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 . on ofthe same, .\ctually. they had to liecounted out. Some of the best accoiu-modations so far as the camp was cnn-cerned were had here. The water camedown the hillside, and was fairly good,liathing was the most longed-for privi-lege, but of cour
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 . on ofthe same, .\ctually. they had to liecounted out. Some of the best accoiu-modations so far as the camp was cnn-cerned were had here. The water camedown the hillside, and was fairly good,liathing was the most longed-for privi-lege, but of course it could not be tol-erated in the stream whence also camethe drinking water. However, Yankeewit sunn supplied the necessarj- facili-ties, and they were had in this a little ways from the stream ahole would be dug in the sof earth,andin this was fitted the rubber Ijlanketof the bather. Then, with cup or can-teen, lie would pass water from thestream to the receptacle, and when thenecessary amount was secured, hewnuld take his improvised sitting bath,W hen the water had served its ])ur-jiiiSL-, two men. seizing the corners ofthe blanket, by a quick and dextrousmovement would throw the contentsback fromthestream. In this way therewas not the least danger of pollution. The men relate with some gusto that 42 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH Sergt. E. IJ. ver hisshoulder instead of a line, and in thisdecidedlv cit licsIiabiUc manner he di-rected the ad\ance of his company. Itwas on this day that the war halloonwas noted. It apjieared to hang mo-tionless in midair. Though used in theRehellion and in the Franco-PrussianA\ar, it would seem that ballooninghas not yet become a successful ad-junct of military operations. At 3 oclock the advance wasbegun, and was continued for miles, and as rain had been fal
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