i
n
. surrender of Santiago:
SA\TIAGO [S DOOMED
Bombardment Was to have Begun
At, Noon To-Day.
N OTIGE GIVEN BY SHAFTEB
Confident of His Power the American
General in Conjunction With Sampson
Will Make Quick Work in the Destruc-
tion of [the City Unless the Spanish
Commander Unconditionally Surrenders
ter has given the commandant of the
city of“ Santiago until noon to-day to
[surrender the city unconditionally.
: In the event of refusal he was to
proceed to bombard the city at once,
The following dispatch received from
him shows that he has the city com-
pletely surrounded:
"" Headquarters Fifth Army Corps.
Santiago, July 3.
' To-nig-ht my lines completely aur-
round the town from bay, on north of
the city, to point on San Juan river, on
Stout-h.
, The enemy holds from west bend of
San Juan river £1 its mouth up the
railroad to the city.
General Pando, I find, is some dis—
tance away and will not get into San-
tiago.
SHAFTER.
Why Bombardment \Vaits.
_ The secretary of war later received
a. long and important dispatch from
General Shaffer. It excited much ’ruc
mor, but the essential points were as
follows:
GENERAL WILLIAM R. SHAFTER.
It stated Sh'after's demand for sur-
render of Santiago at noon Monday
on pain of bombardment. Thereupon
-rt-he foreign consuls at Santiago made
a joint representation, requesting that
women and children in the city have
until'Tuesday noon to withdraw before
‘ the bombardment begins.
The Spanish general declined to sur-
render at the time first set by Sh-after.
At present a truce exists, pending the
expiration of the twenty-four hours
asked for by the foreign consuls.
General Shatter next reported:
"I feel that I am master of the situa-
- tion and can hold the enemy for any
length of time. ”
Heading 0“ Panda.
General Miles received the following
’ telegram from General Shaffer dated
Plays. del Este:
“Headquarters Fi-fth Army Corps.—
Killed 13. Spanish general in affair at
Caney, and a large number of omcers
and men who are still unburied. Gen.
Linares's arm was broken. My demand
for surrender of Santiago still being
considered by Spanish authorities.
Pando has arrived near break in rail-
road with his advance. I think he will
be stopped."
Also the following from Assistant
Adjutant General Wagner at same
place and time:
“Panda six miles north with 5,000.
Garcia opposes with 3,000. Lawton can
support Garcia and prevent junction."
Miles to Go to the Front.
General Miles sent the following dis-
patch to General Shaffer before the
news of the destruction of the fleet:
Headquarters of the Army,
Washington, July '4.
General Shaffer, Playa del Este, Cuba:
Accept my hearty congratulations on
the record made of the magnificent for-
titude, gallantry and sacrifice displayed
in the desperate fighting of the troops
before Santiago. I realize the hard-
ships, difiiculties and sufferings, and
am proud that amid those terrible
scenes the troops illustrated such fear-
less and patriotic devotion to the wel-
fare of our common country and flag.
Whatever the results to follow their-
unsurpassed deeds of valor, the past is
already 'a gratifying chapter of his—
tory. I expect to be with you within
one week with strong reinforcements.
MILES.
Major General Commanding.
Shatter’s Correspondence With the Com-
mander at Santiago.
Washington, July 5.—T-he following
dispatch was receh ed at the war de-
partment:
Hon. R. A. Alger. Secretary of War:
The following is my demand for the
x
I shall be obliged, unless you surren-
" der, 'to shell Santiago de Cuba. Please
- inform the citizens of foreign‘ countries
and all women and children that they
should leave the city before ten o’clock
‘to-morrow morning. .
Very respectfully,
W. R. SHAFTER,
Major General Commanding.
The following is the Spanish reply
which Colonel Dost returned at 6.30
p. 111.:
Santiago de Cuba, 2 p. 111., July 3.
To His Excellency the General Com-
manding forces of the United States,
San Juan River: .
Sir: I haxe the honor to reply to
your communication of to- day. written
at 8.20 a. m., and received at i p. m. ,_
demanding the surrender of this city;
1 in the contrary case announcing to me
. that you will bombard the cm
" 1f that I advise the foreign women
children that they must leave the
and
and
city
' Washington, Jiny 6.—General Shaf-
"w§11EK1.v -. N011 WAl.li.fi- 1
before 10 o'clcc'k'toL ' _ ' . . ipg,
It is my duty to say t- ‘1 W 'tg; 8
city. 1:111 not surrender . Sf ’. ll
infoz .11 the foreign consuls ~ - ‘ ti 51-
facts of the content; .oli your message.
