The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-21
SAMPSON IS WORRIED
The Transports Had Nat Rs ache
Him Sunday Afternoon.
INSuRGENT GENERAL GARCIA THERE
The Grizzlcd Veteran Has 400 D
Troops with Him.
FIFTY.EIGHT DEAD SpANlARDS
FIrTY.EIGHT DEAD SrANlARDS
This Number OF bodies WIs Disc"v-
cred Ncster,iny--NeSuvfu Thought
to Iiuvc Exploded Magazine.
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On Board The Dispatch Boat D"unless,
OF Santiago dc Cuba. June 10, p. NJ
Via Kingston. June 20. APO p. m.--The
United States troops under General Shat
ter have not yet arrived. The delay is in
explicable.
According to the latest information In
possession OF Admiral Sampson the trans
ports sailed last Wednesday. June IL, and
they should have reached here this morn
ing. Valuable time and favorable weather
are lost by delay.
The Cubans are exceedingly active and a
Gordon has been drawn around Santiago
de Cuba. General Garcia with 1000 troops.
by forced marches from Baines, Is now
nearing Santiago. lie left 1900 troops in
Holsuin to defend that town.
The Spanish troops at Guantanamo I'M
der General Masso are also cut oil from
General Toral, and are badly pinched Tor
food. General Mdsso said his men were
even then at half rations and that the
supply was only sufficient to last during
the present month.
General Garcia and his personal staff
were picked UP at General Rabi'S camp,
eighteen miles west of Santiago, and
brow brought to the flagship today y the gun
There the grizzled and wounded patriot
had a long consultation with Admiral
Sampson regarding the operations of the
investment of Santiago and the co-opera-
ton of the American and Cuban troops
General Garcia is very enthusiastic. He
Eys the Spaniards are starving and can
not hold out long, and the war will end
in a few months.
Two regiments Of troops will be landed
10, 1T. l.
base until Santiago Is taken. There has
been no sign of Spanish troops near Camp
McCalla for several days.
1t is estimated that over 300 have been
killed or wounded since the landing, Fifty
eight bodies were found yesterday
The Spanish seem satisfied that they
can not disodge the Americans and have
withdrawn. The upper bay is to be &C.
2Iped
Lieutenant Delhanty and an expedition
is nightly removing mines from the
river connecting the upper and lover bays.
Then the ships will take the town of Cal
manera, whose forts have been destroyed.
The St Louis cut the Kingston cable
last night within mile of Ell MORO.
Last night the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius discharged three more shells. A ter
rifle uproar followed the second explosion
and it Is thought magazine blew up.
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Off Santiago de Cuba. June 10, by Asso-
ciated Dispatch Boat. filed Kingston, June
20, p. ma correspondent has inter-
viewed General Calixto Garcia, who, with
mis- s'aif' was brought to Admiral Sampson's
flagship this morning on the gunboat Vixen,
The white-haired general was lying in
the cabin of Captain Chadwick, the com
mander of the New York. He was sick.
This is the message General Garcia cont
to the American people:
am greatly obliged for tie efforts OF
tue american people in securing the ip-
aepehnence OF Cuba and ! shall do all I
can to defeat the Spaniards quickly"
speaking of the march from Banes, where
ne Went TO receive the munitions OF the
FLORIDA expedition" he said:
We had a hard, hard march over the
rough roads Engagements with the Span
iaras-no because there were no Spaniards
MY 4Voo men are In good condition pScept
LOT the slight fatigue Of the long march,
we found enough food though the Span-
iards are starving
Inc patriots are not suffering from The
blockade. They can always get food. II
IS IS ire spaniards who pay the price.
tnlnk the war will be over in a few months
is very hard to drive them out"
Then Garcia asked Admiral SAMPSON.
VINO sat beside him. what had happened
70 the other Spanish ships. the Pelayo ana
tne rest, and opened his eyes wide with a
muttered exclamation OF surprise when he
heard that Admiral Camara was still at
home. ~
At Holghn General Garcia said ,here
are 10000 Spanish troops, but he believes
the 1000 men he left there will effect1alIy
prevent the enemy from reaching Santiago
from Holguin.
Captain Chadwick met General Garcia IN
camp eighteen miles west Of El MORO.
Rap mas about 1000 men. General Garcia
anu stan were nut ashore later in the day
after the preliminary details of co-onern.
tion between the Cuban and American
troops had been fully discussed.
KEY WEST NOT AFRAID.