New-York tribune., 1898-09-18
being occupied IN introducuons. Aui''''

., ooc,n,ed IN tntroductions Admlrai
schley. who speaks Spanish huentiy' e"sae.u
the Captain General in conversation ai'ei n-,n
introductions were competed anu n nean,bers
cinaIs had seated themselves with the menpers
- tboir stafYs ranged behind them. Generai
Rrooke spoke through the official interpreter,
Notwithstanding the suspicion Ina. tha' lie 10
Spanish scholar of no mean apiilty. ..y
The Spanish uniforms are much more y sio"y
than ours The Captan-General was t a. a. Id IA
in a dark blue coat, resplendent viii WIN So 10
braid and sparkling with orders ana insignia %
rank His trousers were deep crimson. "A poi-
ished gentleman of kindly countehahce' III a
most trying position. he placed every one az ne ne
ease by the grace and suavity with wnIcn ne
Greeted those who practically came as conquer
ors 10 claim prize won. -, a. 90
The Captain General with his staff. rode 70,
day to the Hotel Ingleterra at when irnTs Auin'a
Schley Is staying. and returned the Adiiilla :
visit Later lie called upon General broohe a.
Rio Pedro. ~. - oo,c,o,
visits The Spanish Commissioners must can
unon the American Commissioners. ara inc
latter must return the visit before the nrSt pre-
limInares Of the work In hand can DE en'eio'
upon. ..,,or
Pending assumption OF American possession
here the daily progress Of this highiy lh'eIes..
ing old Spanish town goes dronlng on EVER
one appreciates the fact that the curtain Is
about 70 rise upon n new era, but nothing YET
is changed. General OteGo, who Is IN aetWv %
command of the Spanish troops, MAKES ms ua.,y
tour of inspection of the forts. batteries ana
barracks as II Spain was to continue IN controi
forever The military band plays three tlniSs un
a week in the Plaza de Alphonzo MI white
the promenaders and the people In the caie'
idly discuss what will happen when the Amerl-
cans assume control. and especially whethe.
an American military band VIII he proViueu
for them The sentries at the forts sun -
cline 70 allow Americans or others entrance
lust as they have for years. Even the censor
ship Of the cable Is still vigorously eniorced
and American correspondents must take a
their dispa tches 10 the palace. where they must
receive the Endorsement OF the secretary or the
Captain-Ceneral before they will be accepted
by the cable company.
sAMPsON'S MARKS ON MoRRo.
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS bombardmcnt OF
San Juan. although II dismounted no guns at
Moro Castle against which the principal ire
was directed and killed and wounded less than
fifty people bears testimony to the remarkable
gunnery Of our jackes The Morro and the
buildings on the high ground In its rear and
the high scarp which is built up from the sea
are simply riddled. Great craters are blown
out in places by the l2-inch and 13-lnch shells
and the walls are pited by the hail or smaller
shells. one entire building was blown to pieces
and a whole section OF the Quartet lies In runs
The fac; that many of the shells were wasted
I'm the retaining sea wall IS not 10 be won
dercd at. because the parapct has embrasures
for guns. and from the place where our ships
lay would naturally be mistaken for a sea bat
terry. There were very few modern guns either
I'm MORO the more pretentious fortincation
known as San Cristohal \ few Krupp guns
comprised their equipment. the remainder be-
ing muZze- leaders of ancient pattern. Most
Of the latter were mounted over TaraDets OF
masonry. In fact. the defcnces Of the town
oppose every theory Of modern military science.
They might have been considered lmpregnable
hfty years ago To-day they are not even
formidable.
And yet. in what would be considered des-
pcrate fashion. II II were not so manifestly
hopeless. Captain-oicrcr1l Macias had prepared
10 make show Of resistance even after his
whole army had been driven back into the
capital The two bridges over which one must
pass 10 reach the city, which Is situated upon
a rocky island. had been mined. and probably
would have been blown up. Macas would have
left himself and 10000 people starving on 4
rock In the sea
The water of San Juan comes from Rio Pie
dro. eight miles away. " the main cut
the city would not have "A drop OF water. save
snch as could be caught on the roofs.