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The Spanish American Was
In Motion Pictures on CD
This presentation features 68 motion pictures
produced between 1898 and 1901 of the Spanish-American War
and the subsequent Philippine Revolution. The Spanish-American
War was the first U.S. war in which the motion picture camera
played a role. These films were made by the Edison Manufacturing
Company and the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company and
consist of actualities filmed in the U.S., Cuba, and the
Philippines, showing troops, ships, notable figures, and
parades, as well as reenactments of battles and other war-time
events.
Here are the movies on this
CD
| 10th
U.S. Infantry, 2nd Battalion, leaving cars - Hurrah--here
they come! Hot, dusty, grim and determined! Real soldiers,
every inch of them! No gold lace and chalked belts and
shoulder straps, but fully equipped in full marching order:
blankets, guns, knapsacks and canteens. Train is in the
background. Crowds of curious bystanders; comical looking
[Afro-American] "dude" with a sun- umbrella strolls languidly
in the foreground, and you almost hear that "yaller dog"
bark. Small boys in abundance. The column marches in fours
and passes through the front of the picture. |
Admiral
Dewey leading land parade, no. 2 - We equipped eight
parties on the occasion of Admiral Dewey's arrival in
New York Harbor, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, and
secured the following excellent moving pictures of the
Admiral and his great ship, together with the stirring
events of Dewey Day, September 29th, the day of the Naval
Parade, and Dewey Day, September 30th, the day of the
Land Parade. Ours was the only photographic apparatus
on board the U.S. Cruiser Olympia on this memorable occasion.
The Admiral posed especially for our camera. |
| 71st
Regiment, Camp Wyckoff - Of the thousand and more
men who left New York for the Cuban Campaign, scarcely
three hundred were able to shoulder their rifles to march
before the Biograph camera at Camp Wikoff. The picture
shows many of the companies reduced to seven or eight
men, and the whole regiment, rank and file is in a sad
condition. |
9th
Infantry boys' morning wash - Imagine forty or fifty
soldier boys each with a pail of water on the ground before
him, sousing and spattering and scrubbing away for dear
life. Soap and towels too. Every man jack of them looks
as if he were enjoying the wash immensely, and also the
novelty of having his picture taken. The big fellow in
the center of the picture is laughing heartily. |
| Admiral
Dewey landing at Gibraltar - Filmed ca. Sept. 5, 1899,
when Admiral Dewey stopped off at Gibraltar on his way
to New York City and the first of his homecoming celebrations.
|
Admiral
Dewey leading land parade - On Riverside Drive; showing
Naval Brigade of North Atlantic Fleet, followed by Schley,
Sampson, Miles, and other celebrities. The Admiral is
in carriage with Mayor Van Wyck. |
|
25th Infantry
- Gen. Frederick D. Grant and Gen. A.S. Burt [commander
of the 25th Infantry Regiment] returning from Mt. Ariat
[sic], at the head of the famous 25th Infantry.
|
Admiral
Dewey receiving the Washington and New York committees
- Showing Committee of Arrangements' visit to the Admiral
on board the U.S. Cruiser Olympia. |
| Astor
Battery on parade - As they appeared in New York on
Saturday, January 21 [sic], 1899, on their return from
active service in the Philippines. The picture is taken
as they cross Broadway, Union Square, north. First come
the mounted police, proud and prancing, then the band,
then the famous Astor Battery, marching twenty-four abreast.
As the second file approaches, the order is given to "change
arms" and the rifles shift from right to left shoulder.
The men march well, with rapid gait, and present a fine
spectacle, dressed in their long dark overcoats. A group
of ladies on a balcony wave their handkerchiefs, and the
crowds that line the sidewalks show their enthusiasm.
As the Battery passes out of sight, men and boys run across
the street, and a hansom cab brings up the rear. |
Advance
of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan - From the thick
underbrush where the Filipinos are massed comes volley
after volley. They are making one of those determined
stands that marks Caloocan as the bloodiest battle of
the Filipino rebellion. Suddenly, with impetuous rush,
Funston's men appear. They pause but for a moment, to
fire, reload and fire. The color bearer falls, but the
standard is caught up by brave Sergeant Squires and waves
undaunted in the smoke and din of the receding battle.
