The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
SANTIAGO HAD 10000 MEN.
Only Half ~ Our spanish Prisoners Were
Defending the City.

bet"nos"R t"e Sftys
wIrB %SuAFTER's ARMY. July 49,
The reverse 10 the Spanish arms ir
Eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago
has fallen and with IL all the eastern
end of the island. General Toral, the
Spanish commander, agreed TO the
general terms OF the surrender at n
personal interview with General Shat
ter this afternoon, ut which General
Miles was present.
The victorious American army, after
a campaign of three weeks of the most
unprecedented hardships for both Of
6cers and men, accept the news with
heartfelt relief.
The victory Is greater than appeared
at first. All the Spanish troops in the
Fourth corps. the military division of
Santiago province, from n line drawn
north from Asseraderos, eight miles
west OF Santiago, through Los Palmas,
Palmas Sorian, Alcantaza to Sagua
de Tanamo, on the north coast, and
eastward to Cape Maysi. are surren-
dered and the territory is abandoned.
Between $1,000 and 1000 Spanish pris-
oners are taken, about 10, 900 of whom
are In Santiago. The remainder are ut
Guantanamo and others are garrisoned
In the towns OF Eastern Cuba. All
these troops are to be embarked and
e back to Spain under parole.
General Shaftcr bears his honors
modestly. He said: THE enemy has
surrendered all the territory and
troops east OF Santiago. The terms
were dictated from Washington. 1t
has been n hard campaign. one of the
hardest | ever saw. The difficulties To
contend with were very great. Never
during u civil war were more diff
cult problems solved. The character Of
the country and the roads made IL
seem almost impossible To advance In
h face of the enemy. The transpor-
tation problem was hard, but all the
difficulties have been successfully sur.
mounted. Our troops have behaved
gallantly. They fought like heroes
and ] am proud to have command of
them. During all the hardships they
have suffered they have shown resolu-
ton and spirit. They deserve to con-
quer.
1.-THE resistance of the army has
been exceedingly stubborn. General
Toral has proved himself n foeman
worthy of any mans steel. The nego-
tiations which eliminated in the sur
render of General Toral have been
dragged out for ten days, with the
intcrmission of Sunday and Mon.
day, when our batteries and
fleet bombardcd the cnemy's position.
Throughout these periods of truce
General Toral has shrewdly fallen
back, when hard pressed, upon the
statement that he was simply a subor.
dinate and powcrless t. agree To the
proposals without the sanction of his
superiors, except under penalty Of be.
ing court-martialed. At the same time
he seemed to intimate that, personally,
he thought il useless to hold out any
longer. But he and his garrison wer,
soldiers, he said, and could die, il nee.
essary, obcying orders"
II was ut the personal interview hello
by General Shafter with General Toral
yesterday that the American general
hi"uS WV 'puilsh t~oIlIudUucT uuuer-
standt that temporizing must cease and
that before noon to-day u categorical
affirmation to his offer must be re-
ceived, or the bombardmcnt of the city
would begin in earnest.
In the meantime all our plans had
been perfected. The delay had been
utilized to good advantage. Our lines
had been extended until Santiago was
nearly surrounded and our light bat.
teries had been 5 % posted MS t. be able
to do more effective work.
In addition, arrangements had been
made to land troops at Cabanas. west
of the entrance of the harbor of Santi.
ago.
The Spanish batteries DEPOSITS Morrc
castle Were To be bombarded
and stormed, their guns were
then to be turned upon the city,
and General Lawton's division, at
the same time, was to fall upon the
cnemy's left flank under cover OF our
artillery fire. We could then have en-
fladed their lines and have driven
them into the city.