Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-08
THE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN.
Its Successful Issue Gave Us the En-.
tire Eastern End of Cuba.

Its Successful Issue Gave Us the En-
tire Eastern End of Cuba.
On June % the movement against San
tiago was begun. On the gath the first Sc
rious engagement took place, in which the
First and Tenth cavalry and the First
United States volunteer cavalry. Gen.
Young brigade of Gen. Wheeler's division,
participated, losing heavily. BY nightfau,
however, ground within five miles of San
tiago was won. The advantage was stead
lily increased. On July 1, a severe battle
took place, our forces gaining the out
works of Santiago: on the second FgI C,anev
and San Juan were taken after desperate
charge, and the investment of the city was
completed. The. navy cooperated by she'll
ing the town and the coast forts.
sinking of the Spanish Fleet.
On the day following this brilliant
achievement of our land forces, July 3,
occurred the decisive naval combat of the
leave the harbor, was met by the American
squadron under command of Commodore
sampson. In less than three hours all the
torpedo boats being sunk, and the Maria
Teresa, Almrante 0quendo, ViZcaya and
CristoA7 Colon driven ashore. The Span
ish q al and over 1900 men were taken
prisoners, while the enemy's loss was de-
plorably large some 500 perishing on
our side but one man was killed, on the
Brooklyn, and one man was seriously
wounded. Although our ships were re-
peatedly struck, not one was seriously in
jured. Where all so conspicuously dis
tinguished themselves, from the command
erS to the gunnerS and the unnamed heroes
N the boiler rooms, each and all contribut-
ing toward the achievement of this as
founding victory, for which neither an
Gent nor modern history affords parallel
in the completeness of the event and the
marvellous disproportion of casualties, it J
would be invidious to single out any for
especial honor Deserved promotion has
rewarded the more conspicuous actors-the5s
nations profoundest gratitude is due to alf
devotion in a few short hours crushed the
sea power or spain and wrought triumph
whose decisiveness and far-reaching con-
sequences can scarcely be measured. Nor
can we be unmindful OF the achievements
Of our builders, mechanics, and artisans
for their skill in the construction of our
With the catastrophe of Santiago spain's
effort upon the ocean virtually ceased A
spasmodic effort toward thu snd of June
to send her Mediterranean feet under Ad-
miral, Camara to relieve Manila was
after 1t had passed through tho suez
Capture of Santiago.
The equalization of Santiago followed.
The city was closely besieged by land, while
the entrance of our ships into the harbor
cut of all relief on that side. After q truce
to allow Of the removal OF noncombatants
protracted negotiations continued from
July ) until July IS, when under monaco
of Immediate assault tha nreiirnfnsriss 81
surrender were agreed upon. On the 18th
Gen. Shafter occupied the city. The capitu-
Cuba The number OF Spanish soldiers sur
rendered was % 900, all OF whom were sub
sequently conveyed to Spain at the chargs
OF the United States.
Gratitude az the Nation.
The story Of this successful campaign is
told in the report OF the secretary of war
which will be laid before you The indi-
vidual valor of officers and soldiers was
never more strikingly shown than in tho,
several enga gemenIs leading to the sur
render OF Santiago, while the prompt move
ments and successive victories won instant
and universal applause To those who
gained this complete triumph, which estab-
iished the asCendency of the United States
upon land as the fight OF Santiago had fixed
our supremacy on tbs seas, the earnest and
lasting gratitude of the nation Is unspar-
ingIy due Nor should we alone remeu1her-
the gallantry OF the living; the dead claim
cur tears, and our losses by battle and dis
ease must cloud any exultation at the re-
suit and teach us to weigh the awful cost
nal the victory.