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SIEGE OP SANTIAGO
tieavy Guns Placed So as to Force Fall
of Cerveras Stronghold
American Army of Invasion Arrives
Off Suntiajro Marines Show Great
KuthuBinsm When the Troopships
Are fcijjhtecl Admiral Sampson Con
fers with Gen Garcia on Board the
Flagship Attempt to Assassinate
Blanco in Havana
Washington special
The gratifying news comes that troops
ut last have landed upon Cuban soil and
active army operations have begun the
previous occupation by the marines near
Guantanaino having been made only for
the establishment of a naval base and
cable station From this time on stirring
news may be expected Over two months
have elapsed since Avar was declared but
the army may now be said to have taken
the field for the first time which will
shortly leave Sampson and Schley free to
operate in other directions
The troops landed at two points to the
east and west of the harbor entrance
meeting Avith according to the official dis
patch little if any resistance it evi
dently being the plan for the two divis
ions to move forward and attack the
Spaniards on the flanks while the
gents under Garcia and Habi advance up
on their rear The landing took place un
der cover of a vigorous bombardment by
the fleet The debarkation began within
twenty four hours after the fleet of trans
ports arrived and at 1 oclock Thursday
morning the War Department was advis
ed by cable that all the troops were
ashore
Advices received Monday afternoon an
nounced the arrival off Santiago of the
first division of the American army of in
vasion under command of Major Geneiol
William 11 Shatter No attempt was
made during the day according to the
report to land the American troops Gen
eial Shatter soon after his arrival had a
conference with Admiral Sampson They
discussed at length the information ob
tained by Admiral Sampsons scouts as to
the most available landing places in the
vicinity of Santiago and sent further
scouting parties along the coast who in
spected the points considered by Ad
miral Sampson to be most advantageous
Tremendous enthusiasm was awakened
among the men with Admiral Sampsons
GHN W3r K SH AFTER
fleet by the arrival of the troops They
gave cheer after cheer and their enthu
siasm met with a hearty response from
the troopships
Repented delays in the departure of the
army from Tampa had made the men
with the fleet impatient and they await
ed the coming of their allies with great
eagerness For more than ten days they
had had practically nothing to do aside
from preventing the escape of Admiral
Cerveras fleet from the harbor Officers
and men the fleet having done all damage
possible preparatory to lauding the troops
were anxious for more active warfare
From an early hour on Sunday morning
every vessel in Admiral Sampsons fleet
was on the lookout for the transports The
admiral had been advised from Washing
ton that the troopships probably would
join his fleet some time during the day
General Garcia and his personal staff
were picked up at General Rabis camp
eighteen miles west of Santiago and
brought to the flagship Sunday afternoon
by the gunboat Vixen There the grizzled
and wounded patriot had a long consulta
tion with Admiral Sampson regarding the
operations for the investment of Santia
go and the co operation of the American
and Cuban troops General Garcia is
very enthusiastic He says the Span
iards are starving and cannot hold out
long and that the war in the island will
end in a few mouths It is estimated that
over 300 Spaniards have been killed or
wounded since the landing of marines
The Spaninrds seem satisfied that they
cannot dislodge the Americans and have
withdrawn The upper bay will be oc
cupied immediately Lieutenant Delo
hanty with an expedition has been at
work removing mines from the river con
necting the upper and lower bays When
this is dear the ships will move up the
channel and take the town of Caimanera
whose forts were demolished bv the
Tmus
An American telegraph office has been
opened in an American camp on Cuban
soil
IHoclcadc Is Maintained
Admiral Dewey reported to the Navy
Department that he was still maintaining
the blockade at Manila that the rebels
are making remarkable progress that the
city is entirely surrounded He reports
the rebels have taken 2500 prisoners and
ate treating them humanely
Allotment by States
The allotment by States under the sec
ond call for troops was issued from Wash
ington based upon the proposition of fill
ing out the regiments now in the field
before other regiments are organized
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CHAPEL NEAR FORTRESS SAN JUAN PIERCED BY A 13 INCH SHELL
SANTIAGO AGAIN UNDER FIRE
Fortifications Crushed and the Viz
caya Strnck by a Shell
Rear Admiral Sampsons fleet bombard
ed the batteries at Santiago de Cuba for
the third time at daylight Thursday morn
ing For hours the ships pounded the
batteries at the right and left of the en
trance only sparing El Morro where
Lieut nobson and his companions of the
Merrimac are in prison The western bat
teries against which the main sr sault
was directed were badly wrecked One
gun was utterly destroyed In others
many guns were dismounted At first the
Spaniards replied passionately and wildly
but impotently Then most of the guns
were deserted Not a ship was struck nor
a man injured on the American side It
is believed that the enemys loss of life
was heavy It is reported from Madrid
that a shell from an American warship
falling from a great elevation struck the
Yizcaya which owing to its excellent ar
mor was not damaged
As a preliminary to the hammering giv
en the batteries the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius at midnight was given another
