Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-07-14

not 6umclent TO do the work he will
drop one into the city every two min
utes. The fire, in addition to what the
land forces will turn in, it is thought
will be sufficient to reduce the Span
iards to point where they will sur
render.
MONDAY.
At 1.30 today Gen. Shafter notified
Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander,
that by President McKinley's direc-
ton, the Spanish proposition to sur
render if the garrison were allowed to
leave Santiago with its side arms, was
rejected and that the United States
would accept no terms but immediate
and unconditional surrender.
Gen. Toral at 2.45 p. M. replied in a
brief note that he rejected President
McKinley's proposal and would discuss
no other terms than those suggested
by himself.
AT 3.15 P. NJ. Gen. Shafter notified
Gen. Toral that the armistice would
be terminated and hostilities resumed
at 4 o'clock. At the same time he is
sued instructions to each Of the divis
ion commanders to prepare for fresh
attack on the Spanish works. These
orders have been promulgated from
A& uduOT6S W Odu6ys
When the courier left with this dis.
patch just before O'Clock, the artil-
lery was preparing to open on the
The dynamite guns had been trained
on the Spanish blockhouse with such
absolute precision that the first shot
would obliterate it. The American
soldiers will sleep in the trenches to-
night.
Tonight batteries of light artilley
will be in position and the siege guns
just landed will be ready for action at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. We will
not be surprised if we have Santiago
in three days.
AT Ell Caney there are ten thousand
miserable refugees from Santiago, old
men, women and children, whom the
Spaniards have permitted to go to our
lines to get food. The plight of these
helpless people is heart-rending. The
Americans are doing all they can for
them.
At 9.15 A. NJ. the Brooklyn, Texas
and the Indiana, under Commodore
Schley began the bombardment of
Santiago, and at 5.15 this afternoon in
obedience to request from Gen. Shat
ter, conveyed by a signal from the
shore. the warships lined up from east
to west, quarter of a mile from the
shore and fired over the cliffs that
come down to the sea and hide the
city five miles away.
The bombardment was continued
for one hour. After thirty-five shots
had been fired from the s inch guns,
Commodore Schley became convinced
that the Brooklyn's fire was falling
short and ordered cessation, permit
ting the battleships to continue, they,
with their larger guns, having longer
range. The shots were fired apparent
ly with great deliberation at intervals
of two minutes. The signals from the
shore announced that the shells fell a
thousand feet short and little to the
left of the Spanish position.
AT dusk the squadron ceased firing
and Commodore Schley sent launch
to the shore to ask Gen. Shafter if he
desired firing continued during the
night.
LATEST.
Late dispatches yesterday from the
Philippines say that Dewey has BON
barded and captured Grande Island
with 500 prisoners.
Shafter telegraphed that the fleet
at Santiago must force entrance to the
harbor and assist in the bombardment
of the city. The bombardment from
outside had been ineff ectual.
Yellow fever has broken out, and all
possible precautions are being adopt
ed to control it.
$50 KILLED, 1884 WOUNDED.
Gen. Shafter has cabled as follows:
Complete report received of loss on
July and2.
Killed, % officers, 20S enlisted men.
Wounded, 81 officers, 1908 enlisted
men.
Missing, 70 enlisted men.
The reports giving the names Of the
killed and wounded are being rapidly
prepared and 1t is hoped to get them
off tomorrow.