The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-04

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With Santiago partially wrecked and
filed with a thousand dead and wound
ed. the condition there is desperate,
even critical There is little likelihood
of any Spanish sortie in force under
such circumstances but the possibility
is still open that the Spanish garrison
may seek relief by evacuating the
city and retiring to the mountain
paths to the north. But the American
plans are for offensive. vigorous ac-
ton and with the full resources of
men and arms at the command of the
country. AS General Miles said, $4,000
if need be will move on Santiago; If
more are needed, then it will be $4,000.
The lesson of Santiago has served only
to enkindle a greater earnestnesS
throughout every avenue of official life
at the national capital. And there is
a deep set determination to meet heroic
conditions with heroic treatment.
WAR COUNCIL HELD.
Following the receipt of General
Skaters telegram there was a hurried
war conference at the White House.
Secretary AIger, accompanied by Gen
eraI Corbin, reached there a few min
utes before l o'clock and were immedi-
ately closited with the President. Sec
rotary Alger brought the Shafter dis
patch with him and also maps and
other data for the important meeting
about to take place. General Corbin
was with the president and secretary
for a few minutes and then hurried
back to the war department, where
he made public such portions of Cen
eral Skaters dispatch as were COM
patable with the public interest. As
sistant Secretary Meiklejohn, who has
a thorough knowledge of the transport
service, was also hastily summoned
and reached the White House about 1
o'clock. The conference lasted for
some time.
WILL RUSH REINFORCEMENT
General Miles, who also was at the
White House, said that achievements
would be rushed to the assistance of
General Shafter, and if necessary these
would aggregate $4,000 men, though
the general had no idea that such a
number would by any means be neces-
sary. ',--
The combined American and Cuban
forces now under the command of Cen
eral Shafter amounted approximately,
he said, to $4,000 men, while those
available for the Spaniards. were prob,
ably $4,000 soldiers. These included,
however, the men at Hoiguin, pre-
sumably about 10000, and the force un-
der another Spanish general amounted
to about 5000 men. - +S~s--
General Miles, did not say whether the
two bodies of men last referred to had
actually joined General Linares, but
the understanding here is that they
have not. Colonel Humphreys is in
charge Of the transport service with
Skaters army, and he Will send back
to Tampa the vessels that can be
spared as rapidly as possible. In -act.
word has been received that the trans
PORTS had started for the United States
this morning.
THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND.
If possible. the war department will
send 35,0 600 men from Tampa on these
transports. Six vessels have been re-
Gently loaded with men, ammunition,
arms. supplies, etc, and are now either
at Key West or on their way to rein
force Skaters army. Included in this
expedition are some batteries of arti!-
lery. In all these forces constitute
abe ut $500 or 5000 men.
General Miles, in the course of
brief talk, said today that General
Shafter might contemplate the with
drawal of his forces TO the highlands
in the direction of Siboney, where they
would be near the sea. This, however,
would be a temporary eXDedlent, en-
abling the soldiers to rest and preoa7e
for the work ahead.
forcements to General Shafter, so that
there will be from $4,000 to $4,000 men
under his command within the 2ext
ten days, and sooner, if this can be ar
rarged. There are about $4,000 men
and officers in the expedition that set
out from Tampa less than a month ago
These have been reinforced by the
troops Of Brigadier General Duffield's
amounting to 5000 men, and
IF he 1i,~+rr 2 n ird nd ia
Thirty fourth Michigan, and the Ninth
Massachusetts, regiment. The first l.
400 of General Duffields brigade have
Deen with Shafter for a week, while
thee remainder have just debarked-
During the past week a second eXpedl-
ton of large proportions was scheduled
TO leave Tampa, carrying good por
ton of General Snyder's division of the
Fourth corps, as reinforcements for
Genera, Shafter.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn said
today that IL transports sxere available
TO carry Snyder's troops, and while
without official information on the sub
iect. he assumed that probably 5000
of them We're on the way in these
to join those in Santiago
province.
The other troops to be sent to the
aid of General Shafter WILL according
to the understanding here. be the re-
naming portion of General Snyder's
division, and such other regiments now
at Tampa best equipped and ready for
active work General Brooke. COM
at Chickamauga, has already
received instructions TO have Is regi-
ments prepared for immediate move
me=t
General Snyder's division, which was
under orders for Santiago, included the
following regiments:
Eleventh and Seventh regiments CT
District of Columbia; Second New YORK, /
Fifth Maryland, the Third Pennsyl- |
vania. the One Hundred and Fifty-sev- |
arth Indiana, and the First Ohio.
General Garretson's brigade. now at |
Camp Alger, Va, is under orders for !
Santiago. General Garretson's brigade /
s composed of the Sixth Illinois, Fifth !
and the Eighth Ohio |
volunteer regiments
The army officials, feeling that they !
nave profited by the experience in pre-
pairing the first expedition, say better |
ime will be made with those to fol-
c..
The Mohawk and the Mississippi. /
wo vessels of the American transport /
inc just acquired by the government.
lave facilities for about 1880 men ard /
and will be utilized in sending
id TO Shafter. They are now at New
York. under orders for Tampa
MILES CALLS IT A DRAW.
General Miles says the result at San
iago appears to be a drawn battle. He
llso says that the withdrawal of Cen
raj Shafter to the highlands of Sib-
lney, near the sea, would be tempo
airy. enabling the troops to rest and
prepare for future work. General