy and Milage.
.Vail Cable IMtpotck to TBS BUS.
Babtlaoo px Cuba. Aug. 20. SI Poretnir. a
local weekly paper which has sprung up since
tbe American occupied the town, published
aa open letter this afternoon severely criticis
ing Gen. Shsfter. The paper declares that
Gen. Shatter lias turned over tbe town, in
which be won military renown, to anarchy
and pillage, and accuse the soldier of the
garrison of committing worse crimes than the
Spaniards were guilty of. The article upbraids
Gen. Shafter lor not having established civil
court in the city, and accuses him of putting
some men in jail tor selling liquor while allow
ing other to carry on the traffic unmolested.
The paper eoncludus its article by telling
Gen Shatter that, tbe sooner be gets out of tha
inn the better, but it azures him that It has
had it say and will not talk behind hi back.
El Punniir is edited by Enrique Trujillo of
The auxiliary cruiser Harvard, with Oen.
Chaffee and Major (,'reighton Vi ebb ou board,
sails to-morrow for the I'aitod Bials. Sbe
earries 890 men of the Tliirty-soeond Michigan
Segiment The Harvard would have sailed to
day, but a lighter carrying troops from tha
nhore ran aground in the bar. and she liad to
wait until the tide rose sufficiently to float her.
It aoe Ah Battleships.
I Tak tlie stsamers of tbe " haul? Book now."
i Jratme Kr loia. 1'iei r I "! Bitter street. Kurt
i K i.i u v A at i 00, a 00, a afc, a.so ana auto
. M.uu week oais. and at ii. wiatf A at and I
g. fi. aa Saadaia-Aas.
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RIO GRANDE HAS 30 SICK.
BttK BMIXOB TMK JTwrH AXD TKJTTW
CATALMT TO CAM WIKOrr.
Tn-ieo Man Death Aaaang htaanennsla
JWen Wn Cans an tha XM1. nag
Otawrs Are Tawy m-Onor Sag Their
CnadHI Is Daw to Bad rwd a tha
Transport Charge Agntnst Bbswaid
naghas tnaihai Sarenty-Srst Mas Ms.
Camp Wrgorr. MowiAtrg Pours, Aug. 20.
The transport Bio Grande arrived here to-day.
hut win not be aBowed to land her man until
to-morrow, when the troopa on the Seneca and
Comanche will also be disembarked. The Rio
Grande's arrival Is something of an event here,
for she earries the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry,
all colored men. whose fighting at Santiago
was one of the features of the war. There are
636 men on ber altogether, and but 90 of
these are sick. None of them Is seriously
ill. and there are no Infectious diseases. Ac
cording to the Health officer, who boarded her
this morning, the transport is to excellent
shape.
It was these Ninth Cavalry boys who took
such a prominent part in the charge up Ban
Juan Hill. They were supposed to be in line
behind an Infantry regiment, but once they got
started they swept over the infantrymen and
were soon away up In the lead. Half way up
the hill aa orderly dashed up to the command
ing officer with an order to retreat. The Oolonel
kept on up tbe hill.
" I only take orders that are in writing." he
yelled, and the orderly sat there on his horse
dumfounded. watching the gallant colored
men go by. Before that orderly got back with
hi written order tbe colored cavalrymen had
taken one blockhouse, sweeping everything
before tht m.
The colored troopers will get a royal welcome
when they land, and no one will join In giving
it to them more heartily than the white sol
diers who fought with them and are now here.
Tbe offleers of the Ninth who came upon the
Bio Grande are Major E. D. Dtmmick. Capts.
M. B. Hughes. C A Bteadman. W. L Flnley. P.
P. Powell, and J. F. MeBlalne, Lieut. J. Ste
vens. W.M. McNamee. J.A.Ryan. E. E Hartwick.
CC. Btadter. W. H. McOormack and B. C.Leo
n ardi. The officer of the Tenth Cavalry on the
Bio Grande are Lieut -Col. T. A Baldwin.
Capts. W. H. Beck, C. G. Ayers. and J. W. Wat
son. Lieut J. B. Hughes. J. J. Perching. Ed
Anderson. B. F. Llvermore. George Yldnla. A
M. Miller and H. C. Whitehead. The Bio Grande
left Santiago on Aug. 13. and arrived here early
this morning. One man. whose name could not
be learned, died during the trip of dysentery.
He was buried at sea.
