Southern Pacific Railroad Co. train comes out of a tunnel in Southern California. An engine and a header, nineteen freight cars, a caboose, and a pusher engine creep slowly round the curve and up the steep grade. Fine smoke rises from the railroad train.
Young men playing ice hockey on frozen lake in the United States. The players swing their hockey sticks as they try to hit the puck toward the goal.
The "Buccaneer" dispatch boat of the New York Journal steaming through the water, having aboard war correspondents assigned to cover the Spanish-American war. The dispatch boat sails rapidly in the water.
Cuban refugees or “Reconcentrados” escaping the regime of Spanish Governor General Valeriano Weyler in Cuba. Black and Hispanic Cuban refugees stand in line and hold tin dishes and cups as they wait. A group of officers from the nearby camp and several women are seen at one side.
The USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) of the United States Navy steaming up the North River in the United States. Some excursion craft in the distance. The bow of the battleship USS Indiana (BB-1) is seen. Sailors crowd the deck of ship.
United States Navy crew happily celebrating on deck of the USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) during a naval parade. The Brooklyn is seen at close range. The ship flies a frayed and tattered battle flag. The entire length of the ship is seen.