The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-06-08
SPAIN ADMITS SINKINGOF THEIR VESSEL
The Spanish Cruiser Vizcaya Badly Damaged and the
FurOrs Deck was Smashed-Madrd Sends
Out Doctored Reports Another Re-
port the Terror was Sunk.
Special to EVENING HERALD.
WAsHINGToN, June S.

WAsHINGToN, June 5.
This is the day set for the sailing of troops
from Tampa for Santiago. Admiral Sampson
has officially told the Navy Department the
result of Mondays bombardment and a re-
port is expected to-day, showing how the
finishing strokes were applied.
Yesterday public anxiety became so great.
and the mpatience of President Mckinley
and his cabinet was so marked, that it was
thought best to make known the fact that
the Santiago expedition would sail not later
than to-day.
Next week, it is thought, will see the sub
lection of Santiago and destruction of the
Spanish feet complete. Then the conquest
of Porto Rico
The Administration expects to end the
war before the 1st of August, next, and will
be disappointed if Spain does not sue for
peace before that time.
1t is estimated that L., 600 troops will leave
Tampa to-day under command of General
SKATER This will be followed soon by
larger force. There are at present in the
neighborhood of $4,000 troops at Tampa,
mostly regulars. Among the volunteers there
is the Third Pennsylvania regiment. The
government has thirty-fvo transports in the
Gulf ready to carry the army to Santiago and
other points of destination.
The first expedition to be landed on Cuban
soil will be at Santiago where Admiral
Sampson has made preparations by lombard
ing that port. After occupying Santiago, a
sufficient number of troops will remain there
to hold that city, and the balance, Joined by
the insurgents under Gen. Garcia, will move
westward toward Havana.
When the troops have been landed at
Santiago, Admiral Sampson will withdraw a
sufficient number of ships and then attack
Porto Rico, where another expedition will be
landed. 1t is estimated that the Spanish
troops at the latter port number 20, 900. The
administration has decided upon vigorous
campaign against Spain all along the line.
Shortly after the House convened this
afternoon there occurred a little skirmish
over the Hawaiian Annexation bill.
Congressman G. II. Grcsvenor of Ohio,
representing the Administration, forced the
attention of Speaker Reed, while Congress
man II. IT, johnson, Of Indiana, A. J..
Hopkins, of Illinois, and d. b. Henderson,
of Iowa, and others tried to head him of,
and succeeded in so far as he did not get Il
chance to formally present his subject.
The Senate passed bill establishing a
naval hospital service.
The success of SIMPSONS assault on Santi-
age of yesterday is very gratifying to the
Administration. His statement that no in
jury of any kind was inflicted by the enemy
is taken to include the personnel Of the
American fleet as well as the ships them
selves.
Naval officers express amazement over the
absence of fatalities among the American
forces. So far in the battles at Manila and
Porto Rico, and the several minor affairs at
Cardenas, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Santiago,
and other places, only one officer and few
men have lost their lives, and one officer and
seven men have been captured