The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-07-01
LANDED ON CUBAN SOIL.
Debarkation of Gen. Skaters Army
at Baiquiri Accomplished With
out the Loss Of Man.
EVERY MAN READY FOR PROMPT ACTION.
Good >atured Rivalry Among the Troops
to he the First Ashore-A" A"'""''
Line Immediately Thrown forwar" Nv
Gen. Lawt and the Rest OF the Men
Went Into Camp.


Gen. Lawton. and the Rest of the Men
Went Into Camp.
BAloriRI HARBoR, Cuba. Wednesday,
lime 2l 5 T.. NJ. VIA KINGSTON, Ja-
maica. Thursday, June -. AT hve
o'clock this afternoon 5000 trained
American soldiers are camped IN the
hills in an around Baiquiri, and 10000
more rest en- their arms ON board trans
ports of shore. ready To join those who
have debarkcd as soon as the available
launches and small boats can carry
them ashore.
Conditions Were Propitious.
Time and sea and weather were pro- +
pitious for the army of invasion. The \
navy and the army co-operated sp!en.
.ddlv. and as the big warships closet
in on the shore to pave the way for the
approach of the transports, and then
went back again. three cheers for the
navy went up from thousandsof throats
on the troop ships. and three cheers ior
the army rose from ship after snip as
the troop ships moved in to take their
share in the hazardous game. IT was
war and il was magnificent.
Our Cuban Allies.
The Cuban insurgents too, bore their
share in the enterprise honorably anc
we'll. Five thousand Of them in noun
tain businesses and dark thickets OF ra'
vines. Law all night on their guns
watching every road and mountain
path leading from Santiago to Guanta-
7 namo. A thousand of them were with
I in sight of Baiquiri, making the APP
rroach OF the Spaniards under cover oi
the darkness an impossibility
Clearing the Way.
At $40 a IN. the New Orleans opened
fire with gun that sent shell rum
bling and crashing against the hill
side.
The Detroit. Wasp. Machias and
suvanee followed suit. and soon the
hillsides and the valleys seemed to be
ablaze. as shot followed shot In swift
succession amid the wild and excited
cheering of the soldiers on the trans
ports.
The Landing Begun
In five minutes the sea was alive Will
1otillas of small boats, headed by
launches, speeding for Boiquiri rock
SOME of the boats were manned by
crews of sailors. while others were
rowed by the soldiers themselves. f.acf
boat contained l6 men, every one II
fighting trim and carrying three days
rations. a shelter tent. a gun and 2p
cartridges. ready to take the field OF
touching the shore, should thew o'
called upon to do so
The firing Of the warships. however
proved TO be needless precaution. a
their shots were not returned and NJ
Spaniards were visible.
Gen. shafter Watched the Landing.
Gen. Shafter. on board the Scgu
: ranca. closely watched the landing O
! the troops.
Brig. ten. Lawton, who had bee
detailed to command the landing par
ty. led the way in launch, accom-
panied by his staff, and directed tn
q formation of the line of operation.
e A detachment of the Eighth regula
9 infantry was the first to land. followe
: by Gen. Skaters old regiment. tn
Twent~ second infantry, the Tenth il
> fantrv. the Seventh and Twelfth IL
e fantry. the Second Massachusetts reg
> iment, and a detachment of the Mint
cavalry.
Rivalry to be First on shore.
The boats rushed forward simultan'
= ously from every quarter, in good-n;
tured rivalry to bc first, and their Gee
!, pants scrambled over one another
4 leap ashore.
AS the boats tossed about in the su
!, breaking against the pier. gettir
"a ashore was no easy matter, ana the g
"a diers had to throw their rifles on u
- dock before they could climb up thei
NJ selves and some hard tumbles resulte
!, but nobody was hurt.
- AT the end of the pier the compani
!, and regiments quickly lined up, al
- were marched away.
- Threw out an Advance Post.
n Gen. Lawton threw strong dctac
q, ment for the night. about six mil
west, on the road to Santiago, and a
a.. other detachment was posted to I
=. north of the town. among the hill
- The rest of the troops We're quarter
in the town. some of them being hous
"a in the buildingsof the iron company
~ Others Of the troops were quarter
-, in deserted houses, while others ST
- preferred the shelter of their tents
no the adjoining fields.
= The Town was Deserted.
The town was deserted when
10. troops landed, but women and childr
nm soon appeared from the surroundi
~ .hickcts and returned to their homes
MS All Landed.
~ NEW YORK. june ga special da
:" Mt Playa Del Este, Cuba, says that
n. IN. the last of Gen. Skaters army
=" invasion had landed at Baiquiri.
'-s Insurgents Behaving Themselves
ias Under u Compact with Dewey.
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