The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04

TO Gen sigafter: The president directs
~. TO say tnat you have the gratitude
ami thanks q the ration for soe brisl.aos
ara effective work % your nCDle army OF
Friday, Jay Z. The vaior ard nerossm of
officers ar.G men Thrill the American people
xsth pride
Ise eosssFtry rlourBs tie brave men who
fell In batiie: they hare asdef new names
70 our roll o. honor. fgigne8)
.R. a. ALGEg. secy War
TIE dlgJatcf speaks for nssIf and. as
Aiusant General Corsyn says. tells what
sa.oerate fight our gallant trocps have
been In Il ~as read al noon today. after
a luu Of nearly thirty-six hours in the
Official Information from the field. Al
ars., when it became known that the
American commander had reported the de-
fenssa 10 tie SO strong that x would be
Impossible 10 carry them bg storm With
his present force. there vas nnomentariiy
wave Of deep apprehension. But thts
MAS not shared oy the military authorities
here. All their energies, al their atteD-
ton vas turned 10 meet the situation as
presented by Gen. ahafter- There ~as
neither time nor disposition 50 take aceouns
Of what hal gone before. when the fact
vas plain that the American army had
fought i1s way. incn by inch. under biaz-
lng sun. through denze tropical ycgeta-
ton steadily advancing and beating back
the foe taking position after position W.
ill., as Gen. ssaafter remarked. the town
was well Invested ON the north and east By
the long drawn out IsBe Of American
troops That WAS a sufficient tribute 10 the
valor os our brave men and IL siienced all
cavii over the conditions now presented by
Gen. Sbafter.
1t was a time for action. for reinforce
menis and toward the execution OF this
end every effort Of the administration was
al oTsce tuTuej.
But there xas other information OF q
different tenor. coming about the same
time.
The Americans were not the only ones
feeling the effects Of this three days
saock. Definite. positive Information was
at hand that Santiago had been literally
torn to pieces and that In the wreck and
ruin OF demolished buildings. the Spanish,
casualties numbered fully i009. This Was
fitting offset OF any quaims raised by
the reports from the American lines This
Information came from one of the foreign
eonsuis stationed at Santiago vino reported
to the Representatives OF his country In
Washington the fearful havoc within the
city wrought by the American army ana
the fleet. The distress Of the city. even
before the battle. was clearly shown by
the action OF the consul in serving out
rations OF half pound daily To his fellow
eoufesrymen, "a few hundred In number for
tho last month Evidently there was no
food to buy, the Spanish military forces
having taken every available pound Only
BY this Official distribution of Fations 10
the foreign colony could they be kept from
s,aryatlon.
Then came the brief bat graphic recital
Of the terrible effect of the American at
tack from land and sea The bursting
shells from oar fleet had done the great
est damage lnsids. of the city. It's soldiers
being moved down with the shot and
solid projecties The Spanish general
Linaies was sertonsly wounded This las;
tat has been Erudgtugly admitted from
Madrid. but the report reaching here LEFT
no room for doubt as TO the seriousness OF
this feature. With IL was the further fac
that the spanish casualties, even behind
the entertainments. ran up 10 a thousand
and were equal "a those VI the fearless men
who fought In the open
With all the lights furnished or the Sit
uation. official an1 unofficial direct and in
direct. It was apparent thu, each side has,
suffered terribly with not "a period % luil
for those in responsible position to
measure their conditions, bury their dead,
care FOR their wounded and prepare FOR
the ggaver conflict yet to come
Tho president ana his war advisers re-
maiued calm throughout the trying exper-
tonees .! the day. All their attention was
directed 20 thv work OK preparation. Tie
future movements % Gen Shafter are well
established They had been made know,
Ia hts dispatch. hu; It was DENIED advisable
not 10 make this portion pubHc. as It
would serve 80 advise the enemy o. tie
American plans II can only he said that
Gen Skaters forceS viii he strongly and
favorahiy located, with the guns - The
American wayShips s,'rsing a. an addition
al protection 10 the:r front Reinforce
msDts viii be hurried - them. which VIII
be Ample fof any ymtrE e:cy. whether II
be storm or Siege. Win SANTIAGO badly
wrecked and a thousand dead ami wound
cd the sit0s.lcE IS desperate There SIS
iit,ie likelihood ef any Spanish sarjs BIZ
ferse nader slca circumstances. ha, the
possibility Is sir3 open. thas she Spanish
sasfison may seek rel.et ~ acaa;sas tas
oi'y a;ti retiring 90 she mountain paths 20
the nar:h. hat ,he American plsrS are for
olyFuslNe. vigorous action. AMI Nlih the .uR
resources of men and arms AZ tlie corl,-
nsanj - the eoantry. A. Cen Miles SAID
s4ao If need 81. WI move Ga Santiago. II
mora are needed, taca il viii Sc sapoo The
lesson ~ SAstttso mas serv~d only Is rr.
htai,c kv,4ttnr eysrnrstuesz throughout