The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
INVASION Of CUBA WILL
Be No SUMNER PICNIC.
Landing of Troops On South Coast
May Be Difficult.
Nearly . week Was Censam~o IN
Eobarktsg the santiago Expedi-
Ties NJ Tampa, Where Wharves
anA All Facilities Were ~ Hnna-
AZ Least Three Ttmes ~ Long
Mast He Empioyed I'm Unloading.

NEW YORK, June ia special from
Washington 20 the Times says. fan
week has been consumed IN Tampa n get
ting the is.oe men OF the santiago exfesli-
ton gaez; and. presumably. OK the way %
their destination. War department people
now talk with sons concern about me
handling OF this force when IL shall reach
its Cuban destination. At Tampa ihsre
were pserE 70 which the ships were tied
while msn ard baggage were Pot ABOARD
n railroad bFoagAt the men, baggage.
guns provisions, tsnts ana ammunition
To the sides OF the ships. bat with az
these advantages. H. has taken whole
week TO get the expedition awa$.
well informed army officer saTs tha.
she southern coast OF Cuba ~ rough and
difficult Of approach at nlost points. a5id
q good deal OF the tlTne the water Is too
rough for comfortable handing from yes
a<.s mosrea 81 tfle open E0ad, The nsn.
horses. baggage and provisions now On
the transports may have 70 be lighteFed
ashore unless the goysrnmen. expects 70
take a harb0r well supplied With landing
facilities. which IL net expected. To get
the men Ashore will ns a simple matter
compared with tse difficulty of landing
animals and heavy equipments
"it will nor b.. a summer afternoon mat
ter, saia he officer. THE GToouN - u. ae
landed under cover Of i8ls gufss Of tt4e
fighting ships. II hostile reception Is
accorded 80 them. ts9ctT fsiisiE3SsS viii be
to secure themselves against attack Then
the landing % their equipments Viii ns
made. aaa II i bound 30 be tedious mat
ter a. II will he done ~ the a.4 OF lnat-
era. II Is probable that Il viii take not
less than three weeks 10 land the eSpeai
ton that was loaded on ship In "A week.
After @o have heard a5out he landing
"a
stand whg Gen. Miles Was opposed 20
sending out b0sG man ~ Gace hefpre the
war Department was satisfied that they
had been properly drilled, seasoned ard
disciplined Wlth H.so men 10 snip II
Tampa the confusion ard delay would
have been Increased. II is Inevitable that
there shat he some confusion a the ca
ban end Of the trip. and that confusion
would have been possibly four times
greater with three times that number OF
troops
II IL r. definitely known shat Gen. Shat
ter Will land his forces in Guantanamo.
the war department does not communicate
the fact /. Is Suggested that the landing
place may be muca nearer TO santiago.
The distance from Guantanamo to San
tlaso. which IL something like thlrsy miles,
IL pfodsgsolis ore 90 be- overcome hy
mare hing in a mountainous country with
cat reads. The transports viii be at hand.
however. II II II determined TO use Guar
tanasne as base. and movement " the
troops would be made in A few days. bar
ring the delays that have BEEN found 10
be inciaenta. 10 loading and unloading.
A movement at cAiTnaneTa 70 send I0.es5
or is.eDa men toward Santiago would. it Is
estimated. give the Spanish a SANTIAGO
about weeks notice 10 prepare for an
assault.
There + no expectation that me land
forces will begin operations at once 10
attempt ia carry Santiago by assault and
then depend UPON using the haFbor, after
s. has been count.rmlaed and the entrance
cleared 10y blowing up the wreck OF The
Merrtmac. The undertaking is consi tered
as oBe toa greatly dangerous 20 he accom-
pl!sAed In short order Indeed there are
army men whu look for a prolonged siege
of Santiago. aud mans desperate eneoun-
,erA between the troops OF tAe United
States and Spain, before "a definite result
Is reported.
SIM the capture may be matter Of
hflefer time than II Is imagined by The
var department: officials. and much will
depend. IL Is admitted. upon lhe view OBJ
tanned ~ Gen ShAfter after he las seen
the place and consulted with Admiral
Sampson. That first consultation r,,ay de.
ssroy all the pTecoacef.ed pottens of the
sansulne and the anxinns A. tho war DE-
partIaeri and the White House pheYe /.
a stronger disposition nov than hereto
fare "a order ihe cooperation 81 thn IN.
surgent~ "a Santiago. They have not yea
made very deel, impression on the array.
bat IL Is admitted that they may possess
many qualifications 70 render them In
valuable allies su occupying tsse spenssn
farces While the attack IL being made by
Gen. shatter and Admiral Sampson