The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-27
VICTORY At HAND.
American Vanguard
Only Four Miles Dis
tant From San
tiago-
May CAPTUREI IT WEDNESDAY
Supplies Of All Sorts Rapidly
Landed and Pushed to
the Front.
PANIC IN SANTIAGO
Vesuvius' Shells Terrorize
Soldiers and Inhabitants
Cayo Smith Shock.
FLAG FOR THE FIRST INVADERS.
Naval Cadet HalIigan Receives
Silken Cuban
Banner.
WEATHER IS VERY FAVORABLE
Tales of Terror and Famine From
Havana--B1anco in
Desperation.
WEATHER IS VERY FAVORABLE
Tales of Terror and Famine From
Havana--Blanco in
Desperation.

by Cable. Copyright, 1898, by The Asso-
ciated Press.)
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DESPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
BAIQUIRI, June 26, 1898. via Kingston,
Jamaica. Monday morning, June q (I.So
A. M).-General Shafter expects to re-
move his headquarters from here to
Jaragua this evening. Transports here
are rapidly landing the last supplies of
forage and ammunition, and the last OF
the four light batteries of artillery start
ed this afternoon for Juragua by road.
The ordinance officers say the road is inn
practicable for siege guns, and that the
landing facilities for them are inadequate.
About five hundred mules are still cor
rallied here The military authorities are
rapidly making up a pack train to take
forward rations. The men ashore have .
days supply; but, supplies for ten days
are needed as precaution against sud
den move.
Naval Cadet John Halligan, Jr., of the
flagship Brooklyn, returned on board
that vessel last night with large silk
Cuban flag, which had been presented to
him for landing the first boatload of sol
diers of the invading army
Commodore Schley and Captain Cook
are both vastly pleased at the fact that
the fagship's boats and men accomplish
ed the first landing.
Cadet Halligan also reported that five
of the ST. Louis boats and one boat Of
the Brooklyn were damaged.
When it is considered that seventeen
thousand men and a large number of
horses and mules, in addition to supplies
for the army, have been landed the rec
ord made is remarkable, both for speed
and absence of disaster.
The first launch Of the rBooklyn, in
charge of Cadet Halligan, with three
boats in tow reached the shore at the
head of the fleet of small craft and the
Cubans, who were already in possession
of the landing place. handed the flag to
the Cadet and he gave them the launch's $
flag in return.
Commodore Sch1ey, commenting tonight
on the landing, said:-
sIt is breaking all records in modern
history to land such a number of men,
fully provided with all the necessaries and
in hostile country, I cannot fathom
the lack of Spanish opposition
Commodore Schley thinks the Spanish
naval officers, WILL as a last resort, des-
troy their ships by blowing them up.
Cuban spy who was recently in San
tiago de Cuba, says a reign Of terror ex-
lists among all classes there owing to the
nightly attacks of the yesuvius, with the
terrible explosion Of her dynamite shells.
A week ago tonight, one of her shells
striking Cay Smith, demolished severa
warehouses and fort there, besides dis
mounting several guns. Windows, 1t alse
appears were broken in the city, and tns
general effect was similar to that OF ar
earthquake among the soldiers and citi'
zens.
The Third and Ninth Cavalry only re-
main here, guarding the material ashore
All the other regiments are being pusneo
as rapidly as possible towards Santiago
de Cuba Active operations before tna'
place are officially expected to begin on
wednesday next
interruption of communication between
the army and the feet by storm Is
possible at any time. Juragua and Bai-
ouiri are both open roadsteads, with nc
protection.
General Shafter expresses satisfaction
with the work Of the officers who hao
charge of the landilg of the troops in an
enemy's country and under conditions
never before faced by an army, consld-
ering the character Of the landing places
and the adjacent country.
Aside from the energetic attack Of the
Spaniards on the first American camr
established in Cuba, nothing has aston.
ished the Inhabitants Of Camp McCaila
ana indeed the squadron generally, Sc
much as the present long dry interval " ln