Salt Lake Herald | 1899-03-30 | Page 2 | Bodies from Cuba

BODIES FROM CUBA Remains of Soldiers Will Be Landed I Today New York March 29The dead bodies of G88 American soldiers regulars amI volunteers vol-unteers arrived today on board the United States transport Crook and they ivihi remain there until tomorrow morning morn-Ing before the army authorities wi try to land them on native sol Late In the afternoon a reporter of the Aloclated Press went aboard the transport trans-port On the trop deck twelve feet below be-low the main deck the collins were laid four deep Each casket was enclosed in a pine wood box on one end of which the name of the decease and his regiment were stenciled In hlhck letters In addi thin to this was marked the number of the grave plot or trench from which the body had been disinterred