Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
COMMODORE W. =. scuLEY.

advance to Santiago was one continuous
success. The Spaninris were strongly in
treiiriird and fought gallunt!y. hut every
stronghold WAS stOrmel. Fighting In Il
str:,::gr land. and i'll Al fcvrr-laden climate.
walins through streams and piercing cac-
'tus jungles. charging up hills on whose
crest the foe lay hidden behind intrench-
mcnts from which poured II storm of lead.
the dauntl,ss boys in blue earned for
themselves fame az enduring ala that of
the g:oriticd warriors of old.
But the laurels are not nii for the men
ON shore. The fleet that had l;scn kept
Ill suspense for months awaiting az, oD-
%Iortnnity to attack the Spanish boats ut
last saw tie signal To open fire. The ,!s-
slair;Ms Spanish admiral had made bold
to cscai q from the lnr.lor and tho Amnr:-
cans wen, after him and drove his ships
against H." rocks. strewing the Culnn
slor" for mics and miles with Srnnish
dead. 1t was IL picturesque scrre-thut
Su,M!a. cllls;. along tie Santiago shore
and its result will give it II place in The
worlds history of great naval encounters.
1t il a more crushing disaster for Spain
than the destruction Of Montcjo's fleet mt
Mnti.a. for Ccrvcra's ships were her
pride and strength at sen.
From Jn Y !. the American troops had
bS promising Santiago "A Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight" They sung the
%rOllicking ditty on the march and in M
and they meant it. md though, it was inn
TMss; IL. owing to certnin circumstances.
to de'.s"r the goods exactly "n the min
ute. Siiaftcr's army had II settled deter
mina,ion to keep its promise.
True was declared after Schley's de-
struction of Ccrvcra's fleet. but the little
rest did not do the city airy good, for the
American fights while he is resting and
rests while he is fighting. and in this case
Sampsoi and Shafter and ''Fighting Joe"
Wheeler and the rest OF the old war
horses got their heads together and con-
coctcd l,!nns To take the whole Spanish
army and wiat was left of the navy.
Th" trouble at Santiago began Friday.
July l. ut ! o'clock in the morning. with
the American advance and IA fcint a.
Agtador.s :" ;hc south by Gen. Duflicld.
mud an attack nn Ell Caney. to tho north
Gust of Santiago. by Gen. lMwt0n's iii.
vision.
The first shot WINS fred i.y Capt. Allyn
Caprom of the First artillery. whose son,
CAPT. Allyn X. Cnprol. WIS killed in thu
charge of the rough riders at LIN Quasinu,
1t fel! i'll the center of the town, and it
was followed! by IL supply from CaproM's
hattc,y. and from the Second artillery,
under Capt. Grimes. who had taken a
good position at FL Paso. until the de-
fe:,l:rs of FL Cancy were completely
overwhelmed Ivy the generosity OF Their
visi:ors and "vanoose,l"
Grimes and Capron then hogan to shell
the outer defcnses of Santiago. Under
cover of their fire. Col. Wool. with tho
rough riders. started toward the works.
1he advance was rapid and brilliant. and
the rifle fire of the cowboys was something
for Sl@niards to wonder at for many u
day. The ta.trriea were silenccd. the
enemy retrcntc,l. and Wo0i's command
occupied IL bit nf' hillside where they could
he comfortable and shoot Spnniards for
thu rest of the day.
During the fighting oil the right Gen.
Sumner had commanded the center. on ac-
count. of Gen. Whcclcr's illness. but by
1890 o'clock Wheeler decided he couldn't
stand it any longer aud started for the
front in an ambulance. On the way he
.I1tt wounded soldiers being taken to the
rear In lit.crs. 80 he ave up the ambu-
Rance. mounted his horse amid the fran
Sic cheers Of bis men. aud soOn had his
headquarters established at the front.
BY night the army had advanced two
and IL half milrs all along the line. law
TOMS division had driven the enemy be-
You'd Fl Caney and down the main road
to Santiago. and had. occupied the suburb
of Cabons. Gen. Cha6ee had crossed the
San Juan river. Shafter had sent 1000
Cubans on transports to A~serraderos to