There were a number of fresh revelations
to-day about the transport Mobile, which ar
rived here yesterday with so many siek men
aboard. They all tend to show an over
crowding of tbe ship and an absence of decent
food that Is amazing. A Captain of one of the
Massachusetts regiment's companies who came
ashore this morning said to a reporter:
"My men were fed on mouldy hard tack,
tainted meat and beans that would turn one's
stomach. Well men could not eat such stuff,
let alone sick men. and the result was great
suffering that might have been spared the men
If just enough of dainty food had been put
aboard at Santiago to feed the sick men. Lives
would have been saved if this simple precau
tion had bean taken. That Old belief that men
will take what they can get whan they cant get
better was rtaajwnyil by the voyage of the
transport. Sick men eouldnt take the stuff that
was offered to them os that ship, and they
died of starvation, although the records give
dysentery, malaria, and other disorders as the
cause of death. On every transport that has
arrived here during the past week there hare
been stories told by the men of outrageous ex
tortions by the stewards, who have run private
messes for the benefit of those who could pay
high mice for nourishing food.
" When conditions got so bad there was dan
ger of the siek men dying I went to Steward
Hughes and asked him to make me some bis
cuits. I told him that my men were in Ganger
of dying unless they got better food than the
army rations that were being dealt out, but be
refused to make any, although he had plenty
of proper materials at hand. Now I had
heard from Capt Hicks of our regi
ment that he had purchased some bis
cuit from the steward, so I said to that
worthy, 'You mad some biscuits for Capt.
Hicks. Why can't you make some tor me?'
'Oh. he paid me 5 cents apiece for them.' he
said. 'Well.' I said. 'I'll pay you the same
price. I have got to have them, for my men
are starving.' Then that miserable aooundrcl
turned around with a leer and said: 'Oh. I
cant do the work so cheaply now. Things like
biscuits get more valuable every day we are
oat' Well, I finally got him to make me fifteen
biscuits at 10 cent apiece, and the next day
he made me fifteen more. In payment I
handed him a $10 bill. He took S4 out.
He said h ought to have an extra
dollar as a tip for being so obliging.
I refused to allow this, and he gave me another
dollar In change. The whole thing made me
so boiling mad that I went to Capt. Layland the
next day and asked him if the steward had a
right to sell food. He said that he had not. and
then I told him of the biscuits. He hauled
Hughes up in abort order and mad him give
m back my S3. Others had tbe same experi
ence with Hughe that I did. and I tell you we
were heartily disgusted with a man who could
do such things. He sold sandwiches tor 25 cent
each and coffee for 25 cent a cup. He
charged from S3 to $5 apiece for pies and
equally exorbitant prices for other kind of
food. He was a constant aggravation to tha
starving men wbo had no money. The Captain
of the transport was a splendid man. and b
put a stop to the steward's outrageous doings
as soon as he heard of them, but he didn't
bear of them until we were almost here, and
no one dared to report blm for fear that it
would put a stop to all chance of our getting
decent things for our aiok."
The Maasachusetta men were all landed from
the Mobile to-day. Tbey marched to their
camp led by Company C. Over thirty of the
men dropped out of the line on the way from
sheer exhaustion. They couldn't bear tbe
weight of their guns and cartridge belt.
Wagon picked up some of the men. but other
staggered along like drunken men until they
fell. Tbey were then carried to shady spot
and kept there until an ambulance arrived.
Tbey are the most demoralized looking regi
ment that ha yet come here from the front.
Three more of the sick men from the organiza
tion died in the general hospital to-day, and
another is in a dying condition. Several other
are in such a serious condition that tbe doctor
refuse to say whether they will get well or not.
The three men who died to-day are Sergt.
Fred A Byder of Company E. Private Fred
Iamum of Northampton, Company L and an
unknown member of tbe regiment who we
cent aahor last night unconscious, and wbo
has not yet been identified.
Three other soldiers died in the hospital to
day. Tbey are Private George Bchultz of the
Flrat Distriet of Columbia Volunteer. Private
John Brewer of Troop A Sixth Cavalry, and
Samuel J. Walton of Company C, Seventy-first
Regiment of New York. Walton's horn is In
Whit Plain. Private Patrick B. Driaeoll of
Company B. Eighth luianu-y. was on of th
two regular who died on th Mobil on her
trip up. The nam of th other regular who
died on the voyage could not b learned this
afternoon.
Burgeon-General Robert Blood of tbe Maaaa-
Warth aooaag.
anuuonas now im fain and aaat in all
A Wast . at owsiia ..
r
i
chusett National Guard was here to-day.
He came on to see what he could do for tha
Maaaebuett men. He went on hoard the
Mobile to Investigate the reports of the condi
tion of tbe ship, and when be came off told a
reporter that he had never seen such a place in
hi Ufa.
"If I had a barn." he said, " that was in such
shape a that ship I would be ashamed of my
self. CoL Clarke didn't make any complaint
to me about tha matter, but It was easy to see
what the men and officer had been through.