Very respectfully,
JOSE TOR
Commander-in-Chief Fourth rps. '
The British, Pox-tuners. Chinese and
Norwufnn consiflaihave come to my
line with Colone They ask if
non-combatgnts " one, y 't-he town
of c; and ram-odd 5:; ate, and ask
untilgl o 'clock of the Mglnit- before
the city is fired upon. Th5? that
there are between 15. 000 and? p.e -
ple. many of them old, Who Mil léwe.
They ask if I can supply win:
food, which I cannot do for want of
transportation to Caney. which is ‘13
miles frOm my landing.
The following is my reply.
Commanding General Spanish Forces,
Santiago de, Cuba, July 3.
Sir: In consideration of the request
of the consuls and officers of your city
for delay in' carrying out my intention
to fire on the city, and in the inter t
of poor women and children, who wil
suffer v greatly by their enforced
departure from the city, I have the
honor «to anfiounce that I will delay
such action solely in their interest un-
til noon of the fifth, providing during
the interval your forces make no de-
monstration whatever upon those of
mine.
I am with breat respect, your obedi-
ent servant,
W. R. SHAFTER.
Panda Reaches Santiago.
Off Juragua, July 3, by way of Port
Antoni-o, July 5.—General Pando, with
5,000 reinforcements, reached Santiago
at noon to-day, General Garcia refus-
ing to make an effort to stop him, say-
ing that the Spanish force was too
large for him to engage.
Several Officers Were Overcome by Kent.
Si-boney, Cuba, .July 5.—General Shaf-
ter is still more or less ailing, so that
his headquarters have not been moved
so far forward as would be most con-
venient, but he has directed the gen-
eral movements or his army, though
lying most of the time on a cot or in a
hammock attended by a surgeon.
General T. B. M. Young, commander
of the Second Brigade of General
Wheeler's cavalry division, has been
suffering with fever since Wednesday
night and has been con-fined to his
tent.
General Wheeler also had a slight
fever on Thursday and Friday morn—
ing, but recovered sufficiently to go to
the front soon after the cannonading
was begun from Grimes's Hill.
There were 111 cases of prostra-
tion from heat among the men of the
Ninth Massachusetts and the Thirty-
third and Thirty-fourth Michigan regi-
»ments, all of whom were pushed at
once to the front 'to reinforce our Wear-
ied men on the firing line.
Tin.l News in Madrid.
Madrid, July 5.—-Up to late last eve-
ning the officials were consoling them-
selves with such neWs as the following:
An official dispatch from Santiago de
Cuba says:
“Admiral Cervera’s fleet sustained
for an hour the fire of the American
fleet. It then disappeared westward,
followed by the American squadron.
We lost two torpedo boat destroyers."
'A later official dispatch from Santi-
ago de Cuba says:
“Admiral Cervera's squadron made
a sortie from'Samtiago, traversing the
channel without incident. But a heavy
oannonade was heard outside the bar-
bor and it is supposed a naval battle
was proceeding.-
Would Exchange Cervera tor Robson.
Washington, July 5.—-—The release of
Hobson and the other heroes of the
Merrimac incident is likely -to be anoth-
er result of the events transpirlng yes-
terday. It may now come about either
by the surrender of the city. which
would include the surrender of Hob-
son and other American prisoners, or
else by the exchange'of Hobson for
A‘dmira-l Cervera or some other high
ranking naval ofilcial.
TO PORTO eico NEXT.
Troops Now on the “'ater to Go to San
Juan. 1 '
Washington, July 5.-—-The feeling at
the war department that Santiago, be-
ing covered by Shafter's siege guns on
the heights around the town, and by
the guns of Sampson's ships, must sur-
render before the day is over, has led
to a complete revolution of the plans
which were formulated when General
Shafter's dispatch calling for immedi-
ate reinforcements was received.
As soon as General Shatter’s troops
have been thoroughly rested they will
be forwarded to Porto Rico.
The army corps under General
Brooke at Camp Thomas, Chlckamaug-a.
now under marching orders, will prob-
ably be the- first troops to leave for
Porto Rico.