This is one of the best battle pictures ever made. The
first firing is done directly toward the front of the
picture, and the advance of the U.S. troops apparently
through the screen is very exciting; the gradual disappearance
of the fighters sustaining the interest to the end. |
| Aguinaldo's
navy - A splendid scene, showing a large number of
curious Filipino boats being worked on the Pasig River
near Manila by natives. |
Admiral
Dewey taking leave of Washington committee on the U.S.
cruiser "Olympia" - Showing the gallant Admiral standing
directly in front of the camera, life size, his head bare,
graciously bidding his guests adieu. This was exhibited
at Eden Musee and Koster and Bial's, New York, to 18,000
people the next day after the picture was taken. |
| Capture
of trenches at Candaba - The Filipinos execute a flank
movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance
guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch
and they defend their position bravely. A fierce charge
by our soldiers makes them give way and they scatter in
all directions. The officer in command pays dearly for
his desperate sortie. Just as his horse clears the embankment
the officer throws up his hands and falls backward with
a crash; while the riderless horse dashes off toward the
American lines. |
Burial
of the "Maine" victims - Taken at Key West, Fla.,
March 27, 1898. First comes a detachment of sailors and
marines in the left foreground, while at the right is
seen a crowd of small colored boys, which precedes any
public procession in the South. Then follow the nine hearses,
each coffin draped with THE FLAG. At the side of each
wagon walk the pall bearers, surviving comrades, their
heads bowed in attitudes of grief. Next come naval officers
and marines, and lastly a procession of carriages, followed
by a large crowd on foot. |
| Blanket-tossing
a new recruit - Company F, 1st Ohio Volunteers, initiating
a new man. Nineteen times he bounces in the blanket, and
each toss is funnier than the last one. |
Close
view of the "Brooklyn," naval parade - Schley's flagship
at close range, showing shot hole in the middle of funnel,
near deck. She flies a frayed and tattered battle flag.
|
| Colonel
Funston swimming the Bagbag River - A fictionalized
reenactment of an incident in the Spanish-American War
when an American officer swam the Bagbag River despite
the presence of enemy soldiers on the opposite shore.
He jumps into the river under cover of fire by his men
at the enemy, leading some on a raft, and eventually the
American flag is unfurled in victory. |
Colored
troops disembarking - The steamer "Mascotte" has reached
her dock at Port Tampa, and the 2d Battalion of Colored
Infantry is going ashore. Tide is very high, and the gang
plank is extra steep; and it is laughable to see the extreme
caution displayed by the soldiers clambering down. The
commanding officer struts on the wharf, urging them to
hurry. Two boat stewards in glistening white duck coats,
are interested watchers--looking for "tips" perhaps. |
| Filipinos
retreat from trenches - An incident of the Battle
of the Trenches at Candabar [sic]. The enemy threw up
a high earth embankment during the night, and are defending
it with great stubbornness. The pits are crowded with
Filipinos, who fire volley after volley. The artillery
of the Americans plays havoc with their ranks and they
fall back, leaving many dead. Their retreat is hotly covered
by a company of U.S. Infantry, with mounted officer. They
tumble over the embankment into the trench, fire a volley
and advance. The officer carefully examines the earthworks,
his horse picking his way cautiously over the bodies of
the fallen foe. |
Cuban
refugees waiting for rations- A group of escaped reconcentrados,
saved from the fate of starvation imposed by the Butcher,
Weyler. They stand in line waiting, each man with his
tin dish and cup. One expects to see just such men as
these, after the centuries of Spanish oppression and tyranny.
As they come forward, their walk, even, is listless and
lifeless. The picture affords an exceedingly interesting
racial character study. At one side stands a group of
officers from the camp near by, accompanying several ladies
who are seeing the sights. |
| Cuban
volunteers embarking - Filmed June 8, 1898, in Tampa,
Florida. |
The
dandy Fifth - Taken during the land parade in honor
of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd Street,
with Grant's tomb and decorated residences in the background. |
| The
Dewey arch - A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue,the
day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of
sight-seers, traffic, etc. |
Cuban
ambush - From the upper windows of a ruined mill the
Cubans fire at a scouting party of Spaniards, who return
the volley. |
| The
fleet steaming up North River - Shows the "Brooklyn,"
flying Schley's twin-starred blue flag. Every detail brought
out with wonderful clearness. Excursion craft in the distance.
