Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-15

THEN CAME THE NEWS or SURRENDER.
Preparations for the rinal Attack on san-
tlago Expected To he the nioodicst Day
of III. war-Che,ra for Triumph.

lNAlHi anu WITHOUT nnle OF NANANiA - tfN'
Torai yielded his city to save his pco-
pie.
with the final stroke Of the spanish |
generals pen the only stronghold In /
the province Of Santiago has fallen,
and the power OF Spain In eastern |
cuba In crushed.
what the terms Of the surrender
were ~ not yet known. They may be
made public when Gen. Miles returns
from the front tonight, and they may
be suppressed Tor days.
on board the flagship New York Il
Ii believed that the surrendered Spanish
officers will b. permitted 10 rrtain their
side arms ana that the spanish army
will be given safe convoy to spain.
Admiral Sampson has not yet been In
formed OF thc details OF equalization.
The end came swiftly aud Unexpectedly.
The Santiago campaign, bright win i,a
deeds OF splendid darlng ana DARK
with the record OF slaughtered, hhd
been believed hy many men hlEh Ia
rank. O. have only Just begun. Ihe o..
fuHhl OF th. spanish o. bartender bad
been DO emphatic ana 20 ut. hnt
goth army ana navy had ipralkyn ih.
shed. aud noon toiAy had been stt iuf
the final desperate assault upon Tue
stubborn dgfUnHDH 90 The city. That iH
Qualifications were Htruuh aud mat It's
forces were brave AN know, ana iud W
has been looked forward tp uH lll D.
10 be- the hloodlgrt iu ths h. t1ry OF The
campaign, ana when, Hosn after
o'clock this afternoon, Admiral Snmp-
Son received hy rlrnW the news that
Gen. Turnl hnd surrendered, the add
miral ana bis UincUfH scarcely credited
The story.
whether MORO Castle and the batter
les above the hnfhur VIII also Hurren-
der o.. at . o'clock this afternoon, a
matter % conjecture. At that hour
| the spanish nhg SAN Heated above
| Moro aud the spanish forces ntlli
/ clustered about the cirihworlsn and
/ batteries.
Win the American army controlling
/ Santiago. however. further Resistance
/ hy the hnrbor batteries would be abs
surd. and their surrender Undoubtedly
/ will quickly follow Gen. Skaters &C.
| cupatlun VI the town. u Indeed the sea
! front fortlncAiionH and an otiielA are
not Included In the cliy'H capltulatlon.
when Gen. Toral ON Monday last
refused absolutely 10 consider the
terms N unconditional surrender. and
| when Gen. Ehufter announced nrEutia-
tlona nt an end. u was believed that
the taking of the city without further
Fighting was an lmpOHsihIllty.
The artillery Of the federal forces was
ordered 10 BE- rushed Co the front. the
Investing line was extended 10 hem Ia
the town completely, aud every prcpar-
alton was made Tor the final assault.
Acting under Instructions from
| Washington however Gen. Shhftcr
again proposed surrender yesterday
and ht conference az which Gen.
Mites and Gen. Toral were present. II
was proposed 90 allow the Spanish of
ncera % retain their side arms ana the
/ American commander oncfcd 10 send
tho defeated army 20 Spain under con-
yoy, ana on parole
The story 81 the conference has all
ready been told. Gen. Torai'a announce
mtni that the matter would have 60
be submitted 20 his government con-
WINGED the officers that nothing further
No Vi como Of the negotiations ana or
drrs wer' issued for a general attack
az noon. az which hour the nrmlstlce
every preparation for battle. the fleet
gathered around the little bay OF
Agundorca. ready 10 huri shells over
the hill and into the city and the CONF
bined army and navy forces quietly
and grimly awaited the word OF Gen
Miles
But while all these preparations
were going forward. Den. Shafter and
Gen. Miles were still hard AZ work IN
an attempt 60 avoid the slaughter
which must follow an attack.
The telephone and telegraph wires
from the front 10 IuraFun were bur
dened all the forenoon with messages
10 and from WashlngtOn, nud Gen.
Toral was busy In communicating with
either Cant. Gen. Blnnco or with the
government at Madrid.
~ about n O'Clock Gen. Miles sen,
an aide-de-camp from Iurngua 90
Rear Admiral Sampson, telling him inc
chances for a surrender were good and
that no shots must be nrod from the
feet without definite orders from the
shore.
IA the hour of noon approached, The
New York ran close In shore az Aqua
doros and took up a position IN rc1dl'
nes for the expected bomhardment oI
the hidden city The Brooklyn rang q
In the rear of the New York ana oihei
3 vessels took up positions previously
assigned TO them. The swift lltue HIS
steamed down 10 Jurngua 10 avail
word from Gen. Miles
= Noon came and although the cN
!. pected call 10 quarters was not Issued
D., the men fingered anNlouslv close 4
their places. eager to begin the bonn
p bardmont From the bridges OF tn
4 warships the officers trained thel
. glasses alternately on the signal sta
b / ton nNNNIf anu hN ANNN NfNN W AAAAl'
nOrts on Juragua, behind which IN
. Hist had disappeared
q As ana o'clock passed without al
order 20 begin b0mbnrdment, the eN
= cltement among the officers who kne'
not the Significance OF the delay be
came Intense.
10 II was few minutes after O'clnc
when the Hist pushed her way fror
= behind the anchored transports an
u started on the short run from Juragu
70 10 Aguadores. Rolling and pitching
= the rough sea the gallant little yach
T. dashed for the nagshlp, signalling a
., she pressed onward.
The hattleshlp oregon was the fr'
vessel In line. and The signal, "Th
enemy has surrendered" was hri
% made ont from The bridge OF CAPITAL
J. Clarka ship, a cheer burst from m
u oniccrs on the after deck, and II w
\ echoed hy the men clustered forward
"a AZ almost the same instant the 9th,
q shlpH lu the fleet caught the mnmef
!. tous meaning OF the bright cnlored sli
nal flags which flashed ai The Hist
sway,ug masthead. and great CHEF
A from q host of American 'hrlals swcI
\ through the squadron from ship
n ship. while pcnnants from enfh vess
y In RESPONSE 90 the Now Aurks repet
/. lion " the lilst's signal Eveniuan
i the Hist ran alongside he flagship an
lt delivered her dispatch II cnntains
ma dataf1a belnu GlmDly a brief me-