The Adjutant told me that during the trip hi
share of eatable ration had been one cracker a
day, which he was mighty glad to get."
Capt Layland of the Mobile told a Br re
porter that tbe reason why hi vessel was so
crowded was because the moment ahe was
opened to the soldiers at Santiago they made a
rush to get on board and couldn't be stopped.
Two hours after the soldiers began coming
aboard tha transport was packed to her utmost
capacity.
There seemed to be no one. be said, to take
charge of things. He did the best he could for
the men. he said. Steward Hughes, he said,
had been a constant source of trouble to him
since he shipped him.
The spread or typhoid fever here I alarming,
although every precaution to prevent th
spread of the disease is being made. In a few
day th number of oases has jumped from 24
to 200. which figure is given to-night Many of
these ease have been taken from the trans
ports, and but tew men who came to camp in
good shape have caught the disease here.
Tbe yacht Red Cross took fifteen more ty
phoid patients away this morning. A great
deal of difficulty was experienced in landing
the fifteen who were taken away yesterday.
The New Haven health authorities refused to
allow the men to land at first, but finally re
lented. Ths Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn
sent word to-day that it would take 100 patient
from the hospital here. The W. W. Backus
Hospital of Norwich. Conn, has offered to take
fifteen patients. These offers hav bam ao
eeDtea. In all there are now S00 men in tbe general
hospital and 350 men In the detention hos
pital. Twenty more nurses arrived to-day and
more are expected every day.
Gen. Williston. who is one of the officer to
charge of tbe work of seeing that aiok men are
removed to the boaoltal promptly, said to-day
that th great difficulty in arranging
accommodations for the men who ar
rived on trans ports was the lack of knowledge
of what to expect on each transport, in
every case, he said, there were almost twice as
many sick as had been reported to him. Nurses
are scarce, too. be said and last nixbt none of
them got any sleep. If the hospital folks knew
just what to expect, he said, there would be no
difficulty in providing accommodation for all.
CoL Weston, the chief oommissarv of the
army in Cuba, arrived, here to-dav and will
take charge of commissary work here for the
present. Paymaster Arthur C. Mae Arthur cam
here from Albaar to-day to pay off the men of
the Seventy-first Regiment.
The First Battalion of the Seventy-first Regi
ment, under Major Whittle, was released from
quarantine to-day. To a reporter Major Whittle
aaid:
"There will be a meeting of the officers of the
Seventr-first Regiment in afew days and I shall
then ask for a full Investigation of tbe charge
made against my battalion. I don't expect to
stay in the service ail my life, and when I'm
a civilian once more I'll be able to say what
I want to. There was no such disorder in my
iJtuutob 1 uiajgad tn Oea. Kent's report.
Th Captain of the Seventr-first have made
their report to Washington, and whan they
arc made pubUe they will indirectly show up
the day of the battle."
A transport, supposed to be tbe Iroacola, waa
sighted off Monta.uk Point to-night.
Under orders from the Surgeon-General of the
Army, LieuL-CoL J. Morris Brown, in charge of
the medical supply depot here, sent to Monta.uk
Point yesterday 2(X mattresses to be used, a
best tney may. for the sick at Camp Wi
koff. Dr. Brown was also directed to aend
cota, but, unfortunately, be has no
cots at present to send. The manufac
turers are turning these cut as rapidly
as possible, and as soon as LJeut.-Gol. Brown
receives a sufficient number be will pack them
offtoMontauk It was reported to the Surgeon
General on Friday from Montana that the hos
pital accommodations in the camp were cot
anywhere near sufficient for tbe number of
sick soldiers wbo have recently arrived there.
SAMP BOX'S WELCOME AT HOUTK.
Got to Glen Ridge Lata tn tha Afternoon
and Was Enthusiastically Proof d.
Glkk Brpox, N.J, Aug. 20-Rear Admiral
S&mpeon's home coming was made the occa
sion of joyous celebration by tbe people of thi
place this afternoon. The Admiral reached
the Glen Ridge depot shortly after 5 o'clock.
As he alighted from the train he was sur
rounded by a great erowl eager to grasp his
hand. He cordially shook hands with all who
oould reach him
A committee consisting of W. Ford Upson.
S. Raymond Roberts, and B. B. Jacobs escorted
the Admiral uo the stairway to the street As
soon as be reached it he was met by a crowd
wbo cheered loudly and waved flags and hand
kerchiefs. The Admiral then entered the pri
vate carriage of hi neighbor, Arthur Russell.
and with his eldest eon. Ralph, was driven to
his home in Clark street . In a few minute the
house was surrounded by a crowd anxious to
hearth Admiral apeak and shake his hand.