chance Three 2o0 pound charges of gun
cotton were sent over the fortifications at
the entrance The design was to drop
them in the bay around the angle back
of the eminence on which El Morro is sit
uated where it was known that the Span
ish torpedo boat destroyers were lying
Two charges went true as no reports
were heard a peculiarity of the explosion
of gun cotton in water The third charge
exploded with terrific violence on Cayo
Smith The destruction and death at the
western batteries must have been appall
ing
TWO MONTHS OF WAR
Washington Officials Think They Have
Reason to B F atisheu
Two months ago war broke out between
the United States and Spain according
to the proclamation of the President and
the declaration of Congress The end of
that period finds nearly 10000 United
States troops lying off Santiago prepar
ing to land it finds cable communication
established between the Government at
Washington and the advance guard of the
expedition in Cuba and it finds Cuban
territory in the possession of United
States marines backed by a naval squad
ron and nearly all of the commercial
ports of Cuba blockaded This is all
apart from Deweys great victory at Ma
nila and from the splendid results achiev
ed in organizing several armies now in
camps Therefore those in charge assert
that they have a right to look back with
pride over what has been accomplished in
the short space of two months working
in a large part with raw material in both
the army and the navy
PLAN PRISON FOR SPANIARDS
Those Captured in War Will Be Taken
to Fort McPherson
A serious problem the solution of which
has been determined upon by the authori
ties is that of the disposition pf the vast
number of prisoners which must fall into
American hands whenever Santiago capit
ulates This number is variously estimat
ed all the way from 25000 to 50000 men
It has been definitely decided that they
cannot be permitted to remain in Cuba
and it will therefore be necessary to pro
vide a large number of transports to bring
them to this country where they may be
more readily fed and guarded This will
require a much larger fleet of transports
than that which carried Gen Shaffers
SAMPSONS WORK AT SAX JUAX
A corner of Morro Castle as it appeared
after the bombardment
army It has been decided to make Fort
McPherson Ga a permanent military
prison
Smuggle in Supplies
Three large cargoes of supplies are
known to have run the blockade already
and great quantities of food are smuggled
to Havana by way of the Isle of Pines
Cienfuegos and other points on the south
west coast having direct railroad com
munication with the capital
Interior Forts Abandoned
The Spaniards have abandoned nearly
all the forts in the interior and concen 1
t rated their forces on the north coast of
Cuba The country towns are garrisoned
by irregular troops The regulars are
gathered at Cardenas and Matanzas
Waits Till They Are Free
President McKinley will take no ac
tion on the promotion of Lieut Hobson
until he and his companions are at liberty
and when the brave men can be consulted
A Fleet to Spains Coast
It was practically decided at a confer
ence in Washington to send a flying
squadron to the coast of Spain
To Reinforce Shafter
The President decided to send a second
expedition of G000 men from Tampa to
reinforce Gen Shafter
j WAR BULLETINS
Germany it is declared will not inter
fere in Manila
The cruiser Newark may be the flagship
of a new flying squadron
Col Torreys troops of cowboy cavalry
men will probably go to Porto Rico
Spanish ministers declare their country
will not agree to an exchange of prisoners
James Hobson a brother of the hero
of the Merrimac is a candidate for West
Point
It was again announced at Madrid that
the Spanish reserve squadron had sailed
from Cadiz
There have been seven deaths among
the soldiers at Camp Alger at Falls
Church Va
The officers in command of the Porto
Rican expedition will be Gens Coppinger
Lee and Keifer
The Queen Regent of Spain has offered
to abdicate if such a step will allay pop
ular discontent
Illinois troops in camp at Jacksonville
took a prominent part in the dedication of
a Confederate monument
Auxiliary cruisers Harvard and Yale
will be used as troop transports for the
Porto Rican expedition
Correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette
London Avho visited Cuba says stories
of starvation are unfounded
Gen Miles says Garcia has agreed to
co operate with the American forces in
the operations against Santiago
Fresh calls for men for the army are
constantly being made in Spain and re
enforcements are being hastened to vari
ous points
Owing to the lack of transports the third
military expedition to the Philippines is
Splllil
ADMIRAL CAMARA
Commander of the Spanish Fleet at Cadiz
not likely to leave San Francisco until
next month
The new fortifications at Cardenas have
been bombarded by American warships
and the Spanish severely punished
The American collier Ravensdale own
ed by a Philadelphia firm is suspected
of delivering a cargo of coal to the ene
mys warships
Brig Gen Garretson is trying to move
a brigade of Illinois and Ohio troops from
Camp Alger to Fernandina for the Porto
Rico expedition
Miss Jean Evans and Miss Helen Tay
lor daughters of the captains of the bat
tleships Iowa and Indiana have applied
for positions in the naval nurse corps
In Rome it is admitted that the Philip
pines are lost to Spain and the Spanish
Government is advised to submit with
resignation to that accomplished result
A committee of the Army and Navy
League left Chicago to visit the various
camps and ascertain the needs of the sol
diers which can be supplied by their
friends at home
