The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08
THE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN.
Its Successful Issue Gave Us the Fl
tire Eastern End Of Cuha

Its Successful Issue Gave Us the En-
tire Eastern End of Cuba.
On June % the movement against San
ttago was begun. On the 9th the first Sc
rious engagement took place, in which the
First and Tenth cavalry and the First
United States volunteer cavalry. Gen.
Young's brigade Of Gen. Wheeler's division,
participated, losing heavily. BY nightfall,
however, ground within five miles of San
tiago was won. The advantage was stead
lily increased. On July /. severe battle
TOOK place, our forces gaining the out
works of Santiago; on the second Ell Caney
charge, and the investment of the city was
completed. The navy coopera ted by she'll
ing the town and the coast forts.
Sinking of the Spanish Fleet.
On the day following this brilliant
occurred the decisive naval combat Of the
war. The Spanish fleet, attempting to
leave the harbor, was met by the America
Sampson. In less than three hours all the
Spanish ships were destroyed. the two
torpedo boats being sunk, and the Maria
ish admiral and over 1900 men were taken
prisoners, while the enemy's loss was de-
plora a5dy large, some 600 psrishing On
wounded. Although our ships were re-
peatedly struck, not one was seriously in
tinguished themselves, from the command
ers to the gunners and the unnamed heroes
In the boiler rooms, each and all contribut-
founding victory for which neither an
cient nor modern history affords parallel
in the completeness of the event and the
marvellous disproportion Of casualties, it
especial honor. Deserved promotion has
rewarded the more conspicuous actors-the
nations profoundest gratitude is due to all
Of those brave men who by their skill and
devotion in a few short hours crushed the
sea power of Spain and wrought a triumph
whose decisiveness and far-reaching con
can we be unmindful of the achievements
of our builders mechanics, and artisans
for their skill in the construction of our
With the catastrophe of Santiago SPANS
effort upon the ocean virtually ceased. A
spasmodic effort toward the end of June
miral Camara to relieve Manila was
abandoned, the expedition being recalled
after, it had passed through the Suez
Capture of Santiago.
The equalization of Santiago followed
The city was closely besieged by land, while
the entrance of our ships into the harbor
cut off all relief on that side. After, truce
to allow Of the removal of noncombatants
protracted negotiations continued from
July until July Is, when, under menace
OF immediate assault the preliminaries. of
surrender were agreed upon. On the 18th
Gen: shafter occupied the city. The capitu.
Cuba. The number of Spanish soldiers sur
rendered was $4,000, all Of whom were SUBJ
sequently conveyed to Spain at the charge
Of the United States.
Gratitude of the Nation.
The story of this successful campaign is
told In the report of the secretary of war
vidual valor Of officers and soldiers was
never more strikingly shown than in the
several engagements leading to the sur
render of Santiago: while the prompt move
ments and successive victories won instant
and universal applause. To those who
gained this complete triumph, which estab-
lished the ascendency of the United States
upon land as the fight off Santiago had fixed
our supremacy on the seas, the earnest and
lasting gratitude of the nation is unspar-
ingly due. Nor should we alone remember
the gallantry. of the living; the dead claim
our tears, and our losses by battle and dis
ease must cloud any emulation at the re-
suit and teach us to weigh the awful cost
OF war, however rightful the cause or sig
nal the victory.