The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-22
REACHED SANTIAGO.
General Shafter with 10000 Troops
Has Joined Sampson.
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TRANSPORTS ARRIVED IN GOOD sHA Pc
Fourteen Slight Cases Of Typhoid
Among the Troops.
VERY ANXIOUS TO GET ASHORE
Some Bitter Work Ahead for Gen.
eral Skaters Men.
The REGULAR AND GUERILLA FORCES
OF the Spanish Are Estimated by Adj
miraI Sampson to Number from
10000 to $1,000 Men.

Copyrighted, 1898. by Associated Press)
on Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dandy, OFF Santiago de Cuba, June 20,
D. M, via Mole st. Nicholas, Tuesday,
June q, a. Mite United States army
of invasion OF Cuba 10000 strong. COM
manded by General Shafter. arrived Off
Santiago de Cuba at noon today. The time
OF It's Decentralization has not yet been de-
termined upon. but 1t probably VIII be
within the next three days.
When the fleet of thlrtyseven trans
ports, with it's freight OF fighting men.
swept UP the southern coast today aud
slowed up within sight OF the doomed city
CT Santiago de Cuba. the anxiously awaite |
soldiers were greeted with ringing cheers
wtich family echoed to the troops from
the decks OF tho blocklding warshps iar
in shore. They were answered by Use
troop heartily and in Kind
The weckg or anxious watching on on
side anc OF impatient oDafing on the other
were owe" and the arn,y and navy had a.
lss, joined forces and all felt that the fihdl
Nlo,, at Santiago Was at hand.
II vas 10 O'clock this morning when he
lookout on the armorsd cruiser Brooldyr
reported seeing the smoke u several steoip-
ers away to the southeast, and a moment Of
50 later he announced hat u dozen trans
ports were In sight
Time signals were exchanged from ship
to ship. gladdening the hearts of the weary
blockeders. Then the 1nited states auxil-
liary cruiser Gloucester, formerly j. Pier
lOut MarYaufg NuHht f'n,-x4tr Ia no. axgn
to meet and welcome the troops.
About hall an hour later Il grim forest or
nasts had sprung up apparently from the
sea and a most impressive scene was pre-
scented as the armada swept gracefully up
from the horizon toward the shores where
tue great struggle s to take place.
The transports we're ranged In three
shifting lines, with the battleshIp Indiana
on the extreme right and other men Of war
on the outskirts OF the fleet in this order
the transports and uner escorts steamed
slowly In toward the hills, where MORO 6
rcd walls cleaned in the sunlight.
II was decided to take the entire fleet
TO tho lines Of Rear Admiral Sampson :,
fleet OF warshps, but an order from the
admiral stopped the advance Of the ships
about fifteen miles to the southeast and
escorted by the Gloucester. General Shafter
went forward on the Seguranca 10 confer
with the admiral
The transports lay In smooth sta Will,
the plans were discussed by the leaiers or
the flagship. Not the falntsst lutlmatiou
OF their intentions regarding the landing
has been allowed to escape. Undoubtedly
however, some OF the troops will be landed
at Guantanamo bay in order to relieve tn,
marines there, but 1t Is generally believed
the main body Of the troops will be landed
much nearer Santiago.
Tho long journey from Tampa has left
the men in much better condition thar
anticipated There are fourteen cases o
TYPHOID on the troopships, among thom be
ing Major Horton of the Twcnty-nfth In
iahtry. There are several cases of moasle
also, but no serious cases, as tho typhoi,
IS OF mild type.
owing to the smoothnoss of the passage
thp soldiers were not generally atlcctc,
by seasickness. They are all wildly apx
'ons to get ashore and begin lighting.
yhe dispatch boat OF the Associate,
Press MS she steamed among the transport
was eagerly hesleged on all sides for new
~ admiral SIMPSONS operations. on
GERS and men clamoring for word from th,
biockGdera.
Much satisfaction was expressed anon,
the troops when 1t became known that IN
capture OF Santiago is to be left TO III,
army The harscs and mules on boar
the transports have suffered severely r,.n,
OF them dying,
The American feet of Santiago has beer
materially strengthened by the addition
of the warships which escorted the trans
ports hero consisting OF The indiana De-
troit, Montgomery Bancroft. Helena
Ericsson and Foote. Hornet, Annnpoiis
Castine and Eagle.
Wherever the landing may take nIoce IN.
operations ard information OF the Inst to,
Gays show conclusiyely that bitter work i
ahead for General Skaters men bpfor,
the Spanish Mas comes down from Morr,
castles walls.
Tho Spanish regular and guerilla forces
estimated by Admiral Sampsoa To number
from 10000 to $1,000 men, are stretched
from Guantanamo to Cabanas. distanc,
of I'VE miles. ready to concentrate Al IN,
point of landing ~ ''''
But starving and harrassed from IN,
lniand by the insurgents, the situation n
'ne Spanlards is desperate and naval ofn.
GERS familiar with the situation fully exnec
terrihc fighting about Santiaro
interviews with army officers an m,
transports show that there ia some my
ie'y as 10 how the men will stand m,
strain, II the fighting begins immadiateI,
AFTER the long inactivity at Tampa nm;
the wearying voyage. There Is no ,ssr
however for the lnal results, as the ynn.
OF the fcet will be of immense assIstanc,
TO tho American troops.
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