The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-06-15
INVASION OF CUBA ACCOMPLISHED.
The first United States Troops and Mar
ines Landed, and the Stars and
Stripes Now Float over Spanish Forts.

ines Landed, and the Stars and
Stripes Now Float over Spanish Forts.
The invasion of Cuba by the Amer.
lean forces is now fact. Six hun.
dred marines have pitched their tents
about the smoking ruins of the outer
Notifications Of Guantanamo, and the
Stars and Stripes for the first time
float from the Spanish flag staff in
Cuba. To Captain Clark and the
battleship Oregon belong the honor
of accomplishing the first successful
landing of the war. Forty marines
from the battleship went ashore Fri.
day morning and occupied the left en-.
trance of the bay uutil the troop ship
Panther arrived with 600 marines.
These, under the command ofLieu.
tenant Colonel r. w. Huntington.
arrived at 3 o'clock and within half
an hour they had burned the build.
ings of the Spanish camp and had set
fire to the miserable little village
which crouched on the beach under
the hill top of Guantanamo. The
whole operation of silencing the guns
and landing the forces was as easy as
playing at a Sunday School picnic,
The Marblehead, backed by the Vix.
en- and Dolphin, opened fire on the
earth works yesterday.
Ihe shores to the right of the en-.
trance were lined with guns and rifle
pits, but the Spaniards stampeded
after firing few shots. The city Of
Guanatanmo lies four miles up the
bay, and a little Spanish guubsat
came down to help the shore batter.
les. But she stayed just long enough
to turn around. Numerous shots
we're fired by the Spauiards, but not
one landed, and no Americans were
injured.
The main fort lies within the city
limits and is still to be reduced, but
it is not in difficult position and the
American officers say it can be taken
In 10 minutes when desired. The
Marblehead. Dolphin, Vixen and
two colliers have been seen off the en- .
trance to the harbor for several days,
and yesterday morning they sailed
into the channel A mile farther up
they opened fire, sending so shots at
the fortifications on the left. The
bills on the right OF the entrance
were deserted. There are no defenses
on the right side of the harbor.
No attempt to land was made un.
til the Oregon steamed in early Fri.
day morning. Captain Clark immedi.
ately sent 40 marines ashore and 20
from the Marblehead followed. They
found evidence ola very hasty de.
parture by the Spaniards. Watches,
hammocks and ammunition were
scattered about the eafthworks, and
a Spanish flag was found in one Of
the rifle pits. The little detachment
of marines held the place until the
Panther arrived, when they we're re.
called and the work of disembarka.
tion begun. The first boatload haC
scarcely landed when the village
burst into flames.
Dispatches from the U. 5. camp O.
Guantanamo under date of the 12tl
inst, state that the Spaniards las
night attacked the camp of the frs
battalion of Marines under Lieuten
aut r. w. Huntington, and were re
pulsed with heavy loss. Four Amer
leans were killed, namely: Surgeon
j. b. Gibbs, of New York City; Ser
geant Smith, of Company ID; Privat
McCallagan, Of Company d; Privat,
Dunneyshy, Company d. The wound
ed we're: Private MCGOWAN, of Com
pany d, hand shattered, aud the pilo
Oh the United States cruiser Marble
head, shot through the leg
The firing began after midnigh
and lasted until daybreak. At time
there was heavy fusillade on boil
sides.
Lieutenant Neville and Shaw, o
Company d, with 80 men, we're OF
picket duty all night and were at
tackled by heavy force of SpaDiards