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 . ay from the city, eisjht are in theother world, while certain of the sur-vivors are endeavoring to regain theirstrength in their respective homes. On the 14th of .September, MichaelJ. Russell left for ]\Iontauk, under thedirection of the honorari
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 . ay from the city, eisjht are in theother world, while certain of the sur-vivors are endeavoring to regain theirstrength in their respective homes. On the 14th of .September, MichaelJ. Russell left for ]\Iontauk, under thedirection of the honoraries. to look af-ter the Emmets still in the hos-]iital there, ami for twci weeks he faith-fully discharged his duty. He was for-tunate in finding the Worcester doctor,y. A. Rona-sne, who, like himself, had died on the 15th nf .September, andJohn J. Creaven cm the 25th. For allthe men there was an extended sicklea\e. during which time they had theprixilege of recuperating as best theycciuld. It should be stated that everyman had his fever sooner or later. Ifhe came off the Island well, he wasstricken after reaching home, if not be-fore. ()ne of the very last to yield wasLieutenant AlcCann, whose sinewyframe resisted all attacks into themonth of November, when he wentdown all at once, and for the ensuingtwo \-ears <lid n<it know a well Dr. Jos. F1. \ Montaiik \uUinteer. Patrick J. OKeefe. a j)ersoii;il in the sick menfrom this cilw ( )n his return hebrought wilh him as far as Providencethe boy (leo;ir(l it was thought bestto give him all tlu- chance possible.\\hen old enough he enlisted, andnow, 1904, he is a Corporal in the ] ( >f tlu- men left in hospital atMontaid<, Irivate j. !•. .McTiernan Recriits. The services of Sergeant J. J. Corlissin bringing the ranks of the Emmetsup to the iiewl}- adopted standarilshould be treated under a special head-ing. We have already seen him com-ing or going back to Worcester fromC
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