. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA REVIEW 17 THE NAVAL COALING STATION, GUANTANAMO, CUBA. Territory Acquired at the Termination of the Spanish-American War—A Modern High-Speed Coaling Station Courtesy of Tliu Ii General view of the coal-handling equipment installed for the United States Government at Guantanamo, Cuba. El grabado representa la instalacion hecha en Guantanamo, Cuba, por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, para la descarga del carbon. La maquinaria para el trabajo esta montada en el puente de acero, y funciona por medio de motores electricos. La instalaci
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA REVIEW 17 THE NAVAL COALING STATION, GUANTANAMO, CUBA. Territory Acquired at the Termination of the Spanish-American War—A Modern High-Speed Coaling Station Courtesy of Tliu Ii General view of the coal-handling equipment installed for the United States Government at Guantanamo, Cuba. El grabado representa la instalacion hecha en Guantanamo, Cuba, por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, para la descarga del carbon. La maquinaria para el trabajo esta montada en el puente de acero, y funciona por medio de motores electricos. La instalacion se acepto en Noviembre de 1908, y desde entonces esta funcionando, reduciendo el numero de brazos de 70 hombres que se empleaban primitivamente a 2 maquinistas y i fogonero. At the termination of the Spanish- American War, the U. S. Navy Depart- ment acquired certain territory border- ing on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a naval station, including, among other equipment, a plant to store coal from colleries and also to coal vessels using Southern waters. The Government en- gineers finding an available location near Hospital Cay, dredged a channel for water approach, and built a wharf, hav- ing a frontage of 340 feet, and a coal storage area in the rear of 68,000 square feet. A temporary coal handling and stor- ing equipment was promptly installed, but the small tonnage—350 to 400 tons per day—meant the employment of a stevedore force of 70 men and a high labor charge per ton handled, besides the remoteness of the station from any labor center or community from which labor of this type could be drawn, caused many delays. As soon, therefore, as additional appropriations were avail- able a modern high-speed coaling sta- tion to transfer coal from colliers to the storage area and from this storage area to the naval vessels, was installed. The illustration gives a general view of the new plant. The operating ma- chinery is mounted on a steel bridge spanning the storage area, wi
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