The soldiers of General Snyder's di-
vision at Tampa are believed to be on
the water bound for Santiago. It is
the purpose to forward them immedi-
ately after their arrival at that place
to Porto Rico, without disembark-ing
the soldiers from the transports, with
the exception perhaps of one or two
regiments, which will replace some of
the troops of General Shafter’s army.
~Tnurth of July Tornados.
Hampton, N. H., July 5.-—A terrific
tornado struck a section of Hampton
Beach at 3.15 yesterday afternoon,
causing immense damage to beach
property and loss of life. The atmos-
pheric disturbance came almost with-
out warning.
A yacht owned by Captain Frank
Mudd of this place was sailing off the
beach and was in the path or the
storm. In it were nine persces and of
these five were drowned.
Beverly, Mass, July 5.——The small
excursion steamer Surf City, with
about 60 passengers on board, while
half way over from Salem Willows to
her wharf here, a distance of about two
miles, was struck by a sudden but ter-
rific squall about 6 o’clock last night
and capsized. Of those on board a
large. majority are believed to have
been rescued by boats from both the
Salem and Beverly shores, but no less
than six bodies had been recovered at
dark.
‘13}. ‘
Remnant of. the Spanish: Navy
Completely Obliterated.
CERYERA IS» OUR PRISONER.
Dewey’s Conquest at Manila: Bay
Is Paralleled by Sampson at
Santiago. Spanish Loss
Is Heavy, and 1,300
Are Prisoners. '
ONE AMERICAN KILLED.
The Spanish Admiral’s Bold Attempt to
Escape from the Bottled Condition
Which He Created for
Himself When He Entered Santiago
Voluntarily
Harbor Proved Totally Disastrous as
Latest Advices Confirm.
New York, July 5.—The Herald this
morning gives the following graphic
account of the sinking of Cervera‘s fleet
at Santiago:
Off Santiago de Cuba, by Herald dis-
patch boat Golden Rod to Kingston,
Jamaica, Mondayr—Cervera’s. famed
squadron «is a mere matter of history
now. 'Three of the crack cruisers that
were bottled up in Santiago and the
two destroyers, after being pounded
into helpless hulks 'by the guns of
Sampson's fleet, i-n a vain attempt to
escape from the harbor,1 and blazing
fore and aft, were beached by their
commanders in a last effort to save the
lives of some of the crews.
Ever since .it has been known that
the Merrimac did- not effectually block
the harbor it has been feared that
CerVera would try to run through the
American fleet, and a ceaseless watch
has been kept to prevent it. So little
were the Americans expecting the death
when it came that the flagship New
York had gone cruising up the coast
to the east, and only returned in time
to see the finish of ,the fight and fire a
shot or two at the shattered destroyers
that were then headed for the beach.
ADMIRAL sanrsor.
Cervera himself headed his fieet's
plunge to annihilation. It was half
past nine Sunday when his flagship was
seen steaming rapidly tiirough the nar-
row channel at the harbor's mouth.
The signal ran from ship to ship of
the American fleet and the Iowa and
Indiana, the record breaking Oregon,
the Massachusetts and Texas, the crui-
ser Brooklyn, and the saucy little im-
provised destroyer Corsair were soon
scurrying into position to block the
Spaniards’ exit.
But the American vessels did not
open fire at once. Cervera's ships were
allowed to come out of the harbor and
get well out of the range of Morro's
guns before the big battleships began
to close in.
Cervera. headed to the west, keeping
c105e to the shore, and firing from ev-
ery gun that he could bring to bear.
At the heels of the Colon came the
Vizcaya and Oquendo, and back of
them the dread destroyers.
The-n suddenly the big battleships op-
ened up and the rest of the Spanish
way was literally through a hurricane
of shot and shell.
But still the Colon kept on firing
bravely, reeling under the terrible im—
pact of the tons of metal that were
poured upon her, till when about ten
miles to the westward of Morro Castle
with his ship “trailing like -a wounded
duck" and bannered with flame, Cer—
vera’s turned the vessel’s nose toward
the Shore and made a. last desperate
effort to keep her out of his enemy’s
hands
She was sinking then and blazing in
a score of places, but still her guns
kept at work, and the white flag show-
‘ed above .her last of all.
