Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . uting inside the Spanish lineson the 9th indicates some unusual ex-citement there. The tendency to seethings big is often seen among sol-diers. When M r and D n came in from an exploration of theirown, the former saw siege-guns bythe score, while
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . uting inside the Spanish lineson the 9th indicates some unusual ex-citement there. The tendency to seethings big is often seen among sol-diers. When M r and D n came in from an exploration of theirown, the former saw siege-guns bythe score, while the latter, by his side,said. I didnt see any such •\gain while ^L averred that both ofthem had been in great personal dangerfrom sharpshooters, D. claimed tohave been unaware of any such peril. The scarcity of writing material iswell shown in a letter which about thistime is sent bv Sergeant Monroe to hismother. It is written ui)on a smallmemorandum pad and the envelope isone that had been sent to him. but byreversing it, i. e., directing it uiion theback, erasing his own name and withblack thread sewing up the openedend, he furnishes his mother with arelic of special value. Though the mengrew used to constant rain, they nevergrew to really like .getting wet. Saysone victim of interminable dripping,I had not got my tent pitched, so I. Santiago as .Seen from the Trenches. lay dnwii between two rubber blank-ets. I was all right during the firstshower, but T fell asleep, and theblanket, slipping down, I awoke with itraining guns and a stream of waterrunning under me. T was J covered the best I could and wentto sleep and let the water go it. Iawoke in the morning with one sidesoaked through, but I dried by the fire,and late in the afternoon the sun cameout enough to dry partially my blanket,I have made up my mind that if I evergo to another war, nothing less thanthe rank of Major will do for me, Snowball, the Companys mascot,had little realization of the imp
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