The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-24
SKATER AT SANTIAGO
With 10000 Men to Begin the Work
Of Freeing Cuba from Spain.
REACHES THERE MONDAY AT NOON.
Great Enthusiasm Among the Soldiers
and Sailors.
Sampson and Shafter Go Ashore and Have
Conference with the Cuban General
- Garcia-No Attempt at a Landing
i'm Force for Few Days.


Conference with the Cuban General
- Garcia-NO Attempt at a Landing
i'm Force for a Few Days.
London, June 22.-The Havana corre-
spondent of The Times says: General
eLinares, in command in the province of
Santiago de Cuba, telegraphs that sixty
vessels, supposed to be carrying the
American expeditionary force, have ar
rived off Santiago de Cuba. General
Blanco is sending six battalions to pro-
tect the coast of the province Of San
tiago de Cuba. Great enthusiasm pre-
walls in Havana"
With the United States Transport
Ships off Santiago de Cuba, June 20,
via Mole st. Nicolas, Hayti, June o.
copyright, 1898, by the Associated
Press. 1.-The fleet of United States
transports having on board 10000 men
under the command of General Shafter
, arrived off Santiago de Cuba at noon
today, being exactly six days out from
Port Tampa. When the transport fleet
left Port Tampa 1t was the intention of
those in authority to take the western
course, around Cape Antonio, but later
1t was decided to go via the Florida
straits, that being a shorter distance
The first sight Of land was obtained
in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba and
when the topmasts of the blockading
ships were seen they sent a thrill Of
<Hr,c toe hn
they are now eagerly awaiting the land
Ing in Cuba.
shafter Makes Call on Sampson.
Associated Press Dispatch Boat
off Santiago de Cuba, June 20, via
Kingston. Jamaica, June 22.-As soon as
the fleet of transports had arrived at a
point about twenty miles off Santiago
de Cuba, this afternoon the steamer
Seguranca, having on board General
Shafter and his staff, left the other ves-
sells lying to and steamed to the flag
ship of the American feet in order to
visit Rear Admiral Sampson. The gen.
eneral went on board the flagship and
the Seguranca then went to Acer-
raderos, about seventeen miles west of
Santiago. and near which place General
Garcia is encamped with 5000 Cuban
soldiers. General Shafter and his staff
and Rear Admiral Sampson went ashore
and proceeded toGeneral Garcia's head
quarters, about a mile inland, where
they spent several hours in consultation
with the Cuban general.
Visit to the Insurgents Ashore.
At the conclusion of the conference
General Shafter and the other officers
had little or nothing to say regarding
the plans for landing the American
troops and for the cooperation of the
Cubans. The best information obtain
able is that there will be no attempt TO
make q general landing for two or three
DAYS, but small bodies of troops will be
nut ashore, probably tomorrow, at sew
eral points, both east and west of Santi-
ago. including Acerraderos This will
give General Shafter an opportunity to
become more familiar with the work
before him and to ascertain the best
Mace for a general landing. The trans
norts and the warships which conveyed
the troops here came close in shore this
afternoon in full view of the lookouts
on MORO castle, and they will lay to-
night fifteen miles out from Admiral
sampson's fleet which Is guarding thu
entrance of the harbor of Santiago.
Ringing Cheers Greet the Soldiers.
when the fleet of thirty-seven trans
norts. with its freight of fighting men,
swept up the southern coast today and
s1owed up within sight Of Santiago de
cuba the anxiously awaited soldiers
,vere greeted with ringing cheers, which
faintly echoing to the transports from
the decks of the blockading warships
far inshore, they were answered by the
troops most enthusiastically and In
Wind. The week Of anxious waiting and
~ impatient chatting of the tars were
over and the armv and navy had at