Well known war correspondent during the Spanish American war. He died in Havana from the effects of a surgical operation.
From The State, Feb 27, 1905
Reporter Who Made His Fame Fighting For Cuba Libre
The report of the death of Harry Sylvester Scovel, the noted war correspondent has been confirmed by the receipt of a cable dispatch at Wooster, Ohio, by his father, the Rev Dr S F Scovel. He died in a hospital in Habana as a result of an operation for abcess of the liver.
Sylvester Scovel's letters and dispatches to The New York World telling of Spanish misrule in Cuba, accompanied by his own photographs that eloquently supported his revelations concerning the wretchedness of the Cubans, were the first to arouse widespread American sympathy and interest for Cuba and its people, eventually resulting in their emancipation. For years, stories of cruelties, misery and manifold wrong had come from Cuba, but they were only half believed, for they were stoutly denied by the Spanish authorities. Fearlessly and with untiring energy he began the work that was to bring about the freedom of the Cuban people.
Scovel attended the public schools of his native town of Wooster, Ohio, and graduated from Wooster University, of which his father was president. In Cleveland he was an instructor in tactics and gymnastics to the City Troop of the State militia and thus became imbued with the military spirit. About a year before war was declared between the United States and Spain, Scovel suddenly left Ohio and was next heard from in Cuba as a of soldier of fortune. He won the confidence of the leaders of the insurrection, living with them in the field and helping to drill the green troops. Meanwhile, from mountain and swamp, by whatever means he could command, Scovel forwarded his stories of the Spanish yoke in Cuba. What first appeared to be exaggerations, he proved to be truth. His stories and photos attracted world-wide attention and the war was on in earnest. Scovel was hated and feared by the Spanish authorities, who daily executed by firing squads bands of captured revolutionaries.
Scovel was under 30 at the time of his Cuban experiences. He was of medium height, well built, with a frank face, beardless and boyish in appearance, and of engaging manners. To the Cubans he was known as Senor Sylvester. He was a bold and dashing figure in the field and was noted for his fiery impulses that several times involved him in serious clashes with the American military authorities.
After the Spanish war Scovel went to the Greco-Turkish war on assignment from The World, and later did service in the Klondike as an agent in bettering the trails that led to the Eldorado of that country.
In the year before the Spanish war, Scovel married Miss Frances Cabanne, a member of the illustrious St Louis family of that name, and was accompanied in several of his memorable Cuban exploits by his bride. Eventually Scovel returned to Habana and at the time of his death was engaged in the machinery business there.
Thanks to Anna O'Quinn Richter
From The State, Feb 27, 1905
Reporter Who Made His Fame Fighting For Cuba Libre
The report of the death of Harry Sylvester Scovel, the noted war correspondent has been confirmed by the receipt of a cable dispatch at Wooster, Ohio, by his father, the Rev Dr S F Scovel. He died in a hospital in Habana as a result of an operation for abcess of the liver.
Sylvester Scovel's letters and dispatches to The New York World telling of Spanish misrule in Cuba, accompanied by his own photographs that eloquently supported his revelations concerning the wretchedness of the Cubans, were the first to arouse widespread American sympathy and interest for Cuba and its people, eventually resulting in their emancipation. For years, stories of cruelties, misery and manifold wrong had come from Cuba, but they were only half believed, for they were stoutly denied by the Spanish authorities. Fearlessly and with untiring energy he began the work that was to bring about the freedom of the Cuban people.
Scovel attended the public schools of his native town of Wooster, Ohio, and graduated from Wooster University, of which his father was president. In Cleveland he was an instructor in tactics and gymnastics to the City Troop of the State militia and thus became imbued with the military spirit. About a year before war was declared between the United States and Spain, Scovel suddenly left Ohio and was next heard from in Cuba as a of soldier of fortune. He won the confidence of the leaders of the insurrection, living with them in the field and helping to drill the green troops. Meanwhile, from mountain and swamp, by whatever means he could command, Scovel forwarded his stories of the Spanish yoke in Cuba. What first appeared to be exaggerations, he proved to be truth. His stories and photos attracted world-wide attention and the war was on in earnest. Scovel was hated and feared by the Spanish authorities, who daily executed by firing squads bands of captured revolutionaries.
Scovel was under 30 at the time of his Cuban experiences. He was of medium height, well built, with a frank face, beardless and boyish in appearance, and of engaging manners. To the Cubans he was known as Senor Sylvester. He was a bold and dashing figure in the field and was noted for his fiery impulses that several times involved him in serious clashes with the American military authorities.
After the Spanish war Scovel went to the Greco-Turkish war on assignment from The World, and later did service in the Klondike as an agent in bettering the trails that led to the Eldorado of that country.
In the year before the Spanish war, Scovel married Miss Frances Cabanne, a member of the illustrious St Louis family of that name, and was accompanied in several of his memorable Cuban exploits by his bride. Eventually Scovel returned to Habana and at the time of his death was engaged in the machinery business there.
