Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-10
HOLD s. NILES OF COAST.
Section Of Cuba Taken Possession Of by the
American Fleet.
Navy I. impatient to Have the Army Pol
low Up the Work OF Selling
Eastern Cuba.

on Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Wanda. on Santiago. June
2. pm. via Kingston. jamaica, June
10. $40 a.m.--tCopyrlghted. 1875. by the
Associated Press.l-'The navy awaits
the army. The lighting ships Of Rear
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
schiey have battered down the coast
dcfensca OF southern Cuba and have
sealed up Admiral cervera'a Hest IN
the harisor OF Santiago de cuba by
sinking the collier Morrlmac ~ the
channel at IT. entrance, which the
gums OF the flgrt cover. Boats running
under the shadows Of I'll MORO have
cut the Hnitlpn cables, and now huld
IS miles Of the coast east " Santiago
dc cuba, Including Guantanamo har.
hur Under the cover Of the guns Of
the fleet eastern Cuba may be aiiely
Invested by land and sea, admiral Ger
vera's fleet annihllatcd and the entire
province and lta towns and hnrbors
seized and held after short cam
plign.
The harbor OF Guantanamo Is nne
basis Tor land and sen operations. The
harbor IL capaolous and has 40 feet ot
water. Tho land approaches are not
20 PERCEPTIONS as NJ Santlngu de cuba.
The low lying hills can be easily
reached with trains Of Siege guns aud
there arr level roads TO Santiago ~
miles distant, whore n few mountain
batteries. beyond the reach o. the fleet
win be taken 20 an ominencc command
Ing the city and the spanish ships.
Guantanamo u an important place, "
has six miles ~ water harbor aud viii
be Of great value 90 the United states
navy and army na supply station
Conling depot and cable terminus. The
spanlards have but slight defense.
Their batteries were Hllonccd on TncH-
day by the Marblohend In a few min
ntes firing az 5000 Yards a small
~ 1nlsh gtinbont ran AWAY.
The oregon, Marblehead and Van.
kce hold the harbor. waiting to land
marines.
The navy's work has been done we'll
day and night ships patrol the thirty
miles OF coast within easy gun range
~ the shore. The officers and men are
ever ready and lmpatiently say;
what moro can be donoG We have
opened the way. Where II the army
% inVaalon7'
Tho answer seems near A. hand
The Mnrblehead returned 30 Guam
tanamo on Wednesday taking Captain
Goodrich Of th4 Marines To survey land
ing places
Thlc morning the New orleans and
Porter were close In shore on Daldulri
east ~ Santiago. whore there ntu CN-
t,nalve Iron works 4 largo iron pier
offers an rxcrllent landing place.
Possibly one detachment Of the army
viii land there. another force may land
west ~ ~ Moro and a third body of
troops may land az Guantanamo. II
IN believed the city can be captured
easily In few days. and that Admiral
Cervern Will be compelled 60 fght.
The destruction Of the shore batter
Ice now makes possible their occupa-
ton by troops, giving the American
ncct an opportunity 90 enter the har-
hor and remove the mines ~ the en-
trance and eject q Joint blow ~ the
army and navy involving the surrender
of the spanish troops In the eastern
province now practically oil concern
trntcd nt Santiago de Cuhh. and the
surrender or destruction N Admiral
Cervern's fine ships would necessarily
have nm important n not controlling
bearing In closing the war
II ~ with this view that such a
close watch Il maintnincd 60 prevent
the escape " the spanish ships. and
necessarily the presence of the soldiers
IL required 90 prevent the defeat ~ the
work thus FAR accomplished by the
navy.