Bow of the "Indiana" appears toward end of film. |
General
Lee's procession, Havana - A magnificent view of the
Prado, from the balcony of the United States Club. The
procession is headed by a troop of horsemen. Prominent
among them is General Lee. Then come the soldiers, file
after file and company after company; filling the broad
avenue from curb to curb and as far as the eye can reach
with marching men. It is the Seventh Army Corps. Great
crowds of people fill the sidewalks; and through the trees
that line the promenade in the middle of the Prado, are
seen carriages and vehicles following the parade. The
crowning event of the Spanish-American war! The great
procession on Evacuation Day. |
| General
Wheeler and Secretary Alger - This picture was taken
in front of Gen. Wheeler's headquarters at Camp Wikoff
during Gen. Alger's tour of inspection of the camp. The
two distinguished military men are seen overlooking the
immense camp ground, and then turning and walking toward
the camera. |
Governor
Roosevelt and staff - Taken during the land parade
in honor of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd
Street, with Grant's tomb and decorated residences in
the background. |
| An
historic feat - Gen. Franklin Bell's famous mule pack
train swimming the Agno River in Northern Luzon. This
is one of the most notable incidents of the Philippine
War. |
Major
General Shafter - The commander of the 5th Army Corps
rides forward with a party of officers. He wears a white
helmet, a broad expanse of shirt bosom and a general air
of avoirdupois. |
| Love
and war - An illustrated song telling the story of
a hero who leaves for the war as a private, is promoted
to the rank of captain for bravery in service, meets the
girl of his choice, who is a Red Cross nurse on the field,
and finally returns home triumphantly as an officer to
the father and mother to whom he bade good bye as a private.
The film presents this beautiful song picture in six scenes,
each of which has a separate song, making the entire series
a complete and effective novelty. PARTING. -- "Our hero
boy to the war has gone." Words and music. CAMPING. --
"What! A letter from home." Words and music. FIGHTING.
-- The battle prayer. "Father, on Thee I Call." Words
and music. CONVALESCING. -- "Weeping, Sad and Lonely."
Words and music. SORROWING. -- The mother's lament, "Come
back, my dear boy, to me." Words and music. RETURNING.
-- When our hero boy comes back again. Hurrah! Hurrah!
"Star Spangled Banner." Words and music. |
McKinley
and party - This picture has been very popular wherever
it has been shown on the Biograph. To begin with, the
film is unusually fine photographically, and the picture
is taken from a point of view which shows the immense
distances of Camp Wikoff with its multitude of tents in
the background. The President, with Vice-President Hobart
and Secretary of War Russell A. Alger, appear in an open
carriage escorted by a large number of officers, notable
among whom are Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Gates, and Col. John
Jacob Astor. This picture is brought to a rather humorous
ending by the efforts of a newspaper photographer to get
Col. Astor to pose for a picture. He is unsuccessful,
and as the gallant colonel gallops away, the photographer's
chagrin is apparent. |
| Military
camp at Tampa, taken from train - A wide plain, dotted
with tents, gleaming white in the bright sunshine. Soldiers
moving about everywhere, at all sorts of duties. In the
background looms up a big cigar factory; giving the prosaic
touch to the picture needful to bring out in sharp contrast
the patriotism with which the scene inspires us. |
Morning
colors on U.S. cruiser "Raleigh" - Shows a group of
sailors and an officer at the stern. The flag runs out
in a ball to the end of the staff, and, at the signal,
is broken. Proudly the stars and stripes wave in the morning
breeze, while the officer salutes. A very pretty picture
of man-o-war life. |
| Morro
Castle, Havana Harbor - A most excellent picture of
the grim old fortress which stands at the entrance of
Havana Harbor. The high ramparts and lofty battlements
look very formidable. Parts of the stronghold date back
to the seventeenth century. While the yacht from which
the picture is taken sails around the promontory, an excellent
view is afforded of the entire fortress. Waves are seen
dashing up against the rocks at the foot of abutments.
The lighthouse and sentry-box are so near that the guard
is plainly seen pacing up and down. The photograph is
excellent; and in view of a probable bombardment, when
the old-fashioned masonry will melt away like butter under
the fire of 13-inch guns, the view is of historic value. |
N.Y.
Journal despatch yacht "Buccaneer" - Shows the despatch
boat of the "New York Journal" steaming through the water,
having aboard the war correspondents. This is one of the
fastest yachts engaged in the business. She approaches
rapidly and as she cuts through the sea her prow throws
the water in a white spray on either side. This is an
excellent picture of a good subject. The bow waves are
especially fine. |
| Observation
train following parade - There were two freight trains
standing on the tracks between the river and the Riverside
Park, and they furnished a perfect impromptu observation
train service to the men and boys who clambered up on
the cars to get a view of the [Sampson homecoming naval]
parade. They saw the vessels go up and then waited for
their return. As the ships came back the engineer of one
of the trains started it for the freight yards at Thirty-Third
Street, and a crowd of about 2,000 was carried along,
perched up on the roof of the cars. |
Sampson
and Schley controversy--tea party - This subject is
in three scenes, showing beautiful dissolving effects.
