New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-22
ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES.
TRANSPORTS OFF SANTA 20.
GENERAL SHAFTER AND ADMIRAL SA"i
son PREPARING FOR ATTACH
on STANDARDS.

, n m via Mole St Nicholas. Hayu. Tues
doy limo 81 2 n. m.-The United States army
for the invasion Of Cuba. commanded by 'eh-
erol shafter sixteen thousand strong. arrived
ore Santiago de Cuba at noon to-day. The time
Of its decentralization has not yet been deter
mined upon but it will probably be WITHIN the
next three days.
When the fleet Of thirty transports WIFI
IT'S freight Of fighting men. swept up the SOUTH
ern coast to-day and slowed up within s'sh' Of
the city Of Santiago the anxiousiy awaited SOL
diers were greeted with ringing cheers from
the decks Of the blockadng warships far IN
shore They were answered by the troops most
heartily.
The weeks Of anxious waiting on one side anu
Of impatient chatting on the other were over
and the Army and the Navy had at last joined
forces. and all felt that the final blow at san
tiago de Cuba was near at hand
1t was 10 o'clock this morning when the look
out on board the armored cruiser brooklyn IT,
ported seeing the smoke Of several steamers
avav to the southeast. and moment or so
Inter he announced that dozen transports
were in sight. Then signals were exchahseu
from ship TO ship gladdening the hearts Of '"e
weary blockaders. Then the United states a"N
Hilary cruiser Gloucester formerly j Pierpon'
Morgans steam yacht the Corsair' dasheu away
10 meet and welcome the troops.
FOREST OF MAsTs APPEARED
Half an hour later grim forest OF masts mad
sprung up apparently from the sea- ana "''''
,r,n,essive scene was presented as the biz Meet
swept gracefully up from the horizon 'o""'u
the shore where the great struggle Is TO take
place
The transports were ranged in three shiit-
ing lines with the battle-shlp Indiana on the
ox,ro,ro right and the other men -ot-war on the
outskirts OF the fleet. In this order the trans
oo-,s and their escorts steamed slowly in toward
,h. bus where Morro's red walls cleaned In
the sunlight
:, uas intended TO take the entire feet to the
lines of Rear-Admiral Simpsons feet OF war
ships but an order from the Admiral stopper
the advance OF the ships about fifteen miles 10
tho southeast. and. escorted by the Gloucester
co,oro, sh,rer went forward on the seguranca
10 confer with the Admiral
The transports lay to on the smooth sea "h''e
the plans were discussed by the leaders on
hoard the fagshlp. Not the faintest intimation
~ their Intentions regarding the landing has
been allowed to escape Undoubtedly. how
ever some Of the troops will be landed at Guam
tanamo Bay in order to relieve the marines
there. But It is generally believed that the
main body Of the troops will be landed much
nearer to Santiago de Cuba
The long and trying Journey from Tampa mas
left the men IN a much better condition thah
sn,iclpated There are fourteen mild cases OF
typhoid on the hospital ship. among them being
Major Horton Of the 25th Infantry. and several
cases Of measles But there are no serious
cases Of illness.
ANXIOUS TO BEGIN FIGHTING
Owing to tho smoothness OF the passage the
soldiers were not generally affected by sea-
sickness. and they are all wildly anxious to get
ashore and begin fighting
The dispatch boats. they steamed among
the transports were eagerly besieged on all
sides for news Of Admiral SIMPSONS operations
officers and men clamoring for word from the
b,ockaders Much satisfaction was expressed
among the troops when 1T became known that
the actual capture Of Santiago Dc Cuba is 10 be
left to the Army.
The horses and mules on board the transports
have suffered severely. many OF them dying
The war feet here has been materially
strengthened by the addition Of the warships
which escorted the transports.
Wherever the landing may take place the
operations and the Information ~ the last ten
days show concusively that some bitter work
is ahead for General Shafter's men before the
Spanish flag comes down from Morro's walls.
The Spanish infantry, cavalry and guerilla
forces estimated by Admiral Sampson to-day
TO number from 10000 to $4,000 men. are
stretched from Guantanamo to Cabanas dis /
lance Of nfty miles. ready to concentrate at the /
point Of attack But. starving and harassed
from the inland by the insurgents the situation
OF the Spaniards is desperate. and naval ON 4
GERS familiar with the situation fully expect
terrific fighting about Santiago
Interviews with Army officers on the trans
ports indicate that there is some anxiety as 10
how the men will stand the strain II the fight
ing begins Immediately after the long inactivity .
al Tampa and the wearing voyage. There Is no /
fear however FOR the final result as tho guns
Of the splendid feet vii, be OF immense assist
ance 10 the American troops.
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