Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-30
FACE TO FACE.
Battle Momentarily Expected Be-
tween Hostile Forces at Santiago.
Insurgents Were Closing on the City and
Gen GarcIa's Entire Army Was to
Make "a Co-Operntlve Attack
on the Doomed City.

on the Doomed City.
OFF JURAGUA, June 27.-Troops of
the United States and Spain are almost
face to face and less than four miles
apart, Saturday night the picket lines
at certain points were within hailing
distance of the enemy. 1t seems GER
tain that the battle of Santiago must
come within week. The troops are
all ashore here and at Baiquiri, with
the exception of few scattered COM
panies that have gone forward. The
supplies are sufficient to enable the
army to sustain weeks campaign at
both landing points. There is con-
tinual procession of small boats riding
on to the beach through the pounding
surf and, as one weeks rations
are already landed, it is believed the
required supplies will all be ashore by
tomorrow. The landing of troops,
horses and supplies has been eXtraor-
binary. With only one steam barge
and compelled to depend on PREACHER
Gus small boats, Gen. Shafter has
landed over 10000 men, hundreds of
horses and mules and thousands of dol
lars worth of supplies on the exposed
beaches, and only two men have lost
their lives. No more than so animals
have been drowned and scarcely
package of supplies has been lost. The
officers generally are surprised at the
small loss of life and property. Gen.
Shafter said to correspondent of the
Associated press: II only await the
landing of sufficient supplies to begin
the movement on Santiago am una
BILE to say when it will take place. l
am much pleased at the gallant con-
duct of our men in the action at Sc
villa Friday, and with their cool and
veteran like work the victory was com
plete."
Gen. Wheeler, in his official report,
places the number of dead in the en-
gagement at Sevilla as % and the
wounded as between 10 and so. No
attempt has yet been made to prepare
an official list with the names of the
dead and wounded. The high grass
and bushes of the battle ground make
it difficult to find the bodies, but an
official list will probably be prepared
to-day. The bodies of 80 Spaniards
have been found, and the Spanish loss
in killed and wounded was doubtless
much heavier than the American.
The majority of the American troops
h. % Nhn
vicinity of Sevilla. The force at the
latter place, which is about nine miles
from Santiago, numbers 5000 Ameri-
cans and 1900 Cubans. Gen. Wheeler
is in command there, with Gems,
Young, Lawton and Chaffee, Gen.
Wheeler will remain at Sevilla, which
will be made rendezvous for troops
landing at Baiquiri and at this point,
the artillery and cavalry being put
forward from Baiquiri. The cavalry
have been sent ahead to cut way
through the underbrush.
From the American position at Sc
villa Santiago is plainly visible, and
the Notifications can be seen. The
following reports to Gen. Shafter from
generals at the front Saturday show
the conditions:
To Gen. Shafter: 1 have just seen two negro
boys who left Santiago this morning (Satur-
day.. They report that the soldiers and citi-
zens are very short Of food The soldiers and
officers have seized all the food in the shops,
They are killing young horses for food, and in
the hospitals are subsiSting on bread made OF
rice -four The Spanish generals took part in
the fight at Sevilla Friday. Five wagon
loads of wounded we're carried into Santi-
ago. and many others wounded got there
on horses or afoot We can see Moro
castle and the flag very distinctly from our
position. The Cubans confirm the reports as
to the fine Notifications around the city. Seven
lines of barbed wire are stretched around the
trenches. The Spaniards have recently dug
deep trenches around the entire city, connect
ing series Of small forts. WHEELER
To Gen. Shafter: We can plainly see Santa
go less than seven miles away. The country is
level for six miles this side OF the CITY, except
for hills on the south which extend to within
mile of Santiago. These hills appear de-
serted. The country is fairly open and it will
not be difficult to move troops over it, Gen.
Chaffee occupies Sevila to-day. Young.
INSURGENTS CLOSING ON SANTIAGO.
NEAR SEvILLA, June 81. The Amer
lean troops are now within four miles
of Santiago de Cuba. Two brigades
of Brig. Gen. Lawton's division, in
command of Gen. Chaffee, and Col. r.
II. Hall, of the Second Massachusetts,
volunteers, Saturday night and Sun
day moved forward past the village of
Sevilla, where the Spaniards were eX-
pected to make a stand, and occupied
the hills to the right and left. Two
miles beyond, far out in front of the
American forces and occupying the
roads leading to Santiago, is a force
| of /, 800 Cubans under Gen. Carlos Con
zales. The entire Cuban army, under
direction of Gen. Calixto Garcia, is
marching for cooperative attack on
Santiago. Garcia, with 5000 Cubans
is expected from the interior before
nightfall while from Acerraderos 90
miles to the west of Santiago, 1000
Cubans arrived yesterday
There are no Spaniards in the entire
country between Baiquiri. where most
of the American troops are landed, and
Santiago The retreat of the enemy,
after Fridays battle, apparently be-
came rout, which did not end until
the Notifications were reached. The
transport Leona yesterday brought to
Juragua from Acerraderos nearly 1000
insurgents, thoroughly armed and
! ,,lantifullv sunnlied with ammunition