Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-13
THE SIEGE OF SANTIAGO
Spanish Army Believed to II. ON n,

@P'th1sn Army Believed to BE Cut orr
From Escape
copyright 1888, by Associated Press
alboNE.4, JULY II. L. NJ, VIA
NlSGSTON. JAMAICA, July l2.-1l.so
y. MA concerted movement has l,aan
made by the United States army and
~ asalnst the city Of Santiago de
40, 49, uutins the past twenty four
.1o"rs' winch the American officers be-.
ileNe will result in the almost j,nn,,.1i-
ate fall of the city.
me fleet lying off Aguadores, three
miles east OF MORO Castle, began the
commandment. ., a or Santiago on Sunday
lnni.ernoon and continued it this morn
ms notwithstanding the fact thar onr
sh'I's had To fire at an extreme eleya-
tloh and although the range was near
~ I'VE miles, the aim was 80 aeon
~ mat many OF the shells fell in the
cry ana set fire to it iii four places.
one shell struck ST. Mitchell's church
IN which Il quantity Of powder and am
nunition was stored, and blew it To
pieces. r.. = -
During the bombardment from the
sea the army extended it's lines and
drew IN closer to the city SO that at
n"on today every road and trail lead
ing out OF the city was guarded and
escape of the Spanish soldiers seemed
impossible. The only way they can
get out of the city is to ferry across
the bay to the western side of the har-
hor. and even then they could not get
Mt" the Interior without encountering
Aplerican troops.
During the time the warships were
bomharding Santiago this morning the
batteries of artillery on the hills fac
ing the city shelled the Spanish en-
trenchments and received but light
response. N" ...
American sharpshooters also sent
IN a deadly fire. and the Spaniaris
fell back 70 their last entertainments.
offering but little resistance.
+ The Americans suffered NO loss
At about noon today Gener;sy CHAT
ter communicated by signal with Rea,
Admiral Sampson. requesting the latter
70 cease firing. Then the general sent
Ieneral Wheeler into the Spanish lines,
under Ala e. Of truce. with a rnessag
0 General Toral, the Spanish COM
mand"r, reciting the fact that the
american ships had given complete de-
1nonstration that they could throw
shells into the city and destroy 1t at
will. that the troops had the city prac-
ticaily surrounded and that there were
's.ooh spanish and Cuban refugees
starving Ia death at lIl Caney and also
pointing out that our army had no
means of feeding them. General Shat
''' demanded the unconditional surren-
Ter OF the city, ana coupled this de-
'nand with the statement that unless
'"''|'hi W ~ dtGsueu the assault
upon the city, both by the land and
seq forces, would be renewed at once.
Several hours elapsed before anv re-
hlN was received from General Toral.
aud then he sent n message to General
Shaft to the effect that the matter
was of such Importance that he had
fern obliged to refer 1t to the Madrid
nuh"rities, and he would send his final
answer as soon as he could receive
Instructions from Madrid
1t was then late in the afternoon and
General Shafter gave orders to all the
'r""rs to get as much rest as possible
IND be prepared to resume the attack
vt any moment. No other answer had
been received from General Toral UP
to 6 O'Clock this evening. During the
''r" tn" organizations were pending
Nainr General Miles arrived off Aqua
1orcs. ." hoard the Yale. from Charles
ION. Admiral Sampson went on board
he Ta'" and held n conference with
General Miles. then the latter went to
Sil"""'- landed FOR for n short while
md held a telephone communication
With General Shafter. seven miles
nv-ov
General Miles will go to ne front to-
morrow {Tuesdav) morning.