Evening star., 1898-06-23

NEW YORK. June GA special dated
a. Playa Del Este. Cuba. today says that
at I O'Clock this morning the last of Gen
Shdfter's army of invasion had landed al
Bs;quiri.
Copyright. 1893. by the Associated Pressl
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Beat Wanda. Baiquiri Harbor, Cuba. Wed
resday, June -, pm. via Kingston. Ia
maica. Thursday. June - $50 a.m.-At :
O'clock this afternoon 6.OO0 trained Ameri
can soldiers are encamped in the hills in
and around Baiquiri, and 10000 more rest
on their arms on board transports off shore
ready to join those who have debarked as
soon as the available launches and small
boats can carry them ashore
Time and sea and weather were propiti
GUS LOT the army of invasion. The navy and
the army co-operated splendidly, and. as
the big warships closed in on the shore
TO pave the way for the approach of the
transports, and then went back again. three
cheers for the navy went up from 10000
throats in the troopships and three cheers
for the army rose from: ship after shin as
the troopships moved in to take their share
IN the hazardous game. 1t was war and il
was magnificent
Insurgents Bore Their Share
AAS Nubui Insurgents, TOO, bore their
81 are in the enterprise honorably and we'll
Five thousand of them, in mountain fast
nesses and dark thickets of ravines. Law
all last night on their guns watching eyery
read and mountain path leading from San
tiago de Cuba to Guantanamo. A THOUSAND
OF them were within sight of Baiuuiri. MAX
Ing the approach of the Spaniards under
cover OF the darkness an impossibility.
At O'Clock this morning, as the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch boat approached
Balqulr1, the entire Island of Cuba seemed
wrapped in soft mist. like that of the dog
days in northern latitudes. 1t was seen
tEat many of the troopships that had been
lying several miles in the ofIing had drawn
In toward shore, while three or four war
ships lay menacingIy near the harbor an
preach All around the transports steam
launches and small boats were bobbinp
about like corks, the first indication of the
true object of the undertaking ahead.
An hour later TIE sun was rising and re-
voaled the great semi-circle of troopships
Some close to the coast line, others a mile
distant. with their decks crowded with
eager. expectant men, impatient to begin
the landing.
AS the dispatch boat of the Associated
Press ran closer in. rear where the New
"A
strong guns trained on Baiquiri flame and
black smoke were seen rising from tho
town, the inevitable consequence of war
and a sure sign that the Spaniards had
gene, leaving ruin behind them
Warned to Keep or.
The captain of the New Orleans shout
ell the news TO the dispatch boat. adding.
You had better keep off 4 little You are
In range They have a rife on the mill on
the eastern side of Baiquiri."
There Is a steep rocky hill, known as
Punta BaiqIiri. rising almost perpendic-
ulariy at the place Indicated 1t is n YER
liable Gibraltar in possibilities of defense
From the staff at its summit the Spanish
flag was defantly floating at sunset last
Right. but il was gone this morning. and
with it the small Spanish guard which had
maintained the signal station. Between
nishtfall and dawn the Spaniards had
taken the alarm and had fed from the
place, firing the town they left. The
flane es were watched with interest from
the ships Two sharp explosions were
heard At first they were thought to be
the report of gGEs from Spanish masked
batteries, but they proved 10 be the ex-
plosion of ammunition IN the burning
buildings.
Three hours waiting made the men on
the transports inpatient to get ashore and
In action. and every move of the warslrips
vas closely watched by the soldiers.
y little before o'clock the bombardment
OF the batteries of Juragua was begun by
the ships of Rear Admiral Sampsons feet
This was evidently feint to cover the
real point Of attack, Juragua being about
balf way between Baiquiri and Santiag,
1e Cuba The bombardment lasted abou,
twenty minutes.
The scene then quickly shifted back
again to the great semi-circle of the trans
port feet before Baicuiri.
New Orleans Opens Fire.
A. $40 O'Clock the New Orleans opened
fire with a gun that sent shell rumbl;ny
ard crashing against the hillside. The De-
troit. Wasp. Mackias and Suwanee follow
cd suit. and soon the hllsides and the val
ieys seemed to be ablaze as shot followed
shot In swift succession. amid the wild AMI