The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-13
CONTROLS THE CABLE.
sampson Will Soon he In Direct Com
municntion with Washington.


Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
on board the associated press dispatch
boat Dauntless. off Guantanamo bay.
Saturday noon tby the associated press
dispatch BOAT Wanda), via Kingston,
Jamaica, June IL. 1880 p. MIN con-
trolling the outer harbor of Guantan-
amo. where Lieutenant Colofel Hunt
ington's battalion of marines landed on
Friday. Rear admiral Sampson secures
possession of the Cuban terminus of the
French cab to Hayti. The apparatus
In the office at the harbor mouth was
wrecked by a shell. but the cable
steamer Adria has instruments on board
and communication with Washington
will soon be established.
The distance overland to Santiago de
Cuba by way of the bay is about so
miles. and the roads have been rendered
impossible by the Cubans under Pedro
Perez. The first division of the Cuban
army claims to have 1000 men, but
these figures are probably overesti-
mated. The Cubans believe that there
are about $500 soldiers in the vicinity of
Caimanero, which lies at the entrance
to the inner harbor. Guantanamo City
is inland about Is miles. The two har-
bors are connected by a narrow channel.
IL is the outer harbor which Admiral
Sampson now holds with the Marble
head, the Yosemite and the Vixen, and
with a battalion Of marines on the crest
Of a blunt-topped eminence command
ing the entrance on the western side. In
the inner harbor are two small Spanish
gunboats. At Caimanero there Is a
battery.
An expedition of three steam launches.
oficered by Lieutenant Norman, Ensign
Eustis. son of James f. Eustis. former
United States ambassador To France.
and Cad G.. Van order. under the
general command of Lieutenant Ander-
son of the cruiser M~arblehead. last
night dragged for mines. but found
none. Lieutenant Anderson. who dis
tinguished himself at Cienfuegos. pulled
a dlngy within so yards of the forts
without being discovered. He found the
fort to consist of masonry. with three
guns seward.
Judging from the panic In which the
Spaniards fed from Fisherman's point,
they will scatter at the first approach.
They left at Fisherman's point three
~antiquated howitzers. several cases of
ammunition, shell and canister, some
antique rifles and a regimental flag of
the Infantry del Principe. No. ,.
Every p|recaution has been taken to
guard the men from disease. All houses
in the locality have been razed, large
casks of Spanish win have been
smashed, two wells have been boarded
up and all the drinking water used is
supplied from the fleet. The marines
are well equipped for the campaign. The
camp will probably be called Camp Nc
Gala, after the commander of the Mar
blehead. who is interchangeable and has
not removed his clothing since the
bombardment.
Thu British steamer Newfoundland of
Montreal. with a general cargo from
Halifax, steamed INTO the harbor. Her
commander was greatly surprised at the
presence of the Americans, but he re-
tanned enough composure To dip his flag
three times and then started to put
about. A shot across his bows from the
Marblehead stopped him and the vessel
was boarded. her papers showing that
she was bound for Jamaica. The cap
tain vas then Allowed TO proceed.