Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-29
THE TROOPS ARRIVE
Skaters Army Joins Admire,
Simpsons Squadron.
THE MEN ANXIOUS FOR A FIGHT
The Voyage n Pleasant One-But Few
Cases Of Sea Siclkness-The
Men Are in Good
Condition.

| On Board the Associated Press Dis
| patch Boat Dandy, off Santiago de
Claoa, Monday, June 20, p. m, via
Mole ST. Nicholas, Hayti, Tuesday.
| June q, 3 a. m.-,Ihe United States
| army for the invasion of Cuba, about
$4,000 strong, Comma nded by General
Shafter, arrived off Santiago de Cuba
/ ait noon to-day. The time of its dis
| embarka ton has not yet been deter
mined upon.
When the fleet of thirty-seven
transports, with its freight or tight
| ing nren, swept up the southern coast
to-day and showed up within sight od
the doomed city of Santiago, the
anxiously awaited soldiers We're
greeted with ringing cheers which,
family echoed to the transports from
the decks of the blockading warships
far inshore They were answered by
| the troops most enthusiastically and
in kind. The weeks of anxious wait
ing and of impatient chatting ON the
other were over, and the army and
the navy had at last joined forces
and all felt that the final blow al
| Santiago was at hand.
It was 10 o'clock this morning when
the lookout on board the armored
cruiser Brooklyn reported seeing the
smoke of several steamers away tc
the southeast, and q moment or sc
later he announced that a dozen
transports were in sight. Then sig
mails were exchanged from ship tC
ship, gladdening the hearts of the
weary blockaders Then the United
States auxiliary cruiser Gloucester
formerly j. z. Morgan's yacht Cor
sair, dashed away to meet and well
come the troops.
About half an hour later, a grim
forest of masts had sprung UP appar.
emily from the sea and a most i'm.
pressive scene was presented as the
armada swept gracefully up from the
horizon toward the shores where the
great struggle is to take place.
The transports were ranged iT
three shifting lines, with the battle
ship Indiana on the extreme right
and the other men-of-war on the out.
skirts of the fleet. In this order the
transports and their escorts steamed
slowly in toward the hills where the
Morro's red walls cleaned in the sun
light.
1t was intended to take the entire
fleet to the lines of Rear -Atlmira
SIMPSONS fleet of warships, but an
order from the admiral stopped the
advance of the ships about fifteen
miles to the southeast, and, escorted
by the Gloucester, General ShafteI
went forward on the Seguranca to
confer with the admiral.
The transports lay on the smooth
sea while the plans were discussed by
the leaders on board the flagship. NJ
the faintest intimation of their in
tentions regarding the landing has
been allowed to escape.
The long and trying journey from
Tampa has left the men in a much
better condition than anticipated
There are fourteen mild cases of ty-
them being Major Horton, of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, and several
cases of measles. There are, however
no serious eases of sickness.
Owing to the smoothness of the
passage. the soldiers were not gener-
ally affected by seasickness. They
are all wildly anxious to get ashore
and begin fighting.
The dispatch boat of the Associated
Press ,as She steamed among the
transports, was eagerly besieged on
all sides for news of Admiral Samp-
sons operations, officers and men
c.amoring for word from the block
aders. Much satisfaction was ex-
pressed among the troops when it be-
came known that the actual capture
of Santiago is to be left to the army.
The horses and mules on board the
transports have suffered severely.
many dying.
The American fleet off Santiago has
been materially strengthened by the
addition of the warships which es-
corted the transports. consisting OF
the Indiana, Detroit. Montgomery.
Bancroft, Helena. Ericsson, Foote.
Hornet, Annapolis. Castine and Ea-
gle..
Whenever the landing may take
place the operations and the infor-
ma ton of the hast ten days show con-
clusively that bitter work is ahead
for Skaters men before the Spanish
flag comes down from Morro's wars
The Spanish infantry, cavalry ant
guerrilla forces, estimated by Adj
miral Sampson to-day to number
from 10000 to $4,000 men. are stretch
ed from Guam tanamo to Cabanas. :
distance of fifty miles. and ready t.
concentrate at the point OF attack
But starving and harassed hy the in
surgents. the situation of the Span
iards is desperate. and naval officers
familiar with the situation fully ex-
pect terrific fighting about Santiago.
Interviews with army officers on
the transports show that there is
some anxiety as TO how the men will
stand the strain if the fighting begins
immediately after the long inactivity
at Tampa and the wearing voyage.
TGhere il no fear. however. for the
final result. as the guns of the feet
will be of immense assistance to the
American troops.
May-"That Miss de Smythe who
never MISSES chance to tell about
her enormous jewels received dia-