The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-15
FALL OF SANTIAGO
Continued From First Page.


daunted, these gallant men pushed on
to drive the enemy from his chosen DO
sition, both divisions losing heavily. In
this assault Col. Hamilton, Lieuts.
Smith and Ship were killed, and Col.
Carroll, Lieuts. Thayer and Myer, all
Of the cavalry, were wounded.
Great credit is due to Gen. HaW-
kins, who, placing himself at the head
of his regiments, urged them on by
voice and bugle calls to the attack so
brilliantly executed. In this fierce en-
counter words fail to do justice to
the gallant regimental commanders and
the heroism of the men While in diff
ferent formations and at points of at
tack, for it was, after all, the rapid,
intrepid bravery of the officers and
men that planted our colors on the
crest Of San Juan hill and drove the
enemy from his trenches and block
houses, thus gaining a position which
sealed the fate of Santiago"
Gen. Shafter follows in detail the
movements of the troops and the en-
trenching done during the night:
"All day on the second the battle
ragged with more or less fury, but such
of our troops as were in position at
daylight held their ground, and Law
ton gained a strong and commanding
position on the right.
'About 10 p. m. the enemy made a
vigorous assault to break through our
lines, but he was repulsed at all points.
LAST DAY OF FIGHTING.
con the morning of the Sd the bat
tie was renewed, but the enemy SEEM
ed to have expended his energy in the
assault of the previous night, and the
firing along the lines was desultory
until stepped by my sending the fol-
lowing letter within the Spanish lines"
Gen. Shafter gives the dispatches
passing between himself and Gen.
Toral already published.
'"The cessation of firing about noon
on the Sd practically terminated the
battle of Santiago, all that occurred
after this time I have properly treated
in the report of the siege.
"a few Cubans assisted in the attack
on Ell Caney and fought valiantly, but
their numbers were too small to ma
teriaIly change the strength as indi-
Gated above. The enemy confronted us
with numbers about equal to our own.
They fought obstinately in strongly
entrenched positions, and the results
obtained clearly indicate the intrepid
gallantry of the company officers and
men and the benefits derived from the
careful training and instruction given
in the company in recent years in rifle
practice and other battle exercises.
Our losses in these battles were Y
officers and 2OS men killed, and 81 Of
ficers and l ,203 men wounded; missing,
70. The missing, with few exceptions,
reported later
Gen. Shafter says the arrival OF Gen.
Escario at Santiago was not ant1cl-
pated. He said:
Gen. Garcia, with between 1000 and
5000 Cubans, was intrusted with the
duty of watching for and intercepting
the reinforcement expected. This, how
ever, he failed to do, and Escario pass
ed into the city on my extreme right
and near the bay"
After speaking of Admiral Cervera's
sortie and the destruction Of his fleet,
Gen. Shafter says he again called on
the Spanish commander to surrender.
He says:
ION the same date I informed Adj
miral Sampson that, if he would force
surrender without any further sacrifice
Of life Commodore Watson replied
that Admiral Sampson was temporar-
lily absent, but that in his (Watson 81
opinion the navy should not enter the
harbOr.
1.-The strength of the enemy's posi-
ton was such I did not wish to as
sault, if it could be avoided. An e&-
animation of the enemy's works made
after the surrender fully justifies the
wisdom Of the course adopted. The
intrenchments could only have been
carried with very great loss of life"
DETAILS OF SURRENDER.
Gen. Shafter gives the varying eff
forts towards securing a surrender
and his reopening the engagement on
the 10th, when the truce ended. On
the 18th the surrender was again de-
handed BY this date the sickness in
the army was increasing very rapidly
as result of exposure in the trenches,
to the intense heat of the sun and the
heavy rains. Moreover, the deWs in
Cuba are almost equal to rains. Ihe
weakness of the troops was becoming
so apparent 1 was anxious to bring
the siege to an end but, in common
with most Of the officers or the army
I did not think an assault would be
justifable, especially as the enemy
seemed to be acting in good faith on
the preliminary propositions to sur
render
"July 1 I informed the Spanish COM
mander that Maj. Gen. Miles, COM
mander-in-chief of the American army,
had just arrived in my camp and re-
quested him to grant us a personal
interview on the following day. He
replied he would be pleased to meet us
The interview took place on the 18TH
and I informed him his surrender only
could be considered, and that, as he
was without hope Of escape, he had
no right to continue the fight"
Gen. Shafter then gives the details
of the final surrender, his entry into
the city and the raising of the Ameri-
can flag.
Gen. Shafter recommends for promo
ton and brevets the following officers:
Lieut.. Col. E. j. McClernand, Lieut.. Col.
George McDerby, Lieut.. Col j. d. Mi
lew Mai r H Noble Lieut. Col ! T.