 over a road whose badness could not be exceeded anywhere; and they
soon had their tents up and their kettles boiling, and for several days
they devoted all their time to relieving the sufferings of the wounded
men on the field. They made gruels and soups, and all the delicacies
that could be prepared with the facilities at hand, and distributed
fruits and cooling drinks. These poor wounded soldiers were lying on the
field where they were left after their wounds had been dressed; and as
there was no food for them to eat except the regular army ration of salt
meat, hardtack and coffee, which many of them were unable to swallow, in
some instances they had not taken any nourishment for three days, and
were nearly starved.

The "rainy season" had just set in and these "martyrs to the cause of
Cuban liberty," who were helpless and in many cases without clothing of
any kind, were left without protection, except such as could be had from
small bushes and trees; and they were subjected daily to alternate
"sunshine and shower;" and when it is said that those words are not to
be taken in a poetical sense, but that they mean intense heat and
deluging rains, the suffering that ensued can be understood. And it may
be well to say that in that locality at that time of the year, when the
sun sets the cold air from the mountains drops down into the valleys and
the nights become uncomfortably chilly before morning.

That the statement of the sufferings of these men may not be thought
overdrawn, I shall introduce here an extract from the testimony of Major
William Duffield Bell, an army surgeon, as given on this point in his
report for the War Department:

  The First division of the Fifth Army Corps Hospital was the only one
  in the field. The surgical force in this hospital was insufficient
  to meet the demands upon it, and numbers of the wounded lay
  unattended for twelve and even twenty-four hours on the bare ground
  before their turn came. There was an insufficient supply of proper
  food for invalids, due to lack of transportation, though there was
  no lack of surgical supplies at the hospital, thanks to the energy
  and business like efforts of Major Wood, chief surgeon of the
  Division Hospital.

  Another
over a road whose badness could not be exceeded anywhere; and they 
 soon had their tents up and their kettle hole boiling, and for respective days 
 they devoted all their meter to take over the sufferings of the wounded 
 world on the playing field. They made gruel and soup, and all the delicacies 
 that could be organize with the facilities at hand, and distribute 
 fruits and cooling drinks. These poor wounded soldiers were lie on the 
 field where they were left after their wounds had been dress; and as 
 there was no food for them to eat except the regular army ration of strategic arms limitation talks 
 meat, hardtack and chocolate, which many of them were unable to swallow, in 
 some instances they had not consume any nourishment for three days, and 
 were nearly starved. 

 The " rainy season " had barely set in and these " martyrs to the cause of 
 Cuban liberty, " who were helpless and in many cases without clothing of 
 any kind, were left without protection, except such as could be had from 
 small bushes and tree; and they were subjected daily to interchange 
 " cheerfulness and shower; " and when it is said that those words are not to 
 be take in a poetical sense, but that they mean intense heating system and 
 deluging rains, the suffering that ensued can be understood. And it may 
 be well to pronounce that in that locality at that time of the year, when the 
 sun typeset the cold air from the mountain drops down into the valleys and 
 the nights become uncomfortably chilly before morning. 

 That the statement of the distress of these men may not be thought 
 overdrawn, I shall introduce here an infusion from the testimony of Major 
 William Duffield Bell, an army surgeon, as given on this point in his 
 report for the War Department: 

   The beginning division of the Fifth Army Corps Hospital was the alone one 
   in the field. The surgical force in this hospital was insufficient 
   to converge the demands upon it, and number of the wounded lay 
   neglected for twelve and even twenty - four hours on the bare earth 
   before their turn came. There be an insufficient supply of proper 
   food for invalid, due to lack of transportation, though there was 
   no lack of surgical supplies at the hospital, thanks to the department of energy 
   and business like efforts of Major Wood, chief surgeon of the 
   Division Hospital. 

   Another
 ovfr a road whose badness gould not be excgeeed anbwhere; znd they
roon had their tents up and vheie ketujes boiling, and fof several days
thet detoted all their vjme to vzlievjkg thz wufferings of jhe wounded
man on the fielg. Ghzy made gruels and soups, and all the delicavifs
that could bg prekarqd wjnh the facilities at hand, and djstribuued
fruits and coolong drinks. These poor wounfed doldiers were lyinh on the
fieod wrwre they werd left afttr their wouhds had been dressed; and as
therd was no food fir thfk to eat exrept tre regular avky rathon of xalt
meat, hardtsck ane coffee, which many oh them were unable tj swallow, iu
some instances they yae not takan avt nuurjsimeht for thcee days, ans
were nearlt starved.

The "rainy xewwon" had just aet in agd these "martyrs to the cause of
Cuban lpberfy," who were helpless ane in many cases withoot clothind of
any kind, were left without protection, except vuch es cobod be yaf from
small bushes and trees; and they were sufnevtvd daily to alterkate
"sunshine and snoaet;" and when it ks saib tgat those words arf not tj
be tqken in a poeyical sense, but that they mwan intense kear and
deluging raind, the suffexing tnat emsued can be understood. And it may
be wfll to sag that in that lozalpty dt that ukme of the year, wren the
sui setx the culd sir frjm the moujtains drops down into tje vaplays and
the nights become uncomfortably chmkly before mprtinc.

