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relieve those which have been away

since last winter or longer.

Under the circumstances there ha

been very little grumbling from the

men at this unusual service in th

tropics. Perhaps among themselves

they have railed against the fate or

policy which kept them, in the tpen

aea of Tampico or at Vera Crux and

Port-au-Prince, but for the most part

they have kept these grumblings tt

themselves. Also the health reports

show that the men have stood the

service remarkably well,

r Has Been Much Suffering.

In certain, cases there has undoubt

edly been actual suffering. ThaSouth

Carolina, which Is now In Saripomlh-

lcan water, h; had a very ttying

cruise. She- Hampton roadr- on

January 1C, has been In the

tropics eye- with such duty that

the men aen unable to get' a

single ov .shore leave, and nave

gone for .j than a month without

setting it on shore. An enlisted

man is said to have gone insane frdm

heat prostration on board the Nash

ville, which has been in West In Han

water since September, 1913, contin

uously. .1

The Eagle has been in West Indian

water since November, 191$, the San

Francisco since November, 1913, the

Paducah since October, 1913, and the

Connecticut since last December.

.These vessels Mr. Daniels hopes to

relieve inthe'near future

Serving As Barracks.'

Among the officers the matter, of

personal hardship in such service Is

considered secondary to loss fleet sus

tains in its absence from manoeuvres.

Whereas little grumbling is heard be

cause, of the hardship of the .service,

there is constant protesting, against

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New Britain herald. (1914). New Britain, Conn., 1914-07-08. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014519/1914-07-08/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New Britain herald, 1914-07-08.