Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-19

cavalry and General Toral and his star
BY 100 picked men
Trumpeters ON both sides saluted with
fiourishes.
General Shafter returned to General
Toral the latter's sword after IL hadibeen
handed TO The American commander
Our srsOps. lined up at the trenches,
were eye witnesses Of the ceremony
General Shafter and his escort, acom-
panied by General Toral, rode through
the city taking formal possession.
The Thirteenth and Ninth regiments
OF infantry will remain in the city TO
enforce order and exercise municipal au-
thority. The Spanish forces are TO en-
camp outside Of our lines about two
miles from the city.
At O'Clock yesterday morning a
stream Of refugees began pouring into
the city, some naked and all hungry,
skeletons and footsOre. Many had fallen
BY the wayside.
Twenty thousand refugees had been
quartered at II Caney, 5000 at Firmesa
and 500 At Cubitas Fl Boniato and san
vincents, whore they have been living
for n fortnight
In one case 5000 were crowded into one
building, which was horrible pig sly,
with horrible stencil. They used the
water from the river, where soiled cloth
ing was washed and all manner Of filth
Is floating.
The docks are crowded by incoming
refugees in starving condition, await
ing the arrival in the harbor OF the Red
Cross socieiy's steamer, State Of Texas,
a there are no catables to be bought
In the city.
The entrance Of the refugees was quiet
and peaceful, they viewing their ruined
homes phiiosophically as the fortune Of
war.
Admiral Simpsons last bombardmeut
Of Santiago wrecked 81 houses in tho
city, causing heavy damage.
The town Of Santiago presents a dis
NAL sight Most Of the houses have
been sacked and the stores have all been
looted and nothing TO eat can be had FOR
love or money In the streets Of the
city yesterday morning, at the entrench-
ments, at the hreastworks and az every
100 feet or so OF the harbed wire fences
were living skeletons Of Spanish soldiers.
Among the arrivals Sunday were the
German, japanese and Portuguese con.
suls and their families. the British and
French consuls having arrived day be-
fore yesterday.
General Pando was never here, but
$500 men from Manzanillo arrived on
July 3, making total garrison here OF
1000
The contact mines in the harbor were
removed the day Admiral Cevem left,
two chains Of electric mines, one from
Estreila Point and the other from So
capa, are still down.
Steam launches from the New York,
Brooklyn and Vixen entered the harbor
yesterday morning and examined the
batteries, the wrecks OF the Merrimac
and the sunken Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes, and the torpedo firing station
They discovered six Spanish merchant
steamers and one small gunboat in tho
harbor and a prize crew was placed upon
the latter.
Yesterday afternoon the torpedoes
we're taken up or exploded, after which
the Red Cross steamer State OF Texas
entered 10 give assistance TO the sick and
wounded in the city. The warships
may not enter the harbor for several
days, probably not until after the ar.
rangements have been completed for
transporting the Spanish prisoners "a
Spain.
Nearly all the American men-of.wai
are now in Guantanamo bay.
watson's squadron Is preparing to 70
TO Spain, and several vessels are prepar'
ing for tine expedition TO Porto Rico.
The auxiliary cruiser, Yale, with Gen
Miles, will probably leave for Porte
Rico in the course Of day or two Gen
Miles says a sufficient force viii be sent
70 the island at once TO take and hold IL
What will be done with General Shat
tcr's force is not yet fully decided. The
physicians declare that the army, OWNS
10 the hardships and the fever, will no
BE- fit for active duty for sometime e
come. and General Miles Is believed to
BE- seriously considering the proposition
20 leave only immune regiments to holC
the conquered province and return tn
body Of the corps to the United State
and sending other immunes from Their
20 reinforce the Santiago detachment !
necessary.
New cases Of yellow fever continue q
appear daily, and fully 600 are now I'M
der treatment, but the disease is Of
very mild form, and the physicians "a,
It is now well in hand. Only five death
had occurred up TO last night.
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