The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11
BOMBARD|NG OF SANTIAGO IS BEGUN
General To Declined Unconditional Surrender Opened Fire
American Lines-His Guns Were Soon Slenced by
Shafer-The Big Battle Comes Of To-Day.

teries of artillery are now posted on FL
Paso ridge, 2,400 yards from the town,
and the Capron and Grimes batteries
are 1,500 yards to the north of the road
in the rear of General Lawton's divis-
ion.
In firing, the field guns will be COM
PEELED to shell the town over the heads
of our men, but the artillery officers say
ii can be done safely and without in
jury to our soldiers. The dynamite gun
is so placed that IL will be enabled to
enfiIade the Spanish lines.
On the other hand. curing the truce
which, so far as regards the continue
tion of preparations for defense or at
tack, has been no truce whatever, the
Spanish have not been idle. They have
been mounting guns, and some of these
are of much heavier calber than any
the American army can bring into
place. Some of these guns are of anti
quated pattern and not capable of much
damage, but others are very capable of
excellent work. One seven-inch gun,
which had so perfect a range during
the battle of San Juan of many ridges
occupied by the American troops, has
been located with especial care by the
American gunners, and il will be the re-
cipient of much attention when hostili-
ties reopen.
General Bates division, which holds
the extreme left of the line, moved for
ward to-day to a new position 400 yards
in advance of its former one. 1t was,
since the battle of San Juan, planted
along the edge of a precipitous ravine,
the walls of which are about eighty
feet high. This ravine is about 200 yards
long and about 400 wide. General Bates
has now moved the Twentieth infantry
to the side of the ravine near Santiago
and placed the Third infantry, which.
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at right angles to the line of the Twen-
tieth. The left of his line, which is the
extreme left of the American army, is
about opposite the upper end of Sant-
ago harbor, and from five to six miles
from the coast line.
When hostilities reopen by the bonn
bardment, great things are expected
from the navy. Admiral Sampson is
quoted throughout the army as saying
he will drop one shell into the city every
five minutes, and If that is not sufficient
to do the work, he will drop one in the
city every two minutes. This fire, in
addition to what the land forces will
turn in. it is thought, will be sufficient
to reduce the Spaniards to point where
they will surrender. General Hawkins,
commanding the First brigade of GEN
eral Kent's division, who was wounded
in the foot during the attack made on
our lines Saturday night by the Span
iards, has returned to the United
States. Colonel Theaker of the Sixth
division has succeeded General Haw-
kins, and Colonel Woods of the Rough
Riders will succeed General Young.
Lieutenant-ColonelR Roosevelt will COM
mand the Rough Riders hereafter.
Sixteen Spanish prisoners, who were
wounded, were turned over to the Span
iards yesterday afternoon. DIR. George
Goodfellow and Captain Dryer repre-
sented the ambulance, and the cores
pondent of the associated press accom-
panied them. The Spaniards displayed
great gratitude for this kindness, and
there was considerable fraternizing, into
which the Spanish desire for peace stood
out like headlight in fog. There is
no doubt that the subordinate Spanish
officers are anxious to surrender, but
they practically said that upon General
Torars decision this would rest. They
admitted that they were short of pro-
visions, but all appeared to be deter
mined and resolute and willing TO die,
If need be, in the defense of the city.