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 . THE SPANISH WAK. and later were brought out by a smallercraft, the Margaret. Next to reachinghome, the boys were pleased at gettingwhere they belonged. .\s it was, theantics of the lads in their efforts toget there were equal to circus per-forman
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 . THE SPANISH WAK. and later were brought out by a smallercraft, the Margaret. Next to reachinghome, the boys were pleased at gettingwhere they belonged. .\s it was, theantics of the lads in their efforts toget there were equal to circus per-formances, for after the gang-plankshad been taken in, some of the vigor-ous fellows swung themselves aboardby means of ropes. At the last moments when theKnick. was moving out of her slip,one of the voung men came runningdown the (Idck with his arms full of bath, even though he finally let goeverything to get a two-handed graspof the rope. He had to wait and tocome out with the other the regulations were not too strictlyenforced, no harm came to any one,except the inevitable and somerallying by their comrades. TheseAankee boys were not starting awaylumgrv. They had money, the most ofthem, and the shore affords food evenif the rations of prime roast beefwere not all the most fastidious couldwish for. Then there were boxes and. t.\Ml SIKICET SCENE IX LAKELAND. bundles, no one nf which he waswilling to drnp rven f(ir the jxtssibilityof reaching the deck. He had cannedgoods in one hand and a bag of lemonsin the other. Throw me a rojie is hiscr\- as he nears the vessel. ( )ne isthrown and he grabs at it, his foot slipsujxin something anfl down he goes,bundles and all, not one of which willhe relinquish. .Vnguish and anxietyare pictured, ei|ually, on his face as heholds onto the rope with one hand, theother being devoted to budgets, andhe shouts to his comrades to draw himon board. Tiiev. however, were morediscreet, and declined to help liiin to a packages from hom
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