At the first the fearful fire of the
battleships had nami'aily been poured
on the flagship, but the others were not
forgotten. In the terrible din and up-
roar made by the heavy guns and con-
tinuous crash and rattle of the rapid
fire batte1ies, little save results {ould
be noted The smake, too, wrapped the
scene in stifling obscurity.
But from time to 111118.33 the wind
tore the smoke curtains aside, the spec-
tators caught momentary glimpses of
the swift tragedy.
“lose upon the heels of the Colon's
destruction, simultaneously almost,
tame the doom of the Oquendo and
Vizcava.
V.’ bile all had apparently been poun-
ding away at the Colon, the. Vizcaya
and Oqucndo had to 1?. ace the fire of the
Iowa, Texas and I1 1.1211121.
Under the fire of this ponderous trio,
the grim cruiser-s that had raised so
many hopes and not a few fears, went
down to defeat with fearful swiftness.
The flagship fought her way ten miles
up the coast before her nose was turn-
ed shoreward.
The Vizcaya and Oquendo had not
made half that distance under the ter-
rible hammering of the hurricane bat-
tleships befme thei: case was hopeless
and they, too, were tuined shoreward.
Him 'not been idle. Their
crews fought with desperate bravery.
But courage was no match for courage
plus gunnery. It was the old storv—
Spanish shells that went wild for the
most part, while the Ameriéan gun fire
was marked by merciless precision.
VV-hen the battered Oquendo and Viz-
caya faced the inevitable and swung'
around for the shore both were afire,
the Vizcaya from fore to amidsh-ips.
The two cruisers were beached not
more than a quarter of a mile apart.
Meanwhile «the most dramatic feat-
ure of the battle was in progress. The
two destroyers with Cervera. had come
out in the wake of the big Vizcaya. As
they swept through the smoke and up-
roar the little Corsair, the patrician
yacht 'that all New Yorkers have seen
lazily drifting about the harbor, a very
perfumed exquisite among pleasure
craft, swung out to block the way of
the craft that even the burly Oregon
was supposed to dread.
As the Corsair came up she opened
on the two destroyers with her little
six-pounders. They fired back as they
came, but were bent on a. more desper-
alte business, and ran by their plucky
little foe as a. hawk leaves a king bird.
But they still had the big battleships
to deal with, and in the face of the ter;
rific-fire that the big ships poured upon
them. the destroyers both. turned back,
only to find the little Corsair there
again Desiring away at them with her
baby six-pounders.
Then Ithe destroyers turned upon the
little Corsair like wounded wolves in
one desperate effort to strike some—
where. But Wainwright, who was with
the Maine, was on the Corsair's bridge
and there was a battle royal on be-
fore the desperate Mtroy'ets were
aware what they had tackled.
The Corsair was struck time and
again—she is the only American vessel
reported damaged—but both of the de-
stroyers were set afire and both had
to be beached.
As they struck the beach one ex--
ploded with a terrific crash and a great
plume of smoke shot up to mark where
she had been. Her crew, those that
were able, had thrown themselves into
the surf and were struggling ashore
when the crash came.
It was just before this that the New
York came up from her jaunt down the
for a few rounds before the white flag
showed on them.
By this time, too, the white flags
, were daunting over the burning Oquen-
do and Vizcaya. though farther down
the shore the Colon was still firing an
occasional desperate gun.
As the flames swept over the beach-
ed cruisers the crews could be seen
.huddling away from the flames, yet
afraid to leap into the water.
It was at first reported that Admiral
Cervera was dead. Afterward, ‘ howev-
er, the report was denied.
Destruction of Cervera's Fleet.
Washington,— July. 5.—-The secretary
of the navy meived the following mes—
sage yesterday from Rear Admiral
Sampson:
Playa, via Hayti.
Secretary of the Navy:
Siboney, 3.15 a. m., July 3.
The fleet ,under my command offers
the nation as‘a Fourth of July present
the destruction of the whole of Cerve-
ra‘s fleet.
No one escaped.
It attempted to escape at 9.30 a. m..
and at 2 p. m., the last, the Cristobal
Col-on, had run ashore sixty miles west
of Santiago and has let down her col-
ors.
The Infants. Maria Teresa, Squendo
and Vizcaya were forced ashore, burn—
ed‘ and blown up within twenty miles
of Santiago.
The Furor and Pluton were destroy-
ed within four miles of the port.
Loss, one killed and two v'runded.
Enemy's loss probably several hun-
dred from gun fire, explosions and
drowning.
