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 . were tund)le(l into the water. Theworst result of the entire atifair was theloss by Lieutenant Fish, Company H,of his ejeglasses. Eight oclock in the morning of the14th came the orders to mcjve at once,but the moving out into the ba\- at
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 . were tund)le(l into the water. Theworst result of the entire atifair was theloss by Lieutenant Fish, Company H,of his ejeglasses. Eight oclock in the morning of the14th came the orders to mcjve at once,but the moving out into the ba\- at the dropping of the anchor at 12 as near as we came to military at once is a queer oclock comes, and with it anorder, borne by the dispatch boat Hor-net, to take our place in the line ofvessels. Over waveless waters theKnickerbocker steams to her position,and the long line of black-hulled craftsmoves slowly out through the windingchannel, bearing what was to do theirpart towards ending four centuries ofSpanish misrule in America. Thereare thousands of people upon thewharves, and every one is the decks come responsive shouts,while each one of the twenty boats isdoing its best to keep up the gloriousharmonw The rigging is black withsoldiers, who have clambered there for 30 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH A. T. I. C. M. W . Kick. R. C. Creen. Corp. J. (!. Uagberg. F. L. Fairbanks. r>. E. Wh eeler. S. .\. W . T. liRLSO. ENLISTED t(iMr.\.\V .\. CITV GUARDS, A. 31 a farewell look at native land. Soonthe outer waters of the Gulf arereached, and the ships are formed inthree columns, 400 feet apart, with theflagship, Annapolis, at the head, flankedliy the Castine an<l the Helena. .\ fleetof torpedo boats jiatrols the outerwaters and acts as dispatch boats be-tween the transports and the na\yproper. Reaching- the waters of thegulf was the signal for many cases ofseasickness, for the surface was r
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