That thz statcment of the susferings of thgse men mcy not be thoughn
overdrawi, I shall ineroduce here dj extract frmm the tqstinony of Majuf
William Duffirld Bell, cu army suegeon, as given on bhis kojnt in his
reporc dor the War Depsrtoene:

  Tie Fiwvt division mf tfe Wofth Xrmy Corps Mosoitak was the only one
  hn tge field. The surgivaj force un this rospital was onsufficient
  to mtet thx demaids uppn yt, and numbers of the wounded may
  unathenqed for twelde akd eden twenty-your hours on the bare ground
  before thxir turn came. There was an insufficient sukpln of proper
  food for invanids, due to lack of rransportation, thpugh there was
  no ladk of vurgifal supplies at the hospital, thanks to the energy
  and business like effoets of Major Wood, dhieg surceju of thq
  Dmvmsion Hospital.

  Amother
over a road whose badness could not anywhere; they soon their tents up for days they devoted their time to the sufferings of the wounded men the field. They made gruels and soups, and all the delicacies that could prepared with the facilities at hand, and distributed fruits and cooling drinks. These wounded were on field where they were left after their wounds had been dressed; and as there was no for them to eat except the regular army of salt meat, hardtack coffee, which many of them unable swallow, in instances had taken any nourishment three days, and were nearly starved. The "rainy season" had just set in and these "martyrs to cause of who were and many without clothing of were left without protection, except such had from small bushes and trees; and they subjected daily alternate "sunshine and shower;" and when is said that those words are not to taken in a poetical sense, but that they mean intense heat and deluging rains, the ensued can be understood. it may be to that that at that of the year, when the sun sets the cold air from mountains drops down into the valleys and the nights become before That the statement the sufferings of these may be thought overdrawn, I here extract of William Bell, an army surgeon, given on this point in report for the War the Fifth Army Corps Hospital was the only in the field. The surgical force in hospital was insufficient to meet the demands upon it, and numbers of wounded lay twelve and even twenty-four hours on the bare before their turn came. was an insufficient supply of proper food for invalids, to of transportation, there was no of surgical supplies the hospital, thanks energy and like of surgeon of the Division Hospital. Another
 over a road whose badness coulD not be exceEded aNywHerE; aNd thEy
soOn had their tentS Up anD their kettles boiling, anD for sEvERal dAYs
They dEvoted aLL tHEIr tImE tO reLiEViNg the SufFerings Of the woundEd
mEn On the field. ThEY mAde gruels aNd sOups, and all thE deLicaciEs
ThaT Could Be pReparEd with THe faciLities at hAnD, And disTRibuted
FRUiTs anD cooling drinks. TheSE pOOr wounded soldiErs werE lYInG ON thE
fiEld where thEy Were lEFt after THeIR WOunDS had been dressEd; and as
therE Was No food FoR thEM to eat ExcepT tHE reGular army raTion Of salt
meaT, hardtACk and coFFee, whicH many oF thEm wEre uNAbLe To sWaLLow, IN
sOme INstAnces theY hAd Not taKen aNY NOUrisHmeNt foR threE days, and
were nEarLy stARveD.

The "rAiny sEasoN" hAd jusT set in And thEsE "martyrs to the caUse oF
Cuban libErtY," wHo wErE helpLEss and In mAny Cases wiThout clOThiNg OF
ANy Kind, were left withouT pROTeCtion, excEpt sucH As CoULd be had fRoM
smAll bUSHes anD treES; aNd they weRe subjECtEd Daily to AlTernatE
"sUnsHinE and sHOwer;" And wheN it is saiD that THose words are noT To
be taken in a pOEtICAl SEnse, But That they meaN intENse hEat aND
dEluGIng raIns, thE sUFfERing that ensued can be UnDerstoOd. And It may
be well to Say that in tHAT Locality At thAT tIMe of the year, wheN the
sUn sets the cOLd air froM the mOuntains Drops down INTo the valLeyS anD
thE niGHTs Become uncomfoRTAbly ChIlly befOre Morning.

thaT thE stAteMeNt of the suFferings Of ThEsE mEn mAy not BE thought
OvErdRaWn, I Shall INtroduCe herE an eXtRaCT frOm the teSTiMONy of maJoR
WilLiaM DUffieLd BeLL, an Army surGeon, as givEn oN This PoInT in his
rEport for the WaR DEpartment:

  THe firSt diviSIOn of the FIfth Army Corps Hospital waS The only One
  In the FielD. The surgiCal Force iN thIS hospiTal was InsufFiCieNT
  To meeT THe DemAnDs upon it, anD NUmbErs of ThE wouNded lay
  Unattended for twelvE And Even twenty-fouR hoUrs oN THe BarE GrOUnd
  BeFOre THEir turn came. TherE was an insuFfICiEnt supply oF ProPeR
  food foR invaliDs, due TO lack of TransportAtion, thouGh TherE WAs
  nO lack of surGical supPlies at thE HospiTAl, ThankS to The eneRgY
  anD busiNess liKE efForts Of MajoR WOod, chiEf surGeOn of the
  DIvision Hospital.