About 1,300 prisoners, including Ad-
miral Cervera.
The man killed was George H. Ellis,
chief yeoman of the Brooklyn.
SAMPSON.
The President’s Con-grafu'athms.
Washington, July 5.——The following
messagenvas sent to Admiral Samp—
son by the president:
To Admiral Sampson, Playa del Este:
You have the gratitude and cong'rab
ulaiions of the whole American peo-
ple. Convey to your noble officers and
crews through whose valor new hon-
ors have been added to the Americans,
the grateful thanks and appreciation
of the nation.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
_.
The Army Hears of the Victory.
Later the war department posted the
following from General Shaffer:
Playa del Este, 9.30 ,a. m., July 4.
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, near
Santiago:
When the news of'the disaster to the
Spanish fleet reached the front, which
was during the truce, the regimental
band that had managed to keep its in-
struments on the line, played “The Star
Spangled Banner" and “There’ll Be a
Hot time .in the Old Town To-nlght."
Men cheering from one end of the line
to the other. Officers and men without
even shelter tents have been soaking
for five days in the afternoon rains. but
all are happy. SHAFTER.
Tells Why He Tried to Escape.
Washington, July 5.——Information was
given out at the bureau of navigation
that Admiral Cervera. explained his ac-
tion to Admiral Sampson in the single
sentence: “I knew I would be over-
powered. but I preferred talking chan-
ces in the open sea to a death like a rat
in a hole." '
It is. not known whether this state-
ment was made on the New York or
not, but it is presumed that such was
the case, as the details of the conver-
sation were given by Admiral Samp-
son in his report to the department, all
of which was not made public.
Sampson Nominated for Promotion.
Washington, July 5.—The president
has nominated W. T. Sampson, whose
lreai rank :is that of Captain, but who
is now acting as rear admiral by spec-
‘91 appointment. to be a commodore
1‘“ the United States navy.
1
.I ‘ E "rr or.
'BlT’PLE OF EL GINEY
Conspicuous Bravery of Troops
' Sa
' she
{and wounded was about 300, and that
the Spanish loss was 3,500 killed and
coast and managed to open up on them‘
.to’ fight.
vGarcia, believing that the Spanish were
ed out to 'take the fort.
'5”
Under Terrific Fire.
FACE SMOKELESS POWDER;
Our Loss in Two Battles ntimated at 800
—Spanish Loss About 3,500 Killed and
Wounded—How the Americans Cap-
tured Every Outpost of the Enemy Af-
ter . Desperate Fighting —- Splendid
Charge at San Juan.
San Juan 3311, Overlooking Santiago
de Cuba, July‘fi. —Fuller and more ac-
curate details of the two days’ fight at
iago last Friday and Saturday
that the American; loss in killed
wounded, more than four times the
amount of our loso. Inch by inch the
i Americans forced their we. in the face
j of Spanlsh shells and bullets until they
had captured every outpost around
' Santiago, and had rtaken by one of the
; fiercest charges in history the forts of
San Juan, which the Spanish believed
‘ to be impregnable,
When the firing ceased last Saturday
afternoon our batteries looked down
on the town of Santiago frOm all sides
. and the Americans Were stopping to
take breath.
Exactly a week after the battle of
Sevilla, in which the Rough Riders
‘ took part, Shafter’s men were ready to
attack the Spaniards about Santiago.
For a clear understanding of the fight-
' ing last Friday and Saturday it must
be remembered that the city of Santia-
go is at the head of the bay: six miles
from the mouth of the harbor. The
city is surrounded on all sides by high
mountains, which rise abruptly from
the water. The mountains stand in
ridges which run parallel
coast. The city- lies between the first
and second, ridges. Directly south of
Santiago, on the coast, two and a half
miles east of the entrance of the har-
bor, is Aguadores.
San Juan, the strongest of Santiago's
outposts, lies southeast of the city on a
high hill top. General Shatter believed
that it would be best to take Santiago
by siege, but lest his troops might be-
come weakened by the climate, he yiel-
ded to arguments in favor of attacking
the city from all sides.
