The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-29
sHAFTER GOES TO THE FRONT
Forward Movements of Troops Steadily
COntinues-Little Sickness.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press

tOntln0eS-IAttIe sickness.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.)
Juragua, June 27, Monday-per Asso-
ciated Press dispatch boat Wanda, p.
m, via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday
June $50 II. m.-Major General Shat.
ter i'll command of the United States
army of invasion arrived here on board
the transport Seguranca, from Baiquiri
with Col. John Jacob Astor, Captain
Stewart Brce and Lieutenants AIilay
and Noble and staff, ut about = o'clock
this afternoon. He was met by General
Gates, who was experimenting the land
ing of commissary supplies in the surf.
Generals Garcia and Castillo paId their
respects to the American commander.
About an hour later General Shafter
struck out on the road to the front, TN
order TO consult with General Wheeler
and the division commanders and look
over the field of operations before San
tiago de Cuba. Ahe General said he
would probably return to the headquar-
tiers tonight.
The transport IroquOis, anchored off
the shore, is provided with trained nurses
and all conveniences. Tent hospitals will
also be erected on cliff overlooking the
sea. There are very few cases Of sick
ness among the troops, measles. heat
prOStration and dysentery chiefly. SpOra-
radio cases of yellow fever are reported
by the insurgents but the disease is not
epidemic.
The troops are i'll good camps. on high
ground overlooking the sea The nights
and mornings are cool and pleasant but
the midday sun is hard on the unaccli-
mated men. Medical men say that if the
campaign is short the troops will go
through in good condition.
The movements of troops to the front
are steadily going on. The American
and Cuban infantry and cavalry and
long lines of mule pack trains and bat
teries of artillery choke all the road
ways over the hills to Santiago de Cuba.
At 10 o'clock this morning General
Pearson's brigade, the Second, Tenth
and Twenty First infantry of the First
division, General Kemp commanding,
moved out to occupy position on the eX-
treme left, towards MORO Castle, and
for few hours the camp was almost
deserted. Then the auxiliary cruiser
Yale came in sight with the new arrivals
Of American volunteers, consisting of the
Thirty-Third regiment and one battalion
of the Thirty Fourth regiment of Michi-
gan infantry commanded by COlOnels
peterman and Boynton. BrigadierGen-
eral Duftield accompanied them and the
men are now encamped awaiting the rest
of the Thirty Fourth Michigan and the
Ninth Massachusetts regiment, Oh board
the Harvard, which vessel is expected
here tonight.
Gen. Lawton, Gen. Chaffee and Gen.
Wheeler have thoroughly recOnnotered
the Spanish position and, with the aid
of information furnished by the Cubans,
have very good maps of the roads and
defences of the city.
Much information has also been OBJ
tanned from Spanish pacifcos, who have
slipped out of the city and given them
selves up in the hope of getting food.
They report great starvation and dis
, tress in Santiago. They say the Span
ISL troops are on short rations and that
all the supplies are being held.
The most startling information obtain
ed from the pacificos is that since that
arrival began almost 10000 Spanish sol
dlers have arrived at Santiago de Cuna.
Inls statement is made on the authority
of Gen. LawtOn and he is also OF the
opinion that Gen. Pando may be able 10
effect junction with Gen. Linares at
| Santiago de Cuba.
There are two forts of considerable
| Importance within the Spanish INES
| Punta Blanco, at the southern end OF 'he
F.. bay, and Santa Ursala at the soulheasl