He made no speech, but after a few minute'
rest consented to bold a reception. This fact
was announced by tbe Rev. Frank J. Goodwin
of tbe Congregational Church, at which church
the bampson family worship.
Before tbe Admiral came out a brass band
marched up the strc-t playing patriotic airs and
halted in front of the house, where they played
the "Star-Hpangled Banner" and "America."
Aa tbe Admiral walked out on tbe porch he was
greeted with cheers. The citizens then passed
up the roadway and around to the front of the
house, where even' one had a chance to shake
his hand The reception lasted for over an hour.
JuM before the end of the line had been
reached the musicians seized an opportunity
to shake the Admiral's hand. One of them
took off hi hat and said: "You have made
greater music for the Spaniard than we
fellows" This caused a laugh
The Admiral was very much fatigued and
seemed greatly relieved when the ordeal waa
over. The arrival cf the Admiral was much
earlier than eipected. He left Hoboken on the
4:35 express on Uie Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Railroad, which had been held
several minutes in order to allow the Admiral
and party to get aboard The train made no
stops between Bobjkeu and Rloomfield A it
approach! U- latt--r station the engineer be
gan to blow hi whistle.
"Here comes Sampson." waa the cry that
went up lrom all wbo heard it. From Blooui
nVld to olon Ridge the engineer kept tbe
whistle oontmually looting Men and women
rushed out of their houees and ran with all
b'.itwii loolen Ridge station The station waa
Bayly decorate! with the Star and Stripe,
while in front wa the descripiion ' Remember
the Maine." The Admiral saw it, and. a he
turned to enter tbe carriage, aaid : " W have
done so"
SHOOK CAPT. CBAVWICM'B HAM.
Tn Guests at Long Benin Gave Him a
Hearty Welcome Then Last Might.
Lobo BXACB. L I.. Aug. 20.-CapC Cbadwick
of the cruiser New York got an enthual
aalic reception to-night at th Long Beach
Hotel. Ovvt 700 ii oi.- shook hi band and
showered congratulations on him.
Capt Oliadwick's wile and her mother have
been spending the summer htr-. 'Jin- morn
ing Mr. Chads ick boarded the Sew York near
Tompklusvlllti. and there wa an affectionate
meeting between her and ber husband. ben
Ui New York reached her anchorage after the
parade Capt and Mr. Cbadwick uaxue to Long
Beach. The gusta hastily srranged th re
u ption. which wa entirely Informal.
Th OrwaAnat siaval BatAl
of ear ttaw or chats giaphkalb derlbed la " With
Uewejat ManlU." byThoa. J . Vlvlaa. '""A
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FLEET'S TRIUMPH
lew York's Welcome Home to j
Our Ticlorion8 Warships.
A GREAT PATRIOTIC SHOW.
Hundreds of Thonwinds Do Honor
lo the Ho rocs from Cuba.
A dmiral awnmtawaw' Fleet flighted OB tha
Highland at B:0 A. Jt.-Its Progress
Craaa Bandy Book Accompanied by th
Boar of nalattag Cannon, th Dta of
Means Whistles and taw Cheer of a
Million Throats Comanodora Philip
and tha Texas Joined the Profes
sion at Tompkinsville - Mayor Tan
Wyvjk'e Welcaaw to th Fleet - Fiv
Canwnws Ofacers to Represent Presi
dent McKlnley on th Haw Torn - A
Great Marine fun lull to Grant's
Tomb, warn a Saint Wa Ptred-Half
a Million People Saw th Spectacle from
aUraraM Park -Special IemontraUons
In Honor of th Oregon The 'Whole
City Decked with Flags Appearaae of
tha Warships -Admiral Scalar Cries
"Batty!" When H Hear th Son
from Manila Th BarUe Flags Displayed
Seven grim black ships, the fighting back
bone of th nation ' tried navy, passed in re
view yesterday before the eyes of the nation's
chief city, steamed up the North Biver to
Grant's Tomb, and there fired a salute to tbe
nation' mighty dead. Tha event was a tri
umph and a tribute a triumph tor th hero
of to-day. a tribute to the hero o! yesterday.
Kew York has aeen naval parades before; It
has never before aeen a naval parade that meant
what this pageant maana. It ha never wel
comed a victorious fleet, trash from battle and
with tbe marks of conflict still upon it. live
years ago ail th powers of the world sent their
ships here in celebration of our Columbian
anniversary. There were Spanish ships here
then. One of them lie shattered and riddled.
a wreck on the Santiago coast. It was a beau
tiful celebration that parade of 1683. but tha
grace! ui white ships that formed a shining line
down the river could sot stir Ami lean hearts
as they were stirred yeeterday.
