. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. JOHN D. LONG. Secretary of the navy. work among the men-o-wars men. He didnot realize how badly they needed a friendin Key West, but he turned his New Orleanscharge over to an understudy and started,backed by the promise of limited aid fromhis Bethel association. The Christian com-mission heard of his intention, adopted hisplans for its own and gave him free hand inthe spending of money. ?S>4 THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES. ARRIVAL AT KEY WEST OP THE 25TH U. S. INFANTRY—THE COLORED REGIMENT.
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. JOHN D. LONG. Secretary of the navy. work among the men-o-wars men. He didnot realize how badly they needed a friendin Key West, but he turned his New Orleanscharge over to an understudy and started,backed by the promise of limited aid fromhis Bethel association. The Christian com-mission heard of his intention, adopted hisplans for its own and gave him free hand inthe spending of money. ?S>4 THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES. ARRIVAL AT KEY WEST OP THE 25TH U. S. INFANTRY—THE COLORED REGIMENT. When Mr. Steele reached Key West asober sailor ashore was something of an ex-ception. There are twenty low dives withinrifle shot of the government dock, where theships launches land the men who have shoreleave. These places are foul beyond de-scription—dirtier, blacker than the vilestcellar joint below Van Buren street, Chi-cago. The stench of stale beer smites acrossthe street—the walls, the swinging screens,the bar rails, are deep-layered with the filthOf greasy hands. In any other city than Key West the worst of them would be closedas menaces to public health. Here they werepermitted to keep ever-open doors if theychose. A month ago, when riots were ofnightly occurrence, Commodore Remey in-stituted a night patrol and closed their doorsat midnight. One May morning I countedforty-seven drunken sailors stretched on thesidewalks, tumbled over in gutters, doubledover lumber piles on the docks, sleepingaway the f
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