Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-28
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN.
AFTER Three Months of War Nothing bat
Satisfaction Felt at the
Progress Made.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-With the
week just closed the United States saw
the end of the third month OF the war
with Spain, and the responsible Off
Gals from the, president down to the
lowest employees who has had to do
with shaping the course of events, feel
nothing but satisfaction at the prog
ress made An army of 100000 men
mas been modified, armed and
equipped, and much of it has seen
service. The battles preceding the
capture of Santiago have been remark
able in many respects, and in the
opinion of military experts have COW
cred the United States army engaged
with imperishable glory.
New and Cntried Type of Warfare.
Modern warfare of type developed
In these engagements was absolutely
new and untried, not only to the
United States army, but to the world.
No such charge is recorded in history
as that made upon the stone fort and
the Lighthouses browning the hills oil
I'll CaneY. There have been engage.
ments between trained troops and saw.
age races in the jungles of India and
on the hills of South Africa of late
years that conveyed in a slight man.
ner the
Possibilities of Modern Weapons.
But the battles fought by the Fifth
army corps have been the first ID
which large bodies of troops of civil
lied nations on both sides have been
engaged with all the implements of
modern warfare, and the result is
bound to be highly instructive to the
military student, and to extort admi-
ration for the splendid fighting quail
ties of the United States soldiers from
the most unwilling critics.
Much Experience in Hard Fighting.
Few officers in any army have had
more experience in hard fighting, es
pecially in rough country, than that
old Indian fighter, Gen. Henry, so that
some weight must be attached to the
opinion OF the merits of our officers
and troops expressed by him in the
following personal letter addressed by
him to Adjt.-Gen. Corbin, dated in
front of Santiago, July II:
Letter from Gen. Henry.
We had pleasant sail down. but. having TO
row the men ashore, took some time TO ge: OF.
Weleft Siboney at p. yesterday with the
Eighth Ohio. and came into camp here about
Gen. Breckenridge. rode to the front to Gen
Wheelers headquarters, and flag Of truce
being up, had an opportunity TO SEE the lines
We are almost on top OF them, in front OF
Wheeler being about 500 yards to them. but the
country is ough, going down to a falling and
ascending all covered by their fire The cOun-
try all the way is the toughest ever saw. You
have to follow roads or trails, and come under
heavy fire. their position commanding every
approach
HerOism and Patience.
The work done by these troops since land
ing. their heroism and patience under discOm-
forts, heat and rain. calls for the highest
praise, and the work, accomplished by Shafter,
his pertnacity and ''sOaheadtiyeness," under
adverse circumstances and diScomfortS. is a
revelatiO l - me. doubt if Their; is another
officer who would have gotten there as he did.
Our loss most unfortunate, but from the
character OF tne country could not have been
avoided IF we had to get there"
Almost Drowned by the Rain.
Last night tue Eighth Ohio were almost
drowned by the rain, and it pourS to-day.
That's the climate, and to get out of it it would
be cheaper to lose more By fighting and sue
cess than by sickness which is sure to come
oy staying We have about thirty cases OF
yellow fever and many OF malaria but the men
are cheerful Gen. Durield and Capt Will
COX have yellow fever; they say mild form;
gotten from sleeping in infected BUILDINGS
which are now to be burnt
Miss Barton Goes to the Front.
Miss Clara Barton and Mrs. Addison Porter
rode to the front yesterday in army wagon
selfish women Too much credit cannot be
given the heroiSm, pertnacity, pluck, patience
and endurance of the men who have borne tha
brunt of this work