The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-06-29
!. HE ARMADA OFF SANTIAGO.

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dlcrs life on board transports is "A, un-
warlikc to them as a Journey on a
frutcr.
The spectacle Of transferring the
SICK at sea was presented on Saturday.
For four hours the feet lay to while
the ships boat carried fourteen pa
ticntS to the hospital ship Oivcttc.
In tho rough water, Of the Bahama
( hanncl this work for the little boats
was quite difficult and the .hoisting Of
the limp forms to the rolling deck of
the Olivcttc seemed dangerous. But
the moving of the sick was finall; ac-
conplishcd in safety.
The weather throughout the voyage
was excellent and consequently there
was little suffering from sea sickness.
But fourteen cases Of typhoid fever
and some measles developed the for
mcr being especially on the boats
which carried horses aud mules. The
surgeons, however. say that the
health Of the men is unexpectedly
good.
The first sight Of land was obtained
in the vicinity Of Santiago dc Cuba.
When the topmasts Of the blockading
ships were seen they sent thrill of
enthusiasm through the soldiers, and
they are now eagerly awaiting the
landing in Cuba
The men seem confident of swift
and easy victory, but they seem rather
to hope for hard fighting.
The heat and long confinement in
the holds Of the transports have told
very severely on the horses and mules,
and many Of them died during the
last days Of the voyage.
LOOKING FOR A LANDING
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dandy, oil Santiago dc
Cuba, Monday night, June 20, via
Kingston, jamaica, Tuesday, June
u, l ! u. m.-As soon as the feet of
transports had arrived at point about
twenty miles off SAntiago de Cuba this
afternoon the steamer Seguranca, hav-
ing on board Gen. Shafter and his
staff, left the other vessels lying to
and steamed to the flagship of the
American fleet in order to visit Rear
Admiral Sampson.
The General went on board the fag
ship, and later Gen. Shaftcr, Admiral
Sampson, and q party Of officers
boarded the Seguranca, which went to
Acerraderos, about seventeen miles
west of Santiago, and near which
place Gen. Garcia is encamped with
5000 Cuban soldiers. Gen. Shafter
and his staff and Rear Admiral Samp-
son went ashore and proceeded to
Gen. Garcia's headquarters, about q
mile inland, where they spent several
hours in consultation with the Cuban
general.
At the conclusion Of the conference
Gen. Shaftcr and the other officers
had little or nothing to say regarding
the plans for landing the American
troops, or for the cooperation Of the
Cubans. The best information OBJ
tainable is that there will be no at
tempt to make a general landing for
two or three days.
The result Of Rear Admiral Samp-
son investigation Of the various pro-
posed landing places was also laid be-
fore the army officers, but Gen. Shat
ter is not prepared to announce def
mite selection without investigating
the matter further himself.
Gen. Garcia gave the Americans as
surances that they need have no fear
of contracting diseases on the south
eastern coast of Cuba, as the climate
there is not unhealthy, only extreme
ly hot at this season Of the year. The
Cuban general declared that his own
troops, ill fed and i'll clothed as they
were, wore in good health. and there
fore the Americans need not fear fe-
vers or other serious ailments.
Gen. Shafter examined the condi-
tion Of the Cuban soldiers during his
visit and was impressed with their
hardy and soldicrly appearance, al
though he recognized the fact that
they need clothes and provisions, both
Of which were given them during the
day.
The interview closed with the un-
derstanding on tho part of both gener-
ais that small bodies of troops are to
be landed at once at several poiuts
along the coast, where they will be
safe from any serious attack by the