Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-23

notlllna 81 small boats headed by
launches. speeding Tor Bniqulri dock
Some ni the boats usro manned hy
crows NJ sailors. while others were
ruWod Boy the soldiers Themselves Each
boat contained sixteen mon. cvcry ono
ln nght.ug trim, gun and 900 cart
ridges ready 60 take the field on touch
luE the shore should they be- called
upon 90 do 30. The 1rinE Of the war
ships. however. proved 20 be- q need
less prUcuutiun, az their shots were mo-.
returned and no spanlards were visi-
Die.
Two correspondents u the Asso-
tho nrut nOtiiln that went ashore aud
witnessed the Inspiring alght ~ the
landing.
Den. shnftcr on board tho soguran-
en- closely watched the landing of the
troops
Brig. Con. Lawton. who had been de-
tailed 10 command The landing NJ the
troops. led the way In "a launch accom-
panied by his stan and directed the
formation OF the line ~ operation.
4 detachment % eighty regular In
fantry soldiers was the first tu land.
followed by Gen. Skaters old rrrl-
mcnt. the First Infantry. Then came
Twenty the Tenth Infantry.
and the seventh ana Twelfth Infantry,
tho cnnd MnWnchuHrtta regiment and
detachment NJ the ninth cavalry
The boats rushed forward stimuli
tnnrnuslv from every quarter IN good
nnturcd rivalry 90 b. nut ana their
occupants scrambled over one another
Co leap ashore.
A. the boats tossed about In the surf
breaking against the pier. getting
ashore was no easy matter. and The
soldiers had Co throw their rifles 900 the
dock before thry could climb ~ thrm-
selves ana some hard tumblos resulted,
but nobody was hurt
~ the end ~ thu pier the cnmnnnlrr
and regiments quickly lined up and
were marched away,
ecu Lawt1n threw a strong c fafi.
utnt Tor the NIGHT about TlX miles went
on The road O. Santiago. aud another
detachment was posted ~ the north %
the town. among the hills. Tho rest
N the troops were qunrtcrOd In the
town, some ~ them being housed In the
building NJ tho iron company Other
troops were quartrrDd in dUroluird
houses while others HiI'l preferred The
shelter Of thcir tents ln tho adjoining
fields
The mornings nrc, u WIS seen. dra,
tniyrd the rnundhnusr, the repair shops
ana several small dwellings,
The town was deserted when the
troops landed, but women and children
Holu appeared from the surrounding
thlrkrtH. and returned tn their homes
The sun hr1nred soldiers iu thUlr
SLOUGH hats and service uniforms
quickly searched she buildings and beat
M Tho ihlckrtH after landing 10 search
uf lurking foes. ana marched into the
unknown country beyond nt nIghtfall
with long. swinging strides and the
alert bearing % the old frontier army
men ready 30 nrht the SutnnrdH
Sioux fashion or In the open wherever
they could be- found, The cheers ~
their comrades stIll waiting on the
transports and NJ The blue Jackets and
the strains OF Yankee Doodle" from
the bands ON the tronp-shlps salutcd
them ns they disappeared from NleW
over the hills NJ naiquIrl.
The landing was accomplished with
out loss NJ life. the only casualty being
the woundlnE NJ an insurgrnt In the
hills hy shell from one OF our ships
'ie will lose hlH arm.
The insurErut troops no liaiqulrl are
commanded by Gen. Castillo ana are
estimated 90 number q thousand men,