The record-union., 1898-06-30

Last night General Menocal of Gen.
eral Lawton's staff made reconnois-
sance up to the very trenches OF the
enemy, their sentries on picket duty
being plainly heard.
Corporal Dewey and nine sharpshoot-
ers from the Seventh Infantry went
out at dark last night with one-day's
rations toward the Spanish line, and
they have not yet returned, but no fear
is entertained for. their safety. 1t is
believed they are lying in the bush
waiting for night
At daylight this morning Lieutenant
Smith of the Fourth Infantry, with a
detail of fifty men from the Seventh
Infantry under Lieutenant Dearfoo,
crossed the San Juan and went in a
northeasterly direction as far as Caney,
or Ell Quay, as it is marked on the
maps, without encountering any Span
ish troops. and fifty men of Company
c, Seventh Regiment. Captain Young,
also made a reconnaissance in force
The Spaniards have seemingly retired
to their entrenchment, as no pickets
or skirmishers were encountered.
Generals Lawton, Wheeler and Chef
fee have had scouts out beyond our adj
vance posts several times.
Captain Wright of General Bates
staff to-day followed the line of the
railroad running out of Juragua to-
ward Santiago to within two and half
miles of the city. The road approaches
within half mile of our front and
can be utilized to bring upssuppnes and
siege guns, the first Of which were
landed at Baiquiri this afternoon.
Ac bo IN haf a
of the Thirty-fou Michigan and
Eighth Massachusetts, which arrive on
the Harvard tomorrow, and the 5000
reinforcements sent from Tampa arrive
here, Aguidores, a town on the coast
four miles west of Juragua, will be
taken. The place was shelled to-day by
several ships of the fleet. AguidoreS is
on the line of the advance of the army
into the interior, and close to the rail
road. 1t will then probably become the
base of operations, while the supply
base may remain at Juragua.
Captain Wright on his reconnaissance
obtained information which is believed
to be reliable to the effect that 3,U0O
Spanish troops have been sent to re-
inforce the garrison at Aguidores.
General Lawton will probably make
as it is placed in position. Heavy rains
this afternoon made it impossible to
move today beyond General Wheeler s
headquartersr But as the roads will
dry quickly, the guns will probably be
brought up Tomorrow, and the en-
trenchments viii be shelled by the ar
tillery and by Colonel Woods dynamite
guns. The shrapnel fire will be more
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3 2-10-inches, and with shrapnel they
are effective at $500 yards.
The Cubans say the Spaniards are in
deadly fear of dynamite, and General
Lawton will see how he can terrify
them.
simultaneously with the lombard
ment General Chaffee's brigade will
move forward and occupy position of
vital Importance in advance of our
front. The correspondent of the AS
sociated Press is not permitted at pres
ent to diyulge its location.
The military telegraph line has been
completed as far as General Wheelers 9
haeidquarsers, thus placing the front in
direct communication with General
Shafter, who still maintains his head
quarters on board the Seguranca, where
Admiral Sampson 1t is proba BILE, how
ever that he will establish his head
quarters at Juragua tomorrow or
Thursday. The troops belonging to Cell
eral Lawton's division are kept really
to move in light marching order while
the accommodating parties are out. This
precaution is considered necessary in
order to avoid disaster if the small
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Spaniards in force.
The Cubans under General Castillo
are doing commendable work as ad-
vance pickets. They are thrown out,
day and night, from half mile to a
mile in advance of our pickets along the
front and fianks, thus forming double
Gordon about the army. There are now
more tan 13,o0O men at the front.
Drinking water for the troops at the
front is obtained from the Rio Gauma
stream full of springs direct from the
mountains The water is Remarkably
good, and is now carefully guarded
from pollution The Cubans and our
soldiers bathed in it at first. Strict or
ders have been issued against this prac-
tice in the future, and sentinels have
been placed to enforce the order.
about eating the tropical fruits, man
goes, oranges, ETC., IN which the coun
try abounds, the only exception being
made in the case of milk from green
cocoanuts, which is considered healthy
and refreshing, and lines. Some of
our men made themselves sick through
eating fruit.
An epidemc of measles, which was
started on board one or two transports,
is spreading to the camp, and about
twenty new cases have broken out to-
day
Our hoys are cheerful in spite of the
excessive heat and the hard fare which
has thus far been confined exclusively
to coffee. hard tack and bacon, diet
hardly suited for the climate. Rice
would make a splendid staple here
But the great deprivation is that both
men and officers are suffering from the
lack of tobacco
Two reconnoitering parties, one Of the
Ninth Cavalry and the other of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry. collided this
morning, and several shots were ex-
changed. fortunately without accident,
before their identity was established.
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