No on who looked at them could Bar that
those ships in their war paint wr things of
beauty. It was to a deeper sentiment than th
ewthetlc that they appealed. Each one of them
stood tor energy and akill and knowledge
rightly directed, for duty cheerfully don, for
death nobly faced, for th upholding of th
nation's honor and th flag's glory. Th men
behind the gun were there, too. The eager
thousand on shore oould not see them, but tha
saluting guns spok tor them.
As they passed In re view New York. Iowa,
Indiana. Brooklyn, Maasachusetta, Oregon and
Texas they were cheered from th shora
and the boat by more people than Spain baa
left alive in Cuba. Not only did New York
turnout, but tor mile around people con
verged upon the city to gather on th shores of
th North Biver, and that not for an event
which bad been determined upon long before
and prepared tor by excursion and special
trains, but a parade that at beat was depend
ent upon weather which might well hav de
layed the expected fleet Not the least signifi
cant feature of the day is that never before baa
aunh an event been so promptly begun and
om pie Led. Th navy wa on time.
What New York oould do to honor the ships
it did. Not only did it turn out it millions, but
it floated Old Glory on a hundred thousand
buildings : it decked it shipping in gala color
and it answered the ship' salutes from the
mouth of it own cannon, in fort and in the
open. There was not much time tor prepara
tion, and there was not a great splendor of for
main y. but the day was one that New York will
not forget o long as generation hands down its
records to succeeding generation.
It waa a simple ceremonial. There were
even ships that sailed up the river, fired their
salutes and sailed back to their anchorage.
That waa all. But th salutes were tired from
guns that have made American history, and
the men behind those guns and th ships that
earned them hay won new glory lor our coun
try. rixsr riKW or tbe warships.
Th Ovation to the Fleet Began Soon After
It Was Sighted at A. M.
Admiral Sampson' fleet wa sighted from
the Highland at 5:40 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Through the long hours of the night
many eye had been anxiously scanning the
horizon, and every new light that appeared
waa carefully examined. There was a feeling
that some cause might hav delayed tbe fleet
so that It would not arriv in time for the pa
rade. Tax Sub ' tug stood out to sea during the ear
ly morning hours and cruised in the vicinity of
Scotland Lightship. Tbe rising sun wa for a
time hidden by a heavy bank of clouds. Tben
aa tbe light grew stronger the warships were
made out away to the south trailing great vol
ume of amoke behiua litem On they came,
until at 7 o'clock tbe aix warships were sharp
ly outlined against the boriaon. Tbe sua had
not yet broken through the clouds, and the
gray -hulled craft ploughed a leaden sea. look
ing th embodiment of grim war.
The ships were in single file, with Admiral
Sampson ' flagship, th New York, in tbe lead.
Th Brooklyn held fourth plane in tbe line,
and could easily be duAluguished by her
three slender funnels. The Iowa wa second,
th Indiana third, th Massachusetts fifth, and
th Oregon lat. As the fleet approached it
was aeon to be moving very slowly. Taxbi'K's
tug draw rapidly near, and a it oame within
biiiir.f dlstauo of tit New York gave three
blast of its whistle and dipped it color in
salute. Tbe flagship' whistle grunted an
equal number of Urn in acknowledgment
About this time Uw un drove swsy tbe
cloud hank which had obscured it ray and
gave nrojnia of th panaot day which wa to
follow. A oool bra bisw lrom th north
west. Th ooaaa waa calm aav for a long
Bes At wiU. Dr. W. A Walauu. special - aa V. .1
subject, caa be sons or illilranni At Hit at itajt atul
teil vxy a Jasssaf, Will bum osua
swell. On the warship all waa activity The
men at the signal halyards of the New Tork ,
were kept busy h"imltic uew coinhinntton
which meant nothing t the unlnitlnted. but
were repeated by each ship In turn Tbe rail
wa crowded with barefooted jnckies. many
of them stripped to the waist. Jko clled all '
sort of acknowledgment to the greeting f
the tug. The steam pilfwNwt New York, re
splendent In white paint and bunting, joined
the Beet off Handy Hook light and blew ber
whistle repeatedly.
Aa the ship entered tbe OedneT Channel the
weather became decidedly hazy, and the Ore- '
gon could scarcely be sen from the head of
the line A school of porpoise were frolick
ing off to tbe starboard a if they, ton, were re
joiced at the homecoming of the heroes
It was 8 o'clock when the New York pamed
Sandy Hook. Fort Hancock did not flreasa- I
lute, but tbe entire i-pulut;.on of the place had
assembled to give the tars a welcome. On 1
the flagpole of the Western Union signal I
tower a broom was run up aisve tbe Stars and
Stripes, and In the flags of the international ,
code was displayed the greeting, "Well done,
boya." A the Brooklyn ittased tbe Hook sbe
ran up her battle flag to the main maethead.
