The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-16
HOW TORAL SURRENDERED
Events Which Lead to Final Ne.
g0tiatienS.

Copyright 1888 by the Associated Press. J
With the United States Troops Before
Santiago de Cuba, July 14.>-6 p. m, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July Ia, 1915 p. m.
The reverse to the Spanish arms in
eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago has
fallen, and with it all the eastern end OF
the island.
General ToraI the Spanish commander,
agreed to the general terms of the sur.
render at a personal interview, with Gen
eral Shat ter this afternoon at which Gen
eral Miles was present.
The victory is greater than appeared at
first. All the Spanish troops in the
Fourth Corps CT the military. division Cd
Santiago province, from line drawn
north from Aserradores eighteen miles
west of Santiago, through Dos Palmas.
Palmas Soriano, Alcantaza to Sagua de
Tanamo, on the north coast, and east
ward to Cape Maysi, are surrendered and
the territory is abandoned. Between 3D.
900 and 10000 Spanish prisoners are
taken, about 10, 0O0 of whom are in Santi-
ago. Some are at Guantanamo and
others are garrisoned:. % in the towns of
Eastern Cuba. ALI these troops are to be
embarked and sent back to Spain under
parole General Shafter bears his honors
modestly. To a correspondent of the
Associated Press. he said:
"The enemy has surrendered ali the
territory and troops east of Santiago. The
terms were dictated from Washington. 1t
has been hard campaign one of the
hardest ever saw. The difficulties to
contend with were very great. Never
during our civil war were more problems
solved. The character of thercountry and
the roads made it seem almost impossible
to advance in the face of the enemy. The
transportation problem was hard, but all
the difficulties have been successfully sur
mounted. Our troops have behaved gal
lantly. They fought like heroes and am
proud to have commanded them. During
all the hardships they have suffered, they
have shown resolution and spirit. They
deserve to conquer.
"The resistance of the enemy sshas been
exceedingly stubburn. General Toral has
proved himself a foeman worthy of any
mans steel.
"The negotiations which illuminated in
the surrender of General Toral have been
dragging on for ten days, with the inter
mission of Sunday and Monday when our
batteries and fleet bombarded thesenemy's
position. Throughout these periods of
truce, General Toral has shrewdly played
for time, always declining to sur1 lender
Internationally and falling back when
hard pressed upon the statement that he
was simply a subordinate and powerless
to agree to the proposals without the sane
ton of his superiors, except under penalty
OF being courtmartialled. At the same
time he seemed to intimate that, PERSONAL
ly, he thought it useless to hold out any
longer. But he and his garrison were
soldiers, he said. and could die IL neces-
sary, obeying orders.
1t was at the personal interview held by
General Shafter with General Toral yes
terday that the American general made
the Spanish commander understand that
temporazing must cease and that before
his offer must be received or the bonn.
bardment of the city would begin in
earnest.
In the meantime all our plans had been
perfected. The delay had been utilized to
good advantage. Our lines had been ex
tended until Santiago was nearly sur
rounded and our light batteries had been
so posted to be able to do more effective
work.
In addition arrangements had been
made to land troops at Cabanas, west of
the entrance of the harbor of Santiago.
The Spanish batteries opposite Moro
Castle were to be bonn ardsd and stormed,
their guns were then to be turned upon
the city and General Lawton's division,
at the same time, was to fall on the
enemy's left flank under the cover of our
artillery fire. We could then had en-
filaded their lines and have driven them
into the city.
General Toral must have realized he
was trapped and that to hold out longer
must mean useless sacrifice of his men,
but he made one last effort to gain more