The Munsey (September 1898)

About this issue

This issue contains illustrated war correspondence covering the Spanish-American War alongside fiction and cultural features. The "War Time Snap Shots" section features photographs and biographies of military figures including Brigadier General Henry M. Duffield (who contracted yellow fever at Santiago), Major General Henry C. Merriam (organizer of the Manila expedition), and Colonel James J. Van Horn. The issue profiles deceased officers—Captain Charles Vernon Gridley (commander of the Olympia at Manila, died at sea), and young West Point graduates killed at Santiago including Second Lieutenant Dennis Mahan Michie. It chronicles Sergeant Hamilton Fish and Captain William Owen O'Neill of the Rough Riders, and notes naval officer Lieutenant Victor Blue's reconnaissance missions around Santiago. The section also highlights war correspondents Edward Marshall and James Creelman. Serial fiction includes Swallow (chapters XIV–XVIII) and The Castle Inn (chapters XXXI–XXXIV). Additional articles cover Hawaii, artists' work, contemporary society, and personalities.