There were hole in it that showed what the
ship had been through, and the iieople cheered
the cruiser heartily.
The run to the Narrows was made without
incident. Tbe outward-bound Cunard liner
Campania blew ber whistle, a did many small
er craft. Excursion boats began to lie met
with, and tbe ovation began which was to con
tinue throughout the day.
People who bad been waiting for hours on
the Staten Island heights cheered themselves
hoarse as the warships swept .on to Quaran
tine. Soldier lined the parapets of the fort
and threw their hats in the air, dancing for
joy in the meantime. At Quarantine, Gen.
John Palmer, Secretary of State, waa put on
board the New York from the Gov. Flower.
He had with him registration blanks, which
will permit the sailors and marines of tbe
squadron to vote under tbe new Election law.
It was here that the real ovation to the fleet
began.
PARAim or TBK ABMOMED FLEET.
A Deafening Welcome from the Narrows
tn Grant' Tomb and Back.
" When Johnny Comes Marching Home " 1
the tune tbe bands play when the soldier lads
return from war. There is no special tune to
be played when Jacky come sailing home,
and therefore the bands yesterday played all
aorta of music. It seemed as if any old patri
otic aong would do to tell the sailor lads that
tbey were welcome and that they had fought
their way to a place in the hearts of tbe people
from which they never oould be removed.
Never before bad the people of New York
aeen a fleet like that which came to yesterday.
It comprised all tbe modern arm ore lads of tbe
United State Nary except the monitor. Tbe
flag of two Admiral and one Commodore
were flying from the truck, and those three
flags were placed there directly a a result of
bravery In action in destroying Orvera's fleet
and in conducting the naval campaign against
the enemy in Cuban waters. In 1803. when
the American part of the combined fleet of the
nations entered New York harbor, there were
two Admirals' flag flying from tbe ships, but
yesterday there was a Commodore' flag In ad
dition. There wen only seven ships In the parade.
First came the flagship Hew York, on the main
mast of which Admiral Sampson's twin-starred
nag of blue wa firing, aad which was under
th command of Capt. F. E. Cbadwick. And
then cam th lows, under the command of
Capt, Bobley D. Evans, and ahe waa followed
by the Indiana, under th command of Capt.
Henry a Taylor. That ended ths flrat division
of th fleet Th Brooklyn, bearing Admiral
Schley blue flag of two stars, wss next in line,
under the command of Capt. F. A Cook, and
ahe was followed by the Massachusetts, under
tbe command of Capt F. i. Higglnson. The
famous Oregon waa next in lino, under th
command of Capt. Albert S. Barker, and ahe
was followed by the Texas, which flew tbe new
Commodore's flag of " Jack " Philip, who seem
ed to be in a division all by himself.
worn-Da ow tbi asm sot visiblx.
If there wa on thing above all others that
the people wanted to see about these ship, it
wa where they had been hit during tbe action
with Cervera' squadron. The people were in
hopes that the warships would come in cleared
for action, so a to give a realistic illustration
of what they looked like when they did tbe
work off Santiago for which they had been con
structed. It was expected that tbey would all
look dull and would be sombre in color, and
perhaps that most of them would be dirty from
their sea voyage and from the result of ths
campaign in blockading and in fighting. The
people were disappointed somewhat In the ap
pearance of the hip. They all seemed to have
been painted recently, with the exception of tbe
Maasachusetta. She wa dirty, " respectably
dirty," as one young woman wbo seemed to
know a heap about war said in a loud voice to
a companion on an excursion boat. Tbe gun
and turret of th Massachusetts seemed to be
mounted on a hull that looked more like mud
soow than a warship, but on close inspection it
was observable that if tbe Massachusetts did
not get into the fight with Cervera sbe ha
been doing such serious work in blockading
that bar rusty appearance was simply tbe sign
of efficiency, and therefore she wa all tbe
more welcome to tha cheer and salutes that
ah got.
Nor oould any of the wound on the ships save
one be seen by the casual observer. That one
was a hole in tbe middle smokestack of tbe
Brooklyn, which eemd to be a docen or fifteen
feet above the deck, and through which, when
one looked at the proper angle, daylight on the
other side could be seen. None of the other
core or more of the wound of the Brooklyn
wa visible, and tbe same was true of the other
ships. The people knew that the Texas had
been home for ten day or more, and tbey also
knew that she bad been patched up and painted
and was aa good as ever, but they were sur
prised to find that there were no indication on
the ehips that came in yesterday that tbey bad
been in battle Tbey all came in with
stanchions up and guard line and rails in iosi
tlon, and they were as proud and perky
looking as if t hey had been off on an excursion
somewhere and bad changed their color while
at sea simply because it suited them 10 do so.
