The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-01

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saluted them as they disappeared from
vieW over the hills Of Baiqulri. D..
The landing was accomplished without
wounding of an insurgent on the hills by
shell from one of our warships. He
will lose his arm. 49,,
The insurgent troops at Baiquiri are
commanded by Gen. Castillo, and are es-
| timated to number 1000 men.
| Washington. D. g.. June 23.-The mill
tary situation at Santiago so far as the
| war and navy departments know it, re-
mains precisely as it was at shutdown
yesterday. Troops are being landed from
Gen. Skaters corps and this landing has
not yet been completed. Neither Shafter
nor Sampson has reported since the two
cab!egrams received last night. 1t is gath
cred from these, taken in connection with
the press reports, that only landing in
! urally with so large number Of trans
ports to be discharged the troops have
| been scattered up and down the beach
for several miles.
The cable station is within seven miles
of the point where the debarkation is CO.
|
cannot be completed for several days, al
though, of course, the troops, without
their supplies, may be all ashore before
| that time.
| One fact appears, namely, that Gen.
Shafter is arranging himself the details of
landing, advised by Sampson and perhaps
Garcia, and that the military authorities
creation in this, for they do not know
whether he will make more than one land
ing, Or just where that landing is.
One benefcent effect from the landing
at Baiquiri will be to distract the atten-
| ton of the Spanish from the harbor of
| Guantanamo. The mines having been
probably all removed, and the forts that
silenced, with the disappearance of the
| Spaniards from the country surrounding
| the bay the navy will be in full possess
sion of what it has long wished for-an
absolutely safe and land-locked harbor
in which all of SIMPSONS feet and the
transports as we'll Can find refuge from
any West Indian cyclones.
Gen. Greedy received a dispatch today
! from Lieut.-Col. Allen of the signal serv-
| ice, in charge of the cable station estab-
| lished at Playa del Este, Cuba. It did
not relate to military operations, but from
the fact that no reference was made to
important developments, it was inferred
rally since last night, when the landing
of troops was in progress. Col. Allen will
| make Playa del Este the cable base, but
in addition to this military cable line
will be stretched from that point west
! ward along the coast to the headquarters
Of Gen. Shafter. BY this shore loop Cen
| Shafter will be brought into direct cable
Col. Allen is now hurrying forward prep
arations in this direction. He has all
the material necessary for the shore loop,
with instruments and operators ready to
| work the line as soon as the army head
quarters are fixed.
point Gen. Shafter and his main body of
troops have established their base The
official dispatches to the secretary of war
and secretary of the navy spoke of land
! ing at Baiquiri and demonstration at
Cabanas. Other official messages stated
that the landing was going on simulta-
nously at two points, with view to max
ing an assault on Santiago in the front
and rear: The press dispatches also speak
Of Jaragua as probable point of landing.
AT whatever one of these points Gen.
| Shafter takes up his base the military
! telegraph lines will connect with Playa
| del Este, and thence to the war depart
| ment. Being strictly military line, the
| cable from headquarters to Playa del Es-
| ness although the authorities will be dis
posed to give the press such facilities as
are possible under the circumstances.
Most of the unofficial messages, however,
will have to be handled from Playa del
Este, in order to avoid Cutting the mill
| tary loop. -
Army officers were intently scanning
| the map of the country around Santiago
| today, with view Of locating the troops
and fixing their .forma ton on the eve of
| the advance. Baiquiri is about fifteen
miles due east from the mouth of Santi-
ago harbor. A small river runs inland
at that point, affording additional facil-
tiles for landing: The map shows road
drsSt n ES@ B b to the thence ons
the harbor to the city of Santi-
ago. Besides this road railroad starts
few miles west of Baiquiri, circling
along the coast up to the mouth of San
tiago harbor. Jaragua, the other point
mentioned in the dispatches, is. midway
It also has a small stream, giving addi-
| tional facilities for landing, and the rail-
| road appears to take its start along the
| coast from that point. Back of this rail
road and highway the interior shows
mountainous nations which would
make the progress: of an army difficult. 1t
seems evident from an examination of
l. H.
at Baiquiri or Jaragua will move west
ward along. the highway, perhaps utiliz-
| ing the railroad, and thus approaching
Santiago from the southwest.
Distinct from this landing, which is east
of Santiago harbor, it seems evident that
at least a part of Gen. Skaters force will
land west of the harbor, thus allowing an
attack on Santiago from the northwest.
The dispatches state that demonstration
| was made against Cabanas, which is
shown on the military map to be small
place just west of Santiago harbor and
not more than two or three miles from
the mouth. . Further to the west is AS
have a large force of Cuban troops.
1t is&clearly inexpedient for this Cuban
force to make the inland circuit clear
around Santiago and form juncture
with Gen. Shafter to the east of Santiago
harbor. Their natural base therefore will
be to the west of Asseradero, cooperating
with such Of Skaters troops as land to
| the west of the harbor. A road runs from
Aserradero to Cabanas. No road is shown
along the west line of Santiago harbor
and the march of the American and Gu
ban troops making the assault ON the west
| side of the city mcy be slow and laborious,
through the tangled tropical underbrush,
swamp and rock. &c ~ s,55.. & a. - -
Besides the military map, the war de-
partment has large amount of confiden-
tial material showing the landings, roads,
ETC., all along the present field of opera
tons. These include large photographs
of Baiquiri. One Of the photographs
shows 9Baiquiri as "a scattered group of
huts on the edge of rugged declivity run
ming down to the ocean. Huge boulders
cover the rising ground, apparently making
travel back of the town impossible. An
other picture shows extensive tramways,
elevated freight tracks, and the elaborate
plant of large mining concern. This
plant seems to assure facilities for hand
Ling the heavy artillery when it is brought
ashore. Isl 81. B 57%
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