. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. Puerto Rico. It seems absurd thateven to-day (June 20) well on our way tothe place of hostile landing, with no longerreason for mystery or concealment, out ofreach of telegraph lines, far away from mailservice,we do not know whether we are to landbefore Santiago or San Juan. Of course, knows, and probably the captains ofand navigators of the troopships know, butthe private and his officer and his oflflcers of- ficer and the doctors, chaplains and news-paper men are literally and figur
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. Puerto Rico. It seems absurd thateven to-day (June 20) well on our way tothe place of hostile landing, with no longerreason for mystery or concealment, out ofreach of telegraph lines, far away from mailservice,we do not know whether we are to landbefore Santiago or San Juan. Of course, knows, and probably the captains ofand navigators of the troopships know, butthe private and his officer and his oflflcers of- ficer and the doctors, chaplains and news-paper men are literally and figuratively allat sea. It is generally understood that weare going to Santiago. This little uncertaintyas to destination is noted here because weare at the parting of the ways; if we turnto the south we go to Santiago; if we keepon east by south we go to San Juan, andover 18,000 men at this moment are keepingclose watch of the Indiana to note the direc-tion she will head when the go aheadsignal is hoisted on the fleet of transports with its guard of THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES 51.
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