TUX OPBS
Next to tbe hi. tbe people looked for tbe
guns thst had doue the victorious work off t lie
southern coast of Cuba. The guns of tbe first
three ship were all polibed and ahiny. They
looked like turned piece of mahogany, and
they tii rust tbemaeJves out from the turret and
hood just a they always do when ship go
into and out of s harbor, and there wasn't the
faintest suggestion of recent war in their ap
pearance The guns of tbe ships in the second
division, under command of Admiral Schley,
were all painted the same color a tbe ship
themselves These guns seemed to have a
more businesslike appearance than the gun
of the ships in the first division Whether
the two divisions wen arranged aooordin to
the painting or the poliahing of their guns is
not known, but the 'fact remains that the first
division had the shiny black ahootlng pieces
and the second division had the leaden-colored
rifle which made it difficult to distinguish
them at a distune.- from the mas of th ship
In the niuxr.li- of nearly tvtrr gun on board
cb ahip wa a tompion. with it brigbtly
coloredktar. and the gun looked as peaceful
a gun ever oau look to on wbo know their
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nwjWnt shwws am
! mission and purpose on a man-o'-war. f
It wss not until the fltgship New York was
falrlv abreast of the fort at the Narrow and
the throngs of tugboats and excursion boats
were hurrying helter-skelter down to meet ths
fleet thst the true character of Cneie Ram's
vessels in time of w nr wns evident Fort WadS
worth, on Htaten Ilnnd. harkd out a bars
salute, and then Mm'ral Sampson signslled to
Capt Mob Evans on the Iowa to reply. Flsss
of flame and rolli- , and tumbling balls off
smoke seesawed over the Iowa's bows a flrat
one gun on the pirt and another on the star
board answered the s:!utc. Then it was seas)
thut these dull gray ships that enoM BSSSBa
be distinguished 1mm the sea at a distance
had brought the whiff of salt air la thiaa
and also the smell of gunpowder: and whoa
the amoke lingered orer the deck of th Iowa,
despite the gentle breene of the north wtad,
people who watched c oely also aaw what St
meant on hoard a warship t fight a battle with
powder that was BOl nrnik -less The Iowa waa
in a fog for some time after ths salute, aad th
wonder Is that a ship In such a condition oould
have assisted eo fllctently as tbe Iowa did ia
helping to drive sonic of the Spanish ships
tabor. and that the gunner na laird could
have sent their shots straight and true.
Although the ships had not their fighting tag
on, so to speak, the people welcomed than
none the less heartily, even though there waa
some slight disnppulnuncnt in consequaae
jarxtEs WAvrrn to orr oiT.
Nor was disappointment confined to the peav
ple who wanted to see the vc-sel exactly as
they loosed when they fought with Cervera'
fleet. Long before daylight yesterday the flt
had been spikes at sea and had boon warned,
that they were exjiected to take part In the pa
rade. Tbe fleet con I ) have gotten in the night
before last without difficulty, but during S
large part of Friday night it had sailed at th
rate or six knots an bout, so as to arrive tn ths
early morning and avoid, if possible, a puhU
demonstration. Th men on the ships wanted
to get ashore: some of them had not had any
leave since January last, and they didn't care
to rade They wanted freedom, and thsrs
was much muttering and grumbling wheat
the order were posted that there wa to
be a parade and it became known that
It would tie very late In tbe day when any of
the men got shore leave. But the minute that
tbe first cheers of tbe day reached the ears off
the Jackie they forgot their muttering, aad
until tbe last excursion lmt and tugboat ami
left the fleet at anchor off Tompkinsville tbsr
entered into tbe spirit of the nay with has
utmost test. Mwt of the time tbey were strung
along tbe decks on both sides of the ships, and
In their white uniform aad blue ties thy
looked like a living garland on their victory
crowned vessels.
SAtt'TER FBOM TBE rOBTS AXD TBE TEXAS.
Two things especially contributed to tan)
great pleasure of the occasion. The day was
clear and a fresh and dry north wind made ths
atmosphere a delight. In addition to that, has
fieetwasontimealmosttothemtnute. If it had
been running on a schedule from Santiago and
wa mark id to appear at Tompkinsville 8. L,
at 9-30 A M. yesterday it oould not have iajsas
more prompt in its arrival. The fleet passed
Sandy Hook at 8 o'clock and It was 9 :15 whan
it loomed up just below Fort Hamilton. Eight
minutes later the first gun of the salute from
Fort Wadsworth wa fired, and before ths
twenty -one shots were finished the fort wss ss
nveleead In smoke that ft looked a if it war
on fire and needed fire engine to aav it boat
destruction.