Scene 1 shows Admiral Schley upon the bridge of the Brooklyn
commanding the American Fleet in Santiago Harbor. The
Spanish fleet is seen to emerge from Santiago Harbor.
Simultaneously ships and forts open fire on the American
fleet. Scene 2. The Man Behind the Gun. The gun crews
are seen manipulating a 13-inch gun repeatedly with terror
to Cervera's fleet; one of Cervera's fleet is seen to
sink directly from the results of the Brooklyn's firing.
A shell is seen to burst among the crew, wounding one
of its members. Scene 3. The Man Behind the Teacup shows
Admiral Sampson the centre of attraction of a group of
old maids at an afternoon tea party. |
| Packing
ammunition on mules, Cuba - Dotting the horizon on
the right of the picture is the great fleet of transports,
while scattered all along the beach and piled high to
the left are hundreds upon hundreds of ammunition cases.
Soldier boys in the foreground are packing the boxes on
the patient army mules. An officer stands by bossing the
job. Two boxes are tied on each mule. |
Parade
of marines, U.S. cruiser "Brooklyn" - First comes
the famous Marine Band of the "Brooklyn," with the mascot
goat alongside the bass drum. The 300 marines follow in
rapid marching order, a sixteen file front in each company.
|
| President
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders - This picture shows
Col. Roosevelt, accompanied by Lieut. Greenway and other
prominent officers of the Rough Riders, galloping up to
his headquarters, where he dismounts and walks into his
tent. This view was taken in the camp with the Rough Riders,
and is an excellent picture of Col. Roosevelt in the environment
he loves so well. |
Raising
Old Glory over Morro Castle - Down goes the Spanish
flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls
the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in
the new world for four hundred years, and up goes the
Banner of Freedom. In the distance are the turrets and
battlements of Morro, the last foothold of Spain in America.
|
| Reviewing
the "Texas" at Grant's Tomb - Shows every detail of
the "Texas" as she passes Riverside Park. The background
shows the white dome of the tomb on the hill crest. |
Roosevelt's
Rough Riders - A charge full of cowboy enthusiasm
by Troop "I," the famous regiment, at Tampa, before its
departure for the front. |
| Roosevelt's
Rough Riders embarking for Santiago - Filmed June
8, 1898, in Tampa, Florida. |
Pack
mules with ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba
- A great pack train approaches rapidly, following the
gray bell-mule. Cowboys dash to and fro, keeping them
bunched. Clouds of dust arise as they pass. |
| Sampson-Schley
controversy - This subject is in three scenes, showing
beautiful dissolving effects. Scene 1 shows Admiral Schley
upon the bridge of the Brooklyn commanding the American
Fleet in Santiago Harbor. The Spanish fleet is seen to
emerge from Santiago Harbor. Simultaneously ships and
forts open fire on the American fleet. Scene 2. The Man
Behind the Gun. The gun crews are seen manipulating a
13-inch gun repeatedly with terror to Cervera's fleet;
one of Cervera's fleet is seen to sink directly from the
results of the Brooklyn's firing. A shell is seen to burst
among the crew, wounding one of its members. Scene 3.
The Man Behind the Teacup shows Admiral Sampson the centre
of attraction of a group of old maids at an afternoon
tea party. |
Secretary
Long and Captain Sigsbee - Taken at Washington, in
front of the Navy Department, and shows Secretary of the
Navy Long and Captain Sigsbee of the ill-fated "Maine"
coming down the steps. As they reach the bottom a waiting
attaché approaches the Secretary and hands him a letter.
In the meantime Capt. Sigsbee and his friend walk toward
the immediate foreground, in earnest conversation. They
are quickly joined by the Secretary and the attaché. Here
they halt and apparently debate some important question.
Additional action is lent to the scene by ladies and gentlemen
descending the steps. The background is formed by the
handsome building of the Navy Department. The figures
are full life size, and are excellent portraits of the
famous Captain and the Secretary. |
| Shooting
captured insurgents - A file of Spanish soldiers line
up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley.