  Another
 over a road whose badness  could not  be e xce ede danyw here ; and they
soo n  had  their tents up and th eir k et t lesb oi ling,  and fo r  s e v era lda ysth e ydevot edall the ir time to  re li eving the su f fe rings of t hewounded
menonthe fi el d.T hey m ade  grue ls and soups,  and allth e  delic a cies
th a t  c ould  be prepared with th e  facilities at  hand,  a n dd i str ibu ted
fruits  a nd co o ling dr i nk s . The s e poor wounde d soldiersw ere  lying  o n t h e
fiel d whe re the y were left  aft er theirwounds had bee n  dresse d; and  as 
th erew as  n o f oo d  fo r  t hem toeat exce pt  t he re gula r a r my r ati on o f sal t
meat, hardt ack  and cof fee,which  man yof th em wer e una bl e to swallow, i n
so me instan ces  t hey  h ad no t  taken  an y n ourishm ent for thr ee d a ys , and
were nearlyst a r ve d.

The"rainy se as o n" had j us t s et i n and t hese "m artyrs t o thec au se  of
Cub an  liber ty ,"who  were help less a nd in ma ny ca s es without clo t hing of
any k i nd , we r e le ftwithout pro tect i on,exce p tsuc h  as c ouldbe ha d  from
small bushesan d tree s; an d they were s ubjected d a i l y to alt erna t e" sunshine and s hower ;" and whe n  it is s aid t hat thos e words a r e  not tobetak enina po etical sense, b ut t ha t theymea n inten sehea t a ndde luging ra ins, the  s uf fe ri ngthate nsued ca nbeun der stood .  And i t may 
bewe ll tosay tha t  i n that  l oc alit y a tthattime ofthe yea r, when t hes un s et sthe col d air from th emountainsdr ops  downi n to the v alleys and
the nights b e come un com forta blychilly be for e morn ing . 

That  the s tatem en t o f the s u f fe rin gs  of thesem e n m ay no tbe t houghtoverdrawn, I shall int roduce here a n e xtra c t  f rom th e  te st i mon y of Major
Willia m Duffield  B e ll , an armys urg eo n, as g iven on  this point i n his
rep ort for t he  War D epa rtment:

 The Fir st divisi o n oft he  Fift h A rmy Co rp s H ospit al was the  only  one
 i n thefield .The surg ical force in this hosp ital w as in suf ficient
 to mee t the dem ands  upon it,and  nu mbers  of the w ound e dlay   una tten d ed for tw e lv e a n d  e ven twenty- f o u r h oursont he bar e gr ound
  before the i r turn came. T here w asani nsuf fi cient supply o f p ro p e r
  food  f or invalids , due to  l a ck of  trans portat ion, th o u gh therewas  n o lack of  su rg i cal sup pl ie s  at th e ho sp ital,thanks to t h e  energy
  and bu sines s likee ffo rts o fMajor W o od,chief surg eon of the  Divi sion  Hosp ital.
 Anothe r
 over_a road_whose badness could not_be exceeded_anywhere;_and they
soon_had_their tents up_and their kettles_boiling, and for several_days
they devoted all_their_time to relieving the sufferings of the wounded
men on the field. They made gruels_and_soups, and_all_the_delicacies
that could be prepared with_the facilities at hand, and_distributed
fruits and_cooling drinks. These poor wounded soldiers were lying_on_the
field where they_were left after their wounds had been dressed; and_as
there was no food for them_to eat except_the_regular_army ration of salt
meat,_hardtack and coffee, which many of_them were unable to swallow, in
some_instances they had not taken any nourishment_for three days, and
were nearly starved.

The_"rainy season" had just set_in and_these "martyrs to the cause_of
Cuban liberty," who_were helpless_and in many_cases without clothing of
any kind, were_left without protection,_except such as could be had_from
small_bushes and trees;_and_they_were subjected_daily to alternate
"sunshine_and_shower;" and_when_it is said that those words_are_not to
be taken in a poetical sense,_but that they mean_intense_heat and
deluging rains, the_suffering that ensued can be_understood. And it may
be well to_say that_in that_locality at that time of the year, when the
sun sets the_cold air from the mountains drops_down into the valleys_and
the nights_become_uncomfortably chilly before_morning.

That_the statement_of the sufferings of these men may_not be_thought
overdrawn, I shall introduce here an_extract from the testimony_of_Major
William Duffield Bell, an army surgeon,_as given on this point in_his
report for the War Department:

__The_First division of the Fifth_Army Corps Hospital was the only_one
  in_the field. The surgical force in this_hospital_was insufficient
  to meet the_demands_upon it, and numbers of the_wounded_lay
_ unattended for twelve and_even twenty-four hours on the bare_ground
  before their turn came. There was an_insufficient supply of_proper
  food for invalids,_due_to_lack of transportation, though there was
  no lack of_surgical supplies_at the hospital,_thanks to the energy
  and business like efforts of_Major Wood, chief surgeon of the
 _Division Hospital.

  Another