The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-16
SANTIAGO INVADERS
Have Sailed to the Relief Of Bear
Admiral Sampson.
WILL BE LANDED ON THURSDAY,
The Expedition Carries Supplies, Ann
munition and War Equipments suf-
ncient to .Maintsfn the Organization
For Sixty Days.

munlt1ou ana war equipments sur
ncient to Maintafn the Organization
For Sixty Days.
Washington, June 1.-THE first army
Of invasion to Cuba Is now well on its
way, 80 transport steamships bearing
over 1900 officers and men. conveyed
by battleships, cruisers, gunboats and
auxiliary cruisers. 16 In number. hav-
ing actually sailed from Key West at
daybreak yesterday morning. An au-
thoritative statement to this effect was
made at the war department, setting
at rest oil reports that the expedition
was on its way, or had landed last
week.
BY Thursday. at the latest. the trans
ports will be of Santiago. and large
American army will make its landing
on Cuban soil. Admiral Sampson hes
cleared the way for this undertaking,
and little danger is apprehended in get
ting ashore. 1t will be after that, when
the advance Is made, that the actual
dramatic developments may be ex-
pected. By that time 1t Is likely the
American commanders will be in d.
rect cable communication with the au-
thorities here. Admiral Sampson has
taken the shore end Of the cable land
ing at Guantanamo, and force OF
cable experts are rapidly restoring the
line to working order. The progress of
this work has been so satisfactory that
one Of the leading officials of the state
department said last night that II was
hoped that direct cable communications
would be established by Thursday. 1t
will put an end to the dearth OF official
information concerning important
movements. and will enable the au-
thorities to keep in close touch with
those executing the strategic move
ments.
! Aside from the men and officers max
| ing up the expedition, the boats carried
| vast quantity of supplies, ammuni-
| tion and war equipments, necessary
/ to maintain an organization of this size
| for at least 60 days.
| Every detail for the landing of the
party has been worked out by the
| engineer corps of the army IL viii
! be a laborious process at best, and II
! will take full day or more. The point
! of landing has been so chosen tina,
/ there is little danger of an interruption
! from the Spanish forces. but should
| they attempt to make trouble Admira
/ SIMPSONS ships will insure ample pro.
/ lection until the troops can care foi
/ themselves.
/ The Spanish Cadz fleet is almost as
much Of n mystery to the naval officers
/ here no was Admiral Cprvcrois fiyinc
squadron during the two weeks i'm.
mediately preceding its inglorious bot.
/ Ting up at Santiago Yesterday re.
/ port came that the squadron was unfit
for sea. That would have been credit.
ed, except that [he department has hat
information as late as Saturday TO tn,
effect that the squadron was AL ready
/ for sea and was about to depart Abou
week before that it had been tolt
that the Cadlz feet had sailed. Having
in mind these conflicting reports, tn,
/ war board scarcely knows where tt
| give credence, though 1t would seen
| to be an extraordinary circumstance
/ that the least doubt could exist as tC
/ the presence in or absence from tn,
! harbor of a populous city such as Cadii
! Of whole squadron of warshipS. How
ever the weight of opinion seems tC
| incline to the presence of the fleet al
| Cadiz, owing to the bad condition or
the shi.s. But the war board IL tax.
/ ing no unnecessary chances of a sur,
| prise, ani by means of scouts has pro.
Vided for securing timely warning OF
the approach of any hostile ship.