Everything Was in readiness for the
fighting when the Sun rose on Friday
morning. There were three main lines
of attack. The first forces were direct-
ed northeast of the city toward El Ca—
ney,- under General Lawton. 'The sec-
ond line of attack was against San
Juan by the forces under Gen. Whee-
ler, with Sumner in actual command,
because Wheeler wasill. The third set
or tr00ps was under General Duffield,
who was directed to keep close to the
seaside and under the protection of
the fleet and inconjunctio'n with the
Michigan volunteers Ito-march against
Aguad-ores. The Seventy-first New
'York- and Colonel Wheeler's Massachu-
settsvolunteers were held in reserve.
Captain Capronfs battery (Lawton’s
forces), which was planted on a bluff
a mile and a half from El Caney, op-
ened the firing at 6 o'clock on Friday
‘morning. No answer was made to the
first shot and two more were carefully
trained on E1 Caney. It lucked as
though 'the Spaniards were not going
A thousand Cubans under
them.
retreating, set out to capture
1Some of the Spaniards had started to
*run away from El Caney. When the
Cubans met them there was a. sharp
engagement, in which many Spaniards
were wounded and nineteen Cubans
were Wounded.
The Spanish then tied back to. El
Caney and took their wounded with
them. Not until the twenty-seventh
shot from Capron's battery was fired
was there any return from a Spanish
battery. Then a Spanish shell whistled
through the air near Capron's battery.
Several other shells from the same
battery followed quickly and wounded
thirteen Cubans an d eighteen 'Amer.‘
cans. After an hour of hot fighting on
both sides the firing ceased.
Before Caprcn's battery stopped fir-
ing, Gri-mes’s belt 1'? (General Whee-
ler's forces), stationed at El Pozo, op-
ened up and began firing across the
gulc’h from the hill below San Juan.
After 'she tenth she -t the Spanish re-
plied. The Spanimds invariably shot
too high and their shells did no dam-
age at that time. The battery was si-
lenced for the time being and no Span-
iards were in sight. Then began the
real fighting. The Flrst and Tenth
regiments and the Rr: ugh Riders Were
ordered to make a 692.01]? and take the
hill. Although no Spaniards were in
sight there were plenty of them con-
cealed.
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt rode
at the head of his troops until his horse
was shot from under him, and then,
with sword in hand, he rushed along the
lines on fo’ot, ordering “Forward,
charge!“ to the men, who were at
first somewhat confused at the way in
which their ranks were being depleted
by the fire from the Mauser rifles.
The Spaniards were really in strong
intrenchments, but their inability to
stop the heroic rush of the Americans
up the bill so frightened them that in'
then-haste they exposed themselves.
Then the Tenth cavalry picked them
off iikeducks. 011.1 men never stopped
until they gained the top of the hill.
The Spaniard-s, who had been doing
deadly work, were still in a position to
create great havoc. but the daring of
the Americans so fitted them that they
took to flight. A: the ran our men
brought a large number of them down.
The Spanish trenchts were found
full of dead soldiers. but all of the
wounded had run with the fleeing Spa-
niards. In their rush more than half
of the Rough Riders were wounded
more or less dangerously.
The experience of the Wheeler forces
in taking San Juanw was almost iden-
tical with that of Lawton’s forces in
taking El Caney. When Capron's bat-
tery resumed its firing on the stone
fort at El Caney. tho-701, 17th and 12111
infantry, under General Chalice, start-
resorted to the old trick of putting their
hats or. sticks and then firing from
some other quarter. As they were us—
.in-g smoksl-s powder it was a long
time before our 'tm-cps could tell from
where the degdly Manger bullets came.
with the'
lords, who, being above
. ized byt
‘was filled with fieeing soldiers.
The Spaniards
and the inability of!
location of the enemy.
e men were ordered to
en then many were hit Sift!”
see clearly where our me
the Spanish pests awere ,
ered our men begm to turn lthe ‘1
on them and. th made a
hill right into lr intrencm mn
A86. in tge Spanilh were so do '
e daring of the Amerl~
th t they fled in disorder. Every
led in out of the toWn of El
trenches were filled with the dead.
hundred and twenty-five of the 'fi _
Spaniards were captured. The -.
of New York did good work by folio
ing up General Lawton’ a men and ho
ing all the ground gained. . -
The 71st lost seventy men killed
wounded in taking a hill surround“
a half mile of open country, in Whi
they had not the slightest prbtectio'p
from the Spaniards. But with Cog:
Rafferty’s company in the lead
men never stopped until they had mf-
ted the Spaniards from the blockho
fort. Somtimes they had to crawl 3"
they never retreated. When the
was carrying away some of its wou '
ed under the protection of the
- Cross, the Spaniards violated the r
of civilized warfare by firing on .
men from a distance. Fortunately they
did little damage.
