The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-03


the ioaoine Iacli,ies :"
fort Iampa were ihpertect anu NJ
was great CONFUSION caused py guy
large concentration OF y there'
The railroad faciiities were
there was a failure 10 iabel the care
and the postoffice was congested 50 that
bills OF lading were deiayeu. rev ol
the 80 transports hnaiiy gathered there
were mt for such service. out they were
the best that could be had. and while
they were rated at $4,000 passengers IN
capacity. even the 1000 persons trans
sbould have been carried Fortunately
they arrived without serious accident,
however.
The first duty for which General
Shafter was selected. viz. to maxi a
reconnaissance in force OF 5000 along
on the south side OF Cuba, Secretary
Alger SAYS. was abandoned. The secre-
tary saws:
..Mator General Shafter was selected
10 command the expedition TO Santiago
10 command the expedition to Santiago.
Next I'm order. the secretary quotes
his disnatcb of Nav n sent nj $50
o'c,ock a, night to General Shafter at
Tsmna- directing him 10 start for SAN
tag 10 land east or west of thai point
in his own gmen and move on to
the high grounds I'm such position as to
destroy the garrison there N cover
he navy as Il sends it's men in small
boats to remove t~orpedoes. or. with the
aid of the navy, capture or destroy the
Spanish feet reported to be in the har-
bor. General Shafter was 10 accom-
plish this with the least possible de-
Law. making use OF the insurgents. but
being careful not to put too much con-
fdence / m any persons outside of his
own troops.
" a.. on g.
eral Miles left for Tampa to assist I'm
the embarkation of troops.
The Delay at Tampa.
June 4 the secretary te~legraphed
Shafter at Tampa that Sampson re
ported Cervera safely bottled in San
tiago harbor and urged immediate aid
from his troops. Sampson reported
IL. 500 Spanish troops as the garrison Of
the vicinity. The following day a dis
patch was received from Shafter at
Tampa explaining the delays In the
cmbarkation OF the troops as not pre-
ventable. The main cause OF delay is
said to be that great quantities Of
stores were rushed in promiscuously
with no facilities to handle or store
them. The railroad for 10 miles back
from the wharf was n single track and
a narrow place In which TO work. The
capacity OF the place had been greatly
exceeded. He (Shafter) would not de-
Law a minute. but would not send his
troops away until they were properly
equipped.
General Corbin, I'm reply. expressed
the presidents satisfaction at General
Skaters ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Then fol-
lows the dispatch Of June 3 of General
Miles. already published in his report.
saying that the expedition had been de-
layed through no fault Of anyone con-
nected with II. and continuing:
This expedition Is so important that
7 desire to go with this army corps or
to Immediately organize another and
go with Il 10 Join this and capture posi-
ton No. 2. Now tina the military Is
about to be used. I believe il should
he continued with every energy, max
ing the most j%udicious use of II to ac-
comp,ish the desired results"
A telegram from sampson OF the 9Th.
ualis 81 Naio r conceal
Miles |" n, Tampa. declares that ne has
..-I. :, So-.ia-o. that 10