The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-25
FROM BAIQUlRl
DETAILS OF THE MOVEMENT OF
THE TROOPS
The Mem Are Anxious to Get to the
Front-All Full Of
Fight

Fight
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
BAIQUIRI, June %, a. M, via Port An
tonic, Jamaica, June a. 4 a. m, by way of
the Halifax direct cable.-Before sunset last
night over 1000 of the 1880 on board the
transports went ashore. Gen. Kent. with
seven transports, will remain west of Santi-
ago as feint until the remainder of the
troops are landed. Gen. Garcia arrived
at camp before dark and 1900 of his Cubans
are expected to effect juncture with Gen.
Skaters men today. AS soon as the vari-
Gus commands were landed yesterday they
were pushed out in the direction of Santa
60. At dark they bivouacked and were
strung out in a column three miles long.
the front resting at Demajayaho and the
rear Of the column within mile of the base
at Baiquri in the following order: Col. War
ner, with reconnaissance at Demajayaho,
mile from General Lawton's headquar-
tiers; the Twenty-seconda and Twenty-fourth
infantry resting at small creek; THE Sec
ond Massachusetts, the Twelfth infantry,
First battalion of the Fourth infantry, two
companies of the Tenth infantry, and the
second battalion of the Fourth infantry.
General Bates men, who are on reserve,
and General Lawtons Jones Rough Rid
ers," dismounted, and fragments of several
regiments bivouacked at Baiquiri last night
The landing proceeded until dawn. The
men slept on the bare ground, some under
tent flies and some under the starlt canopy.
In the morning they were here and there in
good spirits. The only dfsagreeable fea-
lures were the mosquitoes and land insects.
All the men are anxious to get at the foe.
and the regiments are to be pushed on to
support General Lawton as fast as they are
landed.
The aggressive attitude of the army on
land has been exceedingly gratifying.
On to the Front
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
JURAGUA, PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO
DE CUBA, Thursday night, June %, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, June "a. AIM
The advance of the American army has
reached the edge of the table land on which
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba lies. Here
seven miles from Moro Castle, as the crow
Else, the main body of troops have united
and the Spaniards are in full retreat to-
ward Santiago de Cuba. They may at
tempt surprise, but decisive engage
ment is not expected for several days.
General Lawton's brigade, which rested
last night at Demajayaho, four miles
west of Baiquiri, resumed its march at
daylight. Before noon his brigade, con-
sisting of the Twenty-second infantry. the
First infantry, the Second Massachusetts,
volunteers, with companies of the Eighth
cavalry, half of the Fourth cavalry, and
several companies of the Twenty-fifth col
cred cavalry. occupied Juragua. five miles
beyond, and the American flag was hoisted
there.
The Spaniards retired before the adj
vance, which was covered by Cuban skirm-
ishers, burning the block houses as they
went.
Colonel Wagner, with small reconnois-
sance party OF about forty men, brushed
against the flank of a retreating Spanish
column 200 strong at Firmezez. A dozen
shots were fired by the Spaniards as Col
onel Wagner fell back. Before General
Lawton could bring up the Twenty-second,
the van regiment. the Spaniards had de-
camped eastward. Juragua was abandoned
with such haste that they had no time to
burn the town, though an Intellectual at
tempt was made to destroy the locomotives
of the railroad and the rolling stock. Gen.
eral Linares retreated to Sevilla, six miles
west of Juragua by road and nine miles
from Santiago de Cuba.
A detachment of 40 Cubans, under Col
pnel Agirra, collided with the Spanish rear
guard The Cubans lost two men killed
and had seven men wounded. The Spanish
loss is not known. The Spaniards were
machetted.
General Chaffee, with the Ninth cavalry,
the remainder of the Eighth and Fourth,
Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth in
fantry, reached Juaragua at dark.
General Bates, with the reserve of the
Twentieth infantry and Colonel Woods
rough riders dismounted with a dynamite
gun, hurried forward from Baiquiri at 3
o'clock, proceeding by forced marches.
When the couriers brought the news that
Juragua had been unoccupied, the troop
ships which had not disembarked their
troops, steamed to Juragua with the
view of landing them there. But the heavy
sea beating on the beach made it impos-
sible to get the boats through the surf.
Dispatches from General Linares. which
were captured, indicated that the Spanish
we're ordered to retreat toward Santiago.
The insurgents expect the first stand to
be made at Savilla, and they have proved
good prophets in the past. General Law
toms men are badly tagged by forced
marches and intense heat. Their rations
are almost exhausted. They started with
three days SUPPLIES, and further food could
not be landed today. A pack train will be
sent forward tomorrow.
Strong outposts are maintained tonight in
order to prevent surprise, and Juragua is
also under the protection of the guns of the
warships. Thus the flank Of the American
column Is safe.
The Spaniards. to attack our troops, must
make forced march through an almost
impenetrable underbrush.
There were only two casualties during the
landing of the troops at Baiouiri. Corporal
Cobb and Private English of Troop d,
Tenth Cavalry (colorcd. fell between a
Rough Riders, plunged into the sea at the
risk of his life. but the men were crushed
before he reached them. O'Nsil is a former
Mayor of Tucson, Ariz.
Several horses and mules were drowned
while swimming ashore through the surf.
General Garcia's army of 1000 is to be con-
veyed by transports from Acerradores and
landed at Baiquri tomorrow to join the 1900
men under General Castillo and cooperate