The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-09
THEY WORKED TOGETHER
Admiral Sampson and General
Skater in Complete Accord.
PLANS FOR THE ATTACK
Marines Were TO Be Landed for the AS
sauit on MORO Castle-Sampson
Kept Advised OF the Prog
ress OF Negotiations.

toAf NNae 49,
light is thrown upon the relations be
tween the army and navy during the
critical period Just preceding the sur
render OF Santiago by the following ex-
tract from Admiral SIMPSONS report,
dated July Is, which is now made pub
lie by the navy department. The report
says is part:
1T had been the admiral's desire TO
do everything possible to cooperate
with General Shafter. such an attack
as that proposed by the general was in
complete accord with the views held by
the admiral and discussed with his star.
II was proposed TO bring up the ma
rines from Guantanamo and add them
10 the marines Of the spadron thus MAX
ing a force Of nearly 1000 men, which
must be landed either at the foot or the
MORO in Estrella cove to assault the
MORO. or to the westward for the pur-
pose of assaulting the west battery. Al
the same time a detachment or two or
three thousand men from the army
would proceed by Aguadores, occupy
the ground between the MORO and
that Just TO the n~orthward OF 1t. A
visit to General Shafter was arranged,
hut the admiral being i'll. his chief OF
stan went instead. The following ar
rangement was made:
THAT a long continued bombardment
be made Of Santiago, from the sea with
the heavier guns of the fleet, the fleet
firing slowly during say. "A hours. at
the rate of one shell every w minutes.
This refers 10 the eight-inch TO l3-inch
shells. If this be not sufficient to bring
the enemy 10 terms, that an assault be
arranged on the Socapa battery, using
marines and the Cuban forces under
General Cabreco and an effort made
to enter the harbor with some OF the
smaller ships of the squadron. This
attack TO be made upon knowing the
result of a second demand made upon
the commanding officer of the Spanish
forces for the surrender of the place,
stating TO him the conditions that sur
round him, destruction of the Spanish
fleet, etc, and the number of forces OPP
posed to him. To give him time to
consider the matter, the date of the
bombardment is fixed at noon of the
eth. unless he positively refuses 10 CON
slider IL at all. when II viii begin at
such time as is convenient TO our
selves"
This was followed by the correspond
ence between General Shafter and the
Spanish commander at Santiago, in
which General Shafter demanded the
surrender of the Spanish forces. Copies
of this correspondence were forwarded
by General Shafter to Admiral Sampson,
who was also advised Of he terms Of
the truce agreed upon.
on July 10 General Shafter notified
the admiral that the bombaTdment of
the city would be resumed by the army
on the following morning. He enclosed
charts showing the positions OF the
American and Spanish lines, and re-
questing that the fleet begin the bonn
bardment at 4 o'clock p. m. on the 10th.
General Shafter added that II would be
very disastrous to the morale Of his
men to have any Of the shells fall near
them and he consequently requested
that the navy throw its shells into the
westward part of the city. near the bay,
promising that the falling of the first
shell would be observed and the re-
suits communicated to the fleet by sig
nal.
The bombardment was begun as re-
auested and there were several eN-
changes of notes between the general
and the admiral as to the result of the
firing.
Admiral Sampson notified General
Shafter on the 18th that he proposed
to begin the bombardment the next
morning with l3-inch shells. The ore
gon. Massachusetts and Indiana were
promptly on hand on the morning Of
the 18th prepared to fire, but a tele-
gram from General Shafter brought
notice of a truce, pending negotiations
for the surrender OF the city. on July
10 and Is several notes passed, General
Shsfter advising the admire OF the
progress Of the negotiations for sur
render and Admiral Sampson express
ing his readiness to render any assist
ance desired. In one of these notes,
on July II, Admiral Sampson informed
Geenral Shafter that he desired to he
represented In the negotiations for sur
render. as IL was the result of COM
blned forces.
At noon on the lith General Shafter
t~elegraphed to the admiral that there
vas apparently every prospect OF an
evacuation, and at 2:S0 on the same
day General Miles telegraphed Admiral
sampson that the enemy had surren-
dered.