Ex Gov Roswell P Flower sent 1000
each to the Second Eighth and Sixty
ninth regiments of New York because
they were suffering for the lack of food
and suitable clothing
The false reports regarding the general
war situation issued by the Spanish offi
cials has stirred the people of Spain up to
the point of revolution since the Govern
ment has been compelled to admit half the
truth
The President has authorized canned
salmon to be added as one of the army ra
tions Fresh beef will be issued to the
troops six days in ten salt meats three
days in ten and canned salmon one day
in ten
Private Harry Jackson of Company
K Second New Jersey Infantry is prob
ably the tallest soldier in the United
States army He is G feet G inches in
height and of wonderfully perfect physi
cal development
A claim for 200000 was sent to the
War Department by Adjutant General
Rcece of Illinois being the amount ex
pended by the State for the arms and
equipment of its troops
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror is reported to be in San Juan har
bor Forto Rico utterly useless on ac
count of burned boilers and a lack of
means to repair them
Dr Chan a Chinese physician of Cleve
land Ohio offers to organize in this coun
try a regiment of Chinamen and to con
vert the Chinese of the Philippines into
allies of the United States
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WRECK AND RUIN
Bombardment of Santiago Thursday
Spreads Destruction
A earful inspection of the fortifications
along the crest of the hills defending San
tiago harbor by the Associated Press dis
patch boat after the bombardment Thurs
day morning showed that the American
gunners spread wreck and ruin every
where Some of the batteries were de
molished beyond repair The vultures
which circled on level wings over the hills
as thick as swallows around a chimney
for hours after the firing ceased furnish
ed grewsome evidence of the fatality
among the Spanish soldiers Hundreds
of troops could be seen from the ships
digging in mounds of earth piled up by the
explosions of the projectiles from the
heavy guns for bodies while their heads
were fanned by the wings of the black
scavengers of the battlefield There were
two spots one on the east and the other
on the west of the harbor entrance which
were denuded of the foliage The hill
tops seem literally blown away These
marked the places where the 200 pound
charges of gun cotton blown by the Ve
suvius landed
There was evident demoralization
among the Spanish troops during the bom
bardment Officers could be seen with
drawn swords driving the men to the guns
but even then they could not be forced to
stay so long as our guns were directed at
them The fifteen minutes night work
of the Vesuvius had shattered their
nerves The aim of our gunners was su
perb and not only were the coast forts
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CAPTAIN- II C TAYLOR
Commander of the Uattleship Indiana
annihilated but the batteries on Cayo
Smith up the harbor were destroyed
Had all the ships used smokeless powder
as did the New Orleans there would re
main no signs of guns or fortifications to
indicate that there had ever been any de
fenses there
AUGUSTI GIVES UP
Notifies Spain He Is Behind Walls of
Manila
The State Department has received in
formation which is thought trustworthy
that soon the Stars and Stripes will be
floating over Manila Secretary Long is
in possession of information which justi
fies him in informing the President that
Admiral Dewey would be in control of the
Philippines capital in a few days
An official dispatch to Madrid from Ma
nila indicates that the situation there is
worse Augusti wires that he has retired
within the walls of Manila If Captain
General Augusti is obliged to take refuge
in the citadel he will be entirely cut off
from communication with the outside
ATTEMPTS BLANCOS LIFE
Havana Volunteer Wounds the Span
ish Captain General
Mail advices have been received in
Washington of a recent attempt in Ha
vana to assassinate Captain General
Blanco which was made by Mariano Sal
va a young member of the volunteer
army The attempted killing of the Span
ish captain general took place as he was
leaving the palace to accompany some of
ficers of his staff on an inspection of the
earthworks on the outskirts of the city
Salva sent a rifle bullet into the calf of
General Blancos left leg
The volunteer is a member of the guard
on duty around the palace His younger
brother also a volunteer was arrested re
cently on a charge of conspiring with the
enemies of Spain against the established
government The younger Salva was tried
by a court martial condemned and exe
cuted Salva submitted willingly to
CAPTAIX GEXERAL BLAXCO
rest believing he had killed General Blan
co and avenged the death of his brother
BIG ARMY FOR CUBA
War Council Decides 170000 Men
Will Be Needed
A third call for 75000 volunteers will
result from the council of war at the
White House Monday The operations in
Cuba planned by the President and hia
advisers will find use for 170000 men
the number for which Gen Miles asked
Havana with its garrison of 65000 Span
ish soldiers behind the fortifications will
require 100000 American besiegers For
the capture of Cienfuegos Matanzas Sa
gua Bahia Honda Cardenas and Marie
the rest of the troops are needed The
call may be expected in ten days
Waiting at Honolulu
A Washington dispatch to a New York
paper asserted the first expedition for
Manila which sailed May 25 is still wait
ing at Honolulu for the second expedi
tion
To Invade Porto Rico
Ships are being secured by the Govern
ment for transporting another large army
to Porto Rico
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