The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
SANTIAGO SURRENDERED.
How it Was All Arranged on Thursday
Afternoon.
Afternoon.

Ill. - uc TCNcTSc U the OpdnlSQ uTUlS
in Eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago
has fallen, and with it all the eastern
end of the island.
Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander,
agreed to the general terms Of the sur
render at personal interview with
Gen. Shaftcr this afternoon, at which
Gen. Miles was present.
The victorious American army
after a campaign Of three weeks Of
almost unprccedentcl hardships for
both officers and men, accept the news
with heartfelt relief
The victory is create than appeared
at first. All the Spanish troops in
the -lth corps, the military division of
Santiago province, from a line drawn
north from Asscraderos, Is miles west
Of Santiago, through Dos Palmas,
Palmas Soriana, Alcantaza, to Sagua
de Tanamo, on the north coast, and
eastward to Cape Maysi, are surrcn-
dcred and the territory is abandoned.
Between $4,000 and 10000 Spanish
prisoners are taken, about 10, 900 Of
whom arc in Santiago. The remainder
are at Guantanamo and others are
garrisoncd in the tCyns of Eastern
Cuba. All these troops are to be en-
barked and sent back to Spain under
parole.
Gen. shafter bears his honors
modestly. TO correspondent Of the
Associated Press he said "Thc enemy
has surrendered all the territory and
troops east of Santiago. The terms
were dictated from Washington. It
has been hard campaign-one of the
hardest ever saw. The difficulties
to contend with were very great.
Never during our civil war were more
difficult problems solved The char
acter of the country and the roads
made it seem almost impossible to
advance in the face of the enemy The
transportation problem was hard. but
all the difficulties have been success
fully surmountcd. Our troops have
behaved gallantly. They fought like
heroes and am proud to have COM
manded them. During all the hard
ships they have suffered they have
shown resolution and spirit. They
deserve to conquer.
"The resistance of the enemy has
been exceedingly stubborn. General
1OIdi Ado pIOVCu uluSCll d lOcIudu
worthy of any mans steel.
"The negotiations which eliminated
in tho surrender of Gen. Toral have
been dragging on for ten days, with
the intermission of Sunday and Mon
day, when our batteries and feet bonn
barded the cnemy's position. Through
out these periods of truce Gen. Toral
has shrewdly played for time, always
declining to surrender Internationally,
and falling back wben hard pressed
upon tho statement that he was simply
a subordinate and powerless to agree
to the proposals without the sanction
OF his superiors, except under penalty
of being court-martialed. AT the
same time he seemed to intimate that
personally he thought it useless to
hold out any longer. But he and his
garrison were soldiers, he said, and
they could die if necessary obeying
orders"
It was at the personal interview
held by Gen. Shafter with Gen. Toral
yesterday that the American General
made the Spanish commander under
stand that temporiziDg must cease,
and that before noon to-day cate
gorical affirmation to his offer must be
received or the bombardment Of the
city would begin in earnest.
In the meantime all our plans had
been perfected. The delay had been
utilized to good advantage. Our lines
had been extended until Santiago was
nearly surrounded, and our light bat
teries had been posted as to be able
tp do more pffootiyn yvnrE
In addition, arrangements had been
made to land troops at Cabanas, west
of the entrance Of the harbor Of San-
tiago.
The Spanish batteries, opposite
MORO Castle, were to be bombarded
and stormed, their guns were then to
be turned upon the city, and Gen.
Lawton's division at the same time
was to fall on the enemy's left flank,
under the cover of our artillery fire.
We could then have enfiladed their
lines and have driven them into the
city.
Gen. Toral must have realized that
he was trapped, and that to hold out
longer meant Il useless sacrifice of his
men; but he made one last effort to
6-~iu AAOtC efuO' UuIo w ulIc
aomibally yielding to the terms Gen.
Shafter proposed, before 8 clock he
sent q communication to Gen. Shaft ter,
enclosing a copy Of telegram from
.Captain General Blanco, explaining
that the surrender Of such an impor-
tant position as Santiago and the
abandonment Of Eastern Cuba would
require the direct sanction of the
Madrid Government, and requesting
more time to hear from Madrid. At
tho same time Captain General Blanco
authorized Gen. Toral, il it was agree
able to the American general, to ap-
point commissioners to meet like com
missioners on the American side to
arrange the terms of the capitulation
Of the force under his command on
the condition of their parole and trans
portation to Spain, pending the sane
tion of Madrid. He also communicate
oA tho namac re kho oorrvoscss 4 .