Thanks to Anna O'Quinn Richter
Well known war correspondent during the Spanish American war. He died in Havana from the effects of a surgical operation.
From The State, Feb 27, 1905
Reporter Who Made His Fame Fighting For Cuba Libre
The report of the death of Harry Sylvester Scovel, the noted war correspondent has been confirmed by the receipt of a cable dispatch at Wooster, Ohio, by his father, the Rev Dr S F Scovel. He died in a hospital in Habana as a result of an operation for abcess of the liver.
Sylvester Scovel's letters and dispatches to The New York World telling of Spanish misrule in Cuba, accompanied by his own photographs that eloquently supported his revelations concerning the wretchedness of the Cubans, were the first to arouse widespread American sympathy and interest for Cuba and its people, eventually resulting in their emancipation. For years, stories of cruelties, misery and manifold wrong had come from Cuba, but they were only half believed, for they were stoutly denied by the Spanish authorities. Fearlessly and with untiring energy he began the work that was to bring about the freedom of the Cuban people.
Scovel attended the public schools of his native town of Wooster, Ohio, and graduated from Wooster University, of which his father was president. In Cleveland he was an instructor in tactics and gymnastics to the City Troop of the State militia and thus became imbued with the military spirit. About a year before war was declared between the United States and Spain, Scovel suddenly left Ohio and was next heard from in Cuba as a of soldier of fortune. He won the confidence of the leaders of the insurrection, living with them in the field and helping to drill the green troops. Meanwhile, from mountain and swamp, by whatever means he could command, Scovel forwarded his stories of the Spanish yoke in Cuba. What first appeared to be exaggerations, he proved to be truth. His stories and photos attracted world-wide attention and the war was on in earnest. Scovel was hated and feared by the Spanish authorities, who daily executed by firing squads bands of captured revolutionaries.
Scovel was under 30 at the time of his Cuban experiences. He was of medium height, well built, with a frank face, beardless and boyish in appearance, and of engaging manners. To the Cubans he was known as Senor Sylvester. He was a bold and dashing figure in the field and was noted for his fiery impulses that several times involved him in serious clashes with the American military authorities.
After the Spanish war Scovel went to the Greco-Turkish war on assignment from The World, and later did service in the Klondike as an agent in bettering the trails that led to the Eldorado of that country.
In the year before the Spanish war, Scovel married Miss Frances Cabanne, a member of the illustrious St Louis family of that name, and was accompanied in several of his memorable Cuban exploits by his bride. Eventually Scovel returned to Habana and at the time of his death was engaged in the machinery business there.
Thanks to Anna O'Quinn Richter
From The State, Feb 27, 1905
Reporter Who Made His Fame Fighting For Cuba Libre
The report of the death of Harry Sylvester Scovel, the noted war correspondent has been confirmed by the receipt of a cable dispatch at Wooster, Ohio, by his father, the Rev Dr S F Scovel. He died in a hospital in Habana as a result of an operation for abcess of the liver.
Sylvester Scovel's letters and dispatches to The New York World telling of Spanish misrule in Cuba, accompanied by his own photographs that eloquently supported his revelations concerning the wretchedness of the Cubans, were the first to arouse widespread American sympathy and interest for Cuba and its people, eventually resulting in their emancipation. For years, stories of cruelties, misery and manifold wrong had come from Cuba, but they were only half believed, for they were stoutly denied by the Spanish authorities. Fearlessly and with untiring energy he began the work that was to bring about the freedom of the Cuban people.
Scovel attended the public schools of his native town of Wooster, Ohio, and graduated from Wooster University, of which his father was president. In Cleveland he was an instructor in tactics and gymnastics to the City Troop of the State militia and thus became imbued with the military spirit. About a year before war was declared between the United States and Spain, Scovel suddenly left Ohio and was next heard from in Cuba as a of soldier of fortune. He won the confidence of the leaders of the insurrection, living with them in the field and helping to drill the green troops. Meanwhile, from mountain and swamp, by whatever means he could command, Scovel forwarded his stories of the Spanish yoke in Cuba. What first appeared to be exaggerations, he proved to be truth. His stories and photos attracted world-wide attention and the war was on in earnest. Scovel was hated and feared by the Spanish authorities, who daily executed by firing squads bands of captured revolutionaries.
Scovel was under 30 at the time of his Cuban experiences. He was of medium height, well built, with a frank face, beardless and boyish in appearance, and of engaging manners. To the Cubans he was known as Senor Sylvester. He was a bold and dashing figure in the field and was noted for his fiery impulses that several times involved him in serious clashes with the American military authorities.
After the Spanish war Scovel went to the Greco-Turkish war on assignment from The World, and later did service in the Klondike as an agent in bettering the trails that led to the Eldorado of that country.
In the year before the Spanish war, Scovel married Miss Frances Cabanne, a member of the illustrious St Louis family of that name, and was accompanied in several of his memorable Cuban exploits by his bride. Eventually Scovel returned to Habana and at the time of his death was engaged in the machinery business there.
Thanks to Anna O'Quinn Richter
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