. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. Yucatanby a smart young ensign from theBancroft, who sWarmed nimbly up the ves-sels side and vaulted over the rail as the2d regiment band was finishing its usualevening course with The Star-Spangled Ban- crowded to the side to hear what the messagewas. Be ready to land at daybreak, yelledthe commander of the little gunboat. TheCastine will lead the column. A simultan-eous whoop of delight burst from the throatsof the delay-sickened men and every hatwas swinging around its owners head. Goodluck to
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. Yucatanby a smart young ensign from theBancroft, who sWarmed nimbly up the ves-sels side and vaulted over the rail as the2d regiment band was finishing its usualevening course with The Star-Spangled Ban- crowded to the side to hear what the messagewas. Be ready to land at daybreak, yelledthe commander of the little gunboat. TheCastine will lead the column. A simultan-eous whoop of delight burst from the throatsof the delay-sickened men and every hatwas swinging around its owners head. Goodluck to you all, and all our regards to Col. Roosevelt waved his hatand shouted his acknowledgments. Fol-lowed by a storm of cheering the Castinepassed on. Then the excitable lieutenant-colonel of the rough riders executed anotherdance and broke into song: Shout hurrah for Erin go braghAnd all the Yankee chanted. Come along, you old quaker,seizing Capt. Capron by the arm; lets go tosupper. The Yucatan reached Santiago and the restof the fleet yesterday afternoon at 3 oclock,. THE UNITED STATES AUXILIARY CRUISERMAYFLOWER. ner and soldiers and sailors, bareheaded,were standing facing the colors. (June 21). It was not a public announcement. Theyoung officer made his way quickly to thebridge, where he drew the master aside anddelivered his message. Then he saluted thegroup of officers and hurried away, jumpedinto his boat and was pulled rapidly off tohis ship. Long before he reached her Roosevelt, who with Col. Wood had beenquestioning the master, was dancing ajubilant heel-and-toe dance on the swayingdeck and beaming through his spectacles onthe expectant crowd. We land to-morrow,he said. Hooray! There was a general demonstration of joyfor five minutes later, when the little Castine,flying what looked like the five of clubs ather signal halyards, drew near. Her officerswere at the megaphone and everybody AZ/w^i*^ or, rather, she reached a point from w
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