Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04


of this end every effort Of the adj
mlnistrntlon was ut once turned.
lut there was other Information OF ]
q different tenor. coming about the /
same time. The American army was /
not alone feeling the objects Of this /
three days shock OF arms.
Definite, positive information was az .
hand that Santiago had been literally I
/ torn 20 pieces and that IN the wreck /
aud ruin Of demolished buildings the .
/ Spanish casualties numbered fuzzy /.
/ 1900. This was fitting onset Of any /.
| qunlms raised by the reports from the
! American lines. This Information
came 90 one Of the engineers stationed
ut Santiago. who reported 20 the ~e-
prcHcntativea of hia country at WASH
inrton the fearful havoc within the
city wrought BY the American army
and the fleet.
The distress of the city, oven before
the battle. was clearly shown by the
| action OF the consul In serving out fa-
tiona of half a pound daily 20 MS
| low-countrymcu. few hundred IN
! number. for the last month Evident
/ ~ there was no food 90 buy. thc Span
iHh military forces having taken cvury
available pound. only BY this official
distribution Of rntons to tho foreign
colony could they be kept from atarva-
tion.
Then came the brief but graphic re-
cltai OF the terrible effect VI the Amcri-
can attack from land and sea. The
bursting shells from our fleet had done
the greatest damage inside of the city,
~ soldiers being moved down With
the shot and solid proiectllcs. The
Spanish Gen. Linarcs was seriously
wounded. This last fact has been
grudglngly admitted from Madrid. but
the report reaching here left no room
for doubt az 60 the EorlourncHa or THIS
feature. with u was the further fact
that the Spanish casualties. even be-
hind the Entertainments. ran M 60 n
thousand and were equal 20 those Of
the fearless men who fought Ia the
open.
with all the light furnished on the
situation, official ana unofficial, dirc7i
ana indirect, u was apparent that each
side hud suffered terribly. with not a
period OF lull for those responsible Co
. measure their conditions, bury their
dead. care for their wounded and pre-
= pare for the gravcr conflict yet 60
come.
The President and his war advisers
ARE calm throughout the trying expert
onces ~ the day. All ihtlr attention
was directed 10 the work u prcpura-
ton. The future movements OF den.
shnfter are well established. They had
been made known In hiH dispatch. but
Il was deemed advisable not 20 make
I, this portion public. NJ n would serve
y 20 advise the enemy OF the American
plans. II can only be said that Gen
/, Skaters forces viii be strongly aud
u favonbly located. with the guns Of N,
American wnrahlpa serving M an ad,
- dtlunal protection 10 their front Re
[, Inducements will be hurried to them
z which win be- ample for any emergency
A whether II be storm or siege.
Z. with Santiago partially wrecked an,
II nlled with n thousand dead and wound
= ! Cd the condition there ~ desperate
!, even critical There II little llkulihoo,
A Of any spanish Hortio In force uude
a" such circumstances. but the possibility
b, o. Htiil open that the Spanish garrison
a may seek relief by evacuutlng the cit
!. and rrtiring to the mountain paths 4
Al the north.
" hut the American plans arr fof omen
!, Hlvo. vigorous action. and with the ful
\, resources 81 men aud arms OF IN
~ country at their command. A. Gen
~ Miles said, 10000 men II need be VII
p" move on Santiago. II more are needed
A then II will be 1000
;, The lesson OF Santiago has serve
:" only to cnklndlr a greater earnestncs
throughout every avenue OF oihclal III
y a. the national capital. And there Is
~ deep-set determination 10 meet heroi
70 conditions with heroic treatment.
~ Following the receipt Of Gen Shat
" ter'H telegram there was a hurried wa
y. conference nt the white House, Sec
Nc rotary Algcr,accumpnulod by Gen Cot
. bin reached there n few minutes b,
" fore l O'Clock. and were ,mmedlntel
h clnsctod with the President. Secretar
w AlgCr brought the Shnftcr dlapatc
~ with him, and also maps ana other dat
~ for tho important meeting about
u. take place.
De Gen. Corhln was with the Preslder
- and secretary fnr a few minutes an
u' then hurried back 10 the war dcpnr
~ mont, where he made public such POI
~ tions Of Gen. Skaters dispatch aH wl
,s compatible with the public interest Al
~ Hiatnnt Secretary Melklel0hn, who nj
WI thorough knowledge ~ the transpo
~ service. was also hastily aummone
Nv and reached the white House about
~, O'Clock. The conference lasted for son
NJ, time.
nv Cen, Miles, who was also at Il
white House, said that reinforcement
- would be rushed 90 the assistance
Gen. shnftcr, and, n necessary tho
would aggregate 10000 men, though n
eat general had no Idea that such a nur
m Der would by any means be necessar
lys The combined American and Gun
or forces now undcr the command OF Ge
ny, Shnftcr amounted approximately.
tch said, 20 $4,000 men, while those ava
able for the spanlards were prohai
md / % 900 soldiers. These included. no
hat ever the men at Holguln. presumal
zen I NhnNt llfNNN inNht ana the force una
ay another SPANISH general, amounting
urs about 5000 men.
the Col, HUMPHREYS r. In charge OF I
transport service with Skaters arm
hat ana be- Will send back 20 Tampa {
me vessels that can he spared na rnpit
be aH possible, In fact. word has been
nm celvc1 that the transports had start
VAS for the United states this morning,
re II possible the war department "
send $1,000 men from Tampa ON thl
any Transports. Six vessels have been
les. Gently loaded with men, ammunitll
leet arnl supplies, etc, and are now cltl
len NJ Key West or ON their way 10 rel
nor force Skaters army. Included IN 4
nat expedition are some batteries OF
vas tlllory. In an. those forces constltl
had about 1900 or 5000 men.
2 The officials hope 20 rush the re-
yea! forcements to Gen. Smarter. 80 n
ana there win be from $1,000 to 1000 ~
.lon under his command within the M
fter ten days ana sooner II this can be
ited ranged. There are about 1900 n
ons ana officers In the expedition that
ops out from Tampa less than a MOI
alor ago, These have been reinforced
all the troops OF Brig. Gen. Duniel