Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-09-28

body of Spanards. The enemy were
driven back by the furious charge Of the
Americans, but the loss was heavy, the
greatest of any of the conflicts of the war
up to that time. Thirteen were killed and
sixty wounded
Seyilla was Occupied on June 26, and on
the last day of June $4,000 American
troops We're before Santiago, 5000 more
on their way from the coast, with 5000
Cubans near at hand.
Assault on Santiago.
The general assault began July |, El
Caney being captured nj severe cost. The
Spaniards retired from theg trenches be.
fore the American advance, but the last
of the outworks were not in the posses
sion of the American army until the even
ing of July ,, while ON one side the
heights OF San Juan We're still untaken.
Gen. Lawtons division assaulted San
Juan on July and carried the heights in
the greatest charge of Il great battle. San
tago was surrounded and Gen. Shafter
demanded its surrender. The American
loss In the three days battle was 23l
killed, l.2S3 wounded and 81 missing.
Convinced that the city must fall, the
Madrid authorities, who were In cable
communication with Santiago throughout
the battle, ordered Admiral Cervera On
July 2 to make dash from the harbor.
He carried out his instructions on the
morning of July 3, and two hours after
the Maria Teresa led the way past the
sunken Merrimac his vessels were hulks,
lying at intervals along the beach for fifty
miles.
Admiral Sampson with the New York
had gone to consult with Gen. Shafter
when the Spanish ships were seen coming
from the harbor, but Commodore Schley,
with the Brooklyn, Oregon, Iowa, Texas,
Indiana and Gloucester, were more than
match for the Maria Teresa, Cristobal
Colon, Oquendo, Nizcaya and the destroy
ers Pluton and Terror. The Colon made
the longest run, but was oyerhauled by
the Brooklyn and the Oregon. One
American sailor on the Brooklyn was kill
ed, while of the Spanish 600 were killed
and LOO taken prisoners, including Ad-
miral Ceryera.
The bombardment of Santiago was be-
gun, and on July IA Gen. Toral, reeogniz-
ing the hopeessness of further resistance,
surrendered the entire province and all Its
garrisons of $4,000 soldiers, the United
States agreeing to send them back to
Spain.
Gen. Miles, who arrived in Santiago
before the surrender, prepared immediate
ly to lead an army against Porto Rico. 1t
landed near Ponce ON July 20, the day
that the rumor went abroad that Spain
was ready to cry enough. Gen. Merritt
reached Manila on that day also. The
landing In Porto Rico was without loss
and with no engagement other than
skirmish ut Guanica, ending in the hoist
ing of the American flag over the town.
Spain made its direct appeal for peace
through Ambassador Cambon on July 26,
but suggested no terms. On July 27 the
public learned of the outbreak of yellow
fever in the camp before Santiago, and
on that day Ponce surrendered to Gen.
Miles. President Mckinley sent terms
of peace to Spain on July 30.
The second battle of Manila was fought
on July 81, on Sunday, as was the first.
1t was land attack under cover of dark
ness by the Spaniards, and Its purpose
was to turn the American flank and drive
the Americans into the sea. 1t was re-
pulsed. The American loss was nine kill
ed and forty-fiye wounded, the Spanish
loss in killed and wounded was 600.
Army Ordered North.
The generals of the American army at
! Santiago surprised the country Aug. by
''round robin" letter declaring that the
army must be moved north away from
yellow fever or it would perish. The ar
my was ordered north the following day.
Spain sent an eyasiye answer to the
United States on Aug. 5, and it was re-
ceiyed after much delay in transmission
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