On February 13, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in a Havana harbor, killing 268 U.S. seamen ... an estimated 16,000 Spanish troops died from yellow fever between 1895 and 1898.

The men were seen by medics at the dock where they were found, and were taken to hospital soon after, the Spanish news agency EFE said. This isn't the first time stowaways have been found on ...