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 . shacks. Even Mark Tapleymight have fallen into melancholy hadhe found himself encamped with the 194 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH WAR. Second Massachusetts in their final lo-cation, down in the swam]), alternatelydrenched and steamed till colds andmal
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 . shacks. Even Mark Tapleymight have fallen into melancholy hadhe found himself encamped with the 194 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH WAR. Second Massachusetts in their final lo-cation, down in the swam]), alternatelydrenched and steamed till colds andmalaria began to g-et in their deadlywork. There is little or no quinine inthe hospitals, and the fever has its ownnefarious way. There need be no won-der that they were glad ears on whichfell the welcome news. Jily 14th, thatSantiago and the eastern end of Cubahad surrendered. The pent-up yellsthat ought 111 lia\e had expression cm been known as the unhealthfnllocality in the Antilles. If immediately after the taking ofSantiago our Ijoys could have comehome, the story of Cuban mortalityhad l)een very different, but the au-thorities at home hatl become fearfulof the introduction of yellow fever, sothe soldiers who had bravely held upthrough the days and weeks of siegemust now remain to dispel all signs ofthe dreaded pestilence. It was hope. Charles II. I )i i><)N,John C. .Mai Kay. .Sergt. I-. J{. Jorhan. \\ ILL < I. l^. \\. Lawrence. tlial day were su])]jressed to please(ieneral Shafter, \\\vi seemed to 1)e])articularly careful nf tlie feelings nfthe Dons. it was an unhappy fate that chosethe vicinity of .Santiago as the theatreof land operations in Cuba. Shut in byhigh hills, thus cut off from northernbreezes, suliject to miasmic effluviairom the adjacent marshes, it had h mg deferred, making not only the heartsick. l)Ut the liody as well. I]) io the14th. 443 men in the .Sccund had lieenreported ill. .\fter the end. there is a growing ci-\ility lietween
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