The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-24
LANDING OF THE TROOPS
Effected Under Cover of the
Warships' Big Guns.
NOT A SHOT IN REPLY
In Good Order the Soldiers Ran Ashore.
10 Men In Q Boat-No 6paniards
Visible-Town Was Deserted.
Establishing the Camp.


Copyright 1888 by Associated Press.
On board the associated press dispatch
a Wanda, Baiquiri harbor, Cuoa'
Wednesday, June p, 5 p. m. via kings
ton. Jamaica, Thursday, jun Z5, 9:S0
q. NAT s O'Clock this afternoon o.V0o
trained American soldiers are campeo IN
and around Baiquiri and 10000 more
rest on their arms on board the tram
sports ready to Join those who have de-
barked as soon as available launches
and boats can carry them ashore. The
navy co-operated splendidly. and as the
big warships closed IN on the shore TO
pave the way for the approach OF the
transports and hen went back again,
three cheers for the navy went up from
10, 900 threats on the transports. Then
three cheers rose from ship to ship as
the troop ships moved in to take their
share in the hazardous game.
The Cuban insurgents bore their share
in the enterprise honorably and well.
Five thousand Of them in he
Businesses and dark thickets OF ravines
lay all last night on their guns watching
every road and mountain path leading
from Santiago to Guantanamo. A thou
sand were within sight of BaiQuiri, max
ing the approach of Spaniards under
cover of darkness an impossibiiity.
As the dispatch boat of the associated
press ran in where the New Orleans was
LYME Will Hti eACoN oe
trained on Baiquiri, tongues Of lurid
flame and black smoke were seen rising
in the town, the inevitable consequences
of war and a sure sign that the Span
iards had gone, leaving ruin behind.
/ Between nightfall and dawn the Span
iards had taken alarm n fed from the
place, firing the town as they left.
Three hours waiting made the men on
the trasports impatient to get ashore
and in action, and every move of the
warships was closely watched by the
soldiers. A little before 9 o'clock the
bombardment of the batteries of Jara-
qua was begun. This was evidently a
feint to cover the real point OF attack,
Jaragua being about half way between
Baiauiri n Santiago. The lombard
scene then quickly shifted back again
, ment lasted about 20 minutes. The
scene then quickly shifted back again
to the great semi-circle of the transport
fleet before Baiquiri. At $40 the New
Orleans sent a shell rumbling and
crashing against the hillside.
The Detroit, Wasp. Machias and Sua-
nee followed suit and soon the hillside
and valley seemed to be ablaze, as shot
followed shot in quick succession among
the wild and excited cheering of the sol
diers on the transports. In fv min
utes the sea was alive with f1otillas of
small boats, headed by launches. speed
q. ing IOr balQulTl u1OCh. Jill VI II
boats were manned by crews OF sailors.
while others were rowed by soldiers
themselves. Each boat contained IL
men, every one in lighting trim n car
rying three days rations, shelter tent,
gun n 200 cartridges, ready to take
the field on touching shore should they
be called upon to do SO. The firing OF
the warships, however. proved to be a
needless precaution, as their shots were
NOT retyrpod and no Standards were
visible.
Brigadier General Lawton, who had
been detailed to command the landing
of troops, led the way, in a launch, ac-
companied by his staff and directed the
formation of the line of operations. A
detachment Of so regular infantry sol
diers was the first to land, followed by
General Skaters old regiment. the LIST
infantry. Then came the 25th, 22nd
10th n 7th and 18th infantry, the Enc
Massachusetts regiment and a detach'
ment of the 9th cavalry. AT the end Of
the pier the companies and regiment.
quickly lined up and were marched
away. General Lawton threw a stront
detachment for the night about 81,
miles west on the road to Santiago IND
another detachment was posted north o.
the town among the hills. The rest o.
the troops are quartered in town, some
of them being housed in the building:
of the iron n other troops
were quartered in desolate houses
while others still preferred the sheltel
of their tents in adjoining fields.
The town was desolate when the troop
landed, but women and children sooi
appeared in the surrounding thicketi
and returned to their homes. The land
ing was accomplished without loss o
a life, the only casualty being tn
%wounding of an insurgent in the hills b!
a shell from one of our ships. He viii
Lose an arm.