At this time the rttJehtp Texas, flytag
Commodore Philip", flag, was lying just balsa
the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul off Tompkins
ville. No sooner had the Iowa responded to ths
fort' salute than Capt. Philip ran np a signal
of some sort which the knowing one said wa
a message of welcome to Sampson and hi mas.
and then, when the New York wa off Clifton,
a mile or more away, tbe guns of th Texas be
gan a salute of thirteen guns to Admiral Samp
son. Admiral Sampson' flagship replied with
a salute of eleven guns to Commodore Philip.
The formalities of the meeting had only just
begun. The marine were drawn ap on sash
vessel, and on th New Tork the band of ths
flagship waa playing a medley of appropriate
tune. The first that could be rliaTtngntsawd
acroas the water waa Bally 'Bound th Flag.
Boya" Then one could bear "Auld Lang
Syne." then came " Home. Sweet Home." and
thi was followed by " A Hot Time In ths Old
Town." There was a lot of wigwagging be
tween the Texas and the New York, dad signal
after signal was hoisted on Sampson ' flagship
and repeated on Schley' flagship. Ths fssst
had slowed down when off Quarantine and th
Port Physician had com alongside, and, on
being told by the fleet's surgeon that thr was
no illness to report, had said he did not want to
stop the ships, but tbey should go on to tax
part in the ceremonies of the day.
CABINET omCEBS BOAXD THE BEW rOXX.
By this time there probably were fifty tug
boats, excursion steameis, police boat. aafllTaT
craft and row-boats in tbe Immediate ricinity.
A glance up tbe bay revealed more ships Boss
ing down to meet the fleet. Sod the resounding
cheers that came acroas the water told ths men
on board that they wer to receive an extraor
dinary welcome. Admiral Sampson slowed
down tbe fleet as he came opposite Tompkins
ville. and interest on board th flagship wss
plainly oentred in two tugs that wars off hsr
starboard bow. On one of the tugs a
naval officer was wigwagging to tha flagship
la most vigorous fashion. He wa tatting
Admiral Sampson that he had five members of
the President's Cabinet on board and that thaw
bad come on behalf of the President to grant
him and hi ships and thus giv thaaflalr a
national aspect. Tbe vessel waa th nvy yard
tug Narkeeta. It gradually approached ths
starboard quarter of tbe New York aad finally
Secretaries Gage, Alger aad Wilson. Attotssr
General Griggs and Postmaster-General Smith
clambered up the gangway to th deck.
Admiral Sampson and his aides had left ths
after bridge of tha New York, aad woes )
tary Gage, the ranking member of th Prnsi
dent's Cabinet, appeared at the bead of ths
steps, there wa a warm greeting between hint
and the Admiral Mr. Gag clapped both his
hands over those of tbe Admiral aad Baling:
them warmly. The other member of ths
Cabinet were greeted heartily by the Admiral
and then were Introduced to some of ths offi
cer of the ahip. The marine were draws sp
on deck, and the band wa there alao, and thsrs
was a flourish of drums, and some mor pa
triotic tunes were played to mark the arrival af
tbe representatives of the President.
The .Narkeeta bad do ooner left th aid of
the New York than the tug Mutual drew up to
the gangway. It was evident irom the action
of Admiral Sampson that be wa especially is
terested in tbi tug. Th Admiral went down
the steps of tbe gangway to th flrat landtag,
and there be bad tbe pleasure of greeting his
wife and children, who bad com from thatr
home in Montclair and Bailed down with
party of friend to meet th fleet at the Ksr
rows. Tbe Admiral simply shook hand with
hi people and did not leave his ship, and than,
after a tew word, returned quickly to thsss
teitaiiiUienl of hi guesu
The steamer Gleu Island with the otfleaal
of XW York city aad their friend. Including
' Mayor Ya Vtyek aad He- icll committee
in charge of th local end of th celtbrstios.
had amwsd by ths Urn tb mmbr of ths
0 bin at had bsn planed oa board tha Kw
York, aad th ntxt thing in order was to gat
tb Mayor on board Sampson's fleet did not
anchor, but simply drifted up ths bay toward
tbe city with tbe flood t de. The Glen Island
was ful'i half mile below ' bg f sgsbip. aad It
j wagjtln oi-k. the tiaissst lor the (tepssBBT
vtto i"'v- ut '.he titer. The oOcwsf ths