The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-24
NO ATTACK MADE
BY SPANIARDS.
All That We're at Baiquiri Left the
Town After Reducing q Por-
ton Of II to Ashes.
ONE THOUSAND CUBANS
GUARD THE R0ADWAYs.
They Acted A. Sentinels 10 Warn the
Soldiers Of Any Approach Of
the Spanish ON the First
Night Out.


Copyrighted. isos. BY the Associated Press
On Board Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda, Baiquiri Harbor, Cuba,
June %, via Kingston, June 23-At 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon COOo trained
American soldiers were encamped In the
hills around Baiquiri, 10000 more rest.
ed on their arms on board the transport
of shore, ready to join those who had
debakred a. soon a. available launches
and small boats could carry them ashore.
The time and sea were propitious for
the army OF invasion.
The navy and army cooperated splen.
didly and a. the big warships closed in on
the shore 10 pave the way for the ap-
proach Of the transports and then went
back again, three cheers for the navy
went up from 10000 throats on the
troopships and three cheers for the
army arose from ship after ship as the
troopships moved in TO take their share
In the hazardous game Of war, and il
was magnificent.
Cuban insurgents, too, bore their share
In the enterprise honorably and well.
Five thousand Of them were in the
mountain fastnesses and dark thickets
and rayines and lay all through the night
on their guns watching every road and
mountain path leading from Santiago 10
Guantanamo. One thousand OF them
were within sight Of Baiquiri making
the approach Of the Spaniards under the
cover Of darkness impossible.
At I o'clock this morning as the Asso.
ciated Press dispatch boat approached
Baiquiri, the entire island Of Cuba
seemed wrapped in a soft mist, like that
Of dogdays in northern ATTITUDES. A
dull, thick cloud lay on the eastern hor.
Iron and the color reflected in the gray
waters OF the ocean, which are generally
undulaied in a lazy breeze. Distant OBJ
jects loomed up dimly, but it was seen
that the many troopships that had been
lying several miles In the oifing, had
drawn IN towards shore, while three or
four warships lay menacingly near the
harbor.
All around the transports steam
launches and small boats bobbing about
like corks were the first indications OF
the true object Of the undertaking
ahead. An hour later the sun was RS.
ing in the eastern sky, touching the
mountain tops with patches Of light
green and revealing in the great semi.
circle the troopships, some close to the
coast line, Others a mile distant, with
decks crowded with eager, expcctant
men, inpatient to begin the great move
ment Of destiny, 10 make a new chapter
In the history OF America, the first in.
vason by our army OF foreign country
in half a century.
As the dispatch boat Of the Associated
Press ran closer in, near whore the New
Orleans was lying, with her great Arm.
strong guns trained on Baiquiri, tongues
Of lurid flame and black smoke were
seen rising from the town, an inevi.
table consequence OF war and sure
sign the Spaniards had gone, leaving
ruin behind them. The captain OF the
New Orleans shouted the news to tho
dispatch boat, adding; you had bet.
ter keep of little You are in range
They have a rifle ON the hill on the east.
tern side Of Baiquiri." There is a steep
rocky hill known as Pnnta Baiquiri, ris.
ing almost pcrpcndicularly at the place
indicated. IL Isl a vcritable Gibraltar In
possibilities Of defense.
From staff at its summit the
Spanish dag was defantly floating at
sunset last night; but It was gone this
morning and with IL the Spanish guard
which had maintained the signal stat.
ion, Between nightfall and dawn the
Hpaniards had taken alarm and fed
from the place, firing the town as they
left The flames was watched with in.
tercst from the ships. Two sharp OK.
plosions were heard At first they were
thought TO be the report OF guns from
the Spanish masked batteries, but they
proved to bo explosions OF ammunition
In the burning buildings. Three hours
waiting made the men on the transports
impatient to get ashore and in action,
and every move Of the warships were
closely watched by the soldiers.
The last Of the troops from the trans.
ports put foot ON Cuban soil at | :lC