Lieut. Maxwell, from his balloon
feet high, was able to direct Genea
Hawkins's men, including the 3rd an
6th cavalry and the 13th and 16th in
fantry in taking San J nan.
Gen. Duffield and his men carried on
their part in aiding the fleet to captur
Aguadores. The Suwanee opened th
fight, which never ceased until our fla.
floated over Ag uadores.
The fighting was resumed on smut-’-
d-ay by a desperate attempt of the
Spaniards to recapture San Juan 11111.,
but in that attempt their loss was so
great that they Were forced to retreat
back behind the walls of the city of
Santiago.
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First Expeditibn Arrives After
Taking a—S‘panish Island
While Enroute.
New York, July 5.——Amoy, July 4.—
Messages from Manila received here
announced the safe arrival there on
Thursday last, June 30, of the cruise:-
Charleston, with the transports City of
Pekln, City of Sydney and Australia.
with troops.
The Charleston en route captured
Guajan, one of the Ladrones. Seven
guns were fired at the fort there, but
the fire was not returned. . -
The governor, thinking the Charfistop
was firing a salute, sent a. boat out o
the cruiser and thanked the captain e 5
futtively for the honor paid him. '
governor's representative was detai
on board a prisoner and boa-ts were
ashore to capture the governor
’his officials, all of whom were takeii
.men were escorted to a decorated fi
on the Charleston to Manila. An Amer-
ican was left in charge at Guajan.
First Expedition Beaches Manlta.
Cavite, July 1, via Hong Kong, J
5. -—’1‘he cruiser Charleston, with
transports City of Pekin. Australia
City of Sydney arrived here yester
At Honolulu the Charleston recei
sealed orders from Washington to pro-
ceod to Guajan, the largest of the Lao
drone islands, and capture it, or .1111:
or capture any Spanish gunboats m
and afterward to reduce the forts.
The Charleston arrived at Gusjan
June 20 and was boarded by Spanish
ofliclals of the Ladrone islands, who
professed entire ignoranCe of war etc
isting between Spain and the Unitéd
States. '1
Governor Marina surrendered and he
and his staff were made prisoners and
taken aboard the Charleston.
The American flag was left flying
over the capitol.
The American troops arrived here in
a very healthy condition. ’
The troops began landing immediate-
ly. Cavite arsenal had been put in or-
der for their accommodation.
The French admiral has arrived on
the cruiser Bayard. The British crui-
sers Ipbegenia and Pigmy have arriv-
ed. The Bonaventura left yesterday
for Wei Hal Wei. Others are expected
here.
Another Spanish gunboat, the Leyte,
was captured in Manila. bay on Wed-
nesday.
Dewey’s Official Report.
Washington, July 5.-——Secretary‘Long
received from Admiral Dewey the fol-
lowing ofliciai report of the arrival of
the first expedition:
Cavite, July 1, via Hong Kong, July 3.
Three transports and Charleston ar-
rived yesterday. Captured Guam, La-
drone islands, June 21: no resistance.
Byaug-ht the Spanish officials and t
garrison of six officers and fifty-f0
men to Manila. On June 29 the Span-
ish gun Leyte canie out of s. riv-
er near Man is and surrendered to me.
having exhausted ammunition and food
repelling attacks by insurgents. Had
on board fifty-two officers and ninety-
f'our men, naval and military.
DEWEY.
The war department received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Ander-
son:
Hong Kong, July 3.
ON TO SPAIN AT ONCE.
Watson Will Set Sail as soon as His Fleet
Can Be Fitted Out.
Washington, July 5.-—After the ad-
journment of the war board's confer-
ence at" the White House Secretary
Inns sail:
“There will be no change in the pres‘
out plans of the naVy. Commodore
Watson's fleet will sail for the Spanish
coast as soon-as ii. is fitted out, and the
.fiect before Santiago will be given plen-
ty of wor kto do."
Welcome for Cornell.
Ithaca, N. Y., July_5.—-More than a
thousand persons
crews a rousing welcome last even; '
on their arrival in Ithaca. The
‘.
which was drawn _ the princi-
pal streets of the-city by a crowd of
“mudefllcfiudsm -«
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