Show THE DEAD AND THE LIVING horrible sight on board a spanish transport one of the doctors estimated that ot of the 2000 heady to sail for spain one third would die on the trip cabanas and morro castles to open to td afi the light of day new york dec bee 23 A to the new york world from havana says cabanas and morro are being prepared for delivery to the americans every article capable of being moved mo ve has been taken away all the swords have been destroyed or packed in hugs huge cases for transportation to spain and the interior of these huge charnel houses which have held so many spanish secrets have been prepared for the flood of light which will be thrown on them when the american troops march in secrecy as dark as the grave has been maintained in regard to both hase places and the destiny of many tho thousands s of prisoners Is still unknown friends and relatives of missing men await anxiously to ascertain whether they still linger in dungeons or have gone the way of thousands of others in the bloody laurel ditch the spanish government is exceedingly anxious not to leave behind a trace showing the gross irregularities with which the trials have been conducted or the exact number of victims who have gone to their doom there during the past two days la machina wharf has been crowded with departing spanish soldiers the sight as these men embarked was pitiful in the extreme sallow wan with a starved look and scarcely enough strength to carry their rifles E even ven of those who still retained regimental formation many will die on their way home the men were scare scarcely able after a quick march through the town to hold their places in tho ther boat taking them to the transports and several fainted from sheer on the way As for their sick condition was beyond description suffering from all kinds of diseases principally fevers and horrible skin complaints many died before they were lodged on board the fearfully crowded transports one poor fellow on la machina wharf asked for water and was wai given a large glass iced he lie took a huge gulp guip and fell back lack dead the shock of c cold old on his weakened frame killing him on the spot before the Cherl bou sailed a permit from a spanish officer enabled the world correspondent to go aboard and ascertain the conditions she was crowded from top to bottom having more than 2000 men aboard of whom were sick these latter unfortunates were crowded in la cots on the lower deck surrounded by filth of all descriptions and a stench unbearable they had been only ten hours aboard but eight had died and their bodies awaited burial when the ship got to sea tor for living and dead lay together their bodies touching in some cases a dead mans stiffened arm resting on the shoulder of a still suffering I 1 eo comrade three doctors and several hospital corps will go with the ship but there Is a total absence of medicines and sup piles one doctor estimates that 30 per cent would die on the voyage |