The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14
TROOPS CAN NOW
LAND AT WILL

The Marines viii Hold the Place Until the
Arrival of Expected Troops, in the Mean
time Scouting in the Vicinity with the
Marb!ehead, Vixen and Dolphin Lying by to
Protect Them.
copyrighted 1898 by Associated rrcss)
Off Guantanamo, Cuba Friday, June
1o.-tNia Port Antonio, jamaica, Sat
urdIy. June III j. m.-The invasion
of Cuba by the American forces began
to-day. Six hundred marines pitched their
tents about the smoking ruins of the out
er Notifications Of Guantanamo and the
stars and stripes for the first time float
from Spanish flagstaff in Cuba.
To Captain Clark and the battlcship
Oregon belong the honor of accomplish
in- the first successful landing Of the
War. Forty marines from the battle
ship went ashore this morning and occu
pied the left entrance of the bay until
the troopShip Panther arrived with six
hundred marines. These under com
mand of Lieutenant Colonel w. Il. Hun
tn-ton arrived ut > o'clock and within
half an hour they had burned the build
iugS of the Spanish camp and had set
fire to the miserable little village which
crouchCd ON the beach under the hilltop
uf Guantanamo. The whole operation Of
siIencing the guns and landing the forces
E WAS as easy as placing Il Sunday school
picnic The Narblehead. backed by the
Vixen and Dolphin. opened fire on the
earthworkS yesterday. The shore to the
right of the entrance was lined with
guns and rifle pits but the Spaniards
Stampedcd after firing Il few shots. The
city of Guantanamo lies four miles up
the bay and I'll little Spanish Sunboat
came down to help the shore batteries.
But She stayed just long enough to turn
around. Numerous shots were fired by
the SpanartS but not one landed and
no Americans We're injured
The Marblehead. Dolphin. Vixen and
two colicrS have been off the entrance
of the 4arbor for several days and yes
tcrday morning" they sailed into the chan
mel, mile further up they opened fire
sending % shots at the fOrtlflcatlOnS on
the left. The hills on the right of the
entrance We're deserted. There are no
defcncoS on the right sid of the harbor.
No attempt was made to land until the
Oregon steamed in early this morning.
Captain Clark Immediately sent forty
marines ashore and twenty from the
Marblehead followed. They found evi-
dence of Il very hasty departure by the
Spanards Watches. hammocks and am
munition were scattered about the earth
works. and ii Spanish flag was found III
one of the rifle pits The little dctach-
ment of marines held the place until
the Panther arrived. when they Were
recalled and the work of Decentralization
began. The first boat load had scarcely
landed when the village burst into flames
Company +. under Lieut.. Hall was ,.1r
first ashore. and without the loss of Il
moment the column started up the
steep. rocky hillside to the carthwor>S
For an hour Il brown column Of marines
filed mp the narrow path. eventually tax
ing up Il position at the top of the hill
AS soon aS the American flag was swung
out to the breeze from the flagstaff of
the captured Spanish camp. the Oregon
steamed away to rejoin the fleet off San
tiago. The marines will hold the position
until the arrival of the expected troops
III the meantime scouting in the vicinity
with the Marblehead. Vixen and Dol
phin lying by to protect them
hear Aunilfal sampson now has Il har-
Dor and Il base of supplies. on the south
side of the island and troops can be
landed at will.
The troopship. Panther. reached the
fleet off Santiago early to-day
On her way over the Yosemite fired Il
dozen shells into the port of Daiyaire
lRaiouiri). but received no response
Guantanamo is but forty miles east OF
Santiago de Cuba and is splendid 10
cation for a base of supplies for the
blockadng fleet. 1t is understood tha
the Island of Cuba is entirely cut of
from cable communication with the out
side world. Report here has it that th