Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-16


porton.l
have only just begun. The refusal of
the Spanish to surrender had been so
emphatic and SO recent that both army
and navy had forsaken the idea or VIC
tory without further bloodshed, ana
noon today had been set for the final
and desperate assault upon the stub
born defenses of the city.
| That it's Notifications were strong and
that it's forces We're brave all knew, ana
today had been looked forward to as
likely to be the bloodiest in the history
Of the campaign, and when, soon after
2 o'clock this afternoon, Admiral Samp-
son received by signal the fact that
General Toral had surrendered Admiral
Sampson and his officers scarcely cred
tied the story.
When General Toral on Monday last
refused absolutely to consider the terms
of unconditional surrender and when
i ,.eneral Shafter announced negotiations
/ at an end, it was believed that the TAX
ING of the. city without further fighting
was an impossiblity. The artillery OF
the Federal forces was ordered to be
rushed to the front, the investing line
was extended to hem in the town COM
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made for the final assault. Acting un-
dor instructions from Washington, how
ever General Shafter again proposed
surrender Yesterday, and at a confer
once at which General Miles and Cen
aral Toral were present it was proposed
IN allow the Spanish officers to retain
thair side arms. and the American COM
..,o,aor offared to send the defeated
WV to Snain under convoy and on pa
!, role.
, Home of Surrender Abandoned.
The story Of the conference has al
ready been told. General Torals an
nouncement that the matter Wou nave
to ha referred to his government con
vinced the majority of the oHlcers a'
headauarteid that nothing 1urtne'
would come. Of the negotiations anu a'
ordar was issued to prepare for gen
! oral attack at noon today at "hie.
hn,,r tho extended armistice expired
rrbe men at the front made every prepa
rotion for battle, the fleet gathere'
around the little bay OF Aguaoole'
ready to hurl shells over the NH any
,,,to tho CITY and the combined Amer
= can forces quietly and grlmiy a"a''e'
the word Of General Miles.
But. while all these preparatl. hs "ei
going forward, General smarter an,
Sonor.l Miles were still hard at worl
y IN an atter1pt to avoid the slaush.e
, ,vhich must follow an attack 1he teie
,hono and telegraph wires from IN
front to Juragua We're burdenea az. VI
fnrenoon with messages To. anu ~
1vosbinston. and General Toral wa
,,,,sv in communication with ei'he
Co,tain General Blanco or with tn
era'o,rment at Madrid. AT ABOUT
e,a,oc,, General Miles sent an ald-ue
eon,n from Juragua to Rear Aun'irS
ca,,nson telling him the chances ior
..na,dar we're good and that no sho'
s,,st No fred from the fleet witho'
noan;te orders from the shore
As the hour of noon approacnea "
%. vo,ls ran close to shore at Aqua
Y ,l.os and took up a position IN reao
.s W.. for the expected bombardment
nes r. the fleet. hidden city. liz
rrooLlvn 1nu' ranged close in the rear
~ New York and the other vesse
tno,, I'M the positions previously a.
20 si,rnea TO them. The SWIFT i'tt,e ~
er staomed down to Juragua to await w.
'o from General Miles,
's peadv For Isombardment.
,on came and, although the e
,tod ca,I to quarters was not ISSUE
~ mar fingered anxiously close
.noir .n nlaces, eager to begin the WORK
,a.,,l,ardment. From the bridges oi "
,,.arsbins the officers trained 'ns VI.
N,assas Mai alternately on the signai ST
tinn ashore and on the meet ,,, o. Ia, :,
.ts .,o off Juragua, behind "hlch =
y Puit' I.,st had disappeared. AS l ana
3 oclocls passed without an oruer l,+er,e ~
! u,n the bombardment' the exelteii,d ..e i;
9 gu ee,sonr the officers who knew the 81 .,
2 inonnoe a,aonn of the delay became intense
+ '''r.r ~ wos a few minutes after = oc'1
2 ,,hen the Hist pushed her way l[o.,. ,.o
= mnt %,na the anchored transports anu a'sa so"
2 ,,ii'u na' on ,' short run from Juragua .
3 e earodores. Rolling and pitch'hs ~
/ Asu,' .n,, con the gallant little yacht ois.
9 rousn Da fnr the flagship, signaling ass as
= euossnd eu onward The battlesh'p ules
< p'esh 20 first vessel in line, ana tne
3 Ma' ."The enemy has surrendered, w
& ea, anst made out from the bridge Oh -. -.
q h, tain Clark's ship. A cheer purs' s q nv ~
TAN oe,nars 9,e en- the after deck ana II
9 echoed e,, by the men clustered 1o.m the ntl Fl
2 eei,t a,,nost the same instant the ",
q AZ the TnOnt