Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21
STORY OF The SURRENDER
Gen. sharer Says tho Campaign Is One of
tho Hardest Ever Fought-Pays High
Tribute to His Soldiers.

Copyright, $685. by the Associated Press)
With the United States Troops before
Santiago de Cuba, July IA, p. m. via.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 49, 1915 p. NJ
the reverse to the Spanish arms in east
ern Cuba Is complete. Santiago has fallen
and with It all the eastern end of Gu
ba. Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander,
agreed to the general terms of the sur
render at "A personal interview with Gen.
Shafter this afternoon at which Gen. Mile $
was present.
/ The victorious American army after a
campaign OF three weeks OF almost unpre-
cedented hardship for both officers and
men accept the news with heartfelt relief.
The victory IL greater than appeared at
first. All the Spanish troops In the fourth
corps OF the military division of Santiago
province, from a line drawn north from
Acerraderos, is miles west of Santiago,
through Dospalmas, Palmas Soriano.
Aloantaza to Sagua de Tanamo on the
north coast and eastward TO Cape Maysi
are surrendered and the territory is aban-
doned. Between 1900 and 10000 Spanish
prisoners are taken. about 10000 OF whom
are In Santiago. The remainder are at
Guantanamo and others are garrisoned in
the towns of eastern Cuba. All these
troops are to be embarked and sent back
TO Spain under parole.
Gen. Shafter bears his honors modestly.
|
/ Press he said:
THE enemy has surrendered all the
territory and troops east of Santiago. The
terms were dictated from Washington. 1t
has been hard campaign, one of 6e
hardest | ever saw. The difficulties to
contend with were very great. Never DUR
| ing our civil war were more problems
solved. The character of the country and
the roads made 1t seem almost impossible
! to advance in the face OF the enemy. The
transportation problems were hard, but
all the difficulties have been successfully
surmounted. Our troops have behaved
CALAMITY. they fought like heroes and
ing all the hardships they have suffered
they have shown resolution and spirit.
! They deserve to conquer
THE resistance of the enemy has been
exceedingly stubborn. Gen. Toral has
proved himself foemsn worthy of any
mans STEEL" The negotiations which cul-
minated In the surrender OF Gen. Toral
have been dragging on for ten days. with
the intcrmission of Sunday and Monday
when our batteries and fleet bombard ed
the enemy's position. Throughout the pc
Rod Of the truce Gen. Toral shrewdly
played for time always declining to sur
render Internationally and falling back
when hard pressed upon the statement
that he was simply subordinate and
powerless to agree to the proposal without
the sanction of his superiors except under
penalty of being courtmar tailed. At the
same time he seemed to intimate that
personally, he thought 1t useless to hold
out any longer, but he and his garrison
were soldiers, he said and could die, II
necessary. obeying orders 1t was at the
personal interview held by Gen. Shafter
with Gen. Toral yesterday that the Amer
lean general made the Spanish comm lander
understand that temporxing must cease
and that before noon to-day categorlca,
animation TO his offer must be received
or the bombardment Of the city would be-
gin In earnest.
In the meantime all our plans had be en-
perfected. The delay had been utilised to
good advantage Our lines had been ex.
tended until Santiago was nearly sur
rounded and our light batteries had been
so posted as to be able TO do more effective
work. In addition arrangements had been
made to land at CabanAs west OF the en-
trance Of the harbor of Santiago. The
Spanish batteries opposite Moro Castle