The Red Cross : in peace and war . ed andmarched us unceremoniously to the guardhouse. There we were chal-lenged, and a parley ensued, until I showed my pass from General change of front was spectacular, apologies were profuse, but Iended the affair by insisting successfully that the officer sign his nameto my pass which was already rather heavily overloaded with the namesof military and civil magnates, both Spanish and American. This trip was memorable not only for the enjoyment of a ride overone of the best long roads in the world, amid the displays of all tropicalfruits and flora
The Red Cross : in peace and war . ed andmarched us unceremoniously to the guardhouse. There we were chal-lenged, and a parley ensued, until I showed my pass from General change of front was spectacular, apologies were profuse, but Iended the affair by insisting successfully that the officer sign his nameto my pass which was already rather heavily overloaded with the namesof military and civil magnates, both Spanish and American. This trip was memorable not only for the enjoyment of a ride overone of the best long roads in the world, amid the displays of all tropicalfruits and flora, views of many characteristic people, habitations, cus-toms, and cultivated sections of the island, but for the intelligent andcharming exposition of everything, together with discussion of thesocial, political, military and commercial interests and problems ofPorto Rico, at the present stage of affairs, by Herr Rauschenplat, jB-^-^ow? - ^ ^... :f^m K ?? ? s^f H wt # ^W^i : . .w^ Ajy ^ ^^^^ M^kj^^^^ 1 V^^ 1 < ^ erf 2 o b. PORTO RICO. 465 whose English speech scarcely betrays his German vernacular or hiscustomary Spanish. Arriving at Ponce on the evening of September 2, on the followingday storage for Red Cross goods was secured in the Custom House atthe Play a, or Port of Ponce, which continued our only headquartersduring work in Porto Rico. The distribution of goods commenced onSunday, September 4. The goods at first distributed in Ponce werethe remainder of the cargo brought on the Concho, hnt left in chargeof and lightered off of the Concho, and carefully stored by kindagreement in the Custom House, when I was obliged to depart on the Alamo for Mayaguez and Arecibo or lose a most valuable oppor-tuniiy for distributing stores where urgently needed. Kvery applicant not seeking for himself alone was interrogated asto the number of sick or convalescents for whom the goods were desired,and informed that our provisions were specifically for these amount bestowed wa
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