The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very striking
picture. |
Skirmish
of Rough Riders - Shielded by a thick bit of timber
at a turn of the road stands a company of mounted men,
awaiting the order to advance. In the foreground, left
as the flotsam of battle, is a dead horse from the shelter
of which two marksmen are picking off the enemy. Suddenly
comes the command, "Forward," and the riders dash up the
road, out of sight, leaving behind them a great cloud
of dust and smoke. A detachment of infantry covers the
advance, and volley repeatedly as they press forward.
|
| Soldiers
washing dishes - Filmed ca. May or June 1898 in Tampa,
Florida. |
Trained
cavalry horses - Shows the wonderful intelligence
of these Troop F, 6th U.S. Cavalry, horses. At a command
they lie down promptly, and at another order scramble
to their feet. |
| Transport
"Whitney" leaving dock - This boat was the first one
to leave for the South with troops. On board is a battalion
of the 5th U.S. Infantry. She is a sidewheeler, and the
churn of her wide paddles makes the white foam seethe
and boil as she backs out of the dock. The constant seesaw
of the walking beam on the upper deck, the moving men
on board and the boiling, bubbling water all combine to
make the spectacle one of much interest. |
Troop
ships for the Philippines - Shows the departure from
San Francisco of two troop ships, the S.S. Australia and
the S.S. City of Sydney, bound for Manila during the Spanish-American
War. The first ship shown is the Australia with many troops
on deck, some waving. The ship's name is visible on the
hull at the end of the sequence. The second ship, the
City of Sydney, is shown being escorted by two harbor
tugs. These two steamships left San Francisco on May 25,
1898, along with a third troop ship, the S.S. City of
Peking (not visible in the film). |
| Troops
at evacuation of Havana - The troops are turning into
the Prado from a side street, where stands a triumphal
arch erected by the Cubans; but which Gen. Brooke, the
Military Governor of Cuba, would not permit to be finished,
as he allowed no demonstrations of any kind. The soldiers
are the First Texas troops. The streets are crowded with
people. Many typical Cubans are seen lounging in the foreground,
with here and there a Spaniard, if one may judge by sour
looks and solemn demeanor. The buildings are all low stone
structures, with heavy barred windows, from which are
displayed small Cuban flags. An excellent picture of life
in Havana, New Year Day, 1899. |
Troops
embarking at San Francisco - This film shows troops
of the First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding
the Pacific Mail steamer City of Peking to serve in the
Philippine theater of the Spanish-American War. The film
was shot at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company dock between
10:50am and 1:50pm on Friday, May 13, 1898. The dock was
located at First Street between Brannan and Townsend streets,
and is now a segment of First Street called Delancey Street
in the newly-developed South Beach neighborhood. The camera
is probably facing north, from the shade of the pier into
bright sunshine. The film begins with flag-waving relatives
in the foreground [Frame: 0108] that seem more interested
in the camera than in the departing soldiers. The troops
are seen climbing the gangplank with full travel kits
and rifles [0787]. As the crowd watches the troops, at
least one woman raises a handkerchief to her eyes [1059].
In the bright background between the ascending soldiers,
troops are seen lining the ship's rails and a lifeboat
is visible [1500]. On this midday, over a thousand troops
boarded the City of Peking after marching across San Francisco
from their bivouac at the Presidio army base. An estimated
thirty thousand people watched the embarkation from the
Pacific Mail dock and several nearby piers. After loading,
the steamer pulled out into San Francisco Bay and re-anchored,
awaiting the loading of two more steamers, the Australia
and the Sydney, with the Oregon Volunteers and U.S. Army
regulars. The fleet departed for the Philippines on Sunday,
May 15. Built in 1874, the City of Peking was a long-serving
5,070-ton steamer of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
The ship made 116 round trips between San Francisco and
Hong Kong before being scrapped in 1920. |
| Troops
making military road in front of Santiago - Shows
34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel,
preparing the way for passage of siege guns. |
U.S.
battleship "Indiana" - Taken at the Dry Tortugas,
and shows the most powerful fighting machine in the world
to-day as she lies at anchor taking on coal. The decks
are covered with marines and sailors. An immense barge
lies along side, from which a large gang of negroes are
hustling "King coal" into the battleship, on whose decks
the coal passers run to and fro. The view is taken from
a moving yacht and gives the effect of the vessel itself
passing through the water. As the yacht passed the starboard
quarter, the powerful 13-inch, 8-inch and 6-inch guns
bristle from their turrets. She looks every inch of her
great length, 348 feet. |
| U.S.
battleship "Oregon" - This picture of the pride of
the UnitedStates Navy was made on the occasion of the
Peace Jubilee in New York City, and was takenfrom a tug
passing the warship on its way up the North River. The
entire crew are on deck, and abeautiful view of this wonderful
craft is afforded. |
U.S.
cavalry supplies unloading at Tampa, Florida - Here
is a freight train of thirty cars loaded with baggage
and ambulance supplies for the 9th U.S. Cavalry. In the
foreground a score of troopers are pulling, lifting and
hauling an ambulance from a flat car. It slides down the
inclined planks with a sudden rush that makes the men
"hustle" to keep it from falling off. Drill engine on
the next track darts past with sharp quick puffs of smoke.
|
| U.S.
cruiser "Olympia" leading naval parade - Filmed Sept.
29, 1899, during the Dewey naval parade on the Hudson
River in New York City. |
U.S.
cruiser "Raleigh" - A panoramic view of the "Raleigh"
as she lies at anchor off 27th Steet, North River, April
17, 1899. Captain Coghlan stands among a group of officers
near the bridge. The "Raleigh" fired the first gun at
Manila, and is the first boat of the Pacific Squadron
visiting New York. All the details of the famous battleship
are clearly shown as the launch from which the picture
was taken moves rapidly around her. |
| U.S.
Infantry supported by Rough Riders at El Caney - Up
the road comes a detachment of infantry, firing, advancing,
kneeling and firing, again and again. The advance of the
foot soldiers is followed by a troop of Rough Riders,
riding like demons, yelling and firing revolvers as they
pass out of sight. Other troops follow in quick succession,
pressing on to front. |
U.S.
troops and Red Cross in the trenches before Caloocan
- Our troops have driven the Filipinos out of the trenches,
and, after firing one or two volleys, press on in pursuit.
The enemy returns the fire and the forward rush is marked
by a trail of dead and wounded. Following close behind
is the hospital corps. Stretchers are quickly brought
out and the nurses tenderly care for the fallen and carry
them to the rear. |
| U.S.
troops landing at Daiquirí, Cuba - First U.S. Troops
to land, June 22, 1898. Transports in the distance. Soldiers
clamber up from boats on the long railroad pier and come
forward. |
Vizcaya"
under full headway - A splendid picture of the pride
of theSpanish navy, taken on the occasion of her visit
to New York Harbor, when her captain hinted athis ability
to blow holes through New York's sky-scrapers. In this
picture the vessel makes a verybeautiful appearance steaming
out to sea under full headway. But what a contrast to
a laterBiograph picture when the vessel was a smoking
hulk wrecked on the shore of Cuba, battered topieces by
the guns of the Oregon. |
| War
correspondents - Shows a phase of the war excitement
as it affects newpaper men at Key West, Florida. About
a dozen war correspondents of the different New York papers
are running up the street in a bunch to get to the cable
office to get copy of cablegrams to be in turn transmitted
to their different papers. They rush directly toward the
audience, turn a corner in the immediate foreground and
disappear down a side street. A good-natured struggle
occurs here, to see who will make the turn first. Curious
natives watch the unusual scene. A horse and carriage
follow at a seemingly slow pace, showing by comparison
what a rapid head-on foot race has been witnessed. 50
feet. |
Wounded
soldiers embarking in row boats - This picture was
taken after the battle ofLas Guaymas, and shows a large
number of wounded soldiers embarking in a rowboat from
anextemporized dock, on their way to the hospital ship
"Olivette." A high sea was rolling in at thetime, which
made embarkation exceedingly difficult, and the pitiful
condition of the woundedsoldiers under such conditions
can readily be imagined. |
| Wreck
of the "Vizcaya" - This is a wonderfully impressive
picture, taken on the morning after the battle in which
the Spanish navy was destroyed. This battleship, once
the "Pride of Spain," is shown a ruined hulk on the beach,
the terrible effect of the guns of Uncle Sam's warships
being apparent everywhere. Contrasted with our earlier
picture of the "Viscaya" in New York Harbor ["Vizcaya"
under full headway], the "Viscaya" here presents a woeful
appearance. |
Wreck
of the battleship "Maine" - Taken in Havana Harbor
from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the "Maine"
surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels. The warped
and twisted remains show how thoroughly this immense mass
of iron and steel was blown out of all semblance of a
vessel. The background of this picture is formed by the
shores of Havana Harbor, and as the yacht moves around,
a panoramic view